US08286323B2
An assembly system and method for assembling an aircraft wing box or other structure that may define an interior area accessible through at least one access opening are provided. The method includes inserting a robot having an assembly tool mounted thereto into the interior area through the at least one access opening. The assembly tool may be positioned at a fastener location, and may be clamped to the structure. A hole may be made through the structure, and a fastener may be installed in the hole.
US08286322B2
The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a connection between a corrugated tube and a further body, wherein the further body has a bore having a bore diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the corrugated tube, with the method including the step of drawing or pressing the corrugated tube into the bore.
US08286321B2
A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
US08286319B2
In a method of connecting chassis parts to produce a chassis assembly, at least one end of a first chassis part is connected with a second chassis part in an overlap zone by a form fit and an interference fit through an internal high pressure joining process. The second chassis part serves hereby a seal of the one end of the first chassis element.
US08286314B1
In a cremation remains system for memorializing a decedent the cremation remains of the decedent are placed in a cremation remains bag and sealed in a cremation capsule. The cremation capsule is placed in a chamber formed in a memorial monument and concealed from view so that the memorial monument is not distinguishable from other cemetery memorials.
US08286296B1
A folded hand towel having an upper towel portion used as an ice and beverage holder pocket and adapted for attaching to a golf bag. Ice cubes received in the pocket and when melted, provide moisture for wetting a lower towel portion for cleaning golf related items. The upper towel portion is divided from the lower towel portion by horizontal stitching across the width of the towel. Vertical edges of the upper towel portion are stitched together to form an open top ice and beverage holder pocket. The inside of the pocket includes an open top and an open bottom, water-proof liner. The liner is attached to opposite sides of the upper towel portion. The liner helps keep items stored therein cool and also prevent moisture from the ice from wetting the opposite sides of the upper towel portion. The open bottom of the liner allows moisture from the melted ice to migrate downwardly be gravity and wet the opposite sides of the lower towel portion.
US08286291B2
A two piece eraser assembly , including an eraser disk and an eraser hub for mounting and holding the eraser disk. The eraser hub includes upper and lower surfaces a flange at the peripheral edge of the hub and a stub shaft on the lower surface positioned axially with a throughbore. The eraser hub includes a plurality of spaced apertures for engaging with and detachably locking eraser disk extensions on the backside. The upper surface of the eraser disk includes a central recess and an aperture in the recess. The eraser disk includes a plurality of abrading teeth running radially from the central recess. The lower surface of the eraser disk further comprises a plurality of mounting elevations keyed for engaging with the spaced apertures or slots in the eraser hub for securely locking the eraser disk to the eraser hub.
US08286285B2
The orthopedic support pillow is for use by a patient having a retained arm while the patient is lying in a generally prone position sideways on a resting surface. The orthopedic support pillow comprises two side surfaces, the two side surfaces opposing each other, and a bracing surface. The second side surface accommodates the retained arm of the patient and is at least as wide as the ailing forearm of the patient. The bracing surface is disposed between the two side surfaces, and has a generally concave shape. The abdominal section of the patient abuts against the bracing surface of the orthopedic support pillow when the patient is lying in the prone position sideways. The orthopedic support pillow provides stability and support to the retained arm in an elevated position while the patient is in the generally prone position on the resting surface. The orthopedic support pillow includes a strap or pocket positioned for retaining the hand of retained arm of the patient. The orthopedic support pillow is either made of a resilient foam material, or has an inflatable pillow body with an interior that is adapted to be filled with air inflate the pillow body, enabling firmness of the orthopedic support pillow to be adjusted for comfort by each patient.
US08286266B2
A customizable costume designed to look like a magazine cover and to be worn by a wearer such that the wearer appears to be a part of the magazine cover. The costume includes a panel having a hole cut therethrough, a plurality of attachment points and at least one channel disposed on at least one edge of the panel, at least one flexible strap passing through the plurality of attachment points configured to affix the costume to the wearer, and an internal frame affixed to the panel in the at least one channel, the frame configured to provide rigid support for the panel.
US08286265B2
A article of clothing suitable for providing protection from the elements and wearable on the head having means of securing and directing illuminants whereby providing its user safety in low light. The article of clothing is further configured to be airborne providing its user with entertainment such as a light show and exercise both day and night.
US08286264B2
An ambidextrous glove that includes a thumb region, an index finger region, a middle finger region, a ring finger region and little finger region all aligned along a common axis. The index finger region is rotated through ninety degrees relative to the orientations of all of the middle, ring and little finger regions to provide for easier insertion of a hand into the glove. A textured pattern is provided on the surfaces of the glove used to grip objects. The pattern is one of a raised fan shape and raised diamond shape.
US08291508B2
A method and system for processing content are provided. The method of processing content includes: receiving source data from a first system; interoperable-processing the source data and generating a target data; and transmitting the target data to a second system, the first system or the second system include at least one of access control system, copy protection system and use control system. Accordingly, it is possible to easily process non-compliant content in the DRM interoperable system.
US08291507B2
When a shortcut of a document is generated, a user is caused to set the number of times of access to the shortcut. A shortcut identifier for identifying the shortcut is generated. The shortcut identifier and the number of times of access are registered in a shortcut management table in association with each other. Thereafter, the generated shortcut identifier and a mail address as a destination of a mail are set in the shortcut. The mail attached with the shortcut is transmitted. When the mail address set in the shortcut attached to the received mail and a mail address of the user stored in a PC that receives the mail coincide with each other, access to the document linked to the shortcut is permitted. This enables to more appropriately adjust the access to the document than in the past without changing an access right of the document itself.
US08291506B2
Configuration information for a network device may be associated with a protection state that may restrict the modification of portions of the configuration information that are set to the protected state. The network device may be configured using configuration information defined as a group of hierarchically arranged configuration statements. Permissions may be stored for the network device relating to users permitted to modify the configuration information. The permissions may include permission tags, or other information defining the protection state, associated with the configuration statements. Intended modifications to the configuration information may be processed based on whether the intended modifications affect configuration statements associated with one of the permission tags.
US08291499B2
A suspicious activity capture system can comprise a tap configured to copy network data from a communication network, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the tap and is configured to receive the copy of the network data from the tap, analyze the copy of the network data to flag the network data as suspicious, and simulate transmission of the network data to a destination device.
US08291498B1
A network level virus monitoring system capable of monitoring a flow of network traffic in any of a number of inspection modes depending upon the particular needs of a system administrator. The system includes a network virus sensor self registration module coupled to a network virus/worm sensor arranged to automatically self register the associated network virus/worm sensor. The monitoring provides an early warning of a virus attack thereby facilitating quarantine procedures directed at containing a virus outbreak. By providing such an early warning, the network virus monitor reduces the number of computers ultimately affected by the virus attack resulting in a concomitant reduction in both the cost of repair to the system and the amount of downtime. In this way, the inventive network virus monitor provides a great improvement in system uptime and reduction in system losses.
US08291492B2
Methods, computer program products and systems are described for online-content management. Online content from multiple contributors is received at one or more first computers for public online display. An authentication score is determined for a contributor of the multiple contributors. The contributor's name and a representation of the contributor's authentication score is published online for display on one or more second computers in association with the online content received from the contributor.
US08291487B1
A system and method for a distributed multi-processing security gateway establishes a host side session, selects a proxy network address for a server, uses the proxy network address to establish a server side session, receives a data packet, assigns a central processing unit core from a plurality of central processing unit cores in a multi-core processor of the security gateway to process the data packet, processes the data packet according to security policies, and sends the processed data packet. The proxy network address is selected such that a same central processing unit core is assigned to process data packets from the server side session and the host side session. By assigning central processing unit cores in this manner, higher capable security gateways are provided.
US08291479B2
Security is optimized in the context of a credential transformation service (CTS) by utilizing a web services client runtime to gather information for determining whether or not a target web service is hosted in a security domain used by a client application and for determining whether or not the target web service uses an authentication mechanism substantially identical to that used by the client application. The gathered information is carried in an endpoint reference (EPR) of the target web service. In response to the client receiving the EPR, the client applies an optimization process to eliminate a possible unnecessary invocation of the CTS, wherein the target web service is an authoritative manageable resource having minimal or no responsibility for providing its identity, and having minimal or no responsibility for advertising any creation and destruction lifecycle related events.
US08291478B2
Access to backup information, such as at network attached storage compliant with NDMP, is managed by interfacing a backup authentication mechanism with a primary authentication system and responding to requests for backup information according to permissions defined by the primary authentication system. A data management application requests access to backup information with an NDMP MD5 hash and includes a domain name and password for an LDAP or AD authentication through a pluggable authentication module. Access to backup information is provided based upon the permissions associated with the domain of the primary authentication mechanism.
US08291473B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for modeling a secure production network are provided. A method includes generating a test network for emulating production operations, capturing and analyzing data traffic occurring over the secure production network and a non-secure production network, and determining data flow requirements for isolating the secure production network and the non-secure production network from the test network. The data flow requirements are determined from results of data traffic capture and analysis. The method also includes generating business log from the data flow requirements and applying the business logic to a firewall associated with the test network. The business logic permits transmission of a subset of secure production data to the test network and prevents receipt of incoming transmission at the secure production network.
US08291471B2
Methods, computer program products and systems for protecting a document from access by one or more users based on one or more document access rules. In one embodiment, the method includes creating a data set representing the one or more document access rules, storing the document and the associated data set, determining and storing a key for opening the document when one or more document access rules from the data set are met, and releasing the key to open the document to one or more users in response to a request from a user which meets one or more document access rules, thereby enabling the user to access the document.
US08291470B2
A password protected machine where a primary alternative password and a secondary alternative password are assigned, but the secondary alternative password cannot be used to gain access unless and until the primary alternative password has been deactivated. Also, a password protected machine where a user is assigned at least two alternative passwords, and where the use of one alternative password will automatically deactivate the other password. Preferably, there is a primary password and a secondary password such that: (i) the use of the primary password does not deactivate the secondary password, but (ii) the use of the secondary password does deactivate the primary password.
US08291466B2
Policy controls for Web service resource objects in a hierarchical resource space are loosely coupled so that policy changes are applied and enforced across the objects. This technique ensures that different policies are not applied unintentionally to the same resource (for example, one at the Web services entry level, and the other at the resource level). By synchronizing the object in the manner described, neither the entity that deploys the application nor the security administrator need to be aware of the differences between the various types of requests that occur within a Web services environment. In a representative embodiment, resource objects are linked within a hierarchical resource space to provide synchronized policy control, where the policy is an audit policy, a quality-of-service (QoS) policy, a service level agreement (SLA) policy, a governance policy, a compliance policy, a patch management/vulnerability management policy, a user management policy, or a rights management policy.
US08291463B2
A system and method of delivering video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes storing video data packets of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel at an access switch/router system that communicates with an IPTV access network. The method also includes receiving data at the access switch/router system indicating a selection of the IPTV channel from a set-top box device via the IPTV access network. Further, the method includes sending copies of the stored video data packets of the IPTV channel to the set-top box device via the IPTV access network.
US08291452B1
A method and system for browsing videos that are organized as channels. A browsing interface allows a user to browse videos with primarily a simple directional controller. The up and down inputs of the directional controller control navigation between levels of the interface such as search, playback control, full screen playback, video browsing and channel browsing. The left and right inputs of the directional controller control various options at the active level of the user interface and the select input allows the user to select an option. The user can browse various channels and videos within a channel to select media for playback. Videos in a channel play continuously to minimize input from the directional controller.
US08291451B2
A device, connected to a video display device, may receive a media stream that includes a video signal associated with a video program and program meta-data associated with the video program. The device may parse the media stream to extract the program meta-data, identify a keyword based on the program meta-data, obtain information from a search performed using the keyword, create a snippet of information from the obtained information, and present the snippet and the video program to the video display device, where the snippet and the video program are concurrently presented on the video display device.
US08291447B2
The invention relates to a method for displaying audiovisual sequences, typically advertisements, carried out by a device provided with means for the reception and recording of said sequences. A display scenario is sent to the device. Said scenario comprises groups of data made up of sequence identifiers and at least one time display window. Following the reception of a signal which typically announces an advertising spot, the device selects a sequence whose associated time display window includes the present moment and displays it. Usual behavior of the user is stored by the device which plans the display of said sequences when the user is not normally present during the planned time window.In an advanced form, the time window is broken down into periods and the scenario specifies a number of displays of the sequence during said period.The invention also relates to a device which can receive a scenario and run it in order to select sequences and display them according to the display method.
US08291445B2
In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a content provider subsystem providing media content over a closed media network and an open network. At least a subset of the media content provided over the closed media network is provided over the open network. The system further includes a user access subsystem communicatively connected to the closed media network and the open network. The user access subsystem is configured to access the media content over the closed media network and the open network and to process and provide at least a component of the accessed media content for presentation to a user. The user access subsystem includes a content processing device configured to decode the media content accessed over the closed media network and an expansion content processing device configured to decode the media content accessed over the open network.
US08291442B2
An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including an object lens holder hanged by a set of wires forming suspended object. A focus coil set is fixed to object lens holder and placed surrounding focus and track shared magnet set. The focus coil located between object lens holder and focus and track shared magnet set is within magnetic field of focus and track shared magnet set. The focus coil located between tilt magnet set and magnetic field of focus and track shared magnet set is within the effective field of tilt magnet set and focus and track shared magnet set due to shielding effect of the yoke protruding plates. When a current runs through focus coil, a magnetic force in the focus direction is induced simultaneously within the range of tilt magnet set and focus and track shared magnet set so that object lens holder can focus.
US08291434B1
A computing system and method to dispatch and receive messages that are generated responsive to the occurrence of events. The server generates a message when an event such as the clicking of a mouse button occurs. This message can serve as an input for several program modules such as subroutines. A central dispatcher module is programmed with dispatching strategies to dispatch the message to a customized dispatcher module if the message is of a particular kind. The customized dispatcher module is programmed with dispatching strategies to distribute the message to the program modules. The central dispatcher module does not directly interface to the program modules. This allows for the installation and removal of the program modules without reprogramming the central dispatcher module.
US08291432B2
A computer implemented method invokes a business application in response to receipt of a request Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message. The request SOAP message requests an operation that is defined in a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) service. To implement the operations defined in the WSDL service, the WSDL service is provided as input to a tool that generates a business application which corresponds to the supplied WSDL service. The SOAP BODY from the request SOAP message is converted into an unformatted data structure for inputting to the business application, while information from the SOAP HEADER is retained in order to generate a reply SOAP message that contains execution results.
US08291429B2
A method, system, and computer program product for implementing policies in a managed systems environment is provided. A plurality of the heterogeneous entities is organized into a system resource group (SRG). Each of the plurality of heterogeneous entities is visible to an application operable on the managed systems environment. The system resource group is subject to at least one membership requirement, defines a relationship between at least two of the heterogeneous entities, contains at least one policy defining an operation as to be performed on the system resource group for a domain of the managed systems environment, and defines at least a portion of a policy framework between the system resource group and an additional system resource group organized from an additional plurality of the heterogeneous entities. The system resource group expands according to an action performed incorporating the relationship, policy, or policy framework.
US08291414B2
A virtual machine manager (VMM) enables provisioning of services to multiple clients via a single data processing system configured as multiple virtual machines. The VMM performs several management functions, including: configuring/assigning each virtual machine (VM) for/to a specific, single client; scheduling the time and order for completing client services via the assigned client VM; instantiating a client VM at a scheduled time and triggering the execution of services tasks required for completing the specific client services on the client VM; monitoring and recording historical information about the actual completion times of services on a client VM; and updating a scheduling order for sequential instantiating of the multiple client VMs and corresponding client services, based on one or more of (i) pre-established time preferences, (ii) priority considerations, and (iii) historical data related to actual completion times of client services at a client VM.
US08291410B2
Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for controlling virtual machines based on activity state are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes virtual machine entry logic and activity state evaluation logic. The virtual machine entry logic is to transfer control of the apparatus from a host to a guest. The activity state evaluation logic is to determine whether the activity state of the guest would be inactive upon receiving control.
US08291408B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for creating mobile device applications using a visual programming integrated development environment (IDE). In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a visual programming IDE, one or more user inputs entered by a user through a visual programming interface at a first client device, where the one or more user inputs collectively select and arrange components that define an application, and where at least one of the components accesses functionality that is specific to mobile devices, generating, by the visual programming IDE, executable code that implements the application defined by the one or more user inputs, and providing, by the visual programming IDE, the executable code to a second client device.
US08291407B2
The disclosure is directed to systems and methods for patching computer programs. In one example, a patch is virtually installed to a computing device having a base file system and configuration, a computer program, and a patch layering subsystem. The virtual installation may include storing content of the patch to a patch layer, and generating and storing mapping data defining at least one relationship between the content in the patch layer and content in the base file system and configuration. The virtually installed patch may be enabled, including applying the mapping data to the patch layering subsystem such that the patch layering subsystem is configured for selectively redirecting access requests from the base file system and configuration to the patch layer. In certain embodiments, the enabled patch may be disabled by reversing the application of the mapping data to the patch layering subsystem.
US08291404B1
A method is used in updating system status. Updated information is received for a managed object in a data storage system. From the updated information and an existing software object having other information about the managed object, a new software object is derived representing the managed object. Merge logic is applied to update the existing software object based on the new software object. The merge logic being capable of updating an existing full model of the data storage system from a new full model of the data storage system.
US08291399B2
A technique is disclosed for determining off-line the number and location of instrumentation probes to be inserted into a program under testing, and subsequently instrumenting the program at run-time based on the off-line analysis. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, an off-line analyzer first determines instrumentation locations for a program under test in accordance with a method called the Super Nested Block Method. After the instrumentation locations have been determined, a testing/monitoring tool executes the program and a run-time instrumenter in parallel. The run-time instrumenter accordingly inserts probes into the program, removes probes after they have been executed once, and generates and reports information about code coverage based on the probes.
US08291398B2
A compiler system and method for calculating a value to be assigned to a variable for optimizing a program. The apparatus includes a subrange analysis unit for analyzing, for an instruction to assign a value to a variable in the program, a range of the value being assignable to the variable by the instruction, as a subrange of the variable in a case where instruction is executed; a determination unit for determining if the execution result of the program changes if the instruction assigns any value in the subrange of the variable to the variable on the basis of the analyzed subrange of the variable; and a replacement unit for replacing the instruction to assign the value to the variable with an instruction to assign a constant value in the subrange of the variable to the variable.
US08291387B2
A method and system for testing a software application. A description of a test suite for testing the software application being tested (ABT) is inserted into a test database. The ABT is invokes multiple external software applications during execution of a test script of the test suite. Each external application invoked by the ABT is replaced by a corresponding simulator during execution of the test script. Output data to be returned to the ABT by each invoked simulator is inserted into the test database, after which each test script of the test suite is executed. The executing includes: sending a request, by the ABT to each simulator invoked in each test script, for requested data; and receiving, by the ABT, the requested data from each simulator invoked in each test script. The received requested data includes the output data that had been inserted into the test database.
US08291386B2
A process and system for interactive debugging of a computer program, is provided. One implementation involves providing a class for an object oriented computer program capable of executing on a computer system, the class having class methods defining a semantic field of the class; automatically monitoring the class during execution of the program, and leveraging said class methods by executing the class methods upon object-typed variables to obtain a pseudo-field value; and presenting the pseudo-field value along with fields of the said object-typed variables, on a user interface for debugging purposes.
US08291382B2
A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for assessing environment specific maintenance actions are provided. The method includes identifying a maintenance update for a specific environment including one or more computer systems, where the maintenance update addresses one or more known problems. The method also includes applying factors to determine an assessment index for the one or more known problems as a function of the specific environment. The assessment index indicates a level of installation criticality relative to the specific environment. The method further includes outputting an installation recommendation for the identified maintenance update in response to determining the assessment index.
US08291374B2
A computer implemented method for automatically generating domain specific applications based on model driven changes of the source code base for existing applications. Abstracted declarative design change-models, separate from detailed implementation source coding, are used to define the possible set of changes for specific application domains. Generalized implementations of the design changes, mapped to the defined Change-Model abstracted representations but separate from the representations themselves, are implemented via Application-Templates consisting of existing source code plus mark-up. The application domain is thus defined by the change-model linked to allied application-templates. Meta generation facilities are implicitly provided as the code generator for a specific application domain is defined by the Change-Model plus related set of Application-Templates. Additionally, the generator GUI is automatically modified or generated from the Change-Model with optional GUI model extensions definitions to tailor the generator GUI for each specific application domain.
US08291362B2
A design support program stored in a computer readable recording medium and executed by the computer includes computer readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer to execute operations of: selecting a first hierarchy which has different first characteristic information included in wiring layer structure information in a storage device; generating second characteristic information including the first characteristic information; copying wiring layer structure information; and converting the first characteristic information included in the copied wiring layer structure information into the second characteristic information to obtain a converted wiring layer structure information.
US08291357B2
Disclosed are embodiments of on-chip identification circuitry. In one embodiment, pairs of conductors (e.g., metal pads, vias, lines) are formed within one or more metallization layers. The distance between the conductors in each pair is predetermined so that, given known across chip line variations, there is a random chance (i.e., an approximately 50/50 chance) of a short. In another embodiment different masks form first conductors (e.g., metal lines separated by varying distances and having different widths) and second conductors (e.g., metal vias separated by varying distances and having equal widths). The first and second conductors alternate across the chip. Due to the different separation distances and widths of the first conductors, the different separation distances of the second conductors and, random mask alignment variations, each first conductor can short to up to two second conductors. In each embodiment the resulting pattern of shorts and opens, can be used as an on-chip identifier or private key.
US08291352B2
The method of the invention tracks how the collective movement of edge segments in a mask layout alters the resist image values at control points in the layout and simultaneously determines a correction amount for each edge segment in the layout. A multisolver matrix that represents the collective effect of movements of each edge segment in the mask layout is used to simultaneously determine the correction amount for each edge segment in the mask layout.
US08291350B1
In general, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to techniques for quickly displaying metadata of media objects (e.g., music files) using gestures. In one example a method includes, generating for display a browsing view including browsing content, wherein the browsing content includes one or more media objects; receiving user input including one or more gestures to select at least one media object; determining an input operation that selects a quantity of metadata associated with the selected media object, wherein the metadata includes information that describes the selected media object, and wherein the quantity of the metadata is proportional to a detected property of the one or more gestures to select the media object; and generating for display in an expanded view, the metadata associated with the at least one selected media object.
US08291346B2
The present invention can include three-dimensional remote control systems that can detect an absolute location to which a remote control is pointing in first and second orthogonal axes and an absolute position of the remote control in a third orthogonal axis. Remote control systems of the present invention can employ absolute position detection with relative position detection. Absolute position detection can indicate an initial absolute position of the remote control and relative position detection can indicate changes in the position of the remote control. By combining absolute and relative position detection, remote control systems of the present invention can track remote controls more precisely than systems that only employ absolute position detection. The present invention also can include methods and apparatus for zooming in and out of an image shown on a display based on the absolute position of the remote control in the third axis.
US08291327B2
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for protecting a user from being followed by an avatar within an immersive virtual environment. To detect a following avatar, any avatars within a specified range of the user may be identified. Historical data may then be examined to determine if any of the identified avatars has been in the same recent virtual locations as the user. In order to rule out coincidental movements, the likelihood of both avatars being in the same places at the same time may be evaluated. Further, the following avatar may be tested by transporting the user to another location, and then monitoring to determine whether the following avatar also transports to the same location. Upon confirming that the following avatar is actually following the user, avoidance actions may be performed in order to avoid the following avatar.
US08291322B2
Systems and methods for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) media guidance application are provided. A first selectable media guidance object may be displayed on a screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a first plane. A second selectable media guidance object may be displayed on the screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a second plane. The first and second planes may be perceived to intersect an axis normal to the display in different locations. A user selection of at least one of the first and second selectable media guidance objects may be received. An action of moving a cursor in 3D space or selecting one of the selectable media guidance objects displayed in the 3D space may be performed based on the user selection. The user selection may be performed with an input device having an accelerometer.
US08291319B2
Solutions for solving a problem experienced by a user are retrieved. In response to receiving a query from the user describing the problem, relevant candidate solutions to the problem are sent to the user. In response to receiving a selection of one relevant candidate solution from the relevant candidate solutions, instructions steps within the one relevant candidate solution selected by the user are analyzed. An instruction step similarity is calculated between the instruction steps within the one relevant candidate solution selected and other instructions steps within other solutions stored in a storage device. Then, similar solutions are sent to the user containing similar instruction steps to the instruction steps contained within the one relevant candidate solution selected based on the calculated instruction step similarity.
US08291315B2
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for network access of partial document imagery is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request for a region of a page of a document, the request being originated from a client, determining one or more objects in a source file that intersect the region of the page, the source file having two or more codestreams, and sending a response having a subset of the information in the file.
US08291309B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods that employ scalable vector graphics (SVG) to view and effectuate an industrial device from a remote Web interface. The systems and methods can be utilized to retrieve an SVG XML markup language-based file associated with the device and execute the SVG file via basic ASCII drawing commands. Thus, a faceplate of an industrial device and/or other device-related information can be represented via SVG syntax and stored with the device. A user can employ a Web browser from a remote location (e.g., via a Web client) to retrieve the SVG file, wherein the file can be loaded within the Web browser and/or an open source software package. The SVG file can be executed to render an interactive graphical faceplate that can depict LEDs, alphanumeric displays, inputs/output, etc., trending mechanisms (e.g., graphs, charts, etc.), and capabilities to load parameters.
US08291287B2
Provided is a bit interleaved coded modulation-iterative decoding (BICM-ID) technique suffering a small loss in a transfer rate. A BICM-ID technique allowing a decoder to treat a small processing quantity is also provided. Encoding is carried out according to a code based on an iterative code. Encoded bits are reordered during interleaving processing, subjected to multi-valued modulation through extended mapping, and then transmitted. The extended mapping includes number-of-bits thinning processing of thinning l bits into m bits (m
US08291278B2
A receiving method and apparatus for combining Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) data in a wireless communication system are provided. More particularly, a method and apparatus for increasing HARQ combining capability while effectively using a limited-sized memory are provided. The receiving method for combining the HARQ data includes predicting a maximum size of currently receivable data, converting HARQ data received from a transmitting end into Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR) information, determining whether the received HARQ data is retransmitted data, if the determination result shows that the HARQ data is not the retransmitted data, determining whether the converted LLR information is compressed according to the predicted maximum data size, and storing the converted LLR information in a memory according to the determination result on whether compression is necessary.
US08291277B2
A method begins by a processing module receiving a plurality of record requests to record a broadcast of data. The method continues with the processing module encoding the data using an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module generating a list of requesting device identities corresponding to the plurality of requests and storing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and the list of requesting device identities in a dispersed storage network memory. The method continues with the processing module receiving a playback request from a device identified in the list of requesting device identities, generating a unique retrieval matrix for the device, and outputting a unique plurality of sets of encoded data slices from the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with the unique retrieval matrix.
US08291275B2
In a transmission apparatus in a MIMO-OFDM communication system employing cyclic diversity, a cyclic delay controller sets plural delay magnitudes, different for respective antennas, in cyclic delayers for each predetermined timing. The cyclic delayers receive symbols subjected to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, for the respective ones of plural allotted antennas. Additionally, the cyclic delayers bestow cyclic delays on the individual symbols of the respective antennas in accordance with plural set delay magnitudes. The symbols cyclically delayed are outputted from the antennas. As the delay magnitudes, a first delay magnitude at a first transmission timing and a second delay magnitude at a second transmission timing are different for one antenna, and the delay magnitudes differ in the respective antennas for one transmission timing. Thus, in a MIMO-OFDM transmission scheme, frequency diversity and time diversity are enhanced to heighten a retransmission efficiency in a data retransmission mode.
US08291267B2
The inventive system and method for determining the availability of a computer network comprises a device operable to connect to at least the computer network using internet communications and using GSM, and an alarm service and/or a central server, wherein the device attempts to connect to the computer network using the internet communications and if the device fails to connect within a predetermined value, such as an amount of time or a number of tries, the device uses the GSM to notify the alarm service of the failure to connect. In one embodiment, after the device notifies the alarm service and/or central server of the failure to connect, the device continues to attempt to connect to the computer network, and if the device connects within another predetermined value, the device notifies the alarm service and/or central server of the restoral of service.
US08291266B2
Methods and systems for implementing such methods for providing server diagnostic and system management information may include, but are not limited to: receiving a network fault status request input; illuminating one or more server node fault indicators for one or more degraded server nodes having one or more faults; receiving a server node fault status request input for a degraded server node having one or more faults; and displaying one or more diagnostic service notifications for one or more faults of the degraded server node. Display of diagnostic service notifications may allow for completion of various service operations associated with service notifications once information specific to a fault is presented. Such service operations may include placing a system in standby mode, transferring workloads to other systems, initiating a firmware update, placing the system in a mode that allows for physical maintenance, or ordering parts associated with one or more faults.
US08291254B2
As part of the protocol for Common Public Radio Interface/Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (CPRI/OBSAI) systems, multiple data rates are supported, which are each supported by one or more reference clock frequencies. Traditionally, timing circuits presently used for the physical layer (PHY) paths to determine the data rates for the serial data have been plagued with numerous problems. Here, however, a circuit that performs an automatic rate sense (ARS) of high speed serial signals in a low speed digital domain is provided, which is also relatively easy to implement and robust.
US08291250B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for managing power states in a personal computing device, while maintaining a perception by the user of “instant on” functionality. In various embodiments of the invention, the power states are presented to the user as a simple on/off option and the power management protocol is not visible within the user interface of the personal computing device thereby providing the user with the impression that the system is operating with a simple binary on/off protocol. In one embodiment of the invention, the personal computing device is operable to transition between a set of power states that include: 1) an “on” power state wherein the display is on and the customer can use all input devices; 2) a “ready” state wherein the display is turned off, but some modules, such as a radio module, remain on; 3) an “off” state wherein the personal computing device turns off after a slight pause, but a “booted kernel” is held in SDRAM; and 4) a “dead” state wherein none of the modules of the personal computing device are powered and the device must be cold booted to restart.
US08291244B2
A device, such as an integrated circuit is described including master units, and slave units connected by an interconnect. In addition to the normal data signals and address signals passed with a transaction, there are also passed usage signals which specify the time interval until a next transaction will be sent to a slave unit. A local slave power controller is responsive to such usage signals to switch into a low power mode and pre-emptively switch back to an operational mode in time to respond to the next transaction to be received.
US08291240B2
A method of securely storing data comprising the steps of: dividing the data into a plurality of secure components; encrypting the secure components; moving each secure component to a different location which is substantially inaccessible to an unauthorized request; storing the secure components at the different locations for a period of time; repeating the moving and storing steps; moving all of the secure components to a single location in response to an authorized request; decrypting each of the secure components; and assembling the plurality of secure components to reconstruct the original data.
US08291229B2
A system and method for authentication and digital signatures on memory-only supports, comprising a read-once memory unit storing secret arrays, whose contents are destroyed upon reading, a standard memory unit storing encrypted arrays, tree data authenticating the encrypted arrays to one single public key, and a certificate of the public key issued by a certificate authority. The memory support sends its public key and certificate to a verifier, receives a challenge which is signed by elements from secret arrays in the read-once memory. The verifier system checks the authenticity of the data revealed from the read-once memory by encrypting it and comparing the result to one of the encrypted arrays, and verifies that the encrypted array authenticates to the public key using tree data. Finally, the verifier checks the authenticity of the public key using the certificate.
US08291209B2
An instant-on environment consists of components residing in a computer boot ROM and/or also on a mass storage device. Main components to the instant-on environment include a loader, EPG1, and EPG2. The loader is a module that is integrated into the computer boot ROM, based on an embedded OS, that functions to load other instant-on environment components. There are various methods of integrating the loader into boot firmware to optimize for different requirements. EPG1 is a first user screen that appears on the computer display within seconds after power-on, and from which the user can choose to launch one of the instant-on environment's applications or launch the primary OS. EPG2 is launched if the user chooses to launch an instant-on environment application. EPG2 is a Linux-based desktop environment that the user enters once he selects an application from EPG1.
US08291205B2
A method for managing the reset of a data processor comprises receiving a first software reset instruction to reset software for operating the data processor. A checksum or value in a data storage register is modified according to a first preestablished logical or mathematical operation in response to the first software reset instruction. A software watchdog reset flag is set in response to the first software reset instruction. A reset is identified as a software reset if the software watchdog reset flag is set and if the checksum in the data storage register is modified in accordance with the first preestablished mathematical or logical operation.
US08291197B2
A system and method for aggressive loop parallelization using speculative execution is disclosed. The method may include transforming code of a target application for concurrent execution, which may include adding an instruction to create a global address table entry for each store operation on which a load operation of a different loop iteration is dependent. The method may include replacing a standard load instruction with a special instruction configured to determine if an operand address of the load matches an operand address in one of the global address table entries. Another special instruction may remove a table entry following execution of the corresponding store operation. If an operand address of a load of a currently executing thread matches an operand address in the global address table, the method may include setting a checkpoint, completing execution of the thread in a pre-fetch mode, and re-executing the thread from the checkpoint.
US08291196B2
Apparatuses and methods for dead instruction identification are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an instruction buffer and a dead instruction identifier. The instruction buffer is to store an instruction stream having a single entry point and a single exit point. The dead instruction identifier is to identify dead instructions based on a forward pass through the instruction stream.
US08291193B2
An address translation apparatus includes first to third retention units, a comparison unit, and a translation unit. The first retention unit retains a multi-bit first address. The second retention unit retains a multi-bit second address different from the first address. The third retention unit retains first information indicating which bit is a translation target in the multi bits of the first address. The comparison unit compares a multi-bit third address input from outside and the first address. The translation unit translates the bit indicated by the first information in the multi bits of the third address to obtain a fourth address such that the bit indicated by the first information coincides with the second address, when the third address coincides with the first address based on comparison result of the comparison unit.
US08291190B2
A method for writing data to a disk drive. The method includes: receiving a write command; and, determining whether a beginning and an end of a rewrite area specified by the write command agree with boundaries of large-sized data sectors on a disk. The method also includes: reading head and tail data sectors and making a backup of the head and tail data sectors in first and second non-volatile memory areas, respectively, if the beginning of the rewrite area does not agree with the boundaries. The method includes starting a rewrite of the rewrite area after completing backups into first and second non-volatile memory areas. Moreover, the method includes: determining a state stage by using data in first, second, third and fourth non-volatile memory areas if a power shut-down occurs during execution of the write command; and, executing a recovery process in accordance with the determined state stage.
US08291182B2
Methods, devices, and products are disclosed for recording media. An input is received via a user interface to record media. An entry is created in a recording schedule to record the media. The recording schedule is sent to a restoration server, such that the recording schedule is mirrored to the restoration server.
US08291161B2
In one embodiment, a method for writing data to a storage-device array (i) including three or more storage devices and (ii) having a plurality of stripes, each stripe having two or more sector levels, each sector level containing one sector on each storage device in the array at corresponding addresses across the storage devices. The method includes: (a) calculating a parity index based on (i) an index value for a current stripe and (ii) the number of storage devices in the array, the parity index identifying a first storage device for parity data for the current stripe; and (b) at each sector level of the current stripe: (b1) writing parity data to the first storage device identified by the parity index; and (b2) writing information to the remaining storage devices.
US08291160B2
Disk based emulation of tape libraries is provided with features that allow easier management and administration of a backup system and also allow increased flexibility to both archive data on tape at a remote location and also have fast restore access to archived data files. Features include automatic emulation of physical libraries, and the retention and write protection of virtual tapes that correspond to exported physical tapes.
US08291159B2
Computer implemented methods and systems for providing storage virtualization of physical storage include receiving a request for storage from a virtual machine during provisioning of the virtual machine. The request includes a capability and quota requirement for storage as required by the virtual machine. A virtual datastore that satisfies the capability and quota requirements of the request is identified. If not found, one or more volumes, that satisfy the storage requirements, are discovered or created. A virtual datastore is created and maps to one or more volumes which have unique volume identifiers. A unique virtual datastore identifier is generated for the virtual datastore. The virtual datastore identifier is distinct from the volume identifiers of the underlying volumes. The volumes are mapped to the virtual datastore while retaining the virtual datastore identifier for the virtual datastore. The virtual datastore identifier for the virtual datastore is not changed when modifications are made to the physical storage entities mapped to the virtual datastore.
US08291153B2
In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for an information handling system having transportable cache module is disclosed herein. The information handling system has a memory controller coupled to a central processing unit and a plurality of memory modules. The transportable cache module has a protected memory module, a nonvolatile memory module, a module controller, and an independent power source. The module controller is operative to copy a protected memory region from the protected memory module to a nonvolatile memory region on the nonvolatile memory module. The independent power source is operative to supply power to the protected memory module, the nonvolatile memory module, and the module controller.
US08291151B2
A memory system that is compatible with hosts using different protocols includes protocol adapters for the different protocols. Protocol adapters allow a common backend system to be used for data that is provided in different formats. A protocol adapter generates responses to a host and generates commands for a backend as appropriate.
US08291150B2
A table device includes a match cell number output unit 25 for outputting a match cell number showing a cell PE which outputs a matching signal, and an address decoder 26 for specifying a node from among nodes in a search tree which construct a conversion table, the node corresponding to the match cell number. The table device acquires a data conversion value assigned to the above-mentioned node from a configuration memory 21, and, when the data conversion value is data showing a coded result or the like, outputs the data conversion value to outside the table device, whereas when the data conversion value is a branch code of the search tree, updates the cell PE to which a comparison instruction signal is furnished.
US08291148B1
Methods and apparatus are provided for virtualizing resources including peripheral components and peripheral interfaces. Peripheral component such as hardware accelerators and peripheral interfaces such as port adapters are offloaded from individual servers onto a resource virtualization switch. Multiple servers are connected to the resource virtualization switch over an I/O bus fabric such as PCI Express or PCI-AS. The resource virtualization switch allows efficient access, sharing, management, and allocation of resources.
US08291145B2
An apparatus and a method for setting a primary port on a PCI multi-port bridge. More specifically, there is provided a method that comprises detecting a configuration signal at the PCI multi-port bridge and automatically setting the primary port on the PCI multi-port bridge based on the configuration signal. A system for implementing the method is also provided.
US08291144B2
Techniques are presented that allow a memory card operable according to two protocols (such as a legacy protocol and newer protocol), and having a corresponding dual interface, to be used with hosts that support the new protocol as well as having backward compatibility with legacy hosts, while preventing the use of legacy cards with hosts that support the new protocol but do not support the legacy protocol. The card that supports the new protocol has a similar form factor to the legacy card, includes an indentation. A host that supports the new, but not the legacy, type card includes a mechanical structure within the attachment slot that, based on the card indentation, can distinguish the card types and prevent the non-supported card from being attached.
US08291135B2
Guest/hypervisor interrupt coalescing for storage adapter virtual function in guest passthrough mode
A system and method are provided that involve a host computing machine and an SR IOV storage adapter in which the host machine hosts a virtual machine having a guest operating system (guest) coupled for direct passthrough IOV data path and also hosts a virtualization intermediary; a guest operating system (guest) and a virtualization intermediary exchange information concerning IO completions through a shared memory space; the guest writes information to a shared memory space that is indicative of whether an IO completion queue has reached a fill level since the most recently dispatched interrupt at which it is unsafe to coalesce an interrupt; the virtualization intermediary writes information to the shared memory space that is indicative of the interrupt most recently delivered to the guest; the virtualization intermediary reads the information written by the guest to the shared memory space that is indicative of whether an IO completion queue has reached a fill level since the most recently dispatched interrupt at which it is unsafe to coalesce an interrupt; the guest reads the information written to the shared memory space that is indicative of the interrupt most recently delivered to the guest; virtual interrupt coalescing determinations are made based upon the information shred through the shared memory space.
US08291120B2
Systems, methods, and computer program product are disclosed for providing a mechanism for re-routing queries in a telecommunications network. A service control point (SCP) executes an application which causes queries to be launched over a LAN or WAN to a remotely located data center. Primary and secondary data centers are defined, in which the secondary data center operates on a ‘hot-standby’ basis. Based on an automatically verifying system, the detection (or lack thereof) of a response from a primary data center and comparison of the response against an answer or response from another site indicates whether or not the SCP or SCP application should route queries to the secondary data center. Similarly, the same mechanism can be used to indicate that queries should be re-routed back to the primary data center.
US08291119B2
A method for securing remote access to private networks includes a receiver intercepting from a data link layer a packet in a first plurality of packets destined for a first system on a private network. A filter intercepts from the data link layer a packet in a second plurality of packets transmitted from a second system on the private network, destined for an system on a second network. A transmitter in communication with the receiver and the filter performing a network address translation on at least one intercepted packet and transmitting the at least one intercepted packet to a destination.
US08291115B2
In one aspect, software or configuration data that is to be distributed is subdivided into data blocks and a list created based on the data blocks created. Users receive the list and a portion of the data blocks. The users form ad hoc networks or P2P connections among themselves. The connections allow the data blocks to be exchanged randomly.
US08291114B2
Methods and apparatus for transferring packets in a packet switched communication system. A system is provided that includes an L2 device including a controller determining for each packet received whether the received packet is to be inspected, an inspection device operable to inspect and filter packets identified by the controller including using a zone specific policy and an L2 controller for transferring inspected packets in accordance with L2 header information using L2 protocols.
US08291109B2
In view of a communication system including communication apparatuses transmitting data and a distribution apparatus receiving data from each communication apparatus and distributing, it is provided with the distribution apparatus, the communication system and the communication method that implement reducing amounts of storage means utilized for temporally storing data received by the distribution apparatus from each communication apparatus.While the distribution apparatuses respectively include databases the databases are partitioned into common areas for storing data commonly shared with the distribution apparatuses and synchronized with each other, and non-common areas for storing data basically not transmitted between the ECUs connected to different communication lines. When receiving data from the ECU 4a, the distribution apparatus determines whether the received data should be stored on the common area or on the non-common area.
US08291108B2
The present invention provides improvements to load balancing by providing a load balancing solution that allows a user to select metrics, weights and thresholds from metrics collected or determined by a load balancing appliance as well as metrics obtained from another device, such as a server running the service. The systems and methods described providing a load balancing technique in which load balancing decisions can be made based on metrics known by another device monitoring such metrics. The load balancing appliance uses a network management protocol and communication model, such as a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), to identify and collect metrics from a server, service or other device. These metrics are available on the load balancing appliance with appliance determined metrics. Via a configuration interface of the appliance, a user can select one or more appliance determined metrics and/or the metrics obtained via the network management protocol to determine the load of a service.
US08291102B2
The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing multimedia content. The method includes receiving, at a network element having a first buffer, a data stream conveying a media clip having an associated media bit rate, the media clip intended for transmission toward a wireless terminal having a second buffer, and transmitting the data stream toward the wireless terminal at a media transmission rate determined according to a data rate supported by a radio access network over which the data stream is transmitted toward the wireless terminal. The buffers bridge a mismatch between the media bit rate and media transmission rate. The wireless terminal may select one of a plurality of presentation modes, where the selected presentation mode controls streaming of the media clip to the wireless terminal and presentation of the media clip at the wireless terminal.
US08291097B2
Including support for advanced protocols in propagation information transferred between applications. Transaction managers associated with the applications communicate with each other to complete a transaction. Rather than communicating using a standard protocol, embodiments of the invention enable a first transaction manager to identify advanced protocols supported by the first transaction manager to a second transaction manager using existing propagation tokens. The second transaction manager selects one of the supported protocols to communicate with the first transaction manager to complete the transaction.
US08291092B2
Technologies are described herein for managing Intelligent Platform Management Interface (“IPMI”) sessions between an application module and a target IPMI device. A session abstraction layer module receives an IPMI request from the application module over a first communication link. The session abstraction layer module establishes an IPMI session with the target IPMI device over a second communication link and forwards the IPMI request to the target IPMI device via the established IPMI session. The session abstraction layer module then receives a response to the IPMI request from the target IPMI device via the established IPMI session, and forwards the response to the application module over the first communication link.
US08291090B2
A computer system on a network uses IP multicast to recruit other computer systems to share in the processing of a job. When a computer system has a job to share, it recruits other computer systems to help process the job by sending a message that corresponds to a request to share the job to an IP multicast router. The candidate computer systems that receive the recruiter's broadcast determine if they can share the job according to one or more job sharing parameters. These parameters may relate to the job itself, network performance, security, or other criteria for sharing. If a computer system meets the parameters for taking on the particular job, it responds to the recruiter. The computer system then performs the job (or task) and returns the results to the recruiter.
US08291083B2
A method for ingest of content for a content delivery network (CDN) having a plurality of geographically distinct points of presence (POPs). A first landing-pad application program interface (API) is hosted and accessible from a first POP. A second landing-pad API is hosted and accessible from a second POP. First and second content objects are received at the first and second land-pad APIs, respectively. A first tag is analyzed to find it applicable to the first content object. A second tag is analyzed to be applicable to the second content object. First and second storage media are selected based upon the respective analyses of the tags. The content object objects are stored with the respective storage media. The first and second content objects are stored in a consistent file structure.
US08291075B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for detecting events of interest. In one aspect, a method includes generating a network traffic model that includes forecasted time series data representative of a frequency of actions related to a network traffic entity, and identifying that an event of interest has occurred based on a comparison of actual time series data related to the network traffic entity with the forecasted time series data.
US08291074B2
A network AV system comprises a controller, a client connectable to the controller via a network, and an AV equipment connectable to the client. The controller includes a first transmitting unit transmitting a command for controlling a controlled element of the AV equipment to the client. The client includes a first receiving unit receiving the command from the controller, and a second transmitting unit transmitting the command to the AV equipment. The AV equipment includes the controlled element, a second receiving unit receiving the command from the client, and a controlling unit controlling the controlled element according to the received command.
US08291072B2
A method is disclosed for managing a network entity that is initiated by the network entity, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps performed at the network entity of monitoring the network entity; periodically evaluating one or more specified conditions at the managed network entity; when one or more of the specified conditions are satisfied, then gathering specified information from the managed network entity, preparing a message that includes the specified information and the specified conditions that were satisfied, and sending the message to a management point.
US08291063B2
A processing system includes control circuitry to control the processing system, a remote management module to enable remote management of the processing system via a network, and an agent to operate as an intermediary between the remote management module and the control circuitry. The agent and the remote management module are configured to cooperatively implement an abstraction layer through which the agent and the remote management module communicate.
US08291054B2
An information processor and method for classifying user attributes of a plurality of nodes connected to a network. The information processor includes: an action history obtaining unit for generating a spammer-reporting action history set; a related node obtaining unit for generating a node set and a link set related to the spammer-reporting actions; an undirected graph generation unit for generating an undirected graph from the node set and the link set; and a max-cut computation unit classifying the nodes constituting the undirected graph into two exclusive sets that do not commonly include any element so as to maximize an indicator value defined by links bridging the two sets.
US08291035B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and computer-readable media are disclosed for facilitating multiple applets of a web page to communicate with a back end server through a common communication channel. According to one aspect, a method is disclosed for communicating data which includes identifying a common communication applet by a plurality of client applets. The method also includes submitting a set or data requests originating from the client applets to the common communication applet. The method further includes accumulating the data requests received from the plurality of client applets. The data requests are encoded and transmitted to a back-end handler. Results from the back end server are received, decoded and delivered to the appropriate client applet.
US08291013B2
A communication apparatus including: a communicating portion communicable with a server device storing feed information including content informations; a feed-information obtaining portion which obtains the feed information; a display portion which displays informations; a storage portion which stores informations; an updated-date-and-time extracting portion which extracts, from the feed information, an updated date and time indicating a date and time at which information constituted by at least part of the feed information has been updated; an updated-date-and-time storing portion which stores, into the storage portion, the updated date and time and the information constituted by at least part of the feed information in association with each other; and a display controller which displays at least part of the content information(s) corresponding to the information constituted by at least part of the feed information associated by the updated-date-and-time storing portion in order of the updated date and time from the latest one.
US08291003B2
In a binary floating point processor, the exponents of each of the various types of operands are recoded into an internal format, by biasing the exponents with the minimum exponent value of the result precision (“Emin”), i.e., the recoded value of the exponent is the represented value of the exponent minus Emin. Emin depends only on the result precision of the instruction that is currently being executed in the binary floating point processor. The exponent computations are then performed in this new format. The underflow check for all result precisions is a check against zero and overflow checks are performed against a positive number that depends on the result precision. The exponent values are in a 2's complement representation, so the underflow check simply becomes a check of the sign bit.
US08291000B2
In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-related medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases.
US08290966B2
A system and method are described for filtering certain rows of a table while at the same time maintaining rows illustrating the ancestry of the filtered rows. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: receiving user-specified filtering criteria from a client comprising a value or range of values for filtering the rows of a table; filtering the table rows as indicated by the user-specified filtering criteria to generate a set of filtered rows; and generating a table containing the filtered rows and other rows which are ancestor rows to the filtered rows, notwithstanding the fact that one or more of the ancestor rows are not part of the set of filtered rows based on the user-specified filtering criteria, and excluding all other rows from the table.
US08290958B2
A system and method may be disclosed for facilitating the creation or modification of a document by providing a mechanism for locating relevant data from external sources and organizing and incorporating some or all of said data into the document. In the method for reusing data, there may be a set of documents that may be queried, where each document may be divided into a plurality of sections. A plurality of section text groups may be formed based on the set of documents, where each section text group may be associated with a respective section from the plurality of sections and each section group includes a plurality of items. Each item may be associated with a respective section from each document of the set of documents. A selected item within a selected section text group may be focused. The selected item may be extracted to a current document. The current document may be exported to a host application.
US08290956B2
A method manages information resources in a computer system. The method includes receiving user information from an input device. The user information is representative of a declaration that a second resource accessible by the system should be associated with a first resource. The method further includes storing in association with the second resource an identifier of the first resource. The method identifies other resources that are relevant with respect to the second resource using a relevance scoring process. The method further determines whether the second resource with respect to other relevant resources has a first identifier associated herewith when one of the other resources is to be accessed by the system for display, and if it does, displays signaling information distinct from the display of the other resource itself signaling of the existence of the first resource.
US08290955B2
Embodiments of the invention are generally related to data security, and more specifically to data classification. The nodes of a hierarchical data structure may be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI may be configured to receive selection of a data classification type. Upon receiving a selection of a data classification type, a probability of a node containing data objects that may be classified as the selected data classification type may be displayed adjacent to the node, thereby allowing efficient location and classification of the data objects.
US08290950B2
A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to extract a first language from a first target locale in response to failing to match the target locale to a list of supplied locales, where the list of supplied locales includes all supported locales for which locale-specific data is available. The computer readable storage medium further includes executable instructions to identify a substitute locale within the list of supplied locales based on a total ordering of all supported locales, where the substitute locale includes the first language if the list of supplied locales includes at least one locale within the first language.
US08290949B2
A Configuration Management DataBase (CMDB) is utilized to reconcile names of enterprise computer resources in a Configuration Management Database (CMDB). Steps taken include creating a resource that belongs to a class that has multiple naming rules; in response to determining that more than one set of naming attributes is provided by the multiple naming rules, generating a set of valid names, in a priority order, for the resource; and correlating different names for the resource by, in accordance with the priority order, assigning one name for the resource to be a master name and assigning all other names for the resource to be alias names.
US08290947B2
Federated search is disclosed. A result associated with a search of a content source not natively configured to provide content type data for content items is received. A content type is associated with a content item included in the result based at least in part on information associated with the result.
US08290940B2
There is disclosed a system and method for presenting message search results at a wireless handheld device. In an embodiment, the method comprises conducting a search of local messages stored in the wireless handheld device using at least one search term to obtain a local search result; retrieving a search of remote messages stored in a message server using the at least one search term to obtain a remote search result; comparing the local and remote search results to identify any duplicate messages; and if the size of the local message is greater than or equal to the size of the remote message, then selecting the local message for presentation; else selecting the remote message for presentation.
US08290939B2
In a method for visualizing query results in stream processing systems, a visualization service receives a query from a client to visualize data in a stream processing application. The query is sent from the visualization service to a query-able operator of the stream processing application. At the query-able operator, an operation is performed using history data in the query-able operator to produce a first result that satisfies the query and the first result is sent to the visualization service. At the query-able operator, another operation is performed using new data received by the query-able operator to produce a second result that satisfies the query and the second result is sent to the visualization service. The first and second results are output from the visualization service to the client.
US08290938B2
Document management techniques to account for user-specific patterns in document metadata are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for facilitating document retrieval may comprise: assigning a first entitlement to a first user for accessing a first plurality of documents; identifying patterns in the first user's creation or modification of metadata related to the first plurality of documents; recording the identified patterns associated with the first user; receiving a document query from a second user who has been assigned a second entitlement to access a second plurality of documents; determining, based on the second entitlement, an access right of the second user with respect to the first plurality of documents; and modifying the document query based on the access right of the second user and the identified patterns, such that the document query returns relevant documents from the first plurality of documents despite the second user's ignorance of the identified patterns.
US08290937B2
Techniques are described for managing query execution by estimating and monitoring query execution time. Embodiments of the invention may generally receive a query to be executed and calculate an initial estimated execution time for the received query. If the initial estimated execution time does not exceed a threshold amount of time, embodiments of the invention may submit the query for execution. Once execution of the query has begun, embodiments of the invention may calculate an updated estimated execution time for the executing query, and if the updated estimated execution time exceeds the threshold amount of time, may halt the execution of the query.
US08290935B1
A method, computer program, and database system are disclosed for optimizing a query of a table based on one or more values in one or more columns of the table. The method includes repeating the following steps for a series of rows in the table and optimizing an execution plan for the query based at least in part on a calculated number of rows per unique value. One or more values for the one or more columns are read. The read values are determined to be different from all previously read values in some cases. When the read values are different, the one or more values are recorded in a data structure corresponding to the result of applying a hash function to the one or more values.
US08290928B1
Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating a sitemap where a last modified time of website content is not available to a network crawler. A sitemap generator determines that a file has a previously stored version number, compares a current version number of the file to the previously stored version number of the file, generates a sitemap having an entry corresponding to the file if the current version number of the file is changed from the previously stored version number, and assigns a new last modified time to a last modified time value for the entry wherein an actual last modified time of the file is not available. A search engine receives the sitemap, determines that the entry was previously indexed at a time before the last modified time value, and accesses file information associated with the file to update an index with the file information.
US08290906B1
Synchronizing resources shared among a plurality of devices includes determining access information about each of the resources, determining activity for each of the resources on at least a subset of the devices based on the access information, estimating future use of the devices, providing an estimate of a desire to have particular resources on particular devices according to the activity and future use, and synchronizing resources according to the estimate of a desire to have particular resources on particular devices. The resources may be data files. Access information may include information about when the resources were read and/or may include information about when the resources were renamed, created, and modified. Estimating a desire to have particular resources on particular devices may take into account a user's desire to maintain backup files and/or maintain certain types of files on certain devices.
US08290893B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a failure diagnosis system including: a causal relationship information storage unit configured to store causal relationship information representing a causal relationship between events regarding a diagnosis-target apparatus, the causal relationship information including: common causal relationship information that is commonly used in a plurality of types of failure diagnosis regarding the diagnosis-target apparatus; and specific causal relationship information that is used in each specific type of failure diagnosis among the plurality of types of failure diagnosis; and a diagnosis execution unit configured to selectively execute the plural types of failure diagnosis by using a combined causal relationship information that is a combination of the common causal relationship information and a piece of the specific causal relationship information corresponding to a diagnosis-target type of failure diagnosis.
US08290892B1
An Augmented Lagrangian Pattern Search (ALPS) algorithm that attempts to solve a non-linear optimization problem subject to non-linear, linear, and, bound constraints is discussed. The present invention utilizes information from the linear and bound constraints, formulates sub-problems using Lagrange parameter estimates and appropriate penalty parameters (using a log barrier), and provides a robust update formulae for parameters which guides the algorithm towards a minimum. The present invention solves a general non-linear optimization problem without using any slack variables to convert the inequality constraints to equality constraints or equality constraints to inequality constraints.
US08290882B2
Methods and apparatus for evaluating decision trees on a GPU are described. In an embodiment, the structure of a decision tree is converted into a 2D “tree” array with each row representing a node in the tree. Each row comprises details of any child nodes and the parameters which are required to perform the binary test at the node. A pixel shader can then be used to evaluate the decision tree in parallel for each input data point in an input array by navigating through rows in the 2D tree array. For each row, data is read from the input array dependent upon the parameters in the row and the shader moves to another row dependent upon the result of the binary test. On reaching a row which represents a leaf node, the pixel shader outputs evaluation results, such as a leaf node index or a probability distribution over classes.
US08290881B2
A computer-implemented hierarchical revenue model to manage revenue allocations among derived product developers in a networked system. The model includes providing a first revenue value associated with a first digital component, providing a second revenue value associated with a second digital component, and combining the first revenue value with a second revenue value to produce a third revenue value associated with the second digital component, the second digital component including at least a portion, of the first digital component.
US08290872B2
An apparatus and method are disclosed for protecting the transmission of communication content transmitted between client and server, where a server comprises an application program which delivers a key distribution command if a request for content is received from a client, and transmits the content to the client if key distribution is completed. An encryption key management module creates and provides an encryption key. A near field communication (NFC) module performs key distribution by transmitting the encryption key created in the encryption key management module to a near field communication (NFC) module of the client. An encryption/decryption module encrypts the contents by using the encryption key. A Bluetooth module transmits the encrypted contents to a Bluetooth module of the client.
US08290869B2
Automated teller machine systems and methods for reducing system development efforts by financial institutions and for providing a financial transaction system that is adapted for using one or more common ATMs. In addition, systems and methods to simplify settlement processing of transactions based on ATMs of each financial institution. ATMs and center systems of financial institutions are dissociated from each other, and a relay center intervenes between them.
US08290864B2
Disclosed is a system and method for Facilitating Credit Transactions, which may allow for the division of a given purchase or cash-withdrawal transaction amount, into periodical installments by enabling the financing of said transaction.
US08290862B2
A method and system of the present invention are directed to expediting payments for scheduled delivery (e.g., next day delivery) to various payees or recipients. A computer implemented method and system for expediting payments may include receiving recipient data and payment data from a customer at a remote location; wherein recipient data comprises recipient identifier and payment data comprises payment type; obtaining a payment instrument based at least in part on the payment data; debiting an amount of the payment instrument from an account identified by the customer; and delivering the payment instrument to a facility; wherein the facility delivers the payment instrument to a recipient identified by the recipient data entered by the customer.
US08290861B1
A system, method and program product for managing funds, comprising: databases comprising: aggregated transaction account information for plurality of FDIC-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts, and client transaction account information; first computation engine for computing respective excess amount by which a balance of funds from that client transaction account exceeds specified amount; first allocation engine allocating respective excess amounts to one or more aggregated deposit accounts in one or more other financial institutions; second computation engine for determining first amount comprising a sum of a plurality excess amounts to one or more aggregated deposit accounts; second allocation engine for allocating to the one financial institution second amount based on a difference between a sum of funds deposited in the one or more aggregated deposit accounts and sum of current balances from the primary client transaction accounts associated with the one financial institution; update engine, and instruction generator.
US08290860B1
This invention includes methods for delivering account management services to multiple financial institutions that provide for customer deposit accounts without transaction but than nevertheless offer interest and receive enhanced deposit insurance. The methods apply at least one customer transaction to that customer's deposit account, and then re-allocate customer-deposited funds among the plurality of financial institutions in order that, for each customer, the risk of loss is not substantially increased, and that, for each financial institution, the amount of customer-deposited funds is not substantially decreased. Preferably, risk of loss is reduced by increasing the fraction of each customer's deposited funds covered by FDIC deposit insurance, and interest and enhanced insurance are available by innovative management of customer transactions and accounts. This invention also includes computer systems for practicing the methods and program products for accordingly configuring such computer systems.
US08290859B1
This invention includes methods for delivering account management services to multiple financial institutions that provide for customer deposit accounts without transaction but than nevertheless offer interest and receive enhanced deposit insurance. The methods apply at least one customer transaction to that customer's deposit account, and then re-allocate customer-deposited funds among the plurality of financial institutions in order that, for each customer, the risk of loss is not substantially increased, and that, for each financial institution, the amount of customer-deposited funds is not substantially decreased. Preferably, risk of loss is reduced by increasing the fraction of each customer's deposited funds covered by FDIC deposit insurance, and interest and enhanced insurance are available by innovative management of customer transactions and accounts. This invention also includes computer systems for practicing the methods and program products for accordingly configuring such computer systems.
US08290853B2
Systems, program product, and methods for securing or procuring destination currency funds for a traveler to be used for travel in a destination country commencing at a scheduled future travel date, are provided. A system can include a domestic financial institution server including foreign destination currency transaction account program product. The system provides for establishing an interest-bearing foreign destination currency transaction account having a user-selected maturity date coinciding with a preselected travel date, and near, but prior to the preselected travel date, providing to the traveler a travel debit card having access to the balance of foreign destination currency funds including both principal and accrued interest.
US08290845B2
Systems and methods for presenting fraud detection information are presented. In one example, a computer system analyzes empirical data to detect potentially fraudulent activity and alerts users of the potentially fraudulent activity via a fraud detection user interface. The fraud detection user interface determines a set of user interface components to suitable to present the potentially fraudulent activity and presents facts associated with the potentially fraudulent activity to a user for further analysis and investigation.
US08290839B1
A computer-implemented system to simulate, analyze, and optimize the financial aspects of a banking institution's plan to convert existing depository locations to distributed capture technology.
US08290831B2
A system for forecasting demand includes a store client, an application for running a demand forecasting algorithm, a database providing store-level data to the application for the demand forecasting algorithm, wherein the store client communicates with the application, and an external interface providing future event information to the application, wherein the application manages ordering based on the demand forecasting algorithm using the future event information.
US08290818B1
This disclosure describes systems and methods for recommending bundles of items to users. A bundle can include an item that is substitutable for an item selected by a user and one or more related items that complement the substitutable item. For example, if a user has selected a wireless device on a page of a network application, a bundle recommendation can be provided that includes a similar wireless device and related accessories, a compatible service plan, and the like. Recommending bundles of items can be beneficial for providing users with access to items that they might like to purchase together, without requiring users to separately find each item.
US08290809B1
Community ratings are determined for users of an electronic marketplace. In a typical configuration, the community rating of an individual reflect the individual's reputation in the electronic community (e.g. feedback rating) as well as the reputations of the users the individual sponsors and the reputations of each user they sponsor, and so on. Various methodologies are provided for determining a community rating, such as aggregating feedback ratings, or weighting or thresholding these feedback ratings.
US08290802B2
Methods and systems are provided for predicting the reliability of a plurality of products that will be deployed during a product deployment period comprising a plurality of time intervals. The method comprises retrieving historical product removal data from a product removal data source, retrieving historical product shipment data from a product shipment data source, identifying a plurality of Weibull parameters based on at least a portion of retrieved product removal data and product shipment data, and performing a plurality of product deployment simulations, wherein each product deployment simulation includes predicting a lifespan for each of the plurality of products and determining reliability metrics for uniform time intervals during the product deployment period.
US08290799B2
A system and associated method for building a knowledgebase for a software system. The knowledgebase has multiple problem-solution records for problems that may occur in the software system. A user of the knowledgebase requests a solution to a problem by submitting a problem description and payment information. The payment information is separately verified and the knowledgebase is searched for a problem-solution record that has the same problem description provided by the user. A solution of the matched problem-solution record is presented to the user and the user provides a feedback rating how effective the solution is in solving the problem. The feedback may be another solution for the problem or evidences supporting the feedback. If the feedback is evaluated to be valuable, the knowledgebase may be updated with the feedback. An author of an existing valuable solution and/or the user who provided another solution is rewarded.
US08290798B1
Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture that provide for surety product underwriting. In some embodiments, for example, the process of underwriting (e.g., quoting and/or selling) surety products may be enhanced by calculating suggested magnitudes of credit to extend for any given customer and/or transaction. According to some embodiments, an interface for surety underwriting may be provided to facilitate and/or improve the underwriting process.
US08290797B2
The interactive credential system and method has a database containing employee-employer-applicant surveyed information, industry specific criteria, such as insurance loss history and account performance, an authorization code for authorizing access to the database and a control device, operatively associated with the database, for presenting weighted scores. The system further includes a surveyed party processor operatively associated with the control device, and wherein the surveyed party processor is capable of transmitting the authorization code to view the surveyed information. The system also has a participant processor that is capable of requesting authorization to download the employee-employer-applicant information, including weighted scores computed from the system's algorithms processed from industry specific parameters.
US08290796B1
A business method, and more particularly, a system and method for reducing worker's compensation insurance reportable incidents to identify sources of Worker's Compensation Insurance claims over a web based delivery system administered to employees. This allows for fewer reportable incidents to be presented by employees against their employer's Worker's Compensation Insurance policy. The system and method for reducing worker's compensation insurance reportable incidents allows corrections to be suggested to employees and employers prior to an occurrence of a reportable incident, which reduces the possibility of these claims occurring and thus lowers the cost of Worker's Compensation direct and indirect costs to the employer.
US08290791B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system in which a medical device selects less than all of its stored information and provides the selected subset of information to a data mart for storage, processing, and/or communication to one or more interested parties. In many embodiments, customers, patients, or even components of the medical device or of the remote patient management system can access selected medical device information (e.g., customers can access medical device information tailored to the care they are providing to one or more patients). In many embodiments, customers can receive such medical device information according to a schedule that best suits their care (or whenever they desire such information, irrespective of a schedule). In many embodiments, providing less than full transmissions to the data mart reduces the strain on medical device batteries.
US08290782B2
Digital audio samples are represented as a product of scale factors codes and corresponding quantity codes, sometimes referred to as exponent/mantissa format. To compress audio data, scale factors are organized by sample time and frequency either by filtering or frequency transformation, into a two-dimensional frame. The frame may be decomposed into “tiles” by partition. One or more such scale factor tiles are compressed by transformation by a two-dimensional, orthogonal transformation such as a two dimensional discrete cosine transform. Optional further encoding is applied to reduce redundancy. A decoding method and an encoded machine readable medium complement the method of encoding.
US08290781B2
A computerized information system useful for providing directions and other information to a user. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a processor and network interface and computer readable medium having at least one computer program disposed thereon, the at least one program being configured to receive inputs from the user regarding locations or entities, and provide directions and/or advertising related content. At least a portion of the information is obtained via the network interface from a remote server.
US08290780B2
Dynamically extending the speech prompts of a multimodal application including receiving, by the prompt generation engine, a media file having a metadata container; retrieving, by the prompt generation engine from the metadata container, a speech prompt related to content stored in the media file for inclusion in the multimodal application; and modifying, by the prompt generation engine, the multimodal application to include the speech prompt.
US08290770B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for sinusoidal audio coding, which employs a tracking method for further effective coding of sinusoids extracted in the process of a sinusoidal analysis of parametric coding. The sinusoidal audio coding method includes: extracting sinusoids of a current frame by performing a sinusoidal analysis on an input audio signal; with respect to each of the extracted sinusoids, setting a mode selected from a birth mode in which a sinusoid is newly generated irrespective of sinusoids of a previous frame, a continuation mode in which the sinusoid is only one sinusoid continued from one of the sinusoids of the previous frame, and a branch mode in which the sinusoid is one of a plurality of sinusoids continued from one of the sinusoids of the previous frame; and coding the extracted sinusoids according to the selected mode. Accordingly, a plurality of sinusoids that can be continued from one previous track component are set to the continuation mode or the branch mode. Therefore, the number of bits of coded data is significantly reduced, compared with the case of the birth mode.
US08290749B2
A method, an arrangement and a program process a measurement signal generated in a measurement transducer of an electronic force-measuring device, particularly a balance. The generated measurement signal corresponds to the force acting on the transducer. The measurement signal is entered directly or by way of a pre-processing stage into a display function which assigns corresponding output values to the values of the measurement signal. The output values are subsequently presented in a display or passed on for further processing. The input range of the display function contains a capture range, so that the values of the measurement signal that lie within the capture range are assigned a common output value by the display function, and the position of the capture range within the input range is controlled dependent on the generated measurement signal.
US08290744B2
In one embodiment, a system for providing fault-tolerant inertial measurement data includes a sensor for measuring an inertial parameter and a processor. The sensor has less accuracy than a typical inertial measurement unit (IMU). The processor detects whether a difference exists between a first data stream received from a first inertial measurement unit and a second data stream received from a second inertial measurement unit. Upon detecting a difference, the processor determines whether at least one of the first or second inertial measurement units has failed by comparing each of the first and second data streams to the inertial parameter.
US08290741B2
In particular embodiments, fusing multi-sensor data sets includes receiving a first sensor data set and a second sensor data set generated in response to sensing a structure. The sensor data sets describe structural features of the structure. First delta vector sets are generated for the first sensor data set, and second delta vector sets are generated for the second sensor data set. Each delta vector set comprises delta vectors indicating relative geometrical relationships between a structural feature and other structural features. Association scores are determined for delta pairs comprising a first delta vector set and a second delta vector set. Same feature delta pairs are identified according to the association scores. A same feature delta vector set comprises a delta pair corresponding to the same structural feature.
US08290740B2
Form measuring instrument includes: first measuring means which moves contact piece from first position in parallel with second axis to trace surface of workpiece, measure amount of displacement of contact piece, to obtain first profile; second placing means which rotates workpiece about first axis by 90 degrees to place workpiece at second position from first position; second measuring means which moves contact piece from second position in parallel with second axis to trace surface of workpiece, measure amount of displacement of contact piece, to obtain second profile; extremum position calculating means which fits circles to first and second profiles and calculate positions, in direction parallel with second axis, of first and second extremums indicating circles' extremums; and moving means which moves workpiece in direction parallel with second axis and direction parallel with third axis such that positions, in direction parallel with second axis, of first and second extremums become 0.
US08290737B2
A method of testing an electronics module (11) for an underwater well installation, comprises the steps of: providing a test equipment (7) comprising a processor (8) and a Local Area Network (LAN) switch (9), such that the processor (8) may communicate with the switch (9); providing an electronics module (11) comprising a data acquisition means (12) and a second LAN switch (10), such that the data acquisition means (12) may communicate with the second switch (10); passing test data from the processor (8) to the data acquisition means (12) via the first and second LAN switches (9, 10); and monitoring the response of the electronics module (11) in response to the test data.
US08290732B2
An absolute type linear encoder includes: a scale including a plurality of tracks including a high-order and low-order tracks; and a detection head configured to detect a relative position to the scale; and a processing circuit configured to obtain the number of cycles of the low-order track by using a correction value obtained per correction pitch, the width of which is wider than the detection pitch, based on an error between tracks produced by a difference between the position of the high-order track to the detection head and the position of the low-order track thereto, output values of the high-order track and the low-order track, and a cyclic ratio of the low-order track to the high-order track, and obtain the position of the detection head to the scale based on the number of the cycles and the output value of the low-order track.
US08290731B2
A method includes an electrostatic capacitance detecting step of detecting electrostatic capacitances of opposing parts of a moving body side electrode and an oscillating plate electrode; an electrostatic capacitance storing step of storing the electrostatic capacitances at the first movement limit position and the second movement limit position detected at the electrostatic capacitance detecting step; a ratio calculating step of calculating a ratio of the electrostatic capacitances at the first movement limit position and the second movement limit position stored at the electrostatic capacitance storing step to a movement limit distance that is a distance between the first movement limit position and the second movement limit position; and an absolute position calculating step of calculating an absolute position of the moving body between the first movement limit position and the second movement limit position from the ratio.
US08290727B2
A system, method and computer program product for processing utility data of a power grid is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data, a plurality of applications comprising an automated meter application configured to process power usage data from a plurality of automated meters, a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage, and a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration. The system may include an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis objects with each analysis object configured to process data to provide a specific analysis, wherein said analysis engine is accessible via one or more of the plurality of applications, and the system may include a report module configured to receive an output from the analysis engine and to output a report. The plurality of applications may also include a fault analysis application, a transformer analysis application, a theft detection application, a power flow application, a substation automation application, a load shed application and others.
US08290717B2
In a plasma processing chamber, a method and an arrangement to stabilize pressure are provided. The method includes providing coarse pressure adjustments in an open-loop manner and thereafter providing fine pressure adjustments in a closed-loop manner. The coarse pressure adjustments are performed by rapidly re-position confinement rings employing an assumed linear relationship between the conductance and the confinement rings position to bring the pressure in the plasma generating region quickly to roughly a desired set point. The fine pressure adjustments are performed by at least employing mechanical vacuum pump(s), turbo pump(s), confinement ring positioning and/or combinations thereof to achieve a derive pressure set point.
US08290709B2
A system and methods for identifying individual loads of chopped forage in storage. Thus the field factors of crop, soil and harvest conditions that affect feeding quality or a quality analysis of the load can be associated with the forage as it is removed from storage and fed to livestock.
US08290708B2
A method determines the servicing requirements of axes of a robot arm of an industrial robot. The data of a movement sequence of at least one axis during at least one working cycle of the industrial robot is made available. The rotational movements of the at least one axis are established on the basis of the data, and a servicing interval for the at least one axis is determined by an assessment of the rotational movements established. A system for determining a servicing requirement performs the method.
US08290705B2
A navigation system for mobile use includes street map data used for creating a dynamic map display tracking movement of the vehicle and includes crime data used to provide an overlay on the dynamic display indicating a risk of crime to the vehicle's occupants from the surrounding area. Crime data may be harvested from police websites and/or generated using statistical correlation techniques from other proxy information. Presented crime data indicate crime risk, type of crime, crime date or time of occurrence, and linkage to environmental conditions such as type of weather, temperature, and moonlight.
US08290703B2
A method and apparatus for identifying access points using a positioning device and a map having a plurality of segments; determining that the positioning device is near a first location; detecting that the positioning device is off-route at a second location; and storing the second location as a first access point associated with the first location on the map.
US08290697B2
An apparatus is disclosed that includes a haptic actuator operatively associated with a pedal assembly of the vehicle, a human-machine interface (HMI) for enabling the driver to select between a plurality of fuel savings settings, and a controller coupled to a data interface in the vehicle and the HMI interface for causing the haptic actuator to provide feedback to the driver when an aspect of vehicle operation crosses at least one of a plurality of speed and acceleration thresholds responsive to the HMI setting. Additionally, a coaching method provides haptic-based feedback that will not interfere with the operation of the vehicle. This method of closed-loop feedback provides a timely signal to the driver in a way that will encourage a change in driver style over time, such as backing off the accelerator pedal to accelerate at a lower rate and braking earlier with less intensity. As not all driver preferences are the same under all conditions, the HMI selector will help coach the driver by providing feedback that best fits their driving preference at the particular time.
US08290695B2
Probe data is analyzed to derive Longitudinal Speed Profiles (LSPs) and an Optimal Longitudinal Speed Profile (18) for each road segment or link in a digital map network. The Longitudinal Speed Profiles (LSPs) profiles are calculated during defined time spans whereas the Optimal Longitudinal Speed Profile (18) is based on the LSP for the time span corresponding only to free flow traffic conditions. All of the LSPs can used to create a respective energy cost for each time span, or only the OLSP (18) can be used (or alternatively the RRDSL 16 or LRRDSL 17) to calculate an energy cost for the free flow conditions only. The energy cost can be used to predict the energy required by a vehicle to traverse the link. Navigation software can use the energy cost to plan the most energy efficient route between two locations in the digital map. Sensory signals can be activated if a driver strays from the Optimal Longitudinal Speed Profile (18) to achieve extremely high levels of energy efficiency.
US08290693B2
An internal-combustion-engine automatic stop and restart system performs restarting control by making the pinion pushing unit push out the pinion gear so as to engage with the ring gear, when the restarting condition is satisfied in a time period from a time when the automatic stopping condition is satisfied to a time when the rotation of the internal combustion engine stops. A throttle valve control unit opens the throttle valve even when the restarting condition has not been satisfied and stops control of the throttle valve in a time period from when the rotation of the internal combustion engine stops to when the restarting condition is satisfied, when the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine becomes lower than a predetermined value in a time period from when the automatic stopping condition is satisfied to when the rotation of the internal combustion engine stops.
US08290689B2
A control system comprising a brake torque determination module that determines a desired brake torque and a vane position determination module that determines a vane position based on an engine speed and the desired brake torque, and that adjusts the vane position to a position between an open position and a closed position. A method comprising determining a desired brake torque, determining a vane position based on an engine speed and the desired brake torque, and adjusting the vane position to a position between an open position and a closed position.
US08290687B2
A method for determining a fuel mass of a single injection that has been injected into at least one combustion chamber of a combustion engine with at least one injection under high pressure. The method includes determining a correction variable for the single injection with the aid of a comparison of a measure for the actual amount of the injected fuel of at least one test injection, which takes place due to a measure for a default nominal amount of a desired single injection, and a measure for the nominal amount of the test injection. The method additionally includes executing a plurality of timely directly successive test injections.
US08290684B2
In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a fuel stabilizer system is provided. The fuel stabilizer system includes a fuel additive storage unit that stores fuel stability fluid. A fuel stability fluid supply system supplies fuel stability fluid from the fuel additive storage unit to a fuel storage unit. A control module estimates an age of fuel in the fuel storage unit and selectively controls the fuel stability fluid supply system to supply fuel stability fluid to the fuel storage unit based on the age of the fuel.
US08290681B2
A method for controlling a powertrain including an electro-mechanical transmission coupled to an engine and an electric machine includes monitoring a desired input speed; signal processing the desired input speed to create a lead control signal to control the engine, wherein the signal processing includes low pass filtering the desired input speed and applying system constraint limits upon the desired input speed; signal processing the desired input speed to create an immediate control signal to control the electric machine, wherein the signal processing includes delaying the desired input speed by a lead period, low pass filtering the desired input speed, and applying system constraint limits upon the desired input speed; and controlling the powertrain through a powertrain transition based upon the lead control signal and said immediate control signal.
US08290680B2
A system and method for safely slowing or controlling a vehicle's speed or engine speed by selectively replacing a genuine engine control signal with a spoofed engine control signal to slow or control the vehicle. The operator is allowed control of the vehicle (e.g. genuine engine control signal) if the speed is below a threshold speed and the operator is denied control of the vehicle (e.g. spoofed engine control signal) if the speed is above the threshold speed; similarly, a maximum idle engine speed and time to idle before shut-down is enforced by selectively replacing a genuine engine control signal with a spoofed engine control signal, responsive to a set threshold for each. The threshold is set over the air (OTA).
US08290679B2
An electrically controlled brake system for a tractor is provided that is equipped with an anti-jackknifing brake that can be actuated by means of a manual operating element and that acts only on the brakes of a trailer coupled to the tractor. The operating element is an electrical element which generates an electrical signal to control a valve device by means of which the braking force of the anti-jackknifing brake can be increased.
US08290677B2
A driving assisting apparatus acquires a stoppable condition for allowing a vehicle to stop at a stop position and a driver characteristic concerning a driving operation for stopping the vehicle, and determines whether to determine the condition for starting assisting the driving operation according to the stoppable condition or driver characteristic depending on a running state of the vehicle. This sets the start condition for assisting the driving operation in view of the driver characteristic as well, thus making it possible to assist the driving operation in conformity to the driver's feelings.
US08290674B2
A brake control system includes a first wheel cylinder that applies braking force to a first wheel according to hydraulic pressure; a second wheel cylinder that applies braking force to a second wheel according to hydraulic pressure; a brake actuator that receives current and individually controls the hydraulic pressure of the first wheel cylinder and the hydraulic pressure of the second wheel cylinder; a power supply that supplies the current to the brake actuator; and a control portion which sets a braking force distribution between the first wheel and the second wheel based on the state-of-charge of the power supply, and controls the brake actuator according to the braking force distribution.
US08290671B2
A control system for an automatic transmission that does not require a cut-off valve, and that can inhibit a reverse control even if a detection unit for detecting a shift range fails. The control system includes a first friction engagement element, which is engaged in predetermined forward and reverse shift speeds, a detection unit that detects a shift range from shift ranges that include a forward range and a reverse range; a failure judgment unit for judging failure of the detection unit, and an avoidance unit for shifting to a forward shift speed that does not engage the first friction engagement element if the failure judgment unit determines that the detection unit has failed.
US08290666B2
A system and method for controlling a vehicle engine during one or more performance driving events, such as a performance takeoff, shifting or cornering event. The engine control system may be used to maintain stability when the vehicle is being driven in a competitive or aggressive fashion by temporarily controlling the vehicle engine through the manipulation of engine torque, engine speed or some other means. If the engine control system receives competing command signals from different vehicle subsystems, then the system may arbitrate or otherwise manage the competing command signals so that different subsystems can function together properly. In one embodiment, the engine control system blends the commands signals from two or more subsystems.
US08290664B2
A method and a device for measuring the angular position, between two steering locks, of a steering wheel of a vehicle, includes equipping the vehicle with a main gearing (4, 5) designed, once the vehicle has started, to make it possible to calculate the absolute angular position of the steering wheel from data provided by a first angular sensor (15) associated with this main gearing. According to the invention, the vehicle is additionally equipped with an auxiliary gearing composed of one of the gearwheels (5) of the main gearing, of a third gearwheel (8), and of intermediate elements (6, 7, 9) for sequentially driving the third gearwheel (8) that are able to make it possible, upon starting of the vehicle, to measure the angular position of the third gearwheel (8) via a second angular sensor (16) associated with this gearwheel.
US08290663B2
A vehicle electronic control system includes a first electronic control unit executing a control process A, and a second electronic control unit connected to the first electronic control unit and executing a control process B inseparable from the control process A. The first electronic control unit includes a synchronization signal transmit unit transmitting a synchronization signal to the second electronic control unit; and a first control process execution unit starting execution of the control process A after transmission of the synchronization signal. The second electronic control unit includes a synchronization signal receive unit receiving the synchronization signal from the first electronic control unit; a first time measuring unit measuring a predetermined time Tb since reception of the synchronization signal; and a second control process execution unit starting execution of the control process B when the predetermined time Tb elapses.
US08290657B2
A vehicle has a hybrid electric system and a parking assist system. The hybrid electric system includes at least one motor outputting a direction-indicating speed signal. The parking assist system configured for affecting steering and speed control of the vehicle for maneuvering the vehicle into a target parking location. Affecting the steering and speed control of the vehicle dependent upon parking assist control information derived using the direction-indicating speed signal.
US08290649B2
A charging system that facilitates tracking of a stolen charging subject. The charging subject includes a battery and has a unique identification code. A charging device is connected to the battery of the charging subject by an electric cable, and the battery is chargeable. A server is connected to either one of the charging device and the charging subject and manages charging of the charging subject with the charging device. The server is cable of registering an identification code of the charging subject. The server obtains the identification code from the charging subject, determined whether or not the obtained identification code is registered in the server, and transmits to the charging device a charging prohibition command for prohibiting charging of the charging subject with the charging device when the obtained identification code is not registered in the server.
US08290648B2
After a final estimated route for a hybrid vehicle is specified, a navigation ECU determines a start point of a scheduled path, which a charging schedule is to be created for. The start point corresponds to a position at a travel distance, which is equivalent to a distance traveled from a present position of the hybrid vehicle along the estimated route for a time period required for creating a charging schedule.
US08290647B2
An apparatus for integrally managing a ship includes a device manager for integrally managing different types of local ship devices in the ship by using a standardized protocol message; a local device manager for managing local ship devices in a legacy environment on the basis of an independent local protocol; and an inter-working framework (IWF) for performing translation of a protocol for compatibility between the standardized protocol and the independent local protocol to manage the different types of local ship devices between the device manager and the local device manager. The device manager receives a remote control instruction for remotely maintaining and repairing the local ship device from a remote server connected through a wired/wireless communication network.
US08290634B2
A voltage control arrangement for a system of multiple windfarms with transmission lines. Voltage is regulated at a point of regulation on the system, such as a high voltage substation or other system bus. Regulation is achieved at the point of regulation by sensing the voltage, comparing to a reference voltage, and adjusting the reactive power output of the wind turbines and other equipment in the system. The regulation point may be shifted to another point if needed to respect voltage limits at that points of the system after attempting to shift reactive load to restore voltage within limits at the other points in the system. The reference voltage may be adjusted to minimize losses for the system of multiple windfarms and transmission lines. A loss optimizing algorithm is applied to the combined multiple windfarm and transmission line to shift reactive load among local windfarms to minimize losses and to shift reactive load among individual wind turbines within an individual windfarm.
US08290633B2
A method for operating a fluidic pipeline system including an active component generating a volume flow of a medium in the system is provided. A plurality of flow channels are connected in parallel with each other and supplied jointly with the volume flow of the medium by the active component. Each flow channel has an individual volume flow requirement of the medium, the requirement is variable over time for at least part of the flow channels. The volume flow in each flow channel includes a time-variable volume flow requirement individually throttled as a function of a control variable associated with the flow channel. The volume flow generated by the active component is additionally regulated as a whole so that no individual throttling of the local volume flow is required in at least one of the flow channels.
US08290631B2
Example methods and apparatus to arbitrate valve position sensor redundancy are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises measuring a first value representative of a position of a valve, measuring a second value representative of the position of the valve, computing a first estimated position of the valve, selecting one of the first and second values based on the first estimated position, and generating a first valve control signal for the valve based on the selected one of the first and second values.
US08290628B2
An air conditioner and an associated control method are provided in which performance of one or more indoor units may be adapted so as to minimize power consumption while maintaining cooling/heating effectiveness. The method may include receiving electric power related information, determining whether a current power rate included in the received information is higher than a preset reference value, determining a temperature distribution of at least one space to be air conditioned if the current power rate is higher than the preset reference value, and individually controlling a plurality of indoor units provided to the at least one spaced based on the determined temperature distribution.
US08290625B2
Disclosed are computer-implemented methods of sorting particles from a particle stream in a flow cytometer. The methods include: calculating sort decision making parameters using the raw event data values from a flow cytometer and a sort logic; performing sort logic computations using the sort logic definition and the sort decision making parameters to generate sort decisions; converting the sort decisions into sort commands; and sending the one or more sort commands to the flow cytometer. Sort logic computations may include algorithmically using conditional branching logic, and may include sort logic equations having mathematical functions characterizing one or more regions of interest in multidimensional data space. Such mathematical functions may be determined based on one or more parameters provided by a user. Also disclosed are corresponding systems having a flow cytometer and a computer.
US08290624B2
A gripper grasps irregular and deformable work pieces so as to lift and hold packaged, processed, or raw, and manipulate the work pieces for the purpose of material handling, assembly, packaging, and other robotic and automated manipulative functions. A vacuum is induced at multiple points through a flexible gripping hood to provide lifting force to, and facilitate rapid movement of, work pieces. An array of lighting devices and a double ring array of segmented mirrors provide uniform illumination to ensure accurate positioning of the gripping hood with respect to the work piece to be manipulated.
US08290616B2
An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different beverages which correspond to a drink supply in at least one of the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, enable the user interface panel to receive an input from a user of a selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, and after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense the beverage corresponding to the selected image.
US08290613B2
An automated parking system and method for controlling a parking garage employ a distributed control system to control the transport of a vehicle between an entry/exit station and a parking space. The distributed control system employs an independent controller (PLC) for each mechanical element, such as elevators and shuttle cars. The PLCs are interconnected by a network and coordinate with each other to control the operation of the automated parking system. An operator panel including a touchscreen display may be used by an operator to control directly the operation of a particular PLC and its associated mechanical element. A central management computer is used to coordinate the overall operation and management of the distributed control system and to provide enhanced features including redundant safety checks.
US08290603B1
In general, user interfaces for controlling a plurality of multimedia players in groups are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user interface is provided to allow a user to group some of the players according to a theme or scene, where each of the players is located in a zone. When the scene is activated, the players in the scene react in a synchronized manner. For example, the players in the scene are all caused to play a multimedia source or music in a playlist, wherein the multimedia source may be located anywhere on a network. The user interface is further configured to illustrate graphically a size of a group, the larger the group appears relatively, the more plays there are in the group.
US08290597B2
A cochlear implant provides electrical pulses to neurons and is configured to convert the excitation signal into a sparsified signal for electrically stimulating the neurons, thereby reducing the redundancy of the stimuli applied to the neurons. A signal analyser is configured to perform dimension reduction or factorisation of said excitation signal in the time domain or in the frequency domain followed by a sparse transform, the resulting relatively clean output signal providing the input to an inverse transformation step to create the sparsified signal. The dimension reduction or factorisation can be performed by principal component analysis (PCA), and the sparse transform can be performed by independent component analysis (ICA).
US08290591B2
Methods and systems for detecting noise in cardiac pacing response classification processes involve determining that a cardiac response classification is possibly erroneous if unexpected signal content is detected. The unexpected signal content may comprise signal peaks that have polarity opposite to the polarity of peaks used to determine the cardiac response to pacing. Fusion/noise management processes include pacing at a relatively high energy level until capture is detected after a fusion, indeterminate, or possibly erroneous pacing response classification is made. The relatively high energy pacing pulses may be delivered until capture is detected or until a predetermined number of paces are delivered.
US08290589B2
A telemetry system is presented for enabling radio-frequency (RF) communications between an implantable medical device and an external device in a manner which reduces the power requirements of the implantable device by duty cycling its RF circuitry.
US08290582B2
A method of modifying properties of intrinsic tissue of an organ is provided. The method includes providing an organ, where a first electrode is disposed proximal to the organ first end. The first electrode has a surface area and insulator. A second electrode is disposed opposite the first electrode, where the organ is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode has surface area and surface insulator. An organ-shaping device is provided that is disposed on the organ between the electrodes, where the organ-shaping device deforms the organ middle section along at least one lateral direction between the electrodes. An electric current is provided between the first second electrodes, where a current density gradient is provided by the electrode surface areas and the deformed organ middle section, and the properties of the intrinsic muscle tissue are modified according to the current density gradient.
US08290580B2
The provision of an potential therapeutic appliance for the delivery into living organisms of highly effective negative ions similar to those found in nature; and in particular, providing a special waveform shaping device that shapes the voltage waveforms delivered to electrodes to efficiently produce negative ions, that is capable of stable performance, and that can be easily manufactured. A waveform shaping device 3 charged with an inorganic insulating powder such as pumice stone powder and a predetermined volume of moisture is disposed in series between a high voltage power supply 2 and an output terminal 12; the current output from the negative terminal of the high voltage power supply is shaped by the waveform shaping device and then delivered to the output terminal; and in a repetitive process, the charge delivered from the high voltage power supply 2 is accumulated temporarily in a terminal 4 and discharged in a burst-like manner; thus facilitating convenient action of negative ions on the human body.
US08290578B2
A compensation circuit has a predetermined, known complex impedance and is located in a handle of a catheter or in a distal end of a cable that connects to the catheter. The compensation circuit is probed with a pilot signal produced by a compensation control that is external to the catheter, by way of an electrical connection through the connecting cable. The compensation control measures the complex impedance, which is the combination of the circuit's known impedance as well as that of the cable. The compensation control then determines the difference between the measured and the known complex impedances. The difference represents that which is attributable to the cable, and is used to compensate or cancel out such cable-related contributions to complex impedance in measurements made over other electrical connections in the same cable. In another aspect, an unknown tissue is identified as one of a plurality of possible tissue types such as regular myocardium, scar and fat based on the measured phase angle of the complex impedance of the unknown tissue.
US08290573B2
Systems and methods are provided for quantifying and providing indicia of ST-segment resolution in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. A receiver acquires an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal that includes an ST-segment. A processor processes the ECG signal to determine values for the ST-segment deviation relative to an isoelectric baseline. A user is allowed to provide a baseline signal to the processor. The processor responds to the baseline signal by marking a baseline ST-segment value corresponding to a baseline time. A user interface displays a linear graphical trend of variations in the measured ST-segment values relative to the baseline ST-segment value. In certain embodiments, the processor detects user-selected trigger events such as post-intervention ST deviation relative to the baseline time and the baseline ST-segment value, and provides indicia of the trigger event. In addition, or in other embodiments, a verbal annunciation of a percent ST-segment resolution is provided.
US08290565B2
A system and method for producing an image of a functional tissue slip interface using MRI. The method includes applying an external stimulus to a subject to impart relative shearing motion at a tissue interface. NMR signals are then acquired from a ROI including the slip interface using a motion encoding gradient to sensitize the acquired NMR signals to the shearing motion. MR images indicative of the degree of mechanical shear connectivity at the tissue interface are reconstructed from the acquired NMR signals in which low-friction shearing motion at the tissue interface is characterized by a loss of magnitude signal due to intravoxel phase dispersion.
US08290563B2
An active dry sensor module for measurement of bioelectricity is disclosed. The active dry sensor module of the present invention excludes the use of a conductive gel, thereby not supplying unpleasantness and discomfort to a reagent and preventing the interference of the signal due to a noise component. Further, the active dry sensor module of the present invention amplifies the biomedical signal to a desired level, thereby precisely and easily measuring the biomedical signal.
US08290560B2
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.
US08290552B2
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a smart cover for a mobile communications device. The smart cover includes a housing plate, a secure element coupled to the housing plate, a transceiver in communication with the secure element, and an antenna coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver and the antenna are coupled to the housing plate as well. The housing plate couples to the mobile communications device to provide protection for electronics in the mobile communications device, to make the mobile communications device more aesthetically pleasing, etc. A user having a mobile communications device with a smart cover may enter secure areas, pay funds from an account, or anything else requiring positive identification. The user holds the mobile communications device up to a smart cover reader. The smart cover reader communicates with the smart cover to identify the user. The user may allow others to use the smart cover by decoupling the smart cover from the user's mobile communications device and coupling it to the other's mobile communications device.
US08290549B2
A mobile communication device is provided which includes at least one hinge mechanism pivotably coupled to a top member and to a base member such that the top member can be moved between an opened and a closed position. In the closed position, display and/or interface elements may be inside the device and adjacent to the base member, thereby being inaccessible and protected. In the opened position, the display and/or interface elements may be accessible. A biasing mechanism may drive a portion of the movement between the opened and closed positions. The top member and the base member may be biased or restricted such that there is substantially no separation between the top member and the base member during movement between the opened and closed positions.
US08290545B2
This includes systems and methods for accelerometer usage in a wireless headset. An accelerometer can be used to determine the location of a wireless headset. The determined location can be used to control and improve a noise cancellation system. In some embodiments, the determined location can be used in controlling the functions of buttons of the wireless headset. In some embodiments, the accelerometer can further be used to determine when the system is in use. If the system has not been in use for a predetermined amount of time, at least a portion of the wireless headset can be turned off to save power.
US08290542B2
Systems and methods for improving information delivery to mobile devices. In an exemplary method a trigger is generated at a mobile device based on an experienced event, the trigger is sent to a network server from the mobile device, a message including content being associated with the trigger is generated upon receipt of the trigger, the message is sent to the mobile device, the message is received at the mobile device from the server, and content included in the received message is displayed on a display of the mobile device.
US08290539B2
A beam selection method in open loop MU-MIMO is disclosed, for an asymmetric antenna configuration. The proposed beam selection method employs limited feedback, as compared with single-user closed-loop MIMO and multiple-user closed-loop MIMO, in which the base station requires channel state information (CSI). The multi-user MIMO beam selection method selects the portion of beams from candidate beams for data transmission, meaning that the base station is training M beams. From this, the subscriber station selects N beams from the total M beams, with N≦M.
US08290529B2
An uplink radio resource allocation method allocates, at a radio base station, an uplink radio resource used for uplink user data transmission to a mobile station. The method includes: allocating, at the radio base station, the uplink radio resource, so that total received power in an particular cell of the radio base station is equal to a first target value assigned by a radio network controller; and allocating, at the radio station, the uplink radio resource, so that a ratio of first received power from a serving mobile station to second received power from a non-serving mobile station is equal to a second target value assigned by the radio network controller, a serving cell of the serving mobile station being the particular cell, a non-serving cell of the non-serving mobile station being the particular cell.
US08290527B2
The invention relates to a method and system of setting transmitter power levels, particularly in a Local Network Node transmitter, providing a pico cell for private use. A User Equipment (UE) is used to make measurements of the transmission link properties, such as downlink power and round trip time. Based on the measurements made at one or a plurality of locations, the power of the Local Network Node can be determined such that interference is minimized with any overlying cells of a macro-network. Call handovers between the UE and the cell of a macro network can also be arranged based on properties measure by the UE.
US08290526B2
A wireless intercom has a releasably coupled wired interface to an external aircraft communications socket and the wireless intercom is coupled to the aircraft proximate the socket, preferably in a custom bag hung by a releasable mechanical coupling to the aircraft. The wireless intercom provides signal communication and management between a ground crew tug driver headset and the pilot via the socket and, in various embodiments, to a trainer headset and/or to one or more wing walker headsets. If the wireless intercom loses communications with the tug operator headset during ground operations, an alarm is sent to the pilot via the socket. The wireless intercom, in alternate embodiments, enforces a priority scheme for calls going to one or more of the headsets. The wireless intercom and headsets are powered by rechargeable batteries. Each embodiment includes a customized weather-resistant case for holding at least the other elements of that embodiment.
US08290518B2
Apparatuses, techniques, and systems for operating a mobile station with multiple subscriptions includes transmitting a paging message for a subscriber identity of two or more subscriber identities that are associated with a single mobile station over a wireless communication channel based on a paging cycle structure including multiple paging slots. The two or more subscriber identities can include a first subscriber identity and a second, different subscriber identity. Transmitting the paging message can include using, during a paging cycle based on the paging cycle structure, a single paging slot to transmit the paging message, where the single paging slot is associated with the two or more subscriber identities.
US08290517B2
A communication system is disclosed which includes a communication network having a paging controller and a plurality of base stations to communicate with at least one mobile client device within the system. Also included in the communication system is a base station, between the plurality of base stations, receiving location updates from the at least one mobile client device; and a processor within the paging controller to accumulate the number of location updates relayed by the base station for each mobile client device, wherein the processor determines whether the accumulated number of location updates received exceeds a predetermined threshold number of location updates. The plurality of base stations each broadcast paging messages to the at least one mobile client device when the predetermined threshold number of location updates is not exceeded. The base station, among the plurality of base stations, solely broadcasts paging messages to the at least one mobile client device when the predetermined threshold number of location updates is exceeded.
US08290516B2
An approach is provided for providing location based services using connectivity graphs based on cell broadcast information. A plurality of cell broadcast message identifiers are caused to be received. Cell broadcast message identifiers are respectively associated with a plurality of cells. A connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells is generated for providing a location based service.
US08290513B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for location-based services. An event or device condition is detected at a device. A current geographic location of a device is determined. Location-based information based on the determined current geographic location is received. The location-based information includes information relevant to the event or device condition. The information is presented.
US08290512B2
A mobile telecommunications device for printing a webpage and retrieving content via a printed webpage. The device includes a media feed for receiving an encoded print medium; a printer positioned in the media feed path; an optical encoder for reading a linear pattern on the print medium during printing; a processor configured for determining a print media identifier by decoding the read linear pattern; a transceiver for communicating the print media identifier to a computer system; and a sensor module for sensing a two-dimensional pattern on the print medium.
US08290499B2
A computerized model provides a display of a physical environment in which a communications network is or will be installed. The communications network is comprised of several components, each of which are selected by the design engineer and which are represented in the display. Errors in the selection of certain selected components for the communications network are identified by their attributes or frequency characteristics as well as by their interconnection compatibility for a particular design. The effects of changes in frequency on component performance are modeled and the results are displayed to the design engineer. A bill of materials is automatically checked for faults and generated for the design system and provided to the design engineer. For ease of design, the design engineer can cluster several different preferred components into component kits, and then select these component kits for use in the design or deployment process.
US08290497B2
A mobile station apparatus, which is used in a mobile communication system including plural base stations, includes a receiver that receives a first signal from any one of the base stations of a first cell group covering a relatively large area and of a second cell group covering a relatively small area; a determining unit that determines an intermittent receiving cycle based on the received first signal; and a setting unit that, based on the determined intermittent receiving cycle, selects a cell group from among the first cell group and the second cell group, and sets the receiver to perform intermittent reception of a second signal transmitted from a base station belonging to the selected cell group.
US08290495B2
A base station is capable of performing a method for velocity estimation in a mobile communication system. In the velocity estimation method, a received signal is delayed by a plurality of different sample intervals. A candidate maximum Doppler frequency for each of the delayed received signals is estimated. A maximum Doppler frequency in a reliable period is selected among the candidate maximum Doppler frequencies.
US08290490B2
A method for handling registration requests in a cellular wireless communication system. The method includes determining that a transmission-success rate of messages sent via the forward-link of an air interface is less than a threshold success rate. The method further includes, in response to the determination that the system has less than a threshold transmission success rate, increasing a frequency at which mobile stations register with the cellular wireless communication system via the air interface.
US08290485B1
A method, system, and media are provided for selecting a preferred roaming partner based on load conditions on an access networks associated with the selected preferred roaming partner. A wireless device storing one or more lists of preferred roaming partners is configured to receive configurations messages from the access networks associated with each of the preferred roaming partners. The wireless device parses the configurations messages and extracts load information from fields included the configuration messages. A load value of each preferred roaming partner is calculated based on the extracted load information. The wireless device selects the preferred roaming partner having the lowest load value to initiate wireless communication over the access network corresponding to the selected preferred roaming partner.
US08290478B2
An apparatus and method transmitting emoticons in mobile communication terminals are disclosed by which compatibility in exchanging graphic emoticons between mobile communication terminals can be ensured. The present invention includes receiving a transmission request message in a first mobile communication terminal, the transmission request message related to a first graphic emoticon and including identification information for the first graphic emoticon, identifying a second graphic emoticon according to the transmission request message, and transmitting the second graphic emoticon to a second mobile communication terminal, wherein the second graphic emoticon comprises image data in a format decodable by the second mobile communication terminal.
US08290459B2
Method and device for detecting a target spectrum and its frequency location in a scenario contaminated with strong jammers on other interferers. The detection is based on the geodesic distance between the correlation matrix (RD) of the received signal and the correlation matrix (RT) of the target spectrum (TS) which is assumed known in shape and bandwidth. The detection happens when the threshold (Formula (I)) is overcome. The frequency location is based on the minimization of the mean square error between RD and RT.
US08290455B2
An accessory device for a field transmitter comprising an enclosure housing an electronic processing unit. Said device comprises a portable supporting body removably couplable with the transmitter and on which there are provided at least one activation unit which can be operated by a user, and an electronic processing circuit which is operatively interlocked with said activation unit and is suitable to be operatively connected to the electronics of the transmitter so as to transmit one or more signals thereto following actuation of the activation unit.
US08290454B2
To provide a power amplification device having a function of preventing deviation of the amplitude and phase of an output signal having amplified envelope variation from a predetermined value, and a transmission device and a communication device both using the same. A power amplification device comprises a variable phase shifter circuit (10) for shifting a phase of an input signal; first and second adder circuits (11a), (11b) for generating first and second constant envelope signals, respectively; first and second amplifier circuits (12a), (12b); first and second amplitude detection circuits (13a), (13b) for detecting amplitudes; a first amplitude control circuit (20) for changing the amplitudes of the first and second constant envelope vector generating signals; an output adder circuit (14) for vector-adding the first and second amplified signals to generate an output signal; a shift amount control circuit (30) for controlling a shift amount of the variable phase shifter circuit; a gain control circuit (40) for controlling the gains of the first and second adder circuits; and a second amplitude control circuit (50) for changing the amplitudes of the first and second constant envelope vector generating signals.
US08290453B2
This power combiner includes a first balun and a second balun. The first balun includes: a first line having a grounded end and an end connected to a positive input of a first differential input signal; a second line having a grounded end and an end connected to a negative input of the first differential input signal; a third line formed in parallel with the first line, the third line having an opened end corresponding to the grounded end of the first line and an end being different from the opened end; and a fourth line formed in parallel with the second line, the fourth line having a single-ended output end corresponding to the grounded end of the second line and an end connected to the end being different from the opened end of the third line. The second balun includes: a fifth line having a grounded end and an end connected to a positive input of a second differential input signal; a sixth line having a grounded end and an end connected to a negative input of the second differential input signal; a seventh line formed in parallel with the fifth line, the seventh line having an opened end corresponding to the grounded end of the fifth line and an end different from the opened end of the seventh line; and an eighth line formed in parallel with the sixth line, the eighth line having a single-ended output end corresponding to the grounded end of the sixth line and an end connected to the end different from the opened end of the seventh line.
US08290449B2
A feedforward error-compensated receiver for minimizing undesired odd-order nonlinear distortion products. The receiver includes a first receiver path configured to receive an input signal. The first receiver path outputs a signal including at least one baseband (BB) frequency. At least one second receiver path is configured to receive the input signal and to provide a second receiver path output signal. The second receiver path includes at least one odd-order nonlinear distortion reference generator. The at least one odd-order nonlinear distortion reference generator and the mixer are configured to generate a synthetic odd-order nonlinear distortion signal. A combining element is configured to receive the output signal from the first path and the output signal from the second receiver path output and to combine the signals such that the odd-order nonlinear distortion signals are substantially attenuated at an output of the combining element.
US08290434B2
A compass output in a first portable electronic device is monitored as the first device and a second electronic device come closer to each other. It is determined, by a process running in the first device, whether a magnetic field signature that is based on the monitored compass output is associated with a previously defined type of electronic device with which a network device discovery process is to be conducted. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US08290433B2
A method for transmitting data between a mobile communication device and a server. The method includes running a mobile application on the mobile communication device. The mobile application is hosted on the mobile communication device through the server as a Software as a Service (SaaS). The method further includes transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the mobile communication device and the server, in which transmission of the data between the mobile communication device and the server is monitored through the server.
US08290416B2
A fusing unit of an image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus are provided. The fusing unit includes a belt and end supporting members. The supporting members are disposed at opposing ends of the belt and support a rotation of the belt. At least one of the end supporting members includes a lubricant container that is formed in a surface of the supporting member and that supplies a lubricant to lubricate the rotation of the belt.
US08290407B2
A toner supply apparatus is installed detachably in an image forming apparatus. The toner supply apparatus includes a container body which accommodates toner, and an agitating member which is disposed inside the container body and is driven to rotate so as to agitate toner. The agitating member includes a drive member which is driven to rotate and a film member which is fixed on the drive member, and the film member covers the periphery of the drive member in a tubular fashion.
US08290404B2
An electrophotographic printing apparatus may include an image-forming member having a surface on which a latent electrostatic image can be formed and developed for transfer of the developed image to a substrate and a developer for depositing ink including charged particles onto the surface to develop the latent image. The developer may include an ink bearing surface from which ink is transferred and a cleaner for removing ink from the ink bearing surface. The developer may further include an adjustable power system generating an electric potential between the ink bearing surface and the cleaner such that charged ink particles remaining on the ink bearing surface after the transfer of ink to the image-forming member are removed from the ink bearing surface through attraction to the cleaner. A controller may adjust the power system such that a desired electric potential between the ink bearing surface and the cleaner is achieved.
US08290391B2
A cleaning member has a core member that is freely rotatable, a cleaning material that is spirally wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core member, and holding members. The holding members hold end portions of the cleaning material by the end portions being nipped between the holding members and the outer peripheral surface of the core member. An opening is provided in each of the holding members. Each of the openings is continuously open in line with an axial direction of the core member, and the cleaning material is exposed from the openings.
US08290381B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a heating device that heats the image formed at the image forming unit, on the recording medium while recording medium is conveyed; a detecting device that is provided on a downstream side of the heating device in a recording medium conveying direction and detects image density and an image defect of the recording medium; and a stabilizing device that is provided between the detecting device and the heating device and stabilizes physical changes in the recording medium.
US08290370B2
Disclosed is a wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network for simultaneously providing a broadcasting service and a data service by employing a broadband light source, which uses mutually injected Fabry-Perot laser diodes, as well as a central office used for the same.
US08290365B2
An optical communication apparatus that includes multiple optically communicative components positioned optically in series. Some of the optically communicative components may be optical fiber segments of perhaps different types. The optical channel represented by the series of optically communicative components and approximates a transfer function of an optical channel of a longer optical fiber. Accordingly, rather than deal with a lengthy optical fiber, an apparatus having a shorter optical channel may be used instead. The construction of the optical communicative components may be calculating an input transfer function. The construction would include an ordering of discrete optically communicative components that, when placed optically in series, simulates an estimation of a particular transfer function. Testing may then occur by actually passing an optical signal through the series construction of optically communicative components, rather than through the longer optical fiber.
US08290350B2
A video display apparatus adapted to be connected to a video playback apparatus having a first frame rate conversion unit configured to convert a frame rate of video data, includes a second frame rate conversion unit configured to convert a frame rate of the video data which is input from the video playback apparatus, and a control unit configured to control and associate operations in the first frame rate conversion unit and the second frame rate conversion unit in response to a request for performing a trick playback of the video data.
US08290348B2
The present invention provides an AV data recording apparatus and method that facilitate various processes concerning a recorded video, including continuous reproduction, digital transmission, file operation, partial deletion, and post-recording. The AV data recording apparatus divides an audio signal and a video signal into transport packets having a predetermined unit length, assembles a plurality of transport packets as one transport stream and executes recording. Accordingly, this invention enables managing whether a logical block is used or not, detecting a continuous data area comprising plural logical blocks that ensure realtime continuous reproduction, and determining logical block numbers of continuous data areas to be recorded. As a result, the transport stream is recorded continuously on a plurality of detected continuous data areas.
US08290347B2
Provided is an information recording medium which achieves high speed conversion of a signal input externally from MPEG-TS to MPEG-PS complying with DVD standard. An apparatus and a method for recording information to the information recording medium are also provided. A constrained format which enables conversion from a first stream (for example, MPEG transport stream) to a second stream (for example, MPEG program stream) is provided. The constrained format defines that a presentation order of the video information including continuous complete data block starts at a top field (Pf) and ends at a bottom field (Pl). The continuous complete data block is included in a reference time (STC) of continuous presentation of video information and audio information with the reference time including at least one data block.
US08290344B2
In a television receiver including a video recording/reproducing apparatus therein, since reduction is quick in a recording space thereof if recording the high-definition television broadcast signal as it is, even including a recording medium, such as, a HDD of large capacity, for example, video, audio and caption data are extracted within a video extract portion 3, an audio extract portion 4, a caption extract portion 5 from a MPEG2-TS (Transport Stream) signal (TS=video+audio+caption data+BML (Broadcast Markup Language)+other data), but except for the BML data. And, those data extracted are recorded in a recording/reproducing portion 7.
US08290343B2
[Object] To download, even when a recording medium having content recorded thereon is not inserted in an electronic apparatus, subcontent related to the content.[Solving Means] With a BD-ROM inserted in a recording/reproducing apparatus 100, a resident application in the recording/reproducing apparatus 100 reads metadata stored in the BD-ROM and stores the metadata in a disc library DB 34. When a BD-ROM is not inserted in the recording/reproducing apparatus 100, the resident application downloads the latest trailer from a content server 22 based on a URL of the content server 22 included in the metadata stored in the disc library DB 34, and then stores the latest trailer in a local storage 8. Accordingly, even when a BD-ROM is not inserted, the resident application can reproduce, via a disc library 30, the latest trailer stored in the local storage 8.
US08290335B2
Provided are method and apparatus for recording transport stream. Apparatus for recording transport stream includes a packet identifier (PID)-generating module which generates a PID for a packetized elementary stream (PES) packet; a management module which transmits the PES packet to be stored in a predetermined recording medium depending on whether there has been any change in the PID; a controller module which determines whether to record a first reference frame or a second reference frame of a video frame of the PES packet; and a packet-recording module which resets an initial recording location in the predetermined recording medium based on a result of the determination.
US08290332B2
A fiber optic adapter releasably retains at least one optical fiber connector and includes a body portion having a first side, a second side, and a through-opening between the first side and the second side, a first housing projecting from the body portion first side, the first housing including a bore for receiving the at least one optical fiber connector and having at least one sidewall and an end wall, the housing overlying the through-opening, and a retainer mountable on the first housing and including first and second flexible arms for engaging opposite sides of the first housing to attach the retainer to the first housing, the retainer including at least one projection configured to block the removal of the at least one optical fiber connector from the bore when the flexible arms engage the opposite sides of the first housing.
US08290331B2
The present disclosure is directed at an interbay management system including a front spacer, a rear spacer, and an optional mid spacer that are coupled together and connected to a cable management panel. The assembly can be secured adjacent to or between distribution frames. The modular construction of the spacer allows for easy installation, and the variable length enables the spacer to be easily configured to correspond to the type and size of the telecommunication components that are to be supported in the distribution frame.
US08290330B2
A patch panel assembly including a cable manager, a front panel, and a cable grip holder having adjustable holding elements for securing a cable. The front panel is pivotable between a normal position and a pivoted position.
US08290327B2
An optical device may include first and second male connectors and a patch panel that includes through holes for interconnecting the first male connectors and the second male connectors. The optical device may also include a patch panel cleaner to automatically clean the through holes of the patch panel, and a connector cleaner to automatically clean the first male connectors or the second male connectors.
US08290324B2
A single-mode optical fiber includes a central core, a first inner cladding, a second inner cladding, and an outer cladding. The optical fiber, at a wavelength of 1550 nanometers, has an effective area greater than or equal to 100 μm2. The optical fiber also has a cable cut-off wavelength less than 1260 nanometers. Additionally, the optical fiber possesses a zero chromatic dispersion wavelength of between about 1300 nanometers and 1324 nanometers and, at the zero chromatic dispersion wavelength, a dispersion slope of less than 0.092 ps/(nm2·km).
US08290323B2
An optical multimode fiber including a graded index core and an extended gradient core which has a negative refractive index difference with respect to the cladding. The fiber improves the bandwidth, reliability and complexity of the telecommunication systems that are based on multimode fibers. The fiber reduces the differential mode delay among modes. The fiber thereby allows achieving large bandwidth even in the case when the highest order modes are excited. This has positive effects to the conditions that need to be fulfilled by the components such as optical sources, connectors, fiber couplers, other optical components, cables, etc. The fiber eliminates negative impact of the cladding that allows for reduction of fiber core size and the difference between the cladding and the core and thereby allows for achieving the larger bandwidth of optical fiber at lower fiber production cost.
US08290316B2
The general field of the invention is that of fiber-optic sensors comprising at least one measurement optical fiber having an optically pumped doped amplifying medium, the optical characteristics of which are sensitive to a physical quantity, the fiber having at least one Bragg grating. The fiber is designed so as to generate, in the amplifying medium, two optical waves having different optical frequencies that propagate in the same direction after reflection on the Bragg grating and are emitted by the amplifying medium, the two optical frequencies depending on the physical quantity. The two waves may be generated using either a birefringent polarization-maintaining fiber or a DBR (Distributed Bragg Reflector) laser cavity. Notably, this sensor may be used as a hydrophone.
US08290314B2
A chip is constituted from a transparent substrate, a reflector film formed on the transparent substrate and an optical waveguide layer formed on the reflector film, and a plurality of pores is formed in the optical waveguide layer. A light-introducing mechanism that introduces light from the transparent substrate of the chip onto the reflector film, and a light-detecting mechanism that detects the light reflected on the reflector film are provided. A specimen under investigation is detected by sensing a change in the incidence angle or in the intensity of reflected light that occurs when the specimen is adsorbed or deposits on the surface of the optical waveguide layer, by using a range of incidence angles of the light in which the intensity of reflected light changes when a part or all of the incident light couples with the optical waveguide mode that propagates in the optical waveguide layer.
US08290307B2
The maximum number of scaled images formed for one document and the scaling ratio set for each of scaled images are accepted by an operation panel, the basic scaling ratio is read from a table defining the scaled image arrangement information and the like, the scaling ratio of the original image data obtained by an image reading section is changed, and scaled images laid out on one sheet are generated. The generated plurality of scaled images are arranged according to the arrangement information defined by the table, and image formation is performed by an image forming section, thereby obtaining a multi-shot copy in which a plurality of images of different scaling ratio are laid out on one sheet.
US08290306B2
An image processing method has the steps of: scanning respective pages in a document; generating respective pieces of image data corresponding to the pages; identifying respective orientations of isolated images contained by each of the pages according to a result of character recognition for the image data; determining whether or not the isolated images contained by the page have different orientations; assigning respective ones of the isolated images to new pages; and setting respective orientations of the isolated images in the new pages as respective upright orientations of the isolated images.
US08290296B2
A method for detecting blemishes in a RGB image captured by an electronic device includes following steps. The image is read from the electronic device. A center point of the image is defined. Pixels of radials radiating from the center point of the image are detected for detecting blemishes in the image. Blemishes in the image are counted. A total blemish number is compared with a maximum tolerable blemish number. If the total blemish number in the image exceeds the maximum tolerable blemish number, displaying test failure; and if the total blemish number in the image does not exceeds the maximum tolerable number, displaying test pass. A blemish detection system associated with the method is also disclosed.
US08290286B2
The method includes the following units: a coefficient number detecting unit (109) for detecting the number of coefficients which has a value other than 0 for each block according to the generated coefficient, a coefficient number storing unit (110) for storing the number of coefficients detected, a coefficient number coding unit (111) for selecting a table for variable length coding based on the numbers of coefficients in the coded blocks located on the periphery of a current block to be coded with reference to the selected table for variable length coding so as to perform variable length coding for the number of coefficients.
US08290280B2
An image processing device includes a region-of-interest detecting unit that detects a region of interest from each of sequence images acquired in chronological order; a region dividing unit that divides a plurality of images temporally neighboring to each other into regions based on region-of-interest detection results obtained from the plurality of images; an inter-image variation calculating unit that calculates an inter-image variation between the plurality of images based on a variation in each region obtained by the division by the region dividing unit; and a display-condition setting unit that sets a display condition for each image based on the inter-image variation.
US08290279B2
A method for processing an image of a person, the method including: (i) defining a first search area in response to a value of a metric parameter and to a location of an element of interest within the image; (ii) generating an edge detection data structure, wherein some of the elements of the edge detection data structure are indicative of edges of the image which are located within an edge detection search area that is contained within the first search area; (iii) determining a contour path in the edge detection data structure in response to multiple edges of the edge detection data structure, wherein the contour path includes a single data structure element from each column of the data structure; and (iv) retrieving a face portion of the image, wherein the face portion is included within a mask that is responsive to the contour path.
US08290273B2
Multi-frame persistence of videotext is exploited to mitigate challenges posed by varying characteristics of videotext across frame instances to improve OCR techniques. In some examples, each frame of video is processed to form multiple binary images, and one or more text hypotheses is formed from each binary image. In some examples, one or more combined images are formed from multiple frames processed to form a binary image and a corresponding text hypothesis. The text hypotheses are combined to yield an overall text recognition output.
US08290268B2
Methods and systems for segmenting printed media pages into individual articles quickly and efficiently. A printed media based image that may include a variety of columns, headlines, images, and text is input into the system which comprises a block segmenter and a article segmenter system. The block segmenter identifies and produces blocks of textual content from a printed media image while the article segmenter system determines which blocks of textual content belong to one or more articles in the printed media image based on a classifier algorithm. A method for segmenting printed media pages into individual articles is also presented.
US08290265B2
A method for segmenting an object region of interest from an image includes detecting each corner in a captured image; acquiring edges of the object from the captured image based on the detected corners; clustering the detected corners based on corners on the acquired edges; and segmenting the image region in the captured image formed by the clustered corners as a region of interest that likely includes the object. With this method and apparatus for the method, an object region of interest may be segmented from an image without utilizing features such as an object shadow and edges.
US08290264B2
Provided is an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing method includes receiving an image signal an image, detecting a feature of the image, and analyzing the image signal based on the detected feature of the image, performing segmentation on the image signal according to the analysis result, and performing image processing on the image signal according to the segmentation result.
US08290249B2
A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A human target in the depth image may then be scanned for one or more body parts such as shoulders, hips, knees, or the like. A tilt angle may then be calculated based on the body parts. For example, a first portion of pixels associated with an upper body part such as the shoulders and a second portion of pixels associated with a lower body part such as a midpoint between the hips and knees may be selected. The tilt angle may then be calculated using the first and second portions of pixels.
US08290246B1
An instrument and method for measuring the time history of recession of an ablating surface of a test article during testing in a high enthalpy thermal test facility, such as an arcjet. The method advances prior art by providing time-history data over the full ablating surface without targets and without any modifications to the test article. The method is non-intrusive, simple to implement, requires no external light source, and does not interfere with normal operations of the arcjet facility.
US08290243B2
Method and inspection system. The inspection system includes: (i) a stage, for supporting an inspected object and for moving the inspected object by a movement that is characterized by speed variations; (ii) a signal generator, for generating triggering pulses at a fixed frequency regardless of the speed variations; (iii) a stage location generator, for providing location information indicative of a location of the stage at points of time that are determined by the triggering pulses; (iv) a strobe illuminator for illuminating areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; (v) a camera for acquiring images of areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; wherein overlaps between the images of the areas of the inspected object are characterized by overlap variations; and (vi) a processor for associating location information to the acquired images.
US08290236B2
A biological sample such as a tissue section is stained with one or more quantum dots and possibly other fluorophores (total number of fluorophores N). A camera coupled to a microscope generates an image of the specimen at a plurality of different wavelengths within the emission spectral band of the N fluorophores. An analysis module calculates coefficients C1 . . . CN at each pixel from the set of images and reference spectral data for the N fluorophores. The coefficients C1 . . . CN are related to the concentration of each of the individual fluorophores at each pixel location. Morphological processing instructions find biological structures, e.g., cells, cellular components, genes, etc., in the images of the specimen. Quantitative analysis is performed on the identified biological structures. A display module displays the quantitative analysis results to the user, along with images of the specimen. The images can include images constructed from one or more of the coefficients C1 . . . CN. The quantitative analysis display includes histograms of the biological structures, scatter plots of fluorophore concentrations, statistical data, spectral data and still others.
US08290229B2
A system and method for counting follicular units using an automated system comprises acquiring an image of a body surface having skin and follicular units, filtering the image to remove skin components in the image, processing the resulted image to segment it, and filtering noise to eliminate all elements other than hair follicles of interest so that hair follicles in an area of interest can be counted. The system may comprise an image acquisition device and an image processor for performing the method. In another aspect, the system and method also classifies the follicular units based on the number of hairs in the follicular unit.
US08290219B2
A system and method for generating a cancelable biometric includes shifting at least one pixel region in a biometric image comprised of pixel regions. The at least one pixel region is combined with at least one other pixel region to form a replacement region for the at least one pixel region to form a transformed image. The biometric image is reused to generate another transformed image if the transformed image is to be canceled.
US08290211B2
A recognition device includes a component identifying unit, an identification-region defining unit, a vehicle-image generating unit, and a data reduction-level setting unit. The component identifying unit identifies a component of a vehicle in an original image. The identification-region defining unit defines an identification region including an identification component for identifying the vehicle based on the component. The vehicle-image generating unit extracts the identification region and generates a vehicle image. The data reduction-level setting unit sets a data reduction level based on which a vehicle image is to be generated from an original image satisfying a predetermined condition.
US08290209B2
A mobile object recognizing device comprises a camera (2) for taking time-series images, a feature point extracting unit (23) for extracting the feature points of the individual time-series images taken by the camera (2), an optical flow creating unit (24) for comparing the feature points of the time-series images between different images, to create an optical flow joining the feature points having the same pattern, and a grouping operation unit (25) for selecting that optical flow as one belonging to one mobile object, the prolonged line of which intersects with one vanishing point within a predetermined error range and in which the external ratio of a segment joining the other end point and the vanishing point with one end point of the optical flow being the externally dividing point in the extension of the optical flow. The mobile object recognizing device may further comprise an image correcting unit (22) for correcting the image taken by the camera (2), into a transparent diagram in accordance with the characteristics of the lens of the camera (2).
US08290199B2
A loudspeaker comprising a frame, a voice coil assembly disposed within the frame, a magnet assembly disposed within the frame and a first suspension element having an outer edge and an inner edge, wherein the outer edge is coupled to the voice coil assembly and the inner edge is coupled to the magnet assembly.
US08290198B2
A speaker device includes a pair of diaphragms disposed opposite each other, a frame configured to vibratably support an outer periphery of the diaphragms in a vibration direction, and a plurality of driving parts configured to support a rear surface of each of the diaphragms and vibrate the diaphragms in response to an audio signal. The plurality of the driving parts include a pair of magnetic circuits in which a magnetic gap is formed in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragms, a pair of voice coils vibratably arranged in the magnetic gap in one axis direction, vibrating so as to move toward or away from each other in response to the audio signal, and a rigid vibration direction converter part direction-converting the vibration of the voice coils and transmitting the vibration to the diaphragms.
US08290197B2
An electrostatic speaker system including at least one electrostatic speaker element having a pair of stators and a diaphragm therebetween, each of the stators and the diaphragm having an least one electrically conductive portion. The conductive portion of the diaphragm is patterned as a mesh, which may include gaps, and a conforming layer overlying the conducting portion of the diaphragm and disposed so as to cover gaps in the mesh. A speaker drive circuit provides soft clipping of the audio input signal so that the audio signal applied between the diaphragm and the stators does not exceed the maximum acceptable level that can be applied between the diaphragm and the stators of at least one speaker element.
US08290194B2
A wireless headphone integrated with an adjustment control device includes a headphone, a tuning unit having a base disposed on a side of the headphone containing an ear muff, a rotatable tuning shaft protruded from the base and coupled to a knob, a direction changing unit having a through hole at the middle of the direction changing unit and rotably coupled to the base, such that the tuning shaft is passed through the through hole, a microphone unit movably coupled to the direction changing unit, such that the microphone unit can be rotated, extended, contracted or adjusted by the direction changing unit. Therefore, the wireless headphone integrated with an adjustment control device achieves the effects of simplifying the assembly structure, lowering the manufacturing cost, and beautifying the appearance of the headphone.
US08290192B2
A vibrating headset capable of generating a vibration of variable operational characteristics in the earpiece of the vibrating headset is disclosed. The vibrating headset may include one or more earpieces, each of which includes a speaker and a vibrator mechanism, wherein the vibrator mechanism receives a vibration input signal which is distinct from the audio input signal received by the speaker and defines the variable operational characteristics of the vibration to be generated by the vibrator mechanism. A gaming apparatus including a gaming device and a vibrating headset communicably coupled to the gaming device for generating vibrations of variable operational characteristics in response to receiving a vibration input signal from the gaming device is also provided. Finally, a method of creating vibrations defined by at least one variable operational characteristic in an earpiece of a vibrating headset is provided.
US08290189B2
A method and an acoustic signal processing system for noise reduction of a binaural microphone signal (x1, x2) with one target point source and M interfering point sources (n1, n2, . . . , nM) as input sources to a left and a right microphone of a binaural microphone system, include: filtering a left and a right microphone signal by a Wiener filter to obtain binaural output signals of a target point source, where the Wiener filter is calculated as: H W = 1 - Φ ( x 1 , n + x 2 , n ) ( x 1 , n + x 2 , n ) Φ ( x 1 + x 2 ) ( x 1 + x 2 ) , where HW is the Wiener filter, Φ(x1,n+x2,n)(x1,n+x2,n) is the auto power spectral density of the sum of all of the M interfering point sources components (x1,n, x2,n) contained in the left and right microphone signals and Φ(x1+x2)(x1+x2) is the auto power spectral density of the sum of the left and right microphone signals. Due to the linear-phase property of the calculated Wiener filter, original binaural cues are perfectly preserved not only for the target source but also for the residual interfering sources.
US08290188B2
A hearing aid (1) has means for entering or leaving a stand-by mode initiated by a remote control (14). During use, a dedicated stand-by command issued by the remote control is received and decoded in the hearing aid. When a stand-by command is recognized, a clock signal to the signal-processing parts (3) of the hearing aid (1) is disabled, effectively halting the signal processing. In the stand-by mode, the hearing aid circuitry draws very little power from the battery. Reception of a similar command in the hearing aid during the stand-by mode enables the clock signal to the signal-processing parts of the hearing aid, enabling signal processing. A method to manage the stand-by mode involves the step of calling a soft-boot routine when the hearing aid leaves stand-by mode and resumes normal operation.
US08290175B2
A method of recording a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) in an entertainment sound system (42) associated with an automotive vehicle (12)includes a central server (14) for processing a plurality of data (16) associated with a plurality of audio signals (18). A data input (22) within the vehicle (12) receives the plurality of data (16). An audio input (20) within the vehicle (12) receives the plurality of audio signals (18). The plurality of data (16) is transmitted from the central server (14) through said data input (22) to a controller (24) within the automotive vehicle (12). Furthermore, the plurality of data (16) is transmitted through the data input (22) to the controller (24). A preferred plurality of audio signals (34) received from the audio input (20) is acoustically played on the entertainment sound system (42). Then, a preferred plurality of data (36) associated with the preferred plurality of audio signals (34) is recorded onto a user profile stored on an electronic medium (30). Finally, a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) having a preference vector congruent to the user profile is recorded onto the electronic medium (30).
US08290170B2
Speech dereverberation is achieved by accepting an observed signal for initialization (1000) and performing likelihood maximization (2000) which includes Fourier Transforms (4000).
US08290164B2
A trusted platform module (TPM) is a silicon chip that constitutes a secure encryption key-pair generator and key management device. A TPM provides a hardware-based root-of-trust contingent on the generation of the first key-pair that the device creates: the SRK (storage root key). Each SRK is unique, making each TPM unique, and an SRK is never exported from a TPM. Broadly contemplated herein is an arrangement for determining automatically whether a TPM has been replaced or cleared via loading a TPM blob into the TPM prior to the first time it is to be used (e.g. when a security-related software application runs). If the TPM blob loads successfully, then it can be concluded that the TPM is the same TPM that was used previously. If the TPM blob cannot be loaded, then corrective action will preferably take place automatically to configure the new TPM.
US08290160B1
A novel and unique method, program and apparatus for secured facsimile transmission. It converts the image pixels into 8 bit ASCII characters, encrypting the data and reconverting the encrypted data back into a scrambled image, which is then compressed and transmitted according to international standard of facsimile transmission regulation (CCITT) over an insecure public telephone line to the recipient. The scrambled image is saved in a special memory area of the receiving machine and may be de-scrambled upon an input of a password by the intended recipient.
US08290141B2
A technique of operating a communication device includes dividing a frequency band associated with a background noise signal into respective sub-bands. Respective individual level estimates for each of the respective sub-bands are then determined. A total level estimate for the background noise signal is determined. Finally, a comfort noise signal (whose characteristics are based on the respective individual level estimates and the total level estimate) is provided.
US08290138B2
Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for sharing one or more resources across a turret system and a telephone exchange including an agent. The agent is configured to register into the telephone exchange as a predetermined device and to receive a state change notification of a resource from at least one of the telephone exchange and the turret system. Receipt of the state change notification causes the agent to change a state of a corresponding resource.
US08290124B2
Call replay systems and methods are disclosed. A call replay system can record a telephonic communication and replay the recorded communication upon request. The entire communication may be recorded, or only a portion, such as the most recent few minutes. The entire recording can be transmitted to a requester, or only a portion. The recording may be altered before it is transmitted to a requestor. Alterations may include actions taken to reduce playback time, such as removing spaces in the recording where no conversation is taking place, or speeding up the recording. Other alterations may include adjusting the sonic characteristics of the recording, translating the recording, or transcribing the recording to create a text version.
US08290123B2
A method run in a gateway for detecting a communication link between a called telephone and a telephone switch is provided. The method firstly detects if a ringer equivalency number (REN) is equal to zero. If the REN equals to 0, the method further determines if each discharge curve of a positive wire and a negative wire of the called telephone complies with a corresponding standard discharge curve, so as to determine if the communication link between the called telephone and the telephone switch has been established.
US08290120B2
Methods for selecting and applying test criterion for use in the radiation analysis of contents of objects, based on whether the contents of the object, or contents of portions of the object, comprise inorganic or organic material, are described. In one example, the object is scanned by radiation and the contents type is determined based on preliminary test criterion adapted to distinguish between inorganic material and organic material, and detected radiation. At least one test criterion is selected based, at least in part on the determination and it is then determined whether the object at least potentially contains material having an atomic number greater than a predetermined atomic number based, at least in part, on the detected radiation and the at least one selected test criterion. Systems are also disclosed.
US08290114B2
A shift register comprising a plurality of shift register stages {SN}. Each shift register stage comprises a first input, a second input, a third input for receiving a first clock signal, a fourth input for receiving a second clock signal, an output for providing an output signal OUT(N), therefrom. The stages is electrically connected to each other in serial such that the first input of the shift register stage SN is electrically connected to the output of the (N−1)-th shift register stage SN−1 for receiving an output signal OUT(N−1) therefrom, the second input of the shift register stage SN is electrically connected to the output of the (N+1)-th shift register stage SN+1 for receiving an output signal OUT(N+1) therefrom, and the output of the shift register stage SN is electrically connected to the first input of the (N+1)-th shift register stage SN+1 for providing the output signal OUT(N+1) thereto.
US08290098B2
A wireless receiver (74) for receiving signals from a transmitter (72). The transmitter comprises a plurality of transmit antennas (TAT1′, TAT2′) for transmitting the signals, which comprise respective independent streams of symbols. Additionally, interference occurs between the respective streams. The receiver comprises a plurality of receive antennas (RAT1′, RAT2′) for receiving the signals as influenced by a channel effect between the receiver and the transmitter. The receiver also comprises circuitry (80) for multiplying the signals times a conjugate transpose of an estimate of the channel effect and times a conjugate transpose of a linear basis transformation matrix. The receiver also comprises circuitry (84) for selecting the linear basis transformation matrix from a finite set of linear basis transformation matrices. Lastly, the receiver comprises circuitry (88) for removing the interference between the respective streams.
US08290097B2
A multi-channel sequential Viterbi decoder includes: an input data buffer, a “Read Single Data Word from Input Data Buffer” signal driver, a processing unit selector, a decoder channel parameters registers unit, a processing unit for the “Reset Path Metrics” command, a processing unit for the “Set Path Metric Value for the Given Path Number” command, a processing unit for the “Get Single Bit from the Path with Given Number” command, a processing unit for the “Process Input Samples” command, a decoding paths and path metrics RAM, a unit for generating current decoder channel base address for the decoding paths and path metrics RAM, a unit for generating cell address for the decoding path and path metric RAM, and a data buffers unit for decoder channels output.
US08290094B2
Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method. In the method, a duration of a first synchronization pulse is measured. A fixed, predetermined number of ticks are equally spaced at a first time interval over the first sync pulse, regardless of the duration of the first synchronization pulse. A duration of a first data pulse is then measured by periodically incrementing a tick count value at the first time interval during the entire duration of the first data pulse. The tick count value at an end of the first data pulse is then correlated to a first digital value encoded on the first data pulse.
US08290092B2
The invention discloses a digital demodulating apparatus for timing error detection, including a numerically controlled oscillator, an equalizer unit, a decoder and a timing error detector. The numerically controlled oscillator generates a first sequence signal according to an input sequence signal and a timing error sequence signal. The equalizer unit equalizes the first sequence signal to generate an equalized sequence signal. The decoder decodes the equalized sequence signal to generate to generate an output sequence signal. The timing error detector generates the timing error sequence signal according to the first sequence signal and one of the equalized sequence signal and the output sequence signal.
US08290081B2
The present invention relates to a transmission method and device suitable for a system using Nt transmit antennas TXi and Nr receive antennas RXj. The symbols transmitted are inserted in a time-frequency frame that contains a training sequence. Each training sequence is constructed from replicas of a basic training sequence. At least one of the training sequences includes at least two replicas at least one of which is phase offset.
US08290080B2
A technique for communicating in a wireless communication system includes creating, using two distinct Alamouti codes, a power-scaled quasi-orthogonal space-time block code. The technique further includes transmitting, using a transmitter, the power-scaled quasi-orthogonal space-time block code over multiple antennas (e.g., three or four transmit antennas).
US08290079B2
A method and apparatus for precoding validation in wireless communications with reduced error probability is disclosed. Error probability is reduced by applying phase rotations to precoding matrices, dedicated pilot symbols, or both to maximize a minimum pairwise distance.
US08290072B2
A transmission apparatus divides transmission data according to spatial streams and transmits divided transmission data in parallel in an MIMO communication system. A control unit selects a modulation scheme for each of the spatial streams and determines a data allocation method for each of the spatial streams based on a selected modulation scheme. An allocating unit allocates the transmission data to each of the spatial streams based on the data allocation method determined by the control unit. A modulating unit modulates allocation data for each of the spatial streams by using the selected modulation scheme for each of the spatial streams.
US08290071B2
A modulating device configured to perform modulation with the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method, includes: a modulating unit configured to modulate main information with the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method; and a determining unit configured to determine a subcarrier pattern employed when modulating the main information by the modulating unit based on additional information relating to the main information.
US08290068B2
A Maximum Likelihood (ML) detection apparatus and method in a wireless communication system are provided, in which a Euclidean distance are calculated using at least one of channel matrix information, noise power information and modulation order information of each stream, Pairwise Error Rate (PER) are calculated using the Euclidean distance, an error probability of the each stream is calculated using the PER, the error probability of the each stream is ordered and sorted, and ML detection is performed using a result of the ordering and sorting.
US08290065B2
The invention discloses an image processing system comprising a video source system, a transmission medium, and a television system. The image processing systems of the video source system and the television system are equipped with an additional digital-to-analog converter and an additional analog-to-digital converter.
US08290050B2
A video decoder, encoder, and corresponding methods for processing video signal data for an image block and a particular reference picture index to predict the image block are disclosed that utilize adaptive weighting of reference pictures to enhance video compression, where a decoder includes a reference picture weighting factor unit for determining a weighting factor corresponding to the particular reference picture index; an encoder includes a reference picture weighting factor assignor for assigning a weighting factor corresponding to the particular reference picture index; and a method for decoding includes receiving a reference picture index with the data that corresponds to the image block, determining a weighting factor for each received reference picture index, retrieving a reference picture for each index, motion compensating the retrieved reference picture, and multiplying the motion compensated reference picture by the corresponding weighting factor to form a weighted motion compensated reference picture.
US08290049B2
When a block (MB22) of which motion vector is referred to in the direct mode contains a plurality of motion vectors, 2 motion vectors MV23 and MV24, which are used for inter picture prediction of a current picture (P23) to be coded, are determined by scaling a value obtained from averaging the plurality of motion vectors or selecting one of the plurality of the motion vectors.
US08290035B2
Digital television broadcasting signals employ parallel concatenated convolutional coding, commonly called “turbo coding”, to improve reception by receivers in motor vehicles. Turbo coded Reed-Solomon codewords are transversally disposed in the payload fields of encapsulating MPEG-2-compliant packets to improve the capability of the Reed-Solomon coding to overcome deep fades. Turbo codewords are transmitted more than once in so-called “staggercasting”. Reception of DTV signals is improved by combining soft decisions concerning repeated transmissions of turbo codewords before turbo decoding. Only the data components of turbo codewords are transmitted twice in “punctured” staggercasting of turbo codewords, with parity components being transmitted only once, so code rate is reduced by a smaller factor than two.
US08290033B2
A system is described for performing combined equalization. The system comprises a time domain equalizer (TEQ) configured to receive a signal and shorten a CIR (channel impulse response) of the received signal, a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) module for demodulating the received signal, and an equalization block for reducing inter-carrier interference (ICI) and inter-symbol interference (ISI). The equalization block comprises at least one of: a feed forward equalizer and a feed back equalizer. The system further comprises a slicer circuit configured to generate a hard-limited decision for a symbol corresponding to the received signal.
US08290027B2
Typical transceivers have multiple near-end and multiple far-end crosstalk cancellation filters. Crosstalk cancellation is one of the largest contributors to power dissipation in the DSP portion of high speed Ethernet transceivers. By detecting the cable type, a transceiver could automatically turn off its crosstalk cancellation filters when driving shielded twisted pair (STP) cables and substantially reduce the overall power dissipation in this configuration. Adaptive digital crosstalk cancellers automatically adjust the coefficients of a digital filter to match the coupling function between two channels. The impulse response of an optimal crosstalk cancellation filter can be used to determine a metric indicating the amount of coupling between the two channels. STP cables will have a much lower amount of coupling between wire-pairs than unshielded twisted pair cables.
US08290024B2
Methods and apparatus to facilitate improve code division multiple access (CDMA) receivers are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises: receiving a signal containing first portions that are based on known data and second portions that are based on unknown data; generating a training signal, from the received signal, that substantially represents one or more of the first portions; adapting filter coefficients using the training signal; and equalizing the received signal using the adapted filter coefficients.
US08290020B2
A radio transmitter select its operating frequency based on the frequency characteristics of a collocated receiver and clock harmonics. The radio transmitter can dynamically change its operating frequency in a wide enough range so as to avoid frequencies where its spurs fall on the receive frequency of the collocated receiver. The frequency characteristics of the clock harmonic of the radio transmitter and the collocated receiver are obtained, then a range of operating frequencies is calculated to enable the collocated devices to operate without undue interference.
US08290014B2
An active photonic device assembly comprising a substrate and a waveguide entity provided on the substrate. The active photonic device assembly further comprises a contact layer of a first III/V material epitaxially grown laterally on top of the waveguide entity from opening fillings in turn provided on a substrate surface. An active photonic device is provided on the contact layer.
US08290009B2
A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a layer-stack structure including, on a substrate, a transverse-mode adjustment layer, a first multilayer reflecting mirror, an active layer having a light emission region, and a second multilayer reflecting mirror in order from the substrate side, and including a current confinement layer in which a current injection region is formed in a region corresponding to the light emission region in the first multilayer reflecting mirror, between the first multilayer reflecting mirror and the active layer, between the active layer and the second multilayer reflecting mirror, or in the second multilayer reflecting mirror. In the transverse-mode adjustment layer, reflectance at an oscillation wavelength in the region opposite to a center of the light emission region is higher than that at an oscillation wavelength in the region opposite to an outer edge of the light emission region.
US08290007B2
A frequency-stabilized laser apparatus and a method for stabilizing the frequency of a laser are disclosed. A semiconductor laser emits a beam. An external reflector has a resonance frequency and feeds back the emitted beam to the semiconductor laser if the frequency of the emitted beam is equal to the resonance frequency. An interference signal generator generates an interference signal for detecting the wavelength of the emitted beam and a controller detects the wavelength of the beam from the generated interference signal. According to the frequency-stabilized laser apparatus and the method for stabilizing the frequency of the laser, it is possible to stabilize the frequency of the beam emitted from the semiconductor laser and output the beam having the stable frequency for a long period of time.
US08290001B2
Arrangements for assigning a frequency resource for a wireless communication system. Included are: dividing a frequency available into a plurality of segments and assigning another terminal apparatus to communicate with each segment, wherein, with regard to a first specified number of segments, assigning via the base station apparatus, based on a number of communication times anticipated per each terminal apparatus and a probability of exceeding a communication capacity decided by a threshold value per each terminal apparatus, a second specified number of segments that is smaller than the first to each terminal apparatus, and notifying the terminal apparatuses of the assignment result, referring to the assignment result via the terminal apparatus, and carrying out scheduling via the base station apparatus to decide which terminal apparatus to communicate with per each segment based on the radio channel quality fed back from the each terminal apparatus.
US08289995B2
A method for transmitting mobile multimedia broadcast electronic service guide, and the method comprises: a multiplexer receives the electronic service guide message; the multiplexer multiplexes the electronic service guide message into a multiplexing frame, the multiplexing payload of the multiplexing frame includes one or more multiplexing sub-frames; the multiplexer sends the multiplexing frame to a broadcast station; the broadcast station modulates and sends said multiplexing frame to the mobile user equipments. The method of the present invention could transmits the ESG data alone in the individual service multiplexing sub-frames, thus transmits a large number of ESG messages rapidly; alternatively, the relative ESG messages can be transmitted along with the audio/video data, thus the user equipments can receive the service data and this ESG messages simultaneously when the user equipments open only one time slot.
US08289994B2
A method is disclosed for transmitting data in a wireless oil field environment, the method comprising sensing a signal change rate for an input signal from an oil field apparatus; selecting a real time transmission mode when the signal change rate is less than a predetermined value; selecting a buffered data transmission mode when the signal change rate is greater than or equal to the predetermined value; and transmitting the data in the selected transmission mode from a wireless oil field environment. A system is disclosed for performing the method.
US08289992B2
To correct a sensor data acquisition time with a simple hardware configuration, provided is a wireless sensor-network system including: a base station; and a plurality of sensing terminal nodes, the base station transmitting a beacon at predetermined intervals to the plurality of sensing terminal nodes, the plurality of sensing terminal nodes measuring data and transmitting, based on a reception of the beacon transmitted from the base station, the sensor data thus obtained to the base station, in which the plurality of sensing terminal nodes obtain, based on an internal clock, a time at which the beacon is received and transmit the time to the base station, and the base station corrects, based on the reception time transmitted from each of the plurality of sensing terminal nodes, the sensor data acquisition time.
US08289990B2
A reconfigurable processing unit for a digital hearing instrument includes an IS processor module, a plurality of processing units and a crosspoint switch matrix. The IS processor module receives a hearing instrument configuration. Each of the processing modules are configured to process audio signals received by the digital hearing instrument. The crosspoint switch matrix is coupled to the IS processor module and each of the processing modules, and includes at least one crosspoint switch that is configured to route audio signals between processing modules and to combine at least two audio signals. In addition, the IS processor module uses the hearing instrument configuration to program the configuration of the crosspoint switch and thereby control how the crosspoint switch matrix routes and combines audio signals.
US08289989B1
A packet switch includes an arbiter that generates an availability signal indicating whether one or more pseudo-ports are available for receiving data. Each pseudo-port identifies one or more output ports of the packet switch. An input port of the packet switch receives data of a data packet, generates a grant request identifying a pseudo-port, and issues the grant request to a grant request filter. The grant request filter determines based on the availability signal whether the grant request is serviceable by the packet switch. If the grant request is a serviceable grant request, the grant request filter issues the grant request to the arbiter. The arbiter can select the serviceable grant request and issue a grant to the input port. The data of the data packet can then be routed from the input port to each output port identified by the pseudo-port.
US08289977B2
Link-level data communications implemented in switching apparatus comprising modular switches disposed within a modular computer cabinet that includes modular computer systems; the switching apparatus configured as two layers of switches, the first layer switches coupled to one another for communications by inter-switch links, each second layer switch coupled for communications to the modular computer systems; all the switches stacked by a stacking protocol that shares administrative configuration information among the switches through the inter-switch links and presents all the switches as a single logical switch; the switching apparatus including ports coupling the apparatus to networks and to service applications and terminating applications on the modular computer systems; and sending the packet from network to modular computer system to which the packet is directed, or from modular computer system to network to which the packet is directed, the packet traversing none of the inter-switch links among the first layer switches.
US08289976B2
The invention relates to a method and a system adapting broadband access equipment to query customer premises switches of a medium access control address located on its physical interface to the customer premises equipment. All customer premises switches are receiving a first request, hereby conducting a lookup in their medium access control address table for the medium access control address. When finding a matching table entry, the customer premises switch housing the medium access control address (MAC) in its table replies with a port name of the specific downlink port, thus identifying the port location of the accessing customer premises equipment and automatically providing a CPE with the correct service depending on which port the CPE is connected to. The customer premises switch is periodically scanning the medium access control address table, continuously transmitting table entries to broadband access equipment.
US08289971B2
A method of transmitting data between a plurality of inter-connected elements. The method comprises receiving a message from a first element, said message comprising a routing key plus optionally a data payload. The routing key is processed to identify a plurality of said inter-connected elements, and data is transmitted to said identified plurality of inter-connected elements.
US08289960B2
Described herein are systems and methods for aggregating performance data or trace data for a multi-core, multi-packet-engine networked appliance. A plurality of packet engines operate on the appliance and manage network traffic between a plurality of clients and a plurality of servers. In various embodiments, the system comprises a plurality of packet engines and an aggregator communicating with the packet engines through shared memory allocations. Each packet engine can write performance data or trace data to the a shared memory allocation. The aggregator can obtain the performance data or trace data and consolidate the data to provide unified performance data or unified trace data representative of the appliance.
US08289954B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate paging for establishing a Voice Call Continuity (VCC)-supported voice call in a network containing access point(s) that can support packet switched (PS) voice communication, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and access point(s) that can support only circuit switched (CS) voice communication. Paging signals as described herein are selectively delivered, such that a desired terminal receives a single PS paging signal if located at a VoIP-capable access point and a single CS paging signal otherwise. A split paging technique is described herein, wherein PS paging signals are delivered to VoIP-capable access points and CS paging signals are delivered to non-VoIP-capable access points substantially simultaneously. Additionally, a sequential paging technique is described herein, wherein PS paging signals are delivered to VoIP-capable access points and, if no response is received from a desired terminal, CS-domain paging is conducted.
US08289952B2
A voice-over-IP (VoIP) connection is established over a radio interface with a mobile radio station. A current radio condition for the VoIP connection is determined, and from that, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a portion of the VoIP connection. A VoIP voice encoding mode for a portion of the VoIP connection is selected based on the determined modulation coding scheme. VoIP voice is then encoded into a number of VoIP encoded frames using the selected VoIP voice encoding mode which has an associated bit rate. An optimal number of VoIP encoded frames is included in a VoIP packet for transport over the VoIP connection given the selected voice encoding mode and the selected MCS. Other adjustments may be made to ensure robustness of the VoIP connection and/or to maximize capacity.
US08289950B2
A TDMA transceiver includes a baseband unit and a HF radio component part, connected by an interface. The baseband unit is independent of norms. The HF radio component part has a sequence control system which can be configured with reference to the TDMA parameters.
US08289936B2
A public wireless LAN permits receipt of non-authentication traffic, such as access information requests, from a mobile wireless communications device prior to device authentication by partially opening a controlled port within an access point. The wireless LAN re-directs such non-authentication traffic received at the AP from the mobile wireless communications to a local web server. The local web server provides reply to the mobile wireless communications device, enabling a determination by the device whether or not to request access. The device seeks access by way of an access request received at the AP. In response, the AP re-directs the access request through an uncontrolled port in the AP to an access server that authenticates device. Upon successful device authentication, the AP fully opens its controlled port to permit the exchange of traffic through that port with the mobile wireless communications device.
US08289934B2
A transmission method of a digital broadcast, which is compatible with a DVB-T terrestrial digital broadcast system in Europe, saves a battery in a mobile terminal. Superframes in DVB-T are divided into units each including plural symbols so that an integer number of TS packets can be carried in each slot. At least one slot is used to transmit one service. Energy dispersion, Reed-Solomon coding, byte interleaving, convolutional coding, and time interleaving are applied to each service. When services for mobile terminal reception and services for fixed terminals are transmitted as the provided services, null packets may be transmitted before and after the slot carrying the mobile receiver service so that the fixed reception service and the mobile reception services are not mixed.
US08289929B2
A method is provided for providing secured mobile IP services to a mobile terminal which is currently associated with an access network different from its own home access network. The method is characterized by creating a virtual mobile node at an access network server of the current access network, which communicates with a Home Agent associated with the terminal's home mobile network and with one or more access points associated with the current access network, at which the mobile terminal is currently located.
US08289928B2
An apparatus and method provide an effective handover of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system from a macro evolved Node-B (eNB) to a relay eNB). In a method of supporting a handover of a User Equipment (UE) by a macro evolved Node-B (eNB) in a wireless communication system, a handover of the UE to a relay eNB is determined. A handover request and RRC connection setup message is transmitted to the relay eNB by integrating a handover request message for requesting a handover of the UE and an RRC connection setup message for requesting RRC connection setup between the macro eNB and the relay eNB. A handover request response and RRC connection setup response message are received from the relay eNB by integrating a handover request response message and an RRC connection setup response message.
US08289922B2
A mobile terminal is attached to a first network of a first technology type RAT1. The mobile terminal transmits UE capability information to the first network by a plurality of containers. Each container relates to one type of technology which is supported by the mobile terminal. Each container includes an indicator tag identifying the RAT to which its contents relate. On receipt of the containers, the first network decodes the content of the container that is indicated to be of its own technology type. If there is a neighbouring network of another technology type with which the mobile terminal is compatible, the first network sends the relevant container to the second network, where its content is decoded. The second network may return generalized information derived from the container back to the first network. This mechanism provides a content-agnostic approach for transferring mobile capability information between networks of different technology types.
US08289920B2
Systems and methods for switching among networks (e.g., heterogeneous) and inter-working between a source access system and a target access system, by implementing tunneling from the AT to the target access system via the source access system. An inter-system handoff control component can facilitate setting tunneling by the mobile unit to the target access and/or between the source access system and the target access system—wherein signaling/packeting associated with the target system can be transferred over the source system.
US08289918B2
Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to the sending and receiving of multimedia files between two devices while connected through a voice call. These devices are free to send any type of file through a direct connection without the need to hang up and call back just to see if the file was sent successfully. These methods work for a plurality of cellular and computer devices connected through a cellular network or other Internet Service Provider.
US08289913B2
A base station device includes: a random access identification information storage that stores random access identification information and mobile station device identification information correlated with the random access identification information, the random access identification information being allocated by the base station device to the mobile station device, and the mobile station device identification information identifying the mobile station device; a random access receiver that receives random access identification information transmitted by the mobile station device performing random access; a scheduler that, if the random access identification information received is stored in the random access identification information storage while being correlated with the mobile station device identification information, determines whether to transmit random access response information that is a response to the random access corresponding to the random access identification information received by using the mobile station device identification information, or by using identification information having not been allocated to a specific mobile station device, the identification information being allocated for transmitting the response to the random access; and a transmitter that allocates and transmits the random access response information based on the determination by the scheduler.
US08289903B2
A frame structure, a method, and an apparatus for inter-frame resource sharing in a Cognitive Ratio (CR) communication system are provided. An apparatus for sharing a channel in an environment where a plurality of CR communication systems coexist, constitutes a Superframe Control Header (SCH), in one superframe, that includes a frame allocation MAP for frame information allocated to a Base Station (BS), with respect to each BS, and transmits and receives the SCH at the start frame of the frames allocated to the BSs.
US08289900B2
A software-based application dynamically updates user lists and enables communication between various network communication devices within a wireless network. The software-based application automatically builds and maintains a list of available users associated with the network communication devices in real-time, without reliance on a centralized server for authentication. Various types of communication, between network communication devices of the wireless network including text-based messaging, audio and video communication and file transfer are performed.
US08289899B2
A communication method for use in a radio communications system in which a mobile station sends identical data to a plurality of radio base stations in a parallel fashion. The method determines which radio base stations should stop forwarding data to an intermediate network device managing them. The intermediate network device includes a monitor and a controller. The monitor checks continuity of sequence numbers affixed to data received from each radio base station, thereby detecting missing sequence numbers. Based on the statistics of missing sequence numbers, the controller selects which radio base station should be allowed to continue its data forwarding operation. The controller then requests the other, non-selected radio base stations to stop their data forwarding operation.
US08289880B2
The present invention relates to a telecommunications apparatus and a method, a storage medium, and a program for determining whether or not an other side communicating apparatus is near in a network. In a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting unit transmits a sending-message, and a control unit receives a response message to the sending-message, which includes acknowledgement information based on shared data and transmission information in the sending-message. The transmitting apparatus also includes a first judging unit that judges whether a response time of the acknowledgement message is less than a predetermined time. A receiving apparatus includes a generating unit that generates the acknowledgment information and transmits the response message to the transmitting apparatus.
US08289874B1
Methods and systems are provided for using mobile-station revision ratio to improve reverse-link performance. An access node provides service to first and second subsets of access terminals, the first operating according to IS-856, Rel. 0, the second according to IS-856, Rev. A. The access node periodically transmits a reverse activity bit (RAB) to the access terminals, and also periodically computes a ratio of (a) either (1) the number of access terminals in the first subset or (2) the number of access terminals in the second subset to (b) a total number of access terminals in the first and second subsets, and transmits the ratio to at least the first subset. When the RAB is set, the access terminals in the first subset perform a ratio test by comparing the ratio with a threshold, and decrease their reverse-link data rates without reference to any reverse-link transitional probabilities when the computed ratio passes the ratio test.
US08289871B2
A propagation delay time measuring system 100 includes a propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110 and a reply apparatus 120. The propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110 continuously transmits plural measuring packets a. A clock time of transmission is stored in the measuring packet a. The reply apparatus 120 sends back the measuring packets a, transmitted from the propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110, to the propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110. In the propagation delay time measuring system 100, the propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110 receives the measuring packets a sent back from the reply apparatus 120, and the propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110 measures a propagation delay time between the propagation delay time measuring apparatus 110 and the reply apparatus 120 using at least one of the received measuring packets a.
US08289870B2
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing priority-based codec conversions. Such conversions may implemented on calls sharing a link having limited bandwidth and may also be implemented after the call has been established but before the call has been terminated. The mechanisms provided herein maximize per-user call completion/quality and overall utilization of network bandwidth by dynamically adjusting encoding algorithms and transmission characteristics of calls using the constrained link.
US08289865B2
A method and apparatus to exchange channel state information between two or more stations is provided. The channel state information may be used to adapt a power, a transmission rate and a modulation scheme of a transmitted signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08289863B2
In a wireless communication system, a method and apparatus for closed loop transmission is disclosed. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a time frequency portion of an uplink frame is dynamically reserved as a sounding zone for uplink channel sounding. A first message is transmitted to a first subscriber station in a downlink frame assigning a time-frequency resource within the sounding zone, and a sounding waveform. Furthermore, a signal is received from the subscriber station within the assigned time-frequency resource, a partial channel response is determined from the received sounding signal, and the subsequent transmission to the subscriber station is tailored based on the at least partial channel response.
US08289853B2
The solution to the shortest path between a source node and multiple destination nodes is accelerated using a grouping of nodes, where the nodes are grouped based on distance from the source node, and a corresponding set of memory locations that indicate when a group includes one or more nodes. The memory locations can be quickly searched to determine the group that represents the shortest distance from the source node and that includes one or more nodes. Nodes may be grouped into additional groupings that do not correspond to the set of memory locations, when the distance from the source node to the nodes exceeds the range of memory locations. Advantageously, the disclosed system and method provide the ability to reach asymptotically optimal performance.
US08289851B2
A lightweight probabilistic mechanism used to estimate the number of active flows, which estimate is used to determine the probability of admitting a new flow into the network. In one embodiment, a method for controlling admission of new flows at a node in a network of nodes interconnected by links includes: (a) for each of a plurality of incoming packets arriving at the node, each incoming packet corresponding to an active flow traversing the node: (a1) randomly selecting a packet from an output buffer of the node; (a2) determining whether the incoming packet is from the same active flow as the randomly-selected packet; and (a3) updating an estimate of the number of active flows traversing the node based on the determination of step (a2); and (b) determining whether to admit or drop part or all of a new flow at the node based on the estimated number of active flows traversing the node.
US08289848B2
A method, device management server, Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN GW) and User Equipment (UE) for establishing a PDN connection having defined packet flow limitations from a UE to a PDN GW. When a misbehaving or malicious UE is operating in the Evolved Packet System (EPS), the invention enables the UE to retain a PDN connection with an EPS bearer open until the software in the UE has been updated. The server sends to the UE, a management object that includes a logic parameter (packet filters) for controlling a packet flow from the UE to the network, or a defined Access Point Name (APN) that enables the UE to obtain the packet filters from a PDN GW. In turn, the UE sends to the network, a request for a new PDN connection while requesting deactivation of any previously existing PDN connections. The UE transmits on the new PDN connection, only packets allowed by the logic parameter.
US08289845B1
The present invention is directed to simultaneously monitoring the performance of differing communication paths between selected sites for detecting performance problems over one of the monitored paths, and moving packet traffic to one or more other better performing paths.
US08289842B2
A system, method and program product for proving a bridging infrastructure for handing failover situations using complimentary appliances. Each appliance includes: a first primary gateway configured for communicating a first message flow; a standby gateway configured for communicating a second message flow, wherein the standby gateway is placed in a standby mode during normal operations; and a controller service that monitors a complimentary appliance having a second primary gateway for communicating the second message flow, wherein upon a detected failure of the complimentary appliance, the controller service causes the second message flow to be redirected through the standby gateway.
US08289833B2
An approach is presented for designing a polymeric layer for nanometer scale thermo-mechanical storage devices. Cross-linked polyimide oligomers are used as the recording layers in atomic force data storage device, giving significantly improved performance when compared to previously reported cross-linked and linear polymers. The cross-linking of the polyimide oligomers may be tuned to match thermal and force parameters required in read-write-erase cycles. Additionally, the cross-linked polyimide oligomers are suitable for use in nano-scale imaging.
US08289832B2
An input signal processing system is described. It comprises a first transconductance device having a first input, second input, and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to receive the input signal; a first resistor coupled to a first input of the first transconductance device, wherein the first resistor converts the input current signal to an input voltage signal; a first voltage-current converter coupled to the output, the second input, the resistor, and a low voltage supply, wherein the first voltage-current converter is operative for converting the input voltage signal to a input current signal; and a low pass filter having an input coupled to the voltage converter for filtering noise from the input current signal.
US08289830B2
A method and apparatus for storing data is provided. One implementation involves providing a fiber medium for storing data, wherein the fiber medium has a characteristic configured to irreversibly change when exposed to write irradiation. The fiber medium is logically partitioned into cells along the length of the fiber medium. Data is stored in a cell of the fiber medium by exposing the cell to write irradiation to irreversibly change characteristic of the bulk of the cell.
US08289819B2
An information reproducing apparatus has a medium with a linear tracking mark extending in a scanning direction and a linear data mark extending in a direction orthogonal to the scanning direction. A light control unit irradiates the data mark with a first near-field light polarized in the scanning direction and irradiates the tracking mark with a second near-field light polarized in the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction. A detector detects light scattered by the data mark and the tracking mark irradiated with the first near-field light and the second near-field light, respectively. A signal processing unit processes a first output signal from the detector corresponding to the detected light scattered by the data mark and processes a second output signal from the detector corresponding to the detected light scattered by the tracking mark. The signal processing unit has a control circuit that carries out tracking control in accordance with an intensity of the second output signal and that carries out access control in accordance with an intensity of the first output signal.
US08289818B2
A magneto-optical transducer including a magnetic layer on a transparent, non-magnetic substrate is used to characterize the performance of a write head based on optically detected magnetization in the magnetic layer. The write head sample is held in contact with or near the magnetic layer, which is illuminated through the substrate with linearly polarized light. Magnetization in the write head produces a magnetization in the magnetic layer, which alters the polarization state in reflected light. The reflected light is analyzed and the intensity detected using an optical detector, such as one or more photo-detectors or a camera. The performance of the write head can then be characterized using the detected intensity.
US08289811B2
An aspect of the present invention is drawn to method of determining a location of a submersible vehicle. The method includes obtaining first bearing information based on a location of a ship at a first time relative to the submersible vehicle and receiving broadcast information from the ship, wherein the broadcast information includes location information related to a second location of the ship at a second time, a velocity of the ship at the second time and a course of the ship at the second time. The method further includes obtaining second bearing information based on the second location of the ship at the second time relative to the submersible vehicle, obtaining a velocity of the submersible vehicle at the second time and obtaining a course of the submersible vehicle at the second time. The method still further includes determining the location of the submersible vehicle based on the first bearing information, the second location of the ship at the second time, the velocity of the ship at the second time, the course of the ship at the second time, the second bearing information, the velocity of the submersible vehicle at the second time and the course of the submersible vehicle at the second time.
US08289809B2
Method for migration of seismic data into datasets having common azimuth angle at the reflection point. A velocity model is selected that prescribes subsurface P and/or S wave velocities including any required anisotropy parameters. (41) For shot locations on a surface grid, rays are traced on to a 3D grid of points in a target region of the subsurface. (42) At least the travel times of the rays and their dip angles at each subsurface point are stored in computer memory as they are computed. (43) Using the stored ray maps, the seismic data are migrated into seismic image volumes, each volume being characterized by at least an azimuthal angle bin, the azimuthal angles being computed from said ray dip angle information (44).
US08289804B2
Apparatus and method for decoding addresses of control lines in a semiconductor device, such as a solid state memory (SSM). In accordance with some embodiments, a switching circuit includes an array of switching devices coupled to 2N output lines and M input lines, wherein M and N are respective non-zero integers and each output line has a unique N-bit address. A decoder circuit coupled to the switching circuit divides the N-bit address for a selected output line into a plurality of multi-bit subgroup addresses, and asserts the M input lines in relation to respective bit values of said subgroup addresses to apply a first voltage to the selected output line and to concurrently apply a second voltage to the remaining 2N−1 output lines.
US08289803B2
A multiple-type memory is disclosed. The multiple-type memory includes memory blocks in communication with control logic blocks. The memory blocks and the control logic blocks are configured to emulate a plurality of memory types. The memory blocks can be configured into a plurality of memory planes that are vertically stacked upon one another. The vertically stacked memory planes may be used to increase data storage density and/or the number of memory types that can be emulated by the multiple-type memory. Each memory plane can emulate one or more memory types. The control logic blocks can be formed in a substrate (e.g., a silicon substrate including CMOS circuitry) and the memory blocks or the plurality of memory planes can be positioned over the substrate and in communication with the control logic blocks. The multiple-type memory may be non-volatile so that stored data is retained in the absence of power.
US08289800B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device has an internal step-down power generation circuit and a memory circuit. The internal step-down power generation circuit generates a first internal power supply voltage from an external power supply voltage in an active state, and generates a second internal power supply voltage different from the first internal power supply voltage from the external power supply voltage in a standby state. The memory circuit includes a cell array containing a nonvolatile memory cell and a sense amplifier detecting data read from the cell array. The sense amplifier is supplied with a voltage generated by the internal step-down power generation circuit as an internal power supply voltage.
US08289797B2
A method, apparatus, and system to enable a partial refresh scheme for DRAM which includes specifying at least a refresh start value, or a refresh start value and a refresh end value, to reduce the number of rows that must be refreshed during a refresh cycle, thus reducing the amount of power consumed during refresh.
US08289792B2
A memory test circuit tests a memory including an actual array portion and a redundancy portion. The memory test circuit includes: an input data selector outputting first test data excluding data for the redundancy portion in test data representing data for the actual array portion and the redundancy portion as input selecting data in a redundancy BIST mode (RBM); an input data switching circuit outputting the test data as output test data to the memory in a direct BIST mode (DBM), and outputting data obtained by adding redundancy bits to the input selecting data as the output test data to the memory based on the input selecting data and output redundancy codes representing redundancy codes in the RBM; an output data switching circuit outputting data obtained by removing the redundancy bits from read data as output selecting data based on the read data from the memory and the output redundancy codes in the RBM; and a memory BIST comparator checking a value of the read data with a checking expectation value to output a checking result as a test result in the DBM, and checking a value of the output selecting data with an expectation value for the actual array portion in the checking expectation value to output a checking result as the test result in the RBM.
US08289791B2
Provided is a test method for a memory device including a plurality of storage regions and an SPO recovery unit. The test method stores data in the plurality of storage regions. The test method shuts off supply of power to the memory device and resupplies the power to the memory device. The test method determines an operational state of the SPO recovery unit after the resupplying step based on the stored data.
US08289783B2
A memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells, in which n (n is a natural number equal to 3 or larger) cells are simultaneously written. A control circuit controls the memory cell array. A conversion circuit converts data constituted of k (k is equal to n or smaller, and is a natural number equal to 3 or larger) bits stored in the memory cells into data of h (h is equal to k or larger, and is a natural number equal to 2 or larger) bits on the basis of a conversion rule.
US08289780B2
A page buffer includes a sense latch, a data latch and a page buffer controller. The sense latch is connected to a bit line, and is configured to set stored data in response to a sense latch control signal, and to change the stored data in response to a signal applied to the bit line in a data verification operation. The data latch is configured to store multi-bit data to be programmed in a program operation, and to set stored data in response to a data latch control signal in the data verification operation. The page buffer controller is configured to control the bit line in accordance with the multi-bit data stored in the data latch in the program operation, and to output the sense latch control signal and the data latch control signal in accordance with the multi-bit data stored in the data latch in response to a control signal in the data verification operation.
US08289779B2
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for sensing memory cells. One or more embodiments include providing an output of a first counter to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). An output of the DAC can correspond to a ramping voltage provided to a control gate of the memory cell. An output of a second counter can be provided to sensing circuitry coupled to a sense line of the memory cell. Conduction of the sense line in response to the ramping voltage can be sensed, and an output value of the second counter can be determined in response to the sensed conduction of the sense line.
US08289776B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices, modules, and systems for utilizing an expanded programming window for non-volatile multilevel memory cells. One method includes associating a different logical state with each of a number of different threshold voltage (Vt) distributions. In various embodiments, at least two Vt distributions include negative Vt levels. The method includes applying a read voltage to a word line of a selected cell while applying a pass voltage to word lines of unselected cells, applying a boost voltage to a source line coupled to the selected cell, applying a voltage greater than the boost voltage to a bit line of the selected cell, and sensing a current variation of the bit line in response to the selected cell changing from a non-conducting state to a conducting state.
US08289775B2
An apparatus and method for operating an array of NOR connected flash nonvolatile memory cells erases the array in increments of a page, block, sector, or the entire array while minimizing sub-threshold leakage current through unselected nonvolatile memory cells. The apparatus has a row decoder circuit and a source decoder circuit for selecting the nonvolatile memory cells for providing biasing conditions for reading, programming, verifying, and erasing the selected nonvolatile memory cells while minimizing sub-threshold leakage current through unselected nonvolatile memory cells.
US08289761B2
A nonvolatile memory cell is able to reduce the size per the unit area by employing a dual gate structure where the chalcogenide compound is used for a channel. The nonvolatile memory cell includes a phase-change layer, a first and a second gate that are in contact with sides of the phase-change layer to face each other across the phase-change layer and control a current flowing through the phase-change layer by each gate being arranged to induce the phase transition of the phase-change layer independently of the other.
US08289752B2
Apparatus and associated method for asymmetric write current compensation for resistive sense memory (RSM) cells, such as but not limited to spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM) or resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells. In accordance with some embodiments, an RSM cell includes an RSM element coupled to a switching device. The switching device has a plurality of terminals. A control circuit compensates for asymmetric write characteristics of the RSM cell by limiting a range of voltage differentials across the terminals so as to be equal to or less than a magnitude of a source voltage applied to the switching device, thereby providing bi-directional write currents of substantially equal magnitude through the RSM element.
US08289749B2
A method and system for forming reversible resistivity-switching elements is described herein. Forming refers to reducing the resistance of the reversible resistivity-switching element, and is generally understood to refer to reducing the resistance for the first time. Prior to forming the reversible resistivity-switching element it may be in a high-resistance state. A first voltage is applied to “partially form” the reversible resistivity-switching element. The first voltage has a first polarity. Partially forming the reversible resistivity-switching element lowers the resistance of the reversible resistivity-switching element. A second voltage that has the opposite polarity as the first is then applied to the reversible resistivity-switching element. Application of the second voltage may further lower the resistance of the reversible resistivity-switching element. Therefore, the second voltage could be considered as completing the forming of the reversible resistivity-switching element.
US08289747B2
Provided is a non-volatile memory device that may include a plurality of variable resistors, each of the variable resistors having first and second terminals, the plurality of variable resistors arranged as a first layer of a plurality of layers and having data storage capability, at least one common bit plane arranged as a second layer of the plurality of layers and coupled to the first terminal of each of the variable resistors of the first layer, and a plurality of bit lines coupled to the second terminal of each of the variable resistors of the first layer.
US08289741B2
A regulated power supply apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a converter circuit for generating a regulated voltage signal. The converter circuit includes a first switching circuit and a second switching circuit both coupled with an output circuit. A first and a second transformer include a first and a second secondary, which are coupled with each other in series or alternatively, coupled with each other in parallel. An input rectifier circuit is coupled with the first and the second switching circuit. The input rectifier circuit is configured for receiving an AC input voltage and for generating a rectified voltage. The input rectifier circuit includes controlled switches and a first and second configuration of a bridge rectifier that couples the first and second switching circuits in series or parallel depending if the AC input power signal is “high-line” or “low-line.” A controller circuit is provided for enabling either the first configuration or the second configuration. A configuration switch is controlled by the controller circuit for coupling the first and second switching circuits together.
US08289740B2
A voltage reduction detection circuit for a switching power supply includes a first rectifier diode having an anode connected to the output terminal of a secondary winding; a second rectifier diode connected in parallel with the first rectifier diode and having a cathode connected to the output terminal; and resistors arranged to divide the voltage between the cathode side of the first rectifier diode and the anode side of the second rectifier diode. The circuit detects a voltage reduction in an AC power supply (feeding AC power to the switching power supply) based on variation in a voltage resulting from voltage division by the resistors.
US08289728B2
An interconnect board for interconnecting and arranged between a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the interconnect board includes a first conductive plate including a first connection terminal, a first insulating member wrapping the first conductive plate except for the first connection terminal, a second conductive plate including a second connection terminal, a second insulating member wrapping the second conductive plate except for the second connection terminal, an insulating substrate arranged between the first insulating member and the second insulating member, and a conductive member penetrating the first insulating member, the second insulating member and the insulating substrate.
US08289723B2
A method includes forming grooves in first regions included in a first wafer to form wiring regions defined by the grooves; forming insulating portions in the grooves; joining a surface of the first wafer on which the wiring regions are formed to a first surface of a device wafer including device forming regions after forming the insulating portions; forming through holes in the wiring regions of the first wafer after joining the first wafer to the device wafer, the holes extending through the first wafer; filling the holes with a conductive material; joining a second wafer to a second surface of the device wafer opposite the first surface, the second wafer including second regions; exposing the wiring regions by thinning the first wafer after joining the first wafer to the device wafer; and cutting the device wafer, the first wafer, and the second wafer after thinning the first wafer.
US08289722B2
In order to provide an electronic apparatus capable of smooth operation of a press button, an electronic apparatus includes: an outer panel having a hole in which a press button is fitted and a circuit board placed on a back side of the outer panel; a stopper restricted from moving in the thickness direction of the outer panel is formed between the press button and the circuit board; the stopper is brought into contact with the flange portion formed on an edge of the press button when the press button has moved in the thickness direction of the outer panel.
US08289711B2
According to an example provided herein, a cold plate has a surface for mounting a component thereto, a first path to flow cooling fluid therethrough in a vicinity of the surface and a housing mounted on the surface that extends from the surface. The housing has a second path attaching to the first path to flow fluid to flow through the housing wherein the housing is designed to at least partially enclose the component and wherein the component is cooled by the housing.
US08289710B2
Mounting systems are provided for bringing a heat exchanger from a server rack into thermal contact with a heat exchanger from an electronics server. An engaging force is applied to the two heat exchangers to create thermal communication there between. A mounting mechanism is configured to isolate the engaging force applied to the two heat exchangers. The mounting mechanism may include an interlocking mechanism that prevents transfer of the applied force to the rest of the electronics server to lessen the possibility of disconnecting the electrical connections between the electronics server and the rack, and/or lessening mechanical stresses transferred to the electronics server and the rack chassis. The mounting mechanism also may be coupled to the electronics server locking mechanism such that the action of locking the electronics server into the rack causes the heat exchangers to engage in thermal contact.
US08289705B2
An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, a control module, and a torsion hinge. The second module is rotatably disposed on the first module between a first position and a second position. The control module is slidably disposed on the first module between a third position and a fourth position. When the control module is in the third position, the second module is restricted to rotate with respect to the first module. When the control module is in the fourth position, the second module is released by the control module and rotatable with respect to the first module.
US08289703B2
An exterior cover for a laptop computer having a display portion and a keyboard portion is disclosed. The exterior cover includes a first rigid planar element for placement on an outside surface of the display portion. The first rigid planar element includes a raised edge along a perimeter of the first rigid planar element, wherein the raised edge extends toward the display portion. The first rigid planar element further includes a plurality of tabs located on the raised edge, wherein each tab extends from the raised edge for gripping the display portion. The exterior cover further includes a second rigid planar element for placement on an outside surface of the keyboard portion. The second rigid planar element includes a raised edge extending toward the keyboard portion. The second rigid planar element further includes a plurality of tabs for gripping the keyboard portion.
US08289701B2
A heat receiver includes a casing defining a flow passage on a thermal conductive plate. The thermal conductive plate is received on an electronic component. The thermal conductive plate serves to transfer heat to coolant in the flow passage. At least two inflow nozzles extend into the casing to have discharge openings opposed to the upstream end of the flow passage. The coolant flows into the flow passage through the inflow nozzles. At least two streams of the coolant are thus generated in the flow passage. The streams widely expand or spread in the flow passage. The coolant flows through the flow passage without stagnating. The coolant can thus absorb the heat of the thermal conductive plate in an efficient manner. This results in an efficient heat absorption of the heat receiver.
US08289691B2
A mounting apparatus receives a data storage device with a plurality of posts. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, and a latching unit mounted to the bracket. The latching unit includes a fixing tray, a sliding member slidably mounted in the fixing tray, and a resisting member mounted to the sliding member and resisting the post. When the sliding member is slid in the fixing tray along a first direction to resist the resisting member, the resisting member is moved into the fixing tray along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. When the sliding member is slid in the fixing tray along a third direction opposite to the first direction, the resisting member is moved outside the fixing tray along a fourth direction opposite to the second direction.
US08289682B2
Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a first member; a second member provided on the first member for rotation in a first direction which is a circumferential direction around a first imaginary axis which passes the first member and a second direction reverse to the first direction; and a stopper mechanism for defining a range of rotation of the second member around the first imaginary axis.
US08289677B2
The present invention provides a conductive polymer suspension for providing a conductive polymer material having a high conductivity and a method for producing the same, and in particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor having a low ESR and a method for producing the same. The conductive polymer suspension is produced by: synthesizing a conductive polymer by chemical oxidative polymerization of a monomer giving the conductive polymer by using an oxidant in a solvent containing a dopant consisting of a low-molecular organic acid or a salt thereof; purifying the conductive polymer; and mixing the purified conductive polymer and an oxidant in an aqueous solvent containing a polyacid component.
US08289671B2
A case structure for an electronic device includes a first conductive layer, a conductive housing, and a surface treatment layer. The first conductive layer has a taper protrusion. The conductive housing is disposed at one side of the first conductive layer, and a narrow end of the taper protrusion faces the conductive housing. The surface treatment layer is disposed between the taper protrusion and the second conductive layer.
US08289664B2
The present invention is directed to a protective device configured to be disposed in an electrical distribution system between a source of electrical power and an electrical load. The electrical distribution system includes at least one line hot conductor, a line neutral conductor, and a line ground conductor. The line neutral conductor is connected to the line ground conductor at a termination point in the electrical distribution system. The electrical load includes at least one load hot conductor, a load neutral conductor, and a load ground conductor, the device comprises a conditioning circuit configured to monitor a differential current flowing through the plurality of line termination elements and configured to generate a conditioning signal in response thereto. The conditioning signal propagates in a path formed by the line neutral conductor and the line ground conductor to thereby reduce a differential current propagating in the at least one line hot conductor and the line neutral conductor. The conditioning circuit also is configured to neutralize a substantial portion of a current associated with a non-fault related electrical perturbation.
US08289660B2
An apparatus includes a magnetoresistive read element, first and second primary shields, and an auxiliary shield. The magnetoresistive read element is located between the first and the second primary shields, and the auxiliary shield is located between the magnetoresistive read element and the first primary shield. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of magnets located between a plurality of shields for a magnetoresistive element. The plurality of magnets is optionally offset from the magnetoresistive element.
US08289648B2
The present disclosure provides a magnetic recording head for a data storage system having improved write field characteristics. In one example, an apparatus having magnetic properties is provided. The apparatus includes a pole, a shield, and a multilayer block positioned between the pole and the shield. The multilayer block includes a plurality of layers wherein at least one of the plurality of layers comprises a magnetic material. In one embodiment, the multilayer block provides an antiferromagnetic coupling between the pole and the shield such that a magnetization of the pole is in a first direction and a magnetization of the shield in a second direction that is substantially anti-parallel to the first direction.
US08289641B1
A mass data storage system including a data storage device comprising block groups each comprising a plurality of data blocks determines when one of the block groups is faulty and the data storage device continues to operate as a partially failed data storage device with respect to the remaining block groups which are not faulty. A striped parity data storage device array comprises data storage devices capable of operating as partially failed data storage devices allows copying of data from the block groups not associated with determined to be faulty of a partially failed data storage device to a spare data storage device which reduces the amount of data that must be rebuilt in the rebuild process, thereby reducing the amount of time the array spends in degraded mode exposed to a total loss of data caused by a subsequent data storage device failure.
US08289630B2
An optical element that is made of a transparent medium L1 rotationally symmetric relative to the central axis 2 with a refractive index greater than 1, wherein the transparent medium L1 has a first transmissive surface 11, a first reflective surface 12, a second reflective surface 13 arranged at an opposite side to the image plane 5 relative to the first reflective surface 12 and a second transmissive surface 14 arranged at the image plane 5 side relative to the second reflective surface 13 and that the flux of light entering the transparent medium L1 goes into it by way of the first transmissive surface 11 so as to be reflected to the opposite side to the image plane 5 by the first reflective surface 12 and then to the image plane 5 side by the second reflective surface 13 to form an optical path before going out from the transparent medium L1 at the image plane 5 side by way of the second transmissive surface 14 in the order of forward ray tracing.
US08289624B2
This invention provides an imaging lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group with negative refractive power comprising a single first lens element with negative refractive power; a second lens group with positive refractive power comprising, in order from the object side to the image side: a second lens element with positive refractive power; a third lens element with negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a fourth lens element with negative refractive power; and a third lens group with positive refractive power comprising a single fifth lens element with positive refractive power; wherein by moving the first lens group and the second lens group along the optical axis while keeping the third lens group stationary, the zooming operation is performed such that the system switches between a wide-angle mode and a telephoto mode.
US08289623B2
A polarization-modulating optical element consisting of an optically active crystal material has a thickness profile where the thickness, as measured in the direction of the optical axis, varies over the area of the optical element. The polarization-modulating optical element has the effect that the plane of oscillation of a first linearly polarized light ray and the plane of oscillation of a second linearly polarized light ray are rotated, respectively, by a first angle of rotation and a second angle of rotation, with the first angle of rotation and the second angle of rotation being different from each other.
US08289619B2
A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective comprises: a first objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; a third objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging directly onto the image plane; wherein a first concave mirror having a first continuous mirror surface and at least one second concave mirror having a second continuous mirror surface are arranged upstream of the second intermediate image; pupil surfaces are formed between the object plane and the first intermediate image, between the first and the second intermediate image and between the second intermediate image and the image plane; and all concave mirrors are arranged optically remote from a pupil surface. The system has potential for very high numerical apertures at moderate lens material mass consumption.
US08289618B2
A method of controlling radiation reflected from a surface comprising: applying a composite material to a surface, where the composite material comprises an ordered periodic array of particles held in a polymeric matrix material; exposing the surface bearing the composite material to radiation; and reflecting invisible radiation from the composite material on the surface.
US08289616B1
Devices having whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) resonators configured to meet requirements of various applications and facilitate fabrication of such devices.
US08289613B2
A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes a substrate, a movable element over the substrate, and an actuation electrode above the movable element. The movable element includes a deformable layer and a reflective element. The deformable layer is spaced from the reflective element.
US08289609B2
The present invention relates to an electrochromic device comprising: at least one partition (12) that separates the surface of the upper electrode (9) into two regions isolated from each other, namely a free region (9a) and an active region; at least one partition (5) that separates the surface of the lower electrode (4) into two regions electrically isolated from each other, namely a free region (4a) and an active region (4b); at least one free region (9a) of the upper electrode (9) receives a first current-supply connector (15) soldered to the active zone (4b) of the lower electrode (4); and the active area (9b) of the upper electrode (9) is in electrical contact with the connection means (20, 21a) connected to a second current-supply connector (21) electrically isolated from the free zone (9a) connected to the lower electrode (4).
US08289602B2
An optical pattern generator uses reflection from multiple (e.g., two) internal mirror surfaces mounted on a rotating support structure.
US08289600B2
A disclosed optical scanning device includes: a plurality of light beam irradiation devices irradiating a light beam; a deflector deflecting the plural light beams irradiated from the light beam irradiation devices into substantially opposite directions; scanning optical systems disposed substantially in an opposing manner relative to the deflector as a center, the scanning optical systems each scanning a scanning surface using the light beam deflected by the deflector; and at least one light screening material screening a flare light emitted from a first scanning lens in the scanning optical system so as to prevent the flare light from being projected onto a second scanning lens in the substantially opposite scanning optical system. The light screening material screening the flare light emitted from the first scanning lens is disposed more closely to the second scanning lens than to the first scanning lens.
US08289599B1
A piezoelectric actuator corrects for imperfections in printed material caused by the vertical rotation of a photosensitive image forming surface, such as a photoconductive drum. The piezoelectric actuator may be mounted to the base of a reflective surface holder, such as a mirror holder, that holds a mirror. The reflective surface holder may be operable to horizontally rotate the mirror as the mirror reflects a laser onto the photosensitive image forming surface. A power supply in communication with the piezoelectric actuator applies a voltage to the piezoelectric actuator. The resulting voltage allows the piezoelectric actuator to tilt the mirror in a vertical direction. A memory storage device may store tilt adjustment data usable by a microprocessor or controller to control the amount of voltage the power supply supplies to the piezoelectric actuator.
US08289595B2
The invention relates to a security-conscious hologram which can apply a sufficient three-dimensional appearance to a reconstructed image in both its vertical and horizontal directions, and which is difficult to illegally copy and easily told from any illegal copy forged from it, and a holographic process of recording it The hologram H2 is of a combined reflection and volume type, wherein a subject image P is recorded, and minute reflection images F and O′ from a light source are recorded at least in front of, or in the rear of, the subject image P, both in a reconstructible fashion, and a viewing position E is moved along a hologram surface, so that the subject image P and the minute reflection images F and O′ are viewable at varied relative positions.
US08289587B2
An image reading apparatus for reading a document placed on a document positioning plate using a reading sensor unit mounted on a carriage includes a rack member provided in an apparatus body and having rack teeth provided along the moving direction of the carriage, a pinion gear rotatably disposed on the carriage and meshed with the rack teeth, a motor mounted on the carriage and driving the pinion gear, an urging member disposed between the carriage and the reading sensor unit and urging the reading sensor unit toward the document positioning plate, a guide rail provided in the apparatus body and guiding movement of the carriage, and a guide portion provided on the carriage and engaged with the guide rail, wherein the guide portion is pressed toward the guide rail by receiving a reaction force of the urging member at the carriage.
US08289584B2
A method for processing an image obtained by reading an original plate on which at least one original is placed includes a determining step of determining whether the image is corresponding to one original or a plurality of originals placed on the original plate, an extracting step of extracting, from the image, one original image component corresponding to the one original or a plurality of original image components corresponding to the plurality of originals, and a processing step of performing image processing on the one or the plurality of extracted original image components, the image processing being different in accordance with the result of the determining step.
US08289582B2
An optical beam scanning apparatus is disclosed, including: a laser source that emits an optical beam, a deflection part that deflects the optical beam, a light receiving part that receives a returning light of the optical beam which is deflected toward the laser source by the deflection part, a signal generation part that generates a synchronization detection signal, and an optical source drive part that conducts a lighting control of the laser source. The light receiving part is arranged in vicinity to the laser source. The signal generation part detects a timing at which the light receiving part receives the returning light, by an output signal from the light receiving part to generate the synchronization detection signal. The optical source drive part conducts the lighting control of the laser source in response to the synchronization detection signal as a reference.
US08289576B2
A terminal device includes: a colorimetry unit that performs colorimetry on color values of respective measurement regions on a gradation characteristic measurement sheet where the plural measurement regions are formed in different densities; and a determination unit that determines identification information to identify the gradation characteristic measurement sheet based on a result of colorimetry of identification information measurement regions arranged to identify the gradation characteristic measurement sheet in a result of colorimetry by the colorimetry unit.
US08289568B1
A method of printing using variable pixel replication factors involves generating from an input image a reference image and a plurality of half-tone source images generated at different resolutions of the input image and with post-halftoning pixel replication factors applied such that the half-tone source images are all the same size. A pixel-replication factor selector function is applied to each reference pixel of the reference image to determine a respective source image for that reference pixel. Thus, different reference pixels correspond to different pixel replication factors. A print-state image is assembled by applying to each print-state image pixel the print state of the corresponding source pixel in the corresponding source image. The print-state image is then printed to a print medium.
US08289559B2
A printing apparatus which prints by scanning a printhead in two directions based on raster data containing multi-valued data, sequentially stores multi-valued data contained in each raster data in a print buffer in correspondence with a predetermined direction of the two directions, acquires for each raster data, identification information corresponding to the multi-valued data stored in the print buffer first and identification information corresponding to the multi-valued data stored in the print buffer lastly for each tone value based on initial values of identification information and the number of multi-valued data contained in each raster data, generates bitmap data from the multi-valued data using pattern data read out based on identification information selected based on a scanning direction of the printhead, and controls printing of the printhead based on the generated bitmap data.
US08289555B2
A print system includes a print server and a first printer. The first printer receives print job data and executes printing. The first printer includes a job-data communication unit that receives the print job data from the print server; a job-processing-result notification unit that provides the print server with page-by-page print completion information; and a transfer request unit that transmits a request to transfer print job data corresponding to interrupted print job to the print server. The print server receives the print job data from a terminal device and includes a job-related-notification communication unit that receives the page-by-page print completion information; a job-data accumulation unit that accumulates the print job data from the terminal device and the page-by-page print completion information along with the print job data; and a job-data transfer unit that transfers the accumulated print job data to the first printer in response to the transfer request.
US08289553B2
A printing method for printing a file stored in an e-book connecting the e-book and a printer to a network, where the e-book sends a message to find the printer. The printer responds to the broadcasting message to establish connection between the e-book and the printer. The method further includes sending a printing request to the printer by the e-book, and determining whether the file is a format which the printer can directly print. If the file is not a format can be identified by the printer, the e-book decodes the file to a format can be identified by the printer, and uploads to the printer. Then, the printer prints the decoded file.
US08289545B2
A first image processing apparatus detects pressing of a call button, and issues call-button pressing identifying information serving as request identifying information. The first image processing apparatus searches for another image processing apparatus, and when detecting a second image processing apparatus, the first image processing apparatus transmits the issued call-button pressing identifying information to the detected second image processing apparatus. Furthermore, the first image processing apparatus transmits the call-button pressing identifying information serving as the request identifying information and image processing apparatus identifying information of the first image processing apparatus to a management apparatus. When detecting pressing of a call button of the second image processing apparatus, the second image processing apparatus transmits the call-button pressing identifying information received from the first image processing apparatus and image processing apparatus identifying information of the second image processing apparatus to the management apparatus.
US08289544B2
A printing device is configured to execute a plurality of time-designated print jobs. A request source of each of the plurality of time-designated print jobs is identified. If there exists at least one close job for which a designated execution time is within a predetermined period with respect to a designated execution time of a first reference job and for which the print request source is the same as that of the first reference job, the designated execution times of the first reference job and each of the at least one close job are changed to be close to a designated execution time of a second reference job. Then, a print process regarding the plurality of print jobs is executed when the current time coincides with each of the changed execution times of the plurality of time-designated print jobs.
US08289543B2
A scanner unit reads a code image from a recording medium. A detecting unit detects a medium identification from the code image. An identification obtaining unit obtains image identifications of all images included in a print unit that is identified by a unit identification and a print condition corresponding to the medium identification, from an identification storing unit. An image obtaining unit obtains all images corresponding to the image identification from an image storing unit. A printing unit prints the image obtained by the image obtaining unit under the print condition obtained by the identification obtaining unit.
US08289542B2
A system updates at least one database and includes at least one slave print device, a master print device having the database or a server having the database, and at least one network accessing mechanism communicating with the slave print device and with master print device or the server via a network for administration of the database. A method is disclosed for updating at least one database. The method includes providing at least one slave print device and a master print device having the database or a server having the database; and at least one network accessing mechanism communicating with the slave print device and with the master print device or the server via a network for administration of the database. The slave print device initiates updating the database of the master print device and/or the server. The slave print device may or may not have a database.
US08289541B2
Methods of processing incoming documents. The methods may comprise receiving a plurality of documents in electronic form and classifying each of the plurality of documents into at least one of a plurality of document classifications. The methods may also comprise extracting metadata from the plurality of documents. In addition, the methods may comprise executing a first workflow for processing documents classified in a first document classification selected from the plurality of document classifications and executing a second workflow for processing documents classified in a second document classification selected from the plurality of document classifications.
US08289536B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a job request is received. The job request may include at least one accounting detail requirement. A determination may be made about whether the at least one accounting detail requirement is supported by a rendering device. If the at least one accounting detail requirement is supported by the rendering device, the method may involve facilitating determination by the rendering device of at least one accounting detail corresponding to the at least one accounting detail requirement. If the at least one accounting detail requirement is not supported by the rendering device, the at least one accounting detail corresponding to the at least one accounting detail requirement may be determined by performing a job simulation.
US08289525B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method which is capable of accurately measuring surface status, such as a minute variation in height (the height difference), a protrusion, a depression, surface damage and/or surface roughness, at each point on the surface of the object to be measured in an optical manner. In particular, the present invention provides an optical surface measuring apparatus and method which is capable of accurately measuring the minute surface status of the object to be measured using both a signal from an interferometer and a Focus Error (FE) signal from a Position Sensitive Detector (PSD) in order to overcome the 2π-ambiguity of the conventional interferometers and the limitation of the Focus Error (FE) signal.
US08289521B2
A fiber-optic sensor includes an optical fiber coil and a laser source optically coupled to the coil. Light from the source is transmitted to the coil as a first optical signal and a second optical signal counter-propagating through the coil. The optical paths of the first optical signal and the second optical signal are substantially reciprocal with one another and the first optical signal and the second optical signal are combined together after counter-propagating through the coil to generate a third optical signal. The laser source is frequency-modulated or can have a coherence length longer than a length of the coil.
US08289514B2
A method of evaluating a property of a physiological fluid suspension comprises measuring a value of the property of a liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension via light scattering, and comparing the measured value with a reference value to evaluate the property of the liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension.
US08289504B2
A Shack Hartmann (“SH”) wavefront sensor comprising an optical device, such as a wave front dissector including a lenslet array, for transmitting, dissecting and focusing an incoming optical wave, an optical system, including, for example, an optical sensor, for receiving the transmitted incoming optical wave, and a removable kinematic mount for repeatable precision mounting of the optical device to the optical system.
US08289501B2
The present disclosure is directed towards embodiments of systems and methods for discriminating (e.g., masking out) scale bands that are determined to be not of interest from a scalogram derived from a continuous wavelet transform of a signal. Techniques for determining whether a scale band is not of interest include, for example, determining whether a scale band's amplitude is being modulated by one or more other bands in the scalogram. Another technique involves determining whether a scale band is located between two other bands and has energy less than that of its neighboring bands. Another technique involves determining whether a scale band is located at about half the scale of another, more dominant (i.e., higher energy) band.
US08289492B2
An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel including a pair of first panel alignment marks having a first shape and a pair of second panel alignment marks having a second shape; a first circuit substrate provided with a first circuit substrate alignment mark which is represented by the first shape in plan view; and a second circuit substrate provided with a second circuit substrate alignment mark which is represented by the second shape in plan view.
US08289490B2
A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a layer of liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first and second substrates, a plurality of color displaying sub-pixels including first, second and third sub-pixels defined on the first and second substrates, first common electrodes in the first, second and third sub-pixels on the first substrate, first pixel electrodes in the first, second and third sub-pixels on the first substrate and alternately arranged with the first common electrodes, color filter layers in the first, second and third sub-pixels on the second substrate, a plurality of viewing angle restricting sub-pixels including fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels defined on the first and second substrates, the fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels corresponding one-to-one with the first, second and third sub-pixels, second pixel electrodes in the fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels on the first substrate, and second common electrodes in the fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels on the second substrate.
US08289480B2
A liquid crystal display device comprises plural picture elements including a first picture element and a second picture element; plural switching elements; and plural scanning lines. The plural switching elements include a first switching element electrically connected to the first picture element and a second switching element electrically connected to the second picture element. The plural scanning lines include a first scanning line electrically connected to the first switching element and a second scanning line electrically connected to the second switching element. The second scanning line is located between at least part of the first picture element and the first scanning line. The first scanning line is located between at least part of the second picture element and the second scanning line.
US08289478B2
Disclosed is a backlight unit (49) comprising a light-emitting unit (UT) and a light guide plate (42) for receiving light from the light-emitting unit (UT). In this backlight unit (49), a light-receiving surface (42S) of the light guide plate (42) receiving light from an LED (12) is provided with a recess (DH) for housing an FFC (14) which connects mounted boards (11) arranged side by side.
US08289474B2
A lamp clip (LC) includes a holding portion (11) having grasping pieces (12 and 12) for grasping a fluorescent tube (71), and a supporting column portion (21) for supporting the holding portion (11). Furthermore, a weight (51) is fitted to the supporting column portion (21).
US08289470B2
A display module includes a backlight unit, a display panel, a fixing film, a covering plate, and a bezel. The backlight unit has a top portion, a bottom portion opposite to the top portion, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a third side, and a fourth side opposite to the third side between the top and bottom portions. The display panel has a display surface and a back surface opposite to the display surface. The display panel is located on the top portion. The back surface of the display panel faces the top portion. The fixing film attached to the back surface extends toward the backlight unit and wraps the first and second sides and the bottom portion. The covering plate is disposed on the display surface of the display panel. The bezel connects the covering plate and exposes the first and second sides.
US08289463B2
A pixel unit of TFT-LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. In the manufacturing method, besides a first insulating layer and a passivation layer, a second insulating layer is adopted to cover the gate island, and forms an opening on the gate island to expose the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the TFT. A gray tone mask and a photoresist lifting-off process are utilized to perform patterning, so that the TFT-LCD array substrate can be achieved with just three masks.
US08289460B2
A pixel structure is provided. Each pixel region has a first pixel unit disposed on a first sub-pixel region and a second pixel unit disposed on a second sub-pixel region. A common line crossing over the first and the second sub-pixel regions has a first common electrode portion disposed within a first common capacitor region in the second sub-pixel region. A first capacitor electrode of the first pixel unit extends to the first common capacitor region from the first sub-pixel region, so that the first capacitor electrode overlaps the first common electrode portion to form a first extending capacitor. A second pixel electrode of the second pixel unit disposed within the second sub-pixel region. The second pixel electrode overlaps the first common electrode portion to constitute a second storage capacitor. The second storage capacitor and the first extending capacitor are stacked on the first common capacitor region.
US08289459B2
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a first pixel of an LCD panel is driven via a first scan line to a first pixel voltage during a first scan period and to a second pixel voltage during a second scan period. Also, a second pixel is driven via the first scan line and a second scan line to the first pixel voltage during the first scan period.
US08289442B2
In S104, it is determined whether an instruction has been input to drive a wiper serving as an optional member. If a wiper driving instruction has been input, the process shifts to S105 to perform wiper driving control. If no wiper driving instruction has been input, the process shifts to S106. In S106, it is determined whether the wiper is during driving. If the wiper is during driving, the process shifts to S107. If the wiper is not during driving, the process shifts to S113. In S107, it is determined whether information of the capacity of current suppliable from a television camera (2) to a television lens (1) has been output. Also in S107, the current capacity information is monitored. If no current capacity information has been output or the current capacity is small, the process shifts to S108 to stop driving control of a focus lens and zoom lens.
US08289440B2
A light field data acquisition device includes optics and a sensor to acquire light field image data of a scene. In at least one embodiment, the sensor is located at a substantially fixed, predetermined location relative to the focal point of the optics. The device determines a first virtual focus depth different from an optical focus depth of the light field image data, and automatically generates and outputs data representative of a first image of the scene at the first virtual focus depth. In response to user input, the device determines a second virtual focus depth and generates data representative of a second image of the scene at the second virtual focus depth.
US08289433B2
An image processing apparatus includes the following elements: a generator operable to generate, on the basis of a captured image, an image to be captured with a second setting different from a first setting serving as a present shooting setting; a display controller operable to display, together with the captured image, the image generated by the generator; and a controller operable to control, when the image generated by the generator is selected from among the images displayed by the display controller, the setting so that an image can be captured with the second setting.
US08289426B2
In an image pickup device with A/D converters at each column signal line, improvements in the A/D conversion speed and accuracy in image sensors having A/D converters are achieved. In an image pickup device wherein sensing elements are arranged in a matrix and A/D converters are arranged for each column signal line, the A/D converter first retains in its memory unit as an initial value an electric signal corresponding to the signal of the sensing element which is an analog signal, then initiates charge or discharge of the memory unit at a rate corresponding to the size of an input fixed signal, measures the time period from either the charge start time or the discharge start time until the memory unit electric signal becomes equal to the reference signal, and then recognizes the measured time period as a digital value.
US08289422B2
The solid state image sensor of this invention includes multiple units, each of which includes first and second photosensitive cells 2a, 2b and a dispersive element 1a facing the first cell 2a. The element 1a passes a part of incoming light with a first color component to the second cell 2b. The first cell 2a receives a smaller quantity of light with the first color component than that of the light with the first color component incident on the dispersive element. The second cell 2b receives a greater quantity of light with the first color component than that of the light with the first color component incident on the dispersive element. The quantity of that part of the incoming light with the first color component is calculated based on the difference between photoelectrically converted signals supplied from the first and second cells 2a and 2b and information representing the ratio of the quantity of the light with the first color component received by the second cell to that of the part of the incoming light with the first color component.
US08289421B2
It is an object to reduce subjective noise. Provided is an image-signal processing device including an area dividing unit that divides image signals acquired by an image capturing element and subjected to predetermined image processing into a plurality of areas on the basis of color information and a noise reducing unit that performs different noise reduction processing on the individual areas of the image signals divided by the area dividing unit.
US08289416B2
An imaging apparatus operating on the basis of setting information determining quality of a captured image. The apparatus includes: imaging means for performing image processing in accordance with the setting information; image-signal processing means for performing signal processing of the image captured in accordance with the setting information; when a read request is input in a state of being connected with an image recording medium including setting-information recording means storing specific setting information recording a setting value for obtaining a specific image quality and image-information recording means recording image information including captured image data, setting-information reading means for reading the specific setting information stored in the setting-information recording means of the medium; and control means for changing the setting information on the imaging means and the image-signal processing means on the basis of the specific setting information and controlling the imaging means and the image-signal processing means.
US08289414B2
A scan conversion device includes a first buffer unit, a pixel packing unit, a second buffer unit, and a scan output unit. The first buffer unit stores therein pixel signals of the input image on every line in a main scanning direction thereof. The pixel packing unit groups N (N≧2) pixel signals on each line into pixel signal packs according to a predetermined pixel combination rule, and outputs them sequentially. The second buffer unit stores therein the pixel signal packs and aligns them in a second main scanning direction different from the main scanning direction. The scan output unit sequentially outputs the pixel signal packs aligned in the second main scanning direction. According to this configuration, a scan pattern of the input image is changed into a scan pattern of outputting every N output lines in the second main scanning direction.
US08289405B2
A plurality of images captured by an image capturing unit are input, and image blur of each of the plurality of images are corrected by coded exposure processing. Relative moving amounts between the plurality of deblurred images are calculated. Positions of the plurality of deblurred images are corrected based on the relative moving amounts. The plurality of images, on which the position correction is performed, are synthesized.
US08289393B2
In order to control a camera, so that when an image is displayed on screens an object being captured does not cross a border between the screens, a camera control unit is provided to included a position information acquisition unit, a capturing area determination unit, an angle of view/capturing direction computation unit, a camera control signal generation unit, and a camera control signal sending unit. The capturing area determination unit sets the capturing area of the camera so that the object does not cross the border between the screens, and that all captured objects are displayed in the screens. The angle of view/capturing direction computation unit computes the angle of view and the capturing direction based on the capturing area. The camera control signal generation unit generates a signal for controlling the camera to conform to the angle of view and the capturing direction.
US08289385B2
In accordance with the present invention a push-cable comprises a central core including a least one conductor, a plurality of non-metallic resilient flexible stiffness members surrounding the core, and a layer of sheathing surrounding the stiffness members.
US08289384B2
It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to stably and correctly measure a changing amount of a beam position when a beam displacement is measured prior to a recording operation performed by an electron beam recording apparatus. A measuring device for measuring a displacement of an electron beam prior to a recording operation, comprises: a knife edge disposed at an irradiating position of the beam spot; detecting means (Farady cup or the like) for detecting an electron beam irradiating through the knife edge; filter means (high frequency cut filter or the like) for removing a changing frequency component of measurement subject from an output of the detecting means; and control means for controlling a reference position of the electron beam in accordance with an output from the filter means, in a manner such that the center of the beam spot will be at the front end position of the knife edge. A displacement of the beam spot is measured in accordance with an output change of the detecting means when the center of the beam spot deviates from the front end of the knife edge.
US08289383B2
A microscope, which moves an objective lens along an observation optical axis with respect to a specimen, includes an imaging unit and a supporting unit. The imaging unit has an imaging lens, which is arranged on the observation optical axis and forms an observation image of the specimen, and an imaging element, which is arranged on the observation optical axis and takes the observation image, and is optically connected to the objective lens by a parallel light flux. The supporting unit fixedly supports the imaging unit, and movably supports the objective lens.
US08289379B2
A three-dimensional image correction device includes when a displacement amount which is a difference between a convergence angle on a display surface and a convergence angle on a perceived three-dimensional surface based on image information for a three-dimensional image is set as a disparity amount, a width of a depth amount represented by pop-up and pull-in of the three-dimensional image is set as a dynamic range, and display device specification information is set as display device information, a disparity amount detection unit for inputting the image information to detect the disparity amount from the image information, a correction computation unit for adjusting the detected disparity amount on the basis of the display device information to correct the dynamic range, and a disparity amount correction unit for correcting the disparity amount in the corrected dynamic range while corresponding to the display device information.
US08289375B2
An image processing method including the following steps is provided. First, a two-dimensional original image is received. Next, a plurality of depth values corresponding to the two-dimensional original image are received. Afterwards, a two-dimensional shifting image is obtained according to the depth values and a standard value. A plurality of shifting values exist between the two-dimensional shifting image and the two-dimensional original image, and the shifting values are determined by a plurality of differences between the depth values and the standard value. Thereafter, a three-dimensional image is produced according to the two-dimensional original image and the two-dimensional shifting image.
US08289366B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for annotating a media stream from a live voice conversation, such as a conference call.
US08289349B2
A correction value for luminance correction is determined by: measuring a luminance value of each display element by displaying a first image including luminance unevenness caused by characteristic differences among the display elements and characteristic differences among modulation circuits, and calculating a first luminance value serving as a representative luminance value of the display elements for each of the modulation circuits; measuring the luminance value of each of the display elements by displaying a second image in which the luminance unevenness caused by characteristic differences among the modulation circuits is smaller than that of the first image, and calculating a second luminance value serving as a representative luminance value of the display elements for each of the modulation circuits; and calculating a correction value corresponding to each modulation circuit using a value obtained by dividing the first luminance value by the second luminance value.
US08289347B2
A user is enabled to choose a particular landmark to display on a particular view of a digital map instead of a landmark chosen by a digital map designer. This particular landmark may then represent all landmarks that are in close proximity to each other within a geographical area on the digital map when only one of the landmarks can be displayed on that particular view of the digital map.
US08289342B2
A texture processing unit 54 carries out texture processing on data of a plurality of pixels selected by a processing object selection unit 53 using the same brush stroke pattern and respective colors of the pixels. A hatching processing unit 55 carries out hatching processing of adding diagonal expression substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the stroke pattern on data of an area of low luminance (i.e., dark) pixels from among the image data including YUV components using the respective colors of the pixels. The composition unit 56 carries out composition processing of compositing the image data outputted from the hatching processing unit 55 with the image data outputted from the texture processing unit 54.
US08289341B2
A texture sampler is implemented using a shader language. The shader compiler is used to compile the texture sampler to a target machine based on sampler state, sampler operation, and other static factors input values provided to the texture sampler. The shaders such as a vertex shader, geometry shader, pixel shader, hull shader, domain shader, and a compute shader may call one or more texture samplers while the shaders are invoked. The one or more texture samplers, which are a piece of software code may generate texture samples from the texture data and provide such texture samples to the shaders. The shaders generate shading effects on graphics elements using a texture samples. The graphics elements along with the shading effects are then rendered on a display device.
US08289336B2
In an system for representing a signal on a display device, the signal is fed to a first sampling device and, time-displaced via a time-delay device, is fed at least to a second sampling device for sampling. The sampling values of the first sampled signal and the sampling values of the second sampled signal are appropriately ordered in a first memory control device of a first component connected to the first sampling device in order to compensate a time-delay of the sampling values of the second sampled signal caused by the time-delay device, and are passed to a post-treatment device provided in the first component and connected to the display device.
US08289331B1
Asymmetric animation links control motion propagation through motion element graphs of models. Asymmetric animation links have direction attributes. When a motion element is moved, the influence of this motion propagates away from this motion element through the motion element graph. Upon reaching an asymmetric animation link, if the direction of motion propagation through the graph matches the forward direction of the asymmetric animation link, this motion will pass through the asymmetric animation link to potentially influence additional motion elements. If the motion propagates through the graph in the reverse direction of an asymmetric animation link, then the asymmetric animation link will block the motion from traveling past the asymmetric animation link. Asymmetric animation links can be added or removed from models and can connect two or more models. Additionally, the direction attribute of an asymmetric animation link may be reversed as needed to change the behavior of the motion element.
US08289324B1
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for spatial hierarchy traversal. In operation, a spatial hierarchy is traversed for ray tracing. Additionally, a number of nodes traversed in each of a plurality of levels of the spatial hierarchy is stored.
US08289315B2
An image signal generating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a sight-line detecting unit, a peripheral image determination unit, and an image processing unit. The sight-line detecting unit detects a sight line of a user looking at images of a plurality of contents displayed on a display unit. The peripheral image determination unit determines an image located in a user's peripheral viewing field as a peripheral image in the images of the plurality of contents based on the sight line detected by the sight-line detecting unit. The image processing unit adds an object representing an attribute of a content of the peripheral image determined by the peripheral image determination unit to an image signal for displaying the images of the plurality of contents.
US08289313B2
In a display device, the anode voltage of an organic light emitting element is periodically reset. The control terminal of a driving transistor is periodically reset, and an input data voltage is connected to the control terminal through an input terminal and an output terminal of the driving transistor. As a result, good control over the displayed luminance is achieved. Other features are also provided.
US08289311B2
The display device may include a data aligning part that analyzes a gray level of input data and inserts black data into frame data having less than a designated reference gray level; and a driver that displays the data from the data aligning part in a display panel.
US08289309B2
An inverter circuit includes: a first transistor and a second transistor; a first switch and a second switch; and a first capacity element, in which the first and second transistors are connected in series between a first voltage line and a second voltage line, the first and second switches are connected in series between a supply voltage line and a gate of the second transistor, and are alternately turned on and off so as not to be turned on simultaneously, an end of the first capacity element is connected between the first switch and the second switch, and off-state of the first transistor allows a predetermined fixed voltage to be supplied from the supply voltage line to the gate of the second transistor through the first switch, the end of the first capacity element and the second switch.
US08289301B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for presenting media content on display systems. The display system includes two or more displays. In some display systems, the displays may be oriented in at least two different directions. Each of the displays are connected to a graphics communication bus. The graphics communication bus communicates common content information for the displays and discrete radiance-control information, which may contain different intensity and color control information for each of the displays. Each of the displays present the content information and adjust radiance characteristics of its display in response to the discrete radiance-control information associated with that display. The display system may include a computing system for controlling the graphics communication bus. The display system may also include ambient light sensors on each facet of the multifaceted display. Information from the ambient light sensors may be used for determining the discrete radiance-control information.
US08289300B2
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to the correction of an image acquired in a rolling image capture system for ambient light. One embodiment provides a device comprising a screen, a rolling image capture system, a local light source, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the local light source while acquiring first and second frames of image data to integrate each field of image sensor pixels for a duration of local+ambient light and for a duration of ambient light such that a sum tlocal+ambient+tambient for the first frame is different than a sum tlocal+ambient+tambient for the second frame for each field of pixels. The controller is further configured to determine an ambient light value, and to adjust one or more pixels based upon the ambient light value.
US08289298B2
A light sensing circuit, a method of driving the same, and a touch panel including the light sensing circuit, the light sensing circuit including a photodiode generating current according to the brightness of light incident from the outside; a driving transistor having a first electrode to which a first power voltage is applied, a second electrode, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a cathode of the photodiode; a first reset transistor having a first electrode to which an initialization voltage is applied, a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor, and a gate electrode to which a previous scan signal is applied; and a shielding capacitor disposed between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the cathode of the photodiode. Accordingly, the brightness of light incident on the photodiode can be accurately determined by initializing the cathode of the photodiode by using a constant voltage.
US08289294B2
A touch-sensitive display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, an active pixel matrix, many driving circuits, many sensing electrodes and many color filter layers is provided. The active pixel matrix includes many pixels. The second substrate has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface faces the active pixel matrix. The driving circuits are corresponding to the edges of the pixels for forming many openings. Each driving circuit includes a first main line and a second main line. The first main line has a first end connected to the active pixel matrix and a second end connected to the first substrate. The second main line is connected to the second end of the first main line through the first substrate. The color filter layers are filled in the openings. The sensing electrodes and the driving circuits are used for detecting at least one touch point.
US08289290B2
The present invention relates to a touch sensing apparatus for a mobile device, a mobile device and a method for touch operation sensing to reliably sense an applied force. The touch sensing apparatus comprises a touch sensing section for sensing a force experienced in a touch sensing direction of said touch sensing section and outputting a signal corresponding to said force; an acceleration obtaining section for obtaining an acceleration of said touch sensing apparatus in said touch sensing direction; and a signal correction section for correcting said signal corresponding to said sensed force using said obtained acceleration.
US08289286B2
A device detects an input object that is one of in contact with or adjacent to a touch screen of the computing device, calculates a location on the touch screen that is associated with the detected input object, and enlarges a display element, associated with the location, to a first size larger than sizes associated with one or more other display elements displayed on the touch screen. The device also enlarges one or more other display elements, provided adjacent to the display element, to a second size smaller than the first size, and displays, on the touch screen, the display element enlarged to the first size and the one or more other display elements, provided adjacent to the display element, enlarged to the second size.
US08289285B2
A liquid crystal display device having a plurality of pixel cells for displaying an image and sensing light incident on the pixel cells, each of the pixel cells includes a pixel circuit that displays an image based on a data voltage supplied from a data line in accordance with a gate signal from a gate line; and a touch sensor that senses light incident on the pixel cell, storing a light sensing signal based on the sensed light, and supplying the stored light sensing signal to a read-out integrated circuit via a read-out line in accordance with a scan signal from a scan line.
US08289277B2
A handheld electronic device includes a housing having a surface; a first input component having input members disposed external to the surface; a second touch sensitive input component disposed about the input members, the touch sensitive input component being separate and distinct from the input members and the first input component and being structured to provide one of: a contact point with respect to the surface responsive to actuation of a first number of the input members, and a number of responses responsive to actuation of a second number of the input members. A processor cooperates with the first input component and the touch sensitive input component to determine if a plurality of the input members are actuated contemporaneously and to output a representation of a single one of the input members based upon one of: the contact point, and the number of responses.
US08289274B2
Volumetric three-dimensional (3-D) graphical or computer displays are disclosed herein that are capable of presenting objects, data, scenes or other visual information in a realistic or solid-like manner, allowing for an unaided observer to observe such static or moving objects from multiple perspectives with natural depth-cues and superior image quality. We utilize in this refined approach moving-screens formed from particulate-arrays and we preferably optically project multiple image sub-slices on each such flying-screen as it passes through the image-volume thereby minimizing particulate mass-flow since only once screen per image-volume is needed to present the several or many necessary slices of each volumetric frame.
US08289269B2
One embodiment of the present invention discloses a transmissive display device including a display panel, a backlight including a plurality of fluorescent tubes, an inverter section that supplies a driving voltage to the backlight, and an inverter control section that controls whether to drive or stop the inverter section and stops the inverter section when at least one of the fluorescent tubes is not lighting. The display device includes a mode determination section that determines whether a driving mode of the display device is a normal mode or a maintenance mode. Upon receiving, from the mode determination section, a signal indicating that the drive mode is the maintenance mode, after having stopped the inverter section due to a fact that at least one of the plurality of fluorescent tubes is not lighting, the inverter control section drives the inverter section again. Such a configuration makes it possible to, in a display device in which a backlight including a plurality of fluorescent tubes is used, make maintenance work more efficient by identifying a failed fluorescent tube while the backlight is not lighting.
US08289267B2
A backlight assembly includes a main circuit board having a light-generating part, a control circuit board which provides a control signal for controlling the light-generating part, and a sub-circuit board which is electrically connected to the control circuit board and receives the control signal, the sub-circuit board including a buffer which generates an amplified control signal in response to the control signal, and where the sub-circuit board is electrically connected to the main circuit board and provides the amplified control signal. The control circuit board and the main circuit board are electrically connected by the sub-circuit board, and the sub-circuit board amplifies the control signal received from the control circuit board and provides the control signal to the main circuit board.
US08289263B2
There are provided a LED driving apparatus and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the same, in which a circuit configuration of the LED driving apparatus can be simplified and the cost of the LED driving apparatus can be saved in employing a LED as a light source of the liquid crystal display apparatus. The LED driving apparatus comprises a plurality of n LED lamps, constant voltage providing units that provide constant voltages to the plurality of LED lamps, respectively, a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control signal providing unit that provides PWM signals to the constant voltage providing units, respectively, and a feedback control unit that receives voltages feedbacked through the plurality of LED lamps, compensating for the voltages as constant voltages suitable for constant current driving of each of the LED lamps, and sequentially outputs the constant voltages to the constant voltage providing units, respectively, based on time-dividing.
US08289258B2
A disclosed display includes a display panel including a first group of data lines and second group of data lines, a plurality of gate lines crossing the first and a second groups of data lines, and a plurality of picture cells arranged in a matrix. The display also includes a first source PCB coupled to first data integrated circuits (ICs) to supply first data voltages to the first group of data lines and a second source PCB coupled to second data ICs to supply second data voltages to the second group of data lines. The display further includes a timing controller having a single output port with a plurality of output pins which are configured to output video data to both the first and second data ICs, and to output a timing control signal to control both the first and second data ICs. In addition, the display includes a first connection cable coupling the single output port of the timing controller to at least one of the first and second source PCBs to transmit the video data and the timing control signal from the timing controller to the at least one of the first and second source PCBs. The first data ICs and second data ICs are configured to generate the first and second data voltages, respectively, based on the video data and the timing control signal.
US08289257B1
A circuit for reducing and offsetting the voltage swing of a differential pre-drive circuit. The circuit includes a first H-bridge of transistors receiving a differential pair of input signals. A swing resister is coupled to the H-bridge for reducing a voltage swing of the differential pair of input signals. The reduced swing is generated as a differential pair of output signals. Also, the differential pre-drive circuit includes an offset resistor that is coupled to the H-bridge. The offset resistor acts to offset the differential pair of output signals. As such, the differential pair of output signals having reduced swing and offset as applied to gates of output transistors in an output stage allow the output transistors to remain in the saturation operating state.
US08289256B2
A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a gate-off voltage generator including a temperature compensation unit which includes a constant voltage output device and a temperature-sensing device and outputting a gate-off voltage whose level varies according to a change in ambient temperature; a clock generator receiving a gate-on voltage and the gate-off voltage and outputting a first clock signal and a second clock signal; a gate driver receiving the first clock signal and the second clock signal and outputting gate signals; and a plurality of pixels turned on or off in response to the gate signals and thus displaying images, wherein the constant voltage output device outputs a constant voltage whose value is determined by a voltage difference between a reference terminal and an input terminal of the constant voltage output device, and the temperature-sensing device provides an input voltage whose value varies according to the change in the ambient temperature, wherein the voltage difference between the reference terminal and the input terminal of the constant voltage output device does not substantially vary according to the ambient temperature.
US08289255B2
A display including a pixel array, scan lines, at least one dummy scan line, data lines, common lines electrically insulated from each other, common line driving units, gate driving units, and a source driving circuit. An ith common line is capacitively coupled to an ith row of the pixels. An (i+n)th scan line is electrically connected to an (i+n)th row of the pixels. The dummy scan line is disposed in at least one side of the scan lines without electrically connecting to the pixels. The common line driving units and the gate driving units are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the pixel array. The gate driving units are respectively connected to one common line driving unit through an ith scan line or the dummy scan line to change a voltage of an (i+n)th or (i−n)th common line. Additionally, an electro-optical apparatus including the above-mentioned display is also provided.
US08289251B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, in a liquid crystal display apparatus, while the complication of a driver circuit, etc., and an increase in operating frequency are suppressed, impulse display is implemented and the charge characteristics of pixel capacitances are improved. In an active matrix-type liquid crystal display apparatus of at least one embodiment, during a precharge period provided for each horizontal period, a precharge voltage or of the same polarity as that of a data signal provided during an effective scanning period immediately after the precharge period is provided to a source line. In each frame period, during a precharge period which is after the lapse of a predetermined period from the start of application of a pixel data write pulse to a gate line, and during which a precharge voltage of the same polarity as that of the data signal provided during a period of a next pixel data write pulse is provided to the source line, a black voltage application pulse is applied to the gate line. Accordingly, along with black insertion for implementing impulse display, pixel capacitances are precharged.
US08289248B2
A mobile communication device with a display may be configured to apply pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to light emitting diodes (LEDs) for providing backlighting for the display, monitor ambient light conditions during off periods of PWM signals applied to the LEDs and adjust the PWM signals based the monitored ambient light conditions.
US08289239B2
Disclosed herein is a driving method for driving a display apparatus, the display apparatus including: N×M light emitting units; M scan lines; N data lines; a driving circuit provided for each of the light emitting units to serve as a circuit having a signal writing transistor, a device driving transistor, a capacitor and a first switch circuit; and a light emitting device.
US08289237B2
A pixel of a simplified configuration, and an organic light emitting display using the same are disclosed. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor connected with a scan line and a data line and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to the scan lines; a storage capacitor having one terminal connected to an electrode of the first transistor and the other terminal connected to a reset line; and a second transistor for controlling an electric current that flows from a first power source to a second power source through the organic light emitting diode according to a voltage charged in the storage capacitor, wherein the second transistor is turned-off when a reset signal is supplied to the reset line.
US08289235B2
A capacitance setting line is disposed at the top end of a pixel, a light emission setting line is disposed at the bottom end of the pixel, and a gate line is disposed at the center between both the lines. A selection transistor, a potential control transistor and a capacitor are disposed between the gate line and a capacitance setting line. A short-circuit transistor, a drive transistor and a drive control transistor are disposed between the gate line and the light emission setting line. With such an arrangement, the efficient arrangement of wiring contacts can be performed, and an aperture ratio can be increased.
US08289231B2
A head mounted virtual image display unit is provided which is compact in size and weight, and incorporates a high performance optical system offering a clear see-through capability. A sliding light shield may be incorporated for those instances when see-through capability is not desired. A focus adjustment may be incorporated to permit the focusing of the image, for example, at a distance of approximately 18 inches to infinity. An adjustable headband may be incorporated that adapts to fit the users head. A flexible boom structure may be incorporated to facilitate fine positional adjustment of the optical assembly. A slider and ball joint mechanism may also be incorporated to facilitate positional adjustment of the optical assembly. A built-in microphone may be incorporated to enable speech input by the user. The head mounted virtual image display unit may be used comfortably in conjunction with eye or safety glasses, and provides a useful image to the user without blocking his view of the surrounding environment. The unit is designed to have a pleasing appearance so as to greatly enhance user acceptability.
US08289223B2
The invention relates to an antenna comprising a plurality of metallic elements (10, 20, 30, 40), said metallic elements (10, 20, 30, 40) being in point contact (11, 21, 31, 41) with a ground plane (M) and equally distributed about a central axis of symmetry (D) of the antenna, perpendicular to the ground plane (M). The antenna of the invention is characterized in that each metallic element extends from the point contact at a non-zero angle of inclination (q) to said ground plane (M) and in that the ground plane (M) includes at least one cavity (80-83, 84-87) so that, in operation, the antenna matching is better in a specified frequency band than when the ground plane (M) has no cavities.
US08289222B2
The present invention provides a core-shell magnetic material having an excellent characteristic in a high frequency band, particularly, in a GHz band. The core-shell magnetic material includes: core-shell magnetic particles including magnetic metal particles and an oxide coating layer, the magnetic metal particle containing magnetic metal selected from the group of Fe, Co, and Ni, nonmagnetic metal selected from the group of Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Zr, Ti, Hf, Zn, Mn, a rare-earth element, Ba, and Sr, and an element selected from carbon and nitrogen, and the oxide coating layer being made of an oxide containing at least one nonmagnetic metal as one of the components of the magnetic metal particle; and oxide particles existing at least a part between the magnetic metal particles and containing nonmagnetic metal selected from the group of Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Zr, Ti, Hf, Zn, Mn, a rare-earth element, Ba, and Sr, and in which nonmagnetic metal/magnetic metal (atomic ratio) in the particles is higher than that in the oxide coating layer.
US08289218B2
An apparatus has an improved antenna pattern for a cross dipole antenna. Such antennas desirably have an omnidirectional antenna pattern. Conventional cross dipole antennas exhibit nulls in their antenna patterns, which can cause antennas to deviate from a standard or specification. Applicant recognized and confirmed that the connection of a coaxial cable to the antenna arms is a cause of the nulls in the antenna pattern, and has devised techniques disclosed herein to compensate or cancel the effects of the connection. In one embodiment, the arms of the cross dipole antenna that are coupled to a center conductor of the coaxial cable remain of conventional length, but the arms of the cross dipole antenna that are coupled to a shield of the coaxial cable are lengthened by a fraction of the radius of the outer diameter of the coaxial cable.
US08289214B2
To provide an array antenna which has both excellent directional characteristics and axial ratio characteristics without changing a substrate or dimensions, even when a frequency is changed. A first sequential arrangement section, in which antennas are sequentially arranged from the left end section to the center section, and a second sequential arrangement section, in which antennas are sequentially arranged from the right end section to the center section, are symmetrically arranged.
US08289213B2
A stacked multi-band antenna for a satellite positioning system comprises a stack of conductive patches, which are each dimensioned so as to be respectively operative in a dedicated frequency band. An excitation line section comprising pairs of conductive strips is arranged underneath the stack of conductive patches. Each pair of conductive strips is adapted for radiatively coupling to an associate conductive patch of the stack of conductive patches. An RF front end with at least one electric circuit is arranged in a triplate section underneath the excitation line section for operatively connecting the pairs of conductive strips to a satellite positioning receiver. The at least one electric circuit includes filters and amplifiers for respectively filtering and amplifying signals from the pairs of conductive strips, during antenna operation.
US08289211B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for ranging. The method includes receiving by a ranging apparatus a first ranging signal transmitted from a first remote apparatus. The first ranging signal includes a first digital sequence that is a logic combination of a first group of co-prime component codes having co-prime cycle lengths. Further, the method includes detecting first component shifts of the first digital sequence corresponding to the first group of co-prime component codes, and determining a first ranging code shift of the first digital sequence based on the first component shifts.
US08289209B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a monolithic active solution is configured to generate the fixed spatial beams of a Butler matrix operation or a Blass matrix operation. The exemplary Butler matrix comprises active RF hybrids and vector generators, and is designed for broadband performance in an ultra-compact size, which is size independent of the operating frequency. Furthermore, an exemplary Blass matrix comprises vector generators, active power combiners, and active power splitters. The Blass matrix is designed for broadband performance in an ultra-compact size, which is size independent of the operating frequency. Both the exemplary Butler matrix and exemplary Blass matrix may be configured generate steerable beams. Advantages of both the exemplary Butler matrix and exemplary Blass matrix include that they have neutral or slight positive power gain rather than high losses, and have ultra broadband range which enables operation over multiple frequency bands.
US08289206B2
Reliable and efficient search windows are provided by allowing the adaptation of the code search window to be dependent on inaccuracy measures of relations between a cellular frame time and a satellite reference time. This inaccuracy is calculated in a positioning node (21) of the cellular communications system (1), preferably by filtering of measurements received from user equipments. Linear trend Kalman filtering followed by post processing of estimation errors is presently preferred. In order to ensure non-ambiguous interpretation of the received time stamps of received satellite signals (55) provided by user equipments (10), a pseudo propagation delay is computed in both the user equipment (10) and the positioning node (21) based on GPS acquisition assistance data. The GPS time stamp is then defined referring to the determined pseudo propagation delay. In a preferred embodiment, the pseudo propagation delay is assured to be situated within a pre-determined time interval.
US08289197B2
A system has a corrected unit, and a correction unit that performs binary search of a correction value with which an output of the corrected unit gets close to a reference value and feeds back the correction value to the corrected unit. The correction unit performs the additional comparison for comparing a first output of the corrected unit corresponding to a first correction value searched by the binary search and a second output, which is an output of the corrected unit corresponding to a second correction value that is adjacent to the first correction value and is an output that the voltage relationship to the reference value is opposite to the first output, and for selecting the first or second correction value corresponding to the first or second output closer to the reference value, and feeds back the selected correction value to the corrected unit.
US08289189B2
A method for assisting in parallel parking includes providing a vehicle with a forward-looking camera and/or a backward-looking camera. The camera is used to capture an image of a parking area including at least one unoccupied parking space and a plurality of parking spaces occupied by other vehicles. A homography of the captured image is created. The homography is used to estimate an image of the parking area from an overhead viewpoint. A portion of the overhead image including the unoccupied parking space is displayed on a display screen within a passenger compartment of the vehicle.
US08289188B2
An utterance type road traffic information providing device (system) provided with a roadside apparatus (100) set on a road where a vehicle travels, at a parking lot or a place adjacent to the parking lot for transmitting alarm information by wireless communication, an utterance type vehicle-mounted device (200) mounted on a vehicle for receiving the alarm information from the roadside apparatus by wireless communication and outputting the alarm information, a administration server (300) that exchanges various information with the roadside apparatus (100). The utterance type vehicle-mounted device (200) is comprised of a predetermined operation unit and a control unit. The control unit cancels a part or all of the utterance voice output of the alarm information supplied from the roadside apparatus (100) in accordance with a predetermined operation of the operation unit. An output of the same alarm information or alarm information irrelevant to its own vehicle is prevented.
US08289184B2
A system for event monitoring is disclosed. The system includes a remote sensor, a remote transceiver interfaced to the remote sensor, and a base transceiver that selectively wirelessly communicates with the remote transceiver. The remote transceiver provides a periodic communication to the base transceiver that is indicative of a nominal operating condition and the periodic communication is acknowledged by the base transceiver.
US08289178B2
A system for analyzing smoke has a plurality of units, wherein each unit includes an optical emitter for alternately directing horizontally and vertically polarized light along a beam path, and into a smoke cloud, to generate scattered light. A horizontally polarized detector and a vertically polarized detector are positioned at different locations, but at a same distance and scattering angle relative to the beam path. Each unit has a different wavelength. A computer receives signals from the detectors of all units, in response to each emitter, for analysis of the smoke.
US08289173B2
The leak detection band is mounted about a pipe joint for generating an alert signal when a liquid leak from the pipe joint is detected. The leak detection band includes an annular mount having a pair of opposed annular edges and an annular recess formed in an interior surface thereof adjacent one of the annular edges. A transmitter is attached to the annular mount, and a pair of substantially semicircular leads are provided. Each lead has opposed first and second ends and a central portion. The first ends are electrically connected to the transmitter. The second ends and central portions are disposed within the recess so that the second ends are mounted opposite one another with a gap being formed therebetween. When a conductive liquid leaks from the pipe joint, the conductive liquid fills the gap, closing a transmitting circuit, causing the transmitter to transmit an alert signal.
US08289168B2
An RFID anti-theft tag structure is disclosed. The RFID anti-theft tag structure includes a first protective layer, a paper sheltering layer, a permanent-magnetic alloy film, an RFIC, a sticky film, at least one alloy sheet, and a second protective layer sequentially disposed one on another from bottom to upper side. The alloy sheet can be repetitively magnetized and demagnetized. The permanent-magnetic alloy film and the alloy sheet are thus combined for cooperatively achieving the anti-theft function. The permanent-magnetic alloy film is divided into two independent portions, which are electrically coupled to the RFIC for serving as an antenna of the RFIC so as to achieve the RFID function. In such a way, the RFID anti-theft tag structure of the present invention integrally attains the anti-theft tag function and the RFID function, saves production cost and improves the convenience of use.
US08289166B2
A communication apparatus includes a first RF tag which performs communication using electromagnetic waves in a first frequency band; a second RF tag which performs communication using electromagnetic waves in a second frequency band different from those in the first frequency band; a storage unit having a shared area accessible from the respective RF tags; and a power controller which generates power for driving the first RF tag and the storage unit using the first frequency band electromagnetic waves and supplies the generated power to the first RF tag and the storage unit, and which generates power for driving the second RF tag and the storage unit using the second frequency band electromagnetic waves and supplies the generated power to the second RF tag and the storage unit.
US08289164B2
A semiconductor device typified by a wireless tag, which has improved mechanical strength, can be formed by a more simple process at a low cost and prevent radio waves from being shielded, and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor device. According to the invention, a wireless tag includes a thin film integrated circuit formed of an isolated TFT having a thin film semiconductor film. The wireless tag may be attached directly to an object, or attached to a flexible support such as plastic and paper before being attached to an object. The wireless tag of the invention may include an antenna as well as the thin film integrated circuit. The antenna allows to communicate signals between a reader/writer and the thin film integrated circuit, and to supply a power source voltage from the reader/writer to the thin film integrated circuit.
US08289161B2
A monitoring system includes a plurality of sites being monitored for predetermined events. One or more sensor at each site detect at least one predetermined event in a specified area. One or more communications modules at each site communicate with the sensor and transmit an alert signal of the event using a communications system. The communications module(s) communicates with the sensor, and the communications module transmits the alert signal of the event using a communications system. A remotely located computer system communicates with the communications module using the communications system. The computer system logically divides and presents on a display data about the sites being monitored. The computer system controls the communications between the communications module and the computer system for receiving transmissions from, and sending transmissions to, the communications module. The computer system communicates an alarm signal after receiving the alert signal.
US08289156B2
Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna.
US08289155B1
There is provided a method of electronically gathering, storing and reporting information pertaining to the transport of material, such as water, from one location to another location. The invention permits rapid receipt of such information by interested parties to thereby permit timely action and/or oversight where such information indicated the need for such action.
US08289154B2
A locator system for use in connection with at least one mobile person includes a mobile locator system adapted to be worn by the person, wherein the mobile locator system includes an inertial navigation system. The locator system further includes a reference locator system to provide information about a position of the mobile locator device relative to a coordinate system. In several embodiments, the reference locator system comprises an ultrasonic system. For example, the reference locator system can include at least one ultrasonic transmitter and at least one ultrasonic receiver. One of the at least one ultrasonic receiver and the at least one ultrasonic transmitter can be positioned at a known position on the coordinate system and the other of the at least one ultrasonic receiver and the at least one ultrasonic transmitter can be worn by the person. The reference locator system can also include a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters and a plurality of ultrasonic receivers. Each of the plurality of ultrasonic receivers or each of the plurality of ultrasonic transmitters can be positioned at known positions on the coordinate system. Each of the other of the plurality of ultrasonic receivers and the plurality of ultrasonic transmitters can be worn by one of a plurality of persons.
US08289141B2
The invention relates to an assistance system for motor vehicles (20), said system having a distance detection system (4) and a warning system (6), wherein provision is made of an evaluation unit (18) which combines items of information (12, 14, 16) obtained by the distance detection system (4) and by the warning system (6). The invention also relates to a method for operating an assistance system (2).
US08289139B2
A method of managing medias, including steps of: receiving medias; detecting whether the media includes a time information including a start time, a finish time, and a display time interval; comparing the current date and time with the start time if the media includes the time information; displaying the media every the display time interval if the current date and time reaches or goes beyond the start time but does not reach the finish time. The time information can be added to the metadata of the media by a user before the media is sent to a receiver. The present invention further provides an electronic device capable of executing the above steps.
US08289136B2
The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using multiple biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a biometric sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a biometric sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing multiple biometric samples to facilitate authorization of transactions.
US08289127B2
Distributively associated with each output row of point cells or each subset of point cells in each output row is one or more of a: memory device for storing an address identifying a cell in its associated output row and a decoder device responsive to the memory device for actuating the associated enable circuit to operate the transconductance device of the identified cell; a bias device, and an output cascode device; and also disclosed as switching systems having a bias device including a current mirror with an input reference portion responsive to a reference current and a co-located output local portion for reproducing that current as the bias current.
US08289126B2
A higher precision resistive element suppresses variation of the resistance value due to variation of film thickness. A resistive element includes a first portion having a first film thickness and a first width, and a second portion having the first film thickness and a second width determined by the first width. The sum of the first and second widths is constant. The first portion has an upper surface at a position at which a height from the bottom surface of the resistive element first portion is a first height. The resistive element second portion has an upper surface of the resistive element second portion at a position at which a height from a surface including the bottom surface of the resistive element first portion is the first height. The resistive element first portion and the resistive element second portion are coupled to each other via a coupling portion.
US08289116B2
A spark plug coil assembly has a primary core bearing primary windings and a secondary winding spool around which secondary windings are wound and in which the primary core is received. A case receives the spool with core. The entire case can be made of composite Iron to function as a magnetic return path for the core, or a composite Iron shield can be overmolded to an otherwise plastic case.
US08289107B2
A longitudinally-coupled resonator-type acoustic wave device includes first to third IDT electrodes disposed on a piezoelectric material and first and second reflectors disposed in acoustic wave propagation directions. Each of any two IDT electrodes adjacent to each other in the acoustic wave propagation directions, of the first to third IDT electrodes, has a narrower-pitch electrode finger portion at an edge thereof adjacent to the other IDT electrode. Most portions of the first to third IDT electrodes are apodized, and the narrower-pitch electrode finger portions and the electrode finger portions adjacent thereto are normally shaped.
US08289106B2
An acoustic wave device includes: a piezoelectric substrate; at least five IDTs (InterDigital Transducers) arranged on the substrate in directions of SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) propagation; and two balanced terminals connected to two first IDTs that are two out of the at least five IDTs and are 180 degrees out of phase. One of a pair of comb electrodes of one of the two first IDTs is connected to one of the two balanced terminals, and one of a pair of comb electrodes of the other one of the two first IDTs being connected to the other one of the two balanced terminals. The other comb electrodes of the two first IDTs are connected in series, and one of a pair of comb electrodes that form an IDT that is included in the at least five IDTs and is not connected to the two first IDTs is grounded.
US08289104B2
In an electronic component, a first LC resonant circuit includes a first coil including coil portions that extend from a first external electrode to a second external electrode while turning in a first direction. A second LC resonant circuit includes a second coil including coil portions that extend from a third external electrode to a fourth external electrode while turning in the first direction. A third LC resonant circuit includes a third coil and a capacitor. The third coil includes coil portions that extend from the capacitor of the third LC resonant circuit to the second external electrode while turning in a second direction opposite to the first direction around the coil portions of the first coil and the second coil.
US08289099B2
An electromagnetic bandgap structure includes: first conductive plates, placed on a first planar surface, in which the first conductive plates are lined up in a first direction; second conductive plates, placed on a second planar surface and arranged at an area corresponding to an area in which the first conductive plates are disposed, in which the second conductive plates are lined up in the first direction; a first stitching via, electrically connecting any two adjacent conductive portions with each other and in which the two adjacent conductive portions are lined up in a direction that is different from the first direction on the first planar surface; and a second stitching via, electrically connecting any two adjacent conductive portions with each other and in which the two adjacent conductive portions are lined up in a direction that is different from the first direction on the second planar surface.
US08289095B1
A method for compensating NCO jitter by changing a step value used to increment an accumulator in the NCO to make up for inaccuracies, or jitters. In one approach, a remainder in the accumulator may be monitored and a compensated clock close to the current edge of an ideal clock may be generated. In another approach, a compensated clock close to the next edge of the ideal clock may be generated after the current edge of the ideal clock is missed. The step value may be stored in a memory, which may be a register. A jitter compensator may include a comparator for monitoring the remainder in the accumulator or a detector for detecting whether an ideal clock has been missed. The jitter compensator may also change the step value to a step value for a faster clock to compensate jitter.
US08289089B2
There are disclosed a surface mount crystal oscillator which can enhance a product quality and improve productivity while realizing miniaturization and a manufacturing method of the crystal oscillator. On wall faces of through holes formed in corner portions of a rectangular ceramic base, through terminals are formed; on the front surface of the ceramic base, leading terminals of crystal holding terminals which hold a crystal piece are connected to the diagonal through terminals; and on the back surface of the ceramic base, mount terminals connected to the through terminals are formed in the surface mount crystal oscillator.
US08289087B2
A computer-implemented method, device, and program product for detecting a phase shift between an I data clock and a Q data clock in processing an I data signal or a Q data signal used in quadrature modulation or quadrature demodulation. The method includes: receiving an input of the I data clock and the Q data clock; performing exclusive-ORing (XORing) on the I data clock and the Q data clock; latching a result of the performance of XORing on a phase sampling clock which is asynchronous with the I data clock and the Q data clock; incrementing a first number; incrementing a second number; comparing the incremented first number and the incremented second number and determining, based on a phase determination criterion, a phase shift between the I data clock and the Q data clock; and detecting a phase shift between the I data clock and the Q data clock.
US08289086B2
A digital fractional PLL introduces an accumulated phase offset before the digital VCO using a digital accumulator to achieve the fractional part of the division ratio. To provide this phase offset, the digital accumulator can integrate a fractional component Δn. By forcing Δn to zero, the PLL becomes an integer-N PLL. A de-skew timing configuration can be used to remove any time mismatch between integer and fractional counters of the PLL. A digital PLL can merge the function of frequency generation (DVCO) and that of fractional frequency counting into the same circuit block by reusing various phases of the frequency output to generate a fractional frequency count. A digital integer PLL can include a single bit comparator, wherein the feedback loop of this PLL forces the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the feedback signal to approach zero. By changing the duty cycle of feedback signal, the frequency tracking behavior of the loop can be varied.
US08289079B2
In an operational amplifier includes: a control unit switches an operation mode between first and second operation modes. A first differential stage circuit section differentially-amplifies a first input signal supplied through a first input node in the first operation mode, and a second input signal supplied through the first input node in the second operation mode, similar to a second differential stage circuit section. A first output drive stage circuit section is configured to amplify the first input signal differentially-amplified by the first or second input differential stage circuit section to output as a first drive voltage, similar to a second output drive stage circuit section. First and second power supplies supply voltages in a first voltage range to the first differential stage circuit section and the first output drive stage circuit section in the first operation mode, and to supply voltages in the first voltage range to the second differential stage circuit section and the first output drive stage circuit section in the second operation mode, similar to third and fourth power supplies. The drive voltage on each of the first and second output nodes is fed back.
US08289074B2
A discrete-time operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with large gain and large output signal swing is described. In an exemplary design, the discrete-time OTA includes a clocked comparator and an output circuit. The clocked comparator receives an input voltage and provides a digital comparator output. The output circuit receives the digital comparator output and provides current pulses. The output circuit detects for changes in the sign of the input voltage based on the digital comparator output and reduces the amplitude of the current pulses when a change in the sign of the input voltage is detected. The output circuit also generates the current pulses to have a polarity that is opposite of the polarity of the input voltage. The discrete-time OTA may be used for switched-capacitor circuits and other applications.
US08289069B2
A touch apparatus including a touch capacitor and a touch control unit is provided. The touch control unit includes a signal sampling and saving unit, a switch unit, and a signal processing unit. The signal sampling and saving unit samples and saves a voltage on the touch capacitor during enable periods of a sample signal and a charge reset signal, so as to generate a touch voltage and a reset voltage respectively, and further generate an average voltage of the touch voltage and the reset voltage according to an equalization signal. The switch unit receives and transmits the touch voltage, the reset voltage, and the average voltage according to a first control signal. The signal processing unit couples the touch voltage, the reset voltage, the average voltage, and a common voltage according to a second control signal, so as to generate a first coupling voltage and a second coupling voltage.
US08289068B2
The invention relates to a method for switching without any interruption between two winding taps (tap n, tap n+1) of a tap-changing transformer, wherein each of the two winding taps is connected to the common load output line via in each case one mechanical switch (Ds) and a series circuit, arranged in series thereto, comprising two IGBTs (Ip, In) which are switched in opposite directions.
