Abstract:
A method and system for managing assets includes a controller area network bus having a first end and a second end. One or more sensor systems are connected to the network bus. The sensor systems are connected to one or more assets to obtain at least one of operational data and condition data for the one or more assets. A self-healing bridge is connected to the first end and the second end of the network bus and is adapted to minimize a loss of connectivity in the network bus.
Abstract:
A memory cell and method for making a memory cell in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes two or more tunnel diodes, a loading system, and a driving system. The two or more tunnel diodes are coupled together, the loading system is coupled to the tunnel diodes and the driving system is coupled to the tunnel diodes and the loading system. The driving system drives a sense node from the tunnel diodes, the loading system, and the driving system between at least three or more substantially stable logic states.
Abstract:
A multimedia capture and presentation system includes a plurality of imaging systems and one or more detection systems. The plurality of imaging systems capture image areas of a scene from at least partially different locations. The one or more detection systems determine a relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the different locations of the scene from where the image areas are captured. The relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems and the captured image areas are used to generate a multimedia presentation of the scene. The control system adjusts the output of the captured image areas from the plurality of projection systems to conform to a display environment. The one or more detection systems determine another relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the display environment on which the image areas are displayed. The plurality of imaging systems output the captured image areas for the multimedia presentation system. The control system adjusts the output from one or more of the plurality of imaging systems to generate the multimedia presentation based on the determined relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the different locations of the scene from where the image areas are captured and the determined relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the display environment on which the image areas are displayed.
Abstract:
A method for reducing noise in a digital image includes providing a digital image comprising a plurality of channels with each of the channels comprising a set of pixel data signals and applying a filter to each of the sets of pixel data signals, where the filter applied to at least one of the sets of pixel data signals is different from the filter applied to another one of the sets of pixel data signals. An imaging system which reduce noise in a digital image includes an image sensor apparatus and a filter system. The image sensor apparatus captures a digital image comprising a plurality of channels with each of the channels comprising a set of pixel data signals. The filter system comprises at least two different filters with each of the filters filtering at least one of the sets of pixel data signals for one of the channels. The filter applied to at least one of the sets of pixel data signals is different from the filter applied to another one of the sets of pixel data signals.
Abstract:
A system for analyzing an organic photo conducting drum includes an identification system, a feature examination system, and an evaluation processing system. The identification system identifies one or more characteristic relating to the organic photo conducting drum. The feature examination system examines one or more features of the organic photo conducting drum. The evaluation processing system provides an analysis of the organic photo conducting drum based on the identified one or more characteristics and the examined one or more features.
Abstract:
Methods, devices and systems for compressing images are provided. One method includes creating halftone mask structures and applying compression coding techniques to arrayed pixels sorted using the halftone mask structures in order to convert an image to a compressed bi-level, halftoned image.
Abstract:
A method and system for injecting charge includes providing a first material on a second material and injecting charge into the first material to trap charge at an interface between the first and second materials. The thickness of the first material is greater than a penetration depth of the injected charge in the first material.
Abstract:
System, method and computer-readable medium containing instructions for providing AV signals with open or closed captioning information. The system includes a speech-to-text processing system coupled to a signal separation processor and a signal combination processor for providing automated captioning for video broadcasts contained in AV signals. The method includes separating an audio signal from an AV signal, converting the audio signal to text data, encoding the original AV signal with the converted text data to produce a captioned AV signal and recording and displaying the captioned AV signal. The system may be mobile and portable and may be used in a classroom environment for producing recorded captioned lectures and used for broadcasting live, captioned lectures. Further, the system may automatically translate spoken words in a first language into words in a second language and include the translated words in the captioning information.
Abstract:
A method for spectral imaging includes capturing high spectral resolution data of at least a portion of an image using a plurality of channels, determining a first set of channels from the plurality of channels which can reconstruct spectra of the portion of the image to within a first error tolerance from the captured high spectral resolution data, and capturing estimated spectral resolution data of the image using the first set of channels.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for correcting for a phase shift between a transmitter and receiver comprising the steps of: a) transmitting a signal from a transmitter (14); b) receiving the transmitted signal (16) at a receiver (20); c) comparing the received signal (17) to a reference signal; d) if a difference between the reference signal and the received signal (17) is greater than a predetermined value go to step e), if not go to step g); e) adjusting a frequency of the transmitted signal (16); f) go to step a); and g) calibration complete.