31st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090189717 | CIRCULAR POLARIZED COUPLING DEVICE - A coupling device for transmitting a wireless signal is provided. The coupling device includes a substrate, a ground layer and a feed conductor. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The ground layer is disposed on the second surface having a circular opening, and the circular opening has an opening edge and an opening center. The feed conductor extends on the first surface, including a conductive portion and a feed portion connected thereto. The feed portion corresponds to the circular opening, wherein the opening center is on a base line, a radial line is formed between the opening center and the opening edge, a radial distance is formed on the radial line between the opening edge and the feed portion, and a length of the radial distance varies with an angle between the radial line and the base line. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189718 | TRANSISTOR SINGLE-POLE-SINGLE-THROW CIRCUIT DEVICE - A transistor single-pole-single-throw circuit device includes at least a transistor single-pole-single-throw circuit having a first transistor and a second transistor, and an inductor capacitor (LC) resonator having an inductor and a capacitor connected in series, allowing two ends of the LC resonator connected to the first source and the first drain of the first transistor, respectively. The transistor single-pole-single-throw circuit device adopts an LC resonator having an inductor and a capacitor connected in series to connect with the first source and the first drain of the first transistor. The inductor couples and resonates with a parasitic capacitance of the transistor, to reduce signal loss due to emerged parasitic capacitance when the conventional single-pole-single-throw circuit selects a switch transistor with a larger width. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189719 | Circuit Breaker Locking And Unlocking Mechanism - A circuit breaker and method include main contacts configured to connect in an on position and be separated in an off position. A handle is coupled to one of the main contacts to adjust the contacts between the on position, the off position, a trip position and an over on position. Secondary contacts are configured to provide power when connected using the handle in the over on position, even when the main contacts are separated. A stop mechanism configured to maintain separation between the main contacts to enable testing using the secondary contacts to power a test circuit such that if a test passes, the stop mechanism is released to permit resetting of the main contacts. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189720 | DUAL-ACTUATION-MODE CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a control device ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090189721 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - In a superconducting magnet, including a vacuum vessel, a coil vessel inside the vacuum vessel, and a superconducting coil inside the coil vessel for generating a magnetic field, has a magnetic member, disposed inside the vacuum vessel, supported with thermal insulation, for compensating the magnetic field; a heat exchange device disposed outside the vacuum vessel for supplying to or absorbing heat from the vacuum vessel; and thermal conducting members thermally connecting the heat exchange device via the vacuum vessel to the magnetic member. An MRI including the superconducting magnet is also disclosed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189722 | Flexible magnet coating - This invention provides a direct printable rubber magnet, which includes a rubber magnet layer and a coating layer. The coating layer combines with the surface of rubber magnet layer. This coated rubber magnet is printable, write-able and color paint-able on the coated surface. This invention makes the printable coating layer directly coated on the magnet layer to reach the same function as existing printable flexible magnet which usually have to be laminated with adhesive and PVC or paper on magnet, therefore, the process technique is much more simple, reasonable, easier than previous art, and it is more cost effective also. Moreover, the printable rubber magnet from this invention is quite convenient for recycling, as it does not have the cost caused by the simultaneous recycling of the plastic or the paper and so on. The superficial coating layer on the rubber magnet is very thin and accounts for nothing comparing to the thickness of whole magnet, and it is not necessary to separate the coating layer with magnet layer while recycling. Therefore, this invention makes recycling of magnet to be much simpler, much more inexpensive, and more environmental friendly. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189723 | TRANSFORMER WITH ISOLATED CELLS - A power transformer apparatus and method of assembling are provided. In one aspect, a method of assembling a transformer is provided. The method includes providing a heat sink including a plurality of exterior ribs, wherein the heat sink forms a bottom wall of an enclosure. The method also includes coupling at least one diaphragm to the heat sink such that a bottom surface of the diaphragm is in contact with the heat sink, coupling at least one winding to the at least one diaphragm, and coupling a terminal board to the heat sink such that a plurality of spacers are positioned between the terminal board and the heat sink. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189724 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING APPARATUS - An electromagnetic actuating apparatus having an elongated actuating element ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090189725 | ON-CHIP INTEGRATED VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED VARIABLE INDUCTOR, METHODS OF MAKING AND TUNING SUCH VARIABLE INDUCTORS, AND DESIGN STRUCTURES INTEGRATING SUCH VARIABLE INDUCTORS - On-chip integrated variable inductors, methods of making and tuning an on-chip integrated variable inductor, and design structures embodying a circuit containing the on-chip integrated variable inductor. The inductor generally includes a signal line configured to carry an electrical signal, a ground line positioned in proximity to the signal line, and at least one control unit electrically coupled with the ground line. The at least one control unit is configured to open and close switch a current path connecting the ground line with a ground potential so as to change an inductance of the signal line. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189726 | Dry-Type Transformer with Improved Terminal Construction and Mounting System Therefor - The invention is directed to a transformer having a ferromagnetic core with a coil disposed around the core. An insulation layer is disposed over the core and the coil and terminals are connected to the coil. Each of the terminals is formed from cast metal and has a base and a connector. The base is at least partially disposed under the insulation layer. A connector is joined to the base at about a right angle and is located toward the middle of the base. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189727 | Inductor device - An inductor device includes at least one printed circuit board, a magnetic device and a metal wire. The printed circuit board has through holes disposed on it. The magnetic device passes through the through holes on the printed circuit board. The metal wire surrounds the magnetic device with an eddy shape. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189728 | AMORPHOUS TRANSFORMER FOR ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY - This invention provides an amorphous transformer for electric power supply, using a magnetic core formed of an amorphous alloy material, which, as compared with the conventional amorphous alloy material, has a lower annealing temperature and a higher level of magnetic properties. The amorphous transformer for electric power supply is provided with a magnetic core of a thin band of an amorphous alloy and a winding wire. The iron core has been annealed under such conditions that the iron core center part temperature during annealing after iron core molding is 300 to 340° C. and the holding time is not less than 0.5 hr. Further, for the iron core, the magnetic field intensity during annealing after the iron core molding is not less than 800 A/m. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189729 | ANTENNA COIL AND ANTENNA DEVICE - A flexible substrate is wound around a magnetic core to define an antenna coil. A receiver coil including a first receiver coil portion and a second receiver coil portion which have opposite winding directions, and a transmitter coil including a first transmitter coil portion and a second transmitter coil portion which have opposite winding directions are provided on the flexible substrate. A region in which the receiver coil is provided and a region in which the transmitter coil is provided at least partially overlap each other when viewed in plan view, and non-coil-wound portions are provided between the first coil portions and second coil portions in the coils. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189730 | LOW TEMPERATURE FUSE - A fuse is disclosed, the fuse made of a first metal, such as copper, and having a notched portion with an alloying element, such as tin, deposited in the notch. The alloying element helps to lower the voltage drop across the notch, allowing the fuse to generate less heat during operation without affecting its ability to protect a circuit to which it is connected. The fuse may also include a housing and terminals to connect into a circuit. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189731 | CROSS POINT SWITCH USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A cross-point switch and cross-point switch fabric utilizing phase change material, and method of operating the same. The cross-point switch includes a phase change cross-point circuit containing a plurality of terminal nodes connected to a central node. The connections between the terminal nodes and the central nodes are regulated by phase change switches comprised of a phase change material. The phase change switches being controlled by heating elements capable of melting or crystallizing the phase change material in the phase change switch. The heating elements are operated by a separate heating circuit. Each individual heating element is regulated by an individual transistor. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189732 | AGGREGATE SUBSTRATE, PRODUCTION METHOD OF AGGREGATE SUBSTRATE, AND VARISTOR - An aggregate substrate has a first varistor part, a second varistor part, and a heat dissipation layer The first varistor part includes a first varistor element layer to exhibit nonlinear voltage-current characteristics, and a plurality of first internal electrodes juxtaposed in the first varistor element layer. The second varistor part includes a second varistor element layer to exhibit nonlinear voltage-current characteristics, and a plurality of second internal electrodes juxtaposed in the second varistor element layer The heat dissipation layer is located between the first and second varistor parts and is in contact with the first and second varistor parts. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189733 | Luggage Compartment Actuation - A detection unit for integration in a luggage compartment of an airplane, having a capacitive sensor with an active layer, wherein the capacitive sensor is adapted to detect a first event triggered by a user, wherein the detection unit is adapted to transmit a first control signal to a control mechanism, wherein the first control signal corresponds to the first event and wherein the active layer comprises carbon fibre electrically isolated from a surrounding compartment structure. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189734 | Security systems and methods relating to travelling vehicles - There is provided a method for identifying, at the moment of verification, the situation of a threat to a protected ground, airspace and/or sea limits by an approaching ground vehicle, aircraft or sea-going vessel. The method includes an authorized driver/pilot/captain to select first state in which the vehicle, aircraft or sea-going vessel is not considered to present a threat and a second state in which the vehicle, aircraft or sea-going vessel is considered to present a threat. The method further provides entering the first and second PIN codes into a smart card for generating a One Time Indicia (OTI) for each of the PIN codes and disclosing the state associated with each of the first and second OTI codes to at least one control center. Upon the control center receiving an OTI code, the control center obtains positive identification of the driver/pilot/captain and the degree of the threat that the vehicle, aircraft or sea-going vessel presents. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189735 | DOOR LOCK CONTROL DEVICE - A door lock control device that performs locking and/or unlocking of a door of a vehicle subject to a condition that a result of communication with a portable device has authenticated the portable device. The door lock control device has: an operation reception unit that is provided in the vehicle and receives an input for instructing the locking and/or unlocking of the door; a vehicle power source determination unit that determines whether a power source of the vehicle is ON; an occupant determination unit that determines whether an occupant is present in a cabin of the vehicle; and a power supply control unit that stops power supply to the operation reception unit when determination is made that the power source of the vehicle is ON and an occupant is present inside the vehicle cabin. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189736 | Authentication System - [Problems] To provide an authentication system improving authentication accuracy of existence of a registered person and easily find an unauthorized act to improve the security in a system by performing authentication using coincidence/non-coincidence of biometrics information and temporal/spatial authentication when performing individual authentication via a network by using electronic information which is easily tampered, easily leaks out, and is easily stolen. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189737 | Wireless Communications Unit Operating As A Tag When A Host Device Is Turned Off - A wireless network communications unit is operable to transmit and receive data for a host device. The wireless network communications unit includes a wireless network communications interface configured to transmit and receive data using a wireless network protocol when a host device having the wireless network communications unit is turned on. The wireless communications unit also includes a tag component detecting when the host device is turned off. In response to detecting the host device being turned off, the unit enters a tag operational mode wherein the tag component is configured to transmit data identifying the host device via the wireless network interface. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189738 | Sensor - In order to provide a sensor that is employable in advantageous manner and which comprises at least one sensitive element and a housing within which the at least one sensitive element is arranged, it is proposed that at least one RFID data carrier be arranged below a surface of the housing, said data carrier storing sensor properties in non-volatile manner and being adapted to be read out in non-contact making manner. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189739 | PASSIVE VOICE ENABLED RFID DEVICES - Passive voice enabled RFID devices. The passive voice enabled RFID devices include a power harvesting circuit that converts natural and artificial energy sources to voltage and current to power the device, thus, the device does not require a battery. It provides a voice capable RFID device with a power harvesting circuit that is powered by harvesting energy from various artificial or energy sources and/or natural energy sources such as: voice signals, other electromagnetic waves, sun light, vibrations, RF noise, etc. and used voice signals received to uniquely identify a generator of the voice signals or other sound signals. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189740 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VITAL SIGNS OF LIVING BODIES - Method and system for detecting vital signs of living bodies in particular in visually obstructed areas by means of illuminating the area of interest with interrogating multifrequency electromagnetic signal. The reflected energy is phase demodulated in quadrature separately on every frequency and analyzed on presence of respiration and heartbeat signature, whereby pairs of frequencies with the same relationship of quadrature components are used for ranging. A system for detecting vital sings of living bodies includes a means of generating said interrogating signal, a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, a multichannel quadrature mixer and multichannel FFT analyzer. The quadrature components so obtained can be processed jointly or separately and monitored on a multistrip waterfall diagram or as a multichannel spectrum plot. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189741 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits an excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189742 | Radio communication device and radio communication system - According to one embodiment, a radio communication device includes: an antenna that communicates with a non-contact IC card by a radio signal having a predetermined frequency, the antenna having an unique resonance frequency in vicinity of the predetermined frequency; a frequency changer that shifts a resonance frequency of the antenna from the vicinity of the predetermined frequency to a high resonance frequency higher than the unique resonance frequency when the frequency changer is activated; a controller that controls whether or not the frequency changer is activated. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189743 | Radio-Frequency Identification Enabled Inventory Management and Network Operations System and Method - An inventory management and network operations system and method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader data network having RFID readers configured to read tag identifiers from RFID tags associated with equipment to be deployed to a target network and (2) a computer coupled to the RFID reader data network and the target network and configured to retrieve the tag identifiers from the RFID reader data network and network identifiers from equipment deployed in the target network, associate the tag identifiers and the network identifiers and display both the tag identifiers and the network identifiers of at least some of the equipment to a user. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189744 | IDENTIFICATION CODE CIRCUIT FOR RECEIVING COIL IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - An identification code circuit for a receiving coil in a magnetic resonance imaging system, is embodied in a main coil. The circuit has a fixed resistance for generating the identification code of the main coil. The main coil has a socket for connecting a sub-coil, so that a coil plug of a sub-coil can be plugged into the socket for connecting to the main coil. The identification code circuit also has a regulating resistance and a sub-coil switch corresponding to the socket. The coil plug of the sub-coil is plugged into the socket to close the sub-coil switch, so that the values of the regulating resistance and said fixed resistance are added together to form a combined resistance value. After said main coil has been connected to a magnetic resonance imaging system, an identification code source voltage value across the combined resistance value is the identification code of the combined main coil and sub-coil. A receiving circuit identification code thus can be generated simply and with reduced cost. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189745 | Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing thereof, signal transmission/reception method using such semiconductor device, and tester apparatus - A semiconductor device ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090189746 | Actuating A Tactile Sensation In Response To A Sensed Event - Systems and methods for actuating a tactile stimulation in response to detecting a specific event associated with exposure to a particular environmental or physiological condition are described herein. A tactile stimulation device, according to one of several implementations, comprises a sensing layer, an actuating layer, and an adhesive layer. The sensing layer, which is sensitive to exposure to a particular condition, is configured to sense when a specific event associated with exposure to the particular condition occurs. The actuating layer is configured to provide a tactile stimulation to a human subject when the specific event occurs. The adhesive layer is configured to affix the sensing layer and actuating layer with respect to a surface portion of the skin of the human subject such that the human subject can sense the tactile stimulation provided by the actuating layer. The sensing layer, actuating layer, and adhesive layer can be bonded together to form a relatively flat structure. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189747 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE CONTROL | 2009-07-30 |
20090189748 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND/OR A VIDEO SIGNAL TO GENERATE HAPTIC EXCITATION | 2009-07-30 |
20090189749 | Haptic Interface Device and Method for Using Such - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for interacting with a computer. For example, a haptic interface device is disclosed that includes a thin, flexible passive actuating element and a sensor. The thin, flexible passive actuating element includes at least one unattached edge that is susceptible to manipulation, and the sensor is operable to detect a manipulation of the thin, flexible passive actuating element and to provide an output corresponding to the detected manipulation. In some cases of the aforementioned embodiments, the thin, flexible passive actuating element provides a haptic feedback to a user providing the manipulation, and the haptic feedback simulates the haptic sensation of paper such as, for example a sheet of paper, a playing card, an index folder or the like. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189750 | Vehicle anti-theft system and method - In a vehicle anti-theft system, a vehicle-mounted mainframe downloads a sole identification code, serving as a control identification code, and transfers the sole identification code into a part as a part identification code. The vehicle-mounted mainframe determines if the control identification code is obtained when the vehicle is activated. If yes, the vehicle-mounted mainframe sends a request command to the part to obtain the part identification code. The vehicle-mounted mainframe determines if the part identification code meets with the control identification code. If yes, the vehicle-mounted mainframe produces a normal operation signal to enter a normal operational mode and feedbacks the identification code to the customer service center. The customer service center checks with a database for stolen events. If an event of vehicle stolen is found, subsequent procedures are taken; otherwise, the vehicle-mounted mainframe transfers an abnormal signal to the customer service center for proceeding with subsequent procedures. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189751 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN INTRUDER INSIDE A VEHICLE - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting an intruder inside a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a load sensor coupled to the vehicle, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the load sensor and is configured to monitor the load in the vehicle after the vehicle is vacated and locked and to determine if the load in the vehicle changes by more than a predetermined threshold. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189752 | Thermal radiation detector - An object detection system is provided for detecting a thermal emitting object in a blind zone proximate to a host vehicle. The system includes a thermal radiation detector located on a host vehicle and configured to sense temperature of multiple coverage zones proximate to the host vehicle. A processor processes temperature sensed by an infrared detector. The processor determines a change in thermal temperature sensed by the infrared detector and determines the presence of an object in the coverage zone based on the change in the sensed temperature. An output provides a signal indicative of an object sensed in the coverage zone based on the determined change in temperature. The thermal radiation detector may include a first infrared detector configured to measure temperature of a first coverage zone by receiving infrared radiation from the first coverage zone, and a second infrared detector configured to measure temperature of second and third coverage zones by receiving infrared radiation from the second and third coverage zones. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189753 | Automotive display device showing virtual image spot encircling front obstacle - A display device of the present invention is mounted on an automotive vehicle. An obstacle located in front of the vehicle is detected by a camera, and its features including speed, distance, size, etc. are analyzed by electronic circuits. An image showing the features of the front object is outputted from a liquid crystal panel. The outputted image is reflected on the windshield, displaying a virtual image to a driver. The virtual image is displayed in a form of a spot encircling the front obstacle seen through the windshield. The ways of displaying the encircling spot are variously changed according to a degree of collision danger that is determined according to a period in which the vehicle reaches the obstacle. For example, if the degree of collision danger is high, the spot is shown in red-orange color and/or with a high brightness. Thus, the driver easily recognizes the front obstacle in a high degree of collision danger. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189754 | VEHICLE IMPACT WARNING DEVICE - A vehicle impact warning apparatus for installation in a motor vehicle includes a deceleration sensor, for detecting vehicle decelerations in a direction approximately parallel to a carriageway, and a switch that can be activated by the deceleration sensor. The switch, by way of a radio transmitter, is able to initiate an electromagnetic warning signal and a warning signal as a visible warning signal and/or as an acoustic warning signal. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189755 | IGNITION KEY WITH RECORDED MESSAGE - A message-generating motor vehicle ignition key comprises a key portion for coupling with an ignition switch and a grip portion for grasping by an operator of the motor vehicle. The grip portion comprises a housing defining at least one chamber therein, a controller having a processor, memory, and associated operational components received in the at least one chamber, a battery received in the at least one chamber, electrically coupled with the controller, and supplying the controller with power to operate the controller, and a message generator received in the at least one chamber and electrically coupled with the controller to receive a signal from the controller. Data can be stored in the memory and processed by the processor into a signal delivered to the message generator to generate a spoken message. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189756 | AUTOMATIC SIGNALING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - An automatic signaling system for a vehicle having a turn signal light, includes a sensor configured for sensing at least a portion of a lane, and a processor coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to activate the turn signal light of the vehicle based at least on a signal received from the sensor. A method for activating a turn signal light of a vehicle includes sensing at least a portion of a lane in which the vehicle is traveling, and automatically activating a turn signal light of the vehicle based at least on the sensed portion of the lane. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189757 | Room Management System - Apparatus and method for managing utilization of rooms in a clinic, for example, include a visible display, including, for example, colored lights, at an examining room, indicating one or more of several available room status values for the room. An input device including, e.g., push buttons, is coupled to the display and adapted for selecting the room status value. A timer coupled to the input device and display automatically changes the status value of a room when a predetermined time period has elapsed after the status value is first selected, except when a third room status value is selected. This feature notifies personnel if, for example, a patient has been left alone in a room too long. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189758 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SITE SECURITY THROUGH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A computing system for managing site security through a communication device includes a mobile communication device, a notification, and the communication device. Using BLUETOOTH technology, the mobile communication device communicates with and activates the communication device and the notification. The communication device detects any noteworthy event and captures visual data accordingly, and transmits the visual data to the mobile communication device. The notification generates visual and audio alerts. A related method and storage medium with instructions for performance of the method also provided. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189759 | HYGIENE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method is provided for monitoring hygiene compliance. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189760 | MARKET DATA ALERT AND NEWS-DRIVEN ALERT SYSTEM - A system for providing a real-time user notice or alert for traders and daytraders based on stockmarket events or other market data is disclosed. The system provides for receiving a user selection of a first market event setting, and receiving user input specifying a maximum period of time, and providing the alert only if within the maximum period of time specified a first market signal corresponding to the first market event occurs and a second market signal corresponding to the first market event occurs, the first and second market event both corresponding to the same market event selection but being at different values. Also, customizable business or market news-based alerting is disclosed to allow signals and/or filters to be set for news-driven alerts. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189761 | Radiation detection apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detection apparatus and a radiation image capturing system according to the present invention includes an electronic cassette equipped with a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, while converting the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette includes a sensor for sensing that the casing has been lifted, a power supply controller for supplying power based on a detection signal from the sensor, a discriminating unit for discriminating whether the radiation detection apparatus has transitioned to an image capturing capable mode, and a warning signal output unit for outputting a warning signal, for issuing a warning when the radiation detection apparatus cannot transition to the image capturing capable mode. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189762 | Electronic device - During communication periods between transportable electronic cassette and an image reading device by laser light, laser light detection is carried out by peripheral light sensors provided at the periphery of laser light receiving regions of the electronic cassette and the image reading device. The detected value of the received light amount of the laser light by the peripheral light sensor is monitored to see whether or not the detected value exceeds a reference value, the detected value at the start of communication, by a specific value or greater. If the detected value of the received light amount exceeds the reference value by the specific value or greater, then it is concluded that there has been a relatively large change in the relative position of the electronic cassette and the image reading device, and emission is halted of the laser light from the electronic cassette and the image reading device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189763 | Security film - A tamper indication device has a film attached and connected within the circuit that generates a signal in response to a tamper event. The signal is received by a micro-controller which generates an output signal to a display or data collection device and transceiver. More particularly, the tamper indication device has a printed circuit in a specialized pattern to make entry without breaking the circuit near impossible. When the circuit is broken a signal is counted by the micro controller which generates an output signal for delivery to a display or other data collection device. The output signal can be transmitted by RF device such as a passive or active RFID Tag, or by an IR communications device or by any other communication variant. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189764 | UNIVERSAL OCCUPANCY ADAPTER - An occupancy adapter for converting any type of security system motion detector into an occupancy-based controller, such as for regulating lighting within a building or controlled space. The occupancy adapter can also be used to provide control to other automated systems within a building or controlled space, such as security systems, HVAC, fire alarms, etc., based on occupancy data. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189765 | Security apparatus for an electronic device - An apparatus is provided for deterring theft of an electronic device. The apparatus comprises of a retaining member comprising a locking mechanism attached at a first end of the retaining member and an anchoring mechanism at a second end of the retaining member; and a coupling connector protruding from the retaining member for coupling a data port of the electronic device | 2009-07-30 |
20090189766 | REMOTE WAFER PRESENCE DETECTION WITH PASSIVE RFID - The present invention involves a system and method of remotely detecting the presence of a wafer comprising, a passive RFID circuit, wherein the RFID circuit is attached to an end of a transfer arm located inside a vacuum chamber of an ion implantation system, a reader located outside the vacuum chamber, and wherein the RFID tag provides an indication relating to whether or not a wafer is secured by the transfer arm. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189767 | ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An asset tracking system includes a server, a plurality of readers in communication with the server, and a plurality of radio frequency identification tags. Each of the plurality of readers is coupled to at least two antennas. The at least two antennas receive signals from a plurality of radio frequency identification tags. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189768 | COMBINATION SECURITY TAG USING A PERIMETER RFID ANTENNA SURROUNDING AN EAS ELEMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A security tag and system for securing objects, the system and security tag includes an acousto magnetic (“AM”) electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) component that has a housing with a defined surface area. The housing of the EAS component includes a perimeter boundary that defines an EAS component plane. The system and security tag further include a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) component that includes an integrated circuit and a dipole antenna defining an RFID component plane that is substantially coplanar with the EAS component plane. The integrated circuit and the dipole antenna are positioned externally along the perimeter boundary of the EAS component. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189769 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An electric circuit for a communication device ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090189770 | ENCODING A RFID RECORD MEMBER ON A MOVING WEB - A system and method for encoding and printing RFID record members with a continuous moving web is provided. In particular, a printer such as a RFID printer is capable of encoding an inlay or multiple inlays within a record member while the web is continuously moving. While a record member is being encoded on a moving web, the record member may be printed upon when a leading edge of a record member reaches the print position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189771 | SMART CARE SYSTEM - A smart care system utilizes an information collecting unit to obtain information of a care receiver from a monitoring area so as to produce a monitoring signal. The monitoring signal is transmitted to an outputting device for displaying the information collected by the information collecting unit to a care giver. The smart care system includes an identifying unit, which is set to have an identifying area corresponding to the information collecting unit for obtaining the monitoring signal so as to detect the variation thereof in the identifying area, thereby accordingly outputting a warning signal to drive the outputting device to output warning information, such that the care giver can notice the variation of the monitoring signal for coping therewith. Therefore, the problem that the care giver can not accurately and immediately realize the real situation and information of the care receiver can be solved. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189772 | STAY-ALERT DEVICE - A device for actively engaging a user's body and mind, thus preventing the user from falling asleep and creating a dangerous situation. The device can also alert a user when they begin to doze off. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189773 | Ignition-source detecting system and associated methods - A system of ignition-source detection and prevention in containers and open materials handling systems. The system includes an electronic processor located in close proximity to a detector, a spray nozzle, and a valve. The electronic processor may be configured to be placed in a dust-hazard environment. The detector may be configured to detect radiation and/or a flame. Associate methods are also disclosed, including: a method of responding to an ignition source, a method of installing an ignition-source detection system, and a method of testing an ignition-source detection system. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189774 | Power Topology Determination - A power topology determination system includes a management engine. A power line communication device is coupled to the management engine. A first power device is coupled to the power line communication device through a power line connection. The power line communication device is operable to retrieve first power device information from the first power device and the management engine is operable to provide the first power device information for power topology display. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189775 | LIGHT FEEDBACK ON PHYSICAL OBJECT SELECTION - A highlighting method and an interaction system ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090189776 | Method for communicating information by Infrared rays between a transmitter and a receiver in a home-automation network - Method for communicating information by infrared radiation between a control command transmitter for a motorized product for closure, privacy or solar protection in a building and a control command receiver, comprising the transmission of a communication frame including:
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20090189777 | TOPOLOGY MAINTENANCE AND DISCOVERY FACILITY FOR DOWNHOLE NETWORKS - An apparatus and method for discovering and monitoring a collection of nodes in a downhole network may include receiving data packets originating from several downhole nodes. These packets may be read to extract a unique identifier and hop count for each of the nodes. This information may then be used to create entries in a network topology table corresponding to each of the downhole nodes. Each entry may contain unique identifier identifying the respective node and a hop count identifying a location of the node within the downhole network. The apparatus and method may further include modifying one or more entries in the topology table having conflicting hop counts to ensure that the hop counts of each entry are unique. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189778 | METER READING SYSTEM - A meter reading system is provided for use in reading the water, electricity or gas meters, in which a data logger and a meter are installed at user end. When desiring to obtain the readings of a meter at user end, a mobile meter reader sends a control signal via a communication method to the data logger and at the same time obtains the readout of user-end meter connected to the data logger. The meter reading system improves the situation of wrong recording of readout and saves the cost of labor in conventional manual meter reading. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189779 | Automatic garage door closing through the vehicle control - A method of controlling a garage door of a garage may entail detecting an open condition of the garage door using a sensor within the garage, transmitting a garage door open signal from the sensor to a communication unit in the garage; transmitting an alert signal from the communication unit in the garage to a control module within a vehicle; determining a level of ambient light from an ambient light sensor; transmitting a signal from the ambient light sensor to the control module indicative of the level of ambient light; transmitting a door close signal from the control module to the transmitter in the vehicle; transmitting the door close signal from the transmitter in the vehicle to the communication unit in the garage; and closing the garage door with a motor upon the garage door actuation module receiving the close door signal. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189780 | IT SYSTEM - In order to realize road-road communications, a roadside device is provided with an MS function unit and a BS function unit that have a termination function of a signal. In a case of performing road-road communications, any of plural roadside devices can function as a BS, and others as an MS. In a wireless communication system that only enables wireless communications between MS and BS, road-road communication can be performed. In order to realize vehicle-vehicle communication, an in-vehicle device has the BS function unit and the MS function unit having a termination function of the signal and performs the same operations as the road-road communication. In road-vehicle communication, any of the roadside devices can function as the BS, and other roadside devices and in-vehicle devices are operated as the MS. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189781 | Vehicle zone detection system and method - An object detection system is provided for detecting a thermal emitting object in a blind zone proximate to a host vehicle. The system includes a thermal radiation detector located on a host vehicle and configured to sense temperature of multiple coverage zones proximate to the host vehicle. A processor processes temperature sensed by an infrared detector. The processor determines a change in thermal temperature sensed by the infrared detector and determines the presence of an object in the coverage zone based on the change in the sensed temperature. An output provides a signal indicative of an object sensed in the coverage zone based on the determined change in temperature. The thermal radiation detector may include a first infrared detector configured to measure temperature of a first coverage zone by receiving infrared radiation from the first coverage zone, and a second infrared detector configured to measure temperature of second and third coverage zones by receiving infrared radiation from the second and third coverage zones. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189782 | CELLULAR-BASED PREEMPTION SYSTEM - A cellular-based preemption system that uses existing cellular infrastructure to transmit preemption related data to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles through one or more intersections. A cellular unit in an emergency vehicle is used to generate position reports that are transmitted to the one or more intersections during an emergency response. Based on this position data, the one or more intersections calculate an estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the emergency vehicle, and transmit preemption commands to traffic signals at the intersections based on the calculated ETA. Additional techniques may be used for refining the position reports, ETA calculations, and the like. Such techniques include, without limitation, statistical preemption, map-matching, dead-reckoning, augmented navigation, and/or preemption optimization techniques, all of which are described in further detail in the above-referenced patent applications. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189783 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device for performing a process of measuring a distance to a predetermined object using an image imaged by an imaging device attached to a vehicle which moves has a movement detection unit for detecting that the vehicle moved a constant amount from a position where the imaging device imaged a first image, an image acquiring unit for acquiring the first image, and a second image serving as an image at the time of being detected that the vehicle moved a constant amount by the movement detection unit, and a measurement unit for measuring the distance to the object by a movement stereo method using the first image and second image acquired by the image acquiring unit. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189784 | Physical Finite Element Model - a plurality of RFIDs is installed on aircraft or other structure. The RFIDs can query one another upon original installation and in response to predetermined event detection, and determine their relative locations within a mesh. The determined location data and other information are stored within the respect memories of the RFIDs. The stored data can be later accessed and used in analyzing damage or structural failure of the aircraft. Corrective measures are thus expedited because before-and-after structural comparisons can be readily made, with or without reference to original engineering data for the aircraft. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189785 | Method and apparatus for reporting a missle threat to a commercial aircraft - An automatic system is provided for alerting ground personnel as to the existence of a threat to commercial aircraft in which the threat is determined by a classified system, but in which the local area network employed by the military missile warning is isolated from an unclassified local network coupled to the aircraft's transponder which transmits the threat existence and status to ground personnel. The barrier to transmitting classified information involves both filtering between the classified LAN and unclassified LAN, the use of only discrete signaling lines in the classified LAN isolated by opto-electronics to provide physical separation between the two local area networks, and communications formatting which precludes the transmission of classified information across the barrier between the classified local area network and the unclassified local area network. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189786 | Method and device for modifying the sound volume of an audio alarm signal onboard an aircraft - A method for modifying a current sound-volume value assigned by an on-board system to an acoustic alert signal emitted on board an aircraft is provided. The method includes furnishing, on board the aircraft, the on-board system with at least one information item defining a modification of the current sound-volume value to a new sound-volume value in accordance with a predetermined rule. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ALTIMETER MIS-SET ALERT ON A PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY - A primary flight display system is provided for deployment on an aircraft including a barometric altimeter and a secondary altitude-determining device. The barometric altimeter provides a first estimated altitude corresponding to a reference pressure setting, and the secondary altitude-determining device provides a second estimated altitude. The primary flight display system includes a primary flight display (PFD), and a controller coupled to the PFD. The controller is configured to generate: (i) an altitude graphic on the PFD indicative of the first estimated altitude, and (ii) a visual alert on the PFD when the difference between the first estimated altitude and the second estimated altitude exceeds a predetermined error threshold. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING CARGO LOADS AND TRAILER MOVEMENT - The specification and drawing figures describe and illustrate a system for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement that includes a mobile wireless communications system. A mobile computing platform is mounted on a remote vehicle and operatively connectable across the mobile wireless communications system. Sensor data are collected and stored in the mobile wireless communications system and the mobile computing platform, and may be transmitted across the mobile wireless communications system. At least one program is stored either in the mobile wireless communications system or the mobile computing platform, or both, for using the sensor data to determine equipment use, placement, and positioning in relation to a vehicle and sending one or more sensitivity reports to the asset manager. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189789 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - A character input device and its method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes: i) a base, ii) an input unit positioned at the base to allow each of first direction input and second direction input to be independently performed, the first direction input being performed by moving the input unit from a reference position to any one of a plurality of first direction indication positions spaced and arranged radially from the reference position within a predetermined input area and the second direction input being performed by selecting any one of a plurality of second direction indication positions spaced and arranged radially in the input unit itself; a first sensing unit for sensing the movement of the input unit, iii) a second sensing unit for sensing the second direction input and iv) a control unit for extracting and running a first character or a second character from a memory unit, the first character being assigned to the first direction indication position in which the movement of the input unit is sensed, and the second character being assigned to the second direction indication position in which the second direction input is sensed, thereby making it possible to minimize a necessary space for inputting characters and accurately input each character according to a user's intention. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189790 | Haptic Keyboard Systems and Methods - Various embodiments provide keyboards that utilize electrically-deformable material as an actuating mechanism to provide haptic feedback to a user of the keyboard. In at least some embodiments, the electrically-deformable material is utilized to impart, to a depressed key or keyboard element, a multi-vectored movement that produces a perceived acceleration of the key or keyboard element thus providing a user with haptic feedback which simulates a snapover movement. In at least some embodiments, a light source can be mounted or otherwise positioned relatively close to and beneath the top surface of one or more keys or keyboard elements to backlight a portion or portions of a keyboard. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189791 | FONT OR KEYSTROKE BIOMETRICS - Systems are provided that include an input device with a plurality of keys, at least one of the plurality of keys including a biometric sensor disposed therein. The system generally executes an application, receives input from a plurality of users using the input device, determines the identity of the user submitting the input, and attributes actual contribution in the application to the identified user. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189792 | SYSTEMATIC ENCODING AND DECODING OF CHAIN REACTION CODES - A method of encoding data into a chain reaction code includes generating a set of input symbols from input data. Subsequently, one or more non-systematic output symbols is generated from the set of input symbols, each of the one or more non-systematic output symbols being selected from an alphabet of non-systematic output symbols, and each non-systematic output symbol generated as a function of one or more of the input symbols. As a result of this encoding process, any subset of the set of input symbols is recoverable from (i) a predetermined number of non-systematic output symbols, or (ii) a combination of (a) input symbols which are not included in the subset of input symbols that are to be recovered, and (b) one or more of the non-systematic output symbols. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189793 | Method and System for Audio CODEC Voice ADC Processing - Methods and systems for audio CODEC voice ADC processing are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include using a decimating filter that may be enabled to generate 13 MHz, 9-level digital output signal from a 26 MHz, 3-level digital input signal. The 13 MHz, 9-level digital output signal may be processed for RF transmission, for audio output to an output device, and/or utilized for testing by a test fixture, for example. The 13 MHz, 9-level digital output signal may be further processed to generate a 6.5 MHz, 33-level digital signal. The 6.5 MHz, 33-level digital signal may be converted to an analog signal, and processed for audio output and/or testing. The 13 MHz, 9-level digital output signal may also be processed to generate a 40 KHz, 17-bit digital signal, which may be communicated to a test equipment or further processed for RF transmission. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189794 | Scrambled block encoder - A block encoder flexibly encodes K codes to produce an encoded data block. The block encoder receives an unformatted block of 10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface (XGMII) data. The unformatted block of data includes data and/or K characters, both of which can be located in any position of the unformatted block. The block encoder inserts data characters into a first set of slots of the encoded data block. The block encoder encodes K characters to produce corresponding encoded K characters. Each encoded K character includes a link field, a position field and a recoded value field. The encoded K characters are inserted into a second set of slots of the encoded data block. A synchronization header is attached to the encoded data block to distinguish control blocks from pure data blocks. The header and encoded data block are subsequently scrambled in preparation for transmission. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189795 | QUANTIZATION ERROR REDUCTION IN PWM FULL-MASH CONVERTERS - Techniques for reducing quantization error in electronic components are described herein. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189796 | PIPELINED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER WITH CALIBRATION OF CAPACITOR MISMATCH AND FINITE GAIN ERROR - The present invention relates to an analog-to-digital converter, especially to a pipelined analog-to-digital converter with calibration of capacitor mismatch and finite gain error. Comparing with the conventional pipelined analog-to-digital converter, the new analog-to-digital converter comprises more circuit blocks including an extra sub-converter stage, a control clock generator and an error detector, resulting in that each sub-converter stage has two operation modes: normal conversion mode and calibration mode. All of the sub-converter stages share one error detector which amplifies the output of the sub-converter stage in calibration mode. Furthermore, to store the output of the error detector, a memory is used in each sub-converter stage for controlling the gain of amplifier in order to make the error generated by the finite gain of amplifier and the error generated by the capacitance mismatch have the same size but opposite sign. As a result, the two errors can compensate each other to achieve an error-free conversion stage. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189797 | Opto-Electronic Analog-to-Digital Converter - In one embodiment, an opto-electronic analog-to-digital converter is provided that includes: an optical comb generator for generating a plurality of optical comb lines; a tunable optical filter adapted to select a portion of the optical comb lines responsive to an analog signal being digitized; a diffractive media for spatially mapping the selected optical comb lines and an array of photodetectors for detecting the spatially mapped optical comb lines. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189798 | ENCODER FOR A PIPELINED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - In a pipelined analog-to-digital (AD) converter, if logically incongruent signals S | 2009-07-30 |
20090189799 | SMART CHAFF - A chaff element for interfering with radar signals. The chaff element has a dielectric substrate and a pair of elongate electrically conductive elements, having a total length of approximately one-half wavelength of the radar signals or otherwise tuned to the radar signals, disposed on the dielectric substrate. A switch is arranged to electrically couple the pair of elongate elements together in response to a control signal generated by an oscillator circuit and a battery. The chaff element can be used in a method of providing a countermeasure against radar signals. A plurality of chaff elements can be deployed in an airspace above a radar unit emitting a radar signal and interfere with the radar signal by opening and closing the switches of the chaff elements while deployed in said airspace above the radar unit. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189800 | Pulse radar ranging system - A pulse radar ranging system having a measurement channel and a reference channel is described. In the measurement channel containing an antenna and a measurement target, the normal measurement is performed by processing an echo from the target. In the reference channel containing signal delay means, a reference echo is processed to obtain temperature compensation information. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189801 | RF-front-end for a radar system - An RF sender/receiver front-end is disclosed comprising a terminal for receiving an oscillator signal, at least one distribution unit for distributing the oscillator signal into different signal paths, two or more mixer-arrangements for sending a transmit-signal or for receiving an receive-signal, where each mixer-arrangement comprises a mixer and an amplifier for amplifying the oscillator signal and generating the transmit-signal. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189802 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING IRIDIUM SATELLITE SIGNALS FOR METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS - A method for obtaining weather related information for a portion of the Earth's atmosphere between a mobile platform traversing over a predetermined surface portion of the Earth, and at least one Iridium satellite from the Iridium satellite constellation. The method involves modifying at least one Iridium satellite from a constellation of Iridium satellites to include time and location information in wireless signals that are transmitted in real time by the one satellite. The mobile platform receives the wireless signals from the one Iridium satellite. An occultation system carried on the mobile platform analyzes the time and position information, in addition to location information pertaining to a real time location of the mobile platform, and to derive real time atmospheric weather related information for a geographic area between the mobile platform and the one Iridium satellite. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189803 | ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR DEVICE HAVING LOCATION DETERMINING CAPABILITY - An electronic device comprises a location determining component such as a GPS receiver, or the like, which employs multiple antennas configured for use when the device is in various orientations. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189804 | SATELLITE DIFFERENTIAL POSITIONING RECEIVER USING MULTIPLE BASE-ROVER ANTENNAS - A rover processor determines position of a rover based upon the interaction between multiple antennas located at the rover and multiple antennas located at a base. The rover antennas may include a rover master antenna having a phase center located at the centroid of the antennas patterns of at least two auxiliary rover antennas. The rover processor may determine the position of the rover master antenna based upon the relative positions of at least two rover antennas (e.g., the rover master antenna and at least one rover auxiliary antenna, or at least two rover auxiliary antennas) with respect to at least two antennas of a base transceiver. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189805 | Low Cost Instant RTK Positioning System and Method - A low cost instant Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning system and method are disclosed. The system comprises at least the following elements: a base station and a rover unit, each equipped with a Satellite Positioning System (SATPS) receiver and a generally license-free radio link transceiver. Such system has the distinctive feature of having no carrier integer cycle ambiguity to solve, thus allowing low cost single frequency SATPS receivers to be used for instant centimetre level relative positioning. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189806 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SYSTEM - A transmitting system, which is capable of transmitting a signal for positioning to an area where radio waves are hardly received, is provided. The transmitting system for transmitting the signal for positioning includes a GPS compatible mixer combining a GPS signal for positioning received by a GPS antenna and a BS broadcasting signal received by a BS antenna and outputting the combined signal, a BS-IF compatible amplifier amplifying the signal output from the GPS compatible mixer and outputting the amplified signal, a separator separating the signal output from the BS-IF compatible amplifier into a BS broadcasting signal and a GPS signal, a BS tuner receiving an input of the BS broadcasting signal output from the separator and obtaining a signal of a channel tuned by a user, a GPSBP filter passing a GPS signal included in a predetermined frequency band out of the signal output from the separator, and a GPS issuing unit. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING REFRESH RATE OF LOCATION COORDINATES OF A TRACKING DEVICE - A local charging management device manages electrical resource capability for an electronic tracking device. In one embodiment, the electronic tracking device includes a battery power monitor, a charging unit; and an electrical power resource management component. The electrical power resource management component adjusts cycle timing of one or more of control parameters for the tracking device. Control parameters include request rate of location coordinate packets to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets. The adjustment is responsive to an estimated charge level of the charging unit, velocity of the device, and user desired inputs. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189808 | GNSS DATA/PILOT CORRELATOR AND CODE GENERATOR THEREOF - A correlator for a GNSS receiver and a code generator used in the correlator as well as a correlation method are disclosed. In the GNSS, each satellite transmits a data signal and a pilot signal. The correlator is adaptable for executing correlation to the data signal, the pilot signal and various combinations thereof, such as non-coherent and coherent combinations. The code generator generates primary ranging codes of the data and pilot signals as well as various combinations thereof, such as sum or difference of the primary ranging codes of the data and pilot signals. By using the various codes, the correlator is adaptable and flexible for different correlation requirements. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189809 | Satellite Signal Reception Device And Control Method For A Satellite Signal Reception Device - A satellite signal reception device has a reception unit that receives a satellite signal transmitted from a positioning information satellite, a reception state display device for displaying the satellite signal reception state, a reception state evaluation unit that determines the reception condition of the satellite signal received by the reception unit, and a display controller that controls the reception state display device to display the reception condition determined by the reception state evaluation unit. The reception state evaluation unit determining the level of the reception condition based on the number of positioning information satellites from which satellite signals are received and the signal level of each received signal, and the display controller displaying the reception level output by the reception state evaluation unit on the reception state display device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189810 | WEIGHTED AIDING FOR POSITIONING SYSTEMS - Location information provided by multiple positioning systems is combined to provide an estimated user location. In performing the combination, location information provided by the positioning system that is currently deemed more reliable is provided greater weight than the location information provided from the other positioning system(s). Alternatively, one of multiple positioning systems is selected to calculate an estimated user location. The selected system is the one that is currently deemed more reliable based on some indicia of reliability. Using either approach, an accurate estimate of a user's location can be provided both in rural areas or other sparsely-populated areas as well as in urban areas or other areas prone to high multipath effects. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189811 | GPS PRE-ACQUISITION FOR GEOTAGGING DIGITAL PHOTOS - A handheld electronic device, such as a GPS-enabled wireless communications device with an embedded camera, a GPS-enabled camera-phone or a GPS-enabled digital camera, determines whether ephemeris data needs to be obtained for geotagging digital photos taken with the device. By monitoring user activity with respect to the camera, such as activation of the camera, the device can begin pre-acquisition of a GPS position fix by obtaining needed ephemeris data before the photograph is actually taken. This GPS pre-acquisition improves the likelihood that a position fix (GPS lock) is achieved by the time the photo is taken (to enable immediate geotagging). Alternatively, the photo can be geotagged retroactively by appending the current location to the metadata tag associated with the digital photo. An optional acquisition status indicator can be displayed on a user interface of the device to indicate that a position fix is being obtained. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-STAGE ANTENNA TRAINING OF BEAMFORMING VECTORS - A system and method for multi-stage antenna training of beamforming vectors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises a method of acquiring a beamforming pattern in a wireless communication system, the method comprising receiving a first plurality of signals having different transceiver sector patterns, measuring first indicators of link quality corresponding to the first plurality of signals, selecting at least one transceiver sector pattern based on the first indicators of link quality, receiving a second plurality of signals having different transceiver beam patterns, each transceiver beam pattern associated with the selected at least one transceiver sector pattern, measuring second indicators of link quality corresponding to the second plurality of signals, and selecting at least one transceiver beam pattern based on the second measures of link quality. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189813 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE SPEED OF A MOVING ENTITY - A method and a corresponding device determines the speed of a moving entity carrying at least two antennas for receiving a transmission signal the antennas being displaced at a predetermined distance. In order to provide a more simple and accurate method which can be used with different transmission signals the method includes the steps of: receiving a transmission signal by the antennas, determining signal characteristics from the transmission signal as received by the determining a time offset between the reception of the transmission signal at the antennas by comparing the signal characteristics determined for the antennas, and determining the speed of the moving entity from the determined time offset, the distance of the antennas and the direction of movement of the moving entity relative to the arrangement of the antennas. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189814 | Radar device and target detection method - A target position is estimated in such a manner to maintain target position continuity, with high accuracy, even when the X coordinate displacement of the target is large. On a scan in which the target position is not detected, when a trajectory of the target in the past is within a predetermined region in the vicinity of the Y-axis, a position for estimate is a position having an X coordinate resulting from shifting, by a first displacement, the X coordinate estimated according to the trajectory, on a basis of the X coordinate of a previous position, while when the trajectory is not within the predetermined region, the position for estimate is a position having an X coordinate resulting from shifting, by a second displacement that is larger than the first displacement, the X coordinate estimated according to the trajectory, on a basis of the X coordinate of a previous position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189815 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO APPARATUS OPERABLE IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS - An antenna device usable in a radio apparatus including a printed board includes a ground conductor of the printed board, a first partial element, a second partial element and a parasitic element. The first partial element is shaped into an area having a first side facing a side of the ground conductor and a second side directed to cross the side of the ground conductor, and is provided with a feed portion around a first end of the first side being closer to the second side. The second partial element branches off from the first partial element around one of two ends of the second side being farther from the feed portion, and is directed almost against a direction from the feed portion to a second end of the first side being farther from the second side. The parasitic element has an end grounded around the second end. | 2009-07-30 |
20090189816 | NEAR-FIELD AND FAR-FIELD ANTENNA-ASSEMBLY AND DEVICES HAVING SAME - Systems, methods, and devices wirelessly communicate in a near-field region and a far-field region. A device may include a near-field antenna and a far-field antenna. The device may be configured to selectively operate in a near-field mode, employing the near-field antenna, and/or in a far-field mode, employing the far-field antenna, and/or in a joint mode, employing both the near-field antenna and the far-field antenna separately or concurrently. One type of device may be a wireless communications data-reader device configured for both near-field and far-field communications. Another type of device may be a wireless communications data-provider device configured for both near-field and far-field communications. | 2009-07-30 |