15th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150097597 | COMMON WELL BIAS DESIGN FOR A DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A driving circuit includes a common well. The driving circuit further includes a first output buffer having a bulk connected to the common well, the first output buffer having a first terminal configured to receive a first signal, and having a second terminal connected to the common well. The driving circuit further includes a second output buffer having a bulk connected to the common well, the second output buffer having a first terminal configured to receive the first signal, wherein a second terminal of the second output buffer is disconnected from the common well. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097598 | COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - The application generally relates to apparatus for driving high voltage power switching devices such as IGBTs. An aspect provides a method of adding a sensing capability to a device driver for driving at least one high voltage power switching device of a power switching apparatus having device side circuitry comprising said at least one device and said driver and having control side circuitry comprising a driver controller, the device driver arranged to be coupled to a said driver controller by a communications link, the device driver arranged to drive said at least one device on or off in response to a switching signal received on said communications link from the driver controller, the device driver further arranged to transmit an acknowledge signal to said driver controller in response to said received switching signal, said acknowledge signal detectable at said driver controller as a valid said acknowledge signal, the method comprising: providing a sense circuit to output an indication of a condition of said device side circuitry; providing a modulation circuit to modulate a said acknowledge signal dependent on said condition indication prior to said transmission such that said modulated acknowledge signal is said acknowledge signal to be transmitted by said device driver to said driver controller in response to said received switching signal and detectable at said driver controller as a valid said acknowledge signal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097599 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention provides a motor driver including pre-drivers for a bridge circuit, delay circuits, and a delay setting register, wherein in order to suppress short-circuit current caused at the time of signal switching in the bridge circuit, the delay circuits are set based on delay time information in the delay setting register so as to control signals input into the pre-drivers. The signals input into the individual pre-drivers are delayed differently by the delay circuits based on the delay time information in the delay setting register, thereby preventing a short-circuit current flow caused by an offset in the timing of the individual pre-drivers being turned on and off. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097600 | PWM CONTROLLER WITH DRIVE SIGNAL ON CURRENT SENSING PIN - An integrated circuit (IC) having a pin having some dead-time when the pin is ineffective for use for a first purpose. The pin is used for a different purpose during that time wherein the pin is utilized to measure current when a main power transistor of a voltage converter is ON and used for driving an auxiliary or active-clamp when the main power transistor is OFF or used for generating a flag signal when the power transistor is OFF In addition, the integrated circuit (IC) could have a pin utilized for a first purpose to measure current during a first time when a power transistor of a voltage converter is ON and being utilized for a second purpose during the first time. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097601 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device provided with a power-on reset circuit that can reliably detect decrease in power-supply voltage. The power-on reset circuit provided on the semiconductor device includes: a first comparison circuit that compares a primary voltage with a reference value; and a second comparison circuit that compares a secondary voltage with the reference value. The power-on reset circuit issues a reset signal based on comparison results of the first and second comparison circuits. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097602 | PROGRAMMABLE SLEW RATE PHASE LOCKED LOOP - A system includes a first phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit, a slew rate limiter and a second PLL. The first PLL is configured to receive an input signal, generate a first output identifying a frequency associated with the input signal, and generate a second output identifying phase information associated with the input signal. The slew rate limiter is configured to receive the first output from the first PLL, determine whether the frequency of the first output is changing at greater than a predetermined rate, and generate a first signal indicating whether the frequency is changing at greater than the predetermined rate. The second PLL is configured to receive the first signal from the slew rate limiter, receive the second output from the first PLL, and generate an output signal identifying an angle or phase information based on the first signal and the second output. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097603 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFSET CANCELLATION IN DUTY CYCLE CORRECTIONS - An electronic device includes a clock configured to transmit a first clock signal and a second clock signal for operation of the electronic device; a duty cycle corrector coupled to the clock to correct a duty cycle of the first and second clock signals, the duty cycle corrector being configured to: assign and store a first duty cycle correction code in response to the first clock signal; assign and store a second duty cycle correction code in response to the second clock signal; calculate an offset code based on the first and second duty cycle correction codes; and negate the offset code from results of duty cycle correction operations. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097604 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A CLOCK ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT - Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device that includes a first circuit comprising a plurality of first logic elements coupled in cascade and configured, in response to first and second clock signals and a control signal, to produce control information that indicates a first number of the first logic elements through which the control signal has been propagated during a period defined by a first change in logic level of the first clock signal and by a second change in logic level of the second clock signal, the first and second changes occurring adjacently to each other in same directions as each other, and a second circuit comprising a delay circuit configured to receive the first clock signal and the control information and to produce a third clock signal by delaying the first clock signal by an amount responsive to the control information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097605 | DUTY CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A duty correction circuit includes a duty ratio control unit suitable for generating an output clock by adjusting the duty ratio of an input clock, a code generation unit suitable for detecting a duty of the output clock and generating a first duty ratio control code based on the detection result, and a code filter unit suitable for providing the duty ratio control unit with a second duty ratio control code corresponding to a target value when a value of the first duty ratio control code is within a predetermined critical range adjacent to the target value. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097606 | SIGNALING METHOD USING CONSTANT REFERENCE VOLTAGE AND DEVICES THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a receiver configured to receive a reference voltage via a first input terminal, receive an input signal via a second input terminal, and generate an output signal by comparing the reference voltage to the input signal with each other. A termination circuit associated with the input signal terminal may be adjusted and a logic threshold voltage may be adjusted to accommodate the adjustment in the termination circuit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097607 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An integrated circuit and an operation method thereof are provided. The integrated circuit includes a voltage detecting unit, a central processing unit, a memory unit and a control unit. The voltage detecting unit detects a system voltage and correspondingly outputs a voltage state signal. The central processing unit has at least one register. When the system voltage is downed to a voltage level lower than or equal to a brown-out voltage and greater than a reset low voltage, the control unit stores values of the registers into the memory unit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097608 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CIRCUIT INPUT-OUTPUT TIMING - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of input/output (I/O) terminals through which signals pass into or out of the IC and an I/O timing module. The I/O timing module is configured to add propagation delay to signals passing between the I/O terminals and I/O subsystems of the IC. The I/O timing module includes a plurality of delay elements associated with each of the I/O terminals, a control register associated with each of the I/O terminals, a memory, and I/O delay control logic. The control register is coupled to each of the delay elements associated with the I/O terminal. The memory is encoded with delay information. The I/O delay control logic is configured to initialize the propagation delay associated with each of the I/O terminals by selecting which of the delay elements are to be applied to produce the propagation delay based on the delay information stored in the memory. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097609 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DELAY CIRCUITS DURING AN IDLE STATE TO REDUCE DEGRADATION OF AN ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC - Apparatuses and method for controlling delay circuits during an idle state to reduce degradation of an electrical characteristic is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a delay line circuit including a plurality of delay stages, and further includes a delay line control circuit coupled to the delay line circuit. The delay line control circuit is configured to enable delay stages of the plurality of delay stages, and is further configured to control enabled delay stages of the plurality of delay stages to provide a respective output clock signal having a high logic level during an idle state. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097610 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELTA DOUBLE SAMPLING - An array of sensors arranged in matched pairs of transistors with an output formed on a first transistor and a sensor formed on the second transistor of the matched pair. The matched pairs are arranged such that the second transistor in the matched pair is read through the output of the first transistor in the matched pair. The first transistor in the matched pair is forced into the saturation (active) region to prevent interference from the second transistor on the output of the first transistor. A sample is taken of the output. The first transistor is then placed into the linear region allowing the sensor formed on the second transistor to be read through the output of the first transistor. A sample is taken from the output of the sensor reading of the second transistor. A difference is formed of the two samples. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097611 | VOLTAGE FOLLOWER HAVING A FEED-FORWARD DEVICE - A circuit is described that includes a voltage follower device and a feed-forward device. In an implementation, the circuit includes a voltage follower device that includes an input and an output. The voltage follower device is configured to transfer a voltage signal at least substantially unchanged from the input to the output of the voltage follower device. The circuit also includes a feed-forward device that includes an input and an output. The input of the feed-forward device is connected to the input of the voltage follower device and the output of the feed-forward device is connected to the output of the voltage follower device. The feed-forward device is configured to output the voltage signal to the output of the voltage follower device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097612 | LEVEL SHIFTER OF DRIVING CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A level shifter applied in a driving circuit of a display is disclosed. The level shifter includes a first stage of level shifting unit and a second stage of level shifting unit and used to convert an input voltage signal with low voltage level into an output voltage signal with high voltage level. In one example, the total number of the transistors needed by the level shifter is much fewer than that of the prior art, and additional voltage sources are not needed to provide middle voltages. The manufacturing cost of the exemplary level shifter can be reduced and the signal level shifting efficiency of multi-power domain can be enhanced. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097613 | GATE CLAMPING - A circuit is described that includes a switch, a switchable clamping element coupled to the switch, and a driver configured to control the switch based at least in part on a driver control signal. The driver is further configured to enable or disable the switchable clamping element. The switchable clamping element is configured to clamp a voltage across the switch when the switchable clamping element is enabled by the driver and when the voltage across the switch or a current at the switch satisfies a threshold for activating the switchable clamping element. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097614 | METHOD AND A SWITCH DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL FORCE - A switch device for producing one or more electrical signals in response to mechanical force includes a body-part ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150097615 | Operating And Manufacturing A DC-DC Converter - Manufacturing a DC-DC converter on a chip includes: providing a die having a p-type top side and an n-type bottom side; removing an interior portion, creating a hole; flipping the interior portion; inserting the interior portion into the hole; fabricating high-side switch cells in the interior portion's top side and low-side switch cells in the exterior portion's top side; sputtering a magnetic material on the entire top side; burrowing tunnels into the magnetic material; and applying conductive material on the magnetic material and within the tunnels, electrically coupling pairs of high-side and low-side switches, with each pair forming a micro-power-switching phase, where the conductive material forms an output node of the phase, and the conductive material in the burrowed tunnels forms, in each phase, a torodial inductor with a single loop coil and, for the plurality of phases, a directly coupled inductor. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097616 | DIFFERENTIAL CIRCUIT SYSTEM - A differential circuit system is provided. The differential circuit system includes: a different circuit set including a plurality of differential circuits, a voltage regulator, and a current drainage circuit set. The differential circuits are electrically connected between a first node and a second node, and each differential circuit generates a current flowing from the first node to the second node. A high voltage is provided to the first node and a low voltage is provided to the second node. The first node receives an external voltage. According to the first voltage, the voltage regulator generates the low voltage. The low voltage is provided to the second node. The current drainage circuit set generates a drainage current in between the second node and a ground voltage. A superposed current flowing to the voltage regulator is difference of the summation of currents minus the conducting current. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097617 | H-BRIDGE GATE CONTROL CIRCUIT - A gate control circuit for controlling gates of at least a half side of an H-bridge circuit includes: an input terminal configured to connect to a PWM signal; a power terminal configured to connect to a voltage source that supplies a positive voltage; a ground terminal configured to connect to a ground reference; and a control circuit connected with the input terminal, the power terminal, and the ground terminal. The control circuit includes: two high side switches configured to be connected with the voltage source respectively through the power terminal; two low side switches configured to be connected with the ground reference respectively through the ground terminal; a first inverter connecting the two high side switches; a second inverter connecting the two low side switches; and a first resistor and a second resistor connecting the two high side switches to the two low side switches respectively. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097618 | DISTORTION COMPENSATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A distortion compensation apparatus includes a pre-distorter, a gain control unit, and a learning unit. The pre-distorter adds distortion according to compensation coefficients to individual input signals prior to the input signals being input to a power amplifier. The gain control unit applies gain control to individual feedback signals fed back from the power amplifier according to a maximum level of the feedback signals within a time frame. The learning unit updates the compensation coefficients used by the pre-distorter, using the feedback signals subjected to the gain control by the gain control unit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097619 | AMPLIFIER - An amplifier includes two input terminals to receive a differential, two-tone transmission signal; two output terminals; a coil having terminals connected with the input terminals respectively, and a center tap; a first transistor having the gate connected with one terminal of the coil, and the output terminal connected with one output terminal; a second transistor having the gate connected with the other terminal of the coil, end the output terminal connected with the other output terminal; a diode having a terminal connected with the center tap; and a bias circuit connected with the other terminal of the diode to output a gate voltage to turn on the first and second transistors. The diode adjusts the terminal voltage depending on a signal level of a double harmonic wave of the transmission signal supplied to the terminal of the diode from the center tap. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097620 | Resonant Pre-Driver for Switching Amplifier - An arrangement and a method for improving the efficiency of a multistage switching amplifier using a resonant circuit element is presented. The multistage amplifier comprises a pre-diver amplifier, a final stage amplifier and a series L-C arrangement coupled between the pre-driver amplifier and the final stage amplifier. The series L-C arrangement forms a parallel L-C resonant circuit with a gate to source capacitor of an input transistor of the final stage amplifier. An oscillation of energy takes place between the gate to source capacitor of the input transistor of the final stage amplifier and the series L-C arrangement. This oscillation of energy provides the final stage amplifier with driving current and improves efficiency of the overall multistage amplifier arrangement. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097621 | Capacitance Minimization Switch - A CMOS transmission gate that is compensated for lost current to parasitic capacitance. Parasitic capacitance current is detected by an amplifier and fed back in-phase to the input of the CMOS transmission gate with the gain of the amplifier set to avoid circuit instability. In a first example a transconductance amplifier detects a voltage drop across a resistor in and RC network and the resulting current applied to the input of the transmission gate. A second example uses a current amplifier to detect gate current of the N-channel and P-channel transistors of the transmission gate, and an output current is fed back in phase to the input of the CMOS transmission gate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097622 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - An amplifier circuit has: a main amplifier connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, the main amplifier amplifying an input signal input to the input terminal and outputting an amplified signal to the output terminal; a compensation circuit comprising a variable delay circuit and a variable gain inverting circuit, the variable delay circuit receiving the input signal and outputting a delay signal with a delay time from the input signal, the variable gain inverting amplifier inverting and amplifying the delay signal with a gain and outputting a compensation signal to the output terminal; and a controller configured to control the gain of the pre-emphasis circuit and the delay time of the variable delay circuit to compensate a response of the main amplifier in a first frequency band lower than a base frequency of a target signal of compensation and in a low frequency band higher than zero Hertz. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097623 | POWER AMPLIFIERS WITH SIGNAL CONDITIONING - A device includes an amplifier having a first path and a second path and a first variable attenuator connected to the first path. The device includes a controller coupled to the first variable attenuator. The controller is configured to determine a magnitude of an input signal to the amplifier. When the magnitude of the input signal is below a threshold, the controller is configured to set an attenuation of the first variable attenuator to a first attenuation value. When the magnitude of the input signal is above the threshold, the controller is configured to set the attenuation of the first variable attenuator to a second attenuation value. The second attenuation value is less than the first attenuation value. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097624 | Load Compensation in RF Amplifiers - Methods and systems for reducing parasitic loading on a power supply output in RF amplifier arrangements used in multiband and/or multitude RF circuits are presented. Such RF circuits can comprise a plurality of RF amplifiers of which only one is activated for a given desired transmission mode and/or band. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097625 | HYBRID DC-DC CONVERTERS FOR POWER AMPLIFIERS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for hybrid DC-DC converters. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include tracking, by an envelope detector, an envelope of a signal being amplified by an amplifier. The method may further include supplying, by a first direct-current to direct-current converter, power to the amplifier, the power supplied by the first direct-current to direct-current converter including one or more high-frequency components of the envelope tracked by the envelope detector. The method may further include supplying, by a second direct-current to direct-current converter, power to the amplifier, the power supplied by the second direct-current to direct-current converter including one or more low-frequency components of the envelope tracked by the envelope detector. Related systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097626 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN EXCITATION FREQUENCY OF AN OSCILLATING CIRCUIT OF A CORONA IGNITION DEVICE - A method for setting adjusting frequency of an electric oscillating circuit of a corona ignition device. The circuit is excited with a starting value (f1) of the excitation frequency and a reference value (I | 2015-04-09 |
20150097627 | Clock Generation System - A clock generation system provides a low power approach for generating clock signals. The clock generation system may use a free running clock and, at intervals, maintain the accuracy of the free running clock. The free running clock may be the source of other system clocks, such as a 32 KHz clock for system timing and a 13 MHz clock to facilitate audio playback, e.g., MP3 decoding and playback. The clock generation system eliminates the need for two different crystal oscillators and a complex PLL for generating the low frequency clock. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097628 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION ERRORS - Clock synchronization error is corrected or minimized by fitting a parabolic f(T) function to the crystal's data, and compensating for sampling period drift in an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) at various temperatures. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097629 | Reconfigurable Multi-Path Injection Locked Oscillator - A ring oscillator comprising three or more delay cells, each of which comprises a plurality of differential input leads and a differential output lead, wherein each of the plurality of differential input leads comprises one or more inverters, wherein the three or more delay cells are inter-connected forming a plurality of loop paths, wherein each loop path connects the differential output lead of each delay cell to a corresponding differential input lead of another delay cell, wherein each loop path provides an inverter strength determined by a number of inverters in a corresponding differential input lead of each delay cell, wherein the plurality of loop paths are configured to generate an oscillating signal with an operating frequency, and wherein the operating frequency is tunable by digitally adjusting one or more inverter strengths in one or more of the plurality of loop paths. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097630 | Method and Device for Managing the Time Transition of a CMOS Logic Circuit as a Function of Temperature - A method includes generation of a first current proportional to absolute temperature and formation of a second current representative of the temperature variation of the threshold voltages of the transistors of the inverter and limited to a fraction of the first current. This fraction is less than one. The inverter is supplied with a supply current equal to the first current minus the limited second current. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097631 | CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR - A crystal oscillator is configured by accommodating a crystal blank that functions as a crystal unit and an IC chip that includes at least an oscillator circuit using the crystal blank into a container in an integrated manner. In the IC chip, the oscillator circuit is connected to the crystal unit via a pair of crystal connecting terminals, an output from the oscillator circuit is supplied to a plurality of output buffers. In relation to the crystal connecting terminal having a phase opposite to that of an output from the on/off controllable output buffer, an output terminal of this output buffer is disposed farther than an output terminal of the output buffer that is not subjected to the on/off control. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097632 | VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - A MEMS vibrator includes: a base portion; a plurality of vibration reeds which extends from the base portion; a supporting portion which extends from a vibration node portion of the base portion; a fixing portion which is connected with the supporting portion; and a substrate in which the fixing portion is disposed on a main surface. The plurality of vibration reeds is separated from the substrate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097633 | 60 GHZ INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TRANSITIONS - Embodiments are directed to a transition structure for interfacing an integrated circuit chip and a substrate, comprising: a co-planar waveguide (CPW) structure formed based on ground-signal-ground (GSG) pads on the integrated circuit chip, a grounded co-planar waveguide (CPWG) structure coupled to the GSG pads, and a microstrip coupled to the CPWG structure. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097634 | MILLIMETER-WAVE BROADBAND TRANSITION OF MICROSTRIP LINE ON THIN TO THICK SUBSTRATES - Embodiments are directed to a structure comprising: a first substrate section having a first thickness, a second substrate section having a second thickness different from the first thickness, a plurality of vias configured to couple a first ground plane associated with the first substrate section and a second ground plane associated with the second substrate section, and a microstrip comprising: a first section associated with the first substrate section and having a first width, a second section associated with the second substrate section and having a second width different from the first width, and a taper between the first width and the second width. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097635 | PIEZOELECTRIC MULTIPLEXER - A piezoelectric multiplexer includes an actuator and multiple piezo-morph beams. The actuator includes an actuator conducting head and an actuator stem, and each piezo-morph beam includes a conducting beam contact head and a beam stem manufactured out of piezo-morph material. A control voltage is selectively applied to electrical contacts coupled to the beam stems to create a piezoelectric effect that bends the selected piezo-morph beam and creates an electrical connection between its contact head and the conducting head of the actuator. A control circuit with a controller signals which piezo-morph beam to connect to the actuator. This multi-piezo-morph-beam piezoelectric multiplexer can be affixed to the electrical terminals of different electrical components (e.g., a transistor) to create an electrical cell that can be manufactured on a semiconductor chip or in a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097636 | Circuit and Method for Generating A Variable Delay in an Electromagnetic Signal Crossing Said Circuit, in Particular for Use in A Doherty-Configured Amplifier - A method for generating a variable delay in an electromagnetic signal that crosses a main transmission line includes: coupling to the main transmission line a secondary transmission line terminated at both ends by respective variable-reactance circuit elements, wherein the main transmission line and the secondary transmission line are immersed in the same dielectric medium at a distance from each other; simultaneously varying a reactance value of the variable-reactance circuit elements; selecting the reactance value by varying physical and electrical parameters of the main transmission line and of the secondary transmission line, so as to obtain, on the main transmission line, an absorption peak at an absorption frequency higher than a predetermined working frequency of the main transmission line, and an adaptation peak at a frequency lower than the transmission frequency, the adaptation peak corresponding to the predetermined working frequency. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097637 | PROGRAMMABLE FILTER - In one example embodiment, a programmable filter is provided, including a plurality of variable-inductance networks and a plurality of variable-capacitance networks. The programmable filter may be implemented in a classical filter topology, with variable-capacitance networks replacing discrete capacitors and variable-inductance networks replacing discrete inductors. An example variable-inductance network comprises a primary inductor with an intermediate tap, and secondary inductor connected at the intermediate tap, with switches for selecting an inductance. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097638 | ACOUSTIC FILTER WITH SUPPRESSED NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS - An acoustic filter includes a signal input port, a ladder-type filter, a first branch ladder-type filter, a second branch ladder-type filter, and a signal output port. The first branch ladder-type filter and the second branch ladder-type filter are connected in parallel to each other. The signal input port is connected to the ladder-type filter. The ladder-type filter circuit is connected in series to the first branch ladder-type filter and the second branch ladder-type filter. The first branch ladder-type filter circuit and the second branch ladder-type filter are connected to the signal output port. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097639 | HARMONIC OSCILLATOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, FILTERING DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a harmonic oscillator and a preparation method thereof, a filtering device and an electromagnetic wave device. The harmonic oscillator includes at least one dielectric slab and response units attached on one surface of the at least one dielectric slab, where the response units are structures manufactured by conductive material and provided with geometric patterns. According to the technical solution of the disclosure, the filtering device and the electromagnetic wave device with the harmonic oscillator are good in structure stability. Swinging of a harmonic oscillator sheet layer is low in loss. The Q value of the harmonic oscillator prepared by the disclosure is high; and loss of a resonant cavity, the filtering device and a microwave device with the harmonic oscillator is obviously reduced. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097640 | TRANSMISSION LINE FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor transmission line substructure and methods of transmitting RF signals are described. The semiconductor transmission line substructure can include a substrate; a first signal line over the substrate; a first ground line over the substrate; and a second semiconductor substrate over the substrate. The first signal line, the first ground line and the second semiconductor substrate are each vertically spaced apart from one another and can be separated from one another by at least one electrically insulating layer. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097641 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC TOOL - A switch assembly includes a circuit board mounted in the housing of an electric tool and carrying multiple magnetic sensor components, a first button having hooks slidably coupled to the circuit board and a press portion exposed to the outside of the housing for pressing by a user and a first magnetic member mounted at the press portion and movable with the first button relative to the housing to induce and change the magnetic flux of one magnetic sensor component, and a second button mounted in the housing and movable back and forth relative to the housing and carrying a second magnetic member that is movable with the second button to induce and change the magnetic flux of the other magnetic sensor component. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097642 | COMBINED TYPE RFeB-BASED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMBINED TYPE RFeB-BASED MAGNET - Provided is a combined type RFeB-based magnet, including: two or more unit magnets; and an interface material that bonds bonding surfaces of the unit magnets adjacent to each other, in which each of the unit magnets is an RFeB-based magnet containing a light rare earth element R | 2015-04-09 |
20150097643 | RFeB-BASED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RFeB-BASED MAGNET - Provided is a combined type RFeB-based magnet, including: a first unit magnet; a second unit magnet; and an interface material that bonds the first unit magnet and the second unit magnet, in which the first unit magnet and the second unit magnet are RFeB-based magnets containing a light rare earth element R | 2015-04-09 |
20150097644 | MAGNETIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRAL COOLING CHANNELS - A magnetic device includes an electrically insulating body and a conductor coil. The insulating body defines an internal cavity for a magnetic device core and a coolant channel routed about the internal cavity. The conductor coil extends through the insulating body and winds about the internal cavity. The electrically insulating body electrically insulates the internal cavity and coolant channel from the conductor coil. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097645 | TRANSFORMER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFORMER APPARATUS - A transformer apparatus includes: a case with a component mounting surface; an external-terminal provided on a wall adjacent to the component mounting surface of the case; a transformer provided on the component mounting surface and including a magnetic core and a winding; and a support provided in a position between the external-terminal and the core on the component mounting surface, and including a first-slit in a top surface of the support, the first-slit holding a first-conductor of the winding drawn from the core and a second-conductor drawn from the external-terminal, wherein the first-conductor is held at one end of the first-slit by a conductive member, the second-conductor is held at the other end of the first-slit by the conductive member, the first-conductor and the second-conductor are electrically connected through the conductive member, and the first-conductor and the second-conductor have surplus lengths. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097646 | COIL COMPONENT - There is provided a coil component having a significantly reduced size and able to be easily manufactured, the coil component including a winding part formed as a groove having a ring shape; a plurality of coils inserted into and wound in the winding part; and a sealing part filling an internal space of the winding part having the coils wound therein and embedding the coils therein. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097647 | MAGNETIC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, BONDING STRUCTURE BETWEEN MAGNETIC SUBSTRATE AND INSULATING MATERIAL, AND CHIP COMPONENT HAVING THE BONDING STRUCTURE - A chip component includes a magnetic substrate having ferrite layers, and an insulating layer disposed on the magnetic substrate and having an electrode disposed therein. An external electrode is connected to the electrode on the insulating layer. The magnetic substrate and the insulating layer have a chemical coupling structure formed on an interface therebetween. The chemical coupling structure includes Si—O—C or Si—O—N. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097648 | COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A composite electronic component includes a multilayer body, coils, an antistatic element and outer electrodes. The multilayer body is configured by laminating insulator layers. The coils are provided on the upper surfaces of the insulator layers. The antistatic element is connected to the coils and includes ground electrodes. The outer electrodes are connected to the coils. The upper surfaces of the insulator layers on which the coils are provided do not intersect with the ground electrodes. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097649 | FERROMAGNETIC CARBON AND BORON LITHIUM BOROHYDRIDE COMPLEXES - A novel ferromagnetic composition is provided. The reagent includes at least one zero-valent atom, whether metal, metalloid, or non-metal, in complex with at least one hydride molecule. The composition need not contain any inherently ferromagnetic elements and can be much lighter than conventional iron or other metal-based ferromagnetic materials. Core-solenoid devices having ferromagnetic cores which employ the novel ferromagnetic composition are additionally provided. Examples such as electric motors or generators for use in hybrid or all-electric automobiles are included. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097650 | SEMICONDUCTOR CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND PTC THERMISTOR - A semiconductor ceramic composition which includes a compound represented by the following formula (1) as a main component, (Ba | 2015-04-09 |
20150097651 | Automatic Door - In some implementations a microcontroller is coupled to a storage device, the storage device having a voice-recognition engine stored thereon, and the microcontroller is operably coupled to a device-controller of an automatic door. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097652 | ENTRY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular entry system, which performs collation using a mobile terminal having an authentication element and enables use of a predetermined function of a vehicle on the basis of a result of the collation, includes: an authentication control section which, when authentication information from the authentication element matches predetermined authentication information, generates a signal enabling use of the predetermined function of the vehicle; a door detection section which outputs a signal in response to opening/closing of a vehicle door; and a cradle capable of fixing the mobile terminal, the authentication control section activating a read section, provided on the cradle, on the basis of the signal from the door detection section, the read section being capable of transmitting an electromagnetic wave, the authentication element being capable of generating electric power from the electromagnetic wave and transmitting the authentication information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097653 | DETERMINATION OF PROXIMITY USING A PLURALITY OF TRANSPONDERS - Devices and methods of determining a proximity of a receiver to a tag in a predetermined region. A signal characteristic is sensed at the receiver from the tag and an assisting tag. Zones are defined representing proximity of the receiver to each tag. A presence probability vector for the receiver and zones of each tag is estimated based on the signal characteristic. For the assisting tag, a further presence probability vector for the receiver and zones of the tag is estimated, given the presence probability vector for the assisting tag, based on a spatial relationship between the tag and the assisting tag. A combined probable proximity vector for the receiver and zones of the tag are calculated, using the presence probability vector for the tag and the further presence probability vector via a Bayesian network. The proximity of the receiver to the tag is based on the combined vector. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097654 | TAG TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a tag transmission apparatus and a signal transmitting method thereof. The tag transmission apparatus converts a plurality of data bits into a symbol, which is one of a plurality of symbols, and multiplies the converted symbol by a square-wave having a predetermined frequency to thereby generate a subcarrier signal. Here, in the case in which the plurality of data bits are n (n is a natural number larger than 2) bits, the number of the plurality of symbols is 2 | 2015-04-09 |
20150097655 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) display device includes a microprocessor, a first RFID, a second RFID, a sensing module and a passive display unit. The first RFID stores a first RFID data and receives electromagnetic wave emitted from a reader for supply power. The second RFID stores a second RFID data. The first RFID data and the second RFID data are transferred to the microprocessor when the electromagnetic wave is received. The sensing module senses an external environment and generates an environmental sensing signal transferred to the microprocessor. The microprocessor generates a display driving signal to drive the passive display unit based on the received data so as to display the RFID data onto the passive display unit. The microprocessor further adjusts the brightness and the contrast of the passive display unit to achieve better display effect, thereby effectively saving the time of stock take. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097656 | RADIO WAVE RECEIVER - A radio wave receiver includes a receiver controller that performs a signal capturing action in regular or irregular intervals to capture data transmitted on radio waves from a remote terminal in synchronization with the signal capturing action. The receiver controller includes a correctness determination unit and a capturing frequency setting unit. The correctness determination unit calculates an error rate or a correctness rate of the data captured by the receiver controller to determine the correctness of the captured data. The capturing frequency setting unit sets a capturing frequency indicating the number of times the signal capturing action is performed during a certain period in accordance with the correctness of the captured data. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097657 | GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS WHILE MINIMIZING CASCADING - A system that generates haptic effects using an actuator receives a haptic effect definition that defines a haptic effect. The system pre-processes the haptic effect definition by determining if the actuator is capable of playing the haptic effect. The system then post-processes the haptic effect definition by adjusting a force value based on an estimate or measurement of a state of the actuator during a playing of the haptic effect. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097658 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A data processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive data including information indicating amplitude and information indicating frequency; and a processing unit configured to produce data used to generate vibration of a vibration unit based on the data and predetermined vector information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSORY STIMULATION - An apparatus for producing an electrosensory sensation to a body member ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150097660 | BLIND VIEW SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A blind view sensor assembly for notifying a driver whenever an object is in the blind spot of the driver's vehicle comprises an assembly base attached to the conventional side view mirror of a automobile. The assembly base attaches to the bottom of the side view mirror and utilizes an optical sensor to detect objects which enter or are otherwise present in the blind spot on the side of the vehicle it is disposed, an LED light to visually signal when a vehicle is detected in the blind spot, and a speaker to audibly sign when a vehicle is detected in the blind spot. Each assembly base installed on a vehicle automatically configures itself for the side of the vehicle on which it is mounted each time it is started. It then provides a audible and visual notification when an object is in the blind spot of the vehicle. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097661 | Lane Marking Crossing Warning System - The present invention relates to a lane marking crossing warning system ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150097662 | FLEXIBLE BOARD TYPE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE - A flexible board type tire pressure sensor device includes a flexible PC board having a first surface bonded to an inside wall of a tire of a vehicle wheel and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a sensor module installed in the second surface of the flexible PC board for sensing a variety of statuses of the vehicle wheel, a transmission terminal set installed in the second surface of the flexible PC board and electrically connected with the sensor module for allowing transmission of a communication program to the sensor module, and an antenna installed in the second surface of the flexible PC board and electrically connected with the sensor module for sending out a sensor signal generated by the sensor module. Thus, the flexible board type tire pressure sensor device has excellent structural stability to provide accurate sensing results. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097663 | SMART-HOME MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING LOCATION-SPECIFIC FEATURE CONFIGURATION - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND VALIDATING THE INSTALLATION OF AN ALARM SYSTEM - A system for determining maintenance needs and validating the installation of an alarm system are provided. The system may include a central monitoring station configured to receive operational measurements and apply maintenance rules to the operational measurements and a maintenance history for the alarm system to determine maintenance needs of the alarm system. Additionally, the central monitoring station may be configured to receive points and status updates and apply installation rules to the points and status updates to determine whether the installation of the alarm system if valid. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097665 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING SENSOR-BASED DEVICE POSITIONING GUIDANCE - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097666 | Hazard Detection Unit Providing Intuitive Illumination-Based Status Signaling - Various methods and systems for hazard detectors are presented. Such hazard detectors may include one or more hazard sensors that are configured to detect the presence of one or more types of hazards. Such hazard detectors may include a circular or a ring-shaped light comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Such a ring-shaped light may be configured to illuminate using a plurality of colors and, possibly, a plurality of animation patterns. Such hazard detectors may include a processing system configured to cause the ring-shaped light to illuminate using the plurality of colors and the plurality of animation patterns in response to a plurality of states corresponding to the battery module and the plurality of hazard sensors. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097667 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING ON-SITE RESPONDERS LOCATED AT A SPECIFIC FACILITY TO ENGAGE AND NEUTRALIZE A THREAT - In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, an emergency response system is used on the premises of a given location or building. The system employs various staff members who are regularly present throughout the facility at random locations. These individuals are each wearing a personal transmitter which, when activated, transmits a distress signal through wireless systems. The distress signal includes the location of the personal transmitter at the time of transmission. Once the transmitted location is received at a central server, the information is then processed and assigned a room number or identifier that is then delivered by a wireless communications system to an on-site, first responding marshal within the facility. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097668 | Animal Monitoring System and Method - An animal monitoring system has sensor modules carried on respective animals. Each module includes a GPS position locator to determine a current position of the animal, a transmitter, and a controller arranged to store a previously determined position of the animal thereon. A central monitoring system is located remotely from the animal which stores boundary position data representing a boundary thereon and which is arranged to communicate with the sensor module over a network. If the position of the animal changes significantly, a notification signal is transmitted to the central monitoring system which compares the current position to the boundary position data to determine is a user should be notified of an alarm condition. The sensor modules may also monitor various physiological characteristics of the animal to notify the central monitor system and subsequently the user if the animal appears to be in danger. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING, CONTROLLING AND MONITORING WIRELESS NETWORKS - A system for programming, controlling and monitoring wireless networks enabling a wireless device (Dev) being utilized and integrated into car electronic control module or home (or business) alarm/security system. This system also presents a general control (robotic) device, which controls general input and output functions, where plurality of cellular handsets, internet devices can co-control, monitor, share and exchange information through the cellular, the internet networks and other wire/wireless network. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097670 | ADDRESS VALIDATION FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS - A server verifies that an address of record for a personal emergency response (PERS) device is in agreement with a current address of the PERS device. The PERS device has a docking station and a wearable unit. At start-up, the docking station places a call to the server and the server receives coordinates of the wearable unit. The coordinates are reverse-mapped into the current address and compared with the address of record. If the address and the address of record differ, the address of record is updated to reflect the current address. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097671 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A UNIVERSAL WIRELESS PLATFORM FOR ASSET MONITORING - A metrological interface device includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) including at least one metrological sensor communication interface and at least one first wireless communication interface. The metrological interface device is in communication with a metrological sensing device via the metrological sensor communication interface. Each metrological sensing device is coupled to a physical asset. Each metrological interface device is configured to receive the metrological data from the metrological sensing device. The metrological interface device is configured to receive metrological data from the metrological sensing device via the metrological sensor communication interface. Metrological data represents physical measurement data associated with the physical asset. Each metrological interface device is configured to advertise connection availability to a plurality of mobile computing devices, and also configured to receive a connection request from a connecting mobile computing device, and is additionally configured to create an active connection with the connecting mobile computing device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097672 | PREDICTIVE ALERT TARGETING FOR MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS - A system and a method are disclosed for predicting potential reach of an alert to a targeted audience, targeted personal delivery devices and targeted non-personal notification delivery devices in an emergency mass notification system. The method includes receiving recipients and alert delivery devices data which define a targeted audience and devices of an emergency alert. The method further comprises evaluating contact and configuration data targeting quality rating, tracking data targeting quality rating and real-time data targeting quality rating based on the received recipients and devices data and a data sources repository. Responsive to the targeting quality ratings and prediction weighting data (e.g., numeric weights and descriptive thresholds), the method generating one or more predictions of the potential reach of the alert based on the targeting quality ratings. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097673 | System of electronic devices for protection and security of places, persons, and goods - A system of electronic devices for the detection and location of changes in a predetermined space for the protection and security of places, persons, and goods, comprising at least two general sensors, two data processing electronic devices connected to each other. One of the two data processing devices comprises two electronic means. One of said electronic means reproduces with an appropriate fidelity the place to be monitored into a three-dimensional virtual reality. The second electronic means is capable of acquiring and storing security rules, receiving from the sensors and mapping their signals by correlating them according to criteria of coincidence in the virtual reality to identify events predetermined by the security rules as relevant for the activation of appropriate alarms or notifications. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TOOL TRACKING, MONITORING, AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for automatically tracking tools and managing tool inventory. Tools may be assigned to a work group or crew. Tools are tracked and monitored to determine whether the tools are with their assigned group, relocated to a different group, missing, or left behind at a job site. For relocated tools, the tool tracking system may identify and output the time and the group to which the tool has been relocated. For tools that are missing, the system may compute and output the group or crew, time, and location in the form of a street address, latitude, longitude, and/or map where the missing tool was last seen. The system may also send out real-time notifications (e.g., SMS text messages, emails, phone calls) to designated personnel so that an appropriate action can be taken. The tool tracking system also acts as an inventory management system for tools. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097675 | SUNSCREEN REAPPLICATION REMINDER DEVICE AND METHOD - In one general aspect, an apparatus for managing exposure to the sun is disclosed. It includes an aquatic activity control responsive to user interaction and an aquatic activity indicator associated with the aquatic activity control and operative to identify the aquatic activity control. It also includes a terrestrial activity control responsive to user interaction and a terrestrial activity indicator associated with the terrestrial activity control and operative to identify the terrestrial activity control. Timer logic is responsive to the aquatic activity control and the terrestrial activity control and it is operative to measure different predetermined sunscreen-product-specific time durations for a predetermined sunscreen product corresponding to sunlight exposure limits for aquatic or terrestrial activities in response to respective actuation of the aquatic activity control or the terrestrial activity control. An alert transducer is responsive to the timer logic, and a water-resistant housing is provided for at least part of the aquatic activity control, the terrestrial activity control, and the timer logic. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097676 | In Situ Real-Time Wafer Breakage Detection - The disclosure provides a real-time wafer breakage detection method. The detection method includes the following operations. A wafer is positioned on a wafer holder of a process chamber in which a thermal process is being performed. Then, the temperature at the wafer holder is measured. And, a notification for corrective action is issued if the temperature is out of a predetermined alarm range. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097677 | PNEUMATIC DETECTOR SWITCH HAVING A SINGLE DIAPHRAGM FOR ALARM AND FAULT CONDITIONS - A pneumatic pressure detector switch is disclosed that includes a retainer assembly adapted to communicate with a source of pressure, a deformable diaphragm supported within the retainer assembly and movable in response to changes in pressure communicated to the retainer assembly, a fault contact element supported by the retainer assembly adjacent a first side surface of the diaphragm, and an alarm contact element supported by the retainer assembly adjacent a second side surface of the diaphragm. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097678 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING USEFUL FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATIONS TO DETECTION EVENTS - Ambient amount of a hazardous condition may be monitored. A mode may be set to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment. It may then be determined that the amount of the hazard in the ambient environment has dropped below a threshold hazardous condition level. A time period may then be tracked during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the threshold hazardous condition level. It may be determined that the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during such time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector having remained below the threshold hazardous condition level. An indication of the hazardous condition easing may be output in response to the time period being at least the threshold duration. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097679 | Smoke Detector with Airflow Barrier - A smoke detector system that includes an airflow barrier installed between a detector base unit and a mounting surface to ensure there is separation between the detector base unit and the mounting surface. The barrier isolates and seals the smoke detector to prevent the formation of condensation in or around the smoke detector. The barrier further includes a cavity that can collect condensation if condensation does occur. The condensation is then directed to a channel that extends around the periphery of the airflow barrier. Additionally, the channel includes weep holes so that condensation has a means to exit the detector. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097680 | Smart-Home Hazard Detector Providing Non-Alarm Status Signals at Opportune Moments - In various embodiments, a hazard detector is presented. The hazard detector may include a hazard detection sensor that detects a presence of a type of hazard. The hazard detector may include a light and a light sensor that senses a brightness level in an ambient environment of the hazard detector. The hazard detector may include a processing system configured to receive an indication of the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector from the light sensor. The processing system may determine the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached a threshold value. A status check of one or more components of the hazard detector may be performed. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate using a selected illumination state in response to the determining the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached the threshold value. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097681 | VISUAL AND AUDITORY USER NOTIFICATION METHODS FOR SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR - Hazard detector for providing a pre-alarm of a developing hazardous condition includes a detection module that detects a hazard level of smoke or carbon monoxide, a storage module that stores a pre-alarm threshold and an emergency threshold, a light source that generates light in a first color, a second color, and a third color, a speaker that generates an audible sound, a horn that generates an audible alarm that a higher volume than the speaker, and a processing module. The processing module receives the detected hazard level and compares it with the pre-alarm threshold and the emergency threshold. The processing module determines that the hazard level is greater than the pre-alarm threshold and less than the emergency threshold and generates an audible pre-alarm speech via the speaker that warns of the developing hazardous condition. The processing module also activates the light source in the second color. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097682 | MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR CONFIGURATION - System for displaying hazard events and adjusting hazard detector settings on a mobile device includes a user interface executed on the mobile device, a hazard detector, and a computer server system communicatively coupled to the mobile device and hazard detector. The hazard detector generates hazard events indicating detection of smoke or carbon monoxide. The hazard events are transmitted to the computer server system and then to the mobile device. User interface displays the hazard events in an event group. User interface receives an adjusted value for a setting of the hazard detector and transmits the adjusted value to the computer server system. The computer server system determines that the adjusted value corresponds to the hazard detector, receives a check-in event from the hazard detector, and transmits the adjusted value to the hazard detector in response to receiving the check-in event. The hazard detector applies the adjusted value to the setting. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097683 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTION SYSTEM PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED USER NOTIFICATIONS - System for customizing hazard notifications based on user activity includes a hazard detector and a computer server system communicatively coupled to the hazard detector. The hazard detector detects a hazard level that is greater than a threshold setting, the hazard level indicating an amount of smoke or carbon monoxide present at the hazard detector. The hazard detector generates hazard data indicating the detection of the hazard level and transmits the hazard data to the computer server system. The computer server system associates a location with the hazard detector. Activity data indicating a user location is received at the computer server system and the hazard data is received at the computer server system. The computer server system generates a notification based on the hazard location and the user location in response to receiving the hazard data. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097684 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING LOCATION-SPECIFIC PRE-ALARM CONFIGURATION - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097685 | Status Indication Triggering and User Interfacing in a Smart-Home Hazard Detector - In various embodiments, a hazard detector may be presented. The hazard detector may include at least one hazard detection sensor that detects a presence of at least one type of hazard. The hazard detector may include a speaker, a light, and a motion detection sensor that detects motion in an ambient environment of the hazard detector. A processing system of the hazard detector may be configured to select an illumination state based on a determined status. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on the selected illumination state. The processing system may determine a gesture has been performed in the ambient environment of the hazard detector following the light being illuminated based on the selected illumination state. The processing system may output a detail of the status via the speaker corresponding to the illumination state in response to determining the gesture has been performed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097686 | Smart Home Hazard Detector With Integrated Conditional Lighting - Various embodiments of hazard detectors are presented. A hazard sensor may be present that detects the presence of a hazardous condition. A light sensor may be present that detects an ambient brightness level. A motion sensor may be present that detects motion of a user. A light may be present that is capable of outputting light. A processing system may receive an indication of the ambient brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector from the light sensor. The processing system may determine that the ambient brightness level is less than a threshold brightness. The processing system may receive information indicative of the user moving in the ambient environment of the hazard detector. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness and the user moving in the ambient environment of the hazard detector. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097687 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR WITH ADAPTIVE HEADS UP PRE-ALARM CRITERIA - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097688 | MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR EVENT NOTIFICATIONS ARISING FROM SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTION DEVICES - System for displaying hazard events and adjusting hazard detector settings on a mobile device includes a user interface executed on the mobile device, a hazard detector, and a computer server system communicatively coupled to the mobile device and hazard detector. The hazard detector generates hazard events indicating detection of smoke or carbon monoxide. The hazard events are transmitted to the computer server system and then to the mobile device. User interface displays the hazard events in an event group. User interface receives an adjusted value for a setting of the hazard detector and transmits the adjusted value to the computer server system. The computer server system determines that the adjusted value corresponds to the hazard detector, receives a check-in event from the hazard detector, and transmits the adjusted value to the hazard detector in response to receiving the check-in event. The hazard detector applies the adjusted value to the setting. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097689 | HAZARD DETECTION UNIT FACILITATING CONVENIENT SETUP OF PLURAL INSTANCES THEREOF IN THE SMART HOME - include using an application on a mobile device to establish first wireless communications with a first hazard detector that was previously paired with the user account. The method may also include transmitting, to the first hazard detector and using the first wireless protocol, a transmission that instructs the first hazard detector to establish second wireless communications with a second hazard detector, where the second wireless communications use a second wireless protocol. The method may additionally include transmitting network credentials to the first hazard detector using the first wireless protocol, where the credentials are then sent from the first hazard detector to the second hazard detector using the second wireless protocol, such that the second hazard detector can pair with the user account using the first wireless protocol. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097690 | Method and Apparatus of Electronic Device for Abuse Detection and Notification - A method of an electronic device for abuse detection and notification is disclosed herewith. The method includes monitoring one or more parameters at the electronic device for one or more physical events, the parameter(s) being associated with one or more imagers. The method further includes identifying the physical event(s) at the electronic device by determining that each parameter exceeds a corresponding threshold value. Next, the method provides storing event data corresponding to the physical event(s), in which at least a portion of the event data is associated with the parameter(s). The method further includes generating a notification associated with the physical event(s). | 2015-04-09 |
20150097691 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING INPUT ON AN APPARATUS HAVING A USER INTERFACE - A method for preventing input and/or interaction on an apparatus having a user interface (UI) with input elements located on a door rotatable about an axis relative to an earth horizontal, the method includes detecting the horizontal position of the door and disabling input from the UI input elements based on the horizontal position of the door. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097692 | LIGHT INDICATOR - Light indicator which comprises a support structure provided with multiple seats, each of which housing at its interior rows of LEDs and a power supply circuit providing electrical power supply to the LEDs. The light indicator also comprises collimation lenses each positioned in front of the corresponding row of LEDs, and an insulating material layer deposited in each seat to cover the power supply circuit. Each lens extends parallel to the corresponding row of LEDs, and on the rear part is provided with an abutment portion fixed on the base surface of the seat and provided with a rear groove housing the row of LEDs. The abutment portion of each lens is closed transversely and longitudinally by longitudinal and transverse walls defining a rear edge which adheres to the base surface of the seat in order to prevent the insulating material from penetrating into the rear groove. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097693 | IN-PREMISES MANAGEMENT OF HOME AREA NETWORKS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing in-premises management of home area networks. An example management includes a network interface device, a processor in communication with the network interface device, and a transceiver device in communication with the processor. The network interface device can establish a paired communication link with a computing device that is in communication with a head-end system. The processor can receive a command originating from the head-end system and communicated to the management device from the computing device via the paired communication link. The processor can identify a terminal device of the home area network that can perform a function in response to the command. The processor can generate a message for the terminal device including the command. The transceiver device can transmit the message from the processor to the terminal device via a wireless communication link of the home area network. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097694 | METHODS OF PROCESSING DATA CORRESPONDING TO A DEVICE THAT CORRESPONDS TO A GAS, WATER, OR ELECTRIC GRID, AND RELATED DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Methods of operating a communication node are provided. A method of operating a communication node may include receiving data from an electric grid device via a network interface. The method may include processing the data from the electric grid device at the communication node. Moreover, the method may include transmitting a filtered portion of the data to an electric utility head end system, after processing the data at the communication node. In some embodiments, a method of operating a communication node may include using a message broker controlled by a virtual machine in the communication node to provide a protocol to interface with a field message bus that includes a standards-based or open-source Application Programming Interface (API). Related communication nodes and computer program products are also described. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097695 | METHODS OF PROCESSING DATA CORRESPONDING TO A DEVICE THAT CORRESPONDS TO A GAS, WATER, OR ELECTRIC GRID, AND RELATED DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Methods of operating a communication node are provided. A method of operating a communication node may include receiving data from an electric grid device via a network interface. The method may include processing the data from the electric grid device at the communication node. Moreover, the method may include transmitting a filtered portion of the data to an electric utility head end system, after processing the data at the communication node. In some embodiments, a method of operating a communication node may include using a message broker controlled by a virtual machine in the communication node to provide a protocol to interface with a field message bus that includes a standards-based or open-source Application Programming Interface (API). Related communication nodes and computer program products are also described. | 2015-04-09 |
20150097696 | METHODS OF PROCESSING DATA CORRESPONDING TO A DEVICE THAT CORRESPONDS TO A GAS, WATER, OR ELECTRIC GRID, AND RELATED DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Methods of operating a communication node are provided. A method of operating a communication node may include receiving data from an electric grid device via a network interface. The method may include processing the data from the electric grid device at the communication node. Moreover, the method may include transmitting a filtered portion of the data to an electric utility head end system, after processing the data at the communication node. In some embodiments, a method of operating a communication node may include using a message broker controlled by a virtual machine in the communication node to provide a protocol to interface with a field message bus that includes a standards-based or open-source Application Programming Interface (API). Related communication nodes and computer program products are also described. | 2015-04-09 |