公开(公告)号：US20050261004A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-24

申请号：US10848276

申请日：2004-05-18

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Gregg Davi ,  Robert Friday

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Gregg Davi ,  Robert Friday

IPC分类号： G01S19/06 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/0252 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： A wireless node location mechanism that defines a search region to optimize the computations associated with estimating the location of a given wireless node. According to one implementation, a coverage map associated with each radio receiver that records signal strength data is defined out to a threshold signal strength level. Before computing the estimated location of a given wireless nodes, a search region is defined based on the intersection of the coverage maps associated with each radio receiver that detects the wireless node. Some implementations use information provided by the fact that certain radio receivers did not detect the wireless node to further optimize the location estimate. By defining a search region, which is a generally small area relative to the space encompassed by an entire RF environment, the present invention provides several advantages, such as reducing the processing time and/or power to compute estimated locations for wireless nodes.

摘要翻译： 无线节点定位机制，其定义搜索区域以优化与估计给定无线节点的位置相关联的计算。 根据一个实施方式，将与记录信号强度数据的每个无线电接收机相关联的覆盖图定义为阈值信号强度水平。 在计算给定无线节点的估计位置之前，基于与检测无线节点的每个无线电接收机相关联的覆盖图的交集来定义搜索区域。 一些实现使用由某些无线电接收机没有检测到无线节点以进一步优化位置估计的事实提供的信息。 通过定义搜索区域，其是相对于由整个RF环境所包含的空间的一般小的区域，本发明提供了若干优点，例如减少处理时间和/或功率来计算无线节点的估计位置。

公开(公告)号：US20050195109A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US10794842

申请日：2004-03-05

申请人： Gregg Davi ,  Paul Dietrich ,  Alexander Hills

发明人： Gregg Davi ,  Paul Dietrich ,  Alexander Hills

IPC分类号： G01S3/02

CPC分类号： G01S5/0252 ,  G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S11/06

摘要： A wireless node location mechanism that dynamically adapts to changes to a surrounding physical environment that affect the propagation of radio signals. The wireless node location mechanism assesses radio signals from transmitters associated with a wireless node location infrastructure to adjust one or more parameters used to estimate location of a wireless node. In one implementation, path loss exponents are re-computed based on the signals transmitted between infrastructure radio transceivers. These path loss exponents are used, in one implementation, to compute the distance between a wireless node and a given infrastructure radio transceiver and, ultimately, to determine the location of the wireless node based on triangulation. In one implementation, path loss exponents are computed on demand based on the signals observed between infrastructure radios that detect the wireless node whose location is to be estimated.

摘要翻译： 一种无线节点定位机制，其动态地适应影响无线电信号传播的周围物理环境的变化。 无线节点定位机构评估来自与无线节点位置基础设施相关联的发射机的无线电信号，以调整用于估计无线节点位置的一个或多个参数。 在一个实现中，基于在基础设施无线电收发器之间传输的信号重新计算路径损耗指数。 在一个实现中，使用这些路径损耗指数来计算无线节点与给定的基础设施无线电收发器之间的距离，最终确定基于三角测量的无线节点的位置。 在一个实现中，基于在检测要估计其位置的无线节点的基础设施无线电之间观察到的信号，根据需要计算路径损耗指数。

公开(公告)号：US20050208952A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-22

申请号：US10802366

申请日：2004-03-16

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Gregg Davi ,  Robert Friday

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Gregg Davi ,  Robert Friday

IPC分类号： G01S19/48 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： G01S5/0221 ,  G01S5/0252 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to a wireless node location mechanism that uses a signal strength weighting metric to improve the accuracy of estimating the location of a wireless node based on signals detected among a plurality of radio transceivers. In certain implementations, the wireless node location mechanism further incorporates a differential signal strength metric to reduce the errors caused by variations in wireless node transmit power, errors in signal strength detection, and/or direction-dependent path loss. As opposed to using the absolute signal strength or power of an RF signal transmitted by a wireless node, implementations of the present invention compare the differences between signal strength values detected at various pairs of radio receivers to corresponding differences characterized in a model of the RF environment. One implementation of the invention searches for the locations in the model between each pair of radio receivers where their signal strength is different by an observed amount.

摘要翻译： 基于使用信号强度加权度量的无线节点定位机构的方法，装置和系统，其基于在多个无线电收发器中检测到的信号来提高无线节点的位置的准确性。 在某些实现中，无线节点定位机制还包括差分信号强度度量，以减少由无线节点发射功率的变化，信号强度检测中的误差和/或与方向相关的路径损耗引起的误差。 与使用由无线节点发送的RF信号的绝对信号强度或功率相反，本发明的实施方式将在各种无线电接收机检测到的信号强度值之间的差异与RF环境模型相对应的对应差异进行比较 。 本发明的一个实现方式是在每一对无线电接收机之间的模型中搜索其信号强度与观测量不同的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080004042A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11854499

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Gregg Davi

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Gregg Davi

IPC分类号： H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/00

摘要： A wireless node location mechanism that employs a differential signal strength metric to reduce the errors caused by variations in wireless node transmit power, errors in signal strength detection, and/or direction-dependent path loss. As opposed to using the absolute signal strength or power of an RF signal transmitted by a wireless node, implementations of the location mechanism compare the differences between signal strength values detected at various pairs of radio receivers to corresponding differences characterized in a model of the RF environment. One implementation searches for the locations in the model between each pair of radio receivers where their signal strength is different by an observed amount.

摘要翻译： 一种使用差分信号强度度量来减少由无线节点发射功率的变化，信号强度检测中的误差和/或与方向相关的路径损耗引起的误差的无线节点定位机制。 与使用由无线节点发送的RF信号的绝对信号强度或功率相反，位置机制的实现将在各种无线电接收机处检测到的信号强度值之间的差异与在RF环境的模型中表征的相应差异进行比较 。 一个实现方式在每一对无线电接收机之间搜索模型中的信号强度与观测量不同的位置。

公开(公告)号：US07982611B1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US12272776

申请日：2008-11-17

申请人： Brent A. Picasso ,  Paul Dietrich ,  Michael J. Dacquisto ,  Joseph Baird ,  Christopher J. Diorio ,  Harley K. Heinrich

发明人： Brent A. Picasso ,  Paul Dietrich ,  Michael J. Dacquisto ,  Joseph Baird ,  Christopher J. Diorio ,  Harley K. Heinrich

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/0008

摘要： Rogue RFID readers are detected by listening to communication between rogue reader and a tag, capturing a time stamp and/or a channel associated with the communication, and checking the captured time stamp/channel to determine whether it is a result of a command from another legitimate reader. Audible or visible alerts may be issued, flags may be set, or messages transmitted to an administrator upon determining the operation of the rogue RFID reader. Based on the alert(s) affected tags or the rogue reader may be jammed or an effect of the illegal transmission by the rogue reader may be reversed or tags replaced.

摘要翻译： 通过监听流氓读取器和标签之间的通信，捕获与通信相关联的时间戳和/或通道来检测流氓RFID读取器，并且检查所捕获的时间戳/通道以确定它是否是来自另一个的命令的结果 合法的读者。 可以发出声音或可见的警报，可以设置标志，或者在确定流氓RFID读取器的操作时发送给管理员的消息。 基于警报受影响的标签或流氓读取器可能被卡住，或者流氓读取器的非法传输的效果可能被颠倒或被替换。

公开(公告)号：US20080258878A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US12057509

申请日：2008-03-28

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Christopher J. Diorio ,  Theron Stanford ,  Chad Lindhorst ,  Kambiz Rahimi ,  Ali Aiouaz ,  Aanand Esterberg

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Christopher J. Diorio ,  Theron Stanford ,  Chad Lindhorst ,  Kambiz Rahimi ,  Ali Aiouaz ,  Aanand Esterberg

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： G06K7/0008 ,  G06K7/10039 ,  G06Q10/087

摘要： RFID reader systems, readers, components, software and methods can inventory RFID tags in one or more early attempts. Then they can facilitate the inventoried RFID tags to refrain from participating in one or more subsequent inventorying attempts. In some embodiments, an inventoried indicator in the tag becomes updated upon backscattering. The updated value is used by the tag to recognize a subsequent attempt, and thus refrain from participating in it. This permits the subsequent attempt to be used more intensively for inventorying the more elusive, harder-to-read tags, especially in more demanding scenarios.

摘要翻译： RFID读取器系统，读取器，组件，软件和方法可以在一个或多个早期尝试中存储RFID标签。 然后，它们可以促进所记录的RFID标签，以避免参与一个或多个后续的盘点尝试。 在一些实施例中，标签中的盘存指示符在后向散射时被更新。 标签使用更新的值来识别后续尝试，因此不要参与。 这允许随后的尝试更加集中地用于清查更难以捉摸，难以阅读的标签，特别是在更苛刻的场景中。

公开(公告)号：US07432814B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-07

申请号：US11412171

申请日：2006-04-25

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Christopher J. Diorio ,  Kurt E. Sundstrom ,  Todd E. Humes

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Christopher J. Diorio ,  Kurt E. Sundstrom ,  Todd E. Humes

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/0008 ,  G06K19/0723

摘要： Systems, software, devices, and methods are described for an RFID reader system to communicate with RFID tags. RF energy detected in conjunction with using a selected channel is detected and used to adjust a waveform shaping parameter. The waveform shaping parameter can be additionally stored, and then reconstructed for later use in the same channel. Reconstruction can optionally be also from derived channel performance data. RF waves can be transmitted from the reader to the RFID tags and RF waves can be backscattered from the RFID tags. At least some of the RF waves transmitted to or backscattered from the RFID tags have a waveform with a shape according to the reconstructed waveform shaping parameter.

摘要翻译： 描述了RFID读取器系统与RFID标签通信的系统，软件，设备和方法。 检测结合使用所选通道的RF能量并用于调整波形整形参数。 可以另外存储波形整形参数，然后重建以供以后在同一通道中使用。 重构也可以是衍生通道性能数据。 RF波可以从读取器发送到RFID标签，并且RF波可以从RFID标签反向散射。 从RFID标签发送到或反向散射的至少一些RF波具有根据重建的波形整形参数的具有形状的波形。

公开(公告)号：US20080026952A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-31

申请号：US11641339

申请日：2006-12-18

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Alan Kosaka ,  Sophie Pogam ,  Isabel Najera

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Alan Kosaka ,  Sophie Pogam ,  Isabel Najera

IPC分类号： C40B30/06 ,  C12N15/00

CPC分类号： C07K14/005 ,  C12N15/86 ,  C12N2770/24222 ,  C12N2770/24243

摘要： The present invention provides for novel HCV replicon shuttle vectors useful for cloning in HCV polynucleotide sequences from samples of HCV-infected patients and testing the resulting replicons for drug susceptibility.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于克隆HCV感染患者样品的HCV多核苷酸序列的新型HCV复制子穿梭载体，并检测所得的复制子的药物敏感性。

公开(公告)号：US20070141554A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-21

申请号：US11637511

申请日：2006-12-11

申请人： Paul Dietrich ,  Bruce Koch ,  Heather Guthrie ,  Ulrich Gubler

发明人： Paul Dietrich ,  Bruce Koch ,  Heather Guthrie ,  Ulrich Gubler

IPC分类号： C12Q1/00 ,  C12N5/06 ,  C07K14/705

CPC分类号： G01N33/5008 ,  C07K14/705 ,  C12N2503/00 ,  C12N2510/00 ,  G01N33/5014 ,  G01N33/502 ,  G01N33/6872 ,  G01N2800/52

摘要： A stable eukaryotic cell line that expresses hERG and exhibits a stable current under electrophysiological test conditions is provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了表达hERG并在电生理测试条件下表现出稳定电流的稳定的真核细胞系。

公开(公告)号：US20060261956A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-23

申请号：US11412192

申请日：2006-04-25

申请人： Kurt Sundstrom ,  Christopher Diorio ,  Todd Humes ,  Paul Dietrich

发明人： Kurt Sundstrom ,  Christopher Diorio ,  Todd Humes ,  Paul Dietrich

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/0008 ,  G06K19/0723

摘要： Systems, software, devices, and methods are described for an RFID reader system to communicate with RFID tags. RF energy encountered in conjunction with using a selected channel is detected. The RF energy can be a signal from another RFID reader. The detected signal is used to adjust a waveform shaping parameter. RF waves can be transmitted from the reader to the RFID tags and RF waves can be backscattered from the RFID tags. At least some of the RF waves transmitted to or backscattered from the RFID tags have a waveform with a shape according to the adjusted waveform shaping parameter.

摘要翻译： 描述了RFID读取器系统与RFID标签通信的系统，软件，设备和方法。 检测到结合使用所选择的频道遇到的RF能量。 RF能量可以是来自另一RFID读取器的信号。 检测到的信号用于调整波形整形参数。 RF波可以从读取器发送到RFID标签，并且RF波可以从RFID标签反向散射。 从RFID标签发射或反向散射的至少一些RF波具有根据经调整的波形整形参数的形状的波形。