13th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110077020 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE TOTAL OVERHEAD USED TO TRANSMIT CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - An amount of total overhead allocated by a wireless system for transmitting channel state information by a plurality of mobile stations serviced by the wireless system can be controlled by allocating a reporting interval, reporting size and subset of subcarriers to each of the mobile stations for use by the mobile stations in reporting channel state information on the subcarriers included in the subset allocated to the respective mobile stations. At least one of the reporting interval, reporting size and subset of subcarriers allocated to one or more of the mobile stations is modified as a function of the number of mobile stations reporting channel state information so that the total overhead allocated for transmitting the channel state information on all of the subcarriers remains generally constant regardless of the number of mobile stations reporting channel state information. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077021 | PROVIDING A LAST-SEEN MOBILE UNIT LOCATION TO A LOCATION BASED SERVICE - The present invention provides a method involving a mobile unit, a location server, a location-based application client, and a location-based application server configured to provide location-based applications. The method includes receiving, at the location server and from the location-based application server, a request from location-based application client for a current location of the mobile unit and attempting, at the location server, to determine the current location of the mobile unit. The method also includes providing, from the location server to the location-based application server, information indicating a previous location of the mobile unit when the attempt to determine the current location of the mobile unit is unsuccessful. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077022 | Carrier based in-network location triggered managed processing of wireless communications - An in-network wireless device call/message management system and method. The system comprises a wireless network, a controlled region served by the wireless network, a location service platform to ascertain location of wireless devices in the controlled region, a database memory to store call/message permission status of certain of the wireless devices in the controlled region, and a call/message manager to monitor incoming/outgoing calls and/or messages of certain of said wireless devices where the manager effects implementation of call privileges according to the permission status and location of managed wireless device within the controlled region. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077023 | Apparatus and method for providing position information in a mobile communication system - A method and an apparatus for providing position information in a mobile communication system includes setting, at a mobile communication terminal which requests to provide the position information, a position condition to provide the position information. The mobile communication terminal generates a message including the position condition, and sends the generated message to a correspondent terminal of which the position information is to be acquired. The mobile communications terminal also receives a position information request message including the position condition from a correspondent terminal, determines whether the position condition is violated or not by periodically acquiring its position information, and sends a message informing of the position information violation to the correspondent terminal when the position condition is violated. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077024 | Medical System And Tracking Device - A tracking device and system for tracking medical supplies, in particular, medical trays and their components is disclosed. The tracking device utilizes GPRS/GSM technology to enable an individual to locate and monitor the movement of a medical tray at any given time and for any desired period of time. The tracking system utilizes geo-fences established within buildings to assist in determining the specific location of the medical trays within these buildings. The tracking devices can also be activated by motion sensors to alert the tracking system of a possible theft of the tray. The tracking system incorporates software which enables an individual to determine the location of medical trays, determine the contents of the trays and schedule the use of the medical trays by specific doctors and at specific locations. The tracking system also retains information regarding the doctors, the medical device manufacture representatives, the hospitals and sales of the medical devices. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077025 | Very low power locator application and apparatus for use with "I-Phone"-like cell phones - This invention provides a method for locating a lost object by utilizing a stripped down cell-phone transceiver which is controlled in an on-off periodicity by an independent timer which is always on, and also has a low power GPS module. The invention provides for a software application to reside, for example, in an I-phone® and to interrogate the stripped down cell phone transceiver which is attached to the lost object and to display the lost object's location on a scalable map. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077026 | Location Restricted Content Delivery Over a Network - A method for delivering content to a requesting device over a content delivery network, the content being deliverable in only one or more restricted geographic regions and the requesting device being communicatively connected to a cellular communications service provider via a cellular communications network, the method comprising steps of: receiving a network identifier of the requesting device uniquely identifying the requesting device in the cellular communications network; transmitting a verification message over the cellular communications network for receipt by the requesting device; receiving, from the requesting device, an access control submission; receiving, from the cellular communications service provider, location information corresponding to a geographic location of the requesting device; and in response to a determination that the access control submission derives from the transmitted verification message and the location information indicates the requesting device is in one of the one or more restricted geographic regions, delivering the content to the requesting device. An apparatus and computer program element for providing such content delivery are also provided. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED MOBILE POWER CONTROL - A technique to extend location-based (e.g. GPS) mobile device battery lifetime by reducing the location-based (e.g. GPS) circuitry power consumption is provided. The technique defines and controls when to start power and when to stop power to the device in the context of a mobile terminating (MT) location request and/or a mobile originated (MO) location request that is either on-demand or periodic. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077028 | System and Method for Integrating Smartphone Technology Into a Safety Management Platform to Improve Driver Safety - Identifying risky driving situations in the context of a driver's real-time operating environment and providing effective interventions and countermeasures that mitigate the risky situation to reduce the likelihood of the driver having a vehicular accident. A driver monitoring and mentoring system includes mobile safety centers individually installed on driver-assigned smartphones or other mobile devices. The mobile safety centers collect real-time driving data and compute a risk of a driver in a specific situation being involved in an accident and provide mentoring to drivers in a driver risk situation above a risk threshold to reduce the likelihood of an accident. The mobile safety centers communicate with a master safety analytics center that collects data, collects and stores information relating to detected risk situations, creates risk algorithms, creates driving mentoring communications, and communicates the algorithms and communications to the mobile safety centers. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077029 | GATEWAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIO TRANSMISSION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A femto GW provides a network connection to an MS that is radio-accommodated in a femto BS. Upon reception of a position registration confirmation for the MS, if the MS has been radio-accommodated in a BS or the femto BS within a specific calling area including a calling area for the femto BS immediately before reception of the position registration confirmation, and the MS that has been radio-accommodated in the specific calling area is withdrawing itself from the calling area, a transmission stop command for stopping radio transmission to the MS is sent to the femto BS. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077030 | LTE FINGERPRINTING POSITIONING REFERENCES FOR OTHER CELLULAR SYSTEMS - High precision UE position estimates derived by OTDOA positioning in an LTE network are provided to other networks (e.g., WCDMA and/or GSM), along with inter-RAT measurements performed on the other networks, to support fingerprinted positioning databases in the other networks. Signaling is provided enabling LTE UE position estimates to be used as reference points in the fingerprinting database in each of GSM control plane AECID positioning, GSM user plane AECID positioning, WCDMA control plane AECID positioning, and WCDMA user plane AECID positioning. In support thereof, inter-RAT measurement supporting the population of databases in WCDMA and GSM, using fingerprints and reference measurements in LTE; the use of OTDOA positioning to generate the LTE UE position estimates, and the required signaling are disclosed. The AECID databases in WCDMA and GSM networks do not have own-network serving cells at the top hierarchical level, since the inter-RAT measurements are performed in LTE. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077031 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN MULTI-MODE PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in a multi-mode portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) management unit and a control unit. The SIM management unit is configured to determine whether there are multiple SIM cards of the same serving cell in a portable terminal supporting a plurality of RF modules and a plurality of SIM cards. The control unit is configured to activate only one RF module corresponding to the SIM cards of the same serving cell when receiving information of the SIM cards of the same serving cell from the SIM management unit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077032 | Restriction Method and Apparatus for Texting Based on Speed - A method and apparatus for preventing texting on cellular telephones while driving. A cellular telephone moving faster than a predetermined speed (for example 15 MPH) automatically locks out the texting function. Dialing of full telephone numbers under these conditions can also be locked out. If the phone becomes stationary for a predetermined period (say 3 minutes), the lockout can be removed. A passenger can enter an override code to prevent the lockout. In some embodiments the override code can only be entered when the phone is moving faster than the predetermined speed and/or when several buttons are depressed simultaneously requiring operation with two hands. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077033 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESPONDING TO MOBILE PHONE SHORT MESSAGES - The present invention provides a method for automatically responding to mobile phone short messages, comprising the following steps: step a, set a short message auto responding number and auto responding content; step b, when receiving a new message, judge whether the sender number of the new message needs an auto response; step c, if the number needs an auto response, respond the auto responding message to the sender of the short message. The method for automatically responding to mobile phone short messages provided in the invention can auto respond short messages to one or some phone numbers according to the requirement of a user, and can input auto responding content according to the requirement of the user, thus greatly helping the user respond a short message in time on special occasions. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077034 | Method and System for Reducing Channel Interference in a Frame-Synchronized Wireless Communication System - Base stations having potentially interfering terminal stations that are geographically located on the same or similar diagonal or Line of Sight (relative to the base station) operate on a first set of time frames (e.g., “even” time frames). Similarly, base stations having potentially interfering terminal stations that are not geographically located on the same or similar diagonals operate on a second set of time frames (e.g., “odd” time frames). By alternating in their use of the even and odd frames, the potential for co-channel interference between terminal stations is minimized. Systems and methods are disclosed which reduce co-channel and adjacent channel interference between terminal stations of different cells as well as adjacent channel interference between terminal stations of adjacent cells. The methods and systems so described can be used during the deployment or expansion of a communication system in a region. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077035 | COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY SYNCHRONISING IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A communication unit is capable of communicating in a wireless communication network. The communication unit comprises a receiver for receiving downlink timing signals from a plurality of serving wireless communication units; a frequency synchronizing circuit operably coupled to the receiver for synchronizing an operating frequency of the communication unit to a serving wireless communication unit of the plurality of serving wireless communication units. Control logic is capable of controlling the frequency synchronizing circuit to adjust the operating frequency of the communication unit. The control logic is arranged to distinguish between macro cell transmissions and femto cell transmissions and in response thereto selectively use or reject timing signals from the plurality of serving wireless communication units in adjusting the operating frequency of the wireless communication unit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077036 | VAULT ANTENNA FOR WLAN OR CELLULAR APPLICATION - A fringe-effect vault antenna includes a communications vault having a non-conductive cover disposed substantially at ground level. An antenna element is positioned in the communications vault. A metallic reflector has an edge, positioned substantially parallel to the ground, where the metallic reflector and the edge are configured to cause an edge diffraction, or “fringe-effect” upon the RF fields of the antenna to cause those RF fields to diffract in a direction toward the ground. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077037 | METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS FOR VALIDATING NETWORK COVERAGE - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for validating network coverage (i.e., desired functionality) of newly installed network devices. Per use of presently disclosed technology, equipment installers may confirm both one and two way communications abilities of newly installed network devices as well as receive network diagnostic related data to assist them in the equipment installation process. Validation of communications operation may be initiated by any of the newly installed equipment, a handheld device, or via mobile device communications. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077038 | SCRAMBLING SEQUENCE INITIALIZATION FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT TRANSMISSIONS - Methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products are provided for generating a shared initialization code for physical channel data scrambling in an LTE Advanced coordinated multipoint transmission network. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077039 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION THROUGH PDCCH - A method for efficiently transmitting and receiving control information through a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is provided. When a User Equipment (UE) receives control information through a PDCCH, the received control information is set to be decoded in units of search spaces, each having a specific start position in the specific subframe. Here, a modulo operation according to a predetermined first constant value (D) is performed on an input value to calculate a first result value, and a modulo operation according to a predetermined first variable value (C) corresponding to the number of candidate start positions that can be used as the specific start position is performed on the calculated first result value to calculate a second result value and an index position corresponding to the second result value is used as the specific start position. Transmitting control information in this manner enables a plurality of UEs to efficiently receive PDCCHs without collisions. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077040 | INCLUDING FEEDBACK INFORMATION REGARDING AN INDIVIDUAL SUBBAND OF A WIRELESS CHANNEL - To report feedback information regarding a wireless channel, a mobile station determines whether a predefined condition is satisfied. In response to determining that the predefined condition is satisfied, feedback information regarding an individual one of plural subbands of the wireless channel is included in a first report to be sent to a base station. In response to determining that the predefined condition is not satisfied, aggregate feedback information regarding the plural subbands is included in a second report to be sent to the base station. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077041 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR USER SCHEDULING AND MANAGING TRANSMIT POWER IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A user scheduling and transmission power controlling method in a hierarchical-cell communication system or a multi-cell communication system, and a device to perform the methods, are provided. Interference may occur between various cells in the hierarchical-cell communication system or the multi-cell communication system, and the interference may be controlled by adjusting transmission power of various cells. The various cells may determine an optimal transmission power based on a cost of a corresponding transmission power. Also, the various cells may serve various users and may propose an optimal user scheduling method. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077042 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPECTRUM ALLOCATION - Disclosed are techniques for managing situations where spectrum use by one party is preempted by spectrum needs of another party. A revocation may be sent from a spectrum management system to secondary radio systems that are impacted by the presence of priority radio system. Remedial action may be taken if an acknowledgement of the revocation message is not received from a secondary radio system. Also, the secondary radio systems may transmit keep-alive messages to monitor operation of the communication pathway for the revocation messages. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077043 | PAGING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, AND NETWORK DEVICE - A paging signal transmission method which transmits the paging signal to a position registration area of a mobile station in response to incoming to the mobile station. When a wireless base station managing a cell belonging to the position registration area of the mobile station does not permit access to the mobile station, the method does not transmits the paging signal to the cell. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077044 | POWER CONTROL FOR WIRELESS LAN STATIONS - Techniques and apparatus for controlling the transmit power of an uplink (UL) signal from a user terminal in a wireless communications system in an effort to achieve some target characteristic, such as a target carrier-to-interference (C/I) ratio, at an access point (AP) are provided. In this manner, such a user terminal may help avoid or compensate for imbalances in received radio frequency (RF) power between UL signals received from multiple user terminals by the AP. For example, the transmit power at each user terminal may be controlled in an effort to achieve a target post-processing C/I ratio of 28 dB per spatial stream in an effort to reduce large power imbalances and optimize throughput per user terminal The user terminal and the AP may compose part of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system utilizing spatial-division multiple access (SDMA) techniques. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077045 | CELL SELECTION METHOD AND MOBILE STATION - A cell selection method includes steps of: (A) determining, at a mobile station (UE), whether or not a first CSG cell satisfies a predetermined condition, when using a first macro cell as a camped cell; and (B) changing, at the mobile station (UE), the camped cell from the first macro cell to a first CSG cell, when determined that the first CSG cell satisfies the predetermined condition. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077046 | Systems and Methods for Providing Mobile Advertising and Directory Assistance Services - Rich multimedia content is provided to a wireless device, particularly in response to a request for directory assistance generated by a client application. The multimedia content is provided as a multimedia message including bundled multimedia elements such as images, sound, text, and video files. The multimedia elements are compiled into a single multimedia presentation or deck that includes multiple screens that are automatically advanced for the convenience of the wireless device user. The user can interact with elements of the multimedia presentation, for example by placing orders, providing payment information, controlling playback, and forwarding or saving the deck to the wireless device. Multiple decks may be retrieved by a single request, and the decks are presented in an order determined by a bidding system or according to user preferences. Elements can be presented visually and/or audibly, and the user can interact using voice commands, manual entries, or stored entries. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION RECORDINGS - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for managing multimedia communication recordings in a mobile electronic device are provided. The method comprises recording a multimedia communication and storing the recording in a memory of the mobile electronic device; detecting at least one event indicating an interruption in the communication; detecting at least one further event indicating that the communication has resumed; responsive to detecting at least one further event, inserting an audible tag in the recording, the audible tag including at least one descriptor for the at least one event. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA CORRELATION AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREFOR - The invention relates to a system for data correlation, having: a receiving device | 2011-03-31 |
20110077049 | MOBILE PHONE WITH MUSIC REPRODUCTION FUNCTION, MUSIC DATA REPRODUCTION METHOD BY MOBILE PHONE WITH MUSIC REPRODUCTION FUNCTION, AND THE PROGRAM THEREOF - A mobile phone | 2011-03-31 |
20110077050 | INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE INFORMATION MODULE - A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077051 | UICC Control Over Devices Used to Obtain Service - Devices and methods are disclosed by which a smart card or UICC that is removably insertable into a wireless terminal will only allow operation in either a specific terminal or a specific set of terminals. A mechanism to restrict the set of terminals that a UICC will operate with based upon logic embedded in a memory within the UICC. The UICC receives specific information from the wireless terminal when the terminal is turned on. If the information received satisfies a plurality of rules or conditions stored within the UICC, the UICC functions normally and the terminal may be registered with the network. If the UICC is inserted in an unsupported terminal, the UICC will refuse to function normally. This provides a deterrent against UICC theft. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077052 | PROVISIONING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CARD IN MOBILE DEVICE - An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof | 2011-03-31 |
20110077053 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a front body, a rear body, and a slide module connecting the front body to the rear body such that the front body is slidable with respect to the rear body, the slide module including a first slide member fixed to a front surface of the rear body and having a rail unit at both sides of the rear body, the rail unit having a specific length corresponding to a slide stroke of the front body; and a second slide member fixed to a rear surface of the front body and having a moving guide constrained to the rail unit at both sides of the rear body and slidably moved along the rail unit, in which the moving guide protrudes toward the rear body in order to receive the rail unit and cover the rail unit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077054 | PORTABLE TELEPHONE - Upon receiving entry of a dial key on a standby screen ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077055 | SELF ADAPTING ALERT DEVICE - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that allow an electronic device to autonomously adapt one or more user alerts to the current operating environment of the electronic device. For example, some embodiments may include a method comprising providing a plurality of alert devices in an electronic device, determining an operating environment of the electronic device using a sensor of the electronic device, and actuating at least one of the plurality of alert devices that corresponds to the determined operating environment. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077056 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OF BLUETOOTH HEADSET - A method of and an apparatus for controlling power of a headset operating via a protocol such as Bluetooth headset reduces power consumption. The Bluetooth headset has a power-off mode, a power-on mode, and a sensor mode. When the Bluetooth headset is set to the sensor mode, at least one sensor senses status information of the Bluetooth headset (whether the Bluetooth headset is being worn) and the Bluetooth headset may be turned on/off according to the sensed result. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077057 | Speaker Device for a Vehicle - The invention relates to a speaker device for a hands-free device in a vehicle, comprising at least one microphone ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077058 | OFFLINE CHARGING IN IMS NETWORKS FOR SESSIONS HANDED OVER BETWEEN DIFFERENT OPERATOR NETWORKS - IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing offline charging for a session of an IMS device that is seamlessly handed over between a home IMS network and a visited IMS network that are different operator networks. A roaming charging identifier (RCID) is assigned to the session in the home IMS network that is global to a dialog of the session over the home IMS network and to a dialog of the session over the visited IMS network. Network elements in the home IMS network insert the RCID in offline charging requests that are sent to an offline charging system. The offline charging system generates CDRs for the session that also include the RCID. The offline charging system can then aggregate and correlate the CDRs for the session based on the RCID. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER COMSUMPTION IN MULTI ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for reducing the power consumption of a Base Station (BS) in a multi antenna system are provided. The method for reducing the power consumption of the BS includes identifying an amount of resources being in use for communication, determining whether to convert at least one Radio Frequency (RF) unit into a power saving mode considering the amount of resources, if converting at least one RF unit into the power saving mode, turning OFF a power supply of a power amplifier of at least one of at least two antenna paths constituting the at least one RF unit converted into the power saving mode, and increasing a gain of at least one antenna path turning ON a power supply such that a transmission Power Spectral Density (PSD) is not changed according to the power saving mode conversion. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077060 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a main body, a cover assembled on the main body, and a knife tool. The knife tool includes an operating assembly, a blade, and an elastic element. The elastic element, the operating assembly, and the blade are received in the main body. The elastic element biases the blade away from the main body towards an opening. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077061 | CELL PHONE OR PDA COMPACT CASE - Improvements in a cell phone or PDA case are disclosed. The improvement includes the retention of a cell phone to allow for complete functionality of the phone while it is within the case. The phone is cushioned and protected within the case where it is semi-rigidly held. The case further includes an operable back cover where interchangeable trays can be installed where the trays provide a variety of function such as holding makeup, pills, money, credit cards, key(s) or other items a user might normally carry. A dust flap protects migration of makeup into the phone area. The door(s) can open from a variety of methods including hinged, sliding or rotating and be retained closed with magnets or snaps. The opening of the door may also activate an integrated light or alarm. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077062 | HINGE DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a first body forming the external appearance of the mobile terminal, a second body rotatably coupled to the first body, the second body forming the external appearance of the mobile terminal, and a coupling unit for rotatably coupling the first body and the second body to each other. The coupling unit includes a hinge housing fixedly coupled to the first body, an outer head fixedly coupled to the second body, an inner head disposed between the hinge housing and the outer head so as to generate a collision sound during rotation of the inner head, a cam mounted in the hinge housing such that the cam contacts the inner head, and an elastic spring mounted in the hinge housing for providing elastic force to the cam. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077063 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND WATERPROOF CASE STRUCTURE - A mobile terminal device includes a first case having a first inner space housing a first substrate and an electric component, the first case having a first opening in a surface thereof facing the second case; a second case having a second inner space housing a second substrate and an electric component, the second case having a second opening in a surface thereof facing the first case; a slide member that slidably connects the first and second cases with one another; a flexible substrate that electrically connects the first and second substrates with one another through the first and second openings; and ring-like seal members surrounding the peripheries of the first and second openings. The first and second openings are closed with the flexible substrate with the seal members interposed therebetween. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077064 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA MATCHING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for antenna matching according to a position and an angle of a portable terminal is provided. Operations of the portable terminal include, when at least one of a position and an angle of the portable terminal is changed, determining an optimal Tunable Matching Network (TMN) set value corresponding to the position and the angle, and performing antenna matching according to the optimal TMN set value. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077065 | GAME SET WITH WIRELESSLY COUPLED GAME UNITS - A game set that includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes a first controller that is coupled to a first motion sensor. The first controller causes the transmission of a wireless signal in response to movement of the first unit as sensed by the first motion sensor. The second unit includes a second controller that is coupled to an input device and a speaker The second controller causes the speaker to emit a sound that is a function of an input to the input device and the wireless signals. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077066 | VIDEO GAME SPORTS LEAGUE AND METHODS RELATING TO SAME - A method for conducting a video game sports league includes the steps of providing a video game relating to a sport and having a plurality of distinguishable teams, and selecting a plurality of players for playing in the video game sports league. A team from the video game is assigned to each of the video game players, and each player controls the team so assigned. Play of the video game sports league is commenced by the players after conclusion of a season of a real-life sports league relating to the sport, such as the National Football League or Major League Baseball. The video game players play each other in a series of games on the video game to constitute a season of play of the video game sports league, and at least some of the games of the video game players are broadcast, such as on television or the Internet. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077067 | GAMING APPARTUS AND SYSTEMS - An embodiment of the present invention provides an option by which a feature event may be triggered in response to a specific player input. This advantageously provides the game designer with additional options to ensure that the game provides a suitable return-to-player performance. An embodiment of the method is as shown in FIG. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077068 | METHOD OF COMMUNITY GAMING AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of community gaming comprising: collecting at least one element in a main game for eligibility into a community game by at least one player; and conducting the community game for each eligible player, in which each collected element is employed in determining the community game outcome. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077069 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AMUSEMENT - Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, a user interface coupled to the digital processor to select a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along at least one column and to initiate a display of a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia on the display, and an award dispenser providing an award which is at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077070 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAMING - A display apparatus for a gaming system comprises a display unit arranged to be mounted to an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM). Display circuitry is arranged to control the display unit, the display circuitry being arranged to communicate with an EGM controller to display information under a control of the EGM controller. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077071 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING AN ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT THAT FUNDS AN AWARD THROUGH EXPECTED VALUES OF UNPLAYED TOURNAMENT GAMES OF ELIMINATED PLAYERS - A gaming system including a central server operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming devices to provide non-tournament game play and provide an elimination tournament. The gaming system contributes an average expected payout value of tournament games that were determined to be subsequently played by tournament players but were then not played because the players were eliminated before the end of the tournament to a tournament award. The tournament award is provided to a winner of the tournament. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077072 | GAMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - An embodiment of the present invention provides a bonus scheme associated with a gaming process that is a feature event. With reference to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077073 | MANAGING LIMITATION RULES FOR WAGERING ACCOUNTS - A wagering game account management system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations include presenting a graphical user interface that includes a graphical control associated with a credit account belonging to a wagering game player; detecting a selection of the graphical control that initiates a financial transaction to transfer money from the credit account to a wagering game session account; determining access information stored in a player profile, the access information to access the credit account; determining an amount to transfer from the credit account to the wagering game session account balance; determining one or more rules limiting use of the credit account; and enforcing the one or more limitation rules on the use of the credit account. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077074 | Sustainable online game-saving the world - The “sustainable online game” specified by
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20110077075 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARIMUTUEL WAGERING ON OUTCOMES - A method for determining an award for at least one winner includes establishing at least a first outcome predicated on a common output produced by a plurality of entities working in conjunction, and establishing at least three scenarios associated with the first outcome, each scenario associated with a condition of the first outcome, and receiving a plurality of wagers associated with each scenario and at least one of the entities. The method further includes awarding at least a first award in a parimutuel basis based on the received wagers. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING IMAGES TO GENERATE GAMEPLAY CONTENT - Systems and methods for using images to generate gameplay content are disclosed herein. Specifically, for example, one aspect of the present disclosure involves a method for altering a virtual world generated by a video game system. The method includes obtaining one or more images from sources external to the video game system and processing the one or more images to obtain one or more inputs. The one or more inputs are provided to a gameplay engine to alter an output of the gameplay engine. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077077 | GAME APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The game apparatus indicates to a player the slide playing technique that not less than two of fret buttons are operated according to the alignment sequence thereof. When the operation in replay to the indication is evaluated, the game apparatus determines whether the operation for the slide playing technique has succeeded or not, under such condition that with respect to the operations of adjacent two fret buttons, the operation to the preceding fret button to be operated precedingly is detected, the operation to the next fret button to be operated next is detected, and after detecting the operation, the release operation of the preceding fret button is detected, the condition being at least one part of required condition. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077078 | GAME PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM - In a game program for a multiplayer game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077079 | METHOD FOR RHYTHM ACTION GAME USING TERMINAL OPERATED WITH KEYPAD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAMME CAPABLE OF RUNNING SAID GAME RECORDED THEREON - The present invention relates to a rhythm action game, and, more particularly, a rhythm action game using a terminal equipped with a keypad. Using the rhythm action game described in the present invention, a user selects the number of keys that are used to hit note images while playing the game, so that a game mode is determined, and thus the difficulty level of the game can be determined. Further, the present invention notifies the user who is playing the game of the results of note-based games, not only using images, but also using vibrations. Further, the present invention provides sync information for respective types of terminals, thus enabling the play of music to be synchronized with the output of images. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077080 | 3D Gaming client for interactive musical video games inventor(s) - A 3D gaming client in a mobile phone supporting interactive musical video games. Based on beats in an audio input, visual artifacts are created/and presented to the user in a 3D gaming environment. More than one virtual toy character may optionally be employed by the user to navigate and plan a musical video game as the audio input is played. As the user listens to beats of the musical source, the user's selected character(s) in the 3D gaming space encounters corresponding visual artifacts in the 3D visual space. Thus, the user visually experiences the beats/musical frequencies as dynamically created visual artifacts in a 3D environment, and plays a game by navigating to various points in the displayed 3D environment and by navigating over/around the visual artifacts for the musical frequencies encountered. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077081 | GAME SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a game system in which areas where operation instruction markers of each player influence each other. The game system 1 determines a division position DP of lane L where an operation instruction marker IM is displayed each time when a predetermined condition is satisfied during a game, and a size of display area DA of the lane of each player based on the determined division position DP. The game system 1 also determines the position of operation instruction marker IM corresponding to each operation timing 20 described in sequence data SD so that the position changes with the progress of music being reproduced, and displays a game image GI where the operation instruction markers IM corresponding to each players P are arranged in the display area DA corresponding to the player P. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077082 | Illuminating Controller for Interfacing with a Gaming System - A controller for use in interfacing with a computer game. The controller includes a handle having at least one button, and a spherically shaped object connected to only one end of the handle. The spherically shaped object is defined from a translucent plastic material. Further included as part of the controller is an illuminating means defined within the spherically shaped object. A circuit is also provided for interpreting input data from the at least one button and communicating data wirelessly. The circuit is further configured to interface with the illuminating means to trigger illumination of the spherically shaped object to switch from an un-illuminated color to an illuminated color. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077083 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING GAME - Disclosed is a user interface providing method for controlling a game play in a portable device. A user interface providing technology determines whether a received first touch input is a touch input for setting a GUI, determines a GUI setting mode, and activating at least one GUI element for controlling the game play in response to the GUI setting mode. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077084 | IM CONTACT LIST ENTRY AS A GAME IN PROGRESS DESIGNATTE - A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077085 | Apparatus and Method to Transition Between a Media Presentation and a Virtual Environment - A virtual universe application and a media (e.g. 3-D movie) presentation application communicate with each other to obtain a location of a current activity application and find, using a search engine or a content addressable index developed during use, a corresponding location accessible from the other application to synchronize the location and time of location and time of scenes in both applications. Point of view can optionally be synchronized and additional search criteria or parameters can be applied to find the best match of views presented to a user when the user toggles between the VU location and the media presentation. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077086 | INTERACTIVE GAMING UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - Game data is received at a dispersed storage processing unit, the game data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. The game data is stored in a cache memory associated with the dispersed storage processing unit. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the cached game data is generated. A data block is generated based on the cached game data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The data block is stored in a dispersed storage network. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077087 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING AN ADVISORY NOTICE FOR A WAGERING GAME - In one embodiment, a method provides for providing a game advisory notice to players of a wagering game. The game advisory notice may comprise, for example, an estimated amount of play time that can be expected to be achieved given a specified bankroll for the wagering game. In another example, the game advisory notice may comprise an estimated bankroll that is expected to be sufficient to fund a specified amount of play time for the wagering game. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077088 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM THEREON, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A CPU of a game apparatus sequentially obtains, from a gravity center position detection device, gravity center position data indicative of the gravity center position of a user, and detects a variation range of the gravity center position of the user during a predetermined period to the current time, based on previously obtained gravity center position data. In addition, the CPU executes a predetermined information process based on a relative position of a gravity center position, indicated by a latest gravity center position data, with respect to the variation range detected thus. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077089 | Driving Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A driving wheel bearing apparatus has an inner ring | 2011-03-31 |
20110077090 | CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT - A constant velocity joint is disclosed that includes a first rotatable shaft comprising an axle portion having on one end an enlarged pocket end, the pocket end having a plurality of circumferentially and radially spaced ball pockets; a corresponding plurality of spherical balls disposed in the pockets; and a second rotatable shaft comprising a joint housing, the joint housing having a central bore with a corresponding plurality of axially extending, circumferentially and radially spaced ball grooves disposed about the second longitudinal axis and a base, the joint housing disposed over the pocket end with the corresponding plurality of balls disposed in the grooves, the joint providing a range of angular and axial movement of the first shaft relative to the second shaft, each of the plurality of ball pockets comprising a portion of the pocket having a conformity ratio C greater than about 1.04. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077091 | SHOCK ABSORBING PROPELLER SHAFT APPARATUS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - In a shock absorbing propeller shaft apparatus for a motor vehicle, a stop ring is fitted to an annular groove provided in an outer periphery of a shaft-like inner close to a base end with respect to a portion to which an inner race of a constant velocity joint in the shaft-like inner is fitted, a collar main body of a collar is inserted to an outer periphery between a portion to which the inner race of the constant velocity joint in the shaft-like inner is fitted and a portion to which the stop ring is fitted, in the outer periphery of the shaft-like inner, and a flange portion protruding out in an axial direction from an outer diameter side of one end of the collar main body is attached to cover an outer periphery of the stop ring. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077092 | Unbalance correction device of propeller shaft - The present invention provides a device for correcting an unbalance of a propeller shaft, specifically an unbalance correction device of a propeller shaft capable of securing a considerable amount of correction, reducing the generation of noise and the like, and preventing the adverse effect of welding heat caused by welding and fixing the balance weight from exerting on a vibration absorbing rubber member. The unbalance correction device of a propeller shaft is configured from a propeller shaft to which a damper is mounted, and a balance weight in which a primary weight plate part and an auxiliary weight plate part are formed continuously and integrally along a longitudinal direction, and a protruding piece is protrusively formed on a concave arced surface on a rear surface side of the primary weight plate part and from each corner part at four locations. The primary weight plate part is disposed in a non-mounted area of the damper at an axial direction end of the outer shaft with a longitudinal direction of the balance weight coinciding with an axial direction of the outer shaft, and the balance weight is configured such that only the protruding piece comes in contact with and is welded to an outer peripheral side face of the outer shaft. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077093 | Voice Activated Distance Measuring Device - A voice activated device for annunciating a message indicative of a distance of the device spaced from another location is disclosed. The device comprises a voice sensor for receiving a voice command requesting annunciation of a message indicative of the distance of the device spaced from the other location, converting circuitry coupled to the voice sensor for converting the received voice command to a corresponding electrical command, determining circuitry responsive to the electrical command for determining the distance of the device from the other location, and a speaker coupled to the determining circuitry for annunciating the message indicative of the determined distance of the device from the other location. The device may be used for informing a golfer of the golfer's distance from the pin. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077094 | HANDHELD DISPLAY WITH GPS RECEIVER AND RF TRANSMITTER - A handheld display device is provided with a screen, a user interface, and electronics for enabling wireless communications. The handheld device is adapted for wirelessly receiving GPS tracking data from a satellite tracking system, wirelessly receiving transmitted RF data from electronically equipped sports objects, and/or wirelessly transmitting RF data to a computer controlled network. The system is also capable of on-board analysis of obtained data. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077095 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A GOLF CLUB - The present invention relates to a method for determining club parameters for at least one golf club, belonging to a set of golf clubs for a specific golfer, having arbitrary club length L | 2011-03-31 |
20110077096 | Customizable Sports Implement System And Method - A customizable sports implement system includes a sports implement having an elongate primary shaft and an elongate grip shaft, and a customizing mechanism including length setting and weight components having a plurality of different assembly combinations, each of which may be installed within a cavity formed in one of the primary shaft and the grip shaft to set a playing length and playing weight of the sports implement. The sports implement system is adjustable among a plurality of different customized configurations by swapping different assembly combinations of the length setting and weight components into the cavity. A method of customizing a sports implement system includes adjusting the sports implement system among different customized configurations by swapping combinations of the length setting and weight components for one another within the cavity, and adjusting a length setting state of the length setting component. Each of the different customized configurations is associated with a different levering profile of the sports implement, which may include a golf club such as a putter. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077097 | GOLF-CLUB SHAFTS HAVING SELECTABLE-STIFFNESS TIP REGIONS, AND GOLF CLUBS COMPRISING SAME - The subject golf clubs have a shaft and clubhead. The shaft has a tip-end coupled to the clubhead, a butt-end, a reduced-EI portion located adjacent the tip-end, and a remaining portion extending between the butt-end and the reduced-EI portion. The portions are coupled together at an interface. The remaining portion exhibits a respective rate of stiffness reduction as a function of distance from the butt-end. The reduced-EI portion is typically shorter than and has less stiffness than the remaining portion. A stiffener insert is inserted into the shaft, such as in the reduced-EI portion, to add stiffness locally. The reduced-EI portion exhibits a respective rate (which can be zero) of stiffness reduction as a function of distance toward the tip-end. These rates can be similar or different. The interface can exhibit a greater rate in stiffness reduction than the other portions. The stiffeners can be user-selectable, from a kit supplied with the club, for example. The clubhead can be removable from the shaft to facilitate stiffener exchange. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077098 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A BRIDGE MEMBER - A cavity back golf club head having a bridge member is disclosed. The bridge member extends across a first rear cavity connecting a heel and a toe of the golf club head to control the trajectory of a golf ball. For the longer iron clubs, a wall extending from the sole portion of the cavity back golf club head to the bridge member defines a second cavity to further influence the trajectory of the golf ball. For the shorter iron clubs, the wall extends from the top portion of the cavity back golf club head to the bridge member. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077099 | Double-Grip Golf Putter - A dual grip putter has a pair of grip members rising from the upper end of the putter shaft, forming a Vee at an angle of about fifteen to eighteen degrees, with an open space between the two grip members. Upper ends of the grip members are spaced about 2½ inches apart. This arrangement positions the golfer's hands so that his or her forearms are aligned with the upper arms, with elbows generally straight, and so that the shoulders are both at an even height. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077100 | SINGLE PANEL GOLF CLUB GRIP - A grip and method of making such a grip configured for the handle of a golf club having a single panel that is wrapped about an underlisting sleeve. The panel includes a vertical score line and the sleeve includes a corresponding score line. When wrapped about the sleeve, the vertical score lines are generally aligned. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077101 | GOLF CLUB WITH RAILS - A golf club with a plurality of rails wherein the plurality of rails is capable of improving turf interaction for various turf conditions with various turf undulations is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a metal wood type golf club having a plurality of rails on its sole that is capable of changing the lie angle of the metal wood type golf club head by varying the combination of the rails on the sole that comes into contact with the ground to provide improved turf interaction for various types of lies. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077102 | GOLF CLUB BODY FABRICATED WITH LONG CARBON FIBER MATERIAL - The present invention comprises a golf club head comprising a face component comprising a striking plate portion and a return portion extending rearward from the striking plate portion. The golf club head further comprises an aft-body attached to the return portion, wherein the aft-body is composed of an injection molded compound comprising long fibers. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077103 | IRON-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH CHAMFERED LEADING EDGE - An iron-type golf club head having a coated stepped sole is disclosed herein. The coated stepped sole is stepped such that the sole surface furthest from the face is raised away from the turf to minimize the turf contact through a golfer's swing particularly for the longer, less lofted irons. The surface friction is reduced by applying a thin dense chromium coating thorough electroplating to the stepped sole. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077104 | MULTI-PIECE GOLF BALL COMPRISING LOW HARDNESS GRADIENT CORE - A golf ball includes a single core formed from a substantially homogenous rubber composition, an inner cover disposed about the core, and an outer cover. The inner cover includes an ionomeric material and has a hardness of about 60 Shore D or greater. The outer cover layer is disposed about the inner cover layer, is formed from a castable polyurea or polyurethane, and has a material hardness of about 60 Shore D or less. The outer surface of the core has a trans content of about 12% or less and a hardness of about 71 to 88 Shore C, the geometric center of the core has a trans content of about 10% or less and a hardness of about 70 to 80 Shore C, and the core surface hardness is greater than the geometric center hardness by about 1 to 10 Shore C to define a shallow positive hardness gradient. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077105 | MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL - Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a rubber center and a rubber outer core layer that are both soft relative to a hard, thermoplastic intermediate core layer. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077106 | Golf Ball Having An Aerodynamic Coating - A golf ball includes a golf ball body; and a coating applied to the outer surface of the golf ball body. The coating comprises a resin and a plurality of particles, wherein the particles have an average size of 400 nm to 40 microns. The particles are contained within the resin or adhered to and/or embedded in a resin layer. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077107 | TRAINING APPARATUS FOR OBJECT HITTING SPORTS - A training apparatus is provided for sports involving hitting an object. The training apparatus has a hitting sports club and a visual hitting aid attached to the club at a preferred location for hitting the object, for example, a ball or puck. The training apparatus is useful in assisting a user in visualizing the proper swing and contact zone for hitting or striking an object in a preferred ball or puck target contact zone. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077108 | HOCKEY PRACTICE MACHINE - A hockey practice machine, which includes a motor, and a dispensing arm operatively coupled to the motor. The dispensing arm includes a shaft and a plurality of arms extending therefrom. The hockey practice machine includes a drop tube which includes upper and lower drop tube openings and upper and lower drop tube elbows. The dispensing arm is positioned proximate to the upper drop tube opening. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077109 | BALL SWINGING TRAINING DEVICE - In accordance with one aspect, there is provided a batting training device which includes a base plate, an adjustable ball and spring unit having one end secured to the base plate and having another end with a ball secured thereto, an adjustable height guard support unit having one end secured to the base plate, a stride guard laterally movable with respect to an upper portion of the adjustable height guard support unit, and a pivotal and rotational swing path guard unit movably with respect to the upper portion of the adjustable height guard support unit. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077110 | K Spinn - The K Spinn is developed to enhance the teaching of today's modern forehand and backhand in the game of tennis. With the ability to be strapped onto the tennis net, this tee will allow an individual to place the tennis ball in the cup, hold the ball constant allowing an individual to practice his/her own ground stroke to develop the required pattern needed to generate topspin. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077111 | BALL BAT INCLUDING A TAMPER-RESISTANT CAP - A ball bat includes a transparent or translucent cap attached to a bat barrel. One or more security labels are bonded or otherwise attached to the cap and the barrel such that removal of the cap damages or destroys the one or more security labels, providing an indication that the cap has been removed and that tampering with the interior of the bat may have occurred. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077112 | ELECTRONICS MODULE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SPORTS OBJECTS - A method and apparatus for suspending core electronics in a sports object is disclosed. The suspension is accomplished in such a manner as to protect the electronics from impact during normal play of the sports object. In one embodiment, a web like membrane is used to suspend the electronics in the sports object. Other embodiments include use of an impact absorbing memory foam, an air inflated inner core, or a flexible membrane in any combination with or without the web-like design, or individually used, suspend and support the core electronics while providing protection to the core electronics. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077113 | Pass-through PTO mechanism for renewable engergy systems - A pass-through power take-off (PTO) mechanism for use with renewable energy systems is described to extract power from a linearly moving tether under high tension and to convert it to rotary power such as for driving an electric generator. Three such embodiments are described. The first uses two adjacent timing belts and transfers power from tether to PTO via friction. The second embodiment uses two adjacent roller chain loops and a mechanical engagement method to transfer power from tether to PTO. The third embodiment uses two adjacent double-sided timing belts and either a synchronous or an asynchronous method to transfer power from the tether to the PTO. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077114 | ANCHORED MECHANICAL STRAP TENSIONER FOR MULTI-STRAND TENSIONING - A tensioner for a closed loop power transmission system for an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft terminating in a sprocket and at least one camshaft, each terminating in a sprocket, with a single continuous chain wrapping around all of the sprockets. The tensioner contains a pair of elongated tensioning arms, each one in slidable contact with one of the two strands of chain that traverses between the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket(s). Each tensioning arm contains a wear face that remains in constant slidable contact with the strand of chain to which it is adjacent. An adjusting arm connects one of the ends of the tensioning arms. The adjusting arm has a ratchet means that adjusts for the backlash in the system and takes up any slack in the chain. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BELT TENSIONING - A system, method, and apparatus for tensioning a belt. An apparatus includes a fixed roller, rotatably coupled to a structure; a tensioning roller, rotatably coupled to a bracket; a biasing device coupled to the structure and to the bracket. The bracket and the tensioning roller are coupled to the structure only by the biasing device and a belt passing around at least a part of the fixed roller and at least a part of the tensioning roller. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077116 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A DRIVE AREA A HYDRODYNAMIC CONVERTER,AND A DRIVEN AREA, AND A METHOD FOR BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS - The invention relates to an automatic transmission ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110077117 | Eccentric Oscillating Type Speed Reducer - The present invention provides an eccentric oscillating type speed reducer that can more effectively be cooled with an extremely simple structure. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077118 | Power Transmission System with Continuously Variable Speed Control - The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for continuous speed variation of an output member with respect to a primary input member. In particular, the present invention provides a device having an output that rotates at reduced speed and increased torque relative to its prime input through the low friction, rolling engagement of its members, or alternatively, at increased speed and reduced torque for overdrive applications. Furthermore, the speed of the output member may be varied continuously and infinitely between the apparatus's lowest and highest ratio via a secondary input member and its low friction, rolling engagement with the device's members. | 2011-03-31 |
20110077119 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - The 8-gear transmission comprises an input shaft (AN), an output shaft (AB), four planetary gearsets (RS | 2011-03-31 |