11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160077485 | Manually Removable Separator for Neutralizing Static Charge Buildup on a Replaceable Unit of an Electrophotographic Image Forming Device - A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a photoconductive drum having an outer surface. A component is biased toward contact with the outer surface of the photoconductive drum. A separator is manually removable from the replaceable unit. The separator includes a separator portion physically separating the component from the outer surface of the photoconductive drum. The separator also includes a first electrically conductive contact electrically connected to the component and a second electrically conductive contact electrically connected to the photoconductive drum. An electrical path is formed between the first electrically conductive contact and the second electrically conductive contact electrically connecting the component and the photoconductive drum such that a surface electrical potential of the component remains substantially the same as a surface electrical potential of the photoconductive drum. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077486 | Photoconductive Drum Cover for Neutralizing Static Charge Buildup on a Replaceable Unit of an Electrophotographic Image Forming Device - A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a photoconductive drum having an exposed outer surface along a length of the photoconductive drum. A cover is manually removable from the replaceable unit. The cover includes a body covering the exposed portion of the outer surface of the photoconductive drum along the length of the photoconductive drum. An inner side of the body adjacent to the exposed portion of the outer surface of the photoconductive drum is electrically conductive. The cover includes a securing member removably securing the cover to the replaceable unit. The cover also includes an electrically conductive contact electrically connected to the photoconductive drum. An electrical path is formed between the electrically conductive contact and the electrically conductive inner side of the body that electrically connects the photoconductive drum and the inner side of the body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077487 | Developing Unit Having Guide that Stably Supports Toner Cartridge - A developing device includes a developer cartridge and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a first guide and a second guide. The second is movable with respect to the developing frame between a first position where the second guide is in continuous with the first guide and a second position where a continuous state of the second guide with the first guide is interrupted. The developer cartridge includes a developer frame that accommodates a developer and a first guided member movable with respect to the developer frame. The first guide and the second guide at the first position guide the first guided member in the course of attaching the developer cartridge to the developing unit. When an attachment of the developer cartridge to the developing unit completes, the first guide receives the first guided member, and the second guide is at the second position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077488 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a function to clean exhaust air from inside and to discharge cleaned air. The image forming apparatus has an exhaust air duct configured to guide internal air to outside, and a cleaning filter configured to clean air passing through the exhaust air duct. A cubic measure of an airflow path in the exhaust air duct during normal operation has a first value, and the cubic measure of the airflow path in the exhaust air duct during operation causing a large amount of harmful matters to be contained in the exhaust air from inside has a second value greater than the first value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077489 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods and systems for displaying images, and for implementing volumetric user interfaces. One exemplary embodiment provides a system comprising: a light source; an image producing unit, which produces an image upon interaction with light approaching the image producing unit from the light source; an eyepiece; and a mirror, directing light from the image to a surface of the eyepiece, wherein the surface has a shape of a solid of revolution formed by revolving a planar curve at least 180° around an axis of revolution. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077490 | MECHANICAL COMPONENT, MECHANICAL COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, MOVEMENT, AND TIMEPIECE - To provide a mechanical component, a mechanical component manufacturing method, a movement, and a timepiece allowing the forcing-in portion to be firmly fixed to the shaft member, providing a sufficient buffer effect, and capable of precisely determining the outer diameter dimension. Provided is a mechanical component rotating around a shaft member. This mechanical component includes: a component main body having a through-hole through which the shaft member is passed; and a forcing-in portion formed on the inner surface of the through-hole and fixed to the shaft member through the forcing-in of the shaft member. The component main body has a retaining recess constituting an anchor structure regulating displacement of the forcing-in portion with respect to the component main body. The forcing-in portion is formed of a metal material. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077491 | MECHANICAL COMPONENT, MECHANICAL COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, MOVEMENT, AND TIMEPIECE - To provide a mechanical component, a mechanical component manufacturing method, a movement, and a timepiece which are free from breakage due to the forcing-in of the shaft member and which allow the mechanical component to be reliably fixed to the shaft member. Provided is a mechanical component configured to rotate around a shaft member. The mechanical component includes: a component main body having a through-hole through which the shaft member is passed; and one or a plurality of shaft support portions formed on the inner surface of the through-hole and serving to fix the shaft member to the component main body. The shaft support portion(s) protrude (s) from the inner surface of the through-hole and is (are) capable of retaining the shaft member due to an elastic force. The elongation percentage of the shaft support portion(s) is larger than the elongation percentage of the component main body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077492 | Athletic Watch - A device for monitoring athletic performance of a user has a wristband configured to be worn by the user. The electronic module may include a controller and a screen and a plurality of user inputs operably associated with the controller. The user inputs may include a user input configured to be applied by the user against the screen and in a direction generally normal to the screen. The controller may further be configured to generate one or more user interfaces in response to various user inputs and conditions. For example, the controller may generate workout mode interfaces and non-workout mode interfaces including various goal information, workout data, reminders and the like. In one or more arrangements, multiple types of information may be displayed simultaneously. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077493 | Electronic Apparatus and Information Processing Method - An electronic apparatus and an information processing method are described, which solve the technical problem that the relative position between respective bodies of wearable devices are unchangeable, and achieve the technical effect that a relative position between a display body and a fixation body of the electronic apparatus are changeable. The electronic apparatus includes a display body configured to output image information in a display state; a fixation body configured to maintain a relative position relationship between the electronic apparatus and at least a portion of a user's body when the electronic apparatus is in a fixed state; and a connection device configured to connect the display body and the fixation body and through which a relative position between the display body and the fixation body can be changed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077494 | Athletic Watch - A device for monitoring athletic performance of a user has a wristband configured to be worn by the user. The electronic module may include a controller and a screen and a plurality of user inputs operably associated with the controller. The user inputs may include a user input configured to be applied by the user against the screen and in a direction generally normal to the screen. The controller may further be configured to generate one or more user interfaces in response to various user inputs and conditions. For example, the controller may generate workout mode interfaces and non-workout mode interfaces including various goal information, workout data, reminders and the like. In one or more arrangements, multiple types of information may be displayed simultaneously. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077495 | Athletic Watch - A device for monitoring athletic performance of a user has a wristband configured to be worn by the user. The electronic module may include a controller and a screen and a plurality of user inputs operably associated with the controller. The user inputs may include a user input configured to be applied by the user against the screen and in a direction generally normal to the screen. The controller may further be configured to generate one or more user interfaces in response to various user inputs and conditions. For example, the controller may generate workout mode interfaces and non-workout mode interfaces including various goal information, workout data, reminders and the like. In one or more arrangements, multiple types of information may be displayed simultaneously. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077496 | WATCH CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY TURNING ON BACKLIGHT AND RELATED METHOD - A watch capable of automatically turning on a backlight and a related method includes: providing a watch and one or more wearable device both supporting a wireless communication protocol, establishing a communication between the watch and the wearable device via the wireless communication protocol, measuring a signal strength related to the communication, determining whether a distance condition is satisfied based on the signal strength, and turning on a backlight of the watch when the distance condition is satisfied. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077497 | METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a case includes a glass and a back cover, the electronic device including at least one electronic module configured to calculate a current time, to execute plural functions and to provide information relating to the current time and to the functions to a display disposed underneath the glass. The electronic device further including a controller including at least one contact area allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module, the at least one contact area being monitored by the electronic module at a scanning frequency. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077498 | ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE OF POWER TRANSMITTING MEANS, MOLDING APPARATUS, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTING METHOD OF POWER TRANSMITTING MEANS - An abnormality detecting device of power transmitting means comprises an electric motor; a converting mechanism that converts a rotary motion of the electric motor into a linear motion; a first detector that detects rotation of the electric motor; a second detector that detects the movement of the driving object at a predetermined position; a storage device for storing, as a reference value, a rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected at normal time by the first detector and which is at a time when detecting the driving object by the second detector; and a comparing device configured to compare a rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected by the first detector when the movement of the driving object is detected by the second detector, with the reference value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077499 | Controller Capable of Achieving Multi-Variable Controls Through Single-Variable Control Unit - A controller includes a control unit, at least one DOF (Dynamic Offshoot Factor) unit, and a compensation unit. The control unit produces an output signal for a process according to a measured signal and a reference signal, so that the measured signal can be changed to approach the reference signal. The DOF unit receives a selection signal corresponding to a variable of the process that affects the measured signal or is affected by the control unit. Also, the DOF unit produces a DOF signal according to short-time and long-time average values of the selection signal. The compensation unit incorporates the DOF signal into one of the measured signal, the reference signal, and the output signal to obtain a compensation signal being sent back to the control unit, instead of the measured signal, the reference signal or the output signal, to facilitate controlling the process. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077500 | SERVO MOTOR CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a servo motor controller for controlling a servo motor having a current limiting unit, and a tuningless nonlinear control method thereof. According to the present invention, the servo motor controller control method for controlling a servo motor including a current limiting unit comprises the steps of: detecting that the limited current is output according to a current command of the current limiting unit; adjusting a disturbance estimation gain of the servo motor controller in response to the output of the limited current; and generating a control input provided from the servo motor controller to the current limiting unit on the basis of the adjusted disturbance estimation gain. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077501 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK - A device comprises a processing unit, a network interface configured to enable communications in a network, and a machine-readable medium that stores instructions executable by the processing unit. The instructions are configured to cause the processing unit to receive, from a controller device in the network, information for operating in one or more states associated with collecting data, and to operate in a first state based on the information. Operating in the first state includes controlling a first sensor coupled to the device for collecting first sensor data at a first sampling rate, executing a first trigger, and determining an output of the first trigger. The output of the first trigger is based on the first sensor data. Based on the output of the first trigger, a determination is made whether to remain in the first state, or switch to a different state. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077502 | ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING USING A CORRELATOR DIGITAL FILTER - A control system for controlling operation of an electric appliance is provided. The control system includes a correlator digital filter configured to receive input signals including at least one target signal associated with operation of the electric appliance and extract the target signal from the input signal. The control system also includes a controller operatively coupled with the correlator digital filter and the electric appliance, where the controller is configured to receive the extracted target signal from the correlator digital filter. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REPLACE AN ELECTRICAL POWER MODULE IN A WIRELESS VALVE POSITIONER WITHOUT POWER DISRUPTION - A process control device includes an interface configured to communicate with other devices in a process control system. The process control device also includes a primary power source, the primary power source configured to provide power to at least one component of the process control device, which component, if not powered, would result in disruption to the control of the process. The process control device still further includes a terminal configured to electrically couple the process control device to an auxiliary power source such that the auxiliary power source provides sufficient power to the at least one component when the auxiliary power source is connected to the terminal such that the process control device remains operable to control the process in the absence of the primary power source. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077504 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DIVISION OUTPUT APPARATUS AND ITS APPLICATION - An extraction unit extracts, from volume data, a three-dimensional object having a tree-structure including plural end-points, plural branch-points, at least one edge each connecting an end-point and a branch-point, and at least one edge each connecting two branch-points. A division position search unit searches for a division candidate position that maximizes, with respect to an output range of a three-dimensional object creation apparatus, the size of at least one of division objects obtainable by dividing the three-dimensional object at the division candidate position on one of the edges of the tree-structure. A division unit divides, at a position on the one of the edges on which the division candidate position is present, the three-dimensional object into division objects the size of at least one of which is within the output range. An output unit outputs the at least one of the division objects to the three-dimensional object creation apparatus. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077505 | Device and Method for Moving an Object - A device and method for the generation of a constraint-based, preferably time-optimal motion profile is presented. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077506 | PROGRAMMING CONTROL METHOD FOR SERVO FAN AND PROGRAMMING CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF - A programming control method for a servo fan and a programming control device thereof are provided in the embodiment of the invention. The programming control device is coupled to a motor. The programming control device includes an input/output interface, a micro processing unit and a function circuit. The function circuit is coupled to the input/output interface and the micro processing unit. The function circuit updates the firmware according to a magnitude of an operation voltage. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077507 | RESOURCE CONTROL BY PROBABILITY TREE CONVOLUTION PRODUCTION COST VALUATION BY ITERATIVE EQUIVALENT DEMAND DURATION CURVE EXPANSION (AKA. TREE CONVOLUTION) - A method, system and program product for quantifying risk of unserved energy in an energy system using a digital simulation. An energy demand forecast is generated based at least in part on a weather model for near term future periods. A plurality of energy supply resources are committed to meet the plurality of energy demand assisted by a plurality of storage devices and associated ancillary services. A probable operating status is specified for each committed energy supply resource in the energy system. Renewable energy resources such as wind, solar cells, and biofuels are also included in the models for energy supply sources. A determination is made as to whether or not the committed supply resources and storage devices are sufficient to meet the energy demand as well as determine the cost of production above a prespecified LODP and EUE. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077508 | CONTROLLER FOR TREATMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT EFFLUENT - Embodiments disclosed herein include a controller for a treatment system for lessening the hazard of effluents produced in a processing system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077509 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER HAVING LOW LATENCY - A method for operating a programmable logic control device to which a current input data set having state data regarding a peripheral component is provided cyclically by a communications bus after each bus cycle terminates. A first program instance of a control program is cyclically processed by a control device. The program cycle duration is longer than the bus cycle duration and, therefore, between the beginning and end of the program cycle, the communications bus provides at least one current data set that cannot be taken into account by the first program instance. To reduce the latency with which a control device reacts to a change in the input value of a peripheral component. at least one other program instance of the control program is cyclically processed so that it is temporally offset by less than one program cycle duration relative to the first program instance. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077510 | SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING ABNORMALITY OCCURRENCE USING PLC LOG DATA - The present disclosure relates to a system for predicting abnormality occurrence using a PLC log data, the system including a controller configured to receive a data from a lower-level device connected to a PLC data log module and determine the data, and to store the data in an event storage when the data is a data related to abnormality occurrence, an analyzer configured to generate an abnormality analysis result by analyzing the data related to abnormality occurrence, and an analysis result storage configured to store the abnormality analysis result, wherein the controller compares the data transmitted from the lower-level device with the abnormality analysis result stored in the analysis result storage, and generates an abnormality occurrence prediction signal, when it is determined that the data transmitted from the lower-level device is similar to the abnormality analysis result. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077511 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING THE OPERATION OF BUILDING RESOURCES - Described herein are systems and methods for scheduling the operation of building resources. In overview, some embodiments provide a central interface for allowing the scheduling of a large number of devices within a building, irrespective of the manufacturer or scheduling requirements of the individual devices. For example, one embodiment provides, a software product that executes on a processor for allowing a user to submit scheduling preference in relation to one or more building resources. The software package analyses and applies these preferences across the devices described by the building resource or resources. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077512 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device including a CPU for numerical control, a CPU for HMI, a display circuit and a restarting circuit configured to restart the CPU for HMI using the CPU for numerical control. The numerical control device further includes a display task monitoring unit, a determination unit configured to determine an abnormality of the operation condition of the display task by the CPU for HMI, using the display task monitoring unit, and a restarting unit configured to restart the CPU for HMI based on a determination result by the determination unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077513 | System and Method for Optimizing a Work Implement Path - A system for determining an optimized cut location for a work implement includes a position sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to determine the position of a work surface and determine a plurality of potential cut locations along a path between an initial cut location and an end location. The controller is further configured to determine an efficiency for moving an amount of material for each of the initial cut location and the plurality of potential cut locations based upon the amount of material to be moved, a parameter associated with moving the amount of material, and a loading profile, and select the optimized cut location from one of the initial cut location and the plurality of potential cut locations based upon the efficiency of each of the initial cut location and the plurality of potential cut locations. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077514 | System and Method for Optimizing a Work Implement Path - A system for determining an optimized cut location for a work implement includes a position sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to determine the position of a work surface and perform a coarse analysis along a path based upon the position of the work surface and a coarse analysis parameter threshold to select a selected coarse analysis increment. The controller is further configured to perform a fine analysis along the selected coarse analysis increment based upon the position of the work surface and a fine analysis parameter threshold to select the optimized cut location. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077515 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MACHINING CENTER - A computer numerical control (CNC) machining center is provided. The CNC machining center includes a spindle that receives a cutting tool. A work surface is operably arranged adjacent the spindle. A non-contact three-dimensional (3D) measurement device is operably coupled to the tool mount, the 3D measurement device including a projector and at least one device camera, the at least one camera being arranged to receive light from the light source that is reflected off of a surface. A plurality of targets is provided with at least one of the targets coupled to the 3D measurement device. At least two photogrammetry cameras are provided having a orientation and a field of view to acquire images of the targets. A controller is coupled for communication to the 3D measurement device and the at least two cameras, the controller determining the position of the 3D measurement device within the machining center during operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077516 | DATA COMPENSATION DEVICE, DATA COMPENSATION METHOD, AND MACHINING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a data compensation device includes a temperature measuring unit, a position measuring unit and a calculating unit. The temperature measuring unit measures an environmental temperature in a vicinity of a machining apparatus. The position measuring unit measures a position of a component of the machining apparatus decided in advance. The calculating unit calculates a geometric error compensation value corresponding to each of a plurality of environmental temperatures on the basis of the environmental temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit, the position of the component measured by the position measuring unit, and the position of the component decided in advance. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077517 | METHOD FOR GROUPING REGION OF INTEREST OF MASK PATTERN AND MEASURING CRITICAL DIMENSION OF MASK PATTERN USING THE SAME - A method for measuring a critical dimension of a mask pattern, including generating a mask pattern using an optically proximity-corrected (OPC) mask design including at least one block; measuring a first critical dimension of a target-region of interest (target-ROI) including neighboring blocks having a same critical dimension (CD), in the mask pattern; determining a group region of interest including the target-ROI and at least one neighboring block adjacent to the target-ROI; measuring second CDs of the neighboring blocks of the group region of interest; and correcting a measuring value of the first CD using a measuring value of the second CDs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077518 | NUMERICAL-CONTROL MACHINING-PROGRAM CREATION DEVICE - To provide a numerical-control machining-program creation device that creates a numerical-control machining program including turning machining based on shape data of a workpiece. The numerical-control machining-program creation device generates a turning-machining removal shape indicating a shape to be removed by turning machining based on a turning sectional shape, extracts a turning groove shape from the turning-machining removal shape, and creates the numerical-control machining program for turning machining based on a shape obtained by separating the turning groove shape from the turning-machining removal shape. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077519 | Welding Control System - A welding control system is provided for monitoring welding operations of a plurality of welding units within a production facility configured to provide weld data associated with the respective mechanical entities, including a determination unit configured to determine for each type of mechanical entity a corresponding welding error rate on the basis of weld data received from welding units of the production facility, a calculation unit configured to calculate for each type of mechanical entity the number of faulty mechanical entities of the respective entity type depending on the number of mechanical entities used and configured to weight the calculated number of faulty mechanical entities of the respective entity type with a predetermined manufacturing effort value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077520 | QUALITY CONTROLLING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, there is provided a quality controlling device including: a predictor, a frequency calculator, and an implementing signal creator. The predictor employs a prediction model that associates an inspection result value of a first inspection with a predicted value being a value relating to a possibility of pass or failure in a second inspection and calculates the predicted value from an inspection result value that is obtained for an inspection target in the first inspection. The frequency calculator calculates, for the inspection target, an implementation frequency to implement the second inspection in accordance with the predicted value calculated by the predictor. The implementing signal creator creates a signal that indicates, for the inspection target, necessity of implementing the second inspection in accordance with the implementation frequency. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077521 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF OVERLAY ERROR CORRECTION - Several embodiments of photolithography systems and associated methods of overlay error correction are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for correcting overlay errors in a photolithography system includes measuring a plurality of first overlay errors that individually correspond to a microelectronic substrate in a first batch of microelectronic substrates. The method also includes determining a relationship between the first overlay errors and a first sequence of the microelectronic substrates in the first batch. The method further includes correcting a second overlay error of individual microelectronic substrates in a second batch based on a second sequence of the microelectronic substrates in the second batch and the determined relationship. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077522 | Remote Non-Destructive Testing - An inspection apparatus for enabling a remotely-located expert to monitor an inspection by a non-expert, the apparatus comprising an inspection device capable of being operated by the non-expert, which is configured to generate inspection data indicative of a condition of a test object, and a communication unit configured to: divide the inspection data into first and second data; transfer the first data for being presented to the remotely-located expert at a first time, to facilitate substantially real-time monitoring of the inspection by the expert; and transfer the second data for being presented to the remotely-located expert at a second time, which is later than the first time, to facilitate non-real time monitoring of the inspection by the expert. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077523 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND COMMUNICATING WITH AIRCRAFT - A ground-based aircraft control system including at least one data receiver/transmitter module configured to transmit aircraft control and data signals to an aircraft to control the flight of the aircraft and to receive data signals from the aircraft. At least one controller including a voice command recognition module configured to receive voice commands, to generate control signals based on the voice commands, and to transmit the control signals and command audio signals to the aircraft via the at least one data receiver/transmitter module. The at least one controller is configured to receive non-command voice audio signals and to transmit the non-command voice audio signals to the aircraft via the at least one data receiver/transmitter module. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077524 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND SUPPORTING PATIENTS - Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077525 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A control system for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to acquire first information indicating a situation of the vehicle at the time when the vehicle is traveling, and set a path for guiding the vehicle to a target position on the basis of the first information such that a variation in an inertial force in a lateral direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the vehicle is smaller than or equal to a first threshold. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077526 | ROBOT ASSISTANCE FOR DETECTING, MANAGING, AND MITIGATING RISK - The disclosure includes a system and method for using a robot to prevent risk to a user by identifying a point of interest, determining whether the point of interest is a risk for the user with visual impairments based on the user's position, responsive to a first predetermined threshold for distance being met, determining where to move the robot to mitigate the risk to the user, and instructing the robot to move to a new location. The robot may move between the user and the point of interest to prevent the user from colliding with the point of interest. The robot may use an auditory or tactile warning to warn the user. The tactile warning may be transmitted to a walking stick or a belt worn by the user. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077527 | POCKET ROBOT - A method for controlling a mobile device includes extending a retractable mechanical actuator from a mobile device case and/or the mobile device. The method also includes manipulating an object with the retractable mechanical actuator when the retractable mechanical actuator is retracted. The retractable mechanical actuator is controlled via the mobile device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077528 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A MOVABLE VEHICLE PART AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - In order to be able to precisely approach a target position of a movable vehicle part by way of a motorized actuator using simple features, an actuating motor of the actuator is stopped by a predetermined advancing lead before the target position is reached. The advancing lead is varied here depending on the rotational speed of the motor or an actuating speed measurement variable correlated therewith and depending on a temperature measurement variable characteristic of the ambient temperature of the actuator. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077529 | RETRACTABLE AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURES FOR CARGO BODIES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING POSITIONING OF THE SAME - A system that has electrically or electro-pneumatically actuated aerodynamic structures. An electric or electro-pneumatic actuator is employed, which receives signals from an existing anti-lock braking system (ABS) controller to determine when actuation occurs. Other systems are also provided that feature electric or electro-pneumatic actuation, including underbody skirts and scoops, as well as inflatable tractor-trailer gap sealing devices, adjustable tractor-trailer gap sealing flaps and inflatable trailer upper streamlining devices. Electronic control units (ECUs) for aerodynamic system control interfacing with alternate sensors for calculating speed are also provided. Satellite navigation, platooning awareness and managed pressure reserve capability can be employed with the aerodynamics ECU. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077530 | SMART VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A PLUMBING FIXTURE - A smart valve for controlling a plumbing fixture includes a control valve, a hydroelectric generator, and one or more sensors. The hydroelectric generator produces electrical power for the smart valve. The smart valve monitors sensor data from the sensors, evaluates the sensor data, and performs control actions in response to evaluating the sensor data. Control actions include restricting or shutting off water flow using the control valve. Control actions also include transmitting control messages to remote computing devices, for example to activate appliances or other home automation devices. The sensors may include a temperature sensor, a flow sensor, a proximity sensor, and/or a humidity sensor. The smart valve may shut off the water flow when a measured sensor value exceeds a predefined threshold value. The smart valve may be coupled inline between a plumbing system and a plumbing fixture. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077531 | GAS VALVE WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTH MONITORING - This disclosure relates generally to valves, and more particularly, to gas valve assemblies. In one illustrative but non-limiting example, a valve assembly may include a valve body, a valve situated in a fluid path of the valve body, a valve actuator for selectively moving the valve actuator, one or more sensors in communication with the fluid path, a controller secured relative to the valve body and in communication with the sensors, and memory operatively coupled to the controller. A user interface may be in communication with the memory and the controller and may be configured to receive a selection from a user for selecting one of two or more selectable options from the memory. The controller may compare sensed parameters to threshold values associated with the selected option. The user interface may have a lock on it to prevent tampering and to provide accountability. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077532 | SETBACK CONTROLS BASED ON OUT-OF-ROOM PRESENCE INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and devices for managing energy consumption in multi-room facilities are provided. In particular, intelligent mechanisms for determining a location of a mobile device ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077533 | VOLTAGE REGULATION SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a power grid having first, second, third, and fourth nodes for receiving first supply, first ground, second supply, and second ground voltage signals, respectively. A feedback circuit is connected to the second and fourth nodes for receiving the second supply and second ground voltage signals and generating a feedback voltage signal based on a difference between the second supply and second ground voltage signals. A resistor-ladder network receives the feedback signal and generates a sense voltage signal. A voltage regulator compares the sense voltage signal with a reference voltage signal and regulates the first supply voltage signal at a first voltage level. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077534 | VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, the invention provides a voltage control system for medium voltage applications. The voltage control system provides a booster-transformer and a feeder-transformer, each of the booster-transformer and the feeder-transformer having a respective primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the secondary winding of the feeder-transformer is electrically connected with the primary winding of the booster-transformer by an intermediate circuit. The voltage control system also includes a connection device configured to connect the secondary winding of the booster transformer with an electrical energy supply network in order that the secondary winding of the booster transformer is connected in series with a transmission line having a voltage that is to be controlled. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077535 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT - A voltage regulator circuit is provided, which includes a main regulator and at least one auxiliary regulator. The main regulator provides an output voltage and regulates the output voltage according to the output voltage and a reference voltage. Each auxiliary regulator is coupled to the main regulator. Each auxiliary regulator also provides the output voltage and regulates the output voltage according to the output voltage and the reference voltage. Each of the main regulator and the at least one auxiliary regulator provides a branch current of the same magnitude. An output current of the voltage regulator circuit includes the branch currents provided by the main regulator and the at least one auxiliary regulator. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077536 | Power Converter - Control circuit for a power converter that converts an input voltage into an output voltage is disclosed. The control circuit comprises a power switch; a power switch driver coupled with the power switch to control the switching state of the power switch so as to provide the output voltage at an output port of the power converter, the output port for coupling with a first terminal of a load; a load port for coupling with a second terminal of the load; a switching element coupled with the load port to selectively connect the load port to ground; and operating voltage supply means coupled with the load port, for providing an operating voltage to the control circuit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077537 | A LOW DROP-OUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING A REGULATED VOLTAGE - A low drop-out voltage regulator, an integrated circuit, a sensor and a method of providing a regulated voltage are provided. The low drop-out voltage regulator comprises a regulated voltage driver for providing the regulated voltage in response to a control voltage, a feedback-loop circuit for generating the control signal such that the regulated voltage driving circuit provides the regulated voltage, and a pull-up circuit for pulling up the regulated voltage to a supply voltage when a difference between the supply voltage and the control voltage is smaller than a predetermined threshold value. In the feedback-loop circuit a first feedback voltage or a second feedback voltage is generated, respectively, on basis of a first ratio and a second ratio between the feedback voltage and the regulated voltage. The second feedback voltage is generated instead of the first feedback voltage when the regulated voltage is pulled-up to the supply voltage. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077538 | LOAD FORECASTING FOR RESIDENTIAL SECTOR DEMAND RESPONSE - A method includes obtaining energy consumption information representative of energy consumption behaviors of multiple customers, grouping the multiple customers into multiple different clusters based on the consumption behaviors of the multiple customers, and generating an energy consumption model for each different cluster to enable forecasting of energy demand of the multiple customers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077539 | PROFILING-BASED ENERGY-AWARE RECOMMENDATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLOUD PLATFORM - A profiling-based energy-aware recommendation method for a cloud platform at a cloud mediator interface may include: collecting usage data of a cloud node over predetermined intervals of time; generating and storing an energy usage profile for each node by using the collected usage data; acquiring real-time usage data from the cloud node; and comparing the real-time usage data with the generated energy usage profile so as to calculate a recommendation value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077540 | BAND-GAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT BASED ON TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - A band-gap reference circuit includes a proportioned current generating circuit, a startup circuit, a current mirror circuit, a high-order temperature compensation generating circuit and a reference generating circuit. The proportioned current generating circuit is configured to generate a current in direct proportion to the absolute temperature. The startup circuit is configured to start up the proportioned current generating circuit when the startup circuit is power on. The current mirror circuit is configured to reproduce a current which is the same as the current in direct proportion to the absolute temperature. The high-order temperature compensation generating circuit is configured to generate a compensation current of high-order temperature coefficient. The reference generating circuit is configured to add the voltage which is generated by the proportioned current generating circuit to a voltage of negative temperature coefficient according to a certain proportion, and output a reference voltage of zero temperature coefficient. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077541 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR LOW POWER VOLTAGE REFERENCE AND BIAS CURRENT GENERATOR - Circuits for generating a PTAT voltage as a base-emitter voltage difference between a pair of bipolar transistors. The circuits may form unit cells in a cascading voltage reference circuit that increases the PTAT voltage with each subsequent stage. The bipolar transistors are controlled using a biasing arrangement that includes an MOS transistor connected to a current mirror that provides the base current for the bipolar transistors. A voltage reference is formed by combining a PTAT voltage and a CTAT voltage at the last stage. The voltage reference may be obtained from the voltage at an emitter of one of the bipolar transistors in the last stage. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077542 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A SWITCHED CURRENT CIRCUIT - An apparatus and corresponding method are provided to control a switched current circuit by switching the switched current circuit into an ON-state, waiting an amount of waiting an amount of time t | 2016-03-17 |
20160077543 | MULTIFUNCTION JOYSTICK APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR USING SAME - A joystick apparatus has a housing and a printed circuit board in the housing. A shaft is pivotably connected to a U-joint assembly to allow movement of the shaft relative to the center position within a circle. A concentric reduced power zone circle is associated with the circle. Operation of the joystick within the reduced power zone circle uses less power than operation outside of the reduced power zone. A knob and a magnet are located on the shaft. A Hall effect integrated circuit detects movement of the magnet in response to corresponding movement of the shaft by a user and generates a corresponding proportional joystick output signal indicative of a direction and an extent of rotation of the shaft. A multifunction joystick control system has a joystick configured to provide multiple operational modalities on a joystick. An electrical interface connects the joystick apparatus and the host central processing unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077544 | CLOCK GATING CIRCUITS AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING CLOCK GATING CIRCUITS - Clock gating circuits may include: a first inverter; a first switch having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the first switch coupled to an output of the first inverter; a feedback circuit having an input-output terminal, the input-output terminal of the feedback circuit coupled to the second terminal of the first switch; and a first logic gate having a first input terminal and a second input terminal, the first input terminal coupled to the input-output terminal of the feedback circuit, the second input terminal electrically connected to receive a master clock signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077545 | POWER AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF ASYNCHRONOUS TIMING DOMAINS IN A PROCESSING DEVICE - A processing device includes a producing processor unit in a first timing domain and a consuming processor unit in a second timing domain that is asynchronous with the first timing domain. A queue is used to convey data between the producing processor unit and the consuming processor unit. A system management unit is to modify one or both of an operating frequency or an operating voltage of one or both of the producing processor unit or the consuming processor unit based on a rate of change of a fullness of the queue. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077546 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING INDEPENDENT CLOCK SIGNALS - An apparatus for synchronizing two clock signals is disclosed. The apparatus may include a selection unit and circuitry. The selection unit may be configured to select a first or second clock signal as an output clock signal. A frequency of the first clock signal may be less than a frequency of the second clock signal. The circuitry may be configured to send a first signal to the selection unit, causing the selection unit to select the first clock signal. The circuitry may also be configured to send a second signal to the selection unit, causing the selection unit to select a subset of clock pulses of the second clock signal as the output clock signal. The subset of clock pulses of the second clock signal may include a clock pulse of the second clock signal corresponding to a transition of the first clock signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED TRAINING USING A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-SIGNAL DATA - A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077548 | MOBILE TERMINAL - There is disclosed a mobile terminal deformable into a bar type mobile terminal including a main body in which a display unit is mounted in a front surface, and a strap coupled to both sides of the main body in a first direction to form a closed curvature shape with the main body, the strap comprising a pair of curved units, wherein the strap and the main body forming the closed curvature shape together are overlapped with each other to deform the mobile terminal into the bar type, as the curved units are folded. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077549 | MASS STORAGE DEVICE OPERATION - Activation of a release button is detected, where the release button is to separate a tablet computing device from a docking station while a mass storage device of the docking station is performing an operation. In response to the detection, power is maintained to the mass storage device from a battery of the docking station to complete the operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077550 | Electronic Device And Display Method - An electronic device and a display method are provided. The electronic device includes a housing; a first body including a first display unit which is arranged on a first surface of the first body; and a second body located in an end of the housing, where the second body includes a rotary shaft and a second display unit, the second display unit is configured to cover on the rotary shaft and operable to rotate along with the rotation of the rotary shaft. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077551 | PORTABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PORTABLE APPARATUS - A display area is provided on a front face of an apparatus case of a portable apparatus. An operation detection module detects an operation performed with an operating finger on the display area. A first detection module detects a contact location of a holding finger holding the apparatus case. A second detection module detects a tilt angle of the housing with respect to a reference position of the housing. If the processor detects a change in the contact location, and the second detection module detects a change in the tilt angle of the housing, a at least one processor translates a display screen in a direction away from the contact location, and displays the display screen in the display area. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077552 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device includes a flexible display screen for displaying information. The flexible display screen includes different display areas. The wearable device further includes an input setting module and a display control module electrically connected to the input setting module. The input setting module is configured to input a plurality of information about a plurality of display areas and a plurality of information to be displayed of users' needs, and transmit the input information to the display control module. The display control module controls the set display areas to display the set information according to the input setting module. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077553 | STRETCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS OF COMPENSATING LUMINANCE OF THE SAME - A stretchable display device includes: a stretchable display panel including: pixels; a first resistive film extending in a first direction; and a second resistive film extending in a second direction; a scan driver to provide a scan signal to the pixels; a data driver to provide a data signal or a compensated data signal to the pixels; a row detection driver to detect a first current flowing through the first resistive film to generate a first detection signal; a column detection driver to detect a second current flowing through the second resistive film to generate a second detection signal; a compensation control signal generator to receive the first and the second detection signals to detect amounts of variations of the first and the second currents, and to generate a compensation control signal; and a timing controller to generate the compensated data signal based on the compensation control signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077554 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COVER MECHANISM THEREOF - A portable electronic device includes a main body having an optical device, a cover, a bezel, and a cover mechanism including a rod, a driving handle movably disposed on the bezel, and a rotating member. The bezel has an opening for exposing the optical device and is connected to the cover for containing the main body. The rod has a covering portion and a first linkage portion and is pivoted to the bezel. The rotating member is rotatably disposed between the bezel and the cover and has a second linkage portion. The first and second linkage portions are movably connected to the driving handle. When the rotating member rotates, the second linkage portion drives the driving handle to drive the rod to rotate via the first linkage portion, so as to make the covering portion move to cover or not cover the opening. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077555 | USB MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a USB memory device includes: a substrate including a semiconductor chip, a plurality of operating terminals, a reference potential terminal and a reference potential wiring; and a housing holding the substrate inside, being electrically connected to the reference potential terminal, and having electric conductivity. The reference potential wiring electrically connects the operating terminal with the reference potential terminal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077556 | Faceplate for a Computing Device - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a faceplate for a computing device. The faceplate includes a first side and a second side. The faceplate also includes a chamfer formed between the first side and the second side. The chamfer runs along at least a portion of the first side and the second side. The chamfer includes at least one hole extending through only the chamfer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077557 | Skin Based System Cooling Using Internal System Fan - A system and method for improving the cooling of the skin of an information handling system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the information handling system comprises an air moving device positioned to generate boundary layer disruption on the external skin of the system. In certain embodiments the air moving device is located within the information handling system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077558 | Uniform Flow Heat Sink - A uniform flow heat sink is described that is configured to employ variable spacing for air flow channels to account for non-uniformities in air flow due to arrangements of components within a housing of a computing device. Non-uniformities may be ascertained by analysis of an air flow profile for a computing device to detect regions of high and low flow. Air flow rates for the computing device may be balanced by configuring air flow channel spacing for the heat sink to vary around a perimeter of the heat sink and account for the ascertained non-uniformities. Air flow channel spacing may be controlled by changing the concentration, spacing, pitch, positioning and/or other characteristics of heat transfer surfaces associated with the heat sink. Generally, air flow channel spacing is increased in areas of high system impedance and decreased in areas of low system impedance to increase uniformity of flow. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077559 | FLEXIBLE POWER SUPPLIES FOR COMPUTING SYSTEMS - Various techniques for flexible power supply in computing facilities are described herein. In one embodiment, a power distribution unit includes a first subsystem for receiving power from a power source and a second subsystem electrically coupled to one or more of the processing units in the component enclosure. The first subsystem includes a number of power supplies coupled to the power source, and the number of power supplies corresponds to a power requirement of the processing units. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077560 | Power Delivery Circuitry - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for a memory device comprising a memory system and power delivery circuitry comprising an energy storage, wherein the power delivery circuitry is configured to simultaneously deliver a first power from the energy storage and a second power from an external power supply coupled to the memory device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077561 | MEMORY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a volatile memory, a power supply circuit, and a controller. The power supply circuit includes a first power supply path in which power supplied from a host device is supplied to the volatile memory, a second, power supply path in which the power is supplied from the internal power supply to the volatile memory, and a switching device that switches between the first power supply path and the second power supply path. In response to an instruction for a transition to a low power consumption mode received from the host device, the controller outputs, to the switching device, an instruction to switch the power supply circuit from the first power supply path to the second power supply path. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077562 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USING AUTOMATIC POWER SUPPLY SELECTION - A system and method of wireless power transfer using automatic power supply selection includes an electronic system. The electronic system includes an electronics module, a primary power supply that receives power from a primary external power source, a secondary power supply that receives power from a secondary external power source, and a selection module. When the primary power supply is operative, the selection module selects the primary power supply to supply power to the electronics module and disables the secondary power supply. When the primary power supply is not operative and the secondary power supply is operative, the selection module selects the secondary power supply to supply power to the electronics module. When the secondary power supply is disabled, the secondary power supply disables the secondary external power source. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077563 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor integrated circuit ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077564 | Host Device and Terminal Device, and Communication System - A host-side control unit | 2016-03-17 |
20160077565 | FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION OF ASYNCHRONOUS TIMING DOMAINS UNDER POWER CONSTRAINTS - A processing device includes one or more queues to convey data between a producing processor unit in a first timing domain and a consuming processor unit in a second timing domain that is asynchronous with the first timing domain. A system management unit configures a first operating frequency of the producing processor unit and a second operating frequency of the consuming processor unit based on a power constraint for the processing device and a target size of the one or more queues. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077566 | ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTROLLING A DC/AC VOLTAGE CONVERTER - Electronic architecture ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING LEAKAGE POWER OF A CIRCUIT - Described is a processor comprising: a plurality of transistors operable to provide dynamically adjustable transistor size, the plurality of transistors coupled at one end to a first power supply and coupled at another end to a second power supply; a circuit coupled to the second power supply, the second power supply to provide power to the circuit; and a power control unit (PCU) to monitor the level of the first power supply, and to dynamically adjust the transistor size of the plurality of transistors so that the second power supply is adjusted to keep the circuit operational. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAVING POWER OF A PROCESSOR SOCKET IN A MULTI-SOCKET COMPUTER SYSTEM - Described is an apparatus comprising: a plurality of system agents, at least one system agent including one or more queues; and logic to monitor the one or more queues in at least one system agent and to cause the plurality of system agents to block traffic after satisfaction of a criterion. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077569 | OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY USAGE IN A PROCESSOR - In an embodiment, a processor includes at least one core and energy performance gain (EPG) logic to determine an EPG frequency based on a first value of an EPG. The EPG is based upon energy consumed by the processor and upon performance of the processor. The processor also includes a clock generator to generate a frequency of operation of the at least one core based on the EPG frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077570 | DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DYNAMIC POLICY DRIVEN PEAK POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A peak power management system for networked smart IT devices. These smart devices have computing capability with at least one CPU and memory and can be networked. An uninterruptible power supply provides power to the smart devices. A central intelligent power management server controls the power consumed by all the smart devices networked with the server. The system uses priority based peak power management policies for smart IT devices assisted by fine grain control of external power drawn by each device. By applying different power management policies at different scheduled intervals and controlling the power consumption on the smart devices, the aggregated peak power demand is controlled. The policies can be adapted in-time to suit the actual, real-time power requirement of devices, their priorities, and applicable peak power limit at that time. Also, dynamic policy based peak power management can be extended to an intelligent hierarchical power distribution network. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077571 | Heuristic Processor Power Management in Operating Systems - Various embodiments provide techniques and devices for heuristics-based processor power management of the processor of a computing device. Processor performance metrics and workload are monitored. Processor management profiles are generated, stored, and adjusted using heuristic performance data. Appropriate power management profiles are applied to the processor to balance processor power consumption against performance expectations and enhance efficiency of processor operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077572 | SYSTEM ON CHIP (SOC), AND DYNAMIC VOLTAGE FREQUENCY SCALING (DVFS) VERIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - A dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) verification method of a system on chip according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosed subject matter includes extracting, by a DVFS state extraction module, a DVFS state conversion code from a code, analyzing the extracted DVFS state conversion code, and generating a DVFS state value according to a result of the analysis, generating, by a valid state extraction module, valid state values which satisfy an operation voltage condition and an operation frequency condition capable of operating the system on chip, and determining, by a stability determination module, stability of the DVFS state value according to whether or not the DVFS state value is equal to one of the valid state values. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077573 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF WAKE-UP PACKET, AND WAKE-UP SYSTEM AND METHOD - A transmission apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a wake-up packet including wake-up information for waking up a reception apparatus and operational information for setting a function to be performed by the reception apparatus in response to a wake-up of the reception apparatus; and a communicator configured to perform communication with the reception apparatus to transmit the wake-up packet to the reception apparatus. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077574 | Methods and Apparatus for Unsupervised Wakeup with Time-Correlated Acoustic Events - Methods and apparatus for unsupervised wakeup of a device including receiving a first acoustic event at a first time and a second acoustic event at a second time, wherein the first and second acoustic events have scores above a first threshold identifying the first and second acoustic events as wakeup candidates for a wakeup phrase for an unsupervised wakeup of a device. It can be determined that the first acoustic event score is below a second threshold, which is higher than the first threshold and whether a difference between the first and second times is within a range to check for correlation in time between the first and second acoustic events. Occurrence of a wakeup event can be determined based upon the first and second times. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077575 | INTERFACE TO EXPOSE INTERRUPT TIMES TO HARDWARE - A power management controller is used to control power management states of a processing device. A register stores a timer tick value accessible to the power management controller. The timer tick value indicates when an interrupt is to occur in the processing device. The power management controller may use the exposed timer tick value to decide whether to transition between power management states such as an active state, an idle state, and a power-gated state. The timer tick value stored in the register may be modified by an operating system, an application, or software implemented on the processing device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077576 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR COLLABORATIVE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SCENARIO-BASED POWER MANAGEMENT - Technologies for collaborative hardware-software power management include a computing device having a processor that supports a low-power idle state. The low-power idle state may be connected standby or a low-power audio playback state. The computing device detects a present usage scenario and determines whether the usage scenario qualifies for a power boost. Qualifying usage scenarios may include low-power audio playback, screen-on interactive use, and I/O-bound workloads. For qualifying usage scenarios, the computing device applies a boosted power management policy that increases power consumption and performance compared to a default power management policy. The default power management policy may base performance and power consumption on recent processor utilization. The computing device may generate one or more hardware hints to increase performance and power consumption, such as increasing the processor p-state or setting the value of an energy performance bias register. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077577 | MEMORY AND PROCESSOR HIERARCHY TO IMPROVE POWER EFFICIENCY - A computing memory includes an execution unit and an access processor coupled with a memory system, where the execution unit and the access processor are logically separated units. The execution unit is for processing operand data. The access processor is for providing operand data and configuration data to the execution unit. The access processor reads operand data from the memory system and sends the operand data to the execution unit. The execution unit executes the operand data according to the provided configuration data. The access processor includes information about execution times of operations of the execution unit for the provided configuration. The access processor reserves time-slots for writing execution unit results provided by the execution unit into selected locations in the memory system based on the information about the execution times, upon sending at least one of the operand data and the configuration data to the execution unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077578 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AID OF THERMAL DETECTION, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for controlling an electronic device with aid of thermal detection, and an associated apparatus and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method includes the steps of: performing thermal detection for the electronic device, to generate at least one thermal detection result; and based on the at least one thermal detection result, selectively waking up the electronic device, not waking up the electronic device, controlling a screen of the electronic device to remain on, or turning off the screen of the electronic device. The apparatus includes: at least one thermal sensor capable of performing thermal detection for the electronic device, to generate the at least one thermal detection result; and a processing circuit, coupled to the at least one thermal sensor. The computer program product has program instructions for instructing a processing circuit of the electronic device to perform one or more operations of the method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077579 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A SYSTEM FOR A POWER LOSS - In an embodiment, a system includes a power management unit (PMU), a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, and a processor. The PMU may be configured to generate a power supply voltage, change a state of a status signal responsive to an event, and reduce a voltage level of the power supply voltage responsive to a predetermined period of time elapsing from detecting the event. The system may be configured to transition from a first to a second operating mode responsive to the change of the state of the status signal, and cancel pending commands to the non-volatile memory responsive to the transition to the second operating mode. The non-volatile memory may be configured to complete active commands prior the predetermined period of time elapsing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077580 | APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD BASED ON MOTION - A device includes a display panel configured to display an interface. The device includes a motion sensor configured to detect a motion of the device and to output a detection signal in response to the detection of the motion. The device includes circuitry configured to control, based on the detection signal, the display panel such that at least one of a display position and a display size of an element displayed in the interface changes, wherein when the motion includes a physical shock on the device, the detection signal includes an indication of a hitting position corresponding to a position on the device where the physical shock is detected by the motion sensor, and the circuitry controls the display panel such that the at least one of the display position and the display size of the element changes based on the hitting position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077581 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH WEARABLE INTERFACE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An electronic system includes: a fastening portion of a joint-wearable device, the fastening portion configured to physically secure the joint-wearable device for affixing the joint-wearable device relative to a physiological joint of a user; and a joint sensor of the joint-wearable device, the joint sensor connected to the fastening portion and configured to generate a sensor output for representing a joint movement associated with the physiological joint in controlling the electronic system according to the joint movement. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077582 | RING-TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL - A ring-type terminal including a main body having a finger insertion space; a wheel surrounding the main body and being movable and rotatable on the main body; a touchscreen; and a controller configured to sense a rotated position of the wheel on the main body, display control graphic images on the touchscreen for controlling a function in response to the rotated position of the wheel being at a first position on the main body, receive a gesture input corresponding to a touch input on the touch screen or a moving of a finger wearing the ring-type terminal, in response to the rotated position of the wheel being at a second position on the main body, and deactivate the touchscreen in response to the rotated position of the wheel being at a third position on the main body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077583 | SWITCH OPERATING DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SWITCH BY A PRESENCE OF A PART EMITTING HEAT - Switch operating device ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077584 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure provides a display method and an electronic device. The display method includes: detecting whether display contents are to be displayed via a display unit of the electronic device, determining a first region corresponding to a gazing position of a user on the display unit, determining a second region on the display unit based on the first region, and displaying the display contents in the second region. | 2016-03-17 |