40th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140292528 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR THE LIGHT-BASED COMMUNICATION OF SERVICE ORDERS AND PERSONAL OBJECTS IDENTIFICATION - Light-based systems for communicating information associated with service orders and/or the identification of personal objects are disclosed. A personal mobile electronic communication device is used in conjunction with a communication network and a lighting controller to communicate service orders by lighting with one or more individually controllable luminaires in a lighting network. A personal mobile electronic communication device is, alternatively or additionally, used in conjunction with a communication network, and a lighting controller controlling an illumination proximate to the personal mobile electronic communication device such that the illumination proximate to the personal mobile electronic communication device visually indicates the service order. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292529 | PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUS - A person support apparatus with an extendable mattress, a night light message display system, a screen key pendant, egress handle siderails, and various other features. The extendable mattress includes hinged extensions along the sides of the extendable mattress that are moved from a nested position to the extension position. The screen key pendant includes a plurality of screen keys that can be pressed to cycle through various control modes for the person support apparatus. The night light message display system can be configured to display a message or image on the floor communicating information to the person and/or alerting the person as to when they are able to exit the bed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292530 | Systems and Methods for Hybrid Cable Telemetry - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for hybrid cable telemetry. The methods can include positioning a toolstring in a wellbore. The toolstring can include an uphole telemetry cartridge and a downhole telemetry cartridge respectively adapted to send and receive telemetry data. The toolstring can also include a hybrid logging cable having optical fibers and copper conductors that can operatively couple the uphole telemetry cartridge to the downhole telemetry cartridge. The method can also include transferring data between the uphole telemetry cartridge and the downhole telemetry cartridge across the optical fibers and the copper conductors. The method can further include measuring a data transmission rate on the optical fibers and the copper conductors. The method can also include comparing the data transmission rate to a predetermined threshold. The method can further include detecting a data transmission failure when the data transmission rate falls below the predetermined threshold. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292531 | DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR COMMUNICATION - An antenna is adapted for receiving via a CDMA/1×RTT digital wireless cellular radio communications network incoming data from a client remote control station, and for transmitting via a wireless cellular communications network outgoing data to the client remote control station. A cellular modem is connected to the antenna for establishing a wireless telephony data connection, and a processor is connected to the modem for receiving and processing incoming data, and for processing and communicating outgoing data to the modem for transmission via the antenna and the wireless cellular communications network to the client remote control station. A communication interface, such as a WiFi hotspot, is connected to the processor and connectable to the meter for communicating incoming data from the processor to the meter, and for communicating the outgoing data from the meter to the processor. A power supply is connected for supplying power to the processor and the modem. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292532 | DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR COMMUNICATION - An antenna is adapted for receiving via a CDMA/1×RTT digital wireless cellular radio communications network incoming data from a client remote control station, and for transmitting via a wireless cellular communications network outgoing data to the client remote control station. A cellular modem is connected to the antenna for establishing a wireless telephony data connection, and a processor is connected to the modem for receiving and processing incoming data, and for processing and communicating outgoing data to the modem for transmission via the antenna and the wireless cellular communications network to the client remote control station. A communication interface, such as a WiFi hotspot, is connected to the processor and connectable to the meter for communicating incoming data from the processor to the meter, and for communicating the outgoing data from the meter to the processor. A power supply is connected for supplying power to the processor and the modem. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292533 | UNIVERSAL ENERGY INTERNET OF THINGS APPARATUS AND METHODS - A system to aggregate, filter, and share energy data for analysis receives first data associated with a first electrical circuit where the first data has a first protocol. The system samples the first data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital data where the first sampling rate is substantially continuous. Further, the system transmits at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate at least the first digital data over a network having a third protocol that is different from the first protocol. The network can be accessed by wired or wireless access and includes one or more servers in cloud configuration. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS AED DOCKING - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system comprises a removable interface module and wireless dock for an automated external defibrillator. The removable interface module includes a first processor, a first memory and first low-power radio transceiver communicatively coupled with the first processor and configured to receive status information from the automated external defibrillator. The removable interface module further includes a wireless power receiver and a rechargeable energy storage device electrically coupled with the wireless power receiver and configured to receive power wirelessly for the removable interface module. The wireless dock includes a second processor, a second memory and second low-power radio transceiver communicatively coupled with the second processor and configured to receive the status information from the removable interface module when the automated external defibrillator is powered off and transmit the status information through a networking interface. The wireless dock further comprises a wireless power transmitter. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292535 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a system for monitoring a variety of environmental and/or other conditions within a defined remotely located region. Such a system may be configured to monitor utility meters in a defined area. The system is implemented by using a plurality of wireless transmitters, wherein each wireless transmitter is integrated into a sensor adapted to monitor a particular data input. The system also includes a plurality of transceivers that are dispersed throughout the region at defined locations. The system uses a local gateway to translate and transfer information from the transmitters to a dedicated computer on a network. The dedicated computer, collects, compiles, and stores the data for retrieval upon client demand across the network. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292536 | CONTROL, REGULATION AND OPERATING DEVICE FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a control, regulation and operating device ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140292537 | EMERGENCY HANDLING IN A BODY AREA NETWORK - A time division multiple access (TDMA) media access control (MAC) protocol is provided for wireless body area networks (BANs). In particular, in some embodiments the described network devices utilize a reservation-based power saving polling (RESP) MAC protocol for communication. The RESP MAC can be configured to provide methods for emergency event handling of both bursty data and streaming data. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292538 | INTELLIGENT COUPLER DEVICE FOR UTILITY METER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF - An intelligent coupler device for utility meters comprising a communication module to maintain a two-way communication with its network gateway and other neighboring devices through respective communication channels; a control unit configured for processing and flow control of any communication events; an oscillator in connection with the control unit via interface to maintain the instruction clock; a memory unit for storing and processing the incoming and outgoing data; a Real Time Clock (RTC) in connection with control unit to fetch and/or set current date, time and the like; a primary power port configured for supplying power to all components. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292539 | PRESENTATION METHOD, SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, EFFECTIVENESS MEASURING APPARATUS, PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS - An information providing apparatus includes a unit that presents an effectiveness of introducing a service of informing a driver during driving of information related to a point where hard braking is apt to happen, by comparing driving data when the service is provided and driving data when the service is not provided, and outputting a comparison result. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292540 | EMERGENCY TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM - An emergency traffic system is provided. The emergency traffic system may include a power source, a battery, an emergency traffic light, a light sensor, a mounting assemblage, a computer and an existing traffic light system. The emergency traffic system may be mounted on a traffic light system, whereby the light sensor may be secured to at least one traffic light thereof. The computer may receive electrical signals from the light sensor so as to learn and record the history of the traffic light patterns of the traffic light system. In the next step, the computer compares the instant traffic light pattern to the history of traffic light patterns during the operation of the traffic light system being monitored. If the instant traffic light pattern is not found in the history, then the computer transmits the on signal to the emergency traffic light. If the instant traffic pattern is found in the history then the computer continues to monitor the step comparison. If the on signal has been transmitted to the emergency traffic light, then the computer continues to look for the return of a signal from the light sensor, it then reacts to traffic light system working again, and then the computer transmits the off signal to the emergency traffic light. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292541 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC VACANT PARKING PLACE LOCATOR - An Automatic-vacant-parking-place locator (AVPPL) system and method in which a community member may get (manually or automatically) information on a vacant parking place in an area he/she is searching for a parking place. Further an AVPPL community member may provide information on vacant parking place in different areas, he/she is driving through, to other AVPPL community members and/or to an AVPPL mutual database. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292542 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING PARKING SCENARIOS FOR A SYSTEM FOR PARKING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for classifying parking scenarios for an assistance system for parking a motor vehicle wherein a predetermined number of parking scenarios are defined, each parking scenario is described by a predetermined number of typical parking scenario criteria, and the criteria are based at least on parking space-specific parameters. The method includes determination of data from the environment of the motor vehicle by means of an environment sensor system in the motor vehicle, determination of the parking space-specific parameters from the environment data, examining the criteria of each parking scenario on the basis of the parking space-specific parameters, and classifying each parking scenario on the basis of the examined criteria. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292543 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING STATES AND CONDITIONS - A monitoring system, which comprises (a) a set of sensors comprising one or more orientation sensors and at least a state sensor mounted on a body, or in a relation to the body, the motion and state of which are monitored, wherein each of orientation sensor defines orientation and/or coordinates, where each state sensor measures the required state as a function of time for making decision based on a combination of orientation and state parameters; (b) a transmitter coupled to the one or more position sensors; (c) a control system including a timer, a processor for processing the measurement results and making decisions regarding the orientation and state of the body and a memory for storing data and operating software. The first transmitter is operable to transmit output data from the one or more position sensors and the control system is operable to receive the data by the second transmitter and compared the data to the data stored in the memory means for searching abnormal states, as well as to activate an alert system coupled to the control system, whenever an abnormal state is detected. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292544 | MACHINE SYSTEM HAVING LANE KEEPING FUNCTIONALITY - A lane keeping system is disclosed for use with a mobile machine. The lane keeping system may have a locating device positioned onboard the mobile machine that is configured to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the mobile machine at a worksite. The lane keeping system may also have an alarm positioned onboard the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the locating device and the alarm. The controller may be configured to determine locations of multiple distal points of the mobile machine based on the location signal, and to make a comparison of the locations with boundaries of at least one established lane at the worksite. The controller may also be configured to selectively activate the alarm based on the comparison when the multiple distal points straddle at least one of the boundaries of the at least one established lane. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292545 | VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - A vehicle identification system includes a communication device receiving other vehicle information related to other vehicle around a host vehicle, a detection device detecting other vehicle around the host vehicle, and a vehicle identification device identifying a vehicle transmitting the other vehicle information on the basis of the other vehicle information received by the communication device and the detection device, wherein the vehicle identification device is switching between a capturing mode capturing the transmitting vehicle on the basis of the other vehicle information received by the communication device and the detection device, and a tracking mode identifying the transmitting vehicle on the basis of a positional relation between the host vehicle and the transmitting vehicle at the time of the capturing mode, and motion information related to the transmitting vehicle based on the other vehicle information received by the communication device, after the capturing mode. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292546 | DECOMPRESSION CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED DECOMPRESSION METHOD - A decompression circuit includes a first decompression unit and a second decompression unit. The first decompression unit performs a first decompression operation on data to generate first decompressed data. The first decompressed data includes a plurality of literals and a distance-length pair. The second decompression unit receives the first decompressed data, and sequentially performs a second decompression operation on the literals and the distance-length pair to generate second decompressed data. After the second decompression unit receives the distance-length pair from the first decompression unit and before the second decompression unit completes decompressing the distance-length pair, the second decompression unit transmits data required for the subsequent first decompression operation performed by the first decompression unit to the first decompression unit according to the distance-length pair. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292547 | DECOMPRESSION CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED COMPRESSION METHOD AND DECOMPRESSION METHOD - A decompression circuit for decompressing data includes a first decompression unit and a second decompression unit. The data sequentially includes a compressed first string, a compressed distance-length pair and a compressed second string. The first decompression unit performs a first decompression on the data to obtain a first string, a distance-length pair and a second string. The second decompression unit receives and decompresses the first string, the distance-length pair and the second string. The first decompression unit does not involve data associated with the distance-length pair when decompression the second string. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-POWER DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - A system and method for low-power digital signal processing, for example, comprising adjusting a digital representation of an input signal. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292549 | WAVELET-BASED SEISMIC DATA COMPRESSION - This invention is for a method for transforming a seismic trace into a compressed domain. The seismic source wavelet is transformed into a zero degree phase wavelet and a shifted 90 degree phase wavelet, and the two wavelets span a 2-dimensional sub-space. A dictionary is created by collecting the wavelets in the sub-space. In practice this dictionary is usually combined with conventional existing wavelet dictionaries. The seismic trace is projected onto the dictionary (sub-space alone or combined) to find the best matching projection, with a residual determined after each projection, wherein the sum of the residuals determines the fidelity of the data compression. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292550 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD, AND IMAGE SENSOR - An analog-to-digital conversion circuit includes an analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to analog-to-digital convert an input voltage and generate a digital signal, a resolution control unit configured to: set a resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N (N is the natural number) bits, in a case where the input voltage is smaller than a first voltage, and set the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N−M (1≦M2014-10-02 | |
20140292551 | SAMPLING DEVICE WITH BUFFER CIRCUIT FOR HIGH-SPEED ADCS - A sampling and interleaving stage device for use in an analog-digital-converter and for providing a sampling output signal and an analog-to-digital-converter. The sampling and interleaving stage device for use in an analog-digital-converter, including: a receiving unit having a clock unit with a plurality of clock-driven switches for receiving an input signal; for each of the plurality of clock-driven switches, a first demultiplexer, for receiving the input signal via a clock-driven switch and for providing a number of first demultiplexer outputs; for a first demultiplexer output, at least one storage element for a stored input potential depending on the input signal; and an output demultiplexer for receiving an indication about the stored input potential and for outputting a corresponding sampling output signal to a respective sampling output. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292552 | TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND CONVERSION METHOD - The present disclosure provides a time-to-digital (TDC) converter, comprising: a coarse TDC receiving a start signal and a stop signal, delaying the first start signal in a first time unit to generate n first delayed start signals (where n is an integer equal to or larger than 2), measuring a time difference between the first delayed start signal and the stop signal in the first time unit, and generating second delayed start signals that are obtained by delaying the first delayed start signals in a time unit shorter than the first time unit; and a fine TDC receiving and delaying the second delayed start signal generated from the coarse TDC and receiving the stop signal, and measuring a time difference between the second delayed start signal and the stop signal in a second time unit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292553 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTENUATING OBJECT AND METHOD OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTENUATION - Electromagnetic attenuation of an object is accomplished by attaching a boot to a surface of an operational part of the object. The boot includes a thermoplastic material, such as in a thermoplastic layer, and an electromagnetic attenuation material, such as in an electromagnetic attenuation layer that overlies at least part of the thermoplastic layer. The attaching is accomplished by placing the boot onto the operational part, and then heat shrinking the boot to attach the boot to the operational part. The electromagnetic attenuation layer may have gaps in it prior to the heat shrinking, gaps that are closed during the heat shrinking, to the greater contraction of the thermoplastic layer. The boot and method may be used to advantageously provide electromagnetic attenuation without a need for spraying processes. The method may be used to retrofit and/or repair an object, without needed to remove it from the field. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292554 | METHOD OF OPERATING A RADAR SYSTEM TO REDUCE NUISANCE ALRRTS CAUSED BY FALSE STATIONARY TARGETS - A method for operating a radar system on a vehicle to reduce nuisance alerts caused by a stationary structure proximate to the vehicle. The method includes determining a stationary count indicative of the number of targets detected by the radar system that are within a travel path of the vehicle and are classified by the radar system as stationary, and indicating that the vehicle is proximate to a stationary structure if the stationary count is greater than a count threshold. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292555 | FULL-WAVE RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE FOR THE HOMODYNE MOTION SENSOR - A homodyne motion sensor or detector based on ultra-wideband radar utilizes the entire received waveform through implementation of a voltage boosting receiver. The receiver includes a receiver input and a receiver output. A first diode is connected to the receiver output. A first charge storage capacitor is connected from between the first diode and the receiver output to ground. A second charge storage capacitor is connected between the receiver input and the first diode. A second diode is connected from between the second charge storage capacitor and the first diode to ground. The dual diode receiver performs voltage boosting of a RF signal received at the receiver input, thereby enhancing receiver sensitivity. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292556 | OBSTACLE AND TERRAIN WARNING RADAR SYSTEM FOR A ROTORCRAFT - Obstacle and terrain warning radar system ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140292557 | Vehicle Collision Detection And Barrier Deployment System - The system of the present invention is a vehicle collision warning and prevention system. It is capable of detecting and calculating the speed, distance, location, and arrival time of the oncoming vehicles and determining whether the oncoming vehicles may collide with the vehicle having the system on board. The system thus warns the driver in the vehicle about the speed, distance, location, and the arrival time of the oncoming vehicle (time of accident). The system is capable of deploying barriers (i.e. air cushions or air bags) in a fraction of a second before the collision between the vehicle and the oncoming vehicle. The system is capable of reducing the impact of the auto collision more than any or most auto collision protection in the market today. The system will protect or prevent most body damages to the front and rear of the car in an auto collision. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292558 | RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus capable of extracting a peak signal obtained from a difference frequency between a transmitting signal and a receiving signal during first and second periods and deriving target information based on the extracted peak signals. A predicting unit derives a predicted peak signal obtained by predicting a current peak signal based on the peak signal obtained in a previous process. An extracting unit extracts a peak signal included within a predetermined frequency range, with the predicted peak signal being as a base point, in each of the first and second periods. A pairing unit pairs the peak signals extracted in the first and second periods. The pairing unit changes a pairing method according to the number of the peak signals extracted in each of the first and second periods. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292559 | RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus capable of emitting a transmission wave relating to a transmitting signal which is frequency-modulated, and receiving a reflection wave coming from a target at which the transmission wave is reflected as a receiving signal, to derive at least position information of the target based on the receiving signal. A deriving unit derives a fluctuation value of a signal level relating to the receiving signal for a stationary target among the targets. A calculating unit calculates a fluctuation integrated value integrated by the fluctuation value. A judging unit judges the stationary target as a target other than a control subject if the fluctuation integrated value is below a predetermined threshold. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292560 | PEDESTRIAN DETECTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN DETERMINATION METHOD - A pedestrian detecting device mounted on a vehicle includes: a transmission unit that irradiates an electromagnetic wave to an area around a vehicle; a receiving unit that receives a reflected wave caused by reflection of the electromagnetic wave from an obstacle; a storage unit that stores data of the reflected wave received by the receiving unit; and a control unit that reads the data of the reflected wave, stored in the storage unit, and that calculates a variance of an intensity of the reflected wave, wherein the control unit determines that the obstacle is a pedestrian when the calculated variance of the intensity of the reflected wave is larger than or equal to a reference value, and, after the control unit determines that the obstacle is a pedestrian, the control unit identifies that the same obstacle is a pedestrian and outputs information regarding a position of the pedestrian. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292561 | LOW POWER, SPACE COMBINED, PHASED ARRAY RADAR - A radar system including a plurality of mini radars may be conformable to a structure that it is attached or built into. A radar system includes a clock, a plurality of frequency modulated/continuous wave (FM/CW) radar units in signal communication with the clock and a processor in signal communication with the plurality of FM/CW radar units. Each of the plurality of FM/CW radar units includes a row of antenna elements. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292562 | Circuit Arrangement For A Front End of An FMCW Radar Transceiver, FMCW Radar Transceiver And Method For Operation - A circuit arrangement for a front end of an FMCW radar transceiver, with a signal terminal that is configured so as to couple to a signal filter device for purposes of signal exchange, a further signal terminal that is configured so as to couple to a VCO device for purposes of signal exchange, and an electronic circuit, which with the aid of a switching device included in the electronic circuit can be switched over between a reception circuit configuration and a transmission circuit configuration, is disclosed. The switching device has an RF switch, with which a signal route formed respectively in the RF switch, is embodied asymmetrically, in that the signal route in a reception circuit configuration and the signal route in a transmission circuit configuration have a different number of switching stages. A FMCW radar transceiver, and a method for the operation of a front end are also disclosed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292563 | Radar System and Methods for Making and Using Same - A transmitter front end circuit is described. The transmitter front end circuit is provided with a radar transmitter port, a radar receiver port, a radar amplifier, a coupler, a radar antenna input and a signal director. The radar amplifier has a low power side receiving a transmit signal having a transmit waveform modulated onto a carrier frequency from the radar transmitter port, and a high power side outputting an amplified transmit waveform suitable for transmission to a radar antenna. The coupler is coupled to the high power side of the radar amplifier to sample the amplified transmit waveform. The radar antenna input is configured to receive return signals from a radar antenna. And, the signal director selectively directs the sample of the amplified transmit waveform and the return signals to the radar receiver port. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292564 | PORTABLE BIOMETRIC MONITORING DEVICES HAVING LOCATION SENSORS - Assisted-GPS for a portable biometric monitoring device is provided. The portable biometric monitoring device may obtain updated ephemeris data from an associated secondary device via a short-range, low-power communication protocol. The secondary device may be a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Various rules may control when the ephemeris data is updated. The ephemeris data may be used in the calculation of the global position of the portable biometric monitoring device. Additionally, the portable biometric monitoring device may communicate downloaded position fixing data to the associated secondary device. The associated secondary device may then calculate the global position from the position fixing data. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292565 | PORTABLE BIOMETRIC MONITORING DEVICES HAVING LOCATION SENSORS - Assisted-GPS for a portable biometric monitoring device is provided. The portable biometric monitoring device may obtain updated ephemeris data from an associated secondary device via a short-range, low-power communication protocol. The secondary device may be a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Various rules may control when the ephemeris data is updated. The ephemeris data may be used in the calculation of the global position of the portable biometric monitoring device. Additionally, the portable biometric monitoring device may communicate downloaded position fixing data to the associated secondary device. The associated secondary device may then calculate the global position from the position fixing data. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292566 | PORTABLE BIOMETRIC MONITORING DEVICES HAVING LOCATION SENSORS - Assisted-GPS for a portable biometric monitoring device is provided. The portable biometric monitoring device may obtain updated ephemeris data from an associated secondary device via a short-range, low-power communication protocol. The secondary device may be a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Various rules may control when the ephemeris data is updated. The ephemeris data may be used in the calculation of the global position of the portable biometric monitoring device. Additionally, the portable biometric monitoring device may communicate downloaded position fixing data to the associated secondary device. The associated secondary device may then calculate the global position from the position fixing data. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292567 | Arrangement and Method for Position Finding Using a Handset - An arrangement for detecting the position of a handset comprises a vehicle having a positioning signal receiver for receiving signals of the satellites of a positioning system and an electronic processor which, in operation, generates by means of signals received by the positioning signal receiver of the vehicle a local correction signal by means of which the accuracy of a position determined by means of the signals of a positioning signal receiver can be improved. A portable handset is equipped with a positioning signal receiver for receiving signals of the satellites of the positioning system and an electronic processor which, in operation, receives position signals from the positioning signal receiver of the handset, derives from these raw position data of the handset and uses these raw position data for determining the position of the handset. The raw position data of the handset are corrected by means of the local correction signal provided by the processor of the vehicle. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292568 | RADIOBEACON STATIONS, USER DEVICES, LOCATION DETERMINATION SYSTEMS, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIOBEACON STATION, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A USER DEVICE, AND LOCATION DETERMINATION METHODS - A radiobeacon station is described comprising: a satellite receiver configured to receive satellite navigation data from a satellite; a timing circuit configured to determine a timing scheme based on the satellite navigation data; and a terrestrial transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of beacon signals based on the determined timing scheme. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292569 | GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEIVER SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY HARDWARE COMPONENT - A stand-alone radio frequency (RF) hardware component comprises first and second antennas, a digitizer, a serializer, and a serial output. The first antenna receives, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna receives, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. The digitizer digitizes the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and digitizes the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. The serializer serializes the digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal. The serial output communicatively couples the digitized GNSS signals, as the serialized output signal, directly from the RF hardware component to a communication device that is removably couplable with the stand-alone RF hardware component. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292570 | VEHICLE-BASED GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEIVER SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY HARDWARE COMPONENT - A vehicle-based radio frequency (RF) hardware component comprises first and second antennas, a digitizer, a serializer, and a serial output. The first antenna receives, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna receives, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. The digitizer digitizes the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and digitizes the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. The serializer serializes the digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal. The serial output communicatively couples the digitized GNSS signals, as the serialized output signal, directly from a location in a vehicle of the radio frequency hardware component to a separate communication device that is also coupled with the vehicle. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292571 | POSITIONING SYSTEM WITH FRAUD DETECTION MECHANISM FOR A CRITICAL APPLICATION - A positioning system comprises an onboard GNSS satellite receiver in a mobile element belonging to a user which estimates the position of said mobile element at various instants, a first processing module determining a consistency indicator by combining the estimated positions and data provided by secondary information sources, using a dynamic model of movement of the mobile elements to be positioned. The indicator is determined by comparing a speed, acceleration, gyration triplet derived from direction and velocity measurements taken by the mobile element, to a dynamic model of movement of an object, vehicle, person or animal to be positioned. The system comprises a consolidation module containing means storing the positions estimated at various instants, a digital filter to obtain a filtered position from the stored positions of a user, the consistency indicator calculated from filtered positions; and detection means determining from the consistency indicator whether the estimated positions are falsified. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292572 | UTILIZING SBAS SIGNALS TO IMPROVE GNSS RECEIVER PERFORMANCE - The present invention provides methods of improving GNSS receivers' satellite signal acquisition and TTFF performances by taking advantage of SBAS signals. Due to a SBAS satellite's geostationary position and typically strong signal, the SBAS satellite signal can be acquired more quickly than a GPS satellite signal. Once a SBAS satellite signal is acquired the Doppler frequency search uncertainty may be reduced for remaining GNSS satellites which are to be acquired. Furthermore, a satellite search list may be optimized to search for satellites close to the line of sight (LOS) of the SBAS satellite for which a signal has been acquired, in receiver “warm” and “hot” start modes. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292573 | METHODS FOR GENERATING ACCURACY INFORMATION ON AN IONOSPHERE MODEL FOR SATELLITE NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS - Accuracy information for an ionosphere model is generated. Phase residual information of a parameter estimation procedure is obtained and coordinates of pierce points are computed on a sphere around the earth. The coordinates indicate where signals pierce the sphere. Phase residual information is mapped for each pierce point. A grid of equidistant points is put on the sphere and the pierce points are identified. For each selected grid point, vertical accuracy information is computed based on vertical residual information, and a scale factor is computed based on the vertical accuracy information. The accuracy information for the ionosphere model is generated based on the vertical accuracy information computed for the selected grid points and an overall scale factor computed based on computed scale factors. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292574 | SELECTED ASPECTS OF ADVANCED RECEIVER AUTONOMOUS INTEGRITY MONITORING APPLICATION TO KALMAN FILTER BASED NAVIGATION FILTER - A method of advanced receiver autonomous integrity monitoring of a navigation system is discussed and two modifications facilitating its implementation in a hybrid navigation system are disclosed. In the first approach, relations describing the effect of unmodeled biases in pseudo-measurement on the Kalman filter state estimate are analytically derived and their incorporation into the integrity monitoring algorithm is described. The method comprises receiving a plurality of signals transmitted from spaced-based satellites, determining a position full-solution and sub-solutions, specifying a pseudorange bias, computing a transformation matrix for the full-solution and all sub-solutions using a Kalman filter, computing a bias effect on an error of filtered state vectors of all sub-solutions, and adding the effect to computed vertical and horizontal protection levels. In the second approach, a modification for computationally effective calculation of the protection levels of hybrid navigation systems based on both integrity and non-integrity assured pseudorange error descriptions is disclosed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292575 | METHOD FOR FORMATION OF A SIGNALS ARRAY FROM A RECEIVER OF SIGNALS FROM A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ITS RESISTANCE TO SCRAMBLING OR INTERFERENCE - Method for formation of a signals array from a receiver ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140292576 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SIGNALS INTENDED AS A DECOY FOR A RECEIVER OF SIGNALS FROM A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED RECEIVER - Method for detecting signals intended as a decoy for a receiver of signals from a satellite navigation system, the receiver being equipped with an antenna using controlled reception pattern sensors, comprising the following steps consisting in, for each satellite:
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20140292577 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication device | 2014-10-02 |
20140292578 | BEAM STEERING ANTENNA METHOD FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE - The beam steering antenna method for unmanned vehicles includes circuits that automatically execute an algorithm in an unmanned vehicle (UV) that enhances the communication link by steering the beam of a patch antenna array to the direction of the maximum received signal strength (RSS) utilizing a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) module. The algorithm can be used on both unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The algorithm was tested through a simulation environment that integrates a virtual feasible aircraft trajectory and an antenna radiation pattern generator. The designed algorithm is simple and fast enough to be executed in real time using a very small hardware platform that can fit inside a small size, low payload vehicle. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292579 | BEAM FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BEAM USING THE SAME - Provided is a beam forming device. The beam forming device of the present invention may feedback power-amplified signals to perform digital pre-distortion for improving the non-linearity of an analog element in a digital signal process terminal and control a phase for forming a beam. Therefore, the beam forming device that can form an accurate beam may be realized. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292580 | WIDE AREA POSITIONING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for determining position of a receiver. The positioning system comprises a transmitter network including transmitters that broadcast positioning signals. The positioning system comprises a remote receiver that acquires and tracks the positioning signals and/or satellite signals. The satellite signals are signals of a satellite-based positioning system. A first mode of the remote receiver uses terminal-based positioning in which the remote receiver computes a position using the positioning signals and/or the satellite signals. The positioning system comprises a server coupled to the remote receiver. A second operating mode of the remote receiver comprises network-based positioning in which the server computes a position of the remote receiver from the positioning signals and/or satellite signals, where the remote receiver receives and transfers to the server the positioning signals and/or satellite signals. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292581 | Method and System for Determining Locations of Smartkeys - A location of a smartkey is determined by first determining coordinates of a set of candidate vertices of an array of receive antennas at a receiver based on maximal magnetic field voltages in the receive antennas due transmitting a radio signal (RF) by the smartkey. A set of candidate locations of the transmitter is determined based on the coordinate of the set of vertices. A set of final candidate locations is determined based on a predetermined threshold of the voltages. The final candidate locations are then combined to determine the location of the smartkey. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292582 | SYSTEM FOR LOCATING DEVICES USING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS - A method and system for locating a device in a data center are pro | 2014-10-02 |
20140292583 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure is configured to transmit and receive signal for a wireless communication device. The antenna structure includes a base board, a radiating unit, and a feed unit. The radiating unit and the feed unit are formed on the base board. The feed unit partially overlaps on the radiating unit to form a number of signal feed paths. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292584 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a metal member. The second antenna is separate and spaced from the first antenna. A gap is defined on the metal member to divide the metal member into a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly. The first antenna is connected to the first frame assembly, the second antenna is connected to the second frame assembly, and the first antenna is electronically coupled to the second antenna. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292585 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna includes a dielectric base and a radiation electrode formed in the surface of the dielectric base. The radiation electrode includes a side surface electrode formed in the side surface of the dielectric base and a top surface electrode formed in the top surface of the dielectric base. A first point and a second point in the middle of an electrical length leading from a power feeding end of the radiation electrode to an open end are adjacent to each other, and in this adjacent portion, capacitance is formed between the first point and the second point. In addition, a third point and a fourth point in the middle of an electrical length are adjacent to each other, and in this adjacent portion, capacitance is formed between the third point and the fourth point. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292586 | ANTENNA DEVICE, RFID TAG, AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - An RFIC element includes a capacitance therein. By this capacitance and an inductance of a loop-shaped conductor, an LC resonant circuit is provided. When UHF-band high-frequency power is supplied to the loop-shaped conductor from the RFIC element, the loop-shaped conductor is coupled to a flat conductor in an electromagnetic field by a current flowing through the loop-shaped conductor, and induced currents flow through the flat conductor. By propagation of the induced currents through the flat conductor, the flat conductor acts as a radiation element. It is preferred that the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the flat conductor be a half wavelength of the used frequency band. Accordingly, the flat conductor acts as a half-wave radiation element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292587 | Electronic Device With Reduced Emitted Radiation During Loaded Antenna Operating Conditions - An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest. The wireless communications bands may include a communications band at a first frequency. The antenna may have a parasitic antenna resonating element that supports a low efficiency resonance. In response to operation of the electronic device in free space, the low efficiency resonance will be located at a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency. In response to operation of the electronic device in proximity to a user's body or other external object, the antenna will be loaded and the low efficiency resonance associated with the parasitic antenna resonating element will shift to the communications band at the first frequency. The antenna may include a resonating element formed on a flexible printed circuit or a dielectric carrier such as a plastic support structure. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292588 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING ANTENNA - A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a driving circuit substrate disposed on a rear surface of the display panel and controlling the display panel to display the image, and a chip antenna connected to an end portion of the driving circuit substrate in a longitudinal direction of the driving circuit substrate. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292589 | ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - An antenna device of a portable device such as a smartphone includes a connecting member having a conductive case and mounted on a circuit board of the portable device in a manner such that the case is connected to a ground surface of the circuit board; a radiator spaced from the circuit board; and at least one connecting pin provided between the case and the radiator. The radiator is connected to the ground surface through the connecting pin and the case. The antenna device advantageously may be easily installed in the internal space of a miniaturized, lightened and/or slimmed portable device by practically using a conductive component, e.g., the case, of the connecting member. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292590 | TERMINAL INCLUDING MULTIBAND ANTENNA AS CONDUCTIVE BORDER - A conductive border surrounds a terminal along a direction. A mobile terminal includes a wireless transmission/reception circuit to output a signal for a wireless communication of the mobile terminal; a conductive border that forms side surfaces of the mobile terminal; a ground element electrically connected to the conductive border; a first antenna element electrically connected to the conductive border and the wireless transmission/reception circuit; and a second antenna element electrically connected to the conductive border and the ground element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292591 | Antennas Mounted Under Dielectric Plates - Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antennas such as inverted-F antennas that contain antenna resonating elements and antenna ground elements. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from patterned conductive traces on substrates such as flex circuit substrates. Antenna ground elements may be formed from conductive device structures such as metal housing walls. Support and biasing structures such as dielectric support members and layer of foam may be used to support and bias antenna resonating elements against planar device structures. The planar device structures against which the antenna resonating elements are biased may be planar dielectric members such as transparent layers of display cover glass or other planar structures. Adhesive may be interposed between the planar structures and the antenna resonating elements. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292592 | ANNULAR VEHICLE WITH DIPOLE ANTENNA - An annular vehicle having a body which defines a body axis and appears substantially annular when viewed along the body axis. The interior of the annulus defines a duct which is open at both ends. The vehicle includes an electric field (EF) coupled dipole antenna arrangement for electro-magnetic communications, which includes at least one dipole antenna. The vehicle is used as a node in an underwater communications system for communicating with other node(s) using their EF coupled dipole antenna arrangements. The electric field coupled dipole antenna arrangement can provide communications with lower latency than systems employing acoustic communications. The annular body provides good separation for electrodes of the EF coupled dipole antenna arrangement disposed around the body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292593 | MULTIBAND MIMO ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES OPERABLE WITH LTE FREQUENCIES - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed herein of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna assemblies operable over multiple frequency bands, including LTE (Long Term Evolution) frequencies (e.g., 4G, 3G, other LTE generation, B17 (LTE), LTE (700 MHz), etc.). In various embodiments, an antenna assembly generally includes a first or primary cellular antenna and a second or secondary cellular antenna. The first cellular antenna may be configured to be operable for both receiving and transmitting communication signals within one or more cellular frequency bands (e.g., LTE, etc.). The second cellular antenna may be configured to be operable for receiving communication signals within one or more cellular frequency bands (e.g., LTE, etc.). The antenna assembly may also include additional antennas for receiving satellite signals, such as satellite digital audio radio services (SDARS) signals and/or global positioning system (GPS) signals. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292594 | ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA - An artificial satellite includes at least one hatch formed in a wall of the artificial satellite coming in contact with dead space of the artificial satellite, and a hatch opening and closing mechanism which opens the hatch, and the antenna is attached to the hatch. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292595 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device and an electronic device including the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a radiation patch in a shape of a flat plate, a first feed point configured in a side region of the radiation patch, and a second feed point configured in another side region of the radiation patch. The first feed point and the second feed point are a same distance from a virtual ground plane formed on the radiation patch, out-of-phase feeding is provided to the first feed point and the second feed point to form a broadside radiation pattern, and in-phase feeding is provided to the first feed point and the second feed point to form an endfire radiation pattern. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292596 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a circuit board and an antenna formed on the circuit board. The antenna includes a ground portion and a feed portion extended from the ground portion and defining a cut with the ground portion, a connecting portion, a first resonation portion, and a second resonation portion. The first resonation portion defines a first gap with the connecting portion and the feed portion and obtains a first working frequency band by adjusting dimensions of the first resonation gap and the cut. The second resonation portion defines a second gap with the connecting portion and the ground portion, and obtains a second working frequency band by adjusting dimensions of the second resonation gap. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292597 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES WITH TAPERED LOOP ANTENNA ELEMENTS - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of antenna assemblies. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly generally includes one or more tapered loop antenna elements. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292598 | Antenna System With Tuning From Coupled Antenna - Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and an additional antenna such as a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the additional antenna. An adjustable component may be coupled to the first antenna port to tune the inverted-F antenna. The inverted-F antenna may be near-field coupled to the additional antenna so that the inverted-F antenna may serve as a tunable parasitic antenna resonating element that tunes the additional antenna. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292599 | Packaged Capacitor Component with Multiple Self-Resonance Frequencies - A packaged capacitor component such as a surface mount technology capacitor component may be formed with multiple self-resonant frequencies. The capacitor component may include multiple capacitor portions separated by dielectric layers. The capacitor portions may each be formed from interleaving conductive layers. Additional dielectric layers may be interposed between the interleaving conductive layers. Each capacitor portion may be characterized by a corresponding self-resonance frequency. If desired, a packaged capacitor component having multiple self-resonant frequencies may be formed by stacking multiple surface-mount capacitor components. Each of the stacked surface-mount capacitor components may include interleaving conductive layers that are centered between top and bottom surfaces of that component. Packaged capacitor components having multiple self-resonance frequencies may be used as direct-current blocking capacitors or decoupling capacitors. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292600 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna includes a first layer including a pattern so as to configure an inductor, a second layer forming capacitance that is electrically coupled with inductance of the inductor, and a third layer configuring an electric wall, the first layer being disposed between the third layer and the first layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292601 | PLANAR ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHOD - A planar antenna apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first radiation unit configured to transmit a signal, a first feed unit configured to feed a current to the first radiation unit and apply the signal to be transmitted to the first radiation unit, a first Radio Frequency (RF) ground to which a plurality of antenna elements are grounded; and a via that connects the first radiation unit to the first RF ground, wherein all of the first radiation unit, the first feed unit, the first RF ground, and the via are disposed on a first plane, and wherein a capacitance value between the first radiation unit and the first feed unit and an inductance value determined by a length and a width of the radiation unit are set as values that cause a resonant frequency in a specific frequency band to be a preset value. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292602 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The antenna has a configuration in which three inductors, i.e., first to third inductors | 2014-10-02 |
20140292603 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a distributed antenna system ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140292604 | BROADSIDE ANTENNA SYSTEMS - At least one example embodiment discloses an antenna system. The antenna system includes a single printed circuit board (PCB) substrate and an antenna integrated with the single PCB substrate, the antenna being a broadside low-profile microstrip antenna. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292605 | REFLECTOR ANTENNA INCLUDING DUAL BAND SPLASHPLATE SUPPORT - A reflector antenna includes a dual-band waveguide feed and a splashplate support arranged to define a space between the waveguide feed aperture and the splashplate. The dual-band waveguide feed is configured to receive an input signal in a first transmission mode, to convert a transmission mode of an upper frequency band from a first transmission mode to a mixed transmission mode including the first transmission mode and a second transmission mode. The supporting portion can be spaced apart from the aperture of the waveguide feed, and may have a thickness corresponding to half a wavelength of a beam emitted from the aperture. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292606 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADAR DEVICE - An antenna device according to an embodiment includes a dielectric substrate, a housing, and an interference prevention unit. On the top surface side of the dielectric substrate, a plurality of antennas is formed, and on the bottom surface side, a ground is formed, each as a conductive thin film pattern, respectively. The housing is formed of a conductive material, and formed to have a shape configured to function as a waveguide, and the top surface side of the housing is bonded to the bottom surface side of the dielectric substrate. The interference prevention unit is formed between the neighboring antennas to include at least a groove provided on the top surface side of the housing and a slit provided on the ground in the portion corresponding to the groove. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292607 | BROADBAND ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device is provided. The antenna device comprises a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion. The first radiation portion includes a first end and a second end. The second radiation portion is connected to the first end at a connecting part and includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm have different lengths and extend from the connecting part. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292608 | ANTENNA APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING DECREASE IN GAIN DUE TO ADJACENT METAL COMPONENTS - An antenna apparatus is provided close to an external metal component. The antenna apparatus is provided with an antenna and a ground conductor plate. The ground conductor plate is provided on as to be close to the metal component to be electromagnetically coupled to the metal component, and so as to oppose the metal component. The ground conductor plate has at least one opening. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292609 | Device and Process for Reduction of Passive Intermodulation - An antenna includes a plurality of metallic components, the plurality of metallic components arranged to provide transmission of a high-power broadcast signal. The antenna further includes at least two of the plurality of metallic components being configured to be connected to one another, an insulating material arranged between the at least two of the plurality of metallic components, and nonmetallic mechanical fasteners holding the at least two of the plurality of metallic components together. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292610 | NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION ANTENNA, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION ANTENNA - There is provided a non-contact communication antenna including a first antenna pattern that is formed on one surface of a base material, and a second antenna pattern that is formed on a back surface of the one surface of the base material. The first antenna pattern includes a first coil section and a first electrode section. The second antenna pattern includes a second coil section and a second electrode section. Capacitance of the first electrode section and the second electrode section compensates a change in capacitance depending on a formation situation of the first coil section and the second coil section. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292611 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes an antenna substrate, a coil antenna including a conductive pattern located on the antenna substrate, a feeding coil magnetically coupled with the coil antenna, and a transceiver circuit electrically connected with the feeding coil. The feeding coil is disposed on the same substrate as the coil antenna, and is defined by a conductive pattern, which is not electrically connected with the coil antenna. Two terminals of the feeding coil are electrically connected with the transceiver circuit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292612 | PROTECTIVE BALLISTIC RADOME FOR A SATELLITE ANTENNA - A protective ballistic radome for a satellite antenna which can turn about an axis of rotation, has: a circular support in the form of a ring, having an axis of revolution RR′ to coincide with the axis of rotation, with the circular support having a lower base and an upper part in planes respectively parallel and perpendicular to the axis RR′, an annular groove, having an axis of revolution that coincides with the axis RR′, opening onto the upper part of the circular support, a set of n contiguous walls having upper ends and lower ends in planes that are respectively parallel and perpendicular to the axis RR′, the walls having their lower ends inserted into the annular groove of the circular support in order to form a ballistic wall in the form of a tube of circular section, having the same axis of revolution RR′, about said satellite antenna. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292613 | HINGE ANTENNA AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A hinge antenna comprises a metal hinge, a first metal connecting plate and a second metal connecting plate. The hinge antenna further comprises a microwave substrate, a signal feeding line, and a conductor, wherein the conductor is electrically connected to the microwave substrate and extended from the microwave substrate. Furthermore, the feed line of the signal feeding line is electrically connected to the microwave substrate and the ground line of the signal feeding line is electrically connected to the metal hinge, the first metal connecting plate, the second metal connecting plate, and an outside metal shield so that the metal hinge, the first metal connecting plate, the second metal connecting plate, and the outside metal shield can serve as a ground. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be built in the interior space of the foldable electronic device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292614 | WIDE-BAND COUPLER - A coupling circuit, including: a coupler including a first conductive line and a second conductive line coupled to the first one; at each end of the second line of the coupler, a two-output signal splitter; and at each output of each splitter, a filtering function. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292615 | METAMATERIAL ANTENNA - The disclosure relates to a metamaterial antenna, where the metamaterial antenna includes an enclosure, a feed, a first metamaterial that clings to an aperture edge of the feed, a second metamaterial that is separated by a preset distance from the first metamaterial and is set oppositely, and a third metamaterial that clings to an edge of the second metamaterial, where the enclosure, the feed, the first metamaterial, the second metamaterial, and the third metamaterial make up a closed cavity; and a central axis of the feed penetrates center points of the first metamaterial and the second metamaterial; and a reflection layer for reflecting an electromagnetic wave is set on surfaces of the first metamaterial and the second metamaterial, where the surfaces are located outside the cavity. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292616 | COMPUTER MONITOR EQUALIZATION USING HANDHELD DEVICE - A computer monitor equalization system includes a computer system having a plurality of monitors and a mobile networking unit that captures display image samples from the plurality of monitors, wherein the display image samples are captured optically for monitor equalization. The computer monitor equalization system also includes an image analyzing unit that analyzes the display image samples to determine a monitor adjustment required to equalize the plurality of monitors. In another aspect, a computer monitor equalization method includes providing a computer system having a plurality of monitors and capturing display image samples from the plurality of monitors, wherein the display image samples are captured optically for monitor equalization employing a mobile network device. The computer monitor equalization method also includes analyzing the display image samples to determine a monitor adjustment required to equalize the plurality of monitors. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292617 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REDUCING IMAGE ARTIFACTS ON MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - A system, method, and computer program product for synchronizing video signals transmitted to a plurality of display devices participating in a spanned desktop environment is disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating an image for display on a spanned desktop environment that includes a plurality of display devices, allocating a portion of the image to each display device in the plurality of display devices, and, for each display device, transmitting a video signal to the display device that represents the portion of the image allocated to that display device. The timing of each video signal is based on a relative position of the display device in a display grid. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292618 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In a conventional, display device comprising a sub-display, the display device is increased in thickness and in the number of components as the number of displays is increased. In the present invention, a dual emission display device is used so that either surface of a display is used as a main display or a sub-display. Accordingly, the display device can be reduced in thickness and in the number of components. Further, mechanical reliability can be enhanced when the invention is applied to a tablet PC, a video camera and the like. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292619 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROVISION APPARATUS THEREOF - A display system is provided with a display apparatus including a plurality of display panels arranged in a line, and connected in series, and connectors to connect the display panels in series, an storage unit to store therein a plurality of area image data on a plurality of areas into which the image to be displayed on the display apparatus is divided, a detection unit to detect a number of connections of the display panels on the basis of a connection state of the connectors, a selection unit to select area image data corresponding to the number from the storage unit, and an output unit to output the selected area image data to the display panels. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292620 | Near-Eye Light Field Display - A near-eye light field display device for displaying a light field to at least one eye of a viewer, the device comprising an array of light field display elements, each display element adapted to display a time-varying light field view image, the display device configured to modulate the focus of the time-varying view image displayed by each display element according to a time-varying fixation depth of the at least one eye. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292621 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display module and a protective member that accommodates the display module. The protective member includes a first curved-line part extending in a horizontal direction and curved to have a concave surface on the top, a second curved-line part spaced apart from the first curved-line part to face the first curved-line part, formed below the first curved-line part, extending in the horizontal direction, and have a concave surface on the bottom, and connection parts that connect the first curved-line part and the second curved-line part to define an opening portion through which the portion of a display area is exposed. The display area comprises a display part exposed through the opening portion to display the effective image, a first peripheral part overlapped with the first curved-line part, and a second peripheral part overlapped with the second curved-line part. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292622 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor array substrate having a pixel arrangement structure includes a first sub-pixel for displaying a first color and a second sub-pixel for displaying a second color alternately located in a first column, and a third sub-pixel for displaying a third color in a second column adjacent to the first column, and via holes of the first through third sub-pixels in a same row are at different positions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292623 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING REPAIRED PIXEL AND PIXEL REPAIRING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display device employing organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) is disclosed. One aspect includes a plurality of pixels positioned at intersection portions of scan lines and data lines, each having an organic light emitting diode and a pixel circuit driving the organic light emitting diode; a scan driver supplying a scan signal to the scan lines and supplying an emission control signal to an emission control line coupled to the pixels; and a data driver supplying a data signal to the data lines. In such organic light emitting display, the pixel circuit within each pixel includes three or more transistors and one or more capacitors, and the transistors included in a pixel circuit of some of the pixels is formed to be in a state in which the transistor is isolated from the other circuit devices in the pixel circuit or in a state in which the electrodes of the transistor are short-circuited. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292624 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device includes: pixels at crossing regions of data lines and scan lines, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a scan driver configured to drive the scan lines; a data driver configured to drive the data lines; a control line driving unit configured to drive control lines; and a compensation unit configured to extract at least one of deterioration information of the OLED or threshold voltage information of a driving transistor from at least one of the pixels during a sensing period. The data driver is further configured to supply a same first data signal to each of the pixels other than the at least one of the pixels in the sensing period. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292625 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a normal pixel including a first driving transistor and a first compensation transistor connected to a gate and drain of the first driving transistor, and a compensation pixel including a second driving transistor and a second compensation transistor connected to a gate and drain of the second driving transistor. The second compensation transistor is open. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292626 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, a plurality of display pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction of a matrix, on the first substrate, each display pixel including a pixel electrode and a common electrode on the first substrate and overlapping each other, and an insulating film between the pixel and common electrodes, a plurality of non-display dummy pixels at an edge of the matrix of display pixels; and a first common voltage line outside the matrix of display pixels and extending in the row direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140292627 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY PANEL AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of driving a display panel includes providing at least one gate line among a plurality of gate lines disposed in the display panel with a gate signal of a gate-on level during a vertical blanking period of a frame period and providing a data line disposed in the display panel with data voltages of a first polarity and a second polarity opposite to the first polarity during the vertical blanking period. | 2014-10-02 |