公开(公告)号：US5609086A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-11

申请号：US415954

申请日：1995-04-03

申请人： Danny H. Addison ,  George Hufford, III ,  Charles M. McCray ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Craig W. Turner

发明人： Danny H. Addison ,  George Hufford, III ,  Charles M. McCray ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Craig W. Turner

IPC分类号： B26B27/00 ,  G07D9/00 ,  G07G1/00 ,  B26D1/02

CPC分类号： G07G1/0027 ,  B26B27/00 ,  G07D9/00 ,  Y10T83/73 ,  Y10T83/9461 ,  Y10T83/9493

摘要： A cash drawer having a coin roll opening device for opening a roll of coins quickly, conveniently and safely. The device includes a cash drawer having guides for receiving a coin roll. The cash drawer further includes a receptacle for receiving a blade assembly. The blade assembly having a blade and a blade holder. The blade assembly easily inserted and removed from the receptacle by use of the flexible arms of the blade holder. The blade holder is formed by two identical halves each having a male post, a post slot, a snap post and a snap arm for securing the blade. The blade having notches for receiving the male posts.

摘要翻译： 具有用于快速，方便和安全地打开硬币卷的硬币包开启装置的现金抽屉。 该装置包括具有用于接收硬币包的引导件的钱箱。 钱箱还包括用于接收刀片组件的容器。 刀片组件具有刀片和刀片保持器。 刀片组件通过使用刀片保持器的柔性臂而容易地从容器插入和移除。 叶片保持器由两个相同的半部形成，每个半部具有阳柱，柱槽，卡扣柱和用于固定叶片的卡扣臂。 刀片具有用于接收公柱的凹口。

公开(公告)号：US5746103A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-05

申请号：US709560

申请日：1996-08-01

申请人： Danny Hugh Addison ,  George Hufford, III ,  Charles Martin McCray ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Craig Walton Turner

发明人： Danny Hugh Addison ,  George Hufford, III ,  Charles Martin McCray ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Craig Walton Turner

IPC分类号： B26B27/00 ,  G07D9/00 ,  G07G1/00 ,  B26D1/02

CPC分类号： G07G1/0027 ,  B26B27/00 ,  G07D9/00 ,  Y10T83/73 ,  Y10T83/9461 ,  Y10T83/9493

摘要： A cash drawer having a coin roll opening device for opening a roll of coins quickly, conveniently and safely. The device includes a cash drawer having guides for receiving a coin roll. The cash drawer further includes a receptacle for receiving a blade assembly. The blade assembly having a blade and a blade holder. The blade assembly easily inserted and removed from the receptacle by use of the flexible arms of the blade holder. The blade holder is formed by two identical halves each having a male post, a post slot, a snap post and a snap arm for securing the blade. The blade having notches for receiving the male posts.

摘要翻译： 具有用于快速，方便和安全地打开硬币卷的硬币包开启装置的现金抽屉。 该装置包括具有用于接收硬币包的引导件的钱箱。 钱箱还包括用于接收刀片组件的容器。 刀片组件具有刀片和刀片保持器。 刀片组件通过使用刀片保持器的柔性臂而容易地从容器插入和移除。 叶片保持器由两个相同的半部形成，每个半部具有阳柱，柱槽，卡扣柱和用于固定刀片的卡扣臂。 刀片具有用于接收公柱的凹口。

公开(公告)号：US06366686B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-02

申请号：US09233400

申请日：1999-01-19

申请人： Charles G. Schroeder ,  Dan Repich ,  Kevin L. Schultz

发明人： Charles G. Schroeder ,  Dan Repich ,  Kevin L. Schultz

IPC分类号： G06K900

CPC分类号： G06T1/20

摘要： A data acquisition (DAQ) system and method which includes an improved event architecture. The DAQ device includes event logic coupled to receive one or more external or internal events from event sources. The event logic comprises one or more event selectors and one or more event mappers. The event selectors and event mappers receive event signals from event sources and selectively route the event signals to one or more destinations, also referred to as destination hardware elements. The destinations are operable to perform an action in response to receipt of the selected event signal. The event architecture of the present invention is designed to take advantage of both the flexibility of the traditional computer interrupt architecture and the speed of direct hardware mapping. At its essence, the hardware architecture comprises a mini, hardware, interrupt service routine. Hardware events or triggers are mapped to a set of board-level Events which are similar to the traditional idea of an interrupt. These hardware Events can then be mapped to cause a wide variety of direct hardware or software actions, similar to the traditional interrupt service routine, with the exception that the hardware events can be made to cause a wide variety of real-time or deterministic responses because no host processing is required.

摘要翻译： 一种数据采集（DAQ）系统和方法，包括改进的事件架构。 DAQ设备包括耦合以从事件源接收一个或多个外部或内部事件的事件逻辑。 事件逻辑包括一个或多个事件选择器和一个或多个事件映射器。 事件选择器和事件映射器从事件源接收事件信号，并且将事件信号选择性地路由到一个或多个目的地，也被称为目标硬件元件。 目的地可操作以响应于接收到所选择的事件信号而执行动作。 本发明的事件架构被设计为利用传统计算机中断架构的灵活性和直接硬件映射的速度。 实质上，硬件架构包括一个迷你的，硬件的中断服务程序。 硬件事件或触发器被映射到与传统中断思想相似的一组板级事件。 然后可以将这些硬件事件映射成类似于传统的中断服务程序的各种直接硬件或软件操作，除了可以使硬件事件引起各种实时或确定性响应，因为 不需要主机处理。

公开(公告)号：US5953511A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-14

申请号：US835527

申请日：1997-04-08

申请人： Glen O. Sescila, III ,  Brian K. Odom ,  Kevin L. Schultz

发明人： Glen O. Sescila, III ,  Brian K. Odom ,  Kevin L. Schultz

IPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/64 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/40123 ,  G06F13/4027 ,  G06F13/404 ,  G06F13/4059

摘要： A PCI bus to IEEE 1394 bus translator for coupling a PCI device to a host computer via an IEEE 1394 bus. The translator translates addresses of PCI bus cycles initiated by the PCI device into 1394 memory addresses and performs data transfers between the PCI device and host computer by exchanging 1394 request and response packets with the host computer using the translated 1394 memory address. The translator also translates 1394 memory addresses of 1394 request packets received from the host computer into PCI cycle addresses and performs data transfers between the PCI device and host computer by initiating PCI bus cycles targeted at the PCI device using the translated PCI bus cycle addresses. The translator posts data from sequential PCI bus write cycles initiated by the PCI device into a write-posting FIFO until granted ownership of the 1394 bus. The translator combines the PCI write cycle data into a single IEEE 1394 write request packet and transmits the packet on the 1394 bus to the host computer. The translator, if configured to a first mode, pipelines subsequent PCI bus write cycles by posting the PCI write cycle data into the write-posting FIFO once reception of the first 1394 write request packet has been acknowledged by the host computer but prior to the host computer responding with status indicating the completion of the write transaction, in particular whether or not a resource conflict occurred. In response to a PCI read cycle initiated by the PCI device, the translator pre-fetches a larger amount of data than specified in the PCI read cycle from the host computer into a pre-fetch FIFO in order to satisfy subsequent PCI read cycles which are in address sequence with the previous PCI read cycle. The translator pre-fetches more data from the host computer once the pre-fetch FIFO becomes a predetermined amount empty in order to pipeline the consumption of the pre-fetch data by the PCI device and the transmission of the pre-fetch data by the host computer to the translator.

公开(公告)号：US08640027B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-28

申请号：US10200091

申请日：2002-07-19

申请人： Sundeep Chandhoke ,  Nicolas Vazquez ,  Kevin L. Schultz

发明人： Sundeep Chandhoke ,  Nicolas Vazquez ,  Kevin L. Schultz

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23008 ,  G05B2219/23258 ,  G05B2219/40099

摘要： A system and method for configuring a hardware device to execute a prototype is presented. The hardware device may include a programmable hardware element and/or a processor and memory. The prototype may comprise a software entity operable to perform a plurality of executable operations, wherein the prototype is created by a user without requiring user programming. For example, a prototyping environment may provide a library of operations that are specific to a particular problem domain and may enable the user to select various operations from the library for inclusion in the prototype. The prototyping environment may include a graphical user interface that is streamlined for interactively experimenting with various parameters or properties associated with the selected operations and seeing the effects of adjusting the parameters.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种用于配置硬件设备来执行原型的系统和方法。 硬件设备可以包括可编程硬件元件和/或处理器和存储器。 原型可以包括可操作以执行多个可执行操作的软件实体，其中原型由用户创建而不需要用户编程。 例如，原型设计环境可以提供特定于特定问题域的操作库，并且可以使得用户能够从库中选择包含在原型中的各种操作。 原型设计环境可以包括图形用户界面，其被简化用于交互地实验与所选择的操作相关联的各种参数或属性，并且看到调整参数的效果。

公开(公告)号：US06944331B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-13

申请号：US10014945

申请日：2001-10-26

申请人： Darren R. Schmidt ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Siming Lin ,  Dinesh Nair

发明人： Darren R. Schmidt ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Siming Lin ,  Dinesh Nair

IPC分类号： G06F15/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/40 ,  H03F1/26 ,  H04B15/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/001 ,  G06T7/32 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T2200/24 ,  G06T2207/10016

摘要： A system and method for locating regions in a target image that match a template image with respect to color and pattern information. The template image is characterized with regard to pattern and color. The method comprises performing a first-pass search using color information from the color characterization of the template image to find one or more color match candidate locations. For each color match candidate location, a luminance, i.e., gray scale, pattern matching search is performed on a region proximal to the location, producing one or more final match regions. For each final match region a hue plane pattern match score may be calculated using pixel samples from the interior of each pattern. A final color match score may be calculated for each final match region. A weighted sum of luminance pattern match, hue pattern match, and color match scores may be calculated, and the scores and sum output.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在目标图像中定位与模板图像相对于颜色和图案信息匹配的区域的系统和方法。 模板图像的特征在于图案和颜色。 该方法包括使用来自模板图像的颜色表征的颜色信息来执行首次搜索以找到一个或多个颜色匹配候选位置。 对于每个颜色匹配候选位置，在靠近该位置的区域上执行亮度，即灰度，模式匹配搜索，产生一个或多个最终匹配区域。 对于每个最终匹配区域，可以使用来自每个图案的内部的像素样本来计算色调平面图案匹配分数。 可以针对每个最终匹配区域计算最终颜色匹配分数。 可以计算亮度模式匹配，色调模式匹配和颜色匹配分数的加权和，并计算得分和总和输出。

公开(公告)号：US06784903B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-31

申请号：US09891571

申请日：2001-06-25

申请人： Jeffrey L. Kodosky ,  Hugo Andrade ,  Brian Keith Odom ,  Cary Paul Butler ,  Kevin L. Schultz

发明人： Jeffrey L. Kodosky ,  Hugo Andrade ,  Brian Keith Odom ,  Cary Paul Butler ,  Kevin L. Schultz

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F11/2294 ,  G06F8/34 ,  G06F11/2733 ,  G06F17/5045 ,  G06F17/5054

摘要： A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method may operate to configure an instrument to perform measurement functions, wherein the instrument includes a programmable hardware element. The method comprises first creating a graphical program, wherein the graphical program may implement a measurement function. A portion of the graphical program may be converted into a hardware implementation on a programmable hardware element, and a portion may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU. The programmable hardware element is thus configured utilizing a hardware description and implements a hardware implementation of at least a portion of the graphical program.

摘要翻译： 一种用于生成图形代码的硬件实现的计算机实现的系统和方法。 该方法可以用于配置仪器以执行测量功能，其中该仪器包括可编程硬件元件。 该方法包括首先创建图形程序，其中图形程序可以实现测量功能。 图形程序的一部分可以被转换成可编程硬件元件上的硬件实现，并且一部分可以可选地被编译成机器代码以供CPU执行。 因此可编程硬件元件利用硬件描述进行配置，并实现图形程序的至少一部分的硬件实现。

公开(公告)号：US06418504B2

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09876003

申请日：2001-06-06

申请人： Craig M. Conway ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  B. Keith Odom ,  Glen O. Sescila ,  Bob Mitchell ,  Ross Sabolcik ,  Robert Hormuth

发明人： Craig M. Conway ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  B. Keith Odom ,  Glen O. Sescila ,  Bob Mitchell ,  Ross Sabolcik ,  Robert Hormuth

IPC分类号： G06F1320

CPC分类号： G06F13/4045

摘要： A Wide Area Serial PCI system for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. The WASP system includes a host computer system connected through a serial bus to a remote device. The serial bus can range from several meters to several kilometers or more. The host computer system includes a CPU and memory, and also includes a first Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, also referred to as the local PCI bus. A primary bridge according to the present invention is coupled to the first PCI bus. The primary bridge includes PCI interface circuitry for interfacing to the first PCI bus. The remote device is located remotely from the computer system and comprises a second or remote PCI bus and one or more peripheral devices coupled to the second PCI bus. The remote device also includes a secondary bridge coupled to the second PCI bus. The secondary bridge includes PCI interface circuitry for interfacing to the second PCI bus. The serial bus is coupled between the primary bridge and the secondary bridge. Each of the primary bridge and secondary bridge include parallel/serial transceivers for converting parallel data generated on the first PCI bus and second PCI bus, respectively, to serial data for transmission on the serial bus and for converting serial data received from the serial bus to parallel data for generation on the first PCI bus and second PCI bus, respectively. The primary bridge and the secondary bridge collectively implement a PCI—PCI bridge register set.

摘要翻译： 用于将外围设备连接到计算机的广域串行PCI系统。 WASP系统包括通过串行总线连接到远程设备的主机系统。 串行总线可以在几米到几公里之间。 主计算机系统包括CPU和存储器，并且还包括也称为本地PCI总线的第一外围部件互连（PCI）总线。 根据本发明的主桥耦合到第一PCI总线。 主桥包括用于与第一PCI总线连接的PCI接口电路。 远程设备远离计算机系统定位并且包括第二或远程PCI总线以及耦合到第二PCI总线的一个或多个外围设备。 远程设备还包括耦合到第二PCI总线的次级桥。 次级桥包括用于与第二PCI总线接口的PCI接口电路。 串行总线耦合在主桥和次桥之间。 主桥和次桥中的每一个包括并行/串行收发器，用于将在第一PCI总线和第二PCI总线上生成的并行数据分别转换为串行数据以在串行总线上传输，以及将从串行总线接收的串行数据转换为 分别在第一PCI总线和第二PCI总线上生成并行数据。 主桥和次桥共同实现PCI-PCI桥接寄存器集。

公开(公告)号：US07791671B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US12426268

申请日：2009-04-19

申请人： Kevin L. Schultz ,  Perry Steger ,  Stefanie Breyer

发明人： Kevin L. Schultz ,  Perry Steger ,  Stefanie Breyer

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/23203

摘要： A smart camera with modular expansion capabilities, including a housing, a camera directly attached to the housing for acquiring an image of an object, a functional unit comprised in the housing and coupled to the camera, where the functional unit is configurable to implement an image processing function, a backplane comprised in the housing and coupled to the functional unit to provide electrical communication, and one or more slots comprised in the housing, where each slot includes a connector that is electrically coupled to the backplane, and where each slot is adapted for receiving a function module. An inserted function module provides modular functionality to the smart camera, such as dedicated image processing functionality, pattern recognition, analysis, communication, sensor, sensor I/O, signal conditioning and/or conversion, control, measurement, and synchronization, among others. The function module may communicate a protocol to the functional unit which may be configured to implement the protocol.

摘要翻译： 一种具有模块化扩展能力的智能照相机，包括外壳，直接连接到外壳的摄像机，用于获取物体的图像;功能单元，包括在外壳中并耦合到照相机，功能单元可配置为实现图像 处理功能，包括在壳体中并耦合到功能单元以提供电通信的背板以及包含在壳体中的一个或多个槽，其中每个槽包括电耦合到背板的连接器，并且其中每个槽适配 用于接收功能模块。 插入的功能模块为智能相机提供模块化功能，如专用图像处理功能，模式识别，分析，通信，传感器，传感器I / O，信号调理和/或转换，控制，测量和同步等。 功能模块可以将协议传送到功能单元，功能单元可被配置为实现该协议。

公开(公告)号：US07397956B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：US11763902

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： Lothar Wenzel ,  Nicolas Vazquez ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Dinesh Nair

发明人： Lothar Wenzel ,  Nicolas Vazquez ,  Kevin L. Schultz ,  Dinesh Nair

IPC分类号： G06K9/62

CPC分类号： G06T7/0004 ,  G06K9/6857

摘要： A system and method for performing pattern matching to locate zero or more instances of a template image in a target image. An image is received by a computer from an image source, e.g., a camera. First pattern matching is performed on the image using a first pattern matching technique to determine a plurality of candidate areas. Second pattern matching is performed on each of the candidate areas using a second different pattern matching technique to generate final pattern match results. An output is generated indicating the final pattern match results. The second pattern matching may determine a second plurality of candidate areas which may be analyzed to determine the final pattern match results. The first pattern matching may use a plurality of pattern matching techniques, the results of which may be used to select a best technique from the plurality of techniques to use for the second pattern match.

摘要翻译： 一种用于执行模式匹配以在目标图像中定位零个或多个模板图像实例的系统和方法。 计算机从图像源（例如相机）接收图像。 使用第一模式匹配技术对图像执行第一模式匹配以确定多个候选区域。 使用第二不同的模式匹配技术对每个候选区域执行第二模式匹配以生成最终模式匹配结果。 生成指示最终模式匹配结果的输出。 第二模式匹配可以确定可以被分析以确定最终模式匹配结果的第二多个候选区域。 第一模式匹配可以使用多个模式匹配技术，其结果可以用于从用于第二模式匹配的多种技术中选择最佳技术。