Abstract:
A power system for managing charging, discharging and protection of rechargeable batteries is disclosed. The power system mainly includes a power system. The power system includes a switching circuit coupled to the rechargeable batteries to charge and discharge the rechargeable batteries. The power system includes a power management unit to control the switching circuit. The power system includes a temperature sensing circuit to monitor a temperature of the batteries, voltage detectors to monitor voltages of the batteries, and current detectors to monitor a current of the batteries. If an abnormal condition is sensed by the power management unit when the power system is in an operating mode, the power management unit will terminate the operating mode by switching off the switching circuit to protect the batteries and the power system.
Abstract:
The disclosure describes techniques for coordinating operation of multiple network protocol off-load engines (e.g., Transport Control Protocol (TCP) off-load engines).
Abstract:
A power management device for enabling multiply power sources to supply power to a load. The power management device includes a plurality of switches and a control logic. The plurality of switches are coupled to a plurality of power sources respectively and each switch coupled to each power source. The control logic is capable of selecting a set of switches among the plurality of switches to cooperate in a time-divided fashion to allow the power sources to provide power to the load. The set of switches is selected based on an electrical requirement of the load and an electrical condition of each switch.
Abstract:
A digital signature collection and authentication system includes an ink pen having an ultrasonic transmitter that transmits ultrasonic energy to a plurality of ultrasonic receivers. A computer triangulates the location of the pen versus time to generate the signature shape, and to generate velocity and acceleration data. The pen also includes a pressure sensitive tip to record pressure applied to the pen tip. The pen also includes a higher frequency burst transmitter useful to generate a time reference, and to transmit the pressure information. The computer packetizes the shape, velocity, acceleration, and pressure data with a time stamp and an IP address or phone number, encrypts the packet and sends it to a host computer for authentication.
Abstract:
A resonance suppression circuit is provided to suppress resonance on a power grid of a chip or die. The resonance suppression circuit may include a band-pass filter portion, a comparator portion, an amplification portion and a current dissipation portion. The band-pass filter portion may include an inverter coupled between two signal lines of the power grid. The comparator portion may sense voltage fluctuations at approximately the resonance frequency and trigger the current dissipation portion to turn ON and thereby change the frequency spectrum of the load current on the power grid to suppress the power grid resonance.
Abstract:
A signaling medium is disclosed. The signaling medium includes several optical media and electrical conductors arranged such that one or more of the electrical conductors are disposed between the optical media. The medium may be shielded, and may included multiple groupings of electrical conductors and optical media. A connector; a signaling assembly, including a signaling medium and connector; a circuit board; and a signal communication system (including multiple circuit boards and one or more signaling media) are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention in one embodiment provides a system and method for determining the position of an ultrasonic pen device, and for providing calculated position information to a computer system. The system of one embodiment comprises a first and second ultrasonic sensor that detect an ultrasonic signal emitted by an ultrasonic pen. The system further includes analog-to-digital converters to digitize the sensed ultrasonic signal and a processor to process the ultrasonic signal and determine the position of the ultrasonic pen. Some embodiments of the invention incorporate an algorithm that comprises calculating a first ultrasonic signal arrival time and calculating a second ultrasonic signal arrival time, and that further comprises using the first and second arrival times in calculating a final ultrasonic signal arrival time.
Abstract:
A carrier with a stair climbing aid includes a carrier including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface and a rear surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, at least one guide bar attached to the rear surface, the guide bar having a first end disposed proximate a corner between the bottom surface and the rear surface and a second end at least as high as stair risers of stairs expected to be climbed, at least one elongated member movably attached to the guide bar, and an arrangement for urging a top end of the elongated, member toward the second end of the guide bar.
Abstract:
An AC-to-DC converter for converting an AC voltage to a DC voltage includes a first converter, a second converter, a sense circuit, a controller, and an enabling circuit. The first converter converts an AC voltage to a first DC voltage. The second converter converts the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage. The sense circuit coupled to the first and second converters provides a first sense signal indicative of the first DC voltage and a second sense signal indicative of the AC voltage. The controller coupled to the first and second converters controls the first and second DC voltages. The enabling circuit coupled to the sense circuit generates a control signal to the controller to disable both the first converter and the second converter by comparing the first sense signal to a first threshold voltage and comparing the second sense signal to a second threshold voltage.
Abstract:
One embodiment of a laser driver for high speed interconnections includes a buffered level shifter to shift the input voltage level to an appropriate level. In some embodiments the buffered level shifter may be tuned to provide a desired level shift with impedance matched to the driving load. Another embodiment converts a digital signal to a current train of a bias mode to represent logical zero and of a modulation mode to represent logical one, wherein one or both of the bias mode and modulation mode may be adjusted, for example by a programmable control circuit or by an adaptive control circuit. Some embodiments also provide circuitry for reducing overshoot of the output signal.