Configurable industrial input devices that use electrically conductive elastomer
    1.
    发明授权
    Configurable industrial input devices that use electrically conductive elastomer 有权
    可配置的工业输入设备,使用导电弹性体

    公开(公告)号:US06888537B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-03

    申请号:US10075075

    申请日:2002-02-13

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041 G06F3/048 G09G5/00

    摘要: A configurable operator panel that uses a tactile sensor with electrically conductive elastomer and appropriate electronics is disclosed herein. The device relies on a robust and inexpensive tactile sensor that senses the touch position (and may or may not sense touch pressure as well). The physical interface is easily configurable along with the electronics, which execute the desired function based on touch location and pressure. The configurable operator panel is designed to communicate with most industrial automation equipment, including but not limited to, motion control equipment, programmable logic controllers (PLC), personal computers, and can be made to control other types of machines requiring external analog or digital input.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种可配置的操作面板,其使用具有导电弹性体的触觉传感器和适当的电子装置。 该装置依赖于鲁棒且廉价的触觉传感器,其感测触摸位置(并且也可以或可以不感测触摸压力)。 物理接口与电子设备一起易于配置,其基于触摸位置和压力​​执行所需功能。 可配置的操作面板设计用于与大多数工业自动化设备进行通信,包括但不限于运动控制设备,可编程逻辑控制器(PLC),个人计算机,并且可以用于控制需要外部模拟或数字输入的其他类型的机器 。

    Methods for manufacturing a tactile sensor using an electrically conductive elastomer
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods for manufacturing a tactile sensor using an electrically conductive elastomer 有权
    使用导电弹性体制造触觉传感器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06871395B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-29

    申请号:US09965160

    申请日:2001-09-26

    IPC分类号: G01L1/20 H05K3/32 H05K3/34

    摘要: The present invention provides methods for connecting electrically conductive elastomer to electronics that reduce cost and time for manufacturing a tactile sensor that includes an electrically conductive elastomer such as a conductive foam. The methods provide a good connection between the electrically conductive elastomer and the electrodes connected to the electronics, which provide for repeatable measurements. The methods can be used for all cases of electrically conductive elastomers and elastomers made to be conductive with the addition of conductive particles (such as carbon, silver, nickel, gold, etc.) including thermoplastic and some thermosetting elastomers.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了将导电弹性体连接到电子装置的方法,其减少了制造包括导电弹性体如导电泡沫的触觉传感器的成本和时间。 这些方法提供了导电弹性体和连接到电子器件的电极之间的良好连接,这提供了可重复的测量。 所述方法可用于通过添加包括热塑性塑料和一些热固性弹性体的导电颗粒(例如碳,银,镍,金等)而导致的导电弹性体和弹性体的所有情况。

    Methods for manufacturing a tactile sensor using an electrically conductive elastomer
    3.
    发明授权
    Methods for manufacturing a tactile sensor using an electrically conductive elastomer 有权
    使用导电弹性体制造触觉传感器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07066376B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-27

    申请号:US10714262

    申请日:2003-11-14

    IPC分类号: B23K31/02

    摘要: The present invention provides methods for connecting electrically conductive elastomer to electronics that reduce cost and time for manufacturing a tactile sensor that includes an electrically conductive elastomer such as a conductive foam. The methods provide a good connection between the electrically conductive elastomer and the electrodes connected to the electronics, which provide for repeatable measurements. The methods can be used for all cases of electrically conductive elastomers and elastomers made to be conductive with the addition of conductive particles (such as carbon, silver, nickel, gold, etc.) including thermoplastic and some thermosetting elastomers.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了将导电弹性体连接到电子装置的方法,其减少了制造包括导电弹性体如导电泡沫的触觉传感器的成本和时间。 这些方法提供了导电弹性体和连接到电子器件的电极之间的良好连接,这提供了可重复的测量。 所述方法可用于通过添加包括热塑性塑料和一些热固性弹性体的导电颗粒(例如碳,银,镍,金等)而导致的导电弹性体和弹性体的所有情况。

    Systems for development and/or use of telephone user interface
    4.
    发明授权
    Systems for development and/or use of telephone user interface 有权
    用于开发和/或使用电话用户界面的系统

    公开(公告)号:US08510666B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-13

    申请号:US11602528

    申请日:2006-11-20

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F3/00 H04W4/00

    摘要: Some embodiments provide a touch-sensitive device to receive a bias and to generate touch location information based on the bias, an element to secure a printed medium in contact with the touch sensitive device, the printed medium to depict a plurality of telephone interface controls, a memory to store a telephone interface layout associating one or more of the telephone interface controls with a respective touch location and a respective action, and a processor to receive touch location information from the touch-sensitive device, to determine a telephone interface control based on the touch location information and on the telephone interface layout, to determine an action based on the telephone interface control and on the telephone interface layout, and to perform the determined action.

    摘要翻译: 一些实施例提供了一种接触偏压的触敏装置,并且基于该偏压产生触摸位置信息,用于固定与触敏装置接触的打印介质的元件,该打印介质描绘多个电话接口控制, 用于存储将一个或多个电话接口控制与相应的触摸位置和相应动作相关联的电话接口布局的存储器,以及处理器,用于从触敏设备接收触摸位置信息,以基于 触摸位置信息和电话接口布局,以基于电话接口控制和电话接口布局确定动作,并执行所确定的动作。

    Method and apparatus for determining and representing continuous resource loading profiles and overload probability functions for complex discrete manufacturing
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining and representing continuous resource loading profiles and overload probability functions for complex discrete manufacturing 有权
    用于确定和表示复杂离散制造的连续资源负载曲线和过载概率函数的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07177714B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-13

    申请号:US11083807

    申请日:2005-03-18

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G05B19/41865 Y02P90/20

    摘要: A method of analyzing a manufacturing system. The manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing resources. A set of orders is currently appointed for processing by the manufacturing system. Each order of the set of orders requires performance of at least one task. Each task is to be performed by at least a respective one of the manufacturing resources. The method includes determining stochastic parameters for each task of the plurality of tasks. The method also includes calculating a loading profile for at least one of the manufacturing resources that is allocated to at least one of the plurality of tasks. The loading profile function is a function of time and represents a probability that the manufacturing resource is occupied at a given time. The calculation is based at least in part on the stochastic parameters of the tasks.

    摘要翻译: 分析制造系统的方法。 制造系统包括多个制造资源。 目前,一套订单由制造系统进行处理。 订单集中的每个订单都需要执行至少一个任务。 每个任务将由制造资源中的至少一个执行。 该方法包括确定多个任务中的每个任务的随机参数。 该方法还包括计算分配给多个任务中的至少一个任务的至少一个制造资源的加载简档。 加载简档函数是时间的函数,表示给定时间内制造资源被占用的概率。 该计算至少部分地基于任务的随机参数。

    Systems for development and/or use of telephone user interface
    6.
    发明申请
    Systems for development and/or use of telephone user interface 有权
    用于开发和/或使用电话用户界面的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070217580A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-20

    申请号:US11602528

    申请日:2006-11-20

    IPC分类号: H04M1/64

    摘要: Some embodiments provide a touch-sensitive device to receive a bias and to generate touch location information based on the bias, an element to secure a printed medium in contact with the touch sensitive device, the printed medium to depict a plurality of telephone interface controls, a memory to store a telephone interface layout associating one or more of the telephone interface controls with a respective touch location and a respective action, and a processor to receive touch location information from the touch-sensitive device, to determine a telephone interface control based on the touch location information and on the telephone interface layout, to determine an action based on the telephone interface control and on the telephone interface layout, and to perform the determined action.

    摘要翻译: 一些实施例提供了一种接触偏压的触敏装置,并且基于该偏压产生触摸位置信息,用于固定与触敏装置接触的打印介质的元件,该打印介质描绘多个电话接口控制, 用于存储将一个或多个电话接口控制与相应的触摸位置和相应动作相关联的电话接口布局的存储器,以及处理器,用于从触敏设备接收触摸位置信息,以基于 触摸位置信息和电话接口布局,以基于电话接口控制和电话接口布局确定动作,并执行所确定的动作。

    Programming automation by demonstration
    7.
    发明授权
    Programming automation by demonstration 有权
    通过演示编程自动化

    公开(公告)号:US07505817B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-17

    申请号:US09809155

    申请日:2001-03-05

    摘要: A system for programming automation by demonstration where a control program may be created or modified through the process of demonstrating desired behavior using graphical representations (or widgets) of physical, programming, and user interface elements. Widgets have state, or properties, and may also have inherent events associated with them or indirect events that are generated through the demonstration process. The general process of demonstration consists of providing several individual example behaviors. Complete behavior, and thus the resultant code, is generated through inferencing from a number of individual example behaviors. The process of programming automation by demonstration reduces the complexity of the programming task and thereby greatly simplifies the workload of the control programmer, allowing the programmer to concentrate more on the specific automation application at hand rather than on the particulars of the programming language or tools. The invention may be applied to a wide range of automation applications, from home and building automation to industrial automation, and may be practiced by novice and expert-level users.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过演示编程自动化的系统,其中可以通过使用物理,编程和用户界面元素的图形表示(或小部件)来演示期望行为的过程来创建或修改控制程序。 小部件具有状态或属性,并且还可能具有与它们相关联的固有事件或通过演示过程生成的间接事件。 演示的一般过程包括提供几个单独的示例行为。 完整的行为,从而产生的代码是通过从多个单独的示例行为引用而产生的。 通过演示实现编程自动化的过程降低了编程任务的复杂性,从而大大简化了控制程序员的工作量,从而使程序员更多地集中在现有的具体自动化应用上,而不是集中在编程语言或工具的细节上。 本发明可以应用于从家庭和楼宇自动化到工业自动化的广泛的自动化应用,并且可以由新手和专家级用户来实施。

    Dynamic-state waiting time analysis method for complex discrete manufacturing
    8.
    发明授权
    Dynamic-state waiting time analysis method for complex discrete manufacturing 有权
    复杂离散制造的动态等待时间分析方法

    公开(公告)号:US07440811B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-21

    申请号:US11083825

    申请日:2005-03-18

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G05B19/41865 Y02P90/20

    摘要: A method of analyzing a manufacturing system. The manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing resources. A set of orders is currently appointed for processing by the manufacturing system. Each order of the set of orders requires performance of at least one task. Each task is to be performed by at least a respective one of the manufacturing resources. The method includes determining stochastic parameters for each task of the plurality of tasks. The method also includes calculating a stochastic waiting time for at least one selected task of the plurality of tasks. The calculation is based at least in part on the stochastic parameters of the tasks.

    摘要翻译: 分析制造系统的方法。 制造系统包括多个制造资源。 目前,一套订单由制造系统进行处理。 订单集中的每个订单都需要执行至少一个任务。 每个任务将由制造资源中的至少一个执行。 该方法包括确定多个任务中的每个任务的随机参数。 该方法还包括计算多个任务中的至少一个选定任务的随机等待时间。 该计算至少部分地基于任务的随机参数。

    Automated viewpoint selection for 3D scenes
    9.
    发明授权
    Automated viewpoint selection for 3D scenes 有权
    3D场景的自动视点选择

    公开(公告)号:US06556206B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-29

    申请号:US09457805

    申请日:1999-12-09

    IPC分类号: G06T1570

    CPC分类号: G06T19/00 G06T15/20

    摘要: A set of viewpoints for a given scene of 3D objects is defined by a system that restricts the degrees of freedom available to a user, through use of a bounding surface (a viewpoint sphere), and provides varying degrees of automation ranging from predefined viewpoints to generated tour paths, to interactive selection using free navigation. The system calculates the scene sphere, which is the minimum bounding sphere that contains the set of objects in the scene and then finds the viewpoint sphere, which is done by calculating the viewpoint sphere radius. The user then chooses the mode of viewpoint selection as either completely automated, semi-automated, or free navigation. The output is a set of viewpoints for the given scene of objects.

    摘要翻译: 3D对象的给定场景的一组视点由限制可用于用户的自由度的系统通过使用边界表面(视点球)来定义,并且提供不同程度的自动化,从预定义的视点到 生成的旅游路线,使用免费导航的互动选择。 系统计算场景,其是包含场景中的对象集合的最小边界球,然后找到通过计算视点球半径来完成的视点球面。 然后,用户将视点选择的模式选择为完全自动化,半自动化或免费导航。 输出是给定场景对象的一组视点。

    Method and apparatus for detecting and interpreting textual captions in
digital video signals
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting and interpreting textual captions in digital video signals 失效
    用于检测和解释数字视频信号中的文字字幕的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6101274A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-08

    申请号:US866970

    申请日:1997-06-02

    IPC分类号: G06K9/32 G06K9/36

    CPC分类号: G06K9/3266 G06K2209/01

    摘要: A computer-implemented method for the identification and interpretation of text captions in an encoded video stream of digital video signals comprises sampling by selecting frames for video analysis, decoding by converting each of frames selected into a digitized color image, performing edge detection for generating a grey scale image, binarizing by converting the grey scale image into a bi-level image by means of a thresholding operation, compressing groups of consecutive pixel values in the binary image, mapping the consecutive pixel values into a binary value, and separating groups of connected pixels and determining whether they are likely to be part of a text region in the image or not.

    摘要翻译: 用于识别和解释数字视频信号的编码视频流中的文本标题的计算机实现的方法包括通过选择用于视频分析的帧进行采样,通过将选择的每个帧转换为数字化彩色图像进行解码,执行用于生成 灰度图像,通过阈值处理将灰度图像转换成双电平图像进行二值化,压缩二值图像中的连续像素值组,将连续像素值映射成二进制值,并分离连接的组 并确定它们是否可能是图像中的文本区域的一部分。