18th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150116095 | READER, WRITER AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMABLE TAGS - A tag writer, reader and method are disclosed. The tag writer is operable to generate a security identifier during writing of data to the tag, the security identifier being dependent on one or more of the data written, data already on the tag, metadata associated with the data, the tag and/or the writing of the data. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116096 | INFORMATION APPARATUS, APPARATUS TO BE CONTROLLED, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING APPARATUS TO BE CONTROLLED - An information device is disclosed that makes it possible to simplify the operation of a user in selecting a device to be operated from among a plurality of controlled devices without any cost increase. In this device, a reception frequency indicating section instructs a frequency synthesizer to perform demodulation at a first frequency (5 GHz) first. The reception frequency indicating section instructs the frequency synthesizer to perform demodulation at a second frequency (920 MHz) when instructed from a user to select another controlled device while a menu button indicating all the controlled devices whose ID information has been detected is displayed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116097 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWERLINE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - Disconnected from the powerline, a battery-powered receiver is configured to conserve power. The receiver communicates information between a local controller and a communication network that uses the powerline and a radio frequency (RF) band to propagate messages. An antenna wirelessly detects the presence of the powerline carrier signal that radiates into free space, which indicates a first message encoded onto the powerline. A computer processor wakes up from an inactive state based on the presence of the carrier signal and receives a second message via a second RF signal having a different frequency than the powerline carrier signal, and determines whether the device address in the second message is the assigned address of the receiver. If the message is not addressed to the receiver, the receiver returns to an inactive state. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116098 | SIGNAL BALANCE SYSTEM, LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL BALANCE METHOD THEREOF - A signal balance system, a light control system, and a signal balance method thereof are disclosed. The signal balance system includes a signal sensing module and a processing module. The signal sensing module is used for detecting an external signal source to generate a sensing signal. The processing module is used for generating an adjusting signal based on the sensing signal, wherein the processing module determines whether the sensing signal exceeds a first threshold; if yes, the processing module decreases the sensing signal to generate the adjusting signal so as to control a controlled device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116099 | VEHICLE SECURITY - A hybrid or electric vehicle is immobilized whilst connected to a charging station. Immobilization may be overridden from the driver's HMI, in order to permit drive-away in the event of a threat to the vehicle or occupants. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116100 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION THAT A VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCESSED - Computer-implemented methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for providing a notification when a vehicle has been accessed by an unauthorized person. An onboard computer system of a vehicle is activated in response to a trigger event indicating that the vehicle has been accessed. It is determined whether an authorized consumer electronics device (CED), that is associated with an authorized person, is connected to a wireless communication interface of an onboard computer system. When an authorized CED has not connected to the wireless communication interface, a notification message is communicated that indicates that the vehicle has been accessed and that an authorized CED has not connected to the wireless communication interface. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116101 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SURROUNDINGS - A method for classifying surroundings of a motor vehicle includes: providing a hypothesis regarding the class to which the surroundings belong; sampling pieces of information from the surroundings of the motor vehicle; determining a criterion which supports or weakens the hypothesis based on the sampled pieces of information; and determining a probability of the hypothesis being correct, using the criterion with the aid of Bayesian filtering. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116102 | VEHICLE WARNING DEVICE - A warning control device is provided with a detection device for detecting a mobile body moving in a direction intersecting with the path of the host vehicle. The warning control device performs a warning operation when the host vehicle and the mobile body approach each other. The warning control device calculates the intersecting distance, which is the distance to the host vehicle from a predicted intersecting position between the path of the host vehicle and the path of the mobile body. The shorter the calculated intersecting distance, the earlier becomes the timing of the warning operation executed by the warning control device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116103 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION THAT A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAS BEEN LEFT INSIDE A VEHICLE - Computer-implemented methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for providing notification at a vehicle that a pre-paired consumer electronics device (CED) has been left inside the vehicle. The vehicle includes a processor and a vehicular system controllable via the processor. The processor can receive an alert signal that indicates that a pre-paired CED has been left inside the vehicle during a time period after a trigger event has occurred. The processor is further configured to control activation of the vehicular system, in response to receiving the alert signal, to cause the vehicular system to generate another signal that is perceptible outside the vehicle to indicate that the pre-paired CED has been left inside the vehicle. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116104 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE HAVING WARNING FUNCTION - A control system and method for a vehicle having a warning function are provided. The system includes a control device that is configured to determine whether an amplifier is installed within the vehicle based on an occurrence of an alert situation. The control device is configured to transmit an alarm sound to an amplifier when the amplifier is installed therein and transmit the alarm sound to a cluster speaker when the amplifier is not installed within the vehicle. The amplifier is configured to transmit amplifier installation information to the control device and output an alarm sound received from the control device and the cluster speaker is configured to output the alarm sound received from the control device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116105 | Apparatus and Method for Determining a State Parameter of an Object to be Monitored - An apparatus for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored comprises a means for providing a plurality of measurement values, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the state parameter of the object to be monitored, a comparison means for comparing the measurement value to a predeterminable comparison parameter, wherein the comparison means is formed to output a first comparison signal when a predeterminable number of measurement values falls below the comparison parameter within a measurement interval, or to output a second comparison signal when the predeterminable number of measurement values exceeds or reaches the comparison parameter, wherein the first comparison signal or the second comparison signal indicate the state parameter. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116106 | HANDLING VISITOR INTERACTION AT A SMART-HOME IN A DO NOT DISTURB MODE - This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116107 | INITIALLY DETECTING A VISITOR AT A SMART-HOME - This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116108 | VISITOR OPTIONS AT AN ENTRYWAY TO A SMART-HOME - This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116109 | INTERACTING WITH A DETECTED VISITOR AT AN ENTRYWAY TO A SMART-HOME - This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116110 | ALERT COMMUNICATION NETWORK, ASSOCIATED PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An alert communication server is disclosed, and includes one or more processors, one or more modules of non-transitory computer-readable memory, a correlation module, and a transmission module. The one or more modules of non-transitory computer-readable memory store a set of instructions and are electronically coupled with the one or more processors to implement at least one instruction of the set of instructions. The correlation module is electronically connected to receive a first set of data from a first device and a second set of data from a second device. The correlation module is configured to apply a correlation algorithm to the first set of data and the second set of data to determine one or more conditions. The transmission module is configured to communicate with one or more of the first device and the second device based upon the one or more conditions determined by the correlation module. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116111 | Open Security System - A security system using a predetermined identification characteristic of permissible occupants. Sensors detect the characteristic, such as a facial scan using facial recognition software, and cross-reference the characteristic with the predetermined characteristics. Secondary identification devices such as RFID tags and cellular phones may be used to provide access within the system to persons who are not previously identified as permissible occupants. An alarm is triggered if an occupant is in an area and not recognized by the security system or utilizing a secondary identification device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116112 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ROUTING A MEDICAL ALERT TO A SELECTED STAFF MEMBER - A method for routing a medical alert to a selected staff member | 2015-04-30 |
20150116113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLY PROVIDING AN ALARM NOTIFICATION - Embodiments of the invention generally include an alarm system and method of using an alarm system to reliably provide an alarm to a user at a desired time or at the occurrence of some desired action. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods include a media output device that can receive information about an alarm event and then automatically provide an alarm prompt at the time when the alarm event is to occur. In one configuration, a media output device is configured to communicate and synchronize with a portable electronic device, so that a reliable and coordinated delivery of an alarm prompt can be obtained by these devices. Some aspects of the invention may include an apparatus, method and/or computing device software application configured to more easily setup and reliably deliver the alarm signal information to the user using one or more media output devices that are used in combination with an input device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116114 | SAFETY EVENT ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are directed to recording data at a plurality of in-service vehicles operating within a plurality of predetermined regions for which users of a plurality of mobile devices are responsible, analyzing, at the vehicles, the recorded data for violation of one of a plurality of predetermined safety parameters by the vehicles, and transmitting, to a central server, data associated with a safety parameter violation by a vehicle in violation of one of the predetermined safety parameters. A safety event alert is generated at the central server for the vehicle in violation in response to receiving the transmitted data, and the safety event alert is communicated from the central office to a mobile device authorized by the central office to receive the safety event alert for the predetermined region within which the violation occurred. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116115 | SECURE PIN ENTRY DEVICE - A secure PIN entry device including a PIN entry assembly operative to receive a PIN from a user, a PIN entry prompter operative when actuated to prompt a user to enter a PIN via the PIN entry assembly, a PIN entry prompt security check enabled controller operative to prevent operation of the PIN entry prompter unless a predetermined security check has been successfully completed and security check functionality operative to check at least part of the PIN entry device for the presence of an unauthorized PIN eavesdropping element thereat and to provide an output to the PIN entry prompt security check enabled controller indicating whether the predetermined security check has been successfully completed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116116 | LIFEGUARD ALARM SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A STATE OF A SWIMMER - A lifeguard alarm system for swimmers, capable of detecting whether a swimmer is moving forward or drowning. The system includes a detecting device, an accelerometer disposed on the detecting device and a computing unit; the accelerometer configured to output respective acceleration values along X, Y, and Z axes of the detecting device and of gravity, the computing unit configured to calculate a sum of squares of the X, Y and Z acceleration values of the accelerometer as a first value and square of an acceleration of gravity as a second value and to compare the first value with the second value. A relationship between the first value and the second value can be used to control the warming unit. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SLEEP RECOMMENDATIONS - A system for providing a sleep recommendation includes an apparatus for providing a sleep recommendation. The apparatus includes a preferred sleep determination module that determines a preferred sleep duration. The apparatus also includes a sleep debt module that creates and updates a sleep debt based on the preferred sleep duration and an actual sleep duration. In addition, the apparatus includes a sleep recommendation module that provides a recommended sleep duration based on the sleep debt. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116118 | LEAK DETECTION DEVICE AND REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a leak detection device and a remote monitoring system using the same. In accordance with the present invention, locations where multiple leaks have occurred can be accurately determined by connecting a plurality of leak sensing films in series using a plurality of slave controllers having connectors, detecting a leak occurring between the slave controllers, and sending the detected leak to a master controller at a remote place. Furthermore, the present invention provides a remote monitoring system capable of checking whether a leak has occurred or not at a remote place using an apparatus for controlling the leak sensing films. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116119 | DETERMINATION OF PIPE BLOCKAGES THROUGH THE MONITORING OF AMBIENT ACOUSTICS - A device is provided for detecting blockages in a pipe connecting a sewer to a structure. The device includes an acoustic energy sensor, a transmitter for transmitting a signal from the sensor, and a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the sensor and indicating to a user the strength of the signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116120 | MOTION MONITORING DEVICE - A motion monitoring device includes a detection section attached to a test subject, and adapted to detect a motion of the test subject, a determination section adapted to determine whether or not displacement information of the test subject obtained based on a detection data from the detection section exceeds a threshold value, and an announcement section adapted to make an announcement to the test subject based on the determination. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116121 | VEHICLE SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE - A vehicle system, an apparatus, and method for controlling a vehicle are provided. The vehicle system includes a wireless charging terminal that is configured to recognize whether a portable terminal is within a vehicle or an identification (ID) of the portable terminal via a communication channel with the portable terminal when the portable terminal is mounted on a charging cradle for wireless charging disposed within the vehicle. In addition, a controller is configured to receive the ID of the portable terminal or a mounted state of the portable terminal from the wireless charging terminal, collect information regarding an ignition of the vehicle or a state of a door, and output an alert signal in response to determining that the portable terminal is in the mounted state, when the ignition of the vehicle is turned off or the door is opened while the ignition of the vehicle is turned off. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116122 | TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system is presented that may be used for providing workouts. The system includes a plurality of units, or “cones,” which may be placed on a field. The units are in wireless communication with a hand-held device, which may facilitate the setting up and running of workouts. In one embodiment, the units are placed in a layout on a field, and a sequence of units is actuated to signal the user to move towards particular units. The units also contain devices that sense the presence of the user. In certain embodiments, the system modifies the pattern during a run using an artificial intelligence algorithm. In other embodiments, the units include devices that may be used to trilateralize the positions of the devices using acoustic ranging. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116123 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING A TOOLSTRING AT SUBSEA DEPTHS - Disclosed are methods and systems for tracking a toolstring at subsea depths. One system includes a remote operated vehicle (ROV), a wireless transmitter arranged on the toolstring and configured to transmit one or more wireless signals, a wireless receiver configured to perceive the one or more wireless signals, whereby the ROV is able to locate a position of the toolstring in the oceanic environment. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116124 | Robust Optical Fiber-Based Distributed Sensing Systems and Methods - An illustrative distributed sensing system includes a fiberoptic cable, a transmitter module, and a receiver module. The transmitter module is coupled to the fiberoptic cable to communicate light in each of multiple independent paths to each of multiple positions along the cable, The receiver module is coupled to the fiberoptic cable to receive backscattered light from said multiple positions along the cable via the multiple independent paths. The receiver module includes at least one receiver for each of said multiple independent paths to obtain simultaneous measurements for each of said multiple positions. The multiple independent paths may be provided by wave division multiplexing, frequency division multiplexing, spatial mode division multiplexing, multicore fiber, and/or multiple fibers. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116125 | WRISTBAND WITH REMOVABLE ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE - A wearable wristband with a removable device comprises an electronic capsule and a wristband, wherein the electronic capsule comprises a wrist biosensor, a finger biosensor, a watertight casing, a battery, one or more circuit boards electronically coupled to the wrist biosensor and a finger biosensor. The wristband comprises a flexible material notched with a cavity and an aperture, wherein the cavity is shaped to receive the electronic capsule and the aperture shaped to receive the finger biosensor. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116126 | REMOTE MONITORING OF TELEMEDICINE DEVICE - Methods and systems for monitoring usage of a telemedicine system are described. A monitoring system at a hospital or other central monitoring location provides for communication between personnel at a monitoring location (e.g. a medical care provider) and patient and/or caregiver at a patient location (e.g., the patient's home) via a telemedicine system. The telemedicine system may provide for audiovisual or other communication between the monitoring location and patient location, which may be in combination with medical monitoring or treatment provided with one or more associated article of medical equipment. The medical support monitoring system tracks the amount and type of usage of telepresence system and/or associated medical equipment. Tracked information regarding system usage may be used for various purposes, including billing, quality assurance, data analytics, including population studies of usage patterns, for example. Usage information may be linked to identity of patient, caregiver, or equipment used, or anonymized, depending upon the intended use. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116127 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT WIRELESS SENSING FOR ASYNCHRONOUS EVENT MONITORING - A sensor node, having a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, receives a data acquisition command from a network controller. The command includes various parameters. The RF transceiver is deactivated and data is obtained based on the parameters included in the command. The RF transceiver is activated and an inquiry message is sent to the network controller requesting the network controller to confirm that an event of interest has occurred during the data acquisition time interval. A subset of the obtained data containing the event of interest is transmitted to the network controller, using the RF transceiver, in response to receiving a confirmation from the network controller that an event of interest has occurred. Otherwise the RF transceiver is deactivated and no data is transmitted, in response to receiving from the network controller a negative acknowledgment message indicating that an event of interest has not occurred during the data acquisition interval. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116128 | CONSUMPTION METER WITH REMOTE PROGRAM UPDATE - The invention relates to a system of consumption meters ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150116129 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - An information analysis unit of a management apparatus searches for a device existing within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal, namely a device positioned near the portable terminal, based on terminal position information received from the portable terminal by a radio communication unit and device position information stored in an information storage unit. The information analysis unit reads, from the information storage unit, energy usage information of the searched device existing near the portable terminal, and transmits it from the radio communication unit to an information acquisition unit of the portable terminal. Thus, the information acquisition unit acquires only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal, so that a display unit displays only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116130 | ACQUISITION SAMPLE CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION LEVERAGING A GLOBAL CLOCKING MECHANISM IN A DISTRIBUTED PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSING SYSTEM - A method for wirelessly monitoring physiological data of a patient includes emitting a timing signal from a wireless emitter, receiving a timing signal at a receiver in a wireless patient monitor, recording physiological data from the patient over time at the wireless patient monitor, wherein the time is defined according to the timing signal, and transmitting the physiological data over a wireless network of a healthcare facility. Thereafter, physiological data recorded from two or more wireless patient monitors may be aligned in time according to the timing signal to create an aligned physiological representation for the patient. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116131 | CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - A condition monitoring system that diagnoses an abnormality of an apparatus provided in a wind turbine includes a monitoring apparatus including a sensor provided for the apparatus, a monitoring-side control apparatus that sets a threshold value to be used by the monitoring apparatus for diagnosing the abnormality of the apparatus, and diagnoses the abnormality of the apparatus based on the threshold value, and a monitoring terminal that monitors a condition of the apparatus. The condition monitoring system can correctly diagnose an abnormality of the apparatus provided in the wind turbine. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116132 | SMART MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - Systems and methods are described that can provide a fleet management solution for a fleet of power equipment and other power equipment machines. The fleet management solution can include receiving a wireless signal corresponding to a power equipment machine according to a wireless protocol. The fleet management solution can also include determining a status information corresponding to the power equipment machine based on the wireless signal. The fleet management solution can also include performing an action related to the power equipment machine based on the corresponding status information. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116133 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A broadcast notification system for providing alert notifications to vehicle drivers. The system recognizes the vehicle type that it has been installed. The system receives vehicle inputs and selects from memory an alert notification associated with a predetermined set of vehicle inputs. Alert messages correspond to vehicle collisions, roadside conditions, dispatch of emergency vehicles and the presence of other stopped roadside vehicles, such as tow trucks, maintenance and repair work vehicles and buses. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116134 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSOR-READABLE MEDIA FOR PARKING OCCUPANCY DETECTION UTILIZING LASER SCANNING - Parking occupancy detection methods, systems and processor-readable media. A laser device unit includes a laser range finder, and a programmable pan-tilt unit is deployable on site to monitor one or more parking spaces. A laser emitting and receiving unit associated with the laser range finder determines the distance of an object by estimating a time difference between an emitted laser and a received laser. The laser range finder is controllable by the programmable pan-tilt unit and scans the parking spaces. A signal-processing unit can convert the measured distance profile to a parking occupancy data to provide continuous parking space estimation data for use in parking occupancy detection. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116135 | ROAD INFORMATION SHARING METHOD, ROAD INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, ROAD INFORMATION SHARING DEVICE, AND ROAD INFORMATION SHARING PROGRAM - A road information sharing method according to the present invention is a road information sharing method for sharing the road information via a terminal device, the road information sharing method including the steps of storing sensor information acquired from a vehicle moving in accompaniment with the terminal device, detecting the road information from the sensor information on the basis of detection rules for detecting the road information, notifying a user about the road information detected, and prompting the user to make a judgment of necessity/unnecessity of registration about the detected road information, and storing the detected road information, if the detected road information is judged to be registration-necessary by the user. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116136 | Method and Apparatus for Regular Expression Processing with Parallel Bit Streams - One embodiment of the present invention is a method for increasing the speed of a computer in identifying occurrences of strings in a character stream that match a string pattern involving repetitions of characters of a particular character class. The method uses a parallel bit stream processing module of the computer, which processing module includes a processor equipped with parallel processing instructions, to form a plurality of parallel property bit streams Pj. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116137 | SYSTEM FOR LINEAR INTERPOLATION IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS - A system for galvanic isolation between an analog input signal and an analog output signal, which system performs an analog to digital conversion of the input signals into input digital data. As a result, input parameters can be corrected in a nearly perfect way. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING STABILITY OF CONTINUOUS-TIME DELTA-SIGMA MODULATORS - An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) can include a continuous-time delta sigma modulator and calibration logic. The calibration logic can calibrate direct feedback and flash clock delay coefficients of the continuous-time delta-sigma modulator without interrupting the normal operations of the ADC (e.g., in situ). Thus, the calibration logic can rectify performance and stability degradation by calibrating suboptimal coefficients. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116139 | METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION OF A SAMPLING PROCESS AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for interference suppression of a sampling process includes sampling an analog signal with a sampling frequency f, and determining whether an interference amplitude is present. The method provides that if an interference amplitude is present, the sampling frequency f is increased or decreased, and the method begins again with the sampling of the analog signal with the increased or decreased sampling frequency. In addition, a device is described for carrying out the method. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116140 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT - An analog-to-digital converter circuit includes a plurality of conversion stages that are cascaded to be coupled in series. Each of the plurality of conversion stages includes a signal holding circuit configured to hold an input voltage, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the input voltage into a digital signal based on a first reference voltage, a digital-to-analog converter configured to generate a first voltage according to the digital signal, the first reference voltage, and the input voltage, an amplifier configured to amplify the first voltage to generate an output voltage, and a reference holding circuit configured to hold a holding voltage that is in proportion to the first reference voltage. The amplifier is coupled to the reference holding circuit to receive and amplify the holding voltage to generate a second reference voltage. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116141 | ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC CLUSTER DEINTERLEAVING - Described herein are methods and systems capable of dynamically adapting weights in response to a received stream of pulses by deinterleaving a stream of pulses according to an initial weighted distance, adjusting the weighted distance, and deinterleaving the stream of pulses according to the adjusted weighted distance. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116142 | FREQUENCY MODULATED RADAR LEVEL GAUGING - A radar level gauge and a method for measurement of a distance to a surface of a product in a tank are disclosed. The radar level gauge comprises transceiver circuitry configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic signals, the transceiver circuitry comprises a frequency stabilizing feedback loop configured to generate the electromagnetic transmit signal in the form of a frequency sweep. The frequency stabilizing feedback loop is configured to generate an oscillation, forming a sinusoidal modulation of the frequency sweep. The radar level gauge further comprises a second mixer configured to mix an intermediate frequency signal and an integer multiple of the frequency of the sinusoidal modulation to provide an adjusted intermediate frequency signal, and processing circuitry configured to determine the distance based on the adjusted intermediate frequency signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116143 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND RADAR APPARATUS - A signal processing device is provided. The signal processing device processes reception signals received by an object detector that detects existence of objects. The signal processing device includes a coordinate detecting module configured to detect a plurality of sets of representative coordinates of each of two echo images at two or more timings, the two echo images obtained from the reception signals and caused by two target objects. The signal processing device also includes a determining module configured to determine, based on the plurality of sets of representative coordinates at the two or more timings, whether the two echo images are obtained from towing object signals caused by a pair of a towing object and a towed object. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116144 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING OBJECTS USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFIERS - System and method for locating objects using radio frequency identifiers. Each object to be located by the user ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150116145 | INTERFERENCE MAP FOR GNSS DEVICE - Systems and methods for aggregating interference data and generating visual representations of the interference data are provided. In one example method, interference data may be received from multiple GNSS receivers positioned at various geographical locations. A request for a visual representation of interference at a location may be received. In response to the request, a visual representation of interference at the requested location may be generated based on at least a portion of the received interference data. The visual representation may include a map overlaid with visual indicators of interference indicating a location and magnitude of the interference. The visual representation of interference at the requested location may then be transmitted to a computing device requesting the representation. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116146 | ANOMALY DETECTION USING AN ANTENNA BASELINE CONSTRAINT - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring carrier phase anomalies in a range finding system. A relative carrier phase between first and second antennas is predicted as a function of a relative position between the two antennas. A relative carrier phase between the first and second receivers is measured based upon at least one transmitted signal received at each of the first and second antennas. An anomaly detection metric is calculated as a difference between the measured relative carrier phase and the predicted relative carrier phase. It is then determined if an anomaly is present according to the anomaly detection metric. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116147 | Determination of Integrity of Incoming Signals of Satellite Navigation System - A system and method for testing the integrity of signals incoming to a satellite navigation system. The method is implemented with an array of antenna elements, and a receiver connected to each antenna element. The receivers simultaneously and continuously make measurements on all tracked signals. Each receiver measures the carrier phase of an incoming signal. Based on the carrier phase differences between antenna elements and the distance between them, the azimuth and elevation of the signal source can be calculated. This measured angle of arrival can then be compared to an expected angle of arrival to determine if the signal source is legitimate. The system and method can be also applied to determining the angle of arrival of sources of interference, and to mitigating the effects of both illegitimate and interfering signals. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116148 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING SPOOFING SIGNAL AND APPARATUS THEREOF - In a global navigation satellite system, a spoofing signal received at a first point in time is processed to generate measurement data including a carrier phase value, and characteristics of a spoofing signal corresponding to a second point in time at which an anti-spoofing signal is to be generated are predicted on the basis of the measurement data at the first point in time. An anti-spoofing signal is generated on the basis of the predicted characteristics of the spoofing signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116149 | METHOD OF DETECTING INTERFERENCE IN A SATELLITE RADIO-NAVIGATION SIGNAL - Method of detecting interference in a satellite radio-navigation signal, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
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20150116150 | GNSS Positioning Using Pressure Sensors - Systems, methods and devices for improving the accuracy of GNSS data are provided. Specifically, embodiments of the invention can advantageously use sensor input to improve the accuracy of position fixes. The use of physical 5 sensors in navigation systems is deemed particularly advantageous, especially where altitude data derived from the pressure sensor is calibrated with and/or blended with GNSS altitude data. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116151 | HIGH-SENSITIVITY GPS DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - The effective use of weak GPS signals that are present in various environments enables an electronic device to pinpoint its location in such environments. The electronic device uses an antenna to perform sequential scanning in multiple directions for global positioning system (GPS) signals. The electronic device further analyzes GPS signals obtained from scanning the multiple directions to determine a number of acquired GPS satellites that provided the GPS signals. The GPS signals include code phases of the acquired GPS satellites. The electronic device then computes a location of the electronic device based on the code phases of the acquired GPS satellites when the number of acquired GPS satellites meets a threshold. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116152 | STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR SATELLITE TRACKING ANTENNA USING GYRO AND KALMAN FILTER AND STABILIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR SATELLITE TRACKING ANTENNA - A stabilization control method for a satellite tracking antenna disclosed herein includes outputting a monopulse signal and a gyro signal through a satellite tracking antenna having a gyro mounted thereto, under a situation that disturbance is applied to the satellite tracking antenna, inputting the output monopulse signal and gyro signal into a Kalman filter for stabilization of the satellite tracking antenna, defining a state vector of the Kalman filter based on a pointing-error angle for the satellite tracking, corresponding to the monopulse signal, and a pointing-error angular velocity for the satellite tracking, corresponding to the gyro signal, predicting an original monopulse signal corresponding to a state prior to distortion of the monopulse signal based on the defined state vector, and continuously updating the prediction of the original monopulse signal, and carrying out the stabilization control for the satellite tracking antenna by using the predicted original monopulse signal as a pointing-error-correcting input value. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116153 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR SELECTING ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONS - A system incorporating the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including determining, by a communication device comprising a processor, a usage state of the communication device. The communication device includes selectable antennas, and the usage state includes an orientation of the communication device. The method also includes selecting a set of antennas according to the usage state, and obtaining an antenna gain pattern for an antenna in the selected set of antennas. The method further includes evaluating an expected performance of an antenna configuration corresponding to the selected set of antennas, relative to a performance of an existing antenna configuration. The method also includes initiating usage of the antenna configuration in accordance with improved performance relative to the existing antenna configuration. The antenna configuration comprises a polarization configuration, and the selected set of antennas comprises elements in different planes. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116154 | LENS ANTENNA WITH ELECTRONIC BEAM STEERING CAPABILITIES - The invention discloses a lens antenna with high directivity intended for use in radio-relay communication systems, said antenna providing the capability of electronic steering of the main radiation pattern beam by switching between horn antenna elements placed on a plane focal surface of the lens. Electronic beam steering allows antenna to automatically adjust the beam direction during initial alignment of transmitting and receiving antennas and in case of small antenna orientation changes observed due to the influence of different reasons (wind, vibrations, compression and/or extension of portions of the supporting structures with the temperature changes, etc.). The technical result of the invention is the increase of the antenna directivity with simultaneously provided capability of scanning the beam in a continuous angle range and also the increase of the antenna radiation efficiency and, consequently, the increase of the lens antenna gain. This result is achieved by the implementation of horn antenna elements with optimized geometry. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116155 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELF-ALIGNING HIGH DATA RATE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A communication system is provided. The communication system includes a directional antenna, an antenna steering system to steer the directional antenna, a memory, and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the directional antenna, and the antenna steering system. The one or more processors are configured to identify a communication target and state information associated with the communication target, instruct the antenna steering system to steer the at least one directional antenna towards the communication target based on the state information, instruct the antenna steering system to perform a received power scan within a scan area to determine a maximum received power direction associated with a signal transmitted from the communication target, and track the maximum received power direction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116156 | WIRELESS MODULE WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA BY USING RIGID-FLEX BOARD - A wireless module includes a flex substrate, an antenna integrated in the flex substrate and electrically connected to a signal layer and a ground layer of the flex substrate, a first rigid substrate stacked on one side of the flex substrate remote from the antenna, and a communication unit mounted on the first rigid substrate and electrically connected to the signal layer. Thus, the flex substrate and the first rigid substrate are laminated into a Rigid-Flex board. Further, the signal layer and the ground layer are continuously arranged in the same flex substrate, It will be helpful in decreasing the uncertainty and loss of RF signal transmission path, reducing component costs, facilitating optimization of the antenna and reducing the module size. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116157 | ANTENNA CASE OF AIR-HOLE STRUCTURE - The antenna case with an air hole structure has excellent durability while lightweight and has improved electric characteristics of radio waves emitted from an antenna. The antenna case having the air hole structure includes a main body having a plurality of air holes and a pair of caps. The main body is formed into a tube shape to have the air hole structure, and both distal ends of the main body are opened. The pair of caps covers both opened portions of the main body, and includes an upper cap and a lower cap. The plurality of air holes formed in an internal portion of the main body reduce a weight of the main body, and improve electric characteristics of radio waves due to a dielectric constant of a resin. A conductor rod is inserted into the air holes, thereby improving a pattern of radio waves emitted from the antenna. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116158 | ANTENNA FOR MOBILE DEVICE HAVING METALLIC SURFACE - An antenna having a plurality of ports coupled to at least one radiator opening or protuberance formed on a metallic surface. A plurality of modulators are coupled to the plurality of respective ports and configured to modulate phase or amplitude of a plurality of signals radiated at the plurality of respective ports. A combiner is configured to combine the modulated signals to substantially cancel power reflected from the plurality of respective ports, wherein the plurality of respective ports are functionally aggregated into a single port. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116159 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS - A communication device that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication device including a communication device including a conductive cover, a display fixably mounted to the conductive cover, a first antenna element, and a circuit. The display can include a conductive backing. The first antenna element can include a first slot in the conductive cover and a first gap separating the conductive cover and the conductive backing to form a first slot antenna for converting between first electromagnetic signals and first electrical signals. The circuit can be communicatively coupled to first edges of the first slot to define a first port. The circuit can perform operations including transmitting the first electronic signals into the first antenna element. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116160 | Antenna, Combination Antenna, and Mobile Terminal - An antenna includes a telescopic antenna and an antenna jacket, where the telescopic antenna extends from a side opening and an exposed part of the telescopic antenna is configured to rotate outside the antenna jacket. The antenna and any one or more antennas of a GPS antenna, a Wi-Fi antenna, and a diversity antenna form a combination antenna. The GPS antenna and other antennas are disposed in an area adjacent to the antenna jacket. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116161 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETERMINING A FREQUENCY OFFSET BASED ON A SIGNAL MAGNITUDE MEASUREMENT - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for measuring from a first probe a first magnitude of radiated energy by an antenna, where the first probe is placed near the antenna, obtaining a second magnitude of a signal supplied to the antenna, comparing the first and the second magnitudes, detecting an offset in an operating frequency of the antenna based on a difference between the first and the second magnitudes, and adjusting the operating frequency of the antenna to mitigate the offset in the operating frequency of the antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116162 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETERMINING A FREQUENCY OFFSET BASED ON A DIFFERENTIAL MAGNITUDE - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for measuring from a first probe a first magnitude of radiated energy by an antenna, where the first probe serves as a first near field probe for measuring radiated energy from the antenna, measuring from a second probe a second magnitude of a transmit signal supplied to the antenna, where the second probe is placed at a location for measuring the transmit signal, comparing the first and the second magnitudes to generate a differential magnitude, and providing the differential magnitude to a controller for detecting an offset in an operating frequency of the antenna based on the differential magnitude, and for adjusting the operating frequency of the antenna to mitigate the offset. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116163 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for determining a magnitude difference between a first signal supplied to an antenna and a second signal radiated by the antenna, determining a phase difference between the first signal supplied to the antenna and the second signal radiated by the antenna, measuring a change in reactance of an antenna, detecting an offset in an operating frequency of the antenna based on one of the magnitude difference, the phase difference, the change in reactance, or any combination thereof, and adjusting a resonant frequency of the antenna to mitigate the offset in the operating frequency of the antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116164 | RADIATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SYNCHRONOUS HIGH SPEED TRACKING LASER BASED POSITION MEASUREMENT - An Antenna measurement system incorporating high speed tracking laser-based global positioning capture synchronized with radio frequency (RF) measurements. A high speed tracking laser is used for collecting RF probe position data synchronously with corresponding near-field RF measurements. The probe may be moved across an arbitrary surface surrounding or adjacent to a device under test (DUT); however, it is not necessary for the probe position to be perfectly coincident with the surface, or any of the discrete points which make up the surface. Here, the probe position is determined relative to a global positioning coordinate system which is defined by a set of monuments which are in known positions relative to the global positioning coordinate system, and not the DUT. Any difference between the actual position of the probe, in the global position coordinate system, and a given one of the discrete measuring points, in the global position coordinate system, on the surface surrounding or adjacent to the DUT can be accounted for during post processing, thus eliminating the need for advanced or intermittent calibration to achieve precise near-field measurements. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116165 | DOOR MIRROR FOR VEHICLE - A door mirror for a vehicle includes: a mirror housing; a housing body disposed in the mirror housing and configured to house a mirror; a lower cover disposed in the mirror housing and covers a lower section of the housing body from below; a plurality of lower cover side engagement claws vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower cover and extending in a vertical direction; lower cover locking sections disposed in the housing body and respectively engaged with the plurality of lower cover side engagement claws; and engagement claw restricting sections, each of which is disposed in the housing body and approaches and faces at least one of the lower cover side engagement claws from above, the lower cover side engagement claws being respectively engaged with the lower cover locking sections. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116166 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING INTEGRATED NFC ANTENNA - A thin-film transistor display device having integrated an NFC antenna ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150116167 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus may be provided that includes: a radiating metal; a ground which is connected to the radiating metal; a first impedance which forms a first path by being connected between the radiating metal and the ground, has an impedance value which is changed depending on a frequency, and opens the first path in response to a predetermined frequency, and a second impedance which forms a second path parallel with the first path by being connected between the radiating metal and the ground, has an impedance value which is changed depending on a frequency, and short-circuits the second path in response to the predetermined frequency. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116168 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A square bracket-shaped radiation element is in a non-ground region of a board. A first reactance element that equivalently enters a short-circuited state in a second frequency band is connected between a second end of the radiation element and a ground conductor. A second reactance element that equivalently enters a short-circuited state in a first frequency band s connected between a first end of the radiation element and the ground conductor. In the UHF band, the radiation element and the ground conductor function as an inverted F antenna that contributes to field emission. In the HF band, a loop including the radiation element and the ground conductor functions as a loop antenna that contributes to magnetic field emission. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116169 | MM Wave Antenna Array Integrated with Cellular Antenna - Wireless electronic devices may include a millimeter Wave (mmW) antenna array integrated with a cellular antenna. The devices may also include a package or module on the cellular antenna that integrates the mmW antenna array and an mmW circuit. The devices may also include a grounding element that includes an mmW antenna control and a power trace. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116170 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETERMINING A FREQUENCY OFFSET BASED ON A REACTANCE MEASUREMENT - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for measuring a change in reactance of an antenna, determining a frequency offset of the antenna based on a change in an operating frequency of the antenna according to the change in reactance of the antenna, and adjusting the operating frequency of the antenna to mitigate the frequency offset of the antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116171 | BAR ANTENNA - A bar antenna comprises: a bar core configured to connect at least two of core pieces in series, a bobbin covering at least a portion of the bar core, a winding wound in a predetermined range of the bobbin, and a case having the bar core and the bobbin disposed therein, wherein the bar core and the bobbin are sealed by filling in the case with a potting material, and the bar core is configured to be bendable with respect to a predetermined external force at a connection portion of the at least two of core pieces. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116172 | Transparent Conformal Polymer Antennas for RFID and Other Wireless Communications Applications - An optically transparent conformal polymer antenna and a method for producing the antenna from optically transparent conductive polymers. The method includes selecting an antenna design; providing an optically transparent conductive polymer material capable of being printed using an ink-jet printer device; and printing layers of the polymer in the desired antenna design pattern onto a substrate. The surface tension of the polymer solution is adjusted to allow the material to pass through a printer head for printing on a flexible substrate. The material is modified to have a higher conductivity than regular conductive polymer materials so that a suitable antenna may be formed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116173 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DIPOLE ANTENNA - An electromagnetic dipole antenna designed in the present invention includes an antenna radiating unit and a metal ground, where the antenna radiating unit mainly includes vertical electric dipole and horizontal magnetic dipole, where the vertical electric dipole and the horizontal magnetic dipole jointly form an electromagnetic coupling structure. The antenna has advantages of small size, low profile, and the like. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116174 | MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT ANTENNA AND BROADBAND DIPOLE RADIATING ELEMENT THEREFORE - An antenna, including a ground plane, a dielectric substrate formed on the ground plane, a broadband dual-polarized dipole radiating element located on the dielectric substrate, a horizontally polarized dipole radiating element located on the dielectric substrate adjacent to the broadband dual-polarized dipole radiating element and having a projection parallel to a first axis, which first axis intersects the broadband dual-polarized dipole radiating element, a vertically polarized dipole radiating element located on the dielectric substrate adjacent to the broadband dual-polarized dipole radiating element and having a projection parallel to a second axis, which second axis intersects the broadband dual-polarized dipole radiating element and is orthogonal to the first axis and a feed network for feeding the broadband dual-polarized, vertically and horizontally polarized dipole radiating elements. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116175 | PLANAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FIXED TO CEILING - Provided is a planar antenna assembly attached to a ceiling, in which a structure of an antenna assembly for a mobile communication repeater is developed into a planar shape, thereby improving interior aesthetics. The planar antenna assembly attached to the ceiling according to an embodiment of the present invention may improve electric characteristics of radio waves to improve call quality. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116176 | Dipole Antenna and Wireless Terminal Device - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a dipole antenna and a wireless terminal device, which relate to communications technologies and enable an antenna to have a relatively high performance and a relatively low production cost. The dipole antenna includes a first radiation arm, a second radiation arm, and a balun. The first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are both soldered on a dielectric substrate. The first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are separately connected to the balun electrically. The balun is electrically connected to a feeding point and a reference ground separately. The present invention may be applied to a terminal device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116177 | Vertically And Horizontally Polarized Omnidirectional Antennas And Related Methods - An omni-directional antenna module includes a plurality of vertically and horizontally polarized antenna elements arranged to provide 360° coverage around an antenna, and to eliminate nulls below the antenna. The antenna elements are arranged in parallel with respective orthogonal axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, with the centers of the antenna elements being arranged collinearly along the vertical or “Z” axis so that the radiation patterns of the individual orthogonally polarized dipoles do not interfere. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116178 | COMBINED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AND WIRELESS CHARGING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER, COMBINED RFID AND WIRELESS CHARGING WIRELESS ANTENNA INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A combined RFID and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber, a combined RFID and wireless charging wireless antenna including same, and a method for manufacturing same. The electromagnetic wave absorber not only performs separate functions of RFID and wireless charging and provides stable operating characteristics, but also has a structure in which an electromagnetic wave absorber and a wireless antenna are integrally coupled so as to maximize the respective performance thereof. Despite a structure in which the two functions of RFID and wireless charging are combined, the thickness of the antenna can be reduced, such that it can be very useful when adopted in and applied to a mobile device, thereby contributing greatly to reducing the thickness of a smartphone. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116179 | CHIP ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION - A first radiating electrode of a split ring resonator type is formed on a side face of a substrate of a rectangular cuboid antenna device so as to be at a right angle to a ground electrode surface, a second radiating electrode is provided on a top surface of the substrate, the first radiating electrode and the second radiating electrode are capacitively coupled, and the resonance frequency of the first radiating electrode and second radiating electrode are configured to be approximately in symmetry with the central frequency of the used frequency. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116180 | PHASE-SHIFTING UNIT MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, PHASE-SHIFTING DEVICE, AND ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a phase-shifting unit module, a manufacturing method therefor, a phase shifting device, and an antenna. The phase-shifting unit module comprises a first metal ground plate, a second metal ground plate, an insulating dielectric plate, a slide apparatus, and a fixed transmission line. The insulating dielectric plate is provided thereon with at least one impedance transforming part. The thickness of the impedance transforming part is less than the thickness of the remaining parts of the insulating dielectric plate. The impedance transforming part of the insulating dielectric plate is overlapped with the fixed transmission line during a moving process. The insulating dielectric plate is overlapped only with the fixed transmission line, thus reducing reflected signals, while at the same time reducing losses, and facilitating ultra-wideband design of the phase-shift unit module and of the phase-shifting device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116181 | MULTI-BAND SUBSCRIBER ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE RADIOS - An antenna is provided with improved ruggedness and flexibility through the use of an embedded substrate with impedance matching circuitry disposed thereon, and a flexible electrical interconnect. The flexible electrical interconnect is coupled between the substrate and an antenna connector. The antenna comprises a first top flexible section having the flexible radiator element, a second stiff section comprising the impedance matching circuit for multi-band operation, and a third lower flexible section comprising the flexible electrical interconnect. Portable radio products incorporating the antenna can now provide multiband capability along with protection against drop. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116182 | ANTENNA WITH EMBEDDED WIDEBAND MATCHING SUBSTRATE - An antenna ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150116183 | SELF-CONFIGURABLE RESONANCE ANTENNA - A self-configurable resonance antenna includes a main antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves of a plurality of mutually different frequency bands, a coupling element having at least two radiating patches with different effective electrical lengths for configuring the impedance of the self-configurable resonance antenna, and a matching circuit disposed between the main antenna and the coupling element. The matching circuit has a filter, a RF detector, a switching logic and a RF switch, the RF switch switching between at least the two radiating patches with different effective electrical lengths for adjusting the main antenna operating in different frequency bands. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116184 | BROAD BAND RADOME FOR MICROWAVE ANTENNA - A radome for an antenna is provided as a composite of an isotropic outer layer and a structural layer of foamed polymer material. The composite is dimensioned to enclose an open end of the antenna. The radome may be retained upon the antenna by a retaining element and fasteners. The outer layer may be a polymer material with a water resistant characteristic. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116185 | CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA - A broad-band circularly-polarized antenna is presented. The circularly-polarized antenna includes at least four monopole antenna elements having respective at least four radiating surfaces with respective at least four normals. The monopole antenna elements are arranged around a vertical axis. The normals of the respective radiating surfaces are perpendicular to and point away from the vertical axis. The broad-band circularly-polarized antenna includes at least one feed network communicatively coupled to edge portions of the at least four monopole antenna elements. A first antenna element is driven with a first driving phase offset by 90 degrees from a second driving phase used to drive a second antenna element. The second driving phase is offset by 90 degrees from a third driving phase used to drive a third monopole antenna element. The third driving phase is offset by 90 degrees from a fourth driving phase used to drive a fourth antenna element. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116186 | Electronic Apparatus and Land Grid Array Module - An electronic apparatus and a land grid array LGA module. The electronic apparatus includes: a first printed circuit board, a lower surface of the first printed circuit board is provided with a first radio frequency pad and a first non-radio frequency pad; a motherboard, including a second printed circuit board, where an upper surface of the second printed circuit board is provided with a second radio frequency pad and a second non-radio frequency pad, the first radio frequency pad is connected to the second radio frequency pad, and the first non-radio frequency pad is connected to the second non-radio frequency pad; an antenna, located on the motherboard and connected to the second radio frequency pad, the first radio frequency pad and the second radio frequency pad are configured to transmit, between the LGA module and the motherboard, a radio frequency signal transmitted by the antenna. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116187 | METAMATERIALS FOR SURFACES AND WAVEGUIDES - Complementary metamaterial elements provide an effective permittivity and/or permeability for surface structures and/or waveguide structures. The complementary metamaterial resonant elements may include Babinet complements of “split ring resonator” (SRR) and “electric LC” (ELC) metamaterial elements. In some approaches, the complementary metamaterial elements are embedded in the bounding surfaces of planar waveguides, e.g. to implement waveguide based gradient index lenses for beam steering/focusing devices, antenna array feed structures, etc. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116188 | MULTIPLE DISPLAYS FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USE - A multiple display system having at least two mechanical arrangements such that in one of the at least two arrangements one of the multiple displays is stowed, out of the way mechanically and visually, when only a first display is in use; and one of the other of the at least two arrangements wherein the other of the multiple displays is substantially coplanar and adjacent to the one screen when both screens are in use. The other display in the one of the other of the at least two arrangements also runs the graphical user interface of an application, permitting the multiple display system to offer at least two programs running simultaneously, each with its own visual user-interface operating on its own display. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116189 | MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An system includes: a measurement device; and an information device which performs wireless communication with the measurement device, in which the measurement device includes a detail information generation unit which generates detail information including position information corresponding to time information which is the time when the position information is measured, a title information transmission unit which transmits title information for identifying the detail information to the information device, and a detail information transmission unit which transmits the detail information to the information device according to the transmission request signal, and the information device includes a display control unit which displays the title information transmitted from the measurement device on a display unit, and a detail information request unit which transmits a transmission request signal of the detail information corresponding to the title information selected from the title information displayed on the display unit to the measurement device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116190 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a light emitting unit, a reflective unit, a sensor, and a controller. The light source emits light including an image information relating to operation to be performed by an operator. The reflector reflects at least a part of the light emitted from the light source toward an eye of the operator and transmits at least a part of light to be incident on the eye when the reflector is disposed in front of the eye of the operator. The sensor senses a working state of the operator. The controller controls the light source based on the working state in a manner that a luminance of the light emitted from the light source is reduced when the working state indicates that the operator is at work. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116191 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The pixel circuit comprises a driving sub-circuit, a controlling sub-circuit and a light-emitting sub-circuit. The light-emitting sub-circuit includes a first organic light-emitting element and a second organic light-emitting element. The first and second organic light-emitting elements are coupled to the driving sub-circuit respectively. The controlling sub-circuit is coupled to the driving sub-circuit so as to control the driving sub-circuit to drive the first and second organic light-emitting elements, so that at an identical display stage, one of the first and second organic light-emitting elements emits light in a forward bias state and the other does not emit light in a backward bias state, and at an adjacent display stage, the bias states are switched. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116192 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A display device compresses light-emitting display of modifiable display luminance; a light sensor for detecting the surrounding brightness; and a control for adjusting the display brightness of the light-emitting display in response to a brightness value based on detected results of the brightness sensor. If absolute value of the difference between current and previously determined brightness values is less than a prescribed threshold value, the control determines that there is no change in brightness otherwise the central determines that there has been a change in brightness. Upon a determination of a predetermined a number of times that a brightness change has occurred, the display luminance is adjusted in response to the current brightness value. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116193 | Source Driver and Driving Method thereof - A source driver utilized for a display device and switching between two operational modes includes a reception module for receiving a plurality of display information and a plurality of transmission channels. Each transmission channel includes a register module for receiving one of the plurality of display information; a voltage level transformer for determining a voltage level of the one of display information; a polarization digital-to-analog converter for processing a digital-to-analog operation for the voltage level of the one display information; and an output module for outputting a plurality of voltage levels of the display information. The voltage levels of every two adjacent transmission channels include different polarization of voltage levels, and the output module processes an odd-number switching operation before outputting the plurality of voltage levels. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116194 | SHIFT REGISTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A shift register includes unit circuits connected in a cascade, and each of the unit circuits includes a logic circuit, a first output unit, and a second output unit. The first output unit is a buffer amplifier for outputting a driving signal and includes: a first transistor for outputting a first voltage; and a second transistor for outputting a second voltage lower than the first voltage. The second output unit is a buffer amplifier for outputting a signal to a next unit circuit in the cascade and includes: a third transistor for outputting a third voltage; and a fourth transistor for outputting a fourth voltage lower than the third voltage. The second voltage is set at a potential higher than the fourth voltage. | 2015-04-30 |