28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100179719 | VEHICLE DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM - A vehicle driving assist system calculates a risk potential indicative of a degree of convergence between a host vehicle and a preceding obstacle. Then, the system performs a driver notification operation that produces a driver notification stimulus based on the risk potential such as decreasing the driving force exerted against the vehicle as the risk potential increases and increasing an actuation reaction force exerted on the accelerator pedal during its operation as the risk potential increases. If a failure is detected in a reaction force generating device serving to add a reaction force to the accelerator pedal in accordance with the risk potential, then the system corrects an engine torque characteristic such that the engine torque does not increase even if the accelerator pedal is depressed to suppress an odd feeling in the vehicle performance by the driver when a failure occurs in the reaction force generating device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179720 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SYSTEM - A system and method for providing autonomous and remote vehicle maintenance and repair. The system employs an on-board diagnosis and prognosis module that monitors one or more vehicle buses to identify trouble codes and other information indicating a vehicle problem. The on-board module causes a telematic device on the vehicle to broadcast a message including a problem code that identifies the problem the vehicle is having. A remote repair center may receive the message and may identify a software upgrade patch associated with the problem that can be transmitted to the vehicle to upgrade its software to correct the problem. Also, the message may be received by another vehicle that is part of a broadcast network that has previously received the software upgrade patch to fix a problem on that vehicle, where the receiving vehicle may transmit the software upgrade patch to the vehicle having the problem. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179721 | ENGINE MONITORING - A method and device for creating an accurate simulation or model of the performance of a vehicle or an internal combustion engine in accordance with the invention comprises accessing the engine on-board diagnostic port (OBD), reading data from the desired industry standard parameter indicators (PID), using these data to produce a basic simulation of the engine operating characteristics, accessing and reading non-industry standard PIDs and using the output from the basic simulation in order to identify the non-industry standard PIDs with a high degree of certainty. As it may not be possible to identify some or all of the required non-industry standard PIDs or their scale due to timing delays or coding, an additional feature of the invention is to prompt a driver of a vehicle to drive the vehicle in a certain way or to perform a certain operation of the engine in order to trigger an event which will assist in identifying the missing non-industry standard PID(s) or will increase the degree of correlation or certainty in identifying the function or the scale of the said non-industry standard PID. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179722 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SELF-DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ACCELERATION OR ANGULAR-VELOCITY SENSOR IS IN NORMAL STATUS - A self-diagnostic device for an acceleration or angular-velocity sensor includes a diagnosis control unit, an integration unit, and a determination unit. The diagnosis control unit provides pseudo acceleration or angular velocity to a sensor main body for detecting acceleration or angular velocity, by applying a test signal having prescribed magnitude to the sensor main body. The integration unit integrates a sensor signal outputted from the sensor main body in response to the test signal. The determination unit determines whether or not an integration value obtained at an elapse of prescribed integration time from a time point when the integration unit starts integrating the sensor signal falls within a prescribed normal range. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179723 | DRIVER BEHAVIOR BASED REMOTE VEHICLE MIS-USAGE WARNING AND SELF-MAINTENANCE - Information associated with vehicle components and sub-systems is monitored by an on-board module, and associated data, either processed or raw, is telematically transmitted to a remote data center by wireless communications. The remote data center archives the received data in a database for each separate vehicle that is part of the system. The remote data center analyzes the data to ascertain whether the data indicates a usage pattern and/or vehicle condition that may have a detrimental effect on certain vehicle components, sub-systems and systems, such as excessive component wear. For example, the data center runs pattern detection algorithms on the data to identify known usage patterns that may potentially impact normal vehicle operation. If such a usage pattern is detected, the remote data center may issue a warning to the vehicle operator, or other designated person, that such usage may have a detrimental effect on the vehicle or vehicle components. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179724 | AUTOLOCATION OF ALL TIRE ID'S ON A MULTI-AXLE VEHICLE - Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for identifying tire locations associated with a vehicle. Sensed variations in tire related parameters are measured as a vehicle traverses a known or ascertainable travel path. Data accumulated over one or more measurement windows may be analyzed to determine the location of each individual tire associated with a vehicle. Measurements and accumulation of data may be initiated upon detection of a stationary vehicle state exceeding a predetermined time, a predetermined lateral acceleration, and/or a predetermined vehicle speed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179725 | INTERACTIVE VEHICLE GLAZING - A laminated vehicle glazing comprising: at least two glazing panes laminated together by at least one interlayer therebetween; at least one sensor which is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand contacting or proximal to at least one of the panes; at least one shield associated with the at least one sensor whereby the at least one sensor is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand from only one side of the vehicle glazing; and at least one connector electrically connected to the at least one sensor connectable to an external device for control of the external device by manual operation of the at least one sensor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179726 | Apparatus and Method for Identifying in Advance Overrun Phases of a Vehicle - A device is provided for identifying overrun phases of a vehicle in advance. The device includes at least one processing unit, which processes altitude position data of a route that is traveled by a vehicle or will be traveled by a vehicle and calculates a prediction of the probable occurrence of future overrun phases of the vehicle, taking into consideration the altitude position data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179727 | Steering device for vehicles - A steering device which includes coded microstructures which are provided on the steering shaft and/or on a device that is connected to the steering shaft in a non-positive manner; a sensor which detects the microstructures and outputs associated measuring signals; and an electronic circuit to which the measuring signals of the sensor are fed, and which outputs electronic signals to control the steering is disclosed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179728 | FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY FOR CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a folding head restraint mechanism for pivoting a head restraint between use and folded positions. A head restraint is mounted to the folding head restraint mechanism. A controller for a convertible roof may be provided in electrical communication with the folding head restraint mechanism and configured for electrical communication with the convertible roof. The controller has computer executable instructions for producing a first output to actuate the convertible roof and for producing a second output to actuate the folding head restraint mechanism. An actuator may be provided and connected to the folding head restraint mechanism and to the convertible roof. The actuator has a first output to actuate the folding head restraint mechanism and a second output to actuate the convertible roof of the vehicle. A method for actuating a convertible roof and a folding head restraint assembly is provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179729 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER PROTECTION DEVICES - A device for controlling passenger protection devices in which two hardware paths independent from one another are provided for activation. One interface IC is provided for each hardware path which has at least one circuit breaker and one power supply. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179730 | Adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat - An adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat that functions in dual-modes, including a primary mode during severe (shock event) operation and a secondary mode during normal (non-shock event) operation. When operating in primary mode, the present system automatically adjusts a VPEA in real-time to keep loads transmitted to the occupant's body below acceptable injury threshold levels, and can recover to perform said function for multiple shock events. When operating in secondary mode the system reduces vehicle vibration transmitted to the occupant, thereby reducing fatigue and increasing situational awareness. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING VEHICLE SIDE IMPACT SENSING WITH UNIT AREA IMPULSE TECHNIQUE - A system for detecting impact events for a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a pressure sensor and a controller. The pressure sensor is positioned in a first impact zone of the vehicle and is configured to generate a pressure signal corresponding to a measured pressure reading within the first impact zone. The controller is positioned within the vehicle and is configured to integrate the pressure signal over time to determine the occurrence of a vehicle impact event at the first impact zone. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179732 | VEHICLE DOOR CLOSE/OPEN ASSIST AND ANTI-SLAM DEVICE - A vehicle door actuating device for a vehicle includes an actuator device disposed on one of a vehicle door and a door frame of the vehicle. A bumper is disposed on the other of the vehicle door and the door frame opposite the actuator device. A door sensor is disposed on the vehicle that measures door position and door movement. A controller receives data from the door sensor relating to the door position and door movement and activates the actuator device when the vehicle is in a parked position. The controller instructs the actuator device to repel the bumper to assist a user in opening the vehicle door and attract the bumper to assist a user in closing the vehicle door during closure. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179733 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A JAM - For the purpose of detecting a jam during the adjustment of a component of a motor vehicle using an adjustment drive, wherein measured values related to the adjustment force (F) are compared to a threshold value (FREF) and when the threshold value is reached, the adjusting movement is slowed or stopped, and optionally reversed, it is proposed that the component speed or a parameter correlated therewith is detected and the threshold value (FREF) modified accordingly. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179734 | MANAGING APPLICATION OF AGROCHEMICALS TO PLANTS - A method, information processing system, and computer program storage product apply agrochemicals to plants. A set of user defineable agrochemical application parameters are wirelessly received from a user. A set of data is received from a multiplicity of plant sensors. The set of data includes at least positional data associated with a multiplicity of plants with respect to a set of agrochemical applicators. At least speed data associated with a vehicle coupled to the set of agrochemical applicators is received. The set of agrochemical applicators is instructed to apply one or more agrochemicals to at least one plant in the multiplicity of plants based at least on the set of user defineable agrochemical application parameters that has been wirelessly received, the set of data from a multiplicity of plant sensors, and the speed data. The set of agrochemical applicators apply the one or more agrochemicals to at least one plant. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179735 | A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN INPUT POWER - A method for controlling power to at least one power consuming device includes detecting at least one first operational parameter and at least one second operational parameter, establishing a power value based on the detected values of the first and second operational parameters, and controlling the power consuming device in response to the established power value. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179736 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DIFFERENTIAL LOCKER - An electronic locking mechanism for a vehicle differential assembly includes a lock element movable in response to an actuation signal between an open position and a locked position. The lock element generally forces side gears of the differential assembly to turn generally at a same rate when the lock element is in the locked position. The electronic locking mechanism further includes a processor configured to determine a status of the differential assembly from a current profile that includes the actuation signal and an induced current. The determined differential assembly status is generally one of an “activated and locked” status, an “activated but unlocked” status, a “deactivated but locked” status, and a “deactivated and unlocked” status. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179737 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTMENT OF AN AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED GEAR SHIFTING ROTATIONAL SPEED LIMIT IN A VEHICLE - A method is provided for adjustment of an automatically selected gear shifting rotational speed limit when an automatic step geared vehicle transmission is in an automatic gear shifting drive mode, and where the transmission includes a drive mode selector for selection of at least the automatic gear shifting drive mode and a neutral mode. The adjustment of the automatically selected gear shifting rotational speed limit is performed temporarily by a driver of the vehicle when the automatic gear shifting drive mode is selected. Driving flexibility in automatic drive mode increases. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179738 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN A DEVICE FOR POWER ASSISTANCE OF UPHILL MANEUVERS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for processing data recorded during a data acquisition, the data defining a correspondence between values representing torque transmitted by a clutch and values representing a position of a clutch control member. The processing method includes modifying the recorded data to define a modified correspondence between the values representing the torque transmitted by the clutch and the values representing the position of the clutch control member, the modified correspondence to be used in a hill start assist device of a motor vehicle including a power train connected to drive wheels by a transmission system including the clutch and a braking system, whereby the release of the braking system is automatically controlled by the assist device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179739 | POWER-ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - An assist device for a vehicle including a power train connected to drive wheels by a clutch, a bus, and a power-assist parking brake. The device includes sensors that transmit signals to the bus and a mechanism for learning-based estimation of a clutch curve on the basis of the signals, the curve connecting the position of the clutch pedal and a maximum torque range that can be transmitted by the corresponding clutch and a mechanism phasing the delivered signals to reduce an influence of noise on the sensors associated with the signals. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179740 | Method and Device for Sensor Signal Noise Reduction - An algorithm for limiting the output of a master cylinder pressure sensor in an electronic brake control system to a value that is a function of the master cylinder pressure and the travel of the brake pedal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179741 | LOST TARGET FUNCTION FOR ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL - An adaptive cruise control including a lost target function. The adaptive cruise control is operable in at least one of three modes: a normal mode, a following mode, and a lost target mode. In the normal mode, a user-set speed is maintained by the user vehicle. In the following mode, the adaptive cruise control detects a slower moving target vehicle and maintains a particular distance behind the target vehicle. In the lost target mode, the adaptive cruise control recognizes that a target vehicle is no longer detected and zeroes the acceleration of the user vehicle for a particular delay time. After expiration of the delay time, driver override, or detecting a target vehicle again, the cruise control exits the lost target mode. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179742 | ENGINE CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A method for estimating steady state values of engine operating characteristics is provided so that engine control can later be based on the estimated values. An amount of change in a specific engine characteristic (for which the steady state values are to be estimated) is set as a product of an unknown value and a dimensionless known value for predetermined times from when a specific engine control parameter is changed. A value of the specific engine characteristic at a given time is calculated as a sum of the products at the given time, with the products respectively corresponding to plural prior changes in the specific engine control parameter. Unknown values are calculated multiple times based on values of the specific engine characteristic measured in a conformance test, and the steady state values of the specific engine characteristic are estimated. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179743 | COLD-START RELIABILITY AND REDUCING HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS IN A GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE - A method for starting an engine of a motor vehicle, the engine having an intake manifold, an intake throttle controlling admission of air into the intake manifold, and a plurality of combustion chambers communicating with the intake manifold, the method comprising providing a reduced pressure of air in the intake manifold prior to delivering fuel or spark to the engine, the reduced pressure of air responsive to a temperature of the engine; delivering fuel to one or more of the plurality of combustion chambers in an amount based on the reduced pressure of air; and delivering spark to the one or more combustion chambers to start the engine. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179744 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONTROL PARAMETER FOR A FUEL INJECTOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for determining a control parameter for a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine, the problem of enabling more precise determination of the control parameter, even if the fuel pressure (FUP) present on the fuel injector varies, is solved in that the fuel pressure (FUP) present on the fuel injector during the injection (I | 2010-07-15 |
20100179745 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE DEVICE - An exhaust gas recirculation device of an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179746 | Internal Combustion Engine and Method and Device for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine includes at least two cylinders, an intake duct, an exhaust gas section and an exhaust gas recirculation line. The cylinders include a combustion chamber. The intake duct communicates with the combustion chambers via a cylinder inlet channel of the intake duct depending upon a switch position of a gas inlet valve. The exhaust gas section communicates with the combustion chambers depending upon a switch position of at least one gas outlet valve. Exhaust gas is guided back to the inlet channels via the exhaust gas recirculation line dependent upon a switch position of the exhaust gas recirculation valve. To detect a mixing air temperature in the inlet channels, a mixing air temperature sensor is provided. The determined mixing air temperatures are compared. Exhaust gas guided back due to uneven distribution is identified if a difference between the determined mixing air temperature is greater than a predetermined threshold value. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179747 | LOW-LEVEL OIL SENSOR - A low fluid sensor for an internal combustion engine. The sensor includes a base with helically threaded post and a float slidably mounted on the post. The float rotates about the post as it moves longitudinally along it. In the preferred embodiment, eccentric mounting of the assembly along with its lobe shape act in concert with the pitch of the screw threads and fluid viscosity to dampen the buoyant movement of the float against fluid turbulence. At a predetermined level a latch spring on the float contacts an ignition circuit terminal and grounds the engine ignition circuit. A catch holds the float at the pre-determined level, preventing engine starting, so that the sensor may only be reset by addition of fluid and re-insertion of the dipstick. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179748 | TRAFFIC INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM USING DIGITAL MAP FOR COLLECTING TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a traffic information providing system and method using a traffic information collecting digital map. A traffic information collecting terminal receives GPS data from at least one GPS satellite, and generates traffic information target location information with reference to traffic information established based on the GPS data. The traffic information target location information includes a coordinate and a time and can further include a type or an order on the traffic information target location information. The traffic information providing system matches traffic information target location information provided by the terminals on nodes and links for collecting traffic information of a traffic information collecting digital map, generates section communication information for a section, processes the section communication information, and provides it as traffic information. Therefore, accurate communication information is generated and more accurate traffic information is provided. For example, it is possible to generate accurate traffic information excluding a traveling time (or a traveling speed) error caused by a probe vehicle's entrance to a rest area from the link having an expressway rest area. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179749 | INVERTED TYPE MOVING BODY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - To provide an inverted type moving body capable of continuing the inversion control with stability even when abnormality occurs in the inversion control while the moving body is moving, and a method of controlling the inverted type moving body. In an inverted type moving body including a rotational body having a circular cross section, a driving portion that rotationally drives the rotational body, a main body that supports the rotational body, and a control portion that maintains the inverted state of the main body by controlling the driving portion such that the rotational driving of the rotational body touching a floor surface is controlled, the control portion multiplies a signal obtained based on the inclined state of the main body by a predefined gain to calculate the driving amount of the rotational body for maintaining the inverted state, and reduces the gain when the inverted state of the main body is determined to be abnormal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179750 | NAVIGATING AT A WIRELESS DEVICE - Apparatuses and Methods of navigating from a current position to a destination location at a mobile device are provided. A navigation program is launched at the mobile device, and a selection of a calendar event from a calendar program is received, where the calendar event is an entry in the calendar program. A location associated with the received calendar event location is determined, and a destination location is determined based on the associated location. The navigation program generates navigation instructions (e.g., turn-by-turn directions, map information, etc.) from a current location of the mobile device to the destination location. In an alternative aspect, instead of a calendar program, the associated location can be retrieved from a given contact in a contact list or program. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179751 | NAVIGATION SERVER, NAVIGATION DEVICE, AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation device and the like capable of appropriately alleviating an amount of communicating information between the navigation server and a navigation device, from the viewpoint of guiding a user to a destination point via the navigation device, on the basis of a support route which is set by the navigation server. Of the links constituting a support route R which connects the current position p | 2010-07-15 |
20100179752 | NAVIGATION SERVER, NAVIGATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation server and the like capable of making a navigation device | 2010-07-15 |
20100179753 | Estimating Time Of Arrival - Described herein is a system that includes a location determiner component that receives a first geographic location of a personal computing device of a first individual, wherein the first geographic location is indicative of a current geographic location of the first individual. The system also includes an estimator component that receives a second geographic location that is different from the first geographic location. The estimator component determines an estimated time of arrival for the first individual at the second geographic location based at least in part upon the received first geographic location, wherein the estimator component outputs the estimated time of arrival to a second individual. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179754 | LOCATION BASED SYSTEM UTILIZING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FROM DOCUMENTS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE - A method of operating a location-based system includes identifying geographic information within unstructured electronic text. The identified geographic information, which includes street information, address information, or names of locations is extracted. Candidate geographic locations to which the identified geographic information may refer are determined. One of the candidate geographic locations is selected. An alphanumeric representation of the selected geographic location is utilized in a location-based service. The invented system performs each of the preceding steps. The system supports the extraction of all locations mentioned in the unstructured text, applying the steps mentioned above. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179755 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A map information processing apparatus includes: a new road detecting unit ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179756 | OPTIMIZATION OF MAP VIEWS BASED ON REAL-TIME DATA - Routing information (e.g., routing information displayed in an electronic map or provided as verbal travel directions) is generated and presented to a user in a tailored manner. A request for routing information is received from a user. Spatial data, temporal data, social data, or topical data is retrieved that is related to the user and/or to a location or change of location of the user. Based on the retrieved data and the routing information, information display data is generated, and is provided to an electronic device of the user to generate an information display. An attribute of the information display is configured/modified based on the location information and/or on the spatial data, temporal data, social data, and/or topical data. For example, a display attribute and/or an audio attribute of the information display may be modified. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179757 | POSITIONING DEVICE AND POSITION MEASUREMENT INTERVAL CONTROL METHOD - A portable terminal includes a body movement sensor configured to detect a movement of a user; a normal moving pattern storage unit configured to store, in advance, a normal moving pattern; a moving state determination unit configured to determine the moving state from the movement; a normal moving certainty calculation unit configured to calculate a normal moving certainty indicating a degree of coincidence between the normal moving pattern and the moving state determined at time of detecting the movement; a position measurement interval controller configured to calculate a position measurement interval depending on the normal moving certainty; and a positioning unit configured to measure a current position of the portable terminal at the position measurement interval. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179758 | AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION USING THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AND AN ATTITUDE AND HEADING REFERENCE SYSTEM - A vehicle navigation technique uses a receiver for signals of a global positioning system to produce a first position indication and a first velocity indication. An attitude and heading reference system employs accelerometers and gyroscopes oriented along three axes. The raw signals from the accelerometers and gyroscopes are used to derive a second position indication and a second velocity value. A Kalman filter function is applied to the first and second position indications and to the first and second velocity indications to thereby produce a present position indication and a present velocity indication. The Kalman filter function exploits GPS data to corrects periodic drift in the position and velocity indications derived form the accelerometers and gyroscopes by calculating accelerometer and gyroscope biases, thereby enabling relatively inexpensive devices to be utilized. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179759 | Detecting Spatial Outliers in a Location Entity Dataset - Disclosed herein are one or more embodiments that arrange a plurality of location entities into a hierarchy of location descriptors. One or more of the disclosed embodiments may determine whether one of the location entities is a spatial outlier based at least in part on presence of one or more other location entities within a predetermined distance of the one location entity. Also, the other location entities and the one location entity may share a location descriptor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179760 | AVOIDANCE MANOEUVRE GENERATOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A method for automatically determining an avoidance maneuver in an automatic collision avoidance system of an aircraft. A maximum kinematic acceleration envelope is determined by determining a multitude of avoidance maneuver angle kinematic acceleration pairs in a kinematic acceleration plane, and interpolating gaps between points, thus creating a curve. The curve is called maximum kinematic acceleration envelope. The curve may also be approximated by an analytical expression. An adjusted kinematic acceleration envelope is formed in the plane by forming a new envelope. The new envelope at each point laying closer to or at the same distance from an origin as the points of the maximum kinematic acceleration envelope and such that there is only one value of the kinematic acceleration a for a given avoidance maneuver angle. An avoidance maneuver angle is received for which a suitable bank angle and a suitable normal load is to be determined. Determining The magnitude of the kinematic acceleration a corresponding to the adjusted kinematic acceleration envelope for the avoidance maneuver angle is determined by reading the envelope curve, or if the curve is an analytical expression, calculating the curve by using the analytical expression. The normal load is determined based on the kinematic acceleration, and the avoidance maneuver angle. The bank angle is determined based on the kinematic acceleration and the avoidance maneuver angle. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179761 | Interpretation and Mapping of Electromagnetic Survey Data - A food making process comprises starting with Lupin legumes with minimum levels of alkaloids, dehulling the Lupin legumes to produce split seed kernels, mixing the split seed kernels with hot water to hydrate them into a slurry, grinding the slurry to blend and smooth it into a product base, cooking the product base to achieve a particular flavor and aroma consistent with a target food product, cooling the product base to stop cooking, and further processing the product base into a target food product like soups and beverages. In particular, the Lupinus Angustifolius variety produces the best results, but other sweet lupin varieties can be used if they have been leached of their bitter tasting alkaloids. The products produced have high levels of protein, vitamins, and other nutritional values. Both batch and continuous processes are possible. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179762 | Method of Correcting Imaging Data For Standoff and Borehole Rugosity - An apparatus having transmitter and receiver antennas is provided for measuring conductivity of an earth formation surrounding a borehole. The apparatus utilizes an initial model to invert induction measurements of the earth formation to provide a conductivity model that includes a plurality of coaxial cylinders. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179763 | DETECTION OF COUPLED RF CURRENT MRI BODIES - A method for detecting coupled RF current magnetic resonance (MR) objects in a body and determining MR risk is provided. The body is scanned with reverse circularly polarized RF. MR signals generated by coupling of the reverse circularly polarized RF with the RF current MR objects are detected. The detected MR signals are used to determine a risk value. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179764 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING DRIVABILITY OF A VEHICLE - A time series myoelectric potential signal is acquired, which is representative of time series activity amount of a muscle of a driver when the driver is performing a driving operation on the vehicle, the muscle being involved in the driving operation. Based on the acquired time series myoelectric potential signal, a parameter value indicative of a fluctuation amount of the time-series myoelectric potential signal and an average value of the myoelectric potential signal are obtained. Drivability of the vehicle is evaluated based on the obtained parameter value and the obtained average value. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179765 | Novel Methods and Devices for Evaluating Poisons - Methods and devices useful for evaluating poisons or other chemical entities, and for using such methods to forecast unfavorable drug effects. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179766 | Method for Identifying Peptides Using Tandem Mass Spectra by Dynamically Determining the Number of Peptide Reconstructions Required - A method for identifying peptides using tandem mass spectrometry takes the spectrum for a peptide to be analyzed and uses a scoring function to score a match between the spectrum and each candidate peptide in a peptide database. The scoring function has a value corresponding to a number of fragment peaks in the spectrum that match fragment peaks in a spectrum of the candidate peptide. Using the match scores, a generating function of the spectrum is computed to determine the number of peptide reconstructions at each value of the scoring function. The generating function is then used to determine the number of candidate peptides for each match score and the probability of a peptide having a given match score to the spectrum. A spectral probability can be determined by calculating the total probability of all peptides with scores equal to or larger than the given match score. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179767 | PORTABLE PLANT HEIGHT AND EAR HEIGHT MEASURING DEVICE - A method and apparatus for dimensionally characterizing a target structure. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a pole having a bottom end and a top end, an indicator system adapted to apprise an operator of the position of a dimension determination system relative to the target structure, and a measurement system adapted to apprise the operator of a dimension of one or more features of the target structure. In another example, the method includes taking a pole having a bottom and top end with a height determination system, a height indicator system and a height measurement system, orienting the pole relative to the plant structure, raising the height determination system to the height of the target plant structure, and determining the height of the target plant structure. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179768 | Method, System and Computer Simulation Environment for Testing of Monitoring and Control Strategies in Diabetes - A simulation environment for in silico testing of monitoring methods, open-loop and closed-loop treatment strategies in type 1 diabetes. Some exemplary principal components of the simulation environment comprise, but not limited thereto, the following: 1) a “population” of in silico “subjects” with type 1 diabetes in three age groups; 2) a simulator of CGM sensor errors; 3) a simulator of insulin pumps and discrete insulin delivery; 4) an interface allowing the input of user-specified treatment scenarios; and 5) a set of standardized outcome measures and graphs evaluating the quality of the tested treatment strategies. These components can be used separately or in combination for the preclinical evaluation of open-loop or closed-loop control treatments of diabetes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179769 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a method and device for monitoring an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine, an actual value (AV_EGR) of an exhaust gas recirculation rate is determined depending on a load degree (LD) of a soot particle filter ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179770 | AUTOMATION OF INGREDIENT-SPECIFIC PARTICLE SIZING EMPLOYING RAMAN CHEMICAL IMAGING - A system and method for determining at least one geometric property of a particle in a sample. A sample is irradiated to thereby generate Raman scattered photons. These photons are collected to generate a Raman chemical image. A first threshold is applied wherein the first threshold is such that all particles in the sample are detected. A particle in the sample is selected and a second threshold is applied so that at least one geometric property of the selected particle can be determined. At least one spectrum representative of the selected particle is analyzed to determine whether or not it is a particle of interest. The step of determining a second threshold may be iterative and automated via software so that candidate second thresholds are applied until a satisfactory result is achieved. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179771 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STABILITY OF STRUCTURE AGAINST BUOYANCY MOMENT - Disclosed herein is a method for estimating the stability of a structure, which is capable of estimating the stability of the structure based on a buoyancy moment and resistance moment in consideration of the fact that the rotational uplift movement of the structure occurs. Here, the rotational uplift movement of the structure occurs earlier than the vertical uplift movement of the structure caused by a buoyant force. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179772 | Control device, image forming device, wear detecting method, program, and storage device - A control device includes a transmission unit including a first gear rotating with a motor shaft and a second gear rotating with a rotating roller which drives a rotated body, a speed detecting unit for detecting the rotational speed of the rotated body or rotating roller, a motor controlling unit for maintaining a constant motor shaft rotational speed based on the rotational speed, a converting unit for converting the rotational speed to a relationship between a frequency contained in a variation of the rotational speed in association with time and a variation value of the rotational speed, and a wear detecting unit for detecting a predictor of wear of cogs in at least one of the first and second gears when the variation value at a specified frequency, determined based on the number of the cogs of the first gear and the motor shaft rotational speed, exceeds a threshold value. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179773 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION - A method and system for monitoring the operation of a wind energy installation. State data relating to the wind energy installation is recorded and discrepancies are found between the state data and an associated comparison value. A failure probability of the wind energy installation is determined based on any found discrepancy. An availability value for the wind energy installation is determined from the ratio of the actually produced amount of electrical energy to the total amount of energy which can potentially be produced. The availability value and the failure probability are then combined to form a repair priority, which is associated with the wind energy installation. Accordingly, more uniform operation of wind energy installations can be achieved. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179774 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING DURABILITY OF UNIT CELL, DEVICE FOR EVALUATING DURABILITY, PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING DURABILITY, AND UNIT CELL OF FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a unit cell durability evaluation method for evaluating a unit cell of a fuel cell including a polymer electrolyte membrane, two plate-like electrodes installed on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane, two plate-like separators having groove-like gas channels for supplying gases to the electrodes, and a seal component for sealing side faces of the electrodes, in a information-processing equipment, and the method involves a reception step (S | 2010-07-15 |
20100179775 | Determination of blade vibration frequencies and/or amplitudes - A method is provided for determining vibration frequencies of rotating blades mounted on a rotor which rotates relative to and is supported by a rotor support structure. The method includes the steps of:
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20100179776 | UTILITY MONITORING SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE LOGGING - A method of storing data in a utility monitoring system includes monitoring a characteristic of a utility system in an intelligent electronic device (IED) to produce monitored characteristic values that are buffered in the IED. The IED is communicatively coupled to a server via a network. The monitored characteristic values are indicative of the characteristic. The method further includes storing a first monitored characteristic value of the buffered monitored characteristic values periodically at a first logging interval in a memory of the IED. The method further includes storing a second monitored characteristic value of the buffered monitored characteristic values periodically at a second logging interval in the memory of the IED in response to satisfying a criterion. The second logging interval is distinct from the first logging interval. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179777 | TEST PULSES FOR ENABLING REVENUE TESTABLE PANEL METERS - A panel meter including an energy test pulse device that enables the panel meter to be used for revenue applications and eliminates the need for two separate meters, one for panel indication, and the other for energy and revenue applications. The electrical panel meter including at least one sensor configured for measuring an electrical parameter; at least one analog-to-digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor for converting the measured electrical parameter to a digital signal; a display for continuously displaying at least one electrical parameter; a processor configured to receive the digital signal and calculate an amount of energy consumed; and a test pulse circuit configured to receive the calculated amount and generate a plurality of pulses equal to the calculated amount, wherein each of the plurality of pulses is equal to a predetermined amount of energy. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179778 | Embedded monitoring system for batteries - A computer system embedded inside a battery which monitors the state of the battery and transfers this information to an external device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179779 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ANALYSIS USING METER DATA - A monitoring system includes a first sensor positioned at a first location along a phase conductor line and a second sensor position at a second location along the phase conductor line. The first sensor is configured to generate a first set of synchrophasor data. The second sensor is configured to generate a second set of synchrophasor data. The monitoring system includes a processor configured to receive the first and second sets of synchrophasor data. The processor is further configured to determine a primary side voltage of at least one distribution transformer electrically connected to the phase conductor line based on a secondary side voltage of the at least one distribution transformer. The processor is further configured to determine at least one phase conductor line condition based on the first and second sets of synchrophasor data and the primary side voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179780 | DETERMINATION OF DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER VOLTAGES BASED ON METERED LOADS - A method for determining a primary side voltage of a distribution transformer includes determining a first current and a second current flowing through a secondary winding of the transformer at a plurality of time instants based on current meter data generated by a plurality of metered loads. The method may include determining a total current flowing to the plurality of metered loads for each of the plurality of time instants based on the first current and the second current. The method includes receiving a respective meter voltage from each of the plurality of metered loads at each of the plurality of time instants. The method includes determining a secondary side voltage of the transformer at each of the plurality of time instants based on the first, second, and total current and the respective meter voltages. The method includes determining the primary side voltage based on the secondary side voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179781 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALIBRATING VEHICLE VISION SYSTEMS - A method for calibrating a vision system of a vehicle includes the steps of projecting a pattern in proximity to the vehicle and calibrating the vision system using an image of the pattern generated by the vision system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179782 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A position detecting device includes a position calculator that performs an optimization convergence calculation using an evaluation function that expresses an error between a measurement value and a theoretical value of magnetic field information of a detection target to calculate at least a position of the detection target; a storage unit that stores a final convergence result of the optimization convergence calculation performed by the position calculator; and a controller that determines whether a result of the optimization convergence calculation converges, suspends the optimization convergence calculation performed by the position calculator when the result does not converge, and performs, after a predetermined time has passed, a returning process of returning a state of the optimization convergence calculation to a converged state by causing the position calculator to perform the optimization convergence calculation based on the final convergence result. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179783 | CORRECTING TILT-INDUCED CYCLIC VARIATIONS IN SIGNALS FROM RADIALLY ARRAYED SPECTROPHOTOMETER SENSORS - A correction algorithm may be applied for correcting misalignment of a radially-aligned array of sensors. Due to the tilt, signals from sensors that are further away from the media, may become slightly attenuated, while signals from sensors that are closer to the media are slightly increased. The error appears periodic and largely sinusoidal in nature around the array given the circular nature of the array of sensor elements. The algorithm determines the magnitude and phase of a sinusoidal function that best fits the wavelength data. In one embodiment, a discrete Fourier transform may be performed at the ‘frequency’ equivalent to one period around the array to determine the magnitude and phase estimate thereof. Then, a sinusoidal correction function may be generated using the magnitude and the phase in order to correct the reflectance data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179784 | TEST PATTERN COMPRESSION - A method for test pattern compression generates a first test pattern comprising a plurality of bits. The method identifies bits comprising a don't-care bit value in the first test pattern and replaces the identified bit values with random bit values, to generate a second test pattern. The method determines a fault coverage level of the second test pattern. In the event the determined fault coverage level of the second test pattern exceeds a predetermined individual test pattern fault coverage level, for at least one bit position in the second test pattern corresponding to a replaced identified bit value and detecting at least one fault, the method exchanges the don't care value in the bit position in the first test pattern with the bit value in the corresponding bit position in the second test pattern. The method merges subsequent test patterns that increase fault coverage with the second test pattern. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179785 | Temperature Measurement Instruments and Methods for Identifying a Selected Target Area - Temperature measurement instruments and methods are provided for visually identifying a selected area of a target with a light beam. After imaging infrared radiation from a measurement area on a target, a selected area satisfying a temperature criterion is determined. An actuator system moves a light beam relative to the instrument and measurement area to visually identify the selected area. In some embodiments the actuator system may repeatedly move the light beam to visually identify the selected area of the target as the instrument is moved and the selected area's position changes within the measurement area. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179786 | METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION OF PORTABLE TERMINAL AND INDOOR ILLUMINATING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a method of measuring the position of a portable terminal, comprising detecting indoor illuminating light, and outputting an electric signal corresponding to the detected indoor illuminating light, obtaining a plurality of data frames from the output electrical signal, and calculating a position of the portable terminal based on information regarding the position of a corresponding reference light source included in each data frame and an identifier corresponding to the reference light source included in said each frame and a reception time of said each data frame. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179787 | AERIAL ROOF ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system that allows the remote measurement of the size, geometry, pitch and orientation of the roof sections of a building and then uses the information to provide an estimate to repair or replace the roof, or to install equipment thereon. The system includes an aerial image file database that shows aerial images of buildings in a designated area according to address. The slope and orientation images are typically oblique perspective views and top plan views of the buildings in the area. The system also includes an image analysis and calibration feature that enables the viewer to closely estimate the size, geometry and orientation of the building's roof sections. The information can then be used to prepare a cost estimate for the repair or replacement of the roof or installation of roof equipment. By simply inputting the potential customer's address, the company is able to determine the size, geometry, pitch and orientation of the roof sections of the building at that address, and then quickly provide an accurate estimate to the customer. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID SOLID AND SURFACE MODELING FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for modeling computer-aided design (CAD) environments and objects are disclosed. The systems and methods provided herein comprise a hybrid between solid modeling and surface modeling. The methods and systems are directed to structures that represent objects and rendering of the objects. The hybrid solution combines the modeling features and rules of solid modeling and the performance abilities provided by surface modeling. This provides efficient memory usage and advantageous run time performance. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING USING UNIFIED WORKSTATION - A method and workstation for orthodontic treatment planning of a patient. The workstation is based on a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient including image data (3D image data and/or 2D image data). The workstation further includes a set of software instructions providing graphical user interface tools which the user marks a midline and an aesthetic occlusal plane in a two- or three-dimensional virtual model of the patient, marks an occlusal plane in the virtual model; selects a reference tooth in the virtual model; aligns virtual teeth in the virtual model in a proposed arrangement to treat the patient; manages space between the virtual teeth in the proposed arrangement; and repeats one or more of these steps in an iterative fashion to make any further adjustments in the proposed arrangement. When the adjustments are complete, the user selects or identifies a finalized proposed treatment plan for treating the patient. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179790 | Method for Forming Functional Spectral Filter - To provide a functional spectral filter through which, it is possible for an observer wearing the functional spectral filter to change his or her color sensitivity (ease of color distinction), and which is for designing a color scheme easy to be distinguished for a color deficient observer by using the filter. A functional spectral filter including a multilayer is formed in accordance with a thin film design (an optimization method) determined by use of a color vision theory so as to make color sensitivity into a desired pattern. With respect to combinations that two colors among a plurality of specified colors are combined, color differences in the respective combinations are made close to a color difference given in advance. Alternatively, with respect to specified combinations, the color differences are made small or the color differences are made large. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179791 | Method and Apparatus for Creating a Comprehensive Response Model for a Sheet Forming Machine - A method and apparatus for generating a comprehensive response model for a sheet forming machine are provided. A finite number of critical points and a response type are used to create a continuous response profile for each actuator zone. The continuous response profile for each actuator zone is discretized into a discrete response profile based on the resolution appropriate for an application. A multi-zone response model for each pair of actuator set and sheet property profile is created from the discretized response profile of the actuator zones in the actuator set. The comprehensive response model for a multivariable sheet-forming machine is created from a collection of multi-zone response models for multiple pairs of actuator sets and sheet property profiles. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179792 | MONTE CARLO SIMULATION METHOD, SIMULATION APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM STORING SIMULATION PROGRAM - A Monte Carlo simulation method for simulating movement of a carrier by alternately repeating a scattering process and a drift process, includes calculating, as a scattering time, a relaxation time by a Drude's formula in the scattering process, and determining a state of a carrier after the scattering, on the basis of a distribution function of a thermal equilibrium state. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179793 | ITERATIVE FOURIER RECONSTRUCTION FOR LASER SURGERY AND OTHER OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - Method, systems and software for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system using Fourier transformation algorithms. A method of reconstructing optical tissues an eye comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. The surface gradients from the transmitted image are measured across the optical tissues of the eye. A Fourier transform algorithm is applied to the surface gradients to reconstruct an optical surface model that corresponds to the optical tissues of the eye. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179794 | MULTI-VARIABLE CONTROL-BASED OPTIMIZATION TO ACHIEVE TARGET GOAL - In a computer-implemented method of designing at least one system to achieve a target goal, an inventory of a plurality of variables that affect the design of the at least one system is created, where the inventory includes a feasibility range for each of the plurality of variables contained in the inventory is created. In addition, initial values are assigned for the plurality of variables in the inventory and a model of input to output correlations of the plurality of variables is created by commissioning the plurality of variables from the initial values. Moreover, a design of the at least one system to achieve the target goal is optimized by manipulating one or more of the plurality of variables through application of the model. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179795 | COMPUTER DEVICE FOR SIMULATING A SET OF OBJECTS IN INTERACTION AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - Computer device for simulating a set of objects in interaction and corresponding method. A computer device for simulating a set of objects in interaction comprises: a memory ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179796 | METHOD OF SETTING PARAMETER IN METHOD OF DETECTING DECREASED PNEUMATIC PRESSURE - A method of setting a parameter in a method of detecting a decreased tire air pressure for detecting a decreased tire air pressure based on a wheel rotational speed obtained from tires attached to a four-wheel driving vehicle. The method includes a vehicle model preparation step of preparing a vehicle model including a suspension member; a tire model preparation step of preparing a tire model; a step of inputting a friction coefficient between a tire and a road surface; and a simulation step of performing a running simulation of the vehicle model attached with the tire model. A determination parameter for determining whether the tire has a decreased air pressure or not is set based on wheel rotational speeds of the tires of the respective four wheels obtained in the simulation step. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179797 | Systems and Methods for Planning Well Locations with Dynamic Production Criteria - Systems and methods for automatically and optimally planning multiple well locations within a reservoir simulator. The systems and methods use dynamic production criteria to create and optimize well target completion intervals and the associated well geometries for new wells dynamically, and directly within a reservoir simulator. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179798 | Method for Predicting Organ Toxicity and a System Thereof - The attached disclosure provides a systems approach based on mathematical modelling of the kinetics of essential biochemical pathways involved in organ homeostasis. When this in silico model is coupled with in-vitro and/or in-vivo measurements to quantify drug-induced perturbations, a powerful platform that allows accurate and mechanistic-level prediction of drug-induced organ injury can be generated. The method described in this disclosure demonstrates that several physiological situations can also be accurately modelled in addition to the effect of perturbations induced by drugs. It can also be used along with high-throughput “omics” data to generate testable hypotheses leading to informed decision-making in drug development. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179799 | Simulation Device, Simulation Program, and Recording Medium Storing Simulation Program - A simulation device includes: a design data acquisition section adapted to acquire lens design data; a lens designing section adapted to design a lens based on the lens design data; an original image data acquisition section adapted to acquire original image data constituting an observation virtual space to be an object of observation by a lens user; a visual motion characteristic data acquisition section adapted to acquire visual motion characteristic data related to motions of a head and eyeballs when the lens user transfers an visual axis to various observation targets; an image processing section adapted to generate processed image data as the original image data viewed through a designed lens designed by the lens designing section; an image moving section adapted to move the processed image data; an image data control section adapted to control a moving distance of the processed image data moved by the image moving section based on the visual motion characteristic data; and a display section adapted to display the processed image data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179800 | MONITORING SYSTEM USING REAL-TIME SIMULATOR - A monitoring system using a real-time simulator, providing a simulation environment of a real electric power system that enables testing of a new electric power system control facility. The operation of the new electric power system control facility and effects thereof on a real electric power system can be evaluated before actual installation. The monitoring system includes a test piece installed in an electric power system; a simulator connected to the test piece, and deriving electric power system simulation data by simulating the electric power system with respect to the test piece; a multimedia interface (MMI) platform interworking with the simulator, providing the simulator with electric power system status data for simulating the electric power system, and receiving the electric power system simulation data from the simulator; and an MMI client interworking with the MMI platform to display the electric power system simulation data from the MMI platform. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179801 | Determining Phrases Related to Other Phrases - Techniques for generating and providing phrases are described herein. These techniques may include analyzing one or more sources to generate a first corpus of phrases, each of the phrases for use as an identifier and/or for association with a user. Once a first corpus of phrases has been generated, these phrases may be filtered to define a second corpus of phrases. Phrases of this second corpus may then be suggested to one or more users. In some instances, the phrases suggested to a particular user are personalized to the user based on information previously known about the user or based on information provided by the user. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179802 | REVISING CONTENT TRANSLATIONS USING SHARED TRANSLATION DATABASES - A method, system, and computer usable program product for revising content translations using shared translation databases are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A translation of some content is presented to a user. A revision to a first portion of the translation is received from the user. A second portion of the translation is identified using the shared translation database, the second portion being a candidate for revising using the revision. The second portion is suggested for revision. The second portion may be identified without user interaction. The revision may be submitted for review along with user-selected portions, and an approval may be received. The user's access to the shared translation database may be controlled such that the user is able to interact with the shared translation database to identify the second portion but the user may be unable to modify the shared translation database. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179803 | HYBRID MACHINE TRANSLATION - A system and method for hybrid machine translation approach is based on a statistical transfer approach using statistical and linguistic features. The system and method may be used to translate from one language into another. The system may include at least one database, a rule based translation module, a statistical translation module and a hybrid machine translation engine. The database(s) store source and target text and rule based language models and statistical language models. The rule based translation module translates source text based on the rule based language models. The statistical translation module translates source text based on the statistical language models. A hybrid machine translation engine, having a maximum entropy algorithm, is coupled to the rule based translation module and the statistical translation module and is capable of translating source text into target text based on the rule based and statistical language models. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179804 | Natural Language Assertion Processor - A method of processing natural language assertions (NLAs) can include identifying an NLA and then translating that NLA into a verification language assertion (VLA) using a natural language parser (NLP) and synthesis techniques. This VLA can be translated into an interpreted NLA (NLA*) using a VLA parser and pattern matching techniques. At this point, the process can allow user review of the NLA* and the NLA. When the user determines that the NLA* and the NLA are the same or have insignificant difference, then verification can be performed using the VLA. The results of the verification can then be back annotated on the NLA. In one fully-automatic embodiment, in addition to comparing the NLA and the NLA*, the VLA and a VLA* (generated from the NLA*) can be compared, thereby providing yet another test of accuracy for the user during verification. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179805 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ONE-STEP CORRECTION OF VOICE INTERACTION - A one-step correction mechanism for voice interaction is provided. Correction of a previous state is enabled simultaneously with recognition in a current or subsequent state. An application is decomposed into a set of tasks. Each task is associated with the collection of one piece of information. Each task may be in a different state. At any point during the interaction, while a task/state pair is active, the dialog manager may enable multiple other task/state pairs to be active in latent fashion. The application developer may then use those facilities or resources to the active task/state and the latent task/state pairs depending on contextual condition of the interaction state of the application. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179806 | METHOD FOR PHASE MISMATCH CALIBRATION FOR AN ARRAY MICROPHONE AND PHASE CALIBRATION MODULE FOR THE SAME - The invention provides a phase calibration module, calibrating phase mismatch between microphone signals output by a plurality of microphones of an array microphone. In one embodiment, the phase calibration module comprises a subband filter, a delay calculation module, and a delay compensation filter. The subband filter extracts a high frequency component and a low frequency component from each of the microphone signals to obtain a plurality of high-frequency component signals and a plurality of low-frequency component signals. The delay calculation module calculates delays between the low-frequency component signals. The delay compensation filter then compensates the low-frequency component signals for phase mismatches therebetween according to the calculated delays to obtain a plurality of calibrated low-frequency component signals. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179807 | AUDIO ENCODING DEVICE AND AUDIO ENCODING METHOD - Provided is an audio encoding device capable of improving performance of an adaptive codebook and improving quality of a decoded audio. In this audio encoding device, an adaptive codebook ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179808 | Speech Enhancement - A method for enhancing speech includes extracting a center channel of an audio signal, flattening the spectrum of the center channel, and mixing the flattened speech channel with the audio signal, thereby enhancing any speech in the audio signal. Also disclosed are a method for extracting a center channel of sound from an audio signal with multiple channels, a method for flattening the spectrum of an audio signal, and a method for detecting speech in an audio signal. Also disclosed is a speech enhancer that includes a center-channel extract, a spectral flattener, a speech-confidence generator, and a mixer for mixing the flattened speech channel with original audio signal proportionate to the confidence of having detected speech, thereby enhancing any speech in the audio signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179809 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A RECEIVED VOICE SIGNAL IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method thereof, processes a voice signal of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system. The apparatus to process a received-voice signal received through a wireless channel in a mobile terminal includes a digital signal processing unit to generate an encoded packet and frame type information defining a characteristic of the encoded packet by performing voice encoding on an audible signal input from a microphone. The apparatus also includes a received-voice controlling unit to determine a noise level in consideration of the frame type information and a level of the audible signal, and to control at least one of a tone and a volume of received voice by the determined noise level. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179810 | Method for recognizing and distributing music - A customer for music distributed over the interne may select a composition from a menu of written identifiers (such as the song title and singer or group) and then confirm that the composition is indeed the one desired by listening to a corrupted version of the composition. If the customer has forgotten the song title or the singer or other words that provide the identifier, he or she may hum or otherwise vocalize a few bars of the desired composition, or pick the desired composition out on a simulated keyboard. A music-recognition system then locates candidates for the selected composition and displays identifiers for these candidates to the customer. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179811 | IDENTIFYING KEYWORD OCCURRENCES IN AUDIO DATA - Occurrences of one or more keywords in audio data are identified using a speech recognizer employing a language model to derive a transcript of the keywords. The transcript is converted into a phoneme sequence. The phonemes of the phoneme sequence are mapped to the audio data to derive a time-aligned phoneme sequence that is searched for occurrences of keyword phoneme sequences corresponding to the phonemes of the keywords. Searching includes computing a confusion matrix. The language model used by the speech recognizer is adapted to keywords by increasing the likelihoods of the keywords in the language model. For each potential occurrences keywords detected, a corresponding subset of the audio data may be played back to an operator to confirm whether the potential occurrences correspond to actual occurrences of the keywords. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179812 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING A VOICE COMMAND THEREOF - Provided are an apparatus and method for recognizing voice commands, the apparatus including: a voice command recognition unit which recognizes an input voice command; a voice command recognition learning unit which learns a recognition-targeted voice command; and a controller which controls the voice command recognition unit to recognize the recognition-targeted voice command from an input voice command, controls the voice command recognition learning unit to learn the input voice command if the voice command recognition is unsuccessful, and performs a particular operation corresponding to the recognized voice command if the voice command recognition is successful. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179813 | VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHODS - The present invention relates to a method of providing voice recognition. The method comprises the steps of receiving a packetised voice data of a person to be identified over a packet-switched network, comparing the voice data with a stored voice data of a user and, based on the comparison, providing an indication of the likelihood that the person to be identified is the user, wherein the step of receiving the voice data comprises waiting for sufficient voice data to be received. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179814 | PARTIALLY COMPLEX MODULATED FILTER BANK - An apparatus for processing a plurality of real-valued subband signals using a first real-valued subband signal and a second real-valued subband signal to provide at least a complex-valued subband signal comprises a multiband filter for providing an intermediate real-valued subband signal and a calculator for providing the complex-valued subband signal by combining a real-valued subband signal from the plurality of real-valued subband signals and the intermediate subband signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179815 | Phronesis Antenarrating Methodology for analyzing, intervening, developing, maintaining and/or controlling organizational and/or social processes and/or practises. A specific type of it being the Phronetic antenarrating methodology, being either part of or specific practise of phronesis antenarrating methodology - Organizational and social processes and practises are key in every act and activity of organizations in our society as such. The phronesis antenarrating methodology as developed by the inventor is a methodology for analyzing, intervening, developing, maintaining and/or controlling organizational and/or social processes and practises. Based on, but not limited to, phronesis and (aspects of) practicism. And based on and aimed at further development and growth of phronesis representia. Phronesis antenarrating is in line with a lot of the findings mentioned in the discourse “a phronesis antenarrative-towards new ecosocial systems through the logic of vagueness” This discourse is created and written by the inventor of phronesis antenarrating. The methodology described in this patent, together with critical aspects of it being the phronesis representia and pluriflection, is not described in this discourse yet. But it will be in near future. Just like every new concept and methodologies invented and/or created by the inventor of Phronesis Antenarrative, Phronesis Antenarrating, Phronetic antenarrative, Phronetic antenarrating, Practicism and insights belonging to this line of thinking will be. The inventor and creator of “A phronesis antenarrative” being W. T. M. Berendsen. W. T. M. Berendsen is born in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands, on Nov. 9, 1973. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179816 | Digital Lifetime Record and Display System - A digital lifetime record and display system is provided. The digital lifetime record and display system includes a data input module, a database and a lifetime display module. Time and corresponding image related data are inputted through the data input module and respectively saved as the time related data and image paths in the database. Additionally, the lifetime display module has a timeline unit which displays time points corresponding to the time related data and a time display unit and an image display unit which both correspond to the time points. Thus, the lifetime display module can display time related data and a representative image which is one of the corresponding image related data. The digital lifetime record and display system can build up a personal image timeline for memorizing or sharing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179817 | SEARCH, RETRIEVAL, DESIGN MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - An apparatus for interactively displaying and presenting a patent or engineering search. Users for the present invention may include patent searchers/entities, patent attorneys, patent agents, engineering and design firms, research and development entities, examiners, patent portfolio managers, marketers, independent inventors, investors and other professionals involved within the field of intellectual property. Hyperlinks and text are used to create an interactive, efficient search whereby the users may rapidly view and analyze the prior art or competitive product(s). The design process may be tailored upon the results to avoid infringement. The present invention may be used in the patenting process and be presented and managed throughout the life of the patent. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179818 | Utilizing Conditional Logic in Medical Documentation - Methods, computer storage media, systems and user interfaces that guide a clinician to complete medical documentation. The method, computer storage media, system and user interfaces include presenting a first medical documentation set to indicate a medical aspect for which medical data is to be documented. At least one of the medical documentation elements in the first set is linked to a second medical documentation set. A selection of one of the linked medical documentation elements in the first set is received, and the second medical documentation set is presented. An attribute for at least one of the medical data fields in the first or second set is received, and the attributes received for the first and the second medical documentation sets are aggregated into a medical data group. | 2010-07-15 |