US08762206B2
An advertising method and system allows individuals or groups to interactively select brands from a service provider to associate with their online presence in exchange for the online service, as part of an online service, or for some reward, monetary or otherwise. Individuals or groups select brands from a pool of advertisers based on personal preference and may use them as a means of expression for their online audience as part of an online service. This provides advertisers with self-selected targeted marketing to affinity groups, the online version of word of mouth advertising. Information regarding the online activity of these individuals or groups, including their audience, reach, and influence is used by the service provider in order to calculate the cost to the participating brand advertisers for supplying their advertisements to the service provider's pool as well as to solicit new brand advertisers for the pool.
US08762203B2
A cost maintenance scheme useful with an advertising system which orders ads in a manner that maximizes both their relevance and their economic value, and which provides a fair bidding process in which a winning bidder is assured of not having paid too much. Ordering may be done based on accepted maximum ad bid information and/or ad performance information. For example, this information may be used to determine a position value. Cost may be determined based on accepted maximum ad bid information and/or performance information. Billing the determined cost may be subject to a condition precedent.
US08762195B1
A method, system, and medium are provided for dynamically generating pricing information for digital content. In exemplary aspects, the technology includes receiving a request for digital content from a mobile device. In addition, attributes associated with the mobile device and digital content are identified, and a purchase-prediction score associated with the mobile device and request for digital content is received. The purchase-prediction score is used to dynamically generate pricing information of the digital content. The purchase-prediction score is derived from values assigned to the attributes, the values quantifying a correlation between purchase trends and the attributes.
US08762194B2
Systems and methods for evaluating alternative financial products are provided. A first financial product offered by a financial institution may be identified, where one or more customers of the financial institution are eligible for migration from a second financial product to the first financial product. An attrition risk associated with migration of the one or more customers to the first financial product may be determined. If the attrition risk satisfies a threshold, then migration of the one or more customers to the first financial product may be directed. Otherwise, if the attrition risk fails to satisfy the threshold, then one or more characteristics associated with the first financial product may be modified.
US08762191B2
An amount of risk associated with a transaction may be determined by transforming collected information into a searchable database where the collected information may be assessed for relevancy and redundancy, parsed into categories of relevancy based on at least one risk, stored in a database, and outputted into a graphical user interface. Information may also be collected from a plurality of sources, translated into at least one standardized format, parsed into a plurality of portions, assessed based on a risk-relevancy metric, tagged based on the risk-relevancy metric, filtered based on redundancy, stored within the data structure, and outputted into a data storage structure to a graphical user interface. Unstructured information may be obtained from a large variety of sources, which may allow users to make decisions—regarding, for example, transactions, relationships, or the like—from a risk perspective.
US08762163B1
Systems and methods are provided for processing healthcare claim transactions that are rejected due to a host error. The systems and methods may be carried out by a suitable service provider. A healthcare claim transaction received from a healthcare provider computer may be routed to a claims processor computer. A determination may be made that the healthcare claim transaction has not been approved as a result of a host processor error associated with the claims processor computer. Based at least in part on the determination, the healthcare claim transaction may be resubmitted to the claims processor computer.
US08762159B2
An audio decoder for providing a decoded audio information on the basis of an encoded audio information includes a window-based signal transformer configured to map a time-frequency representation, which is described by the encoded audio information, to a time-domain representation. The window-based signal transformer is configured to select a window, out of a plurality of windows including windows of different transition slopes and windows of different transform length, on the basis of a window information. The audio decoder includes a window selector configured to evaluate a variable-codeword-length window information in order to select a window for a processing of a given portion of the time-frequency representation associated with a given frame of the audio information.
US08762134B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to generate a situational analysis text. In some example embodiments, a method is provided that comprises generating a set of messages based on one or more key events in a primary data channel and one or more significant events in one or more related data channels in response to an alert condition. The method of this embodiment may also include generating a situational analysis text based on the set of messages and the relationships between them. In some example embodiments, the situational analysis text is configured to linguistically express the one or more key events, the one or more significant events, and the relationships between the one or more key events and the one or more significant events.
US08762133B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to enable validation of an alert condition. In some example embodiments, a method is provided that comprises detecting an alert condition. The method of this embodiment may also include generating a set of messages based on one or more key events in a primary data channel and one or more significant events in one or more related data channels in response to the alert condition. The method of this embodiment may also include determining a validity of the alert condition based on the set of messages that express the one or more key events, the one or more significant events, a relationship between the one or more key events and the one or more significant events, an alert context and the one or causes of the alert condition.
US08762132B2
A textual entailment recognition apparatus (2) includes a vector generation unit (21) that generates, for each of first and second texts, a vector for each predicate-argument structure by using a word other than a word indicating a type of argument of a predicate in the predicate-argument structure; a combination identification (22) unit that compares the vector generated for each predicate-argument structure for the first text and the vector generated for each predicate-argument structure for the second text, and identifies combinations of the predicate-argument structures of the first text and the predicate-argument structure of the second text based on a result of the comparison; and an entailment determination unit (23) that obtains a feature amount for each of the identified combinations, and determines whether the first text entails the second text based on the obtained feature amounts.
US08762127B2
In one embodiment, a processor can operate in multiple modes, including a direct execution mode and an emulation execution mode. More specifically, the processor may operate in a partial emulation model in which source instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions are directly handled in the direct execution mode and translated code generated by an emulation engine is handled in the emulation execution mode. Embodiments may also provide for efficient transitions between the modes using information that can be stored in one or more storages of the processor and elsewhere in a system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08762124B1
A machine mapping, integration, and controlling of enterprise processes, products, and structures renders the modeling and control of the mutually coordinated individual elements of a total enterprise in terms of an overall system. The integrated methodology (ISM) is a multi-dimensional and multi-step model, which includes the total architectural model. It is made up of four hierarchical concept levels, each describing in integrative fashion the methodology of the procedure and the modeling. A metamodel may include a procedural model, a formal modeling language, and an integration of already existing modeling languages. Each element of a level in the total architectural model may include a defined, hierarchical or sequential number of expanded diagram types in which information on specific objects/entities is input and/or output via a graphical interface. Levels and elements including diagram types are provided with intersections of classes, whose entities are able to be considered, inputted, or updated by machine.
US08762123B2
A system and method for performing circuit simulation is described. The present approach provides methods and systems that create reusable and independent measurements for use with circuit simulators. Also disclosed are parallelizable measurements having looping constructs that can be run without interference between parallel iterations. Reusability is enhanced by having parameterized measurements. Revisions and history of the operating parameters of circuit designs subject to simulation are tracked. Mechanisms are provided that allow for viewing, measurement or other manipulation of signals at specific locations in a circuit design for simulation, such as parameters that include observation points which are implemented using probes. One approach to executing a measurement is via a controllable and flexible control statement, which in one embodiment is the “run” statement. Improved interfaces for viewing, controlling, and manipulating simulations and simulation results are also provided.
US08762118B2
A method for modeling hydraulic fractures of a well. The method includes receiving a reservoir model that describes petrophysical properties of a subsurface of the earth near a reservoir. The method then receives one or more mechanical properties of the reservoir and generating a geomechanical model of the reservoir based on the reservoir model and the mechanical properties. After generating the geomechanical model of the reservoir, the method generates a three dimensional (3D) representation of the hydraulic fractures based on the geomechanical model and the reservoir model.
US08762117B2
The invention relates to a method for simulating dynamic fluids comprising a plurality of pseudo particles. The method comprising the steps of: defining a fluid mass density of the pseudo particle masses; defining a mass density constraint such that the mass density on each pseudo particle is constrained to a reference mass density of a real fluid, whereby an instant propagation of density fluctuations through the entire fluid system is enabled; performing constraint stabilization on said mass density constraint using a time stepping function, wherein said time stepping function is arranged to conserve global physical symmetries and is stable for violations of said mass density constraint; solving a linear system of equations for said mass density constraint in order to calculate density constraint forces; calculating new time discrete pseudo particle velocities from previous pseudo particle velocities with addition of velocity increments calculated from said density constraint forces; and calculating new time discrete pseudo particle positions from the previous pseudo particle positions with additions of the position increments calculated from said new pseudo particle velocities. The invention also relates to an apparatus for simulating dynamic fluids and a computer program product for the same.
US08762116B2
Methods and systems are provided for determining a temperature of a motor of a vehicle having an ignition when the ignition is turned on following a period of time in which the ignition had been turned off. An amount of time for which the vehicle had been turned off is determined. A motor temperature model is run using a time step to simulate the amount of time for which the vehicle had been turned off to determine an initial value of the temperature of the motor.
US08762114B2
Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to fractional order element based impedance matching. In one embodiment, a method includes aligning a traditional Smith chart (|α|=1) with a fractional order Smith chart (|α|≠1). A load impedance is located on the traditional Smith chart and projected onto the fractional order Smith chart. A fractional order matching element is determined by transitioning along a matching circle of the fractional order Smith chart based at least in part upon characteristic line impedance. In another embodiment, a system includes a fractional order impedance matching application executed in a computing device. The fractional order impedance matching application includes logic that obtains a first set of Smith chart coordinates at a first order, determines a second set of Smith chart coordinates at a second order, and determines a fractional order matching element from the second set of Smith chart coordinates.
US08762113B2
A method includes capturing data that is representative of actions performed by each of a plurality of human user operated clients as they interact with an online software application, loading at least one or more portions of the captured data into one or more automated simulation clients, and using the one or more automated simulation clients to perform load testing of an online server system. A system includes a data capturing stage, one or more automated simulation clients, and a configuration stage. A computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs that will cause a processor based system to execute steps including receiving data that was captured during a running of an online software application and that is representative of actions performed by each of a plurality of human user operated clients as they interacted with the online software application, and loading at least one or more portions of the data into one or more automated simulation clients that are configured to perform load testing of an online server system.
US08762107B2
Triaxial induction calibration without prior knowledge of the calibration area's ground conductivity
Disclosed is a method for determining calibration factors of an induction tool that includes three receiver coils, each having a distinct orientation. The method includes: placing the induction logging tool in a first position at a first height above a surface of the earth; performing a first set of measurements of conductivity using the receiver coils with the induction logging tool in the first position at the first height; placing the induction logging tool in a second position at a second height above the surface of the earth; performing a second set of measurements of conductivity using the receiver coils with the induction logging tool in the second position at the second height; and determining the calibration factors that correct conductivity measurements performed by the induction logging tool in a borehole penetrating the earth using the first and second sets of measurements.
US08762102B2
A computer-implemented method is described. The computer-implemented method is used for populating data of a graphical user interface (GUI). The computer-implemented method includes generating one or more graphical elements of one or more activities captured by a monitoring device. The monitoring device is usable by a user during the capturing. The method further includes generating a timeline including a time period over which the activities are performed. The timeline includes a chronological order of time within the time period. The method further includes generating an activity symbol for one or more of the activities performed during the time period. The activity symbol has an image that is graphically overlaid on the graphical elements of the activities.
US08762092B2
A location measurement system including a GPS receiver for attachment to a person and for determining earth location of the person; a display for attachment to the person; memory for storing map data; a processor configured to process earth location and the map data to instruct display the person's current location with a map on the display.
US08762091B1
An apparatus for measuring an inertial property on a set of one or more axes is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first inertial sensor arranged to measure the inertial property, having a first predetermined resolution and a first predetermined measurement range, and a second inertial sensor arranged to measure the inertial property, having a second predetermined resolution and a second predetermined measurement range. The second resolution is coarser than the first and the second measurement range is larger than the first. A processing system is adapted to receive measurement signals from the first and second inertial sensors and, when the output of the first inertial sensor is within the first predetermined measurement range, to update an error estimate for adjusting the output of the second inertial sensor, based on the measurement signals from the first and second inertial sensors.
US08762084B2
Disclosed herein is a novel sensing technique, termed Multiple Excitation Capacitance Polling (MECaP), that improves the efficiency of Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT). Unlike traditional alternating current techniques, where excitation signal is applied to an electrode one at a time, MECaP involves simultaneously applying multiple excitation signals, in a progressively increasing fashion, to multiple electrodes on an ECT sensor. The received signals are filtered or otherwise decomposed (e.g., Fourier transformed) into different components, and the individual components are used to generate an image of the article or substance disposed between the electrodes. Because multiple capacitances can be simultaneously measured as a consequence, scanning with MECaP can significantly increase the image scanning speed. For example, scanning with MECaP may enable frames rates of tens of kHz for imaging dynamic processes such as engine combustion.
US08762079B2
(EN) The invention relates to a method for estimating the characteristic parameters of a cryogenic tank (1), in particular geometric parameters, including: a step comprising the measurement of the pressure differential between the upper and lower parts of the tank prior to filling DPmes—before; a step comprising the measurement of the pressure differential between the upper and lower parts of the tank after filling DPmes—after; a step comprising the determination of the mass of liquid delivered (mdelivered) during filling; and a step comprising the calculation of a first geometric parameter (R) of the tank, namely the radius (R) which is calculated from equation (I), wherein g is the Earth's gravitational acceleration and MAVO is a density coefficient that is a function of the density of the liquid and the gas in the tank and optionally in the pressure measuring pipes (11) when the pressure differential is measured by at least one remote pressure sensor connected to the upper and lower parts of the tank via respective measuring tubes (11).
US08762077B2
The invention provides a measurement device and method for measuring a cyclist's power output, in response to an external force provided by said cyclist applied to a bicycle, including a force sensor (13), characterised in that said force sensor is embedded in a bicycle cleat (11) bolted to the shoe (10). The invention further provides an accelerometer (14) for measuring a cyclist's power output. The inventive device and method provides a number of advantages over prior art solutions. The device of the invention means that the installation does not need any part of the bicycle to be replaced. The present invention does not restrict the type of components that may be used on the bicycle. Because the sensors are embedded in the cleat it is very simple to move the system to another bicycle. The invention also allows for detailed analysis of pedalling style, leading to improvements in efficiency.
US08762062B2
Methods and apparatus for marine geoelectrical exploration use a dipole source, to send electric pulses into the medium. Geometrical probing is performed during current pulses, and probing on transient processes is performed in the intervals. Measurements are taken using measuring apparatus mounted on the seafloor. The apparatus includes, five electrodes: a central electrode with four others around it. During the current flow period and intervals between current pulses, the second electric potential difference between external electrodes and the central electrode, as well as the first electric potential difference between three pairs of external electrodes is measured. Measured values are used to calculate three sets of standard electrical parameters. A model of the medium is produced from the parameters. Techniques disclosed provide for elimination of lateral effect on probing results, and delineation of hydrocarbon accumulation with high contrast.
US08762061B2
A neural network process for improving wind retrievals from wind profiler measurements is described. In this invention, a neural network is trained to retrieve (missing or incomplete) upper level winds from ground based wind profiler measurements. Radiosonde measurements in conjunction with wind profiler ground measurements for specific geographical locations are used as training sets for the neural network. The idea is to retrieve timely and spatially continuous upper level wind information from (fragmented or incomplete) wind profiler measurements.
US08762056B2
A user input is received on a wireless device specifying a starting location. The position of the wireless device is tracked from the starting location in response to the user input. A user input is received on the wireless device specifying an ending location, and a route is generated from the tracking of the wireless device from the starting location to the ending location. A first reference is associated with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference.
US08762050B2
A fuel-saving path planning navigation system and a fuel-saving path planning method thereof. A plurality of sensors monitors a plurality of roads respectively and periodically report traffic information to a server. The server comprises a storing module and a processing module. The storing module stores the traffic information as history information. The processing module estimates how many vehicles on a road based upon the history information, calculates fuel consumption of each possible planned path including current fuel consumption based on real-time traffic and future fuel consumption based on the historical information, and plans a most fuel-efficient path. Also, the processing module recalculates fuel consumption of remaining path and changes the remaining path while fuel cost of a new path better 10% than the remaining path.
US08762042B2
A periphery vehicle determination apparatus disposed in a host vehicle includes a behavior obtaining section obtaining a behavior related information of an immediately adjacent object, a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device, an information obtaining section obtaining vehicle information sets from periphery vehicles, a specifying section specifying a vehicle information set from an immediately adjacent vehicle based on the behavior related information, a transceiving section transmits and receives an immediately adjacent information, and an anteroposterior relation determination section specifying an anteroposterior relation of the periphery vehicles in a one-dimensional direction by correlating the immediately adjacent informations transmitted from the periphery vehicles based on a repeated identification information included in at least two of the immediately adjacent informations.
US08762038B2
A vehicle has a drive unit driving wheels of a vehicle axle and braking the vehicle via a drive train in drag mode, an electronic control unit measuring actual wheel rotational speeds of the wheels, and a brake booster for reducing the actuating force at the brake pedal. A test unit is assigned to the electronic control unit and performs a plausibility check of the actual wheel rotational speeds in drag mode, wherein the test unit activates during the plausibility check the vehicle brake of one of the vehicle wheels and detects, from the rotational speed behavior of the wheel with a non-activated vehicle brake, whether the measured actual wheel rotational speeds correlate with the actual vehicle speed. A brake booster can be actuated by the test unit during the plausibility check in order to activate the vehicle brake.
US08762035B2
System and method for traffic mapping service are disclosed for allowing plurality of users having each a navigation device to transmit their locations to a server and optionally to signal to the server their requested destination. The system and method are further capable of calculating traffic parameters such as current traffic speed at a given road based on the momentary locations of the users. The system and method of the invention may also calculate and advise the users of preferred roads to take in order to arrive at the requested location with minimum delay.
US08762034B2
There are provided calculating a differential pressure deposition amount of PM deposited in a DPF based on an exhaust gas flow rate and a differential pressure of the DPF, calculating a model deposition amount of the PM using a model in which a PM amount burned in the DPF is subtracted from the PM amount, calculating a time change rate of the differential pressure deposition amount, and setting a first coefficient to be larger than a second coefficient when the exhaust gas flow rate exceeds a predetermined value and setting the first coefficient to be small when the exhaust gas flow rate exceeds the predetermined value and the time change rate is a predetermined threshold or more when multiplying the differential pressure deposition amount and the model deposition amount by the first and second coefficients, respectively, and calculating an addition value of the respective multiplied values as the PM deposition amount.
US08762028B2
A method of preventing damage to a Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) of a vehicle adapted to Cylinder De-activation (CDA) may include monitoring GPF pressure difference that measures a pressure difference of the GPF and determines an accumulation amount of soot in the GPF in accordance with the measured pressure difference of GPF; comparing pressure difference that compares the measured pressure difference of the GPF with a predetermined reproduction pressure difference; calculating GPF temperature that calculates a temperature in the GPF in accordance with each one of CDA modes, based on the accumulation amount of soot and an average oxygen concentration of an exhaust gas for the each one of the CDA modes; and setting CDA mode that determines a number of cylinders available for an CDA operation based on the calculated temperature and a predetermined temperature established for preventing the GPF from a damage.
US08762023B2
A method of operating a vehicle comprising an adaptive cruise control system and an engine control module is provided. The engine control module is coupled to the adaptive cruise control system. The method comprises issuing a speed reduction signal from the adaptive cruise control system, verifying a speed reduction with a first sensor using the adaptive cruise control system, verifying the speed reduction with a second sensor using the engine control module, thereafter, receiving a resume signal from an operator input device, and executing a speed increase of the vehicle with the engine control module in response to receiving the resume signal with the engine control module.
US08762019B2
A method of operating a transmission device comprising at least one input shaft and at least two output shafts. Torque that is present at the input shaft can be distributed between the two output shafts with a variable degree of distribution which can be changed according to the operating state depending on a transmission capability of at least one shift element. When a request to set a predefined degree of distribution is received, a mechanical self-locking torque of the transmission device—which influences the degree of distribution between the output shafts and is dependent upon the torque present at the input shaft—is determined, and a difference between the mechanical self-locking torque and a target overall locking torque of the transmission device that is equivalent to the required degree of distribution is determined. The transmission capability of the at least one shift element is set depending on this difference.
US08762018B2
A method, apparatus and system for controlling transmission clutch and/or variator system pressures is provided. A transmission control unit and a pressure control device including an electro-hydraulic valve and a pressure switch cooperate to provide self-calibrating clutch and/or variator pressure control systems.
US08762012B2
A powertrain system includes a multi-mode transmission configured to transfer torque among an input member, torque machines and an output member. A method for controlling operation of the multi-mode transmission includes determining torque commands for the torque machines in response to a desired input speed of the input member and an output speed of the output member determined based upon an estimated wheel speed of a wheel of a driveline coupled to the output member. The estimated wheel speed of the wheel is set equal to a monitored wheel speed of the wheel upon detecting an abrupt decrease in the wheel speed. Torque commands are determined for the torque machines in response to the desired input speed and the monitored wheel speed.
US08762004B2
A pulse active steering control system and method for use in a motor vehicle for improving vehicle stability by reducing a likelihood for rollover and/or skidding sends pulses to the steerable wheels whenever a rollover coefficient and/or the difference between the estimated and actual yaw rate is outside a predetermined range. The pulses are asymmetrical in the form of a smooth curve with a gradually increasing rapid rising edge and a slower falling edge and provide steering input that, along with the driver steering input, returns the rollover coefficient and/or yaw rate to the predetermined range to reduce the likelihood of rollover and/or skidding.
US08762001B2
A tractor is provided for suppressing pitching in which a front part of a traveling vehicle body is lifted upward, while a suspension mechanism functions when work is carried out with a ground implement. When a raise control signal for raising the plow is detected in draft control for elevating/lowering the plow based on a draw load value detected by a draw load sensor, mode switching means suppresses or limits the suspension function, via control of the suspension control means to suppress an event in which the front part of the traveling vehicle body is lifted upward. When the raise control signal is not detected, the mode switching means causes the suspension mechanism to function via control of the suspension control means.
US08761995B2
Provided is a vehicle motion control system that comprises a plurality of vehicle behavior control units that are controlled in a mutually coordinated manner, and is configured to operate as designed even when one of the vehicle motion control units should fail. If a RTC-ECU (61) has ceased a control action thereof owing to a failure thereof, a VSA-ECU (31) retains the last received coordination control signal from the RTC-ECU in EEPROM (37) so that the VSA-ECU (31) is enabled to continue the coordinated control according to the retained coordination control signal. At the same time, the VSA-ECU (31) transmits the coordination control signal retained in the EEPROM onto a CAN so that the transmitted coordination control signal may be used by other ECUS of other vehicle behavior control units such as an ATTS-ECU (41) and a STG-ECU (51). In this manner, the behavior of the vehicle may be optimized by the coordination control of the VSA unit and other vehicle behavior control units.
US08761993B2
A method for testing or evaluating the configuration of at least one equipment item in an aircraft includes receiving at least one command to test or evaluate the configuration of the at least one equipment item via a network interface of a less secure part of an on-board information system of the aircraft. The network interface is capable of exchanging data with an information system external to the aircraft. The method also includes encoding the at least one received command and transmitting the encoded command to the secured part of the information system of the aircraft. In response to reception of the encoded command, the at least one encoded test command is filtered. In response to the filtering, the encoded command is translated and executed in relation to at least one first maintenance function of the secured part.
US08761992B2
Through the present subject matter, mobile devices subscribers may be provided information pertaining to a motor vehicle. The characteristics of the motor vehicle are monitored. The information indicative of the monitored characteristics is sent to an entity that is not performing the monitoring of the motor vehicle. The mobile device subscriber may also choose more than one individual to receive the information. The system for providing information pertaining to a motor vehicle has additional features such as a qualification system that will prevent the motor vehicle from starting if the appropriate qualifying information is not entered; and may be configured with multi-media communications capabilities.
US08761990B2
The subject disclosure is directed towards driving a robot or other mobile device safely through an environment by using a depth camera to obtain depth data, and then using the depth data for collision avoidance. Horizontal profile information may be built from the depth data, such as by collapsing a two-dimensional depth map into one-dimensional horizontal profile information. The horizontal profile information may be further processed by fusing the depth camera-detected obstacle data with any closer obstacle data as detected via infrared-based sensing and/or sonar-based sensing. Driving suggestions from a user or program are overridden as needed to avoid collisions, including by driving the robot towards an open space represented in the horizontal profile information, or stopping/slowing the robot as needed.
US08761986B2
A hybrid vehicle which runs on power from at least one of an electric motor and an engine. When a required output exceeds a sum of an output of the electric motor which is driven by electric power supplied from a battery and an output of the engine while the hybrid vehicle is running on a drive mode in which at least the engine works as a drive source with a clutch engaged, a transmission ratio changing unit increases a ratio of electrical transmission to mechanical transmission of the output of the engine, and an engaging/disengaging control unit releases the clutch at a time point when the mechanically-transmitted output of the engine becomes 0, with the clutch engaged.
US08761984B2
A kinetic energy recovery system (“KERS system”) and motorcycle equipped with the same is disclosed. The KERS system may be mechanical, hydraulic, or a combination thereof. In an embodiment, motorcycle includes a rear wheel, an electric motor, a motor shaft, and a front wheel equipped with a wheel hub that includes a sprag clutch. The motor shaft can be fitted with a motor drive sprocket that drives a jackshaft chain that in turn drives a jackshaft input sprocket that is fitted to the jackshaft. Jackshaft input sprocket may be installed in conjunction with a sprag clutch that allows the rear wheel to free wheel during coasting while the front wheel KERS system is engaged. The motor harvests kinetic energy from the front wheel without simultaneously powering the rear wheel while the use of a geared dead zone allows the front and rear wheels to not lock together to improve safety.
US08761980B2
A start support apparatus to be disposed in an electromotive vehicle includes a requested driving force calculation portion, the startable driving force calculation portion, and an indication portion. The requested driving force calculation portion calculates a requested driving force that is generated at a motor based on operation by a driver of the electromotive vehicle. The startable driving force calculation portion calculates a startable driving force that is required to be generated at the motor for starting the electromotive vehicle. The indication portion shows a degree of gap between the requested driving force and the startable driving force.
US08761971B2
An aircraft system comprising a display system, a graphical user interface, a first grouping of the controls in the graphical user interface, and a second grouping of the controls in the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface is configured to display controls on the display system. The controls are for commands sent to an auto-flight system in an aircraft that control flight of the aircraft. The first grouping of the controls is configured to control sending of the commands to the auto-flight system from a flight management system in the aircraft. The second grouping of the controls is configured to control sending of the commands to the auto-flight system from a user input to the graphical user interface.
US08761969B2
The flight control system comprises: at least one actuator (13) for a mobile surface of the said aircraft; a flight control module (12) in communication with the said actuator (13), the said module comprising at least a first and a second computer (14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3), each computer being adapted for calculating a control command established according to at least one predetermined law for control of the said flight surface; the said actuator (13) comprising logical means (18, 19) adapted for comparing the commands of the said computers (14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3) and for determining on the basis of these commands the action to be executed on the said mobile surface. The aircraft comprises such a system.
US08761968B2
A system and method are provided for controlling a plurality of aircraft to lift a common payload. The system comprises of multiple aircraft tethered to a common payload, where the group of aircraft form a swarm that is controlled by a pilot station. Each aircraft is autonomously stabilized and guided through a swarm avionics unit, which further includes sensor, communication, and processing hardware. At the pilot station, a pilot remotely enters payload destinations, which is processed and communicated to each aircraft. The method for controlling a multi-aircraft lifting system includes of inputting the desired location of the payload, and determining a series of intermediary payload waypoints. Next, these payload waypoints are used by the swarm waypoint controller to generate individual waypoints for each aircraft. A flight controller for each aircraft moves the aircraft to these individual waypoints.
US08761964B2
In a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a flight space using a computing device, a 3D sample database is created and store in a storage device of the computing device. The computing device includes a depth-sensing camera that captures a 3D scene image of a scene in front of a user, and senses a depth distance between the user and the depth-sensing camera. A 3D person image of the user is detected from the 3D scene image, and gesture information of the user is obtained by comparing the 3D person image with human gesture data stored in the 3D sample database. The method converts the gesture information of the user into one or more flight control commands, and drives a driver of the UAV to control the UAV to fly in a flight space according to the flight control commands.
US08761963B2
Among other things, an apparatus includes a wheelchair control device sensitive to motion and adapted to attach to a user's head, and includes a wheelchair interface device in communication with the wheelchair control device and adapted to manipulate a control system of a motorized wheelchair in response to communication from the wheelchair control device. Among other things, a method includes causing a motorized wheelchair to change velocity in response to changing a position of a head-mounted wheelchair control device.
US08761959B2
A motor vehicle, is provided with a plurality of operator control units which can be operated individually by an occupant in order to initiate functions of the motor vehicle, a plurality of display units that can be illuminated, and a display control logic unit. In response to operator activation of a first function associated with a second function in a specified operating sequence, a first display unit can be controlled in such a way that the first display unit displays a directional pointer in the spatial direction of a second operator control unit, which on being actuated can initiate the second function.
US08761957B2
A method of decreasing a transition time through a speed range that is unsafe for an integrity of a first expander, by automatically biasing a speed of a second expander that receives a fluid flow output from the first expander is provided, when the current speed of the first expander is within a bias application range. The method includes setting the speed of the second expander to be larger than a current speed of the first expander when the current speed of the first expander increases and is smaller than a first speed value, or decreases and is smaller than a second speed value, and setting the speed of the second expander to be smaller than the current speed of the first expander, when the current speed of the first expander increases and is larger than the first speed value or decreases and is larger than the second speed value.
US08761955B2
There are a large number of operation workload reallocating plans, but in terms of a required calculation resource, it is undesirable to, in each case, derive power consumption required for a cooling apparatus, select and control operation workload deployment for minimizing a total value of the derived power consumption and server power. The present invention derives a rule about the IT workload allocation in advance from configuration information (static information) including position information of facilities including an air conditioner of the data center and the IT equipment items, changes priority of an applied rule on the basis of dynamic information including ambient temperature, and changes the IT workload allocation, thereby reducing the power consumption of the air conditioner.
US08761953B2
Data comprising a request specifying a desired change in electrical load for a defined period of time is received. The electrical load is associated with a plurality of resources under control of resource agents and on a utility grid. Available capacity of resources within the control of each resource agent over the defined period of time is determined. Each available capacity is determined at least using a resource load model. Using the determined available capacity of resources over the defined period of time, resource scheduling instructions are calculated for a subset of resources. The resource scheduling instructions satisfy the desired change in electrical load of the request. Data characterizing the resource scheduling instructions is provided. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and articles are also described.
US08761951B2
The present invention provides systems and methods for allowing hotels (or any other organizations having one or more physical locations requiring various resources) to (1) measure their energy, water, waste and carbon emissions, (2) manage and control the elements of the hotel that impact the environment the most, and (3) report on the progress of the measurement, management and control, to the hotel owners, franchisors, franchisees and guests.
US08761950B2
A power control device includes a priority setting section capable of setting a use priority of a home appliance connected wirelessly or via cable or an adapter connected to the home appliance. The home appliance or the adaptor connected to the home appliance operates within the usable power of a result of the inquiry to the power control device. When there is no excess in usable power over the required power in the inquiry, the power control device reduces the power of a device having a lower priority than the device which has transmitted the inquiry in order to use the device with the higher priority.
US08761946B2
The current application is directed to intelligent controllers that continuously, periodically, or intermittently calculate and display the time remaining until a control task is projected to be completed by the intelligent controller. In general, the intelligent controller employs multiple different models for the time behavior of one or more parameters or characteristics within a region or volume affected by one or more devices, systems, or other entities controlled by the intelligent controller. The intelligent controller collects data, over time, from which the models are constructed and uses the models to predict the time remaining until one or more characteristics or parameters of the region or volume reaches one or more specified values as a result of intelligent controller control of one or more devices, systems, or other entities.
US08761933B2
A method is provided for initiating a telepresence session with a person, using a robot. The method includes receiving a request to host a telepresence session at the robot and receiving an identification for a target person for the telepresence session by the robot. The robot then searches a current location for a person. If a person is found, a determination is made regarding whether the person is the target person. If the person found is not the target person, the person is prompted for a location for the target person. The robot moves to the location given by the person in response to the prompt.
US08761923B2
A system for managing the entry of a wafer carrier into a stocker in a semiconductor manufacturing operation is disclosed. The system comprises a stocker that accepts wafer carriers via one or more input ports. The present invention provides a means for detecting the presence of a wafer carrier at the input port, means for identifying the type of the wafer carrier, and means for executing an action sequence if the stocker is not compatible with those wafer carriers. Upon detecting an erroneous condition, an action sequence is executed which may include prevention entry of the wafer carrier, and notifying an operator.
US08761915B2
In an embodiment, a system and method for automatically converting a plurality of events in a plurality of channels in a structured representation sequence into haptic events. The method comprises calculating an event score for each event of the sequence in one or more channels. The method also comprises calculating a cumulative score based on the event scores in the one or more channels. The method includes selectively designating haptic events to the events based on the event scores in one or more selected channels, wherein the haptic events are output by a haptic actuator. This may be done by the system by calculating properties of the sound or by taking already existing values associated with those properties to efficiently produce haptic events.
US08761902B2
In one embodiment, an anchor for anchoring a medical lead within the body of a patient, comprises: a first housing portion; a second housing portion, wherein the first and second housing portions define an inner passageway through the anchor and the inner passageway comprises first and second tapered portions at first and second ends of the inner passageway; and a gripping insert disposed within the inner passageway; wherein the first and second housing portions are adapted to be set in a first configuration and a second configuration by user manipulation; wherein in the first configuration, the inner passageway through the first and second housing portions permits the gripping insert to be retained in a first state; wherein in the second configuration, the gripping insert is compressed into a second state; wherein in the second configuration, the gripping insert is further compressed into a third state when the gripping insert is forced against one of the first and second tapered portions by movement of a medical lead placed in the anchor.
US08761895B2
A telemetry wake-up circuit is electrically disposed between a telemetry transceiver associated with an AIMD, and an RF tag. The RF tag may be remotely interrogated to generate a signal to which the telemetry wake-up circuit is responsive to switch the telemetry transceiver from a sleep mode to an active telemetry mode. In the sleep mode, the telemetry transceiver draws less than 25,000 nanoamperes from the AIMD, and preferably less than 500 nanoamperes.
US08761861B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnet having a two poles and a wall connecting the poles; the poles delimiting a patient-imaging space; and a table which is slidably connected to one of the two poles between the two poles and which table extends substantially parallel to the two poles; a drive for displacing the table relative to the magnet; a lock for locking the table in a selected position relative to the magnet; a drive for rotating the magnet about the axis; the table connected to the magnet such that the table rotates with the magnet when the magnet rotates about the axis; the magnet and the table being rotatable from a position in which the poles and the table are horizontal to a position in which the table and the poles are vertical.
US08761860B2
An MR Spectroscopy (MRS) system and approach is provided for diagnosing painful and non-painful discs in chronic, severe low back pain patients (DDD-MRS). A DDD-MRS pulse sequence generates and acquires DDD-MRS spectra within intervertebral disc nuclei for later signal processing & diagnostic analysis. An interfacing DDD-MRS signal processor receives output signals of the DDD-MRS spectra acquired and is configured to optimize signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by an automated system that selectively conducts optimal channel selection, phase and frequency correction, and frame editing as appropriate for a given acquisition series. A diagnostic processor calculates a diagnostic value for the disc based upon a weighted factor set of criteria that uses MRS data extracted from the acquired and processed MRS spectra along regions associated with multiple chemicals that have been correlated to painful vs. non-painful discs. A diagnostic display provides a scaled, color coded legend and indication of results for each disc analyzed as an overlay onto a mid-sagittal T2-weighted MRI image of the lumbar spine for the patient being diagnosed. Clinical application of the embodiments provides a non-invasive, objective, pain-free, reliable approach for diagnosing painful vs. non-painful discs by simply extending and enhancing the utility of otherwise standard MRI exams of the lumbar spine.
US08761852B2
A device includes a pliable membrane, a sensor module and a communication module. The pliable membrane includes a semi-rigid structural member. The membrane is configured to conform to a tissue surface. The structural member is configured to retain the membrane in a particular shape corresponding to the tissue surface. The sensor module is coupled to the membrane. The sensor module is configured to generate an electrical signal corresponding to a physiological parameter associated with the tissue surface. The communication module is coupled to the membrane. The communication module is configured to receive the electrical signal and wirelessly communicate data corresponding to the electrical signal with a remote device.
US08761846B2
A portable electronic device (100) includes a controllable skin texture surface (104) and control logic (200) that is operative to change a tactile configuration of at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface (104) in response to at least any one (i.e., one or more) of: a received wireless signal, a battery level change condition, an incoming call, information from a proximity sensor, sound sensor, light sensor, data representing a user of the device, or data representing completion of a user authentication sequence. The controllable skin texture surface (104) may form part of a non-user interface portion or a user interface portion, such as a function key, keypad or other operational element of the device. In one example, a portable electronic device employs a controllable skin texture surface that includes a mechanical skin texture surface actuation structure and a flexible skin structure that moves in response to mechanical movement caused by the mechanical skin texture surface actuation structure to change a tactile configuration of at least a portion of the controllable skin texture surface of the device.
US08761842B2
A combined battery and wireless-communications apparatus and method. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a support, a first conductive layer deposited on a first surface area of the support, a thin-film battery including a cathode layer, a solid-state electrolyte layer, and an anode layer deposited such that either the anode layer or the cathode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, an antenna mounted to the support structure, and an electronic communications circuit mounted to the support and electrically coupled to the battery and the antenna to transceive radio communications. Other embodiments include an energy-receiving device mounted to the support structure, and an electronic communications circuit mounted to the support structure and including a recharging circuit, the recharging circuit electrically coupled to the battery and the energy-receiving device to recharge the battery using energy received by the energy-receiving device.
US08761841B2
A personal conferencing device (12) having a base unit (14) and a headset/handset (5), wherein the base unit (14) comprises a first interface (4) to a telephone system, a headset/handset receiving part (19) for receiving a headset/handset (5), and the headset/handset (5) comprises a base connection (31) adapted to be received by the receiving part (19), at least a first microphone (7) for receiving audio from a headset/handset user, and at least a first headset/handset speaker (8) for providing audio to a headset/handset user, a position detecting device (10) for detecting a position and/or a state of the headset/handset (5), and a second headset/handset speaker (9), wherein audio is provided to a headset/handset user via the second headset/handset speaker (9) in response to a first signal provided from the position detecting device (10) whereby the user can choose between a private mode using the at least first headset/handset speaker and a conference mode using the second headset/handset speaker.
US08761838B2
It is presented a method including: presenting an alert on a display; detecting a user input associated with said alert, said user input having a momentum; and deferring said alert to be presented again at a new alert time, said new alert time being calculated as a time in the future using said user input momentum. A corresponding device, computer program product and user interface are also presented.
US08761836B2
A mobile terminal is disclosed, by which a user is facilitated to carry and use a terminal in a simple and easy way. The present invention includes a display unit, a window provided over the display unit, the window made of an optically transmittive material, and at least one metal frame attached to an edge of a backside of the window. Accordingly, the present invention sufficiently secures bending rigidity in a vertical length direction of a window, reinforcing a locking power between the window and a case, and enhancing the beauty of an exterior by removing a gap between the window and the case.
US08761832B2
A method and an apparatus of controlling an application dedicated file included in a universal integrated chip card (UICC) in a mobile station are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing an element file directory (EFDIR) stored in the UICC to check whether there are a plurality of application dedicated files that perform a same function; and activating one of the plurality of application dedicated files corresponding to a predetermined execution information according to the checked result. With at least one embodiment of the present invention, one UICC can provide a plurality of USIM application files and a user can select any one of the plurality of USIM application files.
US08761815B2
A method, device and system for accessing mobile device user information. A Personal Content Server (PCS) is used to store mobile device user information for one or more mobile device end users. The mobile device user information can be accessed and downloaded, via a communication network, to one or more mobile devices in an appropriate manner, e.g., wirelessly or via a wired connection between the mobile device and the communication network. The mobile device user information allows one or more end users to operate at least one mobile device according to their respective user preferences. The method can include authenticating an end user before allowing user information to be downloaded to the end user's mobile device, and updating user information between the mobile device and the PCS. Mobile device user information can include user identity information, personal preferences, subscription information and application profile information.
US08761809B2
Embodiments of the invention may use a first accelerometer to measure first acceleration data of a first device. Other interaction data, including time data and geographic location data, generated by the first device may also be recorded. First acceleration data is compared by a remote server computer to second acceleration data generated by a second accelerometer in a second device. If the first and second accelerometer data are substantially equal, it can be determined that the devices have interacted and communications can be initiated. After communications are initiated, a financial transaction is conducted. Accelerometer data may be stored and/or used as part of the authentication process in a payment processing network. Other embodiments of the invention use the accelerometer to generate movement security data to make financial transaction more secure. Accelerometer data is used for authentication, security, encryption, session keys, non-repudiation, or fraud protection.
US08761805B2
A core network node maintains history information configured to provide a log of location information, and uses the history information to determine whether a wireless terminal is in a location update toggling scenario. The history information can also be used to curtail the toggling scenario. One example mode comprises using the history information to determine whether the wireless terminal is toggling between plural radio access networks of differing radio access technologies. Another example mode comprises using the history information to determine whether the wireless terminal is toggling between a first area update location and a second area update location. Yet another example mode comprises using the history information to determine whether the wireless terminal is toggling between a first core network node and a second core network node.
US08761803B2
One embodiment of the present is a method of implementing privacy control of location information. Such a method comprises defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as the current location of the user, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the user; receiving the current location of the user; determining that the current location is in the geographic zone; and reporting the pseudo-location information as the current location of the user when the current location is determined to be in the geographic zone. Other methods and systems are also provided.
US08761793B2
Provided is an information distribution system (100), in which a control section (4) deletes, when a member registration cancellation of a distribution service is instructed by an input unit (1d) of a vehicle-mounted device (10), the contents information and the uplink information stored in a storage unit (1f), other than the fundamental information, thereby to set ON a member registration cancellation flag. If the member registration cancellation flag is set ON when the communication with a center apparatus (30) is established, moreover, the control section (4) writes a code indicating the member registration cancellation, in the fundamental information of the uplink information, and transmits the same to the center apparatus (30). When this center apparatus (30) receives the uplink information from the vehicle-mounted device (10), the center apparatus (30) decides whether or not the code indicating the member registration cancellation is contained in the fundamental information. If the center apparatus (30) decides that the code is contained, the center apparatus (30) deletes, from a member information DB (341), the member registration information of the record having the vehicle-mounted device ID of the sender vehicle-mounted device (10). As a result, it is possible to cancel the member registration of the distribution service of the content information in the vehicle-mounted device.
US08761785B2
When enabled with common reference signal interference cancelation, a user equipment (UE) may still compute a channel state feedback value with consideration of any canceled interfering neighboring signals. When the neighboring cells are determined to be transmitting data during the time for which the channel state feedback value is being computed, the UE is able to derive the channel state feedback value considering those canceled interfering signals. The UE determines whether each neighboring cell is transmitting during the designated time either by obtaining signals that indicate the transmission schedule of the neighboring cells or by detecting the transmission schedule, such as based on the power class of the neighboring cells. If the UE determines that the neighboring cells are transmitting data during this time period, the UE will compute the channel state feedback value including consideration of the canceled interfering signals.
US08761784B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate employing constrained frequency hopping of downlink reference signals. In an aspect, a method that facilitates evaluating reference signals received via a downlink in a wireless communication environment is disclosed which includes receiving a sequence of subframes transmitted by a base station, each of the subframes having resource elements used to carry reference signals according to a constrained cell-specific hopping pattern. The method also includes combining reference signals sent from common antennas at common frequency locations in the subframes and estimating a channel based upon an evaluation of the combined reference signals.
US08761782B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate optimal transmission of system parameter data in a wireless communication system. According to various aspects, a broadcast channel is split into at least two portions, wherein one portion allows for transmission of static system parameter data at a first data rate, and a second portion allows for transmission of semi-static and dynamic parameter data at a second disparate data rate.
US08761781B2
Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) information is retrieved from mobile devices and employed to facilitate antenna location. Measurement information, including AGPS information, can be received from a plurality of mobile devices dispersed over a geographical region. The measurement information can include location and timing information for the plurality of mobile devices. A timing difference between co-located antennas of a base station associated with the plurality of mobile devices can be computed. The location of the co-located antennas can be determined based on evaluating errors resultant from estimations based on a plurality of test locations. The measurement information can be aggregated over time and can be employed to update the antenna locations.
US08761777B2
A communication system for an organization having multiple sites uses a dual-mode device capable of both cell phone communication and telephone communication on a local area network (LAN). IP LANS are established at organization sites such that a temporary IP address is assigned to a dual-mode device that logs onto an organization LAN, and the IP address is associated at a PSTN-connected server on the LAN with the cell phone number of the communication device. The IP server notifies a PSTN-connected routing server when a device logs on to a LAN, and also provides a destination number for the IP server. Cell calls directed to the device are then redirected to the IP server and directed to the device connected to the LAN.
US08761776B2
The present invention provides a cell reselection method and terminal. The method includes: cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority are set as same-priority cells. The terminal comprises: a first reselection module, used to select cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority according to a priority-based reselection principle when a terminal performs cell reselection, wherein the cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority are same-priority cells; a second reselection module, used to select a cell as a reselected cell from the same-priority cells based on a best-cell reselection principle. The above technical solution enables the terminal to perform cell reselection quickly in a determined manner, and enables configuration of network parameters to achieve the intended purpose.
US08761767B2
The present invention discloses a method for triggering terminal response, including: after receiving a trigger message sent by a network side, a terminal sending an access request message to the network side; wherein, the access request message includes a trigger identification. The present invention discloses a system for triggering terminal response which realizes the above-mentioned method for triggering terminal response, a terminal and a network side at the same time. In the present invention, when the network side receives the access request message sent by the terminal, because the access request message carries the trigger identification, the network side can determine which trigger message is responded by the access request message according to the trigger identification carried in the access request message, thus deleting this trigger message stored by itself after the terminal accesses the server, and does not need to send the trigger for the terminal repeatedly.
US08761766B2
Provided are a method for transmitting and receiving broadcasting service information and a mobile station for a broadcasting service. The method for transmitting broadcasting service information at a base station, includes registering a mobile station in a first cell, wherein the first cell is a cell managed by the base station, receiving vehicle related information from the mobile station mounted on a vehicle, and broadcasting the received vehicle related information to target cells.
US08761764B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing triggerless mobile location-based screening and routing are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for performing triggerless mobile location-based screening and routing. A telecommunications network element receives a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber, extracts from the mobility management message information identifying the mobile subscriber and location information associated with the mobile subscriber, and stores the extracted location information associated with the mobile subscriber. The network element receives a call setup message associated with a call from the mobile subscriber, extracts from the call setup message information identifying the mobile subscriber, retrieves the stored location information associated with the mobile subscriber, and performs a screening or routing function based on the location information associated with the mobile subscriber.
US08761756B2
A method for IP communication between a mobile terminal and its correspondent node in a mobile radio network. The method comprises establishing (202) an IP connection between the mobile terminal and its correspondent node. After detecting a period of inactivity in the IP connection, (204) keep-alive messages are sent via the IP connection at predetermined intervals, which are varied. The method comprises monitoring (206) the lengths of several periods of inactivity at which the mobile radio network disconnects the IP connection. Based on the monitored lengths of periods of inactivity, a maximum interval (TINT) between keep-alive messages is determined (208) such that the maximum interval meets a predetermined criterion of statistical confidence, and the interval between keep-alive messages is set (210) to the maximum interval (TINT).
US08761755B2
A communication device may include a Physical (PHY) layer configured to provide multiple communication services across a communication network. The communication device may adjust the PHY layer according to a first set of performance characteristics to provide a first communication service. When the device identifies a communication service change to the second communication service, the communication device may adjust the PHY layer according to a second set of performance characteristics, different from the first set, to provide the second communication service. The communication device may also receive a configuration indication from an application executing on the device specifying a performance characteristic change to the PHY layer. The communication device may also include multiple independent PHY layers that may adjusted independently.
US08761753B2
Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting a transmission power at a femto node are described herein. According to the systems, devices, and methods herein, a measurement of a signal transmitted from a transmitting node may be communicated to the femto node, for example from a user equipment or a neighboring femto node, for use in adjusting the power. The transmitting node may comprise the femto node, a macro node, or a neighboring femto node. In addition, statistics regarding such measurements may be communicated to the femto node for use in adjusting the power. The femto node may also adjust the power based on unsuccessful registration attempts or interference communications received at the femto node.
US08761743B2
A control circuit, during a call via a wireless transceiver with a first party, permits a user to establish a call via the wireless transceiver with a second party apart from the call with the first party and then, during at least a part of a call-establishment process to establish a call with the second party, displays via a touch-screen display a user-selectable option to return to the call with the first party. This user-selectable option can comprise, at least in part, a moniker for the first party. The control circuit may obtain this moniker by accessing a contacts list. If desired, this user-selectable option can be colored a color that contrasts with other displayed proximal colors then presently displayed on the touch-screen display in order to highlight the user-selectable option's availability.
US08761740B2
A system and method for using a wireless browser to send local information from a wireless handset to a Web server. A service request received from a handset user includes the type of local information needed to carry out the request as well as the URL address of the server. The handset confirms that the input is not a telephone number to be dialed. If the input is a telephone number, the browser is terminated and the number is dialed. Otherwise, the browser acquires the local information needed to carry out the request from the handset. The local information is appended to the URL address, which is extracted from the user input, and the browser is instructed to navigate to the URL address to provide the local information to the server.
US08761736B2
A system and method of communicating with a modem via a voice channel of a wireless communication system. The method carried out by the system includes the steps of (a) establishing a voice channel connection between a vehicle telematics unit and call center via a wireless cellular network, (b) generating a modem signaling carrier comprising a single frequency tone together with a speech component, (c) sending the modem signaling carrier over the voice channel connection using an EVRC-B vocoder, (d) establishing a data communication session over the voice channel connection in response to the modem signaling carrier, and thereafter (e) carrying out data communications between the vehicle telematics unit and call center during the data communication session.
US08761734B2
A method performed by a mobile terminal may include connecting to a network and transmitting a video data session to other mobile terminals. The video data sessions may be stored in a network server and accessed by the other mobile terminals. The method may also include sending invitations to mobile terminals to receive broadcasted video data sessions.
US08761723B2
An apparatus for service mobile node decision based on user history information includes: an information management unit configured to manage information of the node and the service and history information of the node and the service; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether or not the node is usable and monitor the node and the service the user is currently using; and a service mobile node decision unit configured to decide the node which is capable of service mobility according to situations, based on the information of the node and the service, the history information, and the monitored information.
US08761715B2
A mobile communication device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The mobile communication device is attached to a service network via a cellular station for a non-emergency service, wherein the cellular station is associated with a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG). The controller module determines whether an emergency service is ongoing and initiates a detachment request message of the non-emergency service to the service network via the cellular station, only when no emergency service is ongoing. The wireless module transmits the detachment request message to the service network via the cellular station.
US08761711B2
A battery-powered device comprising: a memory storing software essential to the provision of normal functions of the device; a first processing section (16) comprising a data processor capable of executing the software, the device being capable of operating the first processing section in a normal mode in which it can execute the software and a low power mode; a second processing section (5) having a clock (6) for maintaining a time, and being capable of triggering behavior of the device in response to the time of the clock preceding a user-set time by a pre-set advance interval; the device being configured to, in response to triggering by the second processing section when the first processing section is in the low power mode, cause the first processing section to enter the normal mode and to load the software.
US08761710B2
A portable computing device includes an FEM, a SAW-less receiver, a SAW-less transmitter, and a baseband processing unit. The FEM isolates one or more outbound RF signals from one or more inbound RF signals. The SAW-less receiver converts the one or more inbound RF signals into one or more inbound intermediate frequency (IF) signals by frequency translating a baseband filter response to an IF filter response and/or an RF filter response. The SAW-less receiver filters the inbound RF signal(s) in accordance with the RF filter response and/or filters the inbound IF signal(s) in accordance with the IF filter response. The SAW-less receiver then converts the inbound IF signal(s) into inbound symbol stream(s). The SAW-less transmitter converts outbound symbol stream(s) into the outbound RF signal(s). The baseband processing unit converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream(s) and convert the inbound symbol stream(s) into inbound data.
US08761709B2
A receiver 650 operates in close proximity to at least one other component 610, 611, 612 causing interferences in signals received by the receiver 650. It is determined (steps 2002; 2003) whether and at which frequency a higher harmonic of and/or an inter-modulation product with signals generated by the other component 610 causes interference in signals received by the receiver 650, based on information about signals generated by the other component 610, 611, 612. At least one characteristic of the receiver 650 is adjusted to diminish an influence by a determined interference.
US08761698B2
A transmit circuit includes a power amplifier configured to amplify an RF input signal to obtain an RF output signal, and an antenna tuner configured to transform an antenna impedance to an impedance at an input of the antenna tuner, wherein the input of the antenna tuner is coupled to an output of the power amplifier. The transmit circuit further includes a bias controller configured to control a bias of the power amplifier, wherein the bias controller is configured to provide a bias control signal to adjust the bias of the power amplifier based on a determination of a measure of a load impedance provided to the power amplifier by the antenna tuner.
US08761694B2
Embodiments for at least one method and apparatus of a multiple antenna transceiver are disclosed. One embodiment of the multiple antenna transceiver includes a multiport network having a plurality of first ports and a plurality of second ports, wherein at least one of the second ports is responsive to at least two of the first ports. The multiple antenna transceiver further includes a plurality of antennas, an antenna connected to each of the plurality of second ports. Another embodiment includes a multiple antenna subscriber unit architecture.
US08761690B2
A method of operating a relay station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises the steps of determining a relay mode and transmitting a signal, received from a source station, to a destination station in the determined relay mode, wherein the relay mode is determined based on at least one of requirements for quality of service (QoS) of traffic, the number of times in which attempts are made to transmit a packet, and an amount of packets stored in a buffer of the relay station.
US08761688B2
A radio frequency circuit and a signal transmission method are provided. The radio frequency circuit comprises a primary antenna, a secondary antenna and a radio frequency integrated circuit. The primary antenna is electrically coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit to transmit and receive at least one transmission/reception signal. The secondary antenna is electrically coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit to receive at least one diversity reception signal. The radio frequency integrated circuit is configured to receive a specific diversity reception signal via the primary antenna and to transmit and receive a specific transmission/reception signal via the secondary antenna.
US08761683B2
Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for controlling an electronic device using data transmitted over radio signals. In some embodiments, a radio source may embed instructions to control an electronic device into a radio signal. For example, the radio source may use the RDS communications protocol to transmit the instructions in an FM radio signal. The electronic device may receive the radio signal and may perform the instructions included in the radio signal. For example, in a testing environment, the instructions can include commands to test the electronic device's radio using test parameters specified in the instructions. Responsive to receiving the test parameters, the electronic device may configure itself (e.g., turn on or off certain components) and record audio from a specified radio station.
US08761681B2
A device for reducing an error signal component of a transmit signal in a receive signal, including an interface, a transmit signal generator, a transmitting/receiving device, a correction signal generator and a combiner. The combiner is configured to combine the receive signal with a correction signal from the correction signal generator in order to reduce the proportion that is based on the known wideband error signal component of the transmit signal in the receive signal.
US08761679B2
A method of shaping signals intended for transmission via at least one antenna, each signal having a respective frequency spectrum and being for transmission via a respective antenna, comprises selecting at least one interference-reducing signal, each interference-reducing signal being such as to modify the signal frequency spectrum for the antenna or a respective one of the antennas to include a respective frequency notch at an interference band, and modifying the frequency spectra with the selected interference-reducing signal or signals, wherein the selection is subject to a constraint on at least one characteristic of the spectra as modified
US08761678B2
A radio transmitting apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of weight sequence sets, which are each assigned to a plurality of transmission blocks sectioned by time axes and frequency axes, by associating the plurality of weight sequence sets with the plurality of transmission blocks, a first selecting unit configured to select one transmission block from the plurality of transmission blocks, a second selecting unit configured to select one weight sequence from one weight sequence set assigned to the one transmission block signal, a converting unit configured to convert a data signal by using the one weight sequence to generate a converted signal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the converted signal by using the one transmission block.
US08761677B2
Systems and methods for detecting unused channels in a cognitive radio system are described. In one method, data is communicated on a particular channel for a secondary receiver. In addition, a set of channels is iteratively scanned by collecting samples for each channel and for each iteration of the scanning. Here, iterations of the scanning progressively removes channels from the set of channels based on the collected samples and updates states of the channels in the set based on the collected samples to obtain a set of candidate channels. In response to detecting a pre-determined condition, communications on the particular channel are precluded and at least one of the candidate channels is evaluated by collecting additional samples on each of the channels. Further, at least one of the candidate channels is selected based on the evaluation for utilization by the one or more secondary receivers for data communication.
US08761675B2
A system for facilitating synchronized apparatus interaction. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus may determine if muting of a microphone has been requested. If the apparatus determines that muting has been requested, the apparatus may activate muting of the microphone and may transmit a message comprising information indicating that muting has been activated.
US08761672B2
A short-range wireless communication apparatus comprising a connection device and a control device is disclosed. The connection device connects a sound data transfer protocol and a control data transfer protocol to a communication destination apparatus. When the control device determines that a streaming status reported from the communication destination apparatus with use of the sound data transfer protocol is an output-in-progress state, the control device identifies the state of the communication destination apparatus in accordance with a play status reported from the communication destination apparatus with use of the sound data transfer protocol. When the control device determines that the streaming status is a stopped state, the control device identifies the state of the communication destination apparatus as one of a temporarily-stopped state and a stopped state even if the reported play status is a reproduction-in-progress state.
US08761670B2
In a communication apparatus including a close proximity wireless communication unit configured to perform communication when the communication apparatus and an external apparatus are brought into close proximity with each other within a predetermined range, selection of a communication process is performed. Information on a plurality of operating units and information on communication processes to be performed by the communication apparatus are stored in association with each other. Control is performed in such a manner that a communication process that is associated with one of the plurality of operating units that is being operated when communication with the external apparatus is established is performed.
US08761663B2
A multi-band low-profile, low-volume two-way mobile panel array antenna system is described. Operation of the antenna may automatically switch between bands based on various user-entered parameters.
US08761658B2
There is a computerized learning system and method which updates a conditional estimate of a user signal representing a characteristic of a user based on observations including observations of user behavior. The conditional estimate may be updated using a non-linear filter. Learning tools may be generated using the computerized learning system based on distributions of desired characteristics of the learning tools. The learning tools may include educational items and assessment items. The learning tools may be requested by a user or automatically generated based on estimates of the user's characteristics. Permissions may be associated with the learning tools which may only allow delegation of permissions to other users of lower levels. The learning system includes a method for annotating learning tools and publishing those annotations. In-line text editors of scientific text allow users to edit and revised previously published documents.
US08761656B2
An edge detecting device for detecting an edge of a moving recording medium includes a reflecting unit that includes a reflecting surface having reflectance higher than that of the recording medium, light sources that irradiate the recording medium and the reflecting surface of the reflecting unit with light, a light receiving unit that includes pixels of a photoelectric conversion element provided in a width direction of the recording medium and receives reflected light that has been emitted from the light sources and has been reflected by the recording medium and the reflecting surface of the reflecting unit on the pixels of the photoelectric conversion element, and a control unit that determines a region of the pixels of the photoelectric conversion element that make output higher than a previously set determination threshold value to be the edge of the recording medium on the light receiving unit.
US08761655B2
A waste toner recovery unit includes a waste toner conveying screw, a coating member, and a waste toner storing portion. The waste toner conveying screw has a first end and a second end and conveys waste toner, the first end being linked with a driving portion and the second end being set as a free end. The coating member coats the free end of the waste toner conveying screw by being fitted in a processing unit, has an opening to which waste toner conveyed by the waste toner conveying screw falls down, and can rotate in such a way that the opening is positioned in a vertically lower part. The waste toner storing portion stores the waste toner which falls down from the opening.
US08761650B2
A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member in a form of an endless belt; a pressing member pressing the fixing member; a contacting member in contact with the pressing member; a holding member holding the contacting member in a pressing direction of the pressing member; a heating unit heating the fixing member; and shape maintaining units maintaining a shape of the fixing member. Further, the heating unit is disposed on an upstream side of a horizontal line passing through the center of the pressing member and the holding member is disposed on a downstream side of a horizontal line passing through the arc axis of the shape maintaining units.
US08761640B2
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly; a door openable relative to the main assembly; an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a cleaning member for removing toner remaining on the image bearing member; a transfer member for transferring the toner image onto a sheet; a fixing member for fixing the toner image, transferred by the transfer member, on the sheet; a discharging member for discharging the sheet, on which the toner image is fixed by the fixing member, from the main assembly. The sheet remaining in the main assembly without being discharged by the discharging member is capable of being removed from a space formed by opening the door. The image forming apparatus further includes a spacer unit capable of moving the cleaning member toward and away from the image bearing member. The spacer unit brings the cleaning member into contact with the image bearing member in a state in which the door is closed and image formation is effected, and moves the cleaning member away from the image bearing member in interrelation with an opening operation of the door.
US08761637B2
An attaching and detaching body includes: a main body of the attaching and detaching body that is attached to a to-be attached and detached apparatus; a memory that stores information concerning the attaching and detaching body; a memory support section that is provided in the main body of the attaching and detaching body and that supports the memory; and a restriction body that is attached to the main body of the attaching and detaching body and that, when attached to the main body of the attaching and detaching body, is arranged on a locus along which the memory departs from the memory support section.
US08761633B2
An image forming apparatus includes a casing, photosensitive members arranged along an arrangement direction, and developing cartridges. Each developing cartridge includes a developer carrying member configured to supply a developer to a corresponding one of the photosensitive members. Each photosensitive member is configured to move between an image formation position where an image is formed on the photosensitive member and a retracted position where the photosensitive member is retracted from the developer carrying member. When the photosensitive member is in the image formation position, the photosensitive member is configured to close a path through which a corresponding one of the developing cartridges is attached to and removed from the casing. When the photosensitive member is in the retracted position, the photosensitive member is configured to open the path.
US08761625B2
A fixing device includes: a heat generating rotating member including a heat generating layer; an exciting coil to inductively heat the heat generating layer; a degaussing coil generating an electrical current in response to a magnetic flux generated by the exciting coil and generating a magnetic flux in an opposite direction; an exciting coil controller configured to control energization of the exciting coil by using PWM signals; a degaussing coil controller determining necessity of switching the degaussing coil and to control energization of the degaussing coil. When the degaussing coil controller switches ON/OFF state of the degaussing coil, the exciting coil controller controls ON time periods of the PWM signals so as to be within a range from minimum to maximum values of the ON time periods of the PWM signals corresponding to the ON/OFF state of the degaussing coil stored in a storage unit.
US08761623B2
An electronic development compensation method which is broadly applicable to SCMB development includes controlling image banding by actively correcting for mechanical development errors by modulating DC bias to a magnetic brush.
US08761618B2
An image forming apparatus capable of counting use of components in the apparatus and managing the counted number of uses as counter information additionally registers in a management table, when it receives an input for newly adding a component whose counter information is to be managed, based on the input, counter information about a different component and setting information indicating that the counter information may be provided external to the image forming apparatus, in association with identification information about the new component, when the identification information about a related different component in the apparatus included in the input is already managed and a count-up condition for the managed different component matches a count-up condition included in the input.
US08761614B2
A coherent optical receiver Includes an electro-optic module coupled to an electronic signal processing Integrated circuit (IC) via a parallel analog transmission line bus. The electro-optic module receives and detects an optical channel light including a high-bandwidth signal modulated thereon. The electro-optic module includes: a single optical hybrid for mixing the optical channel light with a corresponding continuous wave local oscillator light to generate a mixed light containing the high-bandwidth data signal, at least one photodetector; and an analog frequency decimator for generating a set of parallel analog signals, each analog signal representing a respective portion of the high-bandwidth signal. The electronic signal processing IC includes a respective Analog-to-digital (A/D) converter for sampling each one of the set of parallel analog signals, and for generating corresponding parallel digital sample streams; and a digital signal processor (DSP) for processing the parallel digital sample streams to extract the high-bandwidth signal.
US08761602B2
Methods and apparatuses for controlling the flow of video over Ethernet (VoE) traffic in a network are disclosed. The method can include originating the VoE traffic from an add node in the network. A first control signal can be received from a first drop node in the network containing a drop port configured to receive the VoE traffic. The add node can determined if the first drop node contains the drop port based on the first control signal.
US08761597B2
The invention refers to a optical communication network comprising a monitoring node having a port for outputting at least one optical signal that has a first wavelength range over an optical link of the network to a reflector node of the network. In order to allow for efficient monitoring the optical link it is suggested that the reflector node comprises a wavelength selective optical reflector connected to the link, the reflector being configured for generating a monitoring signal by reflecting a part of the optical signal back into the link, the monitoring signal having a second wavelength range that is a proper sub-range of the first wavelength range and the monitoring node comprises a detector coupled with the port for determining whether the link is defective arranged for detecting the monitoring signal generated by the reflector node.
US08761595B2
A camera includes a circuit board that includes a plurality of terminals disposed on a top surface of the circuit board to correspond to connection terminals of an external flash, and a support unit that supports the circuit board.
US08761594B1
Systems and methods for providing spatially dynamic illumination in camera systems. A spatially dynamic illumination source enables the illumination of only desired objects in the field of view of the camera, thereby reducing the amount of light required from the illumination source. The spatially dynamic illumination source may include an array of illumination elements and a control component. Each illumination element in the illumination array may include a light-emitting element combined with an optical element. A camera and the spatially dynamic illumination source may be combined in a camera and illumination system. The camera and illumination system may dynamically detect, track, and selectively illuminate only desired objects in the camera field of view.
US08761581B2
An editing device includes an editing unit that partially edits content constituted of a plurality of clips using the clip as a unit, the clip including a moving image; a measurement unit that, each time the edited part of the content is reproduced by the editing unit, by measuring the part as each single reproduction of the clip which includes the interior portions or the connection points, measures the total count of the respective plurality of clips; a clip setting unit that sets each of the plurality of clips to at any of a plurality of types of clip based on the measured total count; a mark adding unit that performs an image process for adding a mark in accordance with the set type to at least a part of the content; and a reproduction control unit that controls reproduction of the content being subjected to the image process.
US08761562B2
In a multicore fiber in which multiple single mode cores are stored in one optical fiber, the multicore fiber has a lattice-point arrangement in which multiple lattice points are periodically arranged two-dimensionally with translational symmetry and rotational symmetry or one of translational symmetry and rotational symmetry and, in that lattice-point arrangement, multiple cores are arranged with the lattice points of the lattice-point arrangement as reference positions. By giving different perturbations to the propagation constants of the cores, the propagation constants of the cores are each varied from the original propagation constants. Because of the variation in the propagation constants, the core-to-core coupling amount, which is dependent on the varied propagation constants, fall below a predetermined setting amount. Suppressing the coupling between homogeneous cores in this way reduces the distance between the homogeneous cores, thus increasing the core density of the multicore fiber without increasing the types of heterogeneous cores.
US08761556B2
A new concept of the light guide device has developed to have multi channels, the present invention comprises: a transparent body through which light can freely pass; channel condensing units disposed at predetermined intervals on the body to form a plurality of one-dimensional arrays; an optical module unit for independently sighting incident light, and re-sighting and focusing light which passes through the one-dimensional arrays formed by the channel condensing units disposed at predetermined intervals in the body; and a fiber channel module for creating independent light passages (fiber channels) which condense light from the left, right, up and down aspects of the optical module unit, at a one-to-one correspondence between the body and the optical module unit. The present device maximizes the efficiency of the solar energy utilization by reducing the guide distance of incident light. The simplified structure is easy to produce and install by using a flat, slim plate that is compact in size, lowering the production cost.
US08761550B2
A method for installing an optical tap into an optical waveguide formed in a printed circuit board which comprises obtaining a printed circuit board having an optical waveguide formed therein, cutting a transverse groove that has a front plane and a back plane into the optical waveguide, such that the back plane of the groove forms an oblique angle relative to the incident beam of light, and inserting a pre-fabricated beamsplitter into the groove so that the beamsplitter is positioned at the oblique angle of incidence relative to the beam of light to enable a predetermined portion of the beam of light to be directed out of the waveguide.
US08761547B2
A method for automatically typesetting patent images extracts a brief introduction of each patent image from a description part of a patent document, and records a keyword of the brief introduction. The method distinguishes an image label of each patent image from an image part of the patent document. The method rotates the patent image by ninety degrees clockwise in response that the image label of the patent image does not contain the keyword, and outputs the rotated image onto a display device.
US08761539B2
A system for improving content visibility on a display under low-contrast viewing conditions using an image process technique.
US08761534B2
The spatial resolution of captured plenoptic images is enhanced. In one aspect, the plenoptic imaging process is modeled by a pupil image function (PIF), and a PIF inversion process is applied to the captured plenoptic image to produce a better resolution estimate of the object.
US08761533B2
A method performs an image processing application by expressing the image processing application as a non-negative quadratic program (NNQP) with a quadratic objective, and nonnegativity constraints. A Karush-Kuhn-Tucker condition of the NNQP is expressed as a fixpoint ratio. Then, the fixpoint ratio is determined iteratively until a solution to the image processing application is reached with a desired precision.
US08761529B2
An apparatus and method provide parallel encoding and decoding of image data based on correlation of macroblocks. To encode and decode image data having a high resolution, an encoding order may be determined based on a correlation between blocks of the image data, and a decoding order may be determined based on the determined encoding order, thereby efficiently processing the blocks in parallel.
US08761525B2
A method and system for compressive color image sampling and reconstruction. A sample set of data generated by transforming and sampling an optical property of an original image in a spatial basis, wherein the transformation effected is substantially diagonal in the spatial basis is received. A compressive sensing reconstruction technique is applied to the sample data to produce a set of inferred original image data. A data processing apparatus is adapted to receive such a sample set of data and apply a compressive sensing reconstruction technique to the sample data to produce a set of inferred original image data. In a preferred embodiment a imaging system uses a color filter array (CFA) wherein colors are randomly or pseudo-randomly arranged over an image sensor. The image is inferred from the sensor data and the CFA pattern using compressive sensing sparse solution search techniques. The inferred image has greater resolution than achievable through current CFA based schemes using a sensor with an identical number of sensor elements.
US08761523B2
A method for making a media collection associated with an event having an event location, includes receiving a specification of members in a group; using a processor to receive one or more media elements from each of a plurality of media-capture devices, each media element having a capture location; defining the event in response to receiving one or more media-capture-device signals having the event location from group members; and associating media elements having the event location received at the same time or after the event definition with a stored media event collection corresponding to the event for subsequent use.
US08761515B2
A method for creating measurement codes automatically using an electronic device. In the method, a directory tree is created to display a plurality of feature elements. A selected feature element in the directory tree is determined; and output axes of the selected feature element are determined, according to an attribute type and a measurement type of the selected feature element. A marked number of the selected feature element is received; and a reference value, an upper tolerance, and a lower tolerance of the selected feature element are obtained. Measurement codes of the selected feature element are created according to the above-described obtained information, and the measurement codes are stored in a storage device of the electronic device.
US08761502B1
Presently disclosed are systems and methods for identifying a colorbar/non-colorbar attribute of a current frame. One example embodiment takes the form of a method that includes (i) defining a region of a frame, the defined region having a plurality of lumas within a luma range; (ii) for each luma, calculating a luma percentage of the region; (iii) calculating a significant luma percentage counter based on the luma percentages and a threshold; (iv) calculating a significant luma percentage of the region, based on the luma percentages and the threshold; (v) determining a max-luma of the region; and (vi) identifying the current frame as having a colorbar attribute if (a) the significant luma percentage counter is within a significant luma percentage counter range, (b) the significant luma percentage is greater than a significant luma percentage threshold, and (c) the max-luma is greater than a fade luma threshold.
US08761499B2
A system for detecting a global harmful video includes: a video determination policy generation unit for determining harmfulness of learning video segments from video learning information to analyze occurrence information of harmful learning video segments, and generating a global harmfulness determination policy based on the occurrence information; and a video determination policy execution unit for determining harmfulness of input video segments from information of an input video to analyze occurrence information of harmful input video segments, and determining whether the input video is harmful or not based on the occurrence information of the harmful input video segments and the global harmfulness determination policy.
US08761495B2
A method for mapping includes projecting a pattern onto an object (28) via an astigmatic optical element (38) having different, respective focal lengths in different meridional planes (54, 56) of the element. An image of the pattern on the object is captured and processed so as to derive a three-dimensional (3D) map of the object responsively to the different focal lengths.
US08761480B2
The present invention provides a method and system for vascular landmark detection in CT volumes. A CT volume is received and an initial position of a plurality of vascular landmarks is detected. The initial position of each of the plurality of vascular landmarks is then adjusted in order to position each vascular landmark inside a vessel lumen. A new position of each of the plurality of vascular landmarks representing the adjusted initial positions is output.
US08761479B2
A system and method for analyzing and visualizing spectral CT data includes access of a set of image data acquired from a patient comprising spectral CT data, identification of a plurality of target regions of interest (TROIs) and a reference region of interest (RROI) from the set of image data, extraction of a plurality of target spectral Hounsfield unit (HU) curves from image data representing the plurality of TROIs, extraction of a reference spectral HU curve from image data representing the RROI, normalization of the plurality of target spectral HU curves with respect to the reference spectral HU curve, and display of the plurality of normalized target spectral HU curves.
US08761467B2
A method for evaluating the effectiveness of a motion correction procedure includes acquiring an imaging dataset of an object using an imaging system, identifying a motion affected portion of the imaging dataset, motion correcting the identified portion to generate a motion corrected imaging dataset, and displaying both the identified portion and the motion corrected imaging dataset on a display device in a comparable manner or format. A system and computer readable medium for implementing the method are also described herein.
US08761454B2
A method of detecting streaks in printed documents comprises, with an imaging device, capturing an image of a printed document, transmitting the image data representing the printed document to a computing device, with the computing device, dividing the image data into a number of rectangles horizontally across the image data so that the rectangles overlap in the horizontal direction, and with the computing device, determining if a rectangle comprises a streak. A system for detecting and evaluating streaks in printed document comprises a printing device that prints a document based on image data received from a computing device, an imaging device that captures an image of the printed document, and a streak detector that detects streaks within the captured image of the printed document.
US08761452B2
A method for fingerprinting a video involving identifying motion within the video and using a measure of the identified motion as a fingerprint. Once videos are fingerprinted, these fingerprints can be used in a method for identifying video. This involves creating a motion fingerprint for unidentified videos; comparing the fingerprints of the known and unknown videos, and identifying whether the unknown video is a copy of the known video based on the step of comparing.
US08761444B2
An apparatus for determining a kind of a steel material includes an image pickup device 11 for imaging a spark, which is produced when the steel material 18 is ground, continuously a plurality of times; a detection device 12 for detecting an alloy spark zone, which corresponds to an alloy spark produced by the grinding of an alloying component contained in the steel material, from each of picked-up images 2 imaged by the image pickup device; a calculation device 13 for calculating the total number of alloy spark zones detected by the detection device; and a judgment device 14 for determining that the steel material consists of a low-alloy steel if the total number is not smaller than a first threshold value, and determining that the steel material consists of a carbon steel if the total number is smaller than the first threshold value.
US08761433B2
A variable-impedance electro acoustic transducer having multiple voice coils is disclosed. In one implementation, the loudspeaker includes a coil former around which three coils are wound, and a switch in communication with two of the coils such that when the switch is in a first position the loudspeaker has a first net impedance value, and when the switch is in a second position the loudspeaker has a second net impedance value. The impedance can be optimized to provide a driver with unique characteristics in each mode, including, but not limited to ideal amplifier drive impedances, similar or differing driver efficiencies, and varying bass performance in each mode.
US08761430B2
The present invention provides an item of jewelry containing headphones, or a headset, enabling a wearer to interface with electronic devices. In particular, the present invention provides a necklace containing headphones or a headset, enabling a wearer to interface with electronic devices.
US08761417B2
Transducers and resonators are embedded in body support structures in contact with a user to for the purpose of conveying musical sound energy to a user's body at selected frequencies and in selected patterns. Body support structures comprise beds, pillows, chairs, and other structures typically used to support people. The sound may be audio tones and/or music. The transducers and resonators may be incorporated into a foam component or in a coil spring component of the body support structure. Latex-type foams and beds made with springs are candidate body support structures for receiving transducer's and resonators. Electro-active polymers are also used as transducers. Floor systems are activated by both mechanical transducers and electro-active polymers.
US08761416B2
A bone conduction transducer comprising a first seismic mass and a second mass connected to each other by a first spring suspension, and where the first mass and the first spring suspension creates a first mechanical resonance f1 in the low frequency range, and that a second mechanical resonance f2 is created in the high frequency range by interaction between the second mass and a second spring compliance that is introduced between the second mass and the skull.
US08761413B2
An audio apparatus has a housing including a tub-shaped recessed part having an upper surface and a wall surface formed on the upper surface. Microphones are circularly arranged in the vicinity of the wall surface inside the recessed part. Each microphone face toward a center direction of the recessed part and the upper surface so that a sound pick-up directivity is toward the center of the housing. A back side, opposite to the direction having the directivity of each microphone is open acoustically and is directed toward a direction higher than the wall surface of the tub-shaped recessed part.
US08761412B2
Methods and systems for beam forming an audio signal based on a location of an object relative to the listening device, the location being determined from positional data deduced from an optical image including the object. In an embodiment, an object's position is tracked based on video images of the object and the audio signal received from a microphone array located at a fixed position is filtered based on the tracked object position. Beam forming techniques may be applied to emphasize portions of an audio signal associated with sources near the object.
US08761408B2
A signal processing apparatus includes: one or more detection means for detecting movement of a diaphragm of a speaker in correspondence with feedback methods that are different feedback methods; analog-to-digital conversion means for converting one or more detection signals acquired by the detection means into a digital form; feedback signal generating means for generating feedback signals corresponding to the feedback methods using the digital detection signals; synthesis means for combining an audio signal to be output as a driving signal of the speaker with the feedback signals; correction equalizer means for setting an equalizing characteristic to allow a sound reproduced by the speaker to have a target frequency characteristic by changing the digital audio signal; feedback operation setting means for setting feedback methods in which a feedback operation up to combining the audio signal with the feedback signal is performed and the feedback operation is not performed equalizing characteristic changing and setting means for changing the equalizing characteristic to be set by the correction equalizer means in accordance with a combination of the feedback methods.
US08761406B2
An audio signal processing device includes: a microphone configured to collect noise; an analyzing unit configured to analyze an audio signal collected by the microphone to detect the level and frequency property of the collected audio signal; and a signal processing unit configured to subject an audio signal to be reproduced to signal processing based on the analysis results of the analyzing unit.
US08761405B2
A narrow directional stereo microphone includes a narrow directional mid unit disposed such that the directional axis thereof aligns to the major axis of a microphone body, and a unidirectional right unit and a unidirectional left unit disposed symmetrically with respect to the major axis such that directional axes of the right and left units are perpendicular to the major axis, wherein signals output from the mid unit are sent to one of a diaphragm and a fixed electrode of the right unit and to one of a diaphragm and a fixed electrode of the left unit, and right channel signals are output from the other of the diaphragm and the fixed electrode of the right unit, and left channel signals are output from the other of the diaphragm and the fixed electrode of the left unit.
US08761403B2
A method and a system of secured data storage and recovery are provided. First, a secured key and an encrypted user password of a storage device are obtained by using a controller of a storage device. Then, the secured key is encrypted by using the encrypted user password to generate a first private key, the encrypted user password is encrypted by using the secured key to generate a second private key, and data to be stored is encrypted by using the secured key. Finally, the encrypted data, the first private key, and the second private key are transmitted to a remote device for storage through a host. Thereby, the security of data storage is enhanced and data recovery mechanism is provided when the storage device is damaged or lost.
US08761401B2
A system and method for securely distributing PKI data, such as one or more private keys or other confidential digital information, from a PKI data generation facility to a product in a product personalization facility that is not connected to the PKI data generation facility and is assumed to be a non-secure product personalization facility. The system includes a PKI data loader for securely transmitting the encrypted PKI data transferred from the PKI data generator to a PKI server at the product personalization facility. The PKI server then transfers the PKI data to the product of interest, typically via a PKI station acting as a proxy between the PKI server and the product. In each communication step, PKI data being transferred is encrypted multiple times and the system is designed such that if any intermediate node is compromised with all of its keys, the overall system has not yet been compromised.
US08761396B2
A system and method for securing data for redirecting and transporting over a wireless network are generally described herein. In accordance with some embodiments, when it is determined that an electronic message that is protected with a first encryption algorithm is to be transported over a wireless network to a wireless device, the electronic message is converted to a data structure that is recognizable by the wireless device and the data structure is encrypted with a second encryption algorithm using a random session key. The second encryption algorithm has a stronger security than the first encryption algorithm. The random session key is encrypted with a public key and packets that comprise the encrypted data structure and the encrypted random session key are transmitted to the wireless device over the wireless network.
US08761384B2
Disclosed are a method and a circuit for impedance matching. The method comprises: a peripheral impedance detection module detecting an impedance of a subscriber telephone and outputting information about the impedance of the subscriber telephone; an analog switch switching module providing an impedance matching path between the impedance of the subscriber telephone and an impedance matching module according to the information about the impedance of the subscriber telephone output by the peripheral impedance detection module; the impedance matching module providing a corresponding impedance through the impedance matching path provided by the analog switch switching module to match to said impedance of the subscriber telephone. By the present invention, the impedance matching is achieved when a wireless access box communicates with telephones with various impedance modes. The matching process is flexible, automatic, and does not need manual configuration, and the technology is simple, reliable, and of low cost.
US08761379B2
A system and method for improved voice and data communication is described. One embodiment includes a method for voice and data communication, the method comprising connecting to a session server; receiving a voice call from an end-user; receiving an end-user phone number for the end-user; transmitting a session request to the session server, wherein the session request is based on the end-user phone number; and communicating with the end-user over a session established through the session server.
US08761378B2
The invention relates to a dynamic call connection distributor (DCD) comprising —an agent pool (AP), comprising information of call agents (CA), said agent pool is at least partly configurable by a plurality of individual call agents (CA), —a recipient dialer (RD), comprising circuitry for dialing at least one number of predefined potential recipients (PR) for establishment of a recipient connection (RC), —an agent dialer (AD) comprising circuitry for establishing an agent connection (AC) from said dynamic connection distributor (DCD) to a call agent (CA), a call linker (CL), comprising circuitry for linking said agent connection (AC) with said recipient call (RC). According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the agent pool is basically maintained dynamically by the call agents themselves, thereby allowing basically any physical distribution in contrary to prior art systems requiring the call agents to operate at fixed and centrally defined endpoints.
US08761377B2
In one implementation, customer service is managed by a contact center. The contact center includes a contact center server and an agent device. The contact center receives a customer service interaction, which may be a phone call, a text, an email, a chat, or a website communication. The contact center server accesses external social media to identify a social media post by a customer. The social media posts contain clues as to the subject matter of the customer service interaction. The social media post may be filtered by the customer names, product identities, and/or the nature of the post. In this way, information derived from the social media post is used to select an appropriate customer service agent to handle the customer interaction.
US08761376B2
The present invention is related to improving a conversation quality of calls in a call center setup/environment. The system of the present invention allows monitoring of several live ongoing audio conversations to alert supervisor regarding vulnerable/deviations in the call being handled by a call center agent. The alerts are displayed on the supervisor console by way of providing graphical visual display in order to seek attention of the supervisor. The system also facilitates the supervisor to listen to the live conversation on his desktop by clicking on the visual display.
US08761366B1
Systems and methods for using caller data to add a phone number to an outbound-call list. In one aspect, a method involves (i) a record manager receiving caller data corresponding to a phone-call; (ii) responsive to the record manager receiving the caller data, the record manager retrieving from a data storage, a first school-record corresponding to the received caller data, wherein the first school-record is associated with a second school-record; (iii) the record manager retrieving the second school-record; (iv) the record manager making a determination that the first school-record is associated with a closed operational-status; and (v) responsive to the record manager making the determination that the first school-record is associated with the closed operational-status, the record manager causing an administrator phone-number corresponding to the second school-record to be added to an outbound-call list associated with a workstation terminal.
US08761365B2
A communication device and method for providing an automatically initiated outgoing communication as an incoming communication are provided. Outgoing communication is automatically initiated via a communication interface of the communication device. After the outgoing communication is initiated, an indication of the outgoing communication is provided at the communication device, such that the outgoing communication is provided as an incoming communication at the communication device.
US08761361B2
An example energy management unit (EMU) with diagnostic capabilities is provided. The EMU with can receive and identify the operational status of a device by receiving an audio signal from the device generated by the device's self diagnostic system. The EMU can decode the diagnostic information and retransmit the decoded information as necessary for further processing.
US08761359B2
A content distribution system is described. The content distribution system includes a show account database and a plurality of credit cards stored in the show account database. The content distribution system also has a linking module associating a viewer entering the call-in number with a credit card number in the show account database. The system has a charge module that charges a credit card account corresponding to the credit card number associated with a viewer entering the call-in number. The system also has an interactive recognition system that provides a qualifying question for the viewer to answer before a call of the viewer is connected to a studio.
US08761349B2
Methods and systems monitoring performance of acoustic echo cancellation are described. An audio output is generated by applying a first acoustic echo cancellation algorithm to an audio input. One or more performance metrics for the first acoustic echo cancellation algorithm based on the audio output are determined via a second acoustic echo cancellation algorithm. The first acoustic echo cancellation algorithm is different from the second acoustic echo cancellation algorithm. The one or more performance metrics are provided for storage in a memory.
US08761341B2
The X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray source, a console, an X-ray controller for controlling an operation of the X-ray source according to X-ray control parameters set by the console, and an X-ray detector for detecting X-ray radiated from the X-ray source and transmitted through a subject and thereby outputting an image signal of an X-ray image of the subject. The console includes an input unit for entering the X-ray control parameters, which are information for controlling the operations of the X-ray source and a controller for holding setting range information representing an allowable range of values of the X-ray control parameters and making a judgment as to whether values of the entered X-ray control parameters are settable values according to the setting range information and informing an user of the console of the judgment.
US08761339B2
An image diagnostic apparatus including a scan unit to repeatedly scan a subject to repeatedly acquire acquisition data related to the subject, a generation unit to generate medical images related to the subject based on the acquired acquisition data, a monitoring unit to monitor a change in the medical images based on a specified pixel value band having an upper limit and a lower limit, a controller unit to control timing of a predetermined action of the scan unit based on of the change in the medical images monitored by the monitor unit, wherein the predetermined action of the scan unit is at least one of changing a scan condition, stopping a scan, and outputting guidance to the subject.
US08761338B2
The different advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus for generating an x-ray beam. The x-ray beam is generated using an x-ray tube. The x-ray tube and a power supply are located inside of a housing connected to a moveable platform. A rotatable wheel connected to the moveable platform is rotated while the x-ray beam is being generated. The rotatable wheel has a number of apertures that allows at least a portion of the x-ray beam to pass through the rotatable wheel as the rotatable wheel rotates.
US08761337B2
A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic manipulator coupled to the LINAC. The robotic manipulator is configured to move the LINAC along seven or more degrees of freedom, at least one of the seven degrees of freedom being a redundant degree of freedom.
US08761334B2
A water-soluble salt of a metal with a high atomic weight is selected as an X-ray contrast substance providing a selective ion-exchange reaction with a clay. The salt has a general formula R+M−, where R+ is selected from a group consisting of Ba2+; Sr2+; Tl+; Rb+ . . . , and M− is selected from a group consisting of Cln; NOn; OHn; CH3COO, SO4; . . . . The X-ray contrast substance is injected into a core sample. Upon completion of the selective ion exchange reaction a non-contrast displacing agent is injected into the sample. The sample is scanned by computer X-ray microtomography. An area of interest and a reference cross-section are selected at the obtained computer tomography image. Grayscale histograms in cross-sections of the sample are obtained. Spatial distribution and concentration of the clay is estimated by means of histograms analysis starting from the reference cross-section histogram.
US08761331B2
A control rod for a boiling water reactor is provided with a structure element having mutually-perpendicular four blades. The four blades have a neutron absorber-filling region that neutron absorber is held, respectively. In the structure element, a plurality of regions formed in an axial direction of the control rod include a first region having a first cross-section that forms a first united cruciform cross-section of the four blades connected one another, a second region having a second cross-section that has each separated cross-section of the four blades, and a third region having a third cross-section that has a second united cross-section of continuous two blades of the four blades, disposed in a diametrically opposite direction and facing each other and each separated cross-section of remaining two blades of the four blades, disposed perpendicularly to the continuous two blades.
US08761329B2
An improved apparatus for determining the position of a drive rod within the interior of a drive rod housing includes a transmission antenna at one location on the housing and a receiving antenna at another location on the housing. An electromagnetic excitation signal sent to the transmission antenna is detected, at least in part, by the receiving antenna, and the received signal is processed with a vector network analyzer routine to model the drive rod housing as a wave guide having a filter response. A group delay is detected and is compared with a calibration data set which provides a current position of the drive rod that corresponds with the group delay.
US08761317B2
Log-likelihood ratios produced by a decoder are incorporated into a soft symbol to soft bit estimation process and are used to perform improved channel estimation and impairment covariance estimation. In an example method, a plurality of soft bits and corresponding probability metrics for a series of received unknown symbols are generated. Estimates of the received unknown information symbols are then regenerated, as a function of the soft bits and corresponding probability metrics. An estimate of the average amplitude of the received unknown information symbols, or an estimate of the propagation channel response experienced by the received unknown information symbols, or both, are calculated, as a function of the regenerated symbol estimates. The results are applied to produce demodulated symbols for a second decoding iteration for the series of received unknown symbols.
US08761314B2
A frequency-domain interpolator for estimating a plurality of channels corresponding to a plurality of subcarriers comprises an edge pilot estimation unit, for generating a plurality of pilots according to a plurality of input pilots, a pilot interval ratio and a complexity parameter; a first selection unit, for selecting a plurality of pilot groups from the plurality of pilots according to the pilot interval ratio and the complexity parameter; a second selection unit, for generating a plurality of coefficient groups corresponding to the plurality of channels according to a channel profile and a used pilot interval, wherein each of the plurality of coefficient groups corresponds to a set of the plurality of channels; and a filter unit, for generating the plurality of channels according the plurality of pilot groups, the plurality of coefficient groups, and a relation between the plurality of pilot groups and the plurality of coefficient groups.
US08761312B2
Techniques for deriving a high quality channel estimate are described. A first channel impulse response estimate (CIRE) having multiple channel taps is derived, e.g., by filtering initial CIREs obtained from a received pilot. A threshold parameter value is selected based on at least one criterion, which may relate to channel profile, operating SNR, number of channel taps, and so on. A second CIRE is derived by zeroing out selected ones of the channel taps in the first CIRE based on the threshold parameter value. The average energy of the channel taps may be determined, a threshold may be derived based on the average energy and the threshold parameter value, and channel taps with energy less than the threshold may be zeroed out. A memory may store threshold parameter values for different operating scenarios, and a stored value may be selected for use based on the current operating scenario.
US08761309B2
A method for performing data transmission between a transmitter and a receiver. The method includes the steps of generating a feedback message at the receiver in response to data received from the transmitter, assigning an identifier for the feedback message, storing the feedback message in association with the identifier in the receiver, transmitting the feedback message and the identifier to the transmitter, determining, at the transmitter, transmission format for data to be transmitted to the receiver based on the feedback message received from the receiver; and transmitting data and a control message, by the transmitter, using the determined transmission format, with the control message comprising the identifier of the feedback message based on which the transmission format is determined.
US08761305B2
Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and an amplification block used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier which are both in the amplification block. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values.
US08761294B2
At least one example embodiment discloses a system including a processor configured to receive a plurality of upstream pilot signals from a plurality of remote transceivers, respectively, in a time domain, determine channel coefficients based on the plurality of upstream pilot signals, determine filter coefficients based on the channel coefficients and to control transmission of the upstream pilot signals in the time domain to physical layers of a plurality of processing devices, the plurality of processing devices configured to communicate with the plurality of remote transceivers through the processor.
US08761290B2
Technologies are generally described for cognitive radio spectrum sensing via Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) receiver coding. A CDMA module in the front-end of a cognitive radio system may be used to sense spectrum. When the system is not decoding or transmitting signals, a modified CDMA receiver coding may replace a pseudorandom code used in decoding with relatively pure, non-random detection frequency to scan for energy from primary users of the spectrum. Multiplication of the received signal by spectrally pure codes in place of the CDMA code renders the CDMA processor effectively a scanning spectrum analyzer and may detect energy at multiple frequencies. The allocation of sub-bands and/or timing may be adjusted to account for the detected energy.
US08761273B2
A method for receiving a data frame by a receive station in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes: receiving a signal A field including a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) indicator and including a first signal A sub-field and a second signal A sub-field each transmitted as different orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; determining a processing type of a subsequently transmitted signal based on the signal A field; receiving a data field; and obtaining data by interpreting the data field based on the processing type of the signal. Different modulation schemes are applied to a higher frequency region and a lower frequency region on a subcarrier of the first signal A sub-field.
US08761270B2
In the present invention, time information is sent through a common power line in executing home automation devices or using various industrial equipments. In the power line broadcasting, a small amount of data, such as time information, is transmitted unidirectionally, and long-distance power line broadcasting can be possible using carriers of a low frequency band. time setting for various instruments is automatically performed in response to a power signal after a breakdown of electric current, making unnecessary a user's action to perform the time setting, and the existing power line can be used without change.
US08761263B2
Systems and methods are provided for communicating timely information related to the scalability layer structure of signals received by decoders and other components in a video and/or audio communication system. For a communication system, which uses the Standard H.264 SVC coding format, standard SSEI messages are modified or supplemented to include the ability to signal scalability layer structure information and changes thereof. Recipients can use the signal scalability layer information to properly process or decode received signals.
US08761258B2
Method, systems and software are proposed for obtaining for blocks of a first image similar blocks of a second image (the “reference image”). The blocks of the first image are processed sequentially, for each block trying out a number of candidate locations in the second image and evaluating a cost function for each. Each candidate location in the second image is displaced by a respective motion vector from the block of the first image. In a first aspect of the invention the cost function is a function of a predicted motion vector for future blocks of the first image (i.e. blocks of the first image which have not yet been processed). In a second aspect of the invention the motion vectors are given by location values which are not all whole pixel spacings, halves of the pixel spacing, or quarters of the pixel spacing.
US08761253B2
The following embodiments describe an approach for selecting an intra prediction mode for video encoding, such as occurs in the H.264 standard. One embodiment describes a method of selecting an optimum intra prediction mode. This method involves selecting a first intra prediction mode, which is used to determine a search order for a number of intra prediction modes. These intra prediction modes are then evaluated in order to identify the optimum intra prediction mode.
US08761245B2
A system and method for adaptive motion filtering to improve subpel motion prediction efficiency of interframe motion compensated video coding is described. The technique uses a codebook approach that is efficient in search complexity to look-up best motion filter set from a pre-calculated codebook of motion filter coefficient set. In some embodiments, the search complexity is further reduced by partitioning the complete codebook into a small base codebook and a larger virtual codebook, such that the main calculations for search only need to be performed on the base codebook.
US08761243B2
A method is described for efficiently determining total end-to-end distortion of a pre-compressed data stream, such as video streams or other media streams, at the time of delivery over a lossy-network, and for providing adaptive error-resilient delivery schemes based on distortion estimates. The methods can be utilized with single or multilayer packet streams and are particularly well suited for video streams. By way of example, distortion estimates are performed by generating side-information at the time of data stream compression, wherein the side-information is used in conjunction with information about the network status to determine an estimated distortion for the group of packets when the data stream is transported over the network to a destination end. This estimation may be utilized within described resiliency techniques in which the error correction mechanism is selected in response to the estimated distortion, which may be additionally refined in reference to cost factors.
US08761234B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for selecting a modulation class, coding rate, and/or modulation and coding (MCS) scheme for transmission of a response message corresponding to a received message. Different rules may be applied for selecting the MCS scheme depending on whether or not the frame eliciting the response was transmitted as high throughput (HT) or very high throughput (VHT) transmission.
US08761233B2
A signal repeater (200) includes a signal processing part (202) and a signal repeating part (204). The signal processing part includes a converter (300) configured to receive an input signal and to convert the input signal into quadrature signals, and a processor (302, 304, 306) configured to process the quadrature signals to determine one or more characteristics of the input signal, and to compare the one or more characteristics of the input signal and a plurality of predetermined characteristics to generate a comparison result. The signal repeating part (204) is configured to selectively repeat the input signal as a repeated signal in accordance with the comparison result.
US08761232B2
A bit change determination method includes performing a correlation operation of a signal received from a satellite and a replica code, segmenting the signal using a bit transition timing of navigation message data and performing a first calculation to calculate the result of the correlation operation for a first period having N (N≧1) continuous unit periods with a bit period of navigation message data as a unit period, performing a second calculation to calculate the result of the correlation operation for a second period having M (M>1) continuous unit periods adjacent to the first period, and determining whether a bit value changes or not at a boundary between the first period and the second period using the first and second calculation results.
US08761227B2
The apparatus of the present invention comprises a group classification part for classifying the entire channels of the FHSS system into a certain number of groups according to the channel bandwidth unit of an FS interference signal; an FS interference elimination part for eliminating a group in which an FS interference exists from said certain number of groups based on the packet error rate (PER) of said certain number of groups that have been classified; and an FD interference avoidance part for avoiding interference by transmitting a packet only if an interference signal does not exist by estimating the existence of said FD interference signal based on a time sequence with respect to the channel to be used for the next frequency hopping (FH), when transmitting a signal by utilizing FH using channels wherein said FS interference signal does not exist.
US08761223B2
A large number of passes of pump light through an active mirror in a solid state disk laser is realized using a pair of coupled imaging systems, where the optical axes of imaging systems are not coincident. Two imaging systems are optically coupled, so that an image of the first imaging system is an object of the second imaging system, and vice versa. An active mirror is disposed at the object or image plane, or at the focal plane of any one of the coupled imaging systems, where the position of the reflected pump beam during the multi-reflection between the first and second imaging systems is substantially unchanged.
US08761222B2
A light source, e.g., for optical excitation of a laser device, includes a diode laser having a large number of emitters and a light-guiding device, the light-guiding device including a large number of optical fibers. Each fiber has a first end and a lateral surface, the first ends being arranged relative to the emitters in such a manner that light generated by the emitters is coupled into the first ends of the optical fibers, the optical fibers being arranged in abutting relationship along their lateral surfaces at least in the region of their first ends. The optical fibers are connected in the region of their first ends to a fiber support.
US08761211B2
A laser utilizes a cavity design which allows the stable generation of high peak power pulses from mode-locked multi-mode fiber lasers, greatly extending the peak power limits of conventional mode-locked single-mode fiber lasers. Mode-locking may be induced by insertion of a saturable absorber into the cavity and by inserting one or more mode-filters to ensure the oscillation of the fundamental mode in the multi-mode fiber. The probability of damage of the absorber may be minimized by the insertion of an additional semiconductor optical power limiter into the cavity.
US08761210B1
A broad linewidth, zeroth Stokes order 1069 nm pump and a narrow linewidth second Stokes order 1178 nm seed propagate through a wavelength division multiplexer and then through a rare-earth-doped amplifier. After passing through a 1121 nm long period or tilted Bragg grating, the amplified 1069 nm Stokes signal and the 1178 Stokes signal are injected into a 1121 nm resonator Raman cavity, which includes a pair of highly reflective Bragg gratings having a center wavelength of 1121 nm. The amplified 1069 nm Stokes signal is Raman converted to high power levels of 1121 nm which then, in turn, amplifies the 1178 nm Stokes seed as it traverses the cavity. The linewidth of the amplified 1178 nm Stokes signal can be controlled by offsetting, through heating, the reflectivity bandwidth of the Bragg grating located near the output end of the Raman cavity.
US08761199B2
A codeset is described in a Public Codeset Communication Format (PCCF) as a format block including a plurality of fields having readily decipherable values, such as ASCII character values. One field is a mark/space information field that includes a sequence of mark time indicators and space time indicators for an operational signal of the codeset. A second field is a signal characteristic information field for the operational signal. Signal characteristic information may include carrier on/off information, repeat frame information, toggle control information, and last frame information. The PCCF is a codeset interchange format of general applicability.
US08761195B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium to create an uplink message to be transmitted to a base station, the created uplink message comprises a sounding reference signal based on accessed data. An uplink scheduling grant signal is received via downlink, from the base station, in response to the transmission of the uplink message. An uplink data transmission is transmitted to the base station responsive to the received uplink scheduling grant signal.
US08761194B2
A method of signaling in a wireless communication system (300) comprising a first network element (310) serving a wireless communication unit (325) with at least one packet data network (PDN) connection. The method comprises transmitting, by the first network element (310) to the wireless communication unit (325), a signaling message relating to a wireless communication unit (325) uplink (UL) PDN transmission, where the signaling message comprises a parameter indicative of at least one aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) value.
US08761192B2
Methods and systems are described that are suitable for channelization, in particular, but not limited to, the IEEE 802.16m telecommunications standard. For a time-frequency resource, physical sub-carriers for each of one or more zones in the time-frequency resource are assigned to one or more zones having a respective type of transmission. At least one zone is allocated for a type of transmission using localized sub-carriers. The physical sub-carriers assigned to each zone are permuted to map to logical sub-carriers. Groups of resource blocks are formed, in which each resource block includes at least one logical sub-carrier for each of the one or more zones. The information defining the groups of resource blocks for each of the one or more zones can then be transmitted to a user. The information may be in the form of a zone configuration index.
US08761191B2
An OFDM system embeds sequence information in the transmitted signal that reduces peak average power ratio (PAP) with minimal impact on the overall system efficiency. A marker is embedded onto the transmitted information that is used to identify the combining (inversion) sequence at the receiver. In one embodiment, selected tones in a cluster are rotated when the corresponding phase factor rotates the cluster.
US08761179B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for managing a packet network to deal with rogue applications that produce non-audio packets marked as audio packets. The system analyzes packet flow through the network to identify an unauthorized source of non-audio packets marked as audio packets, and upon identifying the unauthorized source, the system stops subsequent unauthorized transmission of non-audio packets marked as audio packets from the identified unauthorized source. For example, such an unauthorized source is identified by finding that an audio marked packet has a source address that is not found on a list of authorized sources, or by detecting atypical patterns of audio queue utilization, or by determining whether audio marked packets from a source exceed a threshold value related to transmission of audio marked packets.
US08761175B2
An inventive method for data delivery in a multi-hop vehicular network with multiple vehicles and intersections is presented. The method comprises, at each source vehicle, initiating packet flow, labeling packets with destination coordinates and a current location, and forwarding the packet flow, and at each intersection, selecting a header vehicle, computing a backlog indicator and listening for broadcasts with a matrix and delay information, updating the matrix in accordance with the backlog indicator if the matrix is present, otherwise initializing the matrix, forwarding the packet flow, and broadcasting the matrix from the header vehicle. In one embodiment, selection of the header vehicle is performed based on random countdown and vehicle ID. The method converges to the optimal (lowest latency) state irrespective of the initial starting point of the network and continues to tend towards the optimal state even as the network conditions alter.
US08761154B2
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminals with integrated user interface for accessing and/or managing advertisements that provide telephonic contact information. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a user input in a user interface of a VoIP telephonic apparatus to specify one or more search terms; submitting the one or more search terms from the telephonic apparatus to a server; receiving one or more advertisements containing one or more references to telephonic contact information as a result of a search performed using the one or more search terms; displaying the one or more advertisements in the user interface of the VoIP telephonic apparatus; receiving a user indication in the user interface of the VoIP telephonic apparatus to call an advertiser of the one or more advertisements; and initiating a telephonic call to the advertiser according to the one or more advertisements using the VoIP telephonic apparatus.
US08761150B2
An apparatus and method for data centric multiplexing in a wireless communication system with a plurality of channels comprising assigning a first resource to a first of the plurality of channels; assigning a second resource to a second of the plurality of channels wherein the second resource is not the first resource; assigning a third resource to a third of the plurality of channels wherein the third resource is not the first or the second resource; and assigning a fourth resource to a fourth of the plurality of channels by puncturing at least one of the first, second or third resources and skipping the rest of unpunctured first, second or third resources. Further disclosed are apparatus and method for an asynchronous command interface to an encoder and multiplexer module in a wireless communication system.
US08761147B2
A wireless device comprises a first wireless transceiver, a second wireless transceiver, and control logic. The control logic is coupled to the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless transceiver. The control logic is configured to determine whether to transmit protection frames (e.g., clear-to-send 2 self frames) based upon sequence numbers in frames received from another device.
US08761142B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for configuring an access point in a wireless network. During operation, the access point discovers one or more existing access points associated with the wireless network. The access point then obtains a set of configuration information from one existing access point, and synchronizes a local timestamp counter to a selected existing access point, thereby allowing the access point to be configured without using a centralized management station.
US08761141B2
Wide area transport networks for mobile Radio Access Networks, and methods of use are provided herein. An exemplary wide area transport network may include a plurality of network segments that include at least one wireline network and at least one wireless network communicatively coupled with one another. Each of the plurality of network segments may be configured to transmit at least one of a plurality of signals communicated between a baseband module and a wireless transceiver.
US08761138B2
There is provided a method, including detecting, by a user terminal connected to a public land mobile net-work, PLMN, via a first radio access technology and having requested a circuit switched fallback service procedure, that a network controlled radio access technology change related to the circuit switched fallback service procedure is not performed; and selecting a second radio access technology to be applied on the basis of stored information, wherein the second radio access technology to be applied is capable to provide circuit switched services and the stored information associates at least one PLMN with at least one radio access technology.
US08761134B2
In a multi-level power transmission scheme, an access point transmits at one power level, while repeatedly transmitting at a burst power level for short periods of time. For example, a femto cell may transmit a beacon with periodic high power bursts of short duration, while the femto cell transmit power also undergoes high power bursts aligned with the beacon bursts. In a network listen-based power control scheme, an access point listens for one or more parameters sent over-the-air by the network and then defines transmit power based on the received parameter(s). In some aspects, beacon transmit power may be set based on a defined outage radius parameter and the total received signal power on a channel. In some aspects, access point transmit power may be set based on a defined coverage parameter and the received energy associated with signals from access points of a certain type.
US08761132B2
We describe an example system including a wireless cellular channel to transmit voice data associated with a call between a server and a wireless device. A wireless signaling channel, distinct from the wireless cellular channel, transmits supplementary signaling packets between the server and the wireless device.
US08761127B2
The present patent application comprises a method and apparatus to compile a superposition coded packet by compiling user candidates for superposition coding, ranking the user candidates based on a result of an evaluation function, selecting a deserving user candidate from among the user candidates, and compiling a superposition coded packet by adding other user data packets to a packet of the deserving user data packet, wherein the data packets for the user candidates may conform to a plurality of different formats and wireless communication standards.
US08761126B2
Methods and systems of a mobile station transmitting information to a base station are disclosed. The mobile station may transmit information with improved uplink coverage, and bandwidth requests may be more efficient. Additionally, the mobile station may transmit information over multiple uplink frames using hybrid ARQ.
US08761117B2
In downlink signal communication to a mobile terminal (200), the mobile terminal (200) is associated with a serving access node (100-1). Signal communication to a further mobile terminal (200; 200′″) may interfere with the signal communication between the serving access node (100-1) and the mobile terminal (200). In order to allow interference mitigation at the mobile terminal (200), the serving access node (100-1) obtains scheduling information pertaining to the signal communication to the further mobile terminal (200; 200′″). The obtained scheduling information is then forwarded to the mobile terminal (200) to be used for interference mitigation.
US08761110B2
The invention discloses a method for real-time service transmission and a method for resource allocation, wherein, the method for resource allocation of real-time service transmission includes the following processing: through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the semi-static service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the initial transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, before the base station reconfigures or releases the semi-static service channel resources, the terminal can use the semi-static service channel resources continuously; through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the dynamic service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the retransmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, the terminal can only use the dynamic service channel resources within the allocated time frame.
US08761107B2
A method for maintaining traffic continuity through a Traffic Offload Function (TOF) entity includes the following steps: the TOF entity receives a downlink packet of offload traffic of a User Equipment (UE), where the downlink packet of the offload traffic is sent by a Packet Data Network (PDN); the TOF entity sends a Core Network (CN) paging message to the UE; the TOF entity receives a paging response sent by the UE to the CN, where the paging response includes a service request message of the UE; and the TOF entity forwards the service request message to the CN so that the CN sets up a Radio Access Bearer (RAB) after the service request message is received. With the method, the communication between the CN and the UE can be restored to guarantee the transmission of traffic. Accordingly, a TOF entity is also disclosed according to the present invention.
US08761103B2
A method for indicating a frame mapping way is provided, including: a network side notifying a mobile station of information of a SACCH frame mapping way used by the mobile station. An apparatus for indicating a frame mapping way is further provided, including a determination unit and a notification unit, wherein the determination unit is for determining a used SACCH frame mapping way for a mobile station; the notification unit is for notifying the mobile station of information of a SACCH frame mapping way used by the mobile station. With the invention, the network side can notify the mobile station of the information of which frame mapping way is used determined for the mobile station, thereby solving the problem that the mobile station does not know which frame mapping way is used, greatly improving the performance of the communication system after the mobile station uses the determined frame mapping way.
US08761100B2
A intelligent backhaul system is disclosed to manage and control multiple intelligent backhaul radios within a geographic zone. The intelligent backhaul system includes multiple intelligent backhaul radios (IBRs) that are able to function in both obstructed and unobstructed line of sight propagation conditions, one or more intelligent backhaul controllers (IBCs) connecting the IBRs with other network elements, and an intelligent backhaul management system (IBMS). The IBMS may include a private and/or public server and/or agents in one or more IBRs or IBCs.
US08761084B2
Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for establishing data communication in a time-synchronized mesh wireless network during time synchronization failures. An example embodiment includes experiencing circumstances adversely affecting synchronization of data communications between wireless network nodes; transitioning to an alert mode wherein a radio of a wireless network node is activated for a longer period of time relative to a normal operating mode; sending a message to at least one neighbor node; listening for a response from the neighbor node; and establishing data communications with the neighbor node upon receiving the response.
US08761081B2
A method for performing a cell search routine commences by using the Synchronization Channel's (SCH) Primary Synchronization Code (PSC) to acquire slot synchronization to a cell (402). This step will collect a number of hypotheses for frame timing. The method then uses a searcher algorithm such as a sequential dwell searcher that can quickly reject all of the wrong hypotheses gathered in the slot synchronization step, and determine the best hypotheses (404). This cell search routine leads to faster cell acquisition times as compared to some prior art techniques. A receiver (502) that includes a cell searcher (504) that performs the method mentioned above is also described.
US08761075B2
A method for transmitting a control signal to a relay node at a base station in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises configuring relay-resource element groups (R-REGs) in a unit of four resource elements (REs) contiguous in the ascending order of subcarrier indexes, except for resource elements for a reference signal (RS); allocating transmission resources to the control signal in a unit of the relay-resource element group; and transmitting the control signal to the relay node by using the allocated transmission resources, wherein the resource elements for the reference signal include resource elements for channel state information-RS (CSI-RS), which include resource elements for a channel state information RS to which a transmission power of 0 is allocated.
US08761072B2
An electronic device includes processing circuitry configured to set a transmitting and receiving operation as active state for a first operating period and determine whether to set the transmitting and receiving operation as a state in which transmission or reception is limited after the first operating period elapses.
US08761070B2
Communication systems for broadcasting data often include the ability to combine and transmit more than one type or format of data. A method includes receiving a packet of data, determining a location for a parity byte, the location based on a characteristic of the packet of data, decoding the data to determine a value for the parity byte, and outputting a coded packet of data. An apparatus includes a first signal processor for receiving a first data signal and a second data signal, combining the signals, and creating a signal identifying the signals. The apparatus also includes a second signal processor for encoding the combined signal using a decoding algorithm to generate Reed-Solomon parity bytes in locations within the combined signal based on the identifying signal.
US08761066B2
Reducing power consumption in a device operating as an access point of a wireless local area network
An access point communicates with a wireless station based on a point-to-point channel, to determine time instances of future communication to be received from the wireless station. In intervals between such future communications, the access point powers down at least some portions of a circuit contained within the access point for at least a partial duration between such future communications. In an embodiment, the powered-down portions include the receiver portions of the access point. The access point may be battery-powered, and the powering-down of the receiver portions enables reduction of power consumption in the access point.
US08761059B2
A method for transmitting a downlink signal in a Frequency Division (FD) type base station is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a second downlink control channel specific to a second base station, when a first downlink control channel specific to a first base station is completely transmitted on a entire frequency band in a subframe, in a remaining region except a predetermined transmission region of a first downlink shared channel specific to the first base station in the subframe; and transmitting a second downlink shared channel including data of the RN in the remaining region, when the second downlink control channel is completely transmitted.
US08761031B2
In some embodiments, a chip comprises control circuitry to provide inband signals, inband output ports, and transmitters to transmit the inband signals to the inband output ports. The control circuitry selectively includes loopback initiating commands in the inband signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08761026B1
A multiplexer includes a filter channelizer having at least two output filters, each output filter being coupled with a respective hybrid coupler. The multiplexer channelizes an input radio frequency (RF) band of electromagnetic energy into a set of output ports. Each hybrid coupler includes an input port (port 1), two output ports and an isolated port (port 4). Each output filter is coupled to a first one of the two output ports of a respective hybrid coupler, a second one of the two output ports being connected to an open stub microstrip transmission line. The respective hybrid coupler is coupled in a daisy chain, by way of port 1 and port 4, with one or more of the input of the multiplexer, and at least one other hybrid coupler. Advantageously, each output channel may include no more than one filter and no more than one hybrid coupler.
US08761024B2
A resource state monitoring method, device and communication network are provided. The method includes: acquiring network event state information of a node in a network running process, detecting a data plane resource state of the node and a control plane resource state of the node when it determines that the network event state information of the node meets a resource state detection triggering condition, and reporting a detection result to a management plane of the node. The device includes an acquiring unit, a checking unit, a triggering unit, a detecting unit and a reporting unit. The network includes several nodes, a communication control device and a resource state monitoring device.
US08761019B2
Systems and methods for controlling congestion on a packet data network are provided. The congestion control may be implemented between any two network nodes where a regulation of a data flow is desired to prevent a device overload from occurring. In order to provide regulation of a data flow, congestion control states are used where each state regulates the data flow in a specified manner. State transitions may occur in response to messages that include congestion information detected at a network node.
US08761015B2
The present invention provides a method and a device for classifying data frames. The method is typically carried out by a communication device in a wireless network with quality of service capability. It comprises the step of comparing data in a frame to data in a plurality of classifier entries, wherein the order of comparison of the classifier entries with a frame is a function of a quality of service priority level, and the step of classifying a frame for which a match is found as a function of a parameter associated with the matching classifier entry.
US08761010B2
When a transmitting terminal 2A and a receiving terminal 4B performs communication via a network 10, at a communication apparatus 1 controlling the bandwidth of the communication, a receiving bandwidth measuring unit 23 measures the bandwidth for the communication in at least one direction of the communication in two directions from the transmitting terminal 2A to the receiving terminal 4B and from the receiving terminal 4B and the transmitting terminal 2A. The session table 13 stores information regarding bandwidth adjustment including the target bandwidth required for the communication. The bandwidth adjusting unit 24 reads out, from the session table 13, the target bandwidth in the direction for which the bandwidth was measured, and throttling or enhancing of the bandwidth is performed by adjusting the transmission interval of packets based on the comparison of the bandwidth measured at the receiving bandwidth measuring unit 23 and the read out target bandwidth.
US08760999B2
System(s), method(s), and device(s) that enable recovery of a core network (e.g., UMTS, GSM) during a disaster or other disruption are presented. A service recovery controller component can monitor connectivity in the communication network, can detect a disruption or loss of connectivity in the packet-switched (PS) core network, and, when a disruption or loss of connectivity is detected, can automatically re-route data or voice traffic between a radio network controller(s) and an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) core network via a direct interface(s) to enable communications to continue between communication devices. The service recovery controller component can continue to monitor connectivity in the communication network, and can detect when connectivity is re-established with the PS core network. When connectivity is re-established, the service recovery controller component can route data or voice traffic via the PS core network.
US08760998B2
Ambiguity (e.g., confusion) associated with access point identifiers may be resolved by querying candidate target access points and/or by using historical records indicative of one or more access points that the access point has previously accessed. For example, messages may be sent to access points that are assigned the same identifier to cause the access points to monitor for a signal from an access terminal that received the identifier from a target access point. The target access point may then be identified based on any responses that indicate that a signal was received from the access terminal. In some aspects the access points subject to being queried may be selected using a tiered priority. In addition, it may be determined based on prior handoffs of a given access terminal that when that access terminal reports a given identifier, the access terminal usually ends up being handed-off to a particular access point. Accordingly, a mapping may be maintained for that access terminal that maps the identifier to that access point so that the mapping may be used to resolve any future confusion associated with the use of that identifier by that access terminal.
US08760997B2
The invention discloses a network protection method and device, the method comprises: initiating a protection configuration request through a control plane of an automatically switched optical network (ASON); and realizing a protection configuration on each node of the network according to the protection configuration request. A safe and reliable recovery capability; a reliable efficiency guarantee and an effective guarantee of the coordination of the switching and recovery are provided.
US08760994B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate constructing unitary matrices that may be utilized in linear precoding for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication systems. Each unitary matrix may be generated by combining (e.g., multiplying) a diagonal matrix with a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) matrix. The unitary matrices may be utilized to provide feedback related to a channel and/or control transmission over a channel based upon obtained feedback.
US08760992B2
A method and apparatus for antenna switching, grouping, and channel assignments in wireless communication systems. The invention allows multiuser diversity to be exploited with simple antenna operations, therefore increasing the capacity and performance of wireless communications systems. Channel characteristics indicative of signal reception quality for downlink or bi-directional traffic for each channel/antenna resource combination are measured or estimated at a subscriber. Corresponding channel characteristic information is returned to the base station. Channel characteristics information may also be measured or estimated for uplink or bi-directional signals received at each of multiple receive antenna resources. The base station employs channel allocation logic to assign uplink, downlink and/or bi-directional channels for multiple subscribers based on channel characteristics measured and/or estimated for the uplink, downlink and/or bi-directional channels.
US08760989B2
An objective lens element which has excellent compatibility with optical discs having different base material thicknesses is provided. An objective lens element 141 has optically functional surfaces on an incident side and an exit side. Either one of the optically functional surfaces is divided into an inner part 131B including a rotational symmetry axis and an outer part 131F which is a ring-shaped region surrounding the inner part 131B. On the inner part 131B, a plurality of discontinuous steps are provided. The plurality of steps change in height in the same direction from the optical axis toward the outer part, and each of the steps causes a constant optical path difference longer than the wavelength λ1 to the first incident light beam 61 and causes a constant optical path difference shorter than the wavelength λ2 to the second incident light beam 62.
US08760979B1
The thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: a magnetic pole having an end exposed on an air-bearing surface; a waveguide; a plasmon generator provided between the magnetic pole and the waveguide, and having a first region and a second region, the first region extending backward from the air-bearing surface to a first position, and the second region being coupled with the first region at the first position and extending backward from the first position; a gap layer provided between the magnetic pole and the first region of the plasmon generator and extending backward from the air-bearing surface to the first position, and being formed of a dielectric material; and a metallic layer buried in the gap layer, and extending forward from a second position that is located between the air-bearing surface and the first position.
US08760970B2
Methods and systems for detecting a plume of a first fluid in a second fluid using an acoustic wave are provided, where the first fluid has a different acoustic index of refraction than the second fluid. A horizontal array having a plurality of receiving elements receives an acoustic signal propagated through the second fluid and at least one refracted signal refracted by the first fluid. The acoustic signal and the at least one refracted signal form a received signal. An interference pattern is detected from the received signal over the plurality of receiving elements. The interference pattern is due to interference between the acoustic signal and the at least one refracted signal. A horizontal angle of refraction is determined between the acoustic signal and the at least one refracted signal from the interference pattern. The horizontal angle of refraction is indicative of a physical characteristic of the first fluid.
US08760963B2
A synchronous recording system is configured with a first seismograph and a second seismograph. The first seismograph includes a sensor, a GPS receiver, a data buffer, and a synchronous information transmission program that transmits synchronous information to the second seismograph, the information designating recording start time. The second seismograph includes a sensor, a GPS receiver, a data buffer, a recorder, a synchronous information reception program that receives the synchronous information, and a recording control program that starts, based on the synchronous information, recording in the recorder of oscillation data, which is recorded in the data buffer, from the designated recording start time.
US08760962B2
A method for adjusting the sensitivity of ultrasonic sensors for detecting the distance of objects from a vehicle. A sensor sensitivity is set selected so that a sonic lobe is transmitted which has an intersection with the ground. A measurement is determined using the sensor, objects in the surroundings of the vehicle having a greater distance from the vehicle than the distance from the sensor to the intersection of the sonic lobe with the ground, so the distance from the sensor to the intersection of the lobe with the ground is detected as being the shortest distance from an object. The sensitivity of the sensor is set as a function of the distance between the sensor and the intersection of the lobe with the ground, so after sensitivity is set, the lobe, at its point closest to the ground, does not fall below a specified distance from the ground.
US08760961B2
Circuits, memories, and methods for latching a write command and later provided write data including write command and write data timing circuits. One such timing circuit includes internal write command latch to latch an internal write command in response to write command latch signal. The internal write command latch releases the latched write command in response to the write command latch signal after a latency delay. The timing circuit further includes a write leveling flip-flop (FF) circuit and a write data register. One such method includes generating and latching an internal write command. The latched internal write command is released after a latency delay responsive to the memory clock signal. The internal write command is propagated over an internal write command path. Write data is captured and internal write command latched in response to a write clock signal. The captured write data is released to be written to memory.
US08760957B2
A non-volatile memory array is partitioned along the column direction into first and second portions. The first portion has SLC memory cells and the second portion has MLC memory cells. The first portion acts as a fast cache memory for the second portion. The read/write operations of the first portion are further enhanced by coupling to a set of read/write circuits immediately adjacent to the first portion, while the column of each bit line is switchably cut off at the junction between the first and second portions. In this way, the RC constant of the cut off bit line is at a minimum, which translates to faster precharge of the bit line via the read/write circuits. When the second portion is operating, its access to the set of read/write circuits is accomplished by not cutting off each bit line at the junction between the first and second portions.
US08760953B2
A sense amplifier includes a first inverter responsive to a first output of a latch. The first inverter is powered by a sense enable signal. The sense amplifier also includes a second inverter responsive to a second output of the latch. The second inverter is also powered by the sense enable signal.
US08760948B2
A read tracking system and method for advanced memory devices are provided. The read tracking system and method include tracking multiple tracking bit cells in multiple segments and columns to incorporate device performance variation of bit cells in the memory array. The tracking path mimics the worst-case read path with some built-in margins to sufficiently and efficiently cover the read times of bit cells in a memory array without unnecessarily sacrificing the read speed performance of the memory array. A number of tracking cells may be placed at different segments and both sides of the memory array to cover read time variation across memory array.
US08760946B2
Various method and apparatus embodiments for training a delay for enabling a data strobe signal in a memory subsystem are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a memory controller configured to receive a data strobe signal. The memory controller includes a training circuit. The training circuit includes a first storage circuit coupled to receive the data strobe signal on a data input and an enable signal on a clock input, and a training unit configured to, based on an output signal received from the first flip-flop, adjust a phase of the enable signal until an assertion of the enable signal coincides with a preamble indication in the data strobe signal.
US08760944B2
A memory component has a signaling interface, data input/output (I/O) circuitry and command/address (CA) circuitry. The signaling interface includes an on-die terminated data I/O and an unterminated CA input. The data I/O circuitry is dedicated to sampling write data bits at the data I/O timed by a strobe signal and to transmitting read data bits timed by a first clock signal, each of the write and read data bits being valid for a bit time at the data I/O. The CA circuitry samples CA signals at the CA input in response to both rising-edge and falling-edge transitions of a second clock signal, the CA signals indicating read and write operations to be performed within the memory component.
US08760940B2
A circuit includes a memory array comprising K number of rows. The circuit further including a reference column. The reference column includes M cells of a first cell type configured to provide a first leakage current, K-M cells of a second cell type different from the first cell type, the K-M cells are configured to provide a second leakage current, and a reference data line connected to the cells of the first cell type and the cells of the second cell type. The circuit further includes a sensing circuit configured to determine a value stored in a memory cell of the memory array based on a voltage of the reference data line.
US08760937B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cells, each of which is arranged at a position of between a word line and a bit line, a row decoder, and a bit line control circuit. And when data is to be read out from the memory cell, a charge control circuit controls the gate voltages of a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor, respectively, so that the bit line is charged in accordance with a first characteristic obtained by increasing a current driving capacity of the first transistor during a desired period after start of charge of the bit line, and the bit line is then charged in accordance with a second characteristic obtained by returning the current driving capacity of the first transistor to the lower current driving capacity after elapse of the desired period.
US08760934B2
A non-volatile memory device includes channel structures that each extend in a first direction, wherein the channel structures each include channel layers and interlayer dielectric layers that are alternately stacked; source structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and connected to ends of the channel structures, wherein the source structure includes source lines and interlayer dielectric layers that are alternately stacked; and word lines extending in the second direction and formed to surround the channel structures.
US08760933B2
Circuits, systems, and methods for driving high and low voltages on bit lines in non-volatile memory
An integrated circuit bit line driver system includes a plurality of bit line drivers coupled to respective bit lines of an array of non-volatile memory cells. Each of the bit line drivers includes a bias transistor through which an input signal is coupled to the respective bit line. The bit line driver system includes a bias voltage circuit that generates a bias voltage that is coupled to the respective gates of the bias transistors. The bias voltage circuit initially accelerates the charging of the transistor gates, and subsequently completes charging the gates at a slower rate. The bias voltage is generated using a diode-coupled transistor having electrical characteristics the match those of the bias transistors so that the bias voltage varies with process or temperature variations of the integrated circuit in the same manner as the threshold voltage of the bias transistors vary with process or temperature variations.
US08760921B2
According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a nonvolatile memory, a controller configured to copy data stored in a first page in a first block to a second page in a second block, and an ECC circuit. The controller reads data from a part of the first page by using an upper limit voltage and lower limit voltage, performs a direct copy operation in the nonvolatile memory without via the ECC circuit if the number of error cells having threshold voltages higher than the lower limit voltage and lower than or equal to the upper limit voltage is less than or equal to a specified value, and performs error correction by using the ECC circuit if the number of error cells exceeds the specified value.
US08760910B2
An array of vertically stacked tiers of non-volatile cross point memory cells includes a plurality of horizontally oriented word lines within individual tiers of memory cells. A plurality of horizontally oriented global bit lines having local vertical bit line extensions extend through multiple of the tiers. Individual of the memory cells comprise multi-resistive state material received between one of the horizontally oriented word lines and one of the local vertical bit line extensions where such cross, with such ones comprising opposing conductive electrodes of individual memory cells where such cross. A plurality of bit line select circuits individually electrically and physically connects to individual of the local vertical bit line extensions and are configured to supply a voltage potential to an individual of the global horizontal bit lines. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
US08760909B2
A memory and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A plurality of stacked structures extending along a first direction is formed on a substrate. Each of the stacked structures includes a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of second insulating layers. The first insulating layers are stacked on the substrate and the second insulating layers are respectively disposed between the adjacent first insulating layers. A plurality of trenches extending along the first direction is formed in each of the stacked structures. The trenches are respectively located at two opposite sides of each of the second insulating layers. A first conductive layer is filled in the trenches. A plurality of charge storage structures extending along a second direction is formed on the stacked structures and a second conductive layer is formed on each of the charge storage structures.
US08760905B2
An electric fuse includes: a filament having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer, wherein at least three discernible resistive states are generated in the filament by changing of a combination of a state of the first conductive layer and a state of the second conductive layer.
US08760903B2
A storage circuit includes a volatile storage portion in which storage of a data signal is controlled by a clock signal and an inverted clock signal, and a nonvolatile storage portion in which a data signal supplied to the volatile storage portion can be held even after supply of power supply voltage is stopped. A wiring which supplies a power supply voltage and is connected to a protective circuit provided for a wiring for supplying the clock signal is provided separately from a wiring which supplies a power supply voltage and which is connected to the storage circuit. The timing of stop and restart of supply of the power supply voltage supplied to the wiring which is connected to the protective circuit is different from that of stop and restart of supply of the power supply voltage supplied to the wiring which is connected to the storage circuit.
US08760900B2
A memory includes a plurality of content-addressable memory (CAM) cells and a summary circuit associated with the plurality of CAM cells. The summary circuit includes a first level of logic gates and a second level of logic gates. The first level of logic gates have inputs each configured to receive an output of a corresponding one of the plurality of CAM cell. The second level of logic gates have inputs each configured to receive an output of a corresponding one of the first level of logic gates.
US08760896B2
A drive system for driving a multi-phase motor (such as a three-phase AC motor) or other load. Where a transformer is used, the transformer may have a disconnected wye configuration on the secondary side. The system may also utilize the average or other combination of DC bus voltages of inverters for each load phase, to provide feedback control.
US08760895B2
A method and apparatus for generating AC power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a DC/AC inversion stage capable of generating at least one of a single-phase output power, a two-phase output power, or a three-phase output power; and a conversion control module, coupled to the DC/AC inversion stage, for driving the DC/AC inversion stage to selectively generate the single-phase output power, the two-phase output power, or the three-phase output power based on an input power to the DC/AC inversion stage.
US08760890B2
A current source inverter includes an inverter having arm units and AC terminals, the numbers of the arm units and AC terminals being adapted to an AC load connected to the AC terminals. An upper arm is connected between a positive DC terminal and the corresponding AC terminal and has an upper arm switch Q7 (Q2, Q3) and an upper arm diode. A lower arm is connected between a negative DC terminal 5 and the corresponding AC terminal and has a lower arm switch Q8 (Q5, Q6) and a lower arm diode. The apparatus also includes a smoothing reactor and a DC power source that are connected in series between the positive DC terminal and the negative DC terminal, and includes drivers to control ON/OFF of the upper and lower aim switches to output AC power. The switches Q7 and Q8 are each a normally-ON switch.
US08760889B2
An over-current detecting apparatus for a switching element includes a reference power source, a comparator circuit, a current converting element, a first resistor, and a second resistor. The comparator circuit includes a first input terminal that receives a voltage corresponding to a current flowing in the switching element and a second input terminal that receives a reference voltage supplied from the reference power source. The current converting element converts a voltage of a temperature detecting element (4) that detects a temperature of the switching element into a current corresponding to the voltage of the temperature detecting element. The first resistor is connected in series to a reference power supply side of the second input terminal of the comparator circuit. The second resistor is connected in series to a ground side of the second input terminal of the comparator circuit.
US08760882B2
A wiring structure for improving a crown-like defect and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A substrate, on which a seed layer and a patterned photoresist layer with an opening are formed, is provided. A copper layer, having a bottom covering the seed layer, is formed in the opening. A barrier layer covering at least one top portion of the copper layer is formed on the copper layer. An oxidation potential of the barrier layer is greater than that of the copper layer. The patterned photoresist layer is removed to perform an etching process, wherein the copper layer and a portion of the seed layer exposed are etched to form a wiring layer. An immersion process is performed to form an anti-oxidation layer comprehensively on exposed surfaces of the barrier layer and the wiring layer.
US08760879B1
The present invention provides a box-type housing for a multiplexer having a generally flat base plate, a circuit board disposed on the base plate, and at least one partition member arranged on top the circuit board to isolate components of the circuit board and to mechanically secure the circuit board to the base plate. The invention also provides a method of isolating components of a circuit board in a box-type housing for a multiplexer and a method of providing a ground connection to a base plate of a box-type housing for a multiplexer.
US08760874B2
An electrical control system for fixtures, devices and appliances that safety isolates a power source using the features of the safety block, and consolidates multiple control points to remotely activate a combination of fixtures, devices and appliances using the features of the control module, thereby promoting safety and facilitating energy conservation. The system has a safety block where a safety-block AC power supply connector on the rear attaches to a household alternating current (AC) power supply. The safety-block AC power supply connector passes through a cavity to the safety-block AC power transfer connector located on the front. The system also has a control module with a control-module user interface on the front. A control-module AC power connector connects to the control-module user interface and passes through the control-module cavity to connect to the safety-block AC power transfer connector located on the front of the safety block.
US08760869B2
An electronic device includes a central processing module having a base board, a central processing unit fixed to the base board, and a heat dissipation assembly secured to the base board. The heat dissipation assembly has a first heat sink, a second heat sink and an air deflector. The air deflector blocks an opening of the channel to deflect and guide airflow flow through the first heat sink and the second heat sink.
US08760868B2
An electronic device may have a housing in which electronic components are mounted. The electronic components may be mounted to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. A heat sink structure may dissipate heat generated by the electronic components. The housing may have a housing wall that is separated from the heat sink structure by an air gap. The housing wall may have integral support structures. Each of the support structures may have an inwardly protruding portion that protrudes through a corresponding opening in the heat sink structure. The protruding portions may each have a longitudinal axis and a cylindrical cavity that lies along the longitudinal axis. Each of the support structures may have fins that extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis.
US08760854B2
In accordance with one embodiment, a gateway node having a housing, a bracket mounted relay and wireless communication capabilities. The gateway node is connected to a pad mount transformer.
US08760851B2
Methods and apparatus for an electrochemical double-layer capacitor for hostile environments. An electrochemical double-layer capacitor includes two electrodes wetted with an electrolyte, each electrode being attached to or in contact with or coated onto a current collector and separated from each other by a separator porous to the electrolyte, the electrodes, electrolyte and current collector containing less than 1,000 parts per million (ppm) of impurities, while exhibiting a leakage current less than 1 amp per liter of volume over a range of operating temperatures and at a voltage up to a rated voltage.
US08760842B2
Provided is a flexible multilayer thin film capacitor using a flexible metal substrate, including: a metal substrate; a metal oxide layer formed on the whole surface of the metal substrate; a plurality of first internal electrode layers selectively applied on a first surface of the metal substrate using a metal material; a plurality of dielectric layers formed to be sequentially multi-layered on the whole surface of the first internal electrode layers using a dielectric material; a plurality of second internal electrode layers selectively applied on the dielectric layers using a metal material; a protecting layer applied on a surface of one of the plurality of second internal electrode layers; and a single pair of external electrodes connected to contact with the plurality of first internal electrode layers and the plurality of second internal electrode layers, respectively, and soldered on conductive inter-layer pads of a printed circuit board.
US08760840B2
A lead 3 of an electrochemical device includes a lead body 3A containing Al, and a bent metallic thin film 3a provided to a tip part of the lead body 3A. The metallic thin film 3a includes a thin film body 3a1 containing Ni, and a plating layer 3a2 containing Sn and covering at least an outer surface of the bent thin film body 3a1. A specific area of an inner surface of the bent thin film body 3a1 and a surface of the lead body 3A are welded in a predetermined area without the plating layer 3a2 being disposed there between.
US08760836B2
An electrical component having a primary winding, a first field-effect transistor, configured as a switch of the primary winding, for switching the primary winding, a quench winding for quenching the inductive load of the primary winding when switching off the primary winding, and a second field-effect transistor, configured as a switch of the quench winding, for switching the quench winding. In the process, the first field-effect transistor is operated in linear operation and the second field-effect transistor is operated in linear operation or in a clock-pulsed operation between the linear operation and a switched-off state during a switching-off process of the quench winding.
US08760833B2
Apparatus and methods related to limiting surge current are provided. An under-voltage condition on a node is sensed and respective signals are provided in response. The under-voltage condition correlates to a surge in load current drawn from the node. A foldback signal is provided to a power controller to adjust the voltage on the node. The foldback signal is nullified when the surge current condition has been curtailed. Printers, computers and other apparatus can include surge current-limiting accordingly.
US08760827B2
A robust ESD protection circuit, method and design structure for tolerant and failsafe designs are disclosed. A circuit includes a middle junction control circuit that turns off a top NFET of a stacked NFET electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit during an ESD event.
US08760825B2
A circuit breaker (such as a miniature circuit breaker) that wirelessly communicates state and fault information to a main energy monitoring module. The wireless circuit breaker includes a transceiver and a power supply that harvests energy inductively from the line current conductor without the need for a connection to a neutral conductor. The wireless circuit breaker can be implemented in the same package as existing circuit breakers, eliminating the need to replace the panel when upgrading to a system that employs a main energy monitoring module. The wireless circuit breaker can also include an energy storage device for supplying power to the circuit breaker after it has tripped, allowing the circuit breaker to transmit information after a trip. The main energy monitoring module includes a processor and a gateway for evaluating and transmitting information received from the circuit breaker to other applications, such as webpages and smartphones.
US08760824B2
This document discusses, among other things, a self-test (ST) ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) monitor configured to generate a simulated ground fault starting in a first half-cycle of a first cycle of AC power and extending into a second half-cycle of the first cycle of AC power, wherein the first half-cycle of the first cycle of AC power precedes the second half-cycle of the first cycle of AC power. Further, the ST GFCI monitor can detect a response to the simulated ground fault.
US08760821B1
According to one embodiment, a method for forming a magnetic head having a current perpendicular to plan (CPP) sensor, includes forming a magnetoresistance effect film, performing a subtractive process for defining a back edge and a height length of the magnetoresistance effect film, depositing an insulating film adjacent the back edge of the magnetoresistance effect film, and ion milling at least an upper surface of a first portion of the insulating film located closest to the magnetoresistance effect film, where the upper surface of the first portion of the insulating film lies substantially along a plane. After the ion milling, the insulating film has no overlap of the insulating film above and/or onto the magnetoresistance effect film and no bulging in a region immediately adjacent a boundary between the insulating film and the magnetoresistance effect film.
US08760812B1
A head stack assembly (HSA) for a disk drive includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The FPC includes a plurality of electrically conductive FPC traces, each leading to a respective one of a plurality of FPC bond pads. The HSA also includes a head gimbal assembly (HGA) having a laminated flexure with a plurality of electrically conductive flexure bond pads that are bonded to the plurality of FPC bond pads. The laminated flexure includes a flexure tail having an overlap region that overlaps the FPC. A structural layer of the laminated flexure includes a jumper in the overlap region. The jumper is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of flexure electrical traces in the flexure conductive layer. The jumper is disposed at least 50 microns from any of the plurality of FPC electrical traces or FPC bond pads.
US08760808B2
An apparatus that includes a writer that includes a write pole, at least one return pole, a writer coil and a write pole tip, wherein the write coil wraps around the write pole such that the flow of electrical current through the write coil generates a magnetic flux at the write pole tip, and wherein the write coil has a writer coil shape; and a heater that includes a resistive material, wherein the heater has a heater shape that substantially matches the writer coil shape.
US08760804B2
A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes a nonmagnetic gap layer in a trench; a pole seed layer above the nonmagnetic gap layer; and a pole layer of a magnetic material above the pole seed layer, wherein at least one of the nonmagnetic gap layer, the pole seed layer and the pole layer has nitrogen therein. A magnetic head according to another embodiment includes a nonmagnetic gap layer in a trench; a pole seed layer above the nonmagnetic gap layer, the pole seed layer being comprised primarily of a material selected from a group consisting of NiCr, Ta/Ru, Ta/Rh, NiCr/Ru, NiCr/Rh, NiCr, CoOx, Ru, Rh, Cu, Au/MgO, Ta/Cu; and a pole layer comprised primarily of CoFe above the pole seed layer, wherein at least one of the nonmagnetic gap layer, the pole seed layer and the pole layer has nitrogen therein.
US08760803B2
A low track pitch write module and bidirectional tape head for writing and/or reading data on a magnetic recording tape. The write module and tape head have a tape bearing surface for engaging the magnetic recording tape and plural write elements. The write elements are arranged so that the write gaps of adjacent write elements are spaced from each other by not more than approximately one write gap width, while being generally aligned along an axis that is perpendicular to a direction of movement of the magnetic recording tape. The write elements may have a planar or vertical construction comprising plural thin film layers oriented in generally parallel or perpendicular relationship with the tape bearing surface. One or more read element arrays may also be provided.
US08760797B1
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc drive apparatus having an inner enclosure structure that resides within an outer disc drive enclosure. The inner enclosure structure includes an environment-adsorption material, an inner volume of gas, and an aperture-defining membrane. The environment-adsorption material combines a first-type of molecules with a second-type of molecules that are present in the outer disc drive enclosure. Additionally, the aperture-defining membrane facilitates diffusion of the second-type of molecules into the inner enclosure structure and into contact with the environment-adsorption material to adsorb the second-type of molecules into the first-type of molecules, which reduces the volumetric pressure in the outer disc drive enclosure.
US08760794B1
Disk drives are described that include a hybrid servo patterns in which the augmented servo burst fields, which can be Integrated Servo sequences, that provide the PES and also supply additional information such as a SAM, LSBs of the track identifier (TID), sector number, depending on the specific embodiment. Embodiments without write-to-read gaps before the servo sector SIDs are described. The augmented servo burst fields can be read after gapless writing of the preceding data area. For seeking operations the needed bits of the TID without having to detect or decode the Integrated Servo sequences or other augmented servo burst fields. Depending on the embodiment all or the most significant bits of the track identifier can be obtained during seeks by reading the TID fields passing under a read head as the read head moves across tracks without having to detect or decode the Integrated Servo sequences.
US08760792B1
Determining the extent of thermally-induced expansion of media of a storage device. A controller may write a second signal on a number of ID and OD sideband tracks of the media immediately adjacent to a center track on which a first signal is written; calculate a jog offset range based on the number of ID and OD sideband tracks; over the calculated jog offset range, read the second signal at a first temperature and at a warmer second temperature and determining a jog value for each of the sideband tracks from a quantity related to the read second signal at the first and second temperatures; and compute a jog delta between the jog values at the first and second temperatures for each of the sideband tracks, which indicate the extent to which thermally-induced media expansion affects a position of the sideband tracks relative to the center track.
US08760791B1
A magnetic storage system includes a read and write device that (i) magnetically writes data on a platter, and (ii) reads, via a read element, the data written magnetically on the platter. The read element includes a first terminal and a second terminal. A transistor includes a gate. The transistor is closed responsive to the gate not receiving power. Responsive to the gate of the transistor receiving power, the transistor provides an open circuit between the first terminal and the second terminal. Responsive to the gate of the transistor not receiving power, the transistor shorts the first terminal to the second terminal. A first limiting circuit limits a first voltage of (i) the transistor and (ii) the first terminal. A second limiting circuit limits a second voltage of (i) the transistor and (ii) the second terminal.
US08760786B2
A tape edge sensor system for detecting lateral movement of a storage tape includes a first photo-emitter, a first photo-detector positioned to receive a first light signal from the first photo-emitter, a first aperture disposed between the first photo-emitter and the first photo-detector, and a feedback system connected to the first photo-emitter and the first photo-detector. The first aperture defines a first region at a first tape edge through which the first light signal is received by the first photo-detector with the storage tape blocking a portion of the first light signal. The feedback system determines the first photo-detector's signal amplitude and adjusts the first light signal such that the first photo-detector signal amplitude is within a first average amplitude range. A tape edge sensor system using compensating photo-interrupters is also provided.
US08760779B2
In one embodiment, a system includes a medium, a magnetic head having a write element adapted for writing data to the medium, a MAMR element and/or a TAMR element adapted for assisting recording on the medium, the MAMR element having a microwave-generating portion that receives current for operation thereof, the TAMR element having a localized heat-generating portion that receives current for operation thereof, and a read element adapted for reading data from the medium, a device adapted for measuring environmental conditions relating to the TAMR/MAMR elements and the medium, and a controller adapted for controlling operation of the magnetic head and adjusting operating parameters of the system based on the environmental conditions. The environmental conditions include temperature, a reproduced signal of the read element, and/or clearance between the TAMR/MAMR elements and the medium. The operating parameters include the clearance, amount of current injected to the TAMR/MAMR elements, and/or write current.
US08760777B2
The disclosure provides a positioning unit for an optical element in a microlithographic projection exposure installation having a first connecting area for connection to the optical element, and having a second connecting area for connection to an object in the vicinity of the optical element.
US08760774B2
A six-piece optical lens system comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a stop, a first lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; a second lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; a third lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; a fourth lens element with a positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; a fifth lens element having a convex image-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; a sixth lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and at least one aspheric surface. Thereby, the total track length of the system will not be too long.
US08760770B2
A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having positive refracting power; a second lens group having negative refracting power; a third lens group having positive refracting power; a fourth lens group having positive refracting power; and a fifth lens group having positive refracting power arranged in this order from an object side toward an image side, wherein when the zoom lens undergoes zooming operation from a wide-angle end toward a telescopic end, the first lens group moves away from the second lens group toward an object to be imaged, the third lens group approaches the second lens group toward the object, and the fourth lens group approaches the third lens group toward the object, and the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1) 4.5<100×D(T,2−3)/fW<15 (1).
US08760767B2
A non-round fluid lens assembly includes a non-round rigid lens and a flexible membrane attached to the non-round rigid lens, such that a cavity is formed between the non-round rigid lens and the flexible membrane. A reservoir in fluid communication with the cavity allows a fluid to be transferred into and out of the cavity so as to change the optical power of the fluid lens assembly. In an embodiment, a front surface of the non-round rigid lens is aspheric. Additionally or alternatively, a thickness of the flexible membrane may be contoured so that it changes shape in a spheric manner when fluid is transferred between the cavity and the reservoir.
US08760766B2
A screen member has a plurality of optical elements, each of which includes a primary curved surface and two secondary curved surface. The primary curved surface diffuses a bundle of rays of light toward a main-viewing range through a display member. Each secondary curved surface diffuses the bundle of rays of light toward a corresponding sub-viewing range through the display member. A radius of curvature of the primary curved surface is larger than a radius of curvature of the secondary curved surface.
US08760759B1
Focusing devices and methods for controlling a focal position of an objective lens assembly in a night vision optical device are provided. The focusing device includes an objective lens assembly positioned at a first or second focus position from an imaging device and a binary focus controller, coupled to the objective lens assembly, configured to translate the objective lens assembly relative to the imaging device to either the first or second focus position. The objective lens assembly is translated to either the first or second focus position in response to an orientation of the night vision optical device.
US08760758B2
A reflected dark field structure includes a bottom plate, a support tube, a light unit, a diffuser structure, and a reflector unit that provides reflected dark field illumination, such that a gem held by the support tube and surrounded by the diffuser structure is illuminated and viewable through an aperture in the reflector unit. A method for imaging and analyzing a gem includes placing the gem onto a support tube where it is illuminated with dark field and reflected dark field illumination, and viewing the gem via an aperture located on a top reflector unit, which provides a top cover for the gem. Furthermore, a method and apparatus for obtaining images of a gem includes a dark field stage, a reflector unit, and an image-acquiring device, such that a gem placed in the dark field stage is illuminated, and such that the reflector unit covers the dark field stage and provides reflected dark field illumination, and such that the image-acquiring device is directed towards an aperture in the reflector unit.
US08760757B2
An incident-light fluorescent illumination device includes: a light source emitting illumination light; a collector lens receiving the illumination light from the light source; a fly-eye lens optical system receiving the illumination light from the collector lens; an objective emitting the illumination light to a sample surface; and a relay optical system arranged between the fly-eye lens optical system and the objective. The fly-eye lens optical system includes a first fly-eye lens surface and a second fly-eye lens surface each having a plurality of lens elements. The incident-light fluorescent illumination device satisfies the conditional expression of 0.3≦D0/Lob≦0.75 where: D0 indicates the distance between a conjugate position with the second fly-eye lens surface through the relay optical system and a pupil position of the objective, and Lob indicates a parfocalizing distance of the objective.
US08760749B2
An electrochromic layer structure with at least one active layer and at least two electrodes is described. At least one of the electrodes has an electrically conductive network of conductor tracks and the conductor tracks contain nanoparticles. An electrochromic device, a method for production of an electrochromic layer structure and use of an electrochromic layer structure and an electrochromic device are also described.
US08760743B2
A system 120 for reflecting or redirecting incident light, microwave or sound energy includes a first substrate 144 configured to support an array of reflective elements 130 that can be angularly displaced through a range of substantially 90 degrees in response to a reflector angle control signal and a controller programmed to generate the reflector angle control signal to achieve desired incident energy beam or wavefront re-direction. The reflective elements 130 preferably comprise MEMS micro-reflector elements hingedly or movably attached to the first substrate 130 and define a reflective surface that is aimed at the source of incident light, microwave or sound energy.
US08760738B2
A method for measuring a deviation in timing of start of writing in scanning lines is implemented by an optical scanning device that scans a surface to be scanned with light beams from light-emitting elements having first and second light-emitting elements which are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in a direction corresponding to a direction of the scanning lines. The method includes: detecting timing at which light from the first light-emitting element is received by a light receiving element, as a first time, the light receiving element outputting a synchronization detecting signal before start of writing; detecting timing at which light from the second light-emitting element is received by the light receiving element, as a second time; and obtaining the deviation in timing for the second light-emitting element with respect to the first light-emitting element based on a difference between the first and second time.
US08760735B2
Disclosed is an image combining device includes a read unit and a control unit. The read unit includes a transparent holder and an image read section of flatbed type. The transparent holder holds a flat medium, and plural matching reference points are marked in an edge region. The image read section reads the medium placed on a reading window. A size of the medium is larger than the reading window. Each of the partial images, generated by the image read section, includes an image of a part of the medium and a part of the matching reference points. The matching reference points are arranged along a part of an edge of the image of the medium. The control unit combines the plural partial images based on the matching reference points included in the plural partial images, and generates a combined image including an image of the medium.
US08760734B2
An image reading apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit configured to sequentially feed documents loaded on a document positioning plate, a reading sensor configured to read a document of the plurality of documents fed by the sheet feeding unit, an acquisition unit to acquire an interval of the document between a trailing edge of a preceding document and a leading edge of a next document conveyed through the conveyance path, and a reading unit to execute a first reading mode using the reading sensor to read the document conveyed at a first conveyance speed, and a second reading mode using the reading sensor to read the document conveyed at a second conveyance speed that is lower than the first conveyance speed, wherein the reading unit executes the second reading mode after the first reading mode when the interval of the document is less than a predetermined interval.
US08760729B2
An information processing apparatus, including a reading apparatus which reads an electronic recording card, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reading unit which reads the electronic recording card via the reading apparatus and obtains read information; a generating unit which generates user management information of a user who owns the electronic recording card based on the read information obtained by the reading unit; and a holding unit which holds the user management information generated by the generating unit in a predetermined storage area.
US08760728B2
Provided is a transparent plate for a platen which is used in a document scanning apparatus, including a transparent supporting member, and a transparent protective layer that has a self-repairability and has a surface coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to copy paper of 0.7 or less on the transparent supporting member.
US08760722B2
An area designation unit designates a processing area within an input image. An image processing unit performs predetermined processing on the processing area. A marker area detection unit detects a marker area in the input image, the marker area being capable of accommodating a marker that demarcates the processing area. A marking unit determines a position in the marker area for placing the marker, based on priority conditions.
US08760711B2
An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
US08760709B2
In an image processing apparatus, the generating unit generates print data indicating whether a dot having one of a plurality of sizes is formed or not, by performing a halftone process on original image data. The correcting unit generates corrected print data by correcting the print data. The dividing unit divides the edge part data of the print data into a plurality of block data. The index value determining unit determines, for each block data, an index value relating to an amount of ink to be used based on the plurality of dot data included in the each block data. The changing unit changes, for each block data, the size information of at least one dot data among the plurality of dot data included in the each block data based on the index value such that the amount of ink to be used becomes reduced.
US08760707B2
A print data processing apparatus process variable print data includes a cache unit, a determination unit, a determining unit, and a writing unit. The cache unit caches image data generated according to a drawing command included in the variable print data as cache data in a cache memory. The determination unit determines whether it is necessary to write the cache data in a secondary storage medium that is different from the cache memory. The determining unit determines cache data to be written in the secondary storage medium, in response to the determination unit determining that it is necessary to write the cache data in the secondary storage medium, based on a number of pages to be processed before each cache data cached in the cache memory is used next. The writing unit writes the cache data determined by the determining unit in the secondary storage medium.
US08760697B2
A printer may receive a predetermined notification from a print mediation server. The predetermined notification may be a notification to be sent to the printer by the print mediation server when the print mediation server has stored specific print data and specific condition data indicating a specific print condition to a storage unit according to an instruction from a terminal device. The printer may acquire the specific print data and the specific condition data from the storage unit in a case where the predetermined notification is received. The printer may cause a print executing unit to execute printing of an image represented by the specific data according to the specific print condition indicated by the specific condition data.
US08760695B2
An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives print control information input by a user, a unit that stores, in a memory, the print control information received by the receiving unit, and a print controller that causes a printing unit to print an image representing an image to be printed on a sheet to be imaged on the basis of the print control information stored in the memory when a predetermined operation is performed. The print control information includes first information indicating whether the sheet to be imaged is an envelope and second information indicating the size of the sheet to be imaged.
US08760690B2
When a printing apparatus completes reception of all print data, a reception unit in the printing apparatus, which receives a cancel notification from a cloud print service, receives the cancel notification by sending a print data status request from the printing apparatus to the cloud print service, or by monitoring a file name of print data which currently undergoes print processing and checking if the file name is changed to a file name indicating a cancel.
US08760687B2
An image forming apparatus and a document management method thereof. A document management method of an image forming apparatus which includes an image scanner to scan a document and generate a scanned image, the method includes generating the scanned image by scanning a document including a bar code, determining whether to perform an optical character recognition (OCR) on the scanned image by using bar code information of the generated scanned image, extracting character information of the document by performing the OCR with respect to the scanned image according to the determination result, and setting a file name by using at least one of the bar code information and the extracted character information and storing the scanned image. The apparatus and method set a file name of a scanned document to identify the document without an additional input.
US08760686B2
A situation can occur in which the seating location of a user is moved due to personnel changes within a division or the like, and the user has to use a different nearby image forming apparatus. In such a case, with conventional technology, it is not possible to efficiently transfer the settings information used in an image forming apparatus used before the personnel change to the new nearby image forming apparatus. According to the present invention, when an instruction to register an image forming apparatus is made in an application by the user, settings information set by the user is searched for in the image forming apparatuses that are registered in the application and the image forming apparatuses that were deleted from the application in the past, and they are presented as transfer candidates.
US08760684B2
A system for producing continuous print jobs, which includes a printing unit which prints an image and a client computer having executable instructions for creating a print job for producing a continuous print job. The executable instructions include activating a continuous print mode from a list of print properties within a printer driver user interface, and wherein the continuous print mode stacks at least two print jobs in a print job queue until instructed to print; sending at least two print jobs to the print job queue; selecting a final print format for each of the at least two print jobs; processing and formatting each of the at least two print jobs into a single combined print job; and printing the single combined print job. The printing unit and the client computer are connected via a network and/or direct connection.
US08760671B2
One aspect of the present invention can include an image forming apparatus including an external storage medium, a judging part configured to determine whether or not the storage medium contains non-printed file, an extracting part configured to extract the non-printed file as a print target from the storage medium if the judging part determines that the non-printed file is present, and a printing part configured to execute print processing on the non-printed file extracted by the extracting part.
US08760668B1
Embodiments of methods are disclosed for characterizing a tested polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) element, such as a PDC cutting element. In an embodiment, a method for characterizing a tested PCD element is disclosed. An initial volume of a PCD element is measured using a coordinate measuring machine (“CMM”). A workpiece is cut with the PCD element so that the PCD element develops a wear flat. A post-cut volume of the PCD element is measured after cutting the workpiece using the CMM. A wear volume of the PCD element is determined at least partially based on the post-cut volume and the initial volume of the PCD element.
US08760667B2
The present invention relates to a method and a device for the detection of a substrate edge in a printing machine comprising a substrate transport unit that defines a substrate transport path (8). In this method, at least one light value of a first section of a sensor line (10) and a dark value of a second section of the sensor line are determined, and a threshold value is calculated based thereon. When the threshold value on one pixel is exceeded and the threshold value on another pixel is not reached, it is possible to calculate a position of the substrate edge. The device comprises a light source arrangement (5) for generating diffuse light, and comprises a sensor line for the detection of light from the light source arrangement. Furthermore, a gradient lens arrangement (15) is provided, said gradient lens arrangement being arranged between the light source and the sensor line in such a manner that, on the one hand, a focus is located on a central position of the substrate transport path between the light source and the gradient lens arrangement, and, on the other hand, on the sensor line.
US08760666B2
A method for measuring spacings between optical surfaces of a multi-lens optical system includes detecting the centring state of the optical system by taking into consideration all optical surfaces of the optical system. Then the optical system is adjusted in such a way, taking the centring state into consideration, that the optical axis of the optical system is aligned as far as possible with a reference axis. In a next step the spacings between the optical surfaces are determined with the aid of a short-coherence interferometer. The measuring-light ray directed onto the optical system for this purpose runs likewise along the reference axis.
US08760665B2
High speed autofocus interferometric inspection systems and methods are discussed in this Application. In accordance with some embodiments, an inspection system can generally include a laser module, an interferometer module, and a system controller. The laser can produce laser pulses to excite a device such as a silicon wafer, chip capacitor or chip packaged/silicon die containing a plurality of solder bumps into vibration. The interferometer module can be disposed to receive reflected laser energy from the device to sense vibration displacements created in the device with the laser pulses. The system controller to receive vibration data from the interferometer, the system controller configured to output a control signal for adjusting a relative distance and position between the laser module and the device. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and discussed.
US08760661B2
An apparatus includes a spatial light modulator configured to receive an optical pulse train; and output a modulated optical pulse train; a non-linear optical system that receives the modulated optical pulse train and generates a non-linear optical signal; and a power detector that detects a power of the generated non-linear optical signal. A control system outputs a signal to the spatial light modulator to cause it to modulate the optical pulse train by modulating the spectral phase of the optical pulse at wavelengths within a current wavelength range subset and maintain the spectral phase of the optical pulse constant at wavelengths outside the current wavelength range subset; and based on the detected power, extracts values of the spectral phase for the optical pulse at wavelengths within the current wavelength range subset, the values extracted being those that compress the optical pulses.
US08760655B2
A method is disclosed for inspecting a mold which has a porous alumina layer over its surface. The method includes providing, based on a relationship between a first parameter indicative of a thickness of the porous alumina layer and a color parameter indicative of a color of reflected light from the porous alumina layer, first color information which represents a tolerance of the first parameter of a porous alumina layer which has an uneven structure that is within a tolerance; providing a mold which is an inspection subject, the mold having a porous alumina layer over its surface; obtaining a color parameter which is indicative of a color of reflected light from the porous alumina layer of the inspection subject mold; and determining a suitability of the first parameter of the inspection subject mold based on the obtained color parameter and the first color information.
US08760652B2
An apparatus for measuring the light scattering properties of a sample in a liquid medium, wherein the liquid medium with the sample is illuminated by a laser beam in a measuring cell transversely to the direction of filling the liquid medium in the measuring cell or transversely to the flow direction of the liquid medium within the measuring cell, comprising a laser, a cylindrical measuring cell, a first inner aperture system, a second outer aperture system and at least two detectors, wherein the detectors are arranged outside of the second outer aperture system so that they collect the light scattered on the sample within set, different angle ranges, wherein the first inner aperture system and the second outer aperture system are formed and arranged circularly and concentrically around the axis of the measuring cell. Use of the apparatus and a method that makes use of the apparatus are also disclosed.
US08760651B2
A smoke detector (1) includes: a light emitting section (6); a light receiving section (7); a smoke detecting section (12), the smoke detector (1) being configured to detect smoke or the like in a manner that the light receiving section (7) receives, via a light transmissive member (11), scattered light generated when light emitted from the light emitting section (6) is scattered in the smoke detecting section (12) due to particles of the smoke or the like; and a test light source (22) provided for detecting light receiving sensitivity of the light receiving section. The smoke detector (1) is further configured to detect a reduction in the light receiving sensitivity of the light receiving section (7) through detection of an increase in received light intensity of test light, which is emitted from the test light source (22) and is received by the light receiving section (7).
US08760648B2
A system for real-time sizing of fluid-borne particles is disclosed. The system further determines, in real time, whether the detected particles are biological or non-biological. As the fluid is being tested, it is exposed to a microbe collection filter which is cultured to determine the type of microbes present in the fluid being tested.
US08760637B2
Disclosed is an exemplary optical sensing system including at least one light source for emitting light in a first wavelength range and light in a second wavelength. An image sensor is provided for detecting light emitted from the at least one light source. The optical sensing system also includes a first optical filter disposed in a first optical path extending between the light source and the image sensor, the first optical filter configured to pass light emitted in the first wavelength range, and to substantially block light emitted in the second wavelength range. A second optical filter is disposed in a second optical path extending between the light source and the image sensor, the second optical filter configured to pass light emitted from the at least one light source in the second wavelength range, and to substantially block light emitted in the first wavelength range.
US08760628B2
A filter reflects first light having a first wavelength, and transmits second light having a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength. The filter includes a plurality of plate members positioned parallel to each other with gaps therebetween in a first direction. An enveloping surface formed by end surfaces of the plurality of plate members forms a flat surface, which is nonparallel to the first direction. The filter transmits the second light to the second direction.
US08760616B2
An apparatus and method for cleaning a contaminated surface of a lithographic apparatus are provided. A liquid confinement structure comprises at least two openings used to supply and extract liquid to a gap below the structure. The direction of flow between the openings can be switched. Liquid may be supplied to the gap radially outward of an opening adapted for dual flow. Supply and extraction lines to respectively supply liquid to and extract liquid from the liquid confinement structure have an inner surface that is resistant to corrosion by an organic liquid. A corrosive cleaning fluid can be used to clean photo resist contamination.
US08760615B2
A lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes an encoder type sensor system configured to measure a position of a substrate table of the lithographic apparatus relative to a reference structure. The encoder type sensor system includes an encoder sensor head and an encoder sensor target and the lithographic apparatus comprises a recess to accommodate the encoder sensor target.
US08760613B2
A system for powering an LED backlight where power assemblies have electrical communications ran through pass through apertures in a mounting plate and LED backlight panel. A channel may be defined between the mounting plate and the LED backlight panel (or optional thermal plate attached to the rear portion of the LED backlight panel). Sub-channels can be created within the channel which are defined by ribs which connect between the mounting plate and the LED backlight panel (or optional thermal plate attached to the rear portion of the LED backlight panel). Cooling air can be prevented from entering one or more specific sub-channels so that electrical connections can pass through the mounting plate, LED backlight panel, and sub-channel without the risk of cooling air contaminates entering one of the pass through apertures.
US08760610B2
An array substrate includes a gate line, a data line, a plurality of common electrodes, a shield electrode, and a pixel electrode. The gate line is extended along a first direction, and the data line is extended along a second direction. The common electrodes are formed in a plurality of pixel areas. The common electrodes are spaced apart from each other. The shield electrode is formed below the data line and formed between the common electrodes formed in the pixel areas adjacent to each other. The pixel electrode is overlapped with the common electrodes. The pixel electrode has a plurality of openings formed thereon. Therefore, an electric field of a common electrode pattern may prevent coupling between a pixel electrode and a data line, so that a distance between the pixel electrode and the data line may be minimized, and thus an aperture ratio and light transmittance may be enhanced.
US08760608B2
A liquid crystal display panel includes: a pair of substrates opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, one of the pair of substrates including a lower electrode; an upper electrode that is formed on the surface of the lower electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween and that has a plurality of slit-like apertures formed for each sub pixel; and an alignment film that is formed to cover the upper electrode and the surface of the insulating layer. The plurality of slit-like apertures are divided into a first slit-like aperture group including a plurality of slit-like apertures extending in a first direction and a second slit-like aperture group including a plurality of slit-like apertures extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The angles formed with a liquid crystal alignment direction in a voltage non-applied state by the first direction and by the second direction are different.
US08760597B2
Example embodiments are directed to a switching device of an active display device and a method of driving the switching device, such that electrical reliability of the active display device is improved. The switching device of the active display device includes a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) that are connected in series. Except for a refresh time duration during which the plurality of TFTs of the switching device are simultaneously turned ON, a positive voltage is applied to at least one of the plurality of TFTs of the switching device so that a reliability of the switching device may be improved.
US08760586B2
Provided are a tuner module and a receiving apparatus capable of providing great degrees of variation and freedom to a layout in a main board, improving a degree of freedom of design, and achieving low cost. A tuner module includes a tuner module board on which a tuner functional unit is formed, a main board on which the tuner module board is surface-mounted, and a shield casing including at least one antenna connector, arranged to cover the surface-mounted tuner module board, and fixed to the main board. In the shield casing, a length of a longest long-side is a length equal to or less than ¼ of a wavelength of a highest received frequency in the air.
US08760584B2
A memory space configuration method applied in a video signal processing apparatus is provided. The method includes: arranging a first memory space and a second memory space in a memory, the first and second memory spaces being partially overlapped; determining a type of a signal source; when the signal source is a first video signal source, enabling a first processing circuit and buffering data associated with the first video signal source by using the first memory space; and, when the signal source is a second video signal source, enabling a second processing circuit and buffering data associated with the second video signal source by using the second memory space. The second processing circuit is disabled when the first processing circuit is enabled; the first processing circuit is disabled when the second processing circuit is enabled.
US08760582B2
System and method for changing a current input terminal of a user device. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes receiving an input terminal change request, requesting that a current input terminal be changed from a first input terminal to a second input terminal. The method may further include determining if an external device is connected to the second input terminal. In one embodiment of the invention, the second input terminal includes a connection detection switch. The method may also include switching to the second input terminal when the connection detection switch indicates an external device connection and skipping the second input terminal when the connection detection switch indicates no external device connected according to one embodiment of the invention.
US08760579B2
A video display apparatus includes a tuner unit that receives a video signal from a broadcasting station, a first video region cutout unit that cuts out video of a predetermined region set in advance from video received by the tuner unit as a window A and performs scaling processing on the video of the window A, a second video region cutout unit that cuts out video of a predetermined region containing an object specified by a user from the received video, a composition processing unit that generates video data by superimposing the video of the window B on that of the window A on which the scaling processing is performed, and at least one monitor that displays the video data generated by the composition processing unit.
US08760571B2
Embodiments related to the alignment of a lens with an image sensor in an optical device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises an optical device including a printed circuit board, and an image sensor package mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the image sensor package includes an image sensor. The optical system further comprises a lens holder including a lens, and one or more alignment features arranged on the lens holder. The one or more alignment features are configured to contact the image sensor package to mechanically align the lens holder with the image sensor package.
US08760564B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photograph-taking terminal device that offers users improved convenience. The terminal device includes a face detection unit configured to detect human faces in image consecutively generated by photography, a focusing mechanism configured to focus for photography, and a control unit configured to control the focusing mechanism. After the face detection unit begins detection operations, the first time a face is detected, the control unit instructs the focusing mechanism to focus. After focusing, the control unit prevents the focusing mechanism from focusing again until the face detection unit no longer detects any face. After a face is detected anew, the control unit instructs the focusing mechanism to focus again.
US08760559B2
A miniaturization image capturing module includes a substrate unit, an image capturing unit, a fixing glue unit, and a lens unit. The substrate unit includes a hollow substrate body, a plurality of top conductive pads, a plurality of bottom conductive pads, a plurality of embedded conductive traces. The hollow substrate body has at least one receiving space, and each embedded conductive trace is electrically connected between at least one of the top conductive pads and at least one of the bottom conductive pads. The image capturing unit includes at least one image capturing chip received in the receiving space and electrically connected to the substrate unit. The fixing glue unit includes a fixing glue disposed in the receiving space and fixed between the hollow substrate body and the image capturing chip. The lens unit is disposed on the top side of the hollow substrate body.
US08760556B2
An image capture apparatus includes a variable translucency mirror, a viewfinder unit configured to receive light reflected by the variable translucency mirror, an imaging sensor configured to receive light transmitted through the variable translucency mirror, an image display unit configured to display an image based on the light received by the imaging sensor, and a controller configured to set a translucency of the variable translucency mirror. In a viewfinder mode, the controller sets the variable translucency mirror to be at least partially reflective such that light incident on the variable translucency mirror is reflected thereby and received by the viewfinder unit. In a display view mode, the controller sets the variable translucency mirror to be at least partially transparent, such that light incident on the variable translucency mirror is transmitted therethrough and received by the imaging sensor.
US08760552B2
A shooting apparatus includes a camera main body, a determination unit, a display, a display controller, a touch panel. The camera main body is connectable with an independent recorder including a sound collecting range of collecting a sound. The determination unit determines whether or not the recorder is connected. The display controller displays an operation information for operating the recorder in accordance with the determined result by the determination unit, and if the recorder is connected, displays the sound collecting range of the recorder in a state that the range is overlapped on the image on the display. The touch panel receives an operation according to the operation information displayed on the display, and sends an operation instruction corresponding to the operation to the recorder.
US08760540B2
An imaging device includes a lens unit and a device body detachably joined with each other. The lens unit includes an optical lens, an image sensor capturing an optical lens image of a subject having transmitted through the optical lens and outputting an output signal, and an image processing unit executing a plurality of image processings on image data generated from the output signal of the image sensor. The device body includes a display unit displaying the image data, a storage unit storing an image file containing the image data and an image processing unit having a substantially same image processing function as that of the lens unit and executing a plurality of image processings on the image data. The imaging device is configured that the image processings to execute on the image data are changeably allocated to the image processing units of the lens unit and the device body.
US08760539B2
Disclosed is an information processing method comprising the steps of: storing measured position information in association with first time information representing times of day at which the measured position information is obtained; storing video information in association with second time information representing times of day at which the video information is obtained; and associating the measured position information with the video information in accordance with degrees of difference between the first time information and the second time information.
US08760536B2
A camera device (1) includes: an imaging unit (2) having a complementary color filter; a color temperature estimating unit (8) that estimates a color temperature on the basis of a video signal obtained from the imaging unit (2); a color parameter calculating unit (9) that calculates a color parameter value corresponding to the estimated color temperature; and a color calibrating unit (7) that performs color calibration using the calculated color parameter value. The color parameter calculating unit (9) calculates the color parameter value corresponding to the estimated color temperature on the basis of color parameter values (a first color parameter value and a second color parameter value) at two reference color temperatures (a first color temperature 2000 K and a second color temperature 3200 K). This allows performing color calibration with high color reproducibility using suitable color parameter values according to a change in an illumination condition as well as allows substantially reducing an amount of data required to determine the suitable color parameter values.
US08760532B2
An imaging apparatus for capturing images, and arranging a plurality of captured images in a plurality of pages of an electronic document receives instructions for starting and cancelling a predetermined grouping status in response to operations of a user, stores and associates the captured images acquired in the predetermined status with the image frames in the same page among the plurality of pages, and stores the data.
US08760531B2
An image processing device includes: a first interpolation unit that performs interpolation using pixel information of pixels having a color same as a color of a pixel of attention and present around the pixel of attention; a second interpolation unit that interpolates color information lost in the pixel of attention using color information of the pixels around the pixel of attention; a combining unit that combines outputs of the first and second interpolation units; a first filter that includes a first filter frequency characteristic and detects a first image of a first region; a second filter that includes a second filter frequency characteristic and detects a second image of a second region; and a combination-ratio generating unit that generates a value for determining a combination ratio of the outputs of the first and second interpolation units in the combining unit.
US08760515B2
An image display apparatus combines vehicle-surroundings images photographed by cameras and displays a top view image. The image display apparatus includes image memories for storing images of landscapes ahead of the vehicle, at the left side of the vehicle, at the right side of the vehicle, and behind the vehicle which are photographed by the corresponding cameras, a mapping-table determining unit for determining a mapping table to be used by detecting the number of passengers in back seats, and a mapping unit for reading image data from the image memories by using the mapping table corresponding to the number of passengers and mapping the read image data to a frame memory to display a top view image.
US08760509B2
Infrared cameras are susceptible to fixed-pattern noise artifacts. These artifacts are due to numerous sources and typically show up as non-uniformities in an IR image of a uniform scene. Devices for and methods of refining non-uniformity corrections in an infrared (IR) camera are provided that correct for remaining fixed pattern noise.
US08760508B2
An inspection system and associated method are provided for inspecting a smoking article having a smokable rod and a filter element serially secured together by a tipping material circumscribing a longitudinal periphery of the filter element and a portion of a longitudinal periphery of the smokable rod adjacent to the filter element. A transport device is configured to transport individual as-formed smoking articles from a first to a second position such that the tipping material associated with each smoking article is accessible at least about the portion of the longitudinal periphery of the smoking article. An inspection device is configured to optically inspect each smoking article, at least about the portion of the longitudinal periphery of the smoking article having the tipping material, as the smoking article is transported between the first and second positions, and to automatically determine from the optical inspection whether the inspected smoking article is defective.
US08760504B2
A method for adjusting an ambient brightness received by a pair of shutter glasses which are operative under a two-dimensional image viewing mode includes: generating an ambient brightness control signal; and adjusting a shutter-open period of eyeglass (s) of the shutter glasses according to the ambient brightness control signal, for adjusting a length of the shutter-open period of the eyeglass (s) to be longer than an activation time length of a backlight of a display device so as to adjust the received ambient brightness.
US08760503B2
A method for operating an image display apparatus that receives a three-dimensional (3D) image signal and displays the 3D image signal as a 3D image, includes according to an embodiment displaying an image, detecting a connected external device, receiving data from the detected external device, generating at least one 3D object corresponding to the received data, and displaying the at least one 3D object corresponding to the received data. The at least one 3D object corresponding to the received data is processed to have a different depth from the image.
US08760502B2
A method and an apparatus for improving three dimensional (3D) effect of a 3D image collected by a 3D photographing apparatus, and reducing visual fatigue, are provided. A feature point of a left-eye image entering through a left-eye lens and of a right-eye image entering through a right-eye lens is acquired, a disparity between the left- and right-eye images is detected, a distance between the left- and right-eye lenses is controlled so that the disparity between the left- and right-eye images becomes a previously-set reference disparity, and at least one of the left- and right-eye images is shifted so that a convergence point is placed on an object located within the left- and right-eye images.
US08760500B1
Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to generating depth data from a video. As an example, one or more computing devices may receive an initialization request for a still image capture mode. After receiving the request to initialize the still image capture mode, the one or more computing devices may automatically begin to capture a video including a plurality of image frames. The one or more computing devices track features between a first image frame of the video and each of the other image frames of the video. Points corresponding to the tracked features may be generated by the one or more computing devices using a set of assumptions. The assumptions may include a first assumption that there is no rotation and a second assumption that there is no translation. The one or more computing devices then generate a depth map based at least in part on the points.
US08760488B2
According to one aspect, a web optimized user device is provided. The web optimized device reduces complexity and facilitates interaction with web-based services and content. The web optimized device can be configured without a hard drive, facilitating integration of web-based services into a computing experience. The web optimized device presents a user interface that integrates video chat functionality into every aspect of the computer content accessed. In particular, a display manager manages the user interface presented and integrates video chat displays and features into the content displays in a content and/or context aware manner. These displays permit a user to intuitively interact with the video chat content and features while the user changes content, for example, web-based services, web-based applications, and other media content, without interruption of or interference from the video chat content.
US08760485B2
A system and method for displaying participants in a videoconference between locations includes receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites. A display position is assigned for each video signal. The video signals are displayed on one or more displays. The display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference, and a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites.
US08760482B2
An information processing apparatus generates a scanning instruction to send to a device for forming visible information by scanning a recording medium with a laser beam. The information processing apparatus includes an extracting unit for reading line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each line, and extracting all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line; and an adjusting unit for performing at least one of removing an extracted line from a scanning object, changing the radiation output value of an extracted line to a value lower than an initial value, and changing the scanning speed of an extracted line to a value greater than an initial value.
US08760476B2
A high speed moving image processing section of a liquid crystal display device includes: a calculation section having a plurality of LUTs in accordance with which an output for performing overshoot drive is obtained with reference to current frame data and previous frame data; and a frame memory in which a video data signal of a previous frame is stored. During each writing period in a single frame period, the calculation section carries out data conversion for performing the overshoot drive by using a video data signal, transmitted from the host device, as current frame data, and by using a video data signal, read out from the frame memory, as pervious frame data. Further, an LUT for performing the overshoot drive is switched in every writing period.
US08760474B2
Embodiments are directed to displaying data items in a carousel display panel and to efficiently presenting virtualized data in a carousel display panel. In one example, a computer system accesses a list of data items that include at least a first data item and a last data item which are to be displayed in a carousel display panel. The computer system displays the selected portion of data items in the carousel display panel and receives a user input indicating that the last data item in the list is to be displayed in the carousel display panel. The computer system then rotates the data items displayed in the carousel display panel to the last data item. The last data item is thus displayed, along with at least a portion of a second-to-last data item and the first data item in the list.
US08760472B2
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for performing a set of operations on an object defined in an image coordinate system to produce a representation of the image defined in a pixel coordinate system. The set of operations include one or more perspective transform operations. The method embeds at least one these perspective transform operations within a pixel transform matrix. The method then uses the pixel transform matrix to produce pixel data in the pixel coordinate system for the object.
US08760471B2
A failure analysis apparatus obtains information associated with an operational status of a data center, determines information regarding fault repair work for the data center, based on the information associated with the operational status, and transmits the information regarding the fault repair work to a head mounted display (HMD). The HMD synthesizes and presents computer graphics image data for providing guidance for a method of the fault repair work, with an image of real space, based on the information regarding the fault repair work. After the fault repair work according to the guidance presented by the HMD, if the information associated with the operational status of the data center is newly obtained, the failure analysis apparatus newly determines the information regarding the fault repair work for the data center based on the information associated with the operational status, and transmits the information to the HMD.
US08760467B2
Systems and techniques to apply an image distortion to two image objects of different graphic types. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: receiving an image distortion description to be applied to an image portion including a vector graphic and a raster graphic, the raster graphic being distortable separate from the vector graphic, applying the image distortion description to the vector graphic to produce a distorted vector graphic, and applying the image distortion description to the raster graphic to produce a distorted raster graphic, the distorted vector graphic and the distorted raster graphic together forming a distorted image portion.
US08760463B2
The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of a color from one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. Colors of the selected template design are automatically adjusted to match the selected the color from the source image. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template.
US08760457B2
Methods and apparatuses for accessing data within programmable graphics hardware are provided. According to one aspect, a user inserts special log commands into a software program, which is compiled into instructions for the programmable graphics hardware to execute. The hardware writes data to an external memory during runtime according to a flow control protocol, and the software driver reads the data from the memory to display to the user.
US08760456B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for remote rendering of computer graphics. The system includes a graphics application program resident at a remote server. The graphics application is invoked by a user or process located at a client. The invoked graphics application proceeds to issue graphics instructions. The graphics instructions are received by a remote rendering control system. Given that the client and server differ with respect to graphics context and image processing capability, the remote rendering control system modifies the graphics instructions in order to accommodate these differences. The modified graphics instructions are sent to graphics rendering resources, which produce one or more rendered images. Data representing the rendered images is written to one or more frame buffers. The remote rendering control system then reads this image data from the frame buffers. The image data is transmitted to the client for display or processing. In an embodiment of the system, the image data is compressed before being transmitted to the client. In such an embodiment, the steps of rendering, compression, and transmission can be performed asynchronously in a pipelined manner.
US08760449B1
A system includes a computing device that includes a memory for storing a three-dimensional model that represents particles of a coarse fire simulation. The computing device also includes a graphics refiner for producing two-dimensional simulation segments from the three-dimensional model that represents particles of a coarse fire simulation. The separation distance between two or more of the two-dimensional simulation segments is based upon a level of spatial detail provided by the coarse fire simulation. The graphics refiner is configured to separately process the two-dimensional simulation segments to produce a detailed fire simulation.
US08760448B2
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are provided. A method of controlling a mobile station according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises displaying a 3D user interface including at least one portion of a stereoscopic structure on a touchscreen, in which a plurality of layers including at least one icon are arranged centering on a central axis by being spaced apart from each other with a prescribed gap in-between, detecting a touch input of a first pattern via the touchscreen, and giving different 3D depths to at least one or more layers included in the 3D user interface among a plurality of the layers, respectively, and changing a position of each of a plurality of the layers according to a touch input of a second pattern in a manner of rotating centered on the central axis.
US08760440B2
A user interface assembly includes a thin display and a control element such as a rotary encoder, rotary switch, or toggle switch. The control element is manipulable by a person to generate an electronic input signal to a processor, with the thin display presenting a feedback indication received from the processor. The thin display is associated with no other control element, such that the control element and thin display establish a modular unit.
US08760418B2
A display control apparatus may include a proximity detector to detect proximity of an indicator to a display surface, and a touch detector to detect touch of the indicator against the display surface. A control unit may control display of an indicant on the display surface when the proximity detector detects that the indicator is in proximity to the display surface, and may determine whether the indicant is selected based on detection of the touch of the indicator against the display surface by the touch detector.
US08760416B2
A universal touch input driver includes a device driver interface through which touch data is obtained from a device driver. Also included is a computation module that processes the touch data and converts it into a standardized format. Also included is an application interface through which the standardized touch data is transferred to a touch input application.
US08760415B2
This disclosure features an electronic display with overlayed electronic skin. The display includes an outer transparent display surface and can be placed in a dark state or in a bright state. The skin overlays the outer display surface and includes an electro-optic layer. Transparent electrically conductive layers are disposed on each side of the electro-optic layer. Electronic circuitry applies voltages to the electrically conductive layers enabling the electro-optic material of the electronic skin to be placed into a substantially transparent state and a reflective state. Images or colors can be displayed on the electronic skin while portions of the electronic skin are in the reflective state and light passing through the electronic skin is absorbed by the display in the dark state. When the display is in the bright state images or colors can be displayed on the display that can be seen through the electronic skin.
US08760408B2
A data processing system, e.g., a remote control device, has a pressure-sensitive touch screen arranged over a display monitor. The monitor provides a visual indication depending on a magnitude of a pressure registered by the touch screen. The indication is rendered as centered on the touch area and has an attribute that depends on the pressure exerted.
US08760406B2
An improved handheld electronic device is provided with a display and a unique edge to edge qwerty keypad. The specially arranged qwerty keypad has special side keys and intermediate keys which cooperate with the housing to provide a waterproof casing (case) and sealing system to seal and protect the keys, backlighting, flexes, domes and printed circuit board (PCB) from water.
US08760402B2
A mouse includes a main body and a control circuit. A left button, a number of pressure sensors, a right button, and a control button are positioned on the main body. The control circuit includes a control unit, an acceleration sensor, and a wireless transmitter. The left button, the pressure sensors, the right button, the control button, the acceleration sensor, and the wireless transmitter are connected to the control unit. When the mouse is placed in the mouth of a user, the left button, the pressure sensors, and the right button are operated by the tongue of the user. The control button is bitten by the teeth of the user, to turn on the acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor senses movement of the head of the user, and cooperates with the control unit and the wireless transmitter to control a cursor of a computer to move.
US08760377B2
In a liquid crystal panel, a reflective pixel electrode and a transmissive pixel electrode in a unit pixel are supplied with an image signal output from a data line drive circuit, the two mutually different scanning signals output from a scanning line drive circuit, and common signals output from a common line drive circuit. The phase of the image signal is set different from that of the common signal. Further, a period during which the two scanning signals are selected is set in one horizontal period, the ending of the selection period for one of the scanning signals is set to a point in time before an electrical potential of the common signal changes, and the ending of the selection period for the other scanning signal is set to a point in time after the electrical potential of the common signal changes.
US08760373B2
A pixel circuit, display device, and method of driving a pixel circuit enabling source-follower output with no deterioration of luminance even with a change of the current-voltage characteristic of the light emitting element along with elapse, enabling a source-follower circuit of n-channel transistors, and able to use an n-channel transistor as an EL drive transistor while using current anode-cathode electrodes, wherein a source of a TFT 111 as a drive transistor is connected to an anode of a light emitting element 114, a drain is connected to a power source potential VCC, a capacitor C111 is connected between a gate and source of the TFT 111, and a source potential of the TFT 111 is connected to a fixed potential through a TFT 113 as a switching transistor.
US08760368B2
A three-dimensional display device comprises pixel blocks where pixels having a plurality of dots are arranged to be matrix, respectively, a display body formed in a matter that the pixel blocks are arranged in a matrix, lens blocks where a plurality of lenses are arranged to be matrix corresponding to the pixels, respectively, and a lens panel formed in a manner that the lens blocks are arranged in a matrix. A three-dimensional image is displayed by maintaining the display body and the lens panel at predetermined intervals so as to correspond the arrangement positions of the pixel blocks with those of the lens blocks on the matrix, concurrently, and by spatially matching virtual images of the dots, the virtual images being produced by a plurality of the lenses whose arrangement positions are the same among a plurality of the lens blocks.
US08760367B2
The mobile communication terminal comprises a first casing and a second casing carrying a first display part and a second display part, respectively. The first display part and the second display part are each capable of 3D display. The controller of the mobile communication terminal detects the mobile communication terminal being opened vertically or horizontally and detects the opening angle between the first casing and the second casing. In the 3D display in the horizontal opened state, the visibility of the 3D display is altered as the opening angle is changed. Therefore, the controller of the mobile communication terminal calculates the viewing angle according to the detected opening angle and changes the parameters for the 3D display, whereby excellent visibility is maintained even if the opening angle is changed.
US08760363B2
Systems and methods for switching between an electronic paper display and a video display are provided. Control circuitry in an electronic device can analyze visual content to determine one or more features of the visual content. For example, the control circuitry can analyze visual content to determine the rate of change and/or color composition of the visual content. Based on the one or more features, the control circuitry can selectively enable the device's electronic paper display or the device's video display.
US08760356B2
A broadband radiation unit includes first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles operable to transmit communication signals and to receive communication signals. The first pair of symmetric dipoles has a polarization that is orthogonal to that of the second pair of symmetric dipoles. The first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles together define an annular structure. A plurality of baluns are associated with the first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles such that a given one of the baluns is associated with a respective symmetric dipole of the pairs of symmetric dipoles. Each one of the baluns feeds a balanced current to its associated symmetric dipole. Each symmetric dipole of the first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles has two unit arms which are disposed on and arranged symmetrically about its associated balun.
US08760353B2
An active antenna, comprising: a main board and at least one wireless module; a first buckle member set on the at least one wireless module, a second buckle member set on the main board corresponding to the first buckle member on the least one wireless module; the first buckle member of the at least one wireless module clasps the second buckle member of the main board, thereby fixing the wireless module on the main board. The active antenna has advantages of low maintenance cost and high maintenance efficiency.
US08760351B2
An insert type antenna module for a portable terminal and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The antenna radiation part is formed of a conductive metal sheet having a curve with at least one axis, and the antenna code to which the antenna radiation part is engaged is inject-formed, and a cover is inject-formed at one exposed outer surface of the antenna core in a state that the antenna core is inserted. The present invention is characterized in that in a manufacture of an antenna module for a mobile terminal, a cover is inject-formed at an outer surface of the exposed side of an antenna core in a state that an antenna core to which an antenna radiation part is engaged is inserted.
US08760345B2
A satellite signal receiver 40 comprises a measurement component 43 adapted to perform measurements on received satellite signals. In order to enable an enhanced handling of the measurements, the receiver further comprises a first processing unit 44 adapted to run a software 45 for controlling the measurement component 43 based on received control parameters. In addition, it comprises a first interface component 46 adapted to receive control parameters via another interface component 34 from another processing unit 35, adapted to provide the control parameters to the first processing unit 44 and adapted to forward measurement results from the measurement component 43 via the other interface component 34 to the other processing unit 35.
US08760341B2
Provided is a radar device capable of preventing mispairing from occurring, and obtaining a distance to a target and a relative velocity to the target even if at least one of the peak frequencies of beat signals cannot be extracted and pairs of the peak frequencies cannot be generated. A target estimation part (20) estimates a distance (RN) to a target (21, 22) and a relative velocity (VN) to the target (21, 22) based on a distance (RO) to the target (21, 22) and a relative velocity (VO) to the target (21, 22), which have been decided by a target decision part (13) in a previous cycle, when at least one of the peak frequencies of the beat signal cannot be extracted and the pair of the peak frequencies cannot be generated.
US08760339B2
Wireless and other external connectivity technology is used in various ways to enhance or improve upon existing radar detector and police activity detection systems. External memory interfaces, such as SD cards or USB, provide external storage. Wireless interfaces such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, 802.11, and wireless personal area network communication protocols, allow a detector processor to interact wirelessly with external devices, such as a Bluetooth headset, a cellular network device providing a server connection, or toggle buttons used to indicate the presence of police activity at a current position. Further, radar detectors are upgraded to provide GPS capabilities, using the existing power/data connector of the radar detector.
US08760338B2
A comparator includes: a differential amplifier circuit to operate based on a clock signal and output a first intermediate output and a second intermediate output corresponding to a first input signal and a second input signal respectively; and a differential latch circuit to operate based on the clock signal and vary a state based on the first intermediate output and the second intermediate output, the differential latch circuit having a controllable sensitivity with respect to a state variation of the first intermediate output and the second intermediate output.
US08760336B2
An analog to digital converter in accordance with the inventive concept may include a reference voltage generation circuit outputting first and second reference voltages; a decompression part decompressing amplitude of an analog input signal and the first and second reference voltages; a flash ADC converting the decompressed analog input signal into a first digital signal with reference to the decompressed first and second reference voltages; and a successive approximation ADC converting the analog input signal into a second digital signal according to a successive approximation operation with reference to the first digital signal and the first and second reference voltages.
US08760325B2
A device that supports communication over parallel serial lanes may include an analog circuit domain, a digital circuit domain, a buffer between the analog domain and the digital domain, and an alignment circuit. The buffer may receive data from the digital domain according to a write clock and send out the received data to the analog domain according to a read clock. The alignment circuit may generate control signals to initiate reading from the buffer when the read clock and write clocks are aligned. In one embodiment, the device may be an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) integrated circuit (IC) chip and the buffer may be a FIFO.
US08760324B1
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of transferring data from a fast clock domain associated with a fast clock signal to a slow clock domain associated with a slow clock signal, the method comprising receiving first fast data from the fast clock domain during a first fast clock cycle, wherein the first fast clock cycle is a first full fast clock cycle in a first slow clock cycle; and propagating, during the first full fast clock cycle in the first slow clock cycle, the received first fast data to the slow clock domain. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US08760319B2
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an aircraft. An exemplary method involves capturing, by a computing system at a ground location, a flight tracking image associated with the aircraft that is displayed on a first display device at the ground location, and communicating the captured flight tracking image to the aircraft for display on a second display device onboard the aircraft.
US08760311B2
A latching mechanism includes a housing defining a slot for receiving a device therein. The housing includes first and second slide blocks disposed on either side of the slot. Each slide block is movable between a retracted position, wherein a pin thereof is disposed within the housing, and an extended position, wherein the pin extends into the slot to engage the device therein. A U-shaped member is disposed within the housing and includes first and second legs interconnected by a base. The U-shaped member is movable relative to the housing between an unlocked position, wherein the legs retain the slide blocks in the retracted position, a locked position, wherein the slide blocks are permitted to move to the extended position, and an eject position, wherein the legs retain the slide blocks in the retracted position and wherein the base extends into the slot to eject the handheld device.
US08760310B2
Clip-worn apparatuses having sensor clips configured to detect whether electronic devices, such as communications headsets, are being worn (i.e., “donned” or “DON'd”) or are not being worn (i.e., “doffed” or “DOFF'd”) by a user. An exemplary clip-worn apparatus includes a DON/DOFF sensor clip having a clip with a first end and an opposing second end. The first end includes a source (e.g., a light source). The opposing second end includes a detector (e.g., a light detector). When the clip-worn apparatus is DOFF'd, a detection path between the source and the detector is clear and unobstructed. When the clip-worn apparatus is DON'd (by clipping the DON/DOFF sensor clip to a target object, e.g., a user's ear), the target object becomes positioned between the source and the detector, thereby obstructing the detection path between the source and the detector.
US08760309B2
A wear sensor system, compressors using the wear sensor system and methods of detecting wear on a bearing. The wear sensor system includes a stationary housing-mounted circuit comprising a first inductor electrically connected to a voltage source and a rotating shaft-mounted circuit comprising a second inductor electrically connected to a capacitor. When there is no metal-to-metal contact between the shaft of the compressor and the housing into which the shaft is mounted, the housing-mounted circuit inductively charges the shaft-mounted capacitor and reduces a current level when the shaft mounted capacitor is charged. Likewise, when there is metal-to-metal contact between the shaft and the housing (which is indicative of bearing wear), the shaft-mounted circuit is grounded; this causes the housing-mounted circuit to increase the current level. This increased current level may be output to a suitable device for display or other indicia of bearing wear.
US08760308B2
A system for providing feedback to an operator regarding a speed at which the operator is passing a treatment device over a surface compared to an ideal speed is disclosed. The system includes a reference module configured to provide an optical beam, a sensing module configured to detect the optical beam and providing a signal related to a speed of the optical beam passing over the sensing module, and an electronics module configured to receive the signal from the sensing module and provide an indication of whether the speed of the beam is less than, equal to, or greater than an ideal speed.
US08760290B2
A computer-implemented method includes evaluating, using an analysis module of a public safety analysis system, user-generated content associated with at least one content source; identifying, using the analysis module of the public safety analysis system, a putative public safety incident based at least in part on the evaluation of the user-generated content; and providing, using an output module of the public safety analysis system, a representation of the putative public safety incident to a client of the public safety analysis system.
US08760283B2
A smart communication system and method are provided for illuminating an indicator on a portable device wherein at least one search signal is transmitted from at least one vehicle antenna in response to receipt of an actuation signal requesting a vehicle function be performed. A transmitted location information signal is received after the portable device receives the at least one search signal and transmits the location information signal. Whether the particular vehicle function is appropriate is determined based on the received location information signal. Both a command signal corresponding to the vehicle function and an indicator signal for illuminating the indicator on the portable device are sent when determined that the vehicle function is appropriate to perform based on the received location information signal.
US08760282B2
A server system for remote monitoring includes a wireless communication interface, a processor, and a storage device. The wireless communication interface receives at least one data packet over wireless communications from a remote monitoring system. The processor processes the data packet including sensor information from a sensor coupled to the remote monitoring system. The storage device stores the sensor information.
US08760280B2
A non-addressable fire alarm system, with a fire alarm control panel and one or more non-addressable devices, is provided. The fire alarm control panel sends a broadcast command to the one or more non-addressable devices in the fire alarm system. In response thereto, the one or more non-addressable device modify at least one aspect of one or more communication lines in the fire alarm system. For example, the non-addressable device may generate an open circuit, a closed circuit, or put a current on the one or more communication lines. As another example, the non-addressable device may send a communication back to the fire alarm control panel.
US08760272B2
An electric whistle has a power circuit, an inductor, an electric switch, a buzzer, a tone-set resistor and a sound IC. The sound IC generates an audio control signal to activate the electric switch. When the electric switch is activated, the inductor produces an induction voltage to activate the buzzer. The oscillation frequency of the audio control signal is determined by the single tone-set resistor without a capacitor. Therefore, few passive devices are used. The electric whistle of the present invention is compact and portable.
US08760270B2
An intercom system controlling method stores intercom system location information in an electronic device, and sets a reply interface which is displayed on a screen to provide alert messages and operable buttons regarding different communication statuses between the electronic device and an intercom system, which has an outdoor installed at an entrance of a building and an indoor intercom installed with the building. After receiving a request data packet that is generated and sent by a network device of the intercom system, the method displays the intercom system location information, the alert messages and operable buttons of a waiting-for communication status on the reply interface.
US08760265B2
Techniques that facilitate the learning and processing of remote control signals by a host device and an accessory. In one set of embodiments, the host device and the accessory can operate in a first mode in which the host device can learn signals from (and thus be remotely operated by) a variety of different remote controls. For example, in some embodiments the host device can learn signals from a remote control that was not specifically designed to interoperate with the host device or the accessory. In another set of embodiments, the host device and the accessory can operate in a second mode in which the host device and the accessory can process learned remote control signals while minimizing the amount of data transferred between the host device and the accessory.
US08760263B2
A system includes a population of items each including a tag, each tag including a plurality of identification bits and a plurality of redundancy bits, and a tag reader configured to read tags and determine the identification bits of at least one unreadable tag in the population based on the identification bits and the redundancy bits of at least one readable tag in the population.
US08760262B2
A method of automatically programming a new load control device that replaces an old load control device takes advantage of a remote identification tag (e.g., an RFID tag) located in the vicinity of the old device. The remote identification tag stores an identifier that is representative of a location in which the old device is installed. The method includes the steps of: (1) storing a setting of an old device in a memory of a controller; (2) associating the setting with the identifier of the old device in the memory of the controller; (3) the new device retrieving the identifier from the remote identification tag after the new device is installed in the location of the old device; (4) the new device transmitting the identifier to the controller; and (5) the controller transmitting the setting of the old device to the new device in response to receiving the identifier.
US08760261B2
In one embodiment, a RFID reader circuit includes a RF power amplifier coupled to a coupler; an amplitude and phase adjustor module coupled to an output of the coupler; a signal combiner module coupled to an output of the amplitude and phase adjustor module; and a low noise amplifier coupled to an output of the signal combiner module. In another embodiment, a RFID system includes a plurality of RFID tags; and at least one RFID reader, the at least one RFID reader comprising a RFID reader circuit, the circuit comprising: a RF power amplifier coupled to a coupler; an amplitude and phase adjustor module coupled to an output of the coupler; a signal combiner module coupled to an output of the amplitude and phase adjustor module; and a low noise amplifier coupled to an output of the signal combiner module. Other systems, methods, and circuits are described as well.
US08760253B2
An electrical coil assembly includes a first housing and a second housing that surroundingly encloses the first housing. The coil assembly includes a ferrite layer and a thermally-conductive silicone layer that overlies the ferrite layer. A wire conductor surrounds the first housing. A structure is received in an opening defined in the first housing to be in thermal communication with the thermally-conductive silicone layer. Another thermally-conductive silicone layer overlies the first housing and the structure so that the structure is also in thermal communication therewith. A metal layer further overlies the thermally-conductive silicone layer that overlies the first housing. The second housing includes a non-dielectric cover and a dielectric cavity portion that receives the first housing. The coil assembly is associated with an electrical charging system that electrically charges an energy storage device disposed on a motorized vehicle.
US08760252B2
An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US08760251B2
A stacked field emission system having an outer surface includes at least three field emission structure layers having a stacked relationship that defines a field characteristic of the outer surface. The mechanisms holds the at least three field emission structure layers such that a plurality of interface surfaces of the at least three field emission structure layers correspond to a plurality of interface boundaries between adjacent field emission structure layers. Each of the at least three field emission structure layers includes a plurality of field emission sources having positions, polarities, and field strengths in accordance with a spatial force function that corresponds to a relative alignment of the at least three field emission structures layers in the stacked relationship. A movement of at least one of the at least three field emission structures varies the field characteristics of the outer surface.
US08760250B2
A magnetic system and related method for generating energy is described. Multiple embodiments are described having different shapes, alternative designs to receive different driving forces, varied magnetic structures, and so forth. In an example implementation, a magnetic structure may include on a single side multiple magnetic sources having different magnetic polarities. Other description herein may be directed to magnetizer printing, adaptable/adjustable correlated magnet devices, entertainment devices having correlated magnet technology, and so forth. Furthermore, description of additional magnet-related technology and example implementations thereof is included herein.
US08760243B2
Tunable bandpass filters are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a tunable bandpass filter including a dielectric substrate having a first surface opposite to a second surface, a conductive ground plane disposed on the first surface, a microstrip conductive trace pattern disposed on the second surface, the trace pattern defining a phase velocity compensation transmission line section including a series of spaced alternating T-shaped conductor portions, at least one varactor diode coupled to a first T-shaped conductor portion of the series of T-shaped conductor portions and to the conductive ground plane, and bias control circuitry coupled to the first T-shaped conductor portion, wherein the bias control circuitry is configured to control the at least one varactor diode.
US08760237B2
A high-voltage wideband pulse load is provided. The high-voltage wideband pulse load includes an internal line, a dielectric substance, and an external housing. The internal line includes input terminal, connection electrode and a rod resistor. The resistance of the internal line linearly increases along the moving direction of an incoming pulse by the rod resistor. The dielectric substance is coupled to the internal line in a coaxial structure which covers the exterior of the internal line, and is configured to have a shape of a non-linearly decreasing external diameter along the moving direction so that impedance linearly decreases along the moving direction in contrast with the resistance of the internal line. The external housing is coupled to the dielectric substance in a coaxial structure which covers the exterior of the dielectric substance, and is formed of metal.
US08760235B2
A resonator element includes: at least one resonating arm extending, wherein the resonating arm has a mechanical resonance frequency which is higher than a thermal relaxation frequency thereof, the resonating arm has a groove portion, the groove portion includes a bottom portion, a first side surface that extends along the longitudinal direction of the resonating arm and comes into contact with the opened principal surface and the bottom portion, and a second side surface that faces the first side surface with the bottom portion disposed therebetween and comes into contact with the opened principal surface and the bottom portion, and the groove portion has a non-electrode region which extends from a part of the first side surface close to the bottom portion to a part of the second side surface close to the bottom portion and in which no electrode is provided.
US08760234B2
A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed above the substrate; and a second electrode disposed in a state where at least one portion of the second electrode has a space between the first electrode and the second electrode, and having a beam portion capable of vibrating, in the thickness direction of the substrate, with electrostatic force and a supporting portion supporting one edge of the beam portion and disposed above the substrate, wherein a supporting side face of the supporting portion supporting the one edge has a bending portion which bends in plan view from the thickness direction of the substrate, and the one edge is supported by the supporting side face including the bending portion.
US08760233B2
A frequency selection device comprises an oscillator, which comprises a resonator mass which is connected by a spring arrangement to a substrate, and a piezoresistive element for controlling oscillation of the resonator mass, which comprises a piezoresistive element connected to the resonator mass. A current is driven through the piezoresistive element to control oscillation of the resonator mass. An input is provided for coupling a signal from which a desired frequency range is to be selected, to the resonator mass; and a detector is used for detecting a signal amplified by the oscillator.
US08760229B2
A switching amplifier is provided. The switching amplifier includes an input unit which receives an audio signal; a first switching device and a second switching device which switch and output the audio signal; a first snubber circuit which is commonly connected to the first and second switching devices and which reduces overshoot of the audio signal that is output by the first and second switching devices via switching; and a second snubber circuit which is commonly connected to the first and second switching devices, which is connected in parallel to the first snubber circuit and which reduces the overshoot of the audio signal, wherein the first and second snubber circuits alternately reduce the overshoot of the audio signal.
US08760224B2
An amplifying circuit is provided and includes a signal processor, an edge detector, and a calibration controller. The signal processor transforms amplitude information of a first and second input signals into time domain to provide first and second output signals respectively. The edge detector detects a polarity of a voltage offset from a timing relationship of the first and second output signals. The calibration controller compensates the voltage offset according to a change of the detected polarity.
US08760221B1
A system and method receive the output signal from a capacitance diaphragm gauge (CDG) and generate a noise reduced output signal. An input signal processing circuit receives an input signal from a signal source that drives the CDG. The input signal processing circuit generates a segment of N normalized digital samples of the input signal. An output signal processing circuit receives the output signal from the CDG and generates M segments of N digital samples of the CDG output signal and averages the corresponding samples in the M segments to generate a signal segment of N averaged samples. Each of the N averaged samples is multiplied by a corresponding one of the N normalized samples to generate N products. The N products are averaged to generate an average product, which is multiplied by a constant to generate a system output signal with reduced noise.
US08760215B2
A system and method for operating a power transistor. Parasitic impedances naturally present in a circuit board or other interconnect structures exhibit a parasitic impedance effective to generate a parasitic voltage signal in response to operating the power transistor. The parasitic voltage signal is monitored in order to better control the power transistor. In particular, the threshold voltage of the power transistor can be determined and used to more optimally control the power transistor.
US08760214B2
The invention relates to a switching device for switching a current between a first connection (1) and a second connection (2), comprising a series connection of at least two JFETs (J1-J6), of which a lowest JFET (J1) is connected to the first connection (1), or the lowest JFET (J1) is connected in a cascade circuit to the first connection (1) via a control switch (M), and at least one further JFET (J2-J5), which is connected in series to the lowest JFET (J1), wherein the JFET (J6) farthest away from the lowest JFET (J1) is referred to as the uppermost JFET (J6) and is connected with the drain connection to the second connection (2), and wherein a stabilization circuit (D11-D53) is connected between the gate connections of the JFETs (J1-J6) and the first connection (1) in order to stabilize the gate voltages of the JFETs (J1-J6). An additional circuit (4), which draws the potential at the gate connection (G6) of the uppermost JFET (J6) to the potential at the drain connection (D6) of the uppermost JFET (J6), is switched between the gate connection (G6) of the uppermost JFET (J6) and the second connection (2).
US08760212B2
A level shifter and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the level shifter includes a DC biasing component connected with both an AC coupling component and a high voltage output amplifier. The AC coupling component receives an input signal from a low voltage domain and output a first voltage signal. The DC biasing component is configured to bias the first voltage signal using a bias voltage based on a previous output signal in a high voltage domain. The high voltage output amplifier is configured to amplify the DC biased voltage signal in the high voltage domain and provide an output signal in the high voltage domain.
US08760207B2
Various embodiments of a flip-flop and a frequency dividing circuit are provided. In one aspect, a flip-flop includes an input stage and a latch stage. The input stage is capable of converting an input signal to an output signal under the control of a first clock signal and a second clock signal. The latch stage is capable of latching the output signal under the control of a third clock signal and a fourth clock signal. The first clock signal, the second clock signal, the third clock signal and the fourth clock signal have different phases.
US08760201B1
Systems and methods for capacitance multiplication using one charge pump for a phase lock loop employ a digital controlled loop filter that operates in a time division mode. Embodiments of the loop filter block the current from the charge pump according to the digital control, such that the charge pump cannot charge or discharge the integral capacitor when the digital control is enabled. Because at least a portion of the current is blocked, it takes more time for the charge pump to charge or discharge the capacitor to a certain level. The capacitor then appears to be larger than its actual value with respect to operation of the phase lock loop.
US08760197B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for the switching of clock signals. A clock network switching system includes a first re-synchronization circuit coupled to a first input clock, and a second re-synchronization circuit coupled to a second input clock. There is also an input select decoder coupled to the first and second re-synchronization circuit that can dynamically select either the first or the second input clock to be active. When an input clock is selected to be active, the re-synchronization circuit associated with the selected input clock generates an output clock synchronized with the selected input clock where both a high pulse width and a low pulse width of the output clock are not less than those of the selected input clock.
US08760196B2
A circuit for detecting out-of-band signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, the circuit includes a first differential circuit configured to level shift and positively rectify a differential input signal to produce a first output component of a differential output signal. The detector further includes a second differential circuit configured to level shift and negatively rectify the differential input signal to produce a second output component of the differential output signal. A third differential circuit is configured to level shift and output first and second fixed voltages based on an input reference voltage and a ground voltage. The circuit is configured to provide the differential output signal and the first and second fixed voltages to an indicator circuit configured to assert an indication responsive to detecting that a differential voltage of the differential output signal is greater than a differential voltage of the first and second fixed voltages.
US08760193B2
An integrated circuit (“IC”) having configurable logic circuits for configurably performing multiple different logic operations based on configuration data is provided. The IC includes a row of the configurable logic circuits and multiple configuration retrieval circuits for providing configuration bits to the row of configurable logic circuits. The IC also includes a row configuration controller for forcing the multiple configuration retrieval circuits to output a particular configuration value based on a user signal that is received at runtime.
US08760188B2
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a configurable multi-mode driver and receiver. An embodiment of a communication system includes a communication channel, and a first device and a second device coupled with the communication channel. The first device includes a driver apparatus to drive data signals on the communication channel, the driver apparatus including circuits to receive and drive the data signals, where the circuits are configurable for termination resistance of the driver circuit apparatus, and each of the plurality of circuits is comprised of one or more circuit units, the circuit units being configurable for equalization control of the driver apparatus. The second device includes a receiver to receive data signals from the communication channel as an input. Either the first device or the second device includes configurable circuit elements to provide signal reflection control for the system.
US08760181B2
A semiconductor system for identifying stacked chips includes a first semiconductor chip and a plurality of second semiconductor chips. The first semiconductor chip generates a plurality of counter codes by using an internal clock or an external input clock and transmits slave address signals and the counter codes through a through-chip via. The second semiconductor chips are given corresponding identifications (IDs) by latching the counter codes for a predetermined delay time, compare the latched counter codes with the slave address signals, and communicate data with the first semiconductor chip through the through-chip via according to the comparison result.
US08760180B1
Methods and systems for compensating for temperature variation in the performance of electronic circuits and systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems are configured to store compensation parameters determined in calibration, where the compensation parameters are used by the systems to modify performance. In some embodiments, the systems are part of an automatic test equipment (ATE) system.
US08760175B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting a covered dielectric object, where a microwave signal that can be modified in frequency is generated at a particular bandwidth and transmitted in the direction of the covered dielectric object. The microwave signal reflected by the object is then obtained from the three-dimensional measurement result in a lateral, two-dimensional pattern, a highest signal amplitude and a second-highest signal amplitude within a particular time period before or after the received microwave signal is identified in a plurality of pattern points of the pattern. The object is detected if an accumulation of pattern points of the pattern is present, in which the difference in each case between the highest and the second highest signal amplitude of the received microwave signal is less than a defined threshold value.
US08760166B2
A resonant assembly for identification of a buried asset comprising first and second resonant members each configured to resonate at a respective different resonant frequency when excited by an electromagnetic field. The resonant assembly is arranged to cause a near-field coupling of transmit and receive antenna of a detector at the first and second resonant frequencies such that identification of the resonant assembly is performed at least in part according to the frequencies of the coupling.
US08760163B2
In a magnetic resonance apparatus and operating method therefore, 3D navigator data are acquired and are used to correct spatially varying phase errors in contemporaneously acquired imaging data in each shot of a multi-shot data acquisition sequence. A mosaic sampling scheme is used to enter the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance data and the navigator data into k-space respectively in blocks that each form a subset of the entirety of k-space. The navigator data in each shot are entered into a block that is located at the center of k-space, and, in each shot, the corresponding image data are entered into an offset block in k-space, that is offset in at least one spatial direction from the navigator data block. The offset is varied from shot-to-shot.
US08760156B2
Two suspended masses are configured so as to be flowed by respective currents flowing in the magnetometer plane in mutually transversal directions and are capacitively coupled to lower electrodes. Mobile sensing electrodes are carried by the first suspended mass and are capacitively coupled to respective fixed sensing electrodes. The first suspended mass is configured so as to be mobile in a direction transversal to the plane in presence of a magnetic field having a component in a first horizontal direction. The second suspended mass is configured so as to be mobile in a direction transversal to the plane in presence of a magnetic field having a component in a second horizontal direction, and the first suspended mass is configured so as to be mobile in a direction parallel to the plane and transversal to the current flowing in the first suspended mass in presence of a magnetic field having a component in a vertical direction.
US08760153B2
A rotary encoder includes a magnet disposed on a rotational axis of the encoder. The magnet is polarized transversely to the rotational axis. A first magnetic sensor is disposed on the rotational axis proximate the on-axis magnet. A magnet ring is disposed rotationally coaxially with the rotational axis and has a selected diametric distance from the axis. The magnet ring has a plurality of alternatingly polarized magnets. A number of pole pairs in the magnet ring is selected to match an angular resolution of the first magnetic sensor. A second magnetic sensor is disposed proximate the magnet ring.
US08760147B2
The current invention relates, inter alia, to charge pulse amplitude and time detecting circuits, offering very low amplitude and temporal noise, and overcoming noise performance limits in charge pulse detection circuits according to prior art. Embodiments of the present invention may include a sensing device delivering charge pulses onto a sense node, an active buffer buffering the voltage on the sense node with a low impedance, a recharge device removing signal charge from the sense node, a noise filter connected to the output of the active buffer transmitting signal voltage pulses while attenuating noise from the recharge device. Additional and alternative embodiments are specified and claimed.
US08760142B2
In some embodiments, the number of active cells in a multi-cell voltage regulator is controlled so that the current-per-active-cell approaches a predefined target or to be within an acceptable range so that the active cells operate with suitable efficiency.
US08760130B2
The electronic apparatus includes a direct-current voltage generation part that generates a direct-current voltage from a commercial power supply; a switching part that switches between an on-state in which the direct-current voltage from the direct-current voltage generation part is output, and an off-state in which the output of the direct-current voltage is shut down, a control part that controls operation of the direct-current voltage generation part; and a power supply maintaining part connected to the direct-current voltage generation part, the power supply maintaining part instructing the switching part to be in the on-state or the off-state, and consequently, enables provision of a soft-switch electronic apparatus that after recovery of a power failure, automatically returns to a state before occurrence of the power failure.
US08760129B2
A driver circuit, in accordance with one example, includes a controllable current source operably coupled to the load and configured to sink or source a first current in accordance with a control signal. A controllable switch is responsive to an input signal, operably coupled to the current source, and configured to take over, or not, the first current in accordance with an input signal. The first current is directed as a load current through the load when the controllable switch is driven into a blocking state. The first current is directed through the controllable switch when the controllable switch is driven into a conducting state thus bypassing the load. An input signal includes a first series of pulses defining the desired load current waveform in accordance with a desired modulation scheme.
US08760115B2
A system and method for charging a plug-in electric vehicle with an external power source, even when the overall power requested by the plug-in electric vehicle exceeds the overall power available from the external power source. In an exemplary embodiment, a method determines the overall power requested by one or more vehicle systems, and then compares that to the overall available power from the external power source. If the overall requested power exceeds the overall available power, then the power from the external power source is allocated or apportioned to the different vehicle systems according to an allocation process that may consider factors like predetermined priorities and current vehicle conditions.
US08760109B2
A method for operating a motorized solar protection home automation installation, comprising: an actuator intended to unfold and fold up a fabric, comprising a motor and a motor control module, and a panel of photovoltaic cells that is fixed or mobile under the effect of the actuator, intended to supply energy to recharge a reserve of electrical energy powering the actuator, the operating method comprising the following automatic steps: determination of a criterion for recharging the energy reserve, if the criterion is satisfied, displacement of the panel of photovoltaic cells or of the fabric to a recharging position in which the panel is exposed directly or by reflection to the solar rays to recharge the energy reserve.
US08760104B2
A method of determining the average current drawn by an electric motor, the motor comprising a plurality of phases, the method comprising: driving each phase of the motor with cyclic pulse width modulated drive signals having a first state and a second state, and a duty ratio indicative of the ratio of time spent in the first to second states within a cycle, determining the current flowing through each phase at an instant in the cycle; and determining the average current drawn by the motor over at least one cycle by combining the currents flowing through each phase with the duty ratios for each phase. The method may be embodied in a combination of a motor and a drive circuit for the motor, such as can be used in an Electric Power Assisted Steering system.
US08760100B2
A manipulator joint includes an encoder having a body and shaft. The encoder body may be fixed to a first housing and the encoder shaft may be fixed to a second housing. The second housing is separate from, distal to, and rotatable with respect to the first housing. Rotation of the second housing may be about a common axis shared with the first housing. A hollow driveshaft, rotatably coupled to the second housing, extends across the joint from the second to the first housing. A torque limiter may be fixedly coupled to the second housing and releasably coupled to the driveshaft. The encoder may be configured to output an absolute angular position of the first housing with respect to the second housing. A method of detecting an over-torque condition of the manipulator joint includes transmitting commands from a processor to the drive motor and receiving data from the encoder.
US08760097B2
A voltage control operation unit receives, from a subtraction unit, a value obtained by subtracting a detection value of a voltage from a voltage command value, and performs a control operation for setting the voltage to be equal to the voltage command value. The voltage control operation unit outputs the calculated control amount as a current command value. A current control operation unit receives, from a subtraction unit, a value obtained by subtracting a detection value of a current from a current command value, and performs a control operation for setting the current to be equal to the current command value. A driving signal generation unit generates a signal for driving a boost converter based on a duty command value received from the current control operation unit.
US08760085B2
A portable lighting device, such as a flashlight, with a mechanical power switch and multiple operating modes is provided. The mechanical power switch is disposed in series with the controller for the lighting device and acts as the user interface to the controller to change modes of operation. Because the mechanical power switch is in series with the controller, the portable lighting device does not consume battery power when the mechanical switch is open. A state machine coupled to the controller is polled by the controller each time it is powered up to determine the operational mode of the lighting device. A regulating circuit is used to power a controller and light source. The regulating circuit converts between current regulation and voltage regulation.
US08760075B1
In various embodiments, a control system for an electronic circuit iteratively applies voltage to and senses current from a load to regulate operation of the load.
US08760070B2
The present invention relates to a lighting and/or indicating device, such as a vehicle headlamp, equipped with at least one halogen bulb, wherein it comprises a switch-mode power supply device for supplying power to the halogen bulb, said switch-mode power supply device comprising means for regulating the luminous flux provided by the halogen bulb and being installed close to the halogen bulb so as to minimize electromagnetic interference and dispersion of the supply voltage at the terminals of the halogen bulb.
US08760064B1
The LED lighting apparatus includes: a rectification block; an LED block including a first light emitting group and a second light emitting group; a charging/discharging block configured to charge electric charges in a charging period, and discharge electric charges in a discharging period; a driving control unit configured to determine a voltage level of a rectified voltage, controls a path selection switch to connect the rectification block to the LED block and controls the charging/discharging block to charge electric charges in the charging period, and controls the path selection switch to connect the rectification block to a ground and controls the charging/discharging block to discharge electric charges from the charging/discharging block to the LED block in the discharging period; and a path selection switch configured to connect the rectification block to the LED block in the charging period, and connect the rectification block to the ground in the discharging period.
US08760063B2
The present invention relates to a multi-output self-balancing power circuit. In one embodiment, a multi-output self-balancing power circuit can include: a transformer formed by a primary winding and n (e.g., greater than 2) series connected secondary windings; n output circuits corresponding to the n secondary windings, where each of the n output circuits can include a rectifier diode and a filter capacitor, and a load can be parallel coupled with the filter capacitor; n output circuits series coupled between a first output terminal of a first secondary winding and a second output terminal of an nth secondary winding; and (n−1) current balancing capacitors coupled between a common junction of n secondary windings and a common junction of n output circuits.
US08760060B2
Various system embodiments comprise a substrate of high thermal conductivity, a solid state light emitting device, an electric circuit, and an electric dielectric. The device has a die and a connection point to the die with a low thermal resistance. The connection point is in contact with the substrate. The electric circuit is electrically connected to the light emitting device, and separated from the substrate by the electrical dielectric. Various system embodiments comprise at least four color sources; and a controller configured to calculate a solution to form a target color using the color sources when the target is outside of a gamut formed by the color sources. The controller is configured to find an equivalent target color with reduced saturation.
US08760049B2
A light source module includes a receiving container, a first light source, a second light source, a first resin, and a second resin. The receiving container includes an upper surface, a first bottom surface, and a second bottom surface. The first bottom surface has a first depth from the upper surface. The second bottom surface has a second depth from the upper surface. The first light source is disposed on the first bottom surface. The first light source generates first color light. The second light source is disposed on the second bottom surface. The second light source generates second color light. The first resin is formed on the first light source. The first resin includes a phosphor emitting third color light. The second resin is formed on the first resin and the second light source.
US08760040B2
The present invention relates to one of energy conversion devices, actuator and a dielectric layer used in the actuator. The present invention provides a polymer blend composition capable of easily controlling the ability of converting electrical energy to mechanical energy, which is prepared by blending a piezoelectric polymer with a flexible elastomeric block copolymer showing an effective miscibility therewith, and a tunable actuator using the same.
US08760038B2
A vibration actuator includes a roller, a vibrating element having a contact portion that is in contact with the roller, a vibrator for vibrating the vibrating element, a pressing device for pressing the roller against the vibrating element, and a lubricator disposed close to the contact portion and in contact with the roller.
US08760035B2
An electromechanical transducer includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, and a vibration film including a membrane disposed on the first electrode with a space therebetween and a second electrode disposed on the membrane so as to oppose the first electrode. The first electrode has a surface roughness value of 6 nm RMS or less.
US08760030B2
This motor/generator produces rotational torque and/or electrical energy employing a flexible magnetically permeable circular band as a rotor that in operation is in physical contact with the stator, arching and curving forward in response to advancing magnetic fields along the stator surface. The stator may be comprised of either a typical three-phase winding, or a series of magnetic actuators arranged in a toroid for which the rotor band acts as a continuous armature. The rotor rotates as follows: an actuator to the left or right of an active actuator is activated to pull a rotor arch down to the stator surface; as this occurs, the previously active actuator is turned off and that part of the rotor springs away; the rotor moves clockwise or counterclockwise as the arches of the rotor are advanced forward or backward, respectively. Differential rotor movement provides speed reduction and torque enhancement without gears.
US08760020B2
An oscillator typically includes several rotatable drive magnets and pivotable oscillating arms having respective follower magnets so that the drive magnets drive movement of the follower magnets to pivot the arms back and forth in an oscillating manner. A generating magnet or electrically conductive member may be mounted on each oscillating arm for producing an electric current in the electrically conductive member. Repelling magnets may be mounted on the oscillating arms with respective repelling magnets positioned to repel the first repelling magnet to limit pivotal travel of the oscillating arm.
US08760014B2
A wedge cooling apparatus and method for cooling a rotating machine, such as a generator, disperses a spray of cooling fluid into the wedges of the generator. The spray cooling method results in a high heat transfer coefficient of about 2000-3000 W/m2C as opposed to conventional conduction cooling, which has a heat transfer coefficient of about 200-300 W/m2C. The apparatus and method of the present invention efficiently removes heat from high powered, high current density designed generators.
US08760012B2
A three-dimensional sliding system has an X-table and a Z-table, which are actuated to travel independently of each other. The sliding system is simple in construction and adapted to actuate a movable table with less takt time. A bed has a first flat zone extending in a horizontal direction to carry the X-table thereon, a second flat zone extending in a vertical direction to carry the Z-table thereon, and a third flat zone where the first flat zone merges with the second flat zone. The movable table is laid over the third flat zone and linked with the X-table and the Z-table through linear motion guide units, respectively. Actuations of an X-linear motor in an X-direction and actuation of a Z-linear motor in a Z-direction cause the movable table to move into a targeted position with high precision in the X-direction and in the Z-direction.
US08760010B2
A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus. The power transmission apparatus improves both the reliability of operation of the non-contact charging system, and the competitiveness of related products, such as portable terminals, battery packs and the like.
US08760002B2
A structure of a battery disconnection unit for an electric vehicle comprises a first high voltage relay switching to a position for supplying DC power supplied from the battery to the inverter or to a position for interrupting the supply of the corresponding DC power; a second high voltage relay switching to a position for supplying DC power supplied from the charger to the battery or to a position for interrupting the supply of the corresponding DC power; a PCB including a printed wired circuit electrically connected to the second high voltage relay and providing a DC power supply path between the charger and the battery; a substrate installed to support the first and second high voltage relays; and a metal bracket supporting the PCB and the substrate and operating as a heat sink radiating heat.
US08760001B2
A supply circuit is provided for the electrical supply of a vehicle. Here, a battery for generating a battery supply voltage and a step-up converter for generating an intermediate voltage from the battery supply voltage are provided. A temporary store is supplied from the intermediate voltage and serves for storing electrical energy. A step-down converter for generating a first consumer voltage for supplying a first consumer from the intermediate voltage and a second step-down converter for generating a second consumer voltage for supplying a second consumer from the intermediate voltage are provided. A control circuit serves to control the step-up converter, the first step-down converter and the second step-down converter.
US08760000B2
An electrical power distribution system for a vehicle may comprise two or more independently grounded buses. An evaluation system may selectively connectable to either of the buses. The evaluation system may comprise a primary side; and a secondary side isolated from the primary side. The primary side may be connected to transmit evaluation data to the secondary side. The primary side may be grounded at a primary grounding level. The primary side may be connectable to either of the buses so that, when connected, the grounding level of the primary side is equalized with a grounding level of the connected bus.
US08759997B2
An exhaust energy recovery and electrical generation system includes a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit is configured to receive a gas flow transmitted by a gas flow channel of a gas flow source and wherein the conduit is configured to transmit the received gas flow from the first end thereof toward the second end thereof. A first blade assembly is coupled to the conduit, wherein the first blade assembly is configured to be moved when the received gas flow is transmitted from the first end of the conduit; and an electrical generator coupled to the first blade assembly to generate electricity when the first blade assembly moves. The generator is built into the blade assembly, either the fan blade tips or the fan assembly shaft.
US08759995B2
The control method of a wind turbine generator increases the speed range of wind turbine generators, maximizing the operation and efficiency thereof, in addition to lengthening their service life, on minimizing the extreme and fatigue loads to which the wind turbine generators are subject, and which are due mainly to the stops and disconnections thereof as a result of strong gusts of wind. More specifically, the control method of the present invention stands out essentially for being based on the control of the reactive current circulating through the electric generator, said reactive current control being carried out in accordance with the rotational speed (ωg) for the purpose of reducing the voltage at the converter terminals on the generator side, or rotor voltage (VR), which ultimately allows a transitional increase in the speed range of the wind turbine generator.
US08759991B2
A portable internal combustion engine and a charging device that generates AC power are supported on a manually movable frame. A coupling mechanism which can include a starter circuit and starting device, or a charging circuit and charging device, or both device couples a battery receptacle terminal block to the internal combustion engine. The battery receptacle can include various features to permit and retain electrical coupling between a battery pack for a cordless power tool. For example, key protrusions and corresponding recesses can be associating with latching projections. Additionally or alternatively, cooperating rails and recesses may be associated with the battery pack and receptacle, respectively. Spring loaded movable clips or resilient flexing clips can be included to act on the battery pack. An electrical cord may also be used to couple receptacle terminals to the coupling mechanism.
US08759988B2
A method for producing semiconductor components and a component obtainable by such a method is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: fixing a conductive film on a carrier; adhesively bonding semiconductor chips onto the conductive film using an adhesive layer, wherein active surfaces of the semiconductor chips, the active surfaces having connection contacts, are situated on that side of the chips which faces the film; overmolding the chips adhesively bonded onto the conductive film with a molding compound; and releasing the conductive film with the overmolded chips from the carrier. In this case, the adhesive layer is structured in such a way that at least connection contacts of the semiconductor chips are free of the adhesive layer and are kept free of the molding compound.
US08759985B2
A rectangular interlevel connector array (RICA) is defined in a semiconductor chip. To define the RICA, a virtual grid for interlevel connector placement is defined to include a first set of parallel virtual lines that extend across the layout in a first direction, and a second set of parallel virtual lines that extend across the layout in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A first plurality of interlevel connector structures are placed at respective gridpoints in the virtual grid to form a first RICA. The first plurality of interlevel connector structures of the first RICA are placed to collaboratively connect a first conductor channel in a first chip level with a second conductor channel in a second chip level. A second RICA can be interleaved with the first RICA to collaboratively connect third and fourth conductor channels that are respectively interleaved with the first and second conductor channels.
US08759978B2
In one embodiment, a chip-on-lead package structures includes an electronic chip having opposing major surfaces. One major surface of the electronic chip is attached to first and second leads. The one major surface is electrically connected to the first lead, and electrically isolated from the second lead. The other major surface where active device are formed may be electrically connected to the second lead.
US08759976B2
A secure electronic structure including a plurality of sub-lithographic conductor features having non-repeating random shapes as a physical unclonable function (PUF) and an integrated circuit including the same are provided. Some of the conductor features of the plurality of conductor features form ohmic electrical contact to a fraction of regularly spaced array of conductors that are located above or beneath the plurality of conductor features having the non-repeating shapes, while other conductor features of the plurality of conductor features do not form ohmic electrical contact with any of the regularly spaced array of conductors. Thus, a unique signature of electrical continuity is provided which can be used as a PUF within an integrated circuit.
US08759974B2
Electronic assemblies and solders used in electronic assemblies are described. One embodiment includes a die and a substrate, with a solder material positioned between the die and the substrate, the solder comprising at least 91 weight percent Sn, 0.4 to 1.0 weight percent Cu and at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of Ag, Bi, P, and Co. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08759967B2
A semiconductor package and a package on package are provided. The semiconductor package includes a substrate; a semiconductor chip attached to a surface of the substrate; connecting conductors disposed on the surface of the substrate; a mold formed on the substrate and in which the connecting conductors and the semiconductor chip are provided; and connecting via holes extending through the mold and exposing the connecting conductors. With respect to a first connecting via hole of the connecting via holes, a planar distance between a first connecting conductor exposed by the first connecting via hole and an entrance of the first connecting via hole is not uniform.
US08759962B2
Various methods and apparatus for establishing thermal pathways for a semiconductor device are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes providing a first semiconductor chip that has a substrate and a first active circuitry portion extending a first distance into the substrate. A barrier is formed in the first semiconductor chip that surrounds but is laterally separated from the first active circuitry portion and extends into the substrate a second distance greater than the first distance.
US08759959B2
Semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor package including a first printed circuit board, and a first semiconductor device mounted on the first printed circuit board, and a second semiconductor package stacked on the first semiconductor package, and including a second printed circuit board and a second semiconductor device mounted on the second printed circuit board. The semiconductor package includes at least one first through electrode electrically connecting the second semiconductor package to the first printed circuit board through the first semiconductor device.
US08759952B2
An integrated circuit structure and a method of forming the same are provided. The method includes providing a surface; performing an ionized oxygen treatment to the surface; forming an initial layer comprising silicon oxide using first process gases comprising a first oxygen-containing gas and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS); and forming a silicate glass over the initial layer. The method may further include forming a buffer layer using second process gases comprising a second oxygen-containing gas and TEOS, wherein the first and the second process gases have different oxygen-to-TEOS ratio.
US08759944B2
Memory cell structures, including PSOIs, NANDs, NORs, FinFETs, etc., and methods of fabrication have been described that include a method of epitaxial silicon growth. The method includes providing a silicon layer on a substrate. A dielectric layer is provided on the silicon layer. A trench is formed in the dielectric layer to expose the silicon layer, the trench having trench walls in the <100> direction. The method includes epitaxially growing silicon between trench walls formed in the dielectric layer.
US08759942B2
The present invention provides semiconductor devices and methods for fabricating the same, in which superior dielectric termination of drift regions is accomplished by a plurality of intersecting trenches with intermediate semiconductor islands. Thus, a deep trench arrangement can be achieved without being restricted by the overall width of the isolation structure.
US08759941B2
The layout of an LSI is previously designed so that cells below pads which will be affected by stress are arranged so that the occurrence of a malfunction of the LSI which will be caused by the influence of stress is reduced or prevented. In addition to or instead of the cell arrangement, the arrangement of pads, bumps or the like may be adjusted.
US08759936B2
Integrated circuit devices include thermal image sensors that utilize quantum dots therein to provide negative resistance characteristics to at least portions of the sensors. The thermal image sensor may include a sensing unit configured to absorb radiation incident on a first surface thereof and first and second electrodes electrically coupled to the sensing unit. The sensing unit includes a plurality of quantum dots therein, which may extend between the first and second electrodes. These quantum dots may be configured to impart a negative resistance characteristic to the sensing unit. In particular, the sensing unit may include a sensing layer having first and second opposing ends, which are electrically coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively, and the plurality of quantum dots may be distributed within the sensing layer.
US08759933B2
Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including: a semiconductor substrate; a pixel portion which is formed on the semiconductor substrate and in which a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion are arranged; an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to cover the photoelectric conversion portion; a hole portion formed in the insulating layer and above the photoelectric conversion portion; a silicon nitride layer formed so as to cover a bottom surface and a side surface of the hole portion; and a buried layer formed on the silicon nitride layer, wherein the silicon nitride layer is formed so as to contain a silicon nitride formed by utilizing an atomic layer deposition method.
US08759932B2
This photodetector comprises a doped semiconductor layer; a reflective layer located underneath semiconductor layer; a metallic structure placed on semiconductor layer that forms, with semiconductor layer, a surface plasmon resonator, a plurality of semiconductor zones formed in semiconductor layer and oppositely doped to the doping of the semiconductor layer; and for each semiconductor zone, a conductor that passes through the photodetector from reflective layer to at least semiconductor zone and is electrically insulated from metallic structure, with semiconductor zone associated with corresponding conductor thus determining an elementary detection surface of the photodetector.
US08759931B2
A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixel cells; and column signal lines. Each of the pixel cells includes: a photoelectric conversion film, a pixel electrode, a transparent electrode, an amplifier transistor, a reset transistor, and an address transistor. The solid-state imaging device further includes: a lower-refractive-index transparent layer formed above the transparent electrode; and higher-refractive-index transparent parts embedded in the lower-refractive-index transparent layer and each having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the lower-refractive-index transparent layer. Each of the higher-refractive-index transparent parts separates light passing through the higher-refractive-index transparent part into zero-order diffracted light, first-order diffracted light, and negative-first-order diffracted light which exit the higher-refractive-index transparent part and travel toward the photoelectric conversion film.
US08759927B2
A hybrid integrated component including an MEMS element and an ASIC element is refined to improve the capacitive signal detection or activation. The MEMS element is implemented in a layered structure on a semiconductor substrate. The layered structure of the MEMS element includes at least one printed conductor level and at least one functional layer, in which the micromechanical structure of the MEMS element having at least one deflectable structural element is implemented. The ASIC element is mounted face down on the layered structure and functions as a cap for the micromechanical structure. The deflectable structural element of the MEMS element is equipped with at least one electrode of a capacitor system. At least one stationary counter electrode of the capacitor system is implemented in the printed conductor level of the MEMS element, and the ASIC element includes at least one further counter electrode of the capacitor system.
US08759926B2
In a semiconductor physical quantity sensor, a pattern portion including a wiring pattern as a wiring is formed on a surface of a first semiconductor substrate. A support substrate having a surface made of an electrically insulating material is prepared. The first semiconductor substrate is joined to the support substrate by bonding the pattern portion to the surface of the support substrate. Further, a sensor structure is formed in the first semiconductor substrate. The sensor structure is electrically connected to the wiring pattern. A cap is bonded to the first semiconductor substrate such that the sensor structure is hermetically sealed.
US08759925B2
To provide a method for reducing a thickness of an interfacial layer, which contains: (a) forming a film of an oxide of a first metal on a semiconductor layer via an oxide film of a semiconductor serving as an interfacial layer; and (b) forming a film of an oxide of a second metal on the film of the oxide of the first metal, where the second metal has higher valency than that of the first metal.
US08759922B2
Semiconductor devices are formed without full silicidation of the gates and with independent adjustment of silicides in the gates and source/drain regions. Embodiments include forming a gate on a substrate, forming a nitride cap on the gate, forming a source/drain region on each side of the gate, forming a first silicide in each source/drain region, removing the nitride cap subsequent to the formation of the first silicide, and forming a second silicide in the source/drain regions and in the gate, subsequent to removing the nitride cap. Embodiments include forming the first silicide by forming a first metal layer on the source/drain regions and performing a first RTA, and forming the second silicide by forming a second metal layer on the source/drain regions and on the gate and performing a second RTA.
US08759914B1
The invention provides integrated circuit designs that use of an M2 interconnect layer in place of local interconnect conductors for programming in OD area to enable efficient use of OD area for routing the M1 signals in the stack devices. The use of M2 in place of local interconnect conductors for programming also enables the introduction of shields between adjacent M2 programming lines to reduce the capacitive coupling impact. This improves the transistor density and circuit performance significantly. Although the invention is applicable to integrated circuit design in general, it is particularly well suited to 20 nm static random accessory memory (SRAM) chips to produce transistor density circuit performance advantages over prior 20 nm and 28 nm SRAM chip layouts.
US08759905B2
A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials.
US08759891B2
A semiconductor device, having a memory cell region and a peripheral circuit region, includes an insulating film, having an upper surface formed on a major surface of a semiconductor substrate to extend from a memory cell region to a peripheral circuit region thereof. A capacitor lower electrode is formed in the memory cell region to upwardly extend beyond the upper surface of the insulating film on the major surface of the semiconductor substrate. A capacitor upper electrode is formed on the capacitor lower electrode through a dielectric film, to extend onto the upper surface of the insulating film. The capacitor lower electrode includes a capacitor lower electrode part having a top surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface of the insulating film is located between the top and bottom surfaces of the capacitor lower electrode part.
US08759884B2
An electronic device comprises a functional stack (10) and a cover (50) coupled thereto by an insulating adhesive layer (30). The functional stack (10) comprises a first transparent and electrically conductive layer (22), a second electrically conductive layer (24) and a functional structure (26), comprising at least one layer, sandwiched between said first and second conductive layer.The cover (50) includes a substrate (52) and at least a first conductive structure (66, 68) that is arranged in a first plane between the adhesive layer (28) and the substrate (52). First and second transverse electrical conductors (32, 34) transverse to the first plane (61) electrically interconnect the first and the second electrically conductive layer (22, 24) with the first and the second conductive structure (66, 68) in the first plane (61).
US08759883B2
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, a plurality of electrode pads for external connection are arranged in a zigzag pattern. Some electrode pads of the electrode pads of the plurality of I/O cells which are closer to a side of the semiconductor chip, each have an end portion closer to the side of the semiconductor chip, the end portion being set at the same position as that of an end portion of the corresponding I/O cell. A power source-side protective circuit and a ground-side protective circuit against discharge of static electricity are provided with the power source-side protective circuit being closer to the scribe region. A distance between a center position of one of the electrode pads and the ground-side protective circuit of the corresponding I/O cell and a distance between a center position of the other one electrode pad and the ground-side protective circuit of the corresponding I/O cell are both short and are substantially equal between each I/O cell.
US08759878B2
According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor, a second semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer, a fourth semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The first, second and fourth semiconductor layers include a nitride semiconductor. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer, has a band gap not less than that of the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is GaN. The fourth semiconductor layer is provided on the third semiconductor layer to have an interspace on a part of the third semiconductor layer, has a band gap not less than that of the second semiconductor layer. The first electrode is provided on a portion of the third semiconductor layer. The fourth semiconductor layer is not provided on the portion.
US08759874B1
Despite improvements in FinFETs and strained silicon devices, transistors continue to suffer performance degradation as device dimensions shrink. These include, in particular, leakage of charge between the semiconducting channel and the substrate. An isolated channel FinFET device prevents channel-to-substrate leakage by inserting an insulating layer between the channel (fin) and the substrate. The insulating layer isolates the fin from the substrate both physically and electrically. To form the isolated FinFET device, an array of bi-layer fins can be grown epitaxially from the silicon surface, between nitride columns that provide localized insulation between adjacent fins. Then, the lower fin layer can be removed, while leaving the upper fin layer, thus yielding an interdigitated array of nitride columns and semiconducting fins suspended above the silicon surface. A resulting gap underneath the upper fin layer can then be filled in with oxide to isolate the array of fin channels from the substrate.
US08759871B2
An ESD protection circuit includes a pad of an IC, circuitry coupled to the pad for buffering data, an RC power clamp on the IC, and first and second silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) circuits. The RC power clamp is coupled between a positive power supply terminal and a ground terminal. The first SCR circuit is coupled between the pad and the positive power supply terminal. The first SCR circuit has a first trigger input coupled to the RC power clamp circuit. The second SCR circuit is coupled between the pad and the ground terminal. The second SCR circuit has a second trigger input coupled to the RC power clamp circuit. At least one of the SCR circuits includes a gated diode configured to selectively provide a short or relatively conductive electrical path between the pad and one of the positive power supply terminal and the ground terminal.
US08759869B2
A heat radiation structure of a light emitting element has leads, each lead having a plurality of leg sections, and a light emitting chip mounted on any one of the leads. The present invention can provide a high-efficiency light emitting element, in which a thermal load is reduced by widening a connecting section through which a lead and a chip seating section of the light emitting element are connected, and the heat generated from a heat source can be more rapidly radiated to the outside. Further, the present invention can also provide a high-efficiency light emitting element, in which heat radiation fins are formed between a stopper and a molding portion of a lead of the light emitting element so that natural convection can occur between the heat radiation fins, and an area in which heat radiation can occur is widened to maximize a heat radiation effect.
US08759861B2
An LED device includes: a substrate; an LED element provided on the substrate; a cerium oxide-dispersed composition layer containing a silicone resin and cerium oxide in an amount of 0.005 parts by weight or more and 0.03 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the silicone resin, for covering the LED element; and a sealing material containing no cerium oxide for covering the cerium oxide-dispersed composition layer.
US08759859B2
Disclosed is a light-emitting element including a semiconductor substrate, an island structure formed on the semiconductor substrate and including at least a current confining layer and p-type and n-type semiconductor layers, a light-emitting thyristor formed in the island structure and having a pnpn structure, and a shift thyristor formed in the island structure and having a pnpn structure, wherein a groove portion having a depth such that the groove portion reaches at least the current confining layer is formed between a formation region of the shift thyristor of the island structure and a formation region of the light-emitting thyristor, and an oxidized region that is selectively oxidized from a side surface of the island structure and a side surface of the groove portion is formed in the current confining layer.
US08759854B2
A batwing beam is produced from an optical emitter having a primary LED lens over a number of LED dies on a package substrate. The LED lens includes a batwing surface formed by rotating a parabolic arc about an end of the parabolic arc over a center of the optical emitter. A center of each of the LED dies is mounted to the package substrate about the focus of a parabola whose arc forms the batwing surface, for example, between about 0.5 to 1.5 of a focal distance from the vertex of the parabola. The batwing surface reflects light from the number of LED dies through total internal reflection (TIR) or through a reflectivity gel coating.
US08759840B2
A semiconductor light-emitting device member excellent in transparency, light resistance, and heat resistance and capable of sealing a semiconductor light-emitting device without causing cracks and peeling even after a long-time use is provided wherein the semiconductor light-emitting device member contains (A) in a solid state Si-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, at least one peak selected from (a) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of a chemical shift of −40 ppm to 0 ppm inclusive, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 3.0 ppm inclusive, and (b) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of the chemical shift of −80 ppm or more and less than −40 ppm, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 5.0 ppm inclusive, wherein (B) silicon content is 20 weight % or more and (C) silanol content is 0.1 weight % to 10 weight % inclusive.
US08759839B2
The semiconductor module includes a base and at least one circuit substrate. The at least one circuit substrate has a supporting substrate and a semiconductor element supported by the supporting substrate. The base and/or the supporting substrate has a structure for fitting the at least one circuit substrate with the base.
US08759834B2
A display panel includes; a lower gate line, a lower data line disposed substantially perpendicular to the lower gate line, a thin film transistor (“TFT”) connected to the lower gate line and the lower data line, an insulating layer disposed on the lower gate line, the lower data line, and the TFT and having a plurality of trenches exposing the lower gate line and the lower data line, an upper gate line disposed in the trench on the lower gate line, an upper data line disposed in the trench on the lower data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the TFT.
US08759829B2
To reduce adverse effects on actual operation and to reduce adverse effects of noise. A structure including an electrode, a wiring electrically connected to the electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the electrode in a plane view, an insulating layer provided between the electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer in a cross-sectional view, and a functional circuit to which a signal is inputted from the electrode through the wiring and in which operation is controlled in accordance with the signal inputted. A capacitor is formed using an oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a wiring or an electrode.
US08759827B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) illuminating device includes a substrate, first and second electrode units and a light emitting structure. The first electrode unit is disposed on the substrate, the light emitting structure is disposed on the first electrode unit, and the second electrode unit is disposed on the light emitting structure. The light emitting structure includes a patterned organic light emitting layer having blue light emitting zones and yellow light emitting zones that are spaced apart from each other, that are arranged on the same plane and that are electrically insulated from each other. An area of the blue light emitting zones is larger than that of the yellow light emitting zones.
US08759823B2
A fabricating method of an array substrate includes forming source and drain electrodes in each of pixel regions on a substrate; forming an organic semiconductor layer and a gate insulating layer on the source and drain electrodes, the organic semiconductor layer having an island shape and contacting facing ends of the source and drain electrodes, the gate insulating layer having a same plane shape as the organic semiconductor layer; forming a first passivation layer on the gate insulating layer; forming a gate electrode on the first passivation layer in the pixel region, the gate electrode corresponding to the gate insulating layer; forming a second passivation layer on the gate electrode, the second passivation layer having a drain contact hole exposing the drain electrode; and forming a pixel electrode on the second passivation layer, the pixel electrode contacting the drain electrode through the drain contact hole.
US08759821B2
A transparent organic EL element comprising: a transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate in stripe form, an insulating partition wall formed in stripe form in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first transparent electrode layer on the transparent substrate with the first transparent electrode layer formed, an organic EL layer including a light emitting layer and formed on the first transparent electrode layer in the light emitting region between the partition walls, a second transparent electrode layer formed on the organic EL layer and divided with the partition wall, and a first auxiliary electrode group formed on the second transparent electrode layer with a plurality of metal fine lines disposed parallel with each other, characterized in that an angle θ1 is 0°<θ1<90°.
