公开(公告)号：US20170331652A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15591895

申请日：2017-05-10

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Johan van den Heuvel

IPC: H04L25/06 ,  H04L1/20 ,  H04L27/148 ,  H04L27/227

CPC classification number: H04L25/061 ,  H03D3/00 ,  H04B1/00 ,  H04L1/206 ,  H04L27/142 ,  H04L27/148 ,  H04L27/16 ,  H04L27/227 ,  H04L2027/0026

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a receiver, a method, and a plurality of high-pass filters for demodulating a radio frequency (RF) signal. An example receiver includes a plurality of high-pass filters. The receiver includes a demodulator configured to demodulate an RF signal received at an input of the demodulator and configured to output a demodulated signal. The receiver also includes a plurality of high-pass filters connected to an output of the demodulator. The plurality of high-pass filters are configured to receive the demodulated signal and configured to high-pass filter the demodulated signal. The plurality of high-pass filters are configured to operate with a first set of filter responses during a first time period of the demodulated signal and configured to operate with a second set of filter responses during a second time period of the demodulated signal.

公开(公告)号：US09773610B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US14103286

申请日：2013-12-11

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Hubregt Jannis Visser

IPC: H02J7/02 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/26 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H02J50/23 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: H01F38/14 ,  H01Q1/248 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/26 ,  H01Q21/062 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H02J5/005 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/23 ,  H02J50/27 ,  H04B5/0037 ,  H04B5/0081

Abstract: An antenna arrangement for transmitting energy is described. The antenna arrangement includes a planar array of two or more rectangular loop antennas, adapted to transmit energy at low frequencies via non-radiative resonant coupling and at high frequencies via radiative coupling. The low frequencies correspond to a wavelength with half of the wavelength being larger than the longest rectangular loop antenna dimension and the high frequencies correspond to a wavelength with half of the wavelength being approximately equal the longest rectangular loop antenna dimension. The antenna arrangement also includes a feeding network connected to the planar array, which includes a phase shifting means for providing a phase difference between signals at the high frequencies to be transmitted by different rectangular loop antennas of the planar array, whereby the amount of phase difference is related to the distance of the rectangular loop antennas to a focal point in the near-field of the planar array. The antenna arrangement also includes means adapted for distributing the signals applied to the feeding network.

公开(公告)号：US09750464B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14969300

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Pierluigi Casale

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0295

CPC classification number: A61B5/7278 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0295 ,  A61B5/7253 ,  A61B5/7267

Abstract: An electronic system for estimating a subject's blood pressure, comprising a feature extraction module configured for receiving a subject's photoplethysmogram signal, detecting a plurality of signal characteristic points on the received photoplethysmogram signal, calculating a plurality of distances in both time and amplitude between any two of the detected photoplethysmogram signal characteristic points, and providing a feature information signal comprising information about the calculated distances; and a blood pressure calculation module configured for receiving the photoplethysmogram signal, the feature information signal and anthropometric characteristics of the subject, and calculating systolic, diastolic and continuous mean blood pressure values of the subject.

公开(公告)号：US20170172447A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15382381

申请日：2016-12-16

Applicant: IMEC VZW ,  Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Srinjoy Mitra ,  Bernard Grundlehner

IPC: A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/0082 ,  A61B5/6814 ,  A61B2562/066 ,  A61B2562/16

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor, a system, and a holder arrangement for biosignal activity measurement. One example embodiment includes a sensor module for brain activity measurement. The sensor module includes a main electrode base. The sensor module also includes a plurality of pins protruding from the main electrode base. The plurality of pins is arranged such that, when applied on a subject, the pins make contact with skin of the subject or are in close proximity with the skin of the subject. The main electrode base comprises electronic circuitry for near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements and electronic circuitry for electroencephalography (EEG) measurements, both connected to the plurality of pins. The plurality of pins includes electrically conductive pins. The plurality of pins also includes at least one source waveguide pin configured for light emitting purposes or at least one detector waveguide pin configured for light detection purposes.

公开(公告)号：US09641368B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14612616

申请日：2015-02-03

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Yao-Hong Liu ,  Wilhelmus Matthias Clemens Dolmans ,  Johannes Henricus Cornelus van den Heuvel

IPC: H03D3/24 ,  H04L27/22 ,  H04L27/152 ,  H04L27/148 ,  H03J1/00 ,  H04B1/00 ,  H04B1/30

CPC classification number: H04L27/22 ,  H03J1/005 ,  H04B1/0028 ,  H04B1/30 ,  H04L27/148 ,  H04L27/152

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a front-end system for a radio device. In one example, a front-end system comprises a converter, the converter comprising a mixer configured for down-converting a radio frequency signal into a baseband signal by using a local oscillator signal generated by a signal generator, and characterized in that, the converter further comprises a quantizer arranged for quantizing the baseband signal into a digital signal. Further, the signal generator may be configured for generating, based on the digital signal, the local oscillator signal such that it is synchronized with the radio frequency signal.

公开(公告)号：US20170083469A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15250067

申请日：2016-08-29

Applicant: IMEC VZW ,  Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Francky Catthoor ,  Praveen Raghavan

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/42

CPC classification number: G06F13/4022 ,  G06F13/4282 ,  G06F15/17362 ,  G06F15/7807

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data communication network connecting a plurality of computation clusters. The data communication network is arranged for receiving via N data input ports, N>1, input signals from first clusters of the plurality and for outputting output signals to second clusters of the plurality via M data output ports, M>1. The communication network includes a segmented bus network for interconnecting clusters of the plurality and a controller arranged for concurrently activating up to P parallel data busses of the segmented bus network, thereby forming bidirectional parallel interconnections between P of the N inputs, P

公开(公告)号：US09407209B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14566505

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Ao Ba

IPC: H03F3/217 ,  H03F1/02

CPC classification number: H03F1/0233 ,  H03F3/217 ,  H03F2200/165 ,  H03F2200/451

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuit that includes an input port for applying a sinusoidal input signal, and a first buffering means for converting the sinusoidal input signal into a square wave signal. A DC level of the square wave signal may be defined by an adjustable threshold voltage level. The circuit also includes an output port for outputting the square wave signal to a power amplifier. Further, the circuit includes a feedback loop having a low pass filtering means arranged for filtering the square wave signal and comparing means arranged for comparing a DC level of a filtered signal received from the low pass filtering means with a pre-set reference level. The reference level may be selected for cancelling a given harmonic component. The comparing means is further arranged for outputting to the first buffering means a correction signal for adjusting the threshold voltage level of the first buffering means.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及包括用于施加正弦输入信号的输入端口的电路和用于将正弦输入信号转换为方波信号的第一缓冲装置。 方波信号的直流电平可以由可调节的阈值电压电平定义。 该电路还包括用于将方波信号输出到功率放大器的输出端口。 此外，该电路包括一个反馈环路，该反馈回路具有布置成滤波方波信号的低通滤波装置，以及比较装置，用于将从低通滤波装置接收的经滤波的信号的直流电平与预置基准电平进行比较。 可以选择参考电平以取消给定的谐波分量。 所述比较装置还被布置成用于向所述第一缓冲装置输出用于调整所述第一缓冲装置的阈值电压电平的校正信号。

公开(公告)号：US20160179577A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US14975142

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Francky Catthoor ,  Dimitrios Rodopoulos ,  Dimitrios Soudris

IPC: G06F9/50

CPC classification number: G06F9/505 ,  G06Q10/04

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of managing the operation of a digital synchronous electronic system with a guaranteed lifetime, using digital processing means. The method comprises: monitoring the electronic system at run time, while the electronic system executes a set of application tasks currently running on the electronic system in a current system working mode; detecting a violation in at least one parameter of the electronic system, the violation affecting one or more guaranteed objectives or one or more cost functions; selecting at least one condition to revise the current system working mode of the electronic system; and based on the at least one condition, selecting a revised system working mode to continue execution of the set of application tasks.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及使用数字处理装置来管理具有保证寿命的数字同步电子系统的操作的方法。 该方法包括：在电子系统在当前系统工作模式下执行当前在电子系统上运行的一组应用任务的运行时监视电子系统; 检测电子系统的至少一个参数中的违规，影响一个或多个保证目标的违规或一个或多个成本函数; 选择至少一个条件来修改电子系统的当前系统工作模式; 并且基于所述至少一个条件，选择修改的系统工作模式以继续执行所述一组应用任务。

公开(公告)号：US20160166160A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US14969300

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Pierluigi Casale

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/7278 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0295 ,  A61B5/7253 ,  A61B5/7267

Abstract: An electronic system for estimating a subject's blood pressure, comprising a feature extraction module configured for receiving a subject's photoplethysmogram signal, detecting a plurality of signal characteristic points on the received photoplethysmogram signal, calculating a plurality of distances in both time and amplitude between any two of the detected photoplethysmogram signal characteristic points, and providing a feature information signal comprising information about the calculated distances; and a blood pressure calculation module configured for receiving the photoplethysmogram signal, the feature information signal and anthropometric characteristics of the subject, and calculating systolic, diastolic and continuous mean blood pressure values of the subject.

Abstract translation: 一种用于估计被摄体血压的电子系统，包括特征提取模块，被配置为接收被检体的光谱体积图信号，检测所接收的光电容积图信号上的多个信号特征点，计算两个时间和幅度之间的多个距离 检测到的光电容积图信号特征点，并提供包括关于计算出的距离的信息的特征信息信号; 以及血压计算模块，被配置为接收所述受试者的所述光电积氧记录信号，所述特征信息信号和人体测量特征，以及计算所述受试者的收缩期，舒张期和连续平均血压值。

公开(公告)号：US20160120454A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14532207

申请日：2014-11-04

Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland

Inventor： Valer POP ,  Salvatore POLITO

IPC: A61B5/20 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/07 ,  A61B7/02 ,  A61B7/04 ,  A61B5/1473 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/204 ,  A61B5/076 ,  A61B5/1116 ,  A61B5/14507 ,  A61B5/1473 ,  A61B5/686 ,  A61B5/6885 ,  A61B2562/0219

Abstract: According to one aspect of the inventive concept there is provided a system for monitoring incontinence comprising: a urine sensitive circuit arranged to present a changed electrical characteristic when exposed to urine; a measurement circuit arranged to perform a measurement on a urine bladder of a wearer to determine at least one parameter which varies with a fill level of the urine bladder; a sensor arranged to determine an orientation and/or a movement of the sensor; and a processing circuit arranged to: determine whether the urine sensitive circuit has been exposed to urine; estimate an amount of urine released on to the urine sensitive circuit; andin response to determining that the urine sensitive circuit has been exposed to urine, record data representing said at least one parameter determined by the measurement circuit, an estimated movement and/or posture of the wearer based on an orientation and/or a movement determined by the sensor, and an estimate of the amount of urine released on to the urine sensitive circuit.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明概念的一个方面，提供了一种用于监测失禁的系统，包括：尿敏感电路，其布置成当暴露于尿液时呈现改变的电特性; 测量电路，被布置成对穿着者的尿囊执行测量，以确定随尿囊的填充水平而变化的至少一个参数; 传感器，布置成确定传感器的取向和/或运动; 以及处理电路，其被布置为：确定所述尿液敏感电路是否已经暴露于尿液中; 估计释放到尿液敏感电路上的尿量; 以及响应于确定所述尿敏感电路已经暴露于尿液，记录表示由所述测量电路确定的所述至少一个参数的数据，基于由所述测量电路确定的取向和/或运动的穿戴者的估计运动和/或姿势 传感器以及尿液释放到尿液敏感电路上的量的估计。