| 48th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20080294282 | USE OF LOGICAL LOTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - In some embodiments, a method of processing substrates is provided that includes (1) grouping substrates in a plurality of substrate carriers as a logical lot; (2) processing the logical lot as if the substrates were stored in a single substrate carrier; and (3) performing metrology on a representative subset of substrates in the logical lot. Numerous other embodiments are provided. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294283 | BATTERY EXCHANGE STATION AND A METHOD OF CHANGING THEREIN - An exchange station and method of changing is provided. The battery exchange station includes a controlled area, a receiving bay, a storage bay, a generating system, a mechanical positioning device, and a control system. The controlled area is comprised of an exchange opening. The storage bay is comprised of a charging storage rack and first and second replacement batteries. The mechanical positioning device is comprised of a base, a first and second connecting arms and a battery support connector. The control system is comprised of a stationary communication system and a mobile communication control system. The stationary communication system is comprised of a central processing unit, a plurality of sensors, and a plurality of guidance components. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294284 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLATING POSTAL ITEMS - For collating postal items into sets, the actual relative positions of the collated first and second postal items ( | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294285 | Verification System for Robot Pose - An apparatus and method for assuring effective backup for sensor failure in robots, by utilizing a single extra sensor attached between the end actuator and the base. The single extra sensor provides absolute back-up for any single encoder failure that may occur in the system, and statistically significant back-up for any double encoder failure. A single additional sensor effectively provides the robotic system with one redundant information input to the robot control algorithm, which can be used in order to determine whether any of the other control sensors, or even the additional sensor itself, has failed and is delivering an erroneous reading, and hence to warn the operator of the failure. A single additional sensor also provides useful warning of the simultaneous failure of two sensors, since the likelihood that two sensors fail simultaneously in a mode that makes the failures undetectable, can be regarded as statistically insignificant. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294286 | PREDICTIVE ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE ROBOT, AND PREDICTIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A predictive robot includes a prediction-related item storage to store terms related to prediction performance, a first communicator which transmits stored prediction-related terms and receives a search result of information search with regard to the prediction-related terms, a search controller to control information search of the prediction-related terms stored in the prediction-related item storage via the first communicator, a media converter to convert the search result into a notification medium, and a notification section to provide the search result by the notification medium. Preferably, predictive information is provided spontaneously. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294287 | AUTOMATIC TRANSFER METHOD, TRANSFER ROBOT, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SYSTEM - A transfer robot | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294288 | Autonomous Mobile Robot - A mobile robot is equipped with a range finder and a stereo vision system. The mobile robot is capable of autonomously navigating through urban terrain, generating a map based on data from the range finder and transmitting the map to the operator, as part of several reconnaissance operations selectable by the operator. The mobile robot employs a Hough transform technique to identify linear features in its environment, and then aligns itself with the identified linear features in order to navigate through the urban terrain; while at the same time, a scaled vector field histogram technique is applied to the combination of range finder and stereo vision data to detect and avoid obstacles the mobile robot encounters when navigating autonomously. Also, the missions performed by the mobile robot may include limitation parameters based on distance or time elapsed, to ensure completion of the autonomous operations. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294289 | Preparation and Use of Alkylating Agents - The present disclosure provides methods of synthesizing alkylating agents and methods of use. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294290 | Apparatus to control rotation of driven member - An apparatus to control rotation of a driven member, includes a rotation member rotatably supported, a driving unit to rotate the rotation member, a potentiometer to detect an angular position of the rotation member in a detectable angle range thereof, and a control unit to control the driving unit to rotate the rotation member from a present angular position to a target angular position. The control unit controls the driving unit in a normal mode where the rotation member is rotated while confirming the present angular position of the rotation member when the rotation angle is less than 180 degrees, and controls the driving unit in a minimum mode where the rotation member is rotated from the present angular position to the target angular position via a non-detectable angle range of the potentiometer when the rotation angle is 180 degrees or more. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294291 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INTERACTING CONTROL LOOPS - A method for maintaining a first climate control setpoint for a first building zone having an environment that is effected by a second building zone's environment includes the steps of providing the first climate control setpoint to a first control loop configured to control the environment of the first building zone. The method further includes providing a second climate control setpoint to a second control loop configured to control the environment of the second building zone. The method yet further includes receiving information about the actual climate of the first building zone and the actual climate of the second building zone; and modifying the first climate control setpoint and the second climate control setpoint to compensate for interaction between the first control loop and the second control loop. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294292 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FREQUENCY-RESPONSE CORRECTION IN VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS - To achieve improved frequency-response correction of a vibration-signal transmitter in a vibration isolation system, the invention proposes a method in which an analog sensor signal representing vibrations is generated by means of a vibration-signal transmitter, this sensor signal is amplified for correcting frequency-dependent sensitivity of the vibration-signal transmitter, an actuator control signal is generated by processing the amplified sensor signal, and an actuator is controlled with the actuator control signal for counteracting the vibrations, wherein the amplification of the sensor signal includes first amplification by means of an analog amplification stage and second amplification by means of a digital amplification stage. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294293 | Fluid Controller - A fluid controller that allows facilitated installment, piping and wiring connection to semiconductor manufacturing equipment and does not corrode even when a corrosive fluid is used, includes a flowmeter sensor section having a first ultrasonic transducer which transmits ultrasonic waves in a fluid and a second ultrasonic transducer which receives the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the first ultrasonic transducer and outputs the signal thereof to a flowmeter amp section. An adjustment valve that adjusts the flow rate of the fluid using operation pressure is provided, and at least the flowmeter sensor section and the adjustment valve are connected to and disposed in a casing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294294 | EXPERT SYSTEM FOR INSULIN PUMP THERAPY - An apparatus comprising a controller. The controller includes an input/output (I/O) module and a rule module. The I/O module is configured to present a question for a patient when communicatively coupled to a user interface and receive patient information in response to the question via the user interface. The rule module is configured to apply a rule to the patient information and generate a suggested insulin pump setting from application of the rule. Other devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294295 | PREHEATING CONTROL SYSTEM OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A preheating control system of an information processing device and a control method thereof are described. The system includes a temperature sensing module, a first controller, a heating module, and a second controller. After receiving a power ON signal, the first controller shifts to a primary control mode and determines whether temperature of the hard disk satisfies an operating temperature scope or not. When the temperature does not satisfy the operating temperature scope, the heating module is used to heat the hard disk. When the temperature satisfies the operating temperature scope, the first controller shifts to a secondary control mode and activates the second controller to execute a boot program of the information processing device, thereby improving system stability. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294296 | Chip overheat protection - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an internal device while reducing or minimizing the involvement of the host. Thus, some of the heat monitoring and remediation work may be offloaded to the actual device itself. The device may monitor its own temperature and, in the event of high temperature, perform device specific heat reduction actions without involving the host. Furthermore, the device may, upon detecting temperature within a predefined range, alert the host of a high temperature condition in order to allow the host to perform temperature reduction measures. Also, the device may, upon detecting temperature within a predefined range, alert the host of an impending device shutdown and shut the device down. In addition, the device may periodically save its temperature into non-volatile memory in order to create a temperature log. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294297 | Control Method for Cooling an Industrial Plant - A method for controlling the cooling of an industrial plant with at least one electrical component, such as, for example, a transformer, and having at least one cooling element for cooling the electrical components, uses at least one sensor for measuring the temperature and/or the viscosity of the coolant in the cooling system. An optimal control of the cooling system can be provided by way of controlling the electrical components with selected control profiles taking into account specific data for the electrical components. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294298 | Automatic transportation apparatus of characteristic value measurement sensor unit of video appliance and transportation method of the same - In an automatic transportation apparatus of a measurement sensor unit for measuring a characteristic value of a video appliance, there is provided an automatic transportation apparatus of a characteristic value measurement sensor unit of a video appliance which comprises a driving force unit which has a driving motor engaged with a spur gear at one side of the same; a transportation unit which is installed at one side of the video appliance and allows the measurement sensor unit engaged to one side to be connected with the spur gear when measuring a characteristic value of the video appliance and to be positioned at the center of the screen of the video appliance and to return to its original position after the measurement is finished; and a controller unit which controls the driving force unit. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294299 | CONSTRAINED NAVIGATION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) VIRTUAL ARENA - This disclosure describes a method for camera/user view navigation about enclosed 3D environment (e.g., the inside of a sports stadium or arena). The navigation system constrains the user view (camera) to a (pre-defined) guide based on the shape and size of the interior area which is the focus of the 3D virtual world. In the case of an arena this would generally be the playing surface. The user can easily control the camera movement on this guide with traditional up/down and left/right controls. These controls could be implemented as buttons within the application, keyboard controls, or mouse controls. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLING A MOTORIZED DEVICE - An electronic controller for a motorized device includes a signal generator generating an output signal to the motorized device. A non-proportional proximity sensor communicates with the signal generator. A proportional proximity sensor communicates with the signal generator. The output signal is determined as a function of respective signals communicated from the proximity sensors to the signal generator. A direction and speed of the motorized device is determined as a function of the output signal. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294301 | Vehicle Integrated-Control Apparatus and Vehicle Integrated-Control Method - One of the manager control units among multiple control units includes a first coordination portion that coordinates a control target value derived based on an instruction from a driver or a first control unit and expressed by a first unit of physical quantity, with an instruction value from a second control unit and expressed by the first unit of physical quantity; a conversion portion that converts the control value expressed by the first unit of physical quantity into a control target value expressed by a second unit of physical quantity; a second coordination portion that coordinates the control target value derived by the conversion portion and expressed by the second unit of physical quantity, with an instruction value transmitted from a T/M control unit and expressed by the second unit of physical quantity; and an output portion that outputs the control target value to an engine control unit. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294302 | RECORDING AND REPORTING OF DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS USING WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for monitoring a vehicle uses a wireless mobile device. The wireless mobile device, such as a cell phone, smart phone, PDA, etc., includes some of the hardware that could be utilized to monitor and analyze data and transmit the data (or summaries, statistics or analyses of the data) to a central server. This can greatly reduce the overall cost of the system. The data can be used to determine an insurance rate or as a speed probe for creating traffic maps, for example. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294303 | Onboard execution of flight recorder application - An apparatus in an example comprises an onboard controller and a flight recorder application. The onboard controller is onboard a vehicle and comprises an onboard operating system (OS). The flight recorder application is executable onboard the vehicle by the onboard operating system. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294304 | Method for Optimizing a Fuel Consumption of an Aircraft During the Flight Thereof - The invention relates to a method for optimizing the fuel consumption of an aircraft during flight. At a given point of the flight, a fuel excess (EXTRA) is determined relative to the statutory loads depending on the flight profile and weather conditions forecast for the rest of the flight. If the excess (EXTRA) is less than a given value (EXTRA-mini), for at least one of the forthcoming flight phases ( | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294305 | ROTORCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294306 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A POSITION INDICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT - The device ( | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294307 | Aircraft Guidance Using Localizer Capture Criteria for Rectilinear Displacement Data - Systems and methods for aircraft guidance using a localizer capture criteria for rectilinear displacement data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes determining a rectilinear deviation D between a current aircraft location and a final defined path (FDP) of an aircraft and determining a location at which the aircraft should begin a reposition maneuver based on the rectilinear deviation D. The method starts a reposition maneuver of the aircraft at a location determined based on a relationship between D and characteristics of the aircraft during the reposition maneuver. In some embodiments, the characteristics of the aircraft may include a velocity of the aircraft with respect to ground, an aircraft track angle, a heading of the FDP of the aircraft, a maximum allowed bank angle of the aircraft during a reposition maneuver, and a time allowance for aircraft rollup and rollout. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294308 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME POLARS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for real-time creation of vessel performance models. Performance inputs are received from a set of sensors during a voyage of a vessel. The performance inputs are data associated with a performance of the vessel during the voyage. A real-time performance model is generated during the voyage using a subset of the performance inputs. A predicted value for velocity made good is identified for the vessel using the real-time performance model. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294309 | Autonomous Agriculture Platform Guidance System - A guidance system for an agriculture platform that is capable of making decisions concerning the platforms direction and velocity regarding the pathway the platform is moving along as well as obstacles in the path of the platform, is provided. The autonomous agricultural platform guidance system and method will make it possible for small scale farming to take up automated mechanical farming practices which are currently only practical for large scale farming thus improving land utilization efficiency while lowering manpower costs dramatically. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294310 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF A FAULT THAT ADVISES/IMPOSES DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH REDUCED PERFORMANCE - Control method for a vehicle with an engine in the case of a fault that advises/imposes driving the vehicle with reduced performance; the control method provides for the phases of: diagnosing the fault, limiting the maximum performance of the vehicle by degrading the performance of an engine of the vehicle and giving the driver of the vehicle advance warning of the imminent operation of performance degradation on the engine before effectively degrading the performance of the engine. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294311 | Fault Diagnostics - A fault diagnostics technique for use with an engine controller and a hydromechanical device including a memory device comprises the steps of using diagnostics characteristics data stored in the memory device to modify a fault diagnostics algorithm of the engine controller, and using the modified fault diagnostics algorithm in conjunction with real time operating data from the hydromechanical device to determine whether the hydromechanical device is operating correctly. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294312 | SECURELY CALCULATING AND STORING VEHICLE ODOMETER DATA - Aspects of the present invention are directed at securely calculating and storing odometer data associated with a vehicle. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that checks the integrity of odometer data being received from a vehicle's engine. More specifically, the method includes receiving a first and second engine odometer values for an engine. Then, these odometer values are compared to determine whether data indicative of tampering was received. In this regard, if data indicative of tampering was received, aspects of the present invention adjust the official vehicle odometer value to account for the tampering. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294313 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus includes a first torque command value calculating means that calculates a first torque command value on the basis of steering torque detected by a steering torque detecting means, a malfunction torque detecting means that detects malfunction of the steering torque detecting means, and a self aligning torque estimating means that estimates self aligning torque transmitted from a road surface to a steering mechanism, and the apparatus further includes a second torque command value calculating means that calculates a torque command value on the basis of the self aligning torque estimated by the self aligning torque estimating means, and an switching means that selects the second torque command value calculating means. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294314 | Obstruction Detection Device for Vehicle Door and Method - An obstruction detection device for a motor vehicle having a door assembly movably connected to a vehicle body is provided. The device controls the vehicle door's opening angle to prevent inadvertent contact with an object foreign to the vehicle, while providing the largest opening for vehicle ingress and egress. The obstruction detection device includes a controller that is operatively connected to at least one sensor configured to actively monitor and transmit signals to the controller indicative of the presence and corresponding proximity of the object relative to the door assembly. An actuator is operatively connected to and controlled by the controller. The actuator is configured to apply a selectively variable force that restricts the movement of the vehicle door assembly with respect to the vehicle body when the door is a predetermined distance from the object. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294315 | System and Method for Controlling Vehicle Headlights - Control system and method for automatically controlling headlights of a vehicle includes an optical system for imaging external sources of light within a predetermined field of view and an image processing system for processing images from the optical system and providing a control signal for controlling the headlights as a function of the processed images. Processing the images may entail identifying a source of radiation in the images, the control signal being provided to dim the headlights when a source of radiation in the images is identified as a headlight or taillight of another vehicle. To this end, the image processing system may include a trained pattern recognition system for processing the images to identify the source of radiation, e.g., a pattern recognition algorithm generated from data of possible sources of radiation including headlights and taillights of vehicles and patterns of received radiation from the possible sources. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294316 | Method for Controlling a Hydraulic Cylinder in a Work Machine and Control System for a Work Machine - A method is provided for controlling a hydraulic cylinder in a work machine, which hydraulic cylinder is arranged to move an implement that is subjected to a load, with the hydraulic cylinder being controlled by a hydraulic machine. The method includes detecting that a lifting movement of the implement is to be initiated, and attaining a basic speed of the hydraulic machine before lifting takes place. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294317 | Method and apparatus to shift-by-speech for semi-manual transmissions with intelligent shifting algorithm - A shift-by-speech transmission system with intelligent shifting algorithm allows a driver or a motorcyclist to choose a desired gear by voice command. An intuitive and engaging shift-by-speech technology disclosed in the present invention, called “VoiceShift”, allows the driver or the motorcyclist to switch gears by voice commands. VoiceShift also allows the driver or the motorcyclist to skip-shift gears in non-sequential manner, thereby giving the driver a sense of freedom and excitement similar to a stick-shift manual transmission vehicle. A novel intelligent shifting algorithm of the shift-by-speech transmission system is capable of auto-correcting the driver's judgment error in skip-shifting by engaging a closest mechanically-safe gear to the driver's desired gear issued via voice command. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294318 | FEEDBACK ADJUSTMENT FOR OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL MAP - A variator torque control system and method utilize a hydraulic actuator to control the variator output via a torque control map, wherein the values of the torque control map are evaluated and modified during use of the map to improve map accuracy. In an example, errors in the map are evaluated to determine whether a system fault has occurred. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294319 | System for Vehicle Driver Support for Stopping and Starting Procedures - The invention relates to a system for vehicle driver support, carrying out assist functions to support the driver for stopping and starting procedures, activated depending on a first comparison between at least one vehicle state parameter and a threshold value and/or based on first operating signals from an operating means operated by the driver. The system is characterised in that a control unit (SSM) determines at least one vehicle state by means of a further comparison of a vehicle state parameter with a given threshold value and/or by means of a further operating signals from the operating means, the control unit checks whether an assist function is activated and the control unit operates the brake system of the vehicle, depending on the determined vehicle state when at least one assist function is activated. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294320 | Method and system for controlling a vehicle provided with a servo mechanical gear-change - A method and system for controlling a vehicle, according to which it is determined whether the vehicle is on a slope; it is detected whether the internal-combustion engine is turned on; it is detected whether the vehicle is stationary; a parking brake is activated automatically and independently of the action of the driver, by driving a respective servo control if the vehicle is on a slope, if the internal-combustion engine is turned on and if the vehicle is stationary; and the parking brake is disengaged automatically and independently of the action of the driver, by driving the corresponding servo control when the clutch is disengaged by a corresponding servo control for transmitting the torque generated by an internal-combustion engine of the vehicle to the driving wheels. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294321 | Vehicle Speed Control Apparatus In Accordance with Curvature of Vehicle Trajectory - In order to fit a driver's driving feeling, a vehicle speed control system includes a unit calculating the instantaneous curvature and a unit controlling a vehicle speed, and controls to reduce the vehicle speed when the instantaneous curvature tends to increase and to enhance the vehicle speed when the instantaneous curvature tends to decrease. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294322 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PRESSURE DYNAMICS AND FOR ESTIMATING THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE - A method is described for controlling the combustion in a gas turbine. The method comprises the phases of measuring, by means of one or more probes ( | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294323 | Apparatus and Method for Calculating Work Load Engine - A device and method for calculating the work load of an engine more efficiently and accurately. The device for calculating the work load of an engine comprises a means for determining a desired frequency component to calculate the work load of the engine obtained through frequency decomposition of the volume variation rate of the engine. The device further comprises a first calculating means for calculating a first correlation coefficient between the volume variation rate and a reference signal composed of a frequency corresponding to the determined component, and a second calculating means for calculating a second correlation coefficient between the cylinder inner pressure of the engine and a reference signal composed of a frequency corresponding to the determined component. The work load of the engine is calculated using the first and second correlation coefficients. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294324 | Engine Control Unit - An engine control unit for controlling an automobile engine, which is equipped with a booster circuit for boosting the voltage of battery power source, an injector driving circuit for driving an injector by making use of a boosted high voltage, and a microcomputer for controlling the engine; wherein the engine control unit is featured in that an LC module mounted with a booster coil constituting the booster circuit and with an electrolytic capacitor, a power module mounted with a rectifying device constituting the booster circuit and the injector driving circuit and with a switching device, and a control circuit board mounted with the microcomputer and with a connector acting as an interface for an external member of the engine control unit are laminated each other. The power module is partitioned into at least two portions and fixedly contacted, through a heat radiation part, with a housing cover, and heat radiation fins are arranged on an outer surface of the housing cover where the power module is disposed. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294325 | Controller of internal combustion engine - A controller includes a first intermediate mode which, when the operation mode of an internal combustion engine is shifted from a compression ignition operation mode to a spark ignition operation mode, is interposed between both the operation modes, and a second intermediate mode which, when the operation mode of the internal combustion engine is shifted from the spark ignition operation mode to the compression ignition operation mode, is interposed between both the operation modes. An air supply amount and a fuel supply amount to a combustion chamber is controlled so that the air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture becomes rich gradually in the first intermediate mode, and the air supply amount and the fuel supply amount to the combustion chamber is controlled so that the air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture becomes lean gradually in the second intermediate mode. As a result, when the operation mode of the internal combustion engine is switched between the compression ignition operation mode and the spark ignition operation mode, it becomes possible to suppress fluctuations in the output torque of the internal combustion engine, etc. and smoothly perform the switching. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294326 | Method for Determining Fuel Injection Pressure - A method for determining fuel injection pressure or detecting a discrepancy in the fuel injection process of an internal combustion engine is provided. The engine includes a camshaft that actuates at least one fuel injector of the engine's fuel injection equipment. The method includes the step of determining a value T that is representative of the torque generated on the camshaft, such as the instantaneous torque or rotational speed of the camshaft, the torque being a resultant of accelerating and decelerating forces exerted on the camshaft by the at least one fuel injector during a phase of operation of the internal combustion engine. The method also includes the step of monitoring the value T for any increment, decrement or irregularity. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294327 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provision is made to avoid a fuel discharge timing and a fuel injection timing during the ordinary operation of the engine from being limited, by, upon the activation of an engine, making a high-pressure fuel pump perform high-pressure-fuel discharge operation prior to initial fuel discharge operation by a fuel injection valve and based on the condition of the resultant fuel-pressure rise, performing a diagnosis on whether or not a malfunction exists in a high-pressure fuel system. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294328 | Internal Combustion Engine Knock Determination Device and Knock Determination Method - An engine ECU executes a program including: the step (S | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294329 | ENGINE CONTROLLER - An engine controller for a vehicle equipped with an emission reduction apparatus determines whether the emission reduction apparatus has malfunction. When it is determined that the emission reduction apparatus has malfunction an execution of an idle shutdown control process is permitted. When a predetermined condition is established during an engine idling, the engine is automatically shut down. On the other hand, when it is determined that the emission reduction apparatus has no malfunction, the execution of the idle shutdown control process is prohibited. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294330 | Apparatus and program for navigation - A navigation apparatus acquires a traffic event and accordingly determines whether or not to change a guiding route to a destination. Based on an affirmative determination, the navigation apparatus displays icons corresponding to traffic events causing the affirmative determination near a road containing the traffic event in a map image in a representation mode for an image of the traffic event different from a normal representation mode assigned to the traffic event. In this manner, the navigation apparatus changes the guiding route to the destination dynamically depending on information about traffic events on roads and allows a user to recognize a cause of changing the guiding route. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294331 | Method of Estimation of Traffic Information, Device of Estimation of Traffic Information and Car Navigation Device - There is provided a method and a device for accurately estimating traffic information of a link having no traffic information even if different types of roads are mixed. The device finds a parameter characterizing a damping curve of a quantity of change of relative speed based on stored traffic information for links on a city center side on a minimum-time cost route connecting the city center and suburbs, finds a quantity of change of relative speed of the link having no observed traffic information and estimates its traffic information based on the damping curve. The device also calculates a ratio of quantities of change of relative speed of two links whose road types change as a speed change similarity ratio and estimates traffic information of the link of a second road type from known traffic information of the link of a first road type by using that ratio. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294332 | Method for Image Based Navigation Route Corridor For 3D View on Mobile Platforms for Mobile Users - The invention proposes a method for displaying an image based navigation route corridor for 3D view on mobile platforms for mobile users. The invention comprises the combination of some technical solutions. 1. Display of a relevant area around a selected or calculated route (route corridor). 2. Selection of the relevant area that is a small dataset. 3. Creation of the customized route corridor dataset. 4. Provide 3D viewers ability to allow the display of the created route corridor in 2D, isometric view, or 3D perspective and then allow 3D maneuverability over the created route corridor. Combination of these technical solutions comprises a method of facilitating the display of the route corridor on mobile computing platform in 3D perspective. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294333 | Method For Operating A Navigation System - Method for operating a navigation system for calculating a travel route, whereby a starting point and a destination point are entered via an input device and whereby a trip calculator calculates a travel route leading from the starting point to the destination point by taking into account road network data, whereby a guideline time is additionally input via an input device whereby the trip calculator calculates a travel route which leads from the starting point to the destination point in a predicted travel time corresponding essentially to the guideline time by taking into account road network data. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294334 | System For Diminishing the Load of Platform Which Traces the Location of Moving Objects and Method Thereof - In existing moving object tracking, there is a great communication load between a terminal and a platform, because the terminal should report its location to the platform every second or every minute and the platform should frequently process the location form the terminal. It is possible to reduce the great communication load on the server, by calculating an error between the current GPS location and the estimated location at a specific time on the basis of the estimated arrival time of the moving object. It allows that the terminal report its location to the server only when the error between current GPS location and the estimated location is greater than a predetermined threshold value. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294335 | System for Managing the Terminal Part of a Flight Plan - The management system plots the route to be flown in a flight plan, at least partially, by a chaining of published navigation procedures accessible from a NavDB navigation database and constituted of sequences of waypoints and/or turn points associated with specific flight constraints. It comprises a mirror memory storing the latest versions of the published navigation procedures, modified by the crew of the aircraft during the progress of the flight plan and means of substituting these latest versions stored in the mirror memory for the published versions of the navigation procedures during a change in the route predicted in the flight plan obtained by a new chaining of navigation procedures, some of which are taken from the preceding chaining. This makes it possible, during a change of navigation procedure, to take account of specific flight constraints already entered during the progress of the flight but not appearing in the published navigation procedures. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294336 | Bearing Display Apparatus and Bearing Display Method - A bearing display apparatus provided with a geomagnetic sensor for detecting earth-magnetism, a display unit, and a control unit for calculating a geographical bearing based on detection values of the geomagnetic sensor and making the display unit display the information of the calculated bearing. The control unit monitors for an event of changes in operation of electronic parts mounted in the bearing display apparatus and updates the display of the information of the bearing on the display unit in accordance with an occurrence of the event. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294337 | TRAVEL-RELATED INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method and implementing computer system are provided in which users are enabled to provide spontaneous routing and driving condition information to a data base which is made available to other drivers on a real-time basis. Users are also enabled to define new routes between travel points and upload new route information for access by other users of the system. In an exemplary embodiment, wireless communication techniques are implemented to transfer data from a GPS device in an automobile to a data base on a central server to provide other users of the system who have access to the data base with the current status of dynamic driving conditions. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294338 | Method of Mapping and Navigating Mobile Robot by Artificial Landmark and Local Coordinate - A method of mapping and navigating a mobile robot by an artificial landmark and a local coordinate is provided. The method of creating a map includes: a) recognizing an artificial landmark in a target space and defining the recognized artificial landmark as a predetermined node; b) defining an adjacent artificial landmark as a destination node while traveling to the adjacent artificial landmark; c) defining the recognized artificial landmark as an origin of a local coordinate, defining a coordinate axis provided from the predetermined artificial landmark as a coordinate axis of the origin, obtaining and storing information about the predetermined node, the destination node, and an edge connecting the predetermined node and the destination node; and d) creating a map by storing information about edges between each of nodes to an adjacent node for all of the artificial landmarks through repeatedly performing the steps b) and c). | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294339 | Route display apparatus and route display system - A navigation system includes a control circuit that controls scrolling of a navigation route together with economical driving information pertaining to a part of the navigation route on a display unit so as to match a moving point along the navigation route to a standard point of the display unit (e.g., a center of the display), thereby allowing a user of the navigation system to recognize the economical driving information of the navigation route prior to the travel of the navigation route in the course of confirmation of the navigation route and enabling the user to imagine required operation condition of economic driving. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294340 | GENERIC OBJECT EXCHANGE PROFILE MESSAGE - In a method for generating a generic object exchange profile message, navigation data is inserted into the generic object exchange profile message. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294341 | Interactive route information transmitting and receiving device for two-wheel vehicle - An interactive route information transmitting and receiving device for two-wheel vehicle includes a route sensing unit, a microprocessor, a memory unit, and a wireless transceiver. The route sensing unit detects dynamic route coordinates of the two-wheel vehicle. The microprocessor receives the dynamic route coordinates detected by the route sensing unit and converts the dynamic route coordinates into route information. The memory unit stores the route information. The wireless transceiver is connected to the microprocessor for wirelessly transmitting the route information to other interactive devices and/or receiving route information transmitted by other interactive devices. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294342 | Position Detecting Device And Position Detecting Method - A dead reckoning unit calculates vehicle position from a pitch angle and a yaw angle of dead reckoning sensors, a sensor installation pitch angle and a sensor installation yaw angle, and a moving distance calculated by a speed sensor, and calculates vehicle speed from an acceleration signal. On a first cycle, a first correction unit calculates the vehicle speed from signals output from the speed sensor, and corrects the pitch angle, the sensor installation pitch angle, and the sensor installation yaw angle, based on the difference between the thus calculated vehicle speed and the vehicle speed calculated by the dead reckoning unit. On a second cycle, a second correction unit corrects the pitch angle, the sensor installation pitch angle, the yaw angle, and the sensor installation yaw angle, by using vehicle position and speed output from a GPS receiver and vehicle position and speed output from the dead reckoning unit. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294343 | Gravity zaimuth measurement at a non-rotting housing - Aspects of this invention include methods for surveying a subterranean borehole. In one exemplary aspect, a change in borehole azimuth between first and second longitudinally spaced gravity measurement sensors may be determined directly from gravity measurements made by the sensors and a measured angular position between the sensors. The gravity measurement sensors are typically disposed to rotate freely with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis of the borehole. Gravity MWD measurements in accordance with the present invention may be advantageously made without imposing any relative rotational constraints on first and second gravity sensor sets. The present invention also advantageously provides for downhole processing of the change in azimuth between the first and second gravity sensor sets. As such, Gravity MWD measurements in accordance with this invention may be advantageously utilized in closed-loop steering control methods. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294344 | Angular position sensor for a downhole tool - Aspects of this invention include a downhole tool having an angular position sensor disposed to measure the relative angular position between first and second members disposed to rotate about a common axis. A plurality of magnetic field sensors are deployed about the second member and disposed to measure magnetic flux emanating from first and second magnets deployed on the first member. A controller is programmed to determine the relative angular position based on magnetic measurements made by the magnetic field sensors. In a one exemplary embodiment, a downhole steering tool includes first and second magnets circumferentially spaced on the shaft and a plurality of magnetic field sensors deployed about the housing. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294345 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH NET-SAND THICKNESS - The present invention provides a method for determining net-sand thickness and net-reservoir volume over a broad range of gross sand thickness in a target zone. A net-resource attribute is designed to estimate net-sand thickness based upon the inner product of the determined probe function and the segment of the seismic trace that includes the target zone. The net-resource attribute and the geographic location for each trace can be stored and a net-resource table may be created. Maps and net-reservoir volume can be generated from the geographical location information and the net-resource attributes. Net-sand thickness allows the determination of the total volume of sand and thus the size of the hydrocarbon container or the net-reservoir volume. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294346 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING MULTIPLES FOR IMAGING WITH BEAMS - The present invention incorporates the use of model-driven and data-driven methodologies to attenuate multiples in seismic data utilizing a prediction model which includes multiply-reflected, surface-related seismic waves. The present invention includes beam techniques and convolving a predicted multiples beam with a segment of a modeled pegleg beam to obtain a convolved multiples beam. The convolved multiples beam can then he deconvolved to attenuate the multiples that are present in the original input beam. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294347 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA - A method of acquiring or processing multi-component seismic data obtained from seismic signals propagating in a medium, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a first portion of the seismic data in which the first arrival contains only upwardly propagating seismic energy above the seafloor; and determining a first calibration filter from the first portion of the seismic data, the first calibration filter being to calibrate a first component of the seismic data relative to a second component of the seismic data. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294348 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION SUITABLE FOR REGULAR MEASUREMENT OF BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A biological information measurement device stores, in a storage unit, biological data representing data of calculated biological information and measurement date data in association with each other. The biological information measurement device displays, as measurement frequency specifying information, information for specifying frequency of day(s) when the measurement was conducted, in a prescribed period from a current date based on a plurality of pieces of measurement date data stored in the storage unit and an output from a time keeping unit. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294349 | Quantitative Evaluation and Image Analysis of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane and Other Retinal and Subretinal Lesions - The present invention can be a method to allow a user to extract and calculate objective data in a reproducible indicator of the initial evaluation, progression or regression of the activity of choroidal neovascularization or other retinal and subretinal lesions summarized as a single number. The method can be applied to either OCT, FA or both as diagnostic tools depending upon the preference of the user and can be used as the steps of Data Collection, Data and Image Analysis, and Computations. The present invention further provides a user a formula for Approximate Lesion Volume, Flourescein index, the change in the flourescein index, lesion volume index, the active lesion volume change, or the regression factor as well as the severity index. The present invention can also be automated in a program to calculate the desired indexes for the user. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294350 | PERFORMING DATA ANALYSIS ON CLINICAL DATA - Reference intervals are established and/or validated based on existing clinical data and exclusion criteria, such as diagnosis coding. A Reference Interval Test Engine is designed to statistically analyze large volumes of existing clinical lab test results to establish and evaluate reference intervals for specific population subgroups and/or to provide other applications. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294351 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING SECONDARY STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE, A PREDICTOR FOR SECONDARY STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE AND A PREDICTING PROGRAM FOR PREDICTING SECONDARY STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE - An exemplary object of the present invention is to provide method, predictor and predicting program for predicting secondary structure of nucleic acid sequence capable of evaluating not only overall similarity and but also localized similarity of secondary structure of nucleic acid sequence. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294352 | System for Estimating the Maximum Adherence Coefficient by Measuring Stresses in a Tire Tread - A system for estimating the maximal grip coefficient μ in the contact area of a tire on a road. A tire tread is fitted with at least one tread sensor for measuring at least the tangential stresses which the tread experiences locally when the tire rolls on the ground. a signal processing unit and means for transmitting to the processing unit at least one signal delivered by the tread sensor are provided. The processing unit comprises means for finding in the signal the values corresponding to the sensor passing through the contact area of the tire on the ground, means for calculating an instantaneous value of a preselected criterion as a function of a series of values chosen from those relating to the sensor passing through the contact area, and means for extracting an estimate of the maximal grip coefficient μ by using the said instantaneous value. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294353 | Method and Apparatus for Calculating the Separation Time of Arcing Contacts of a High-Volume Switchgear - A method and an apparatus for calculating the separation time of the arcing contacts of a high-voltage switchgear which is operatively coupled to a synchronous switching device and to an auxiliary switch having auxiliary contacts operatively connected to the arcing contacts. During execution of a predefined test condition the separation time of the arcing contacts and of the auxiliary contacts is measured. The time delay between the measured separation time of the arcing contacts and of the auxiliary contacts is calculated. Upon separation of the arcing contacts under an operating condition other than the predefined test condition, the separation time of the auxiliary contacts is measured. Then, the separation time of the arcing contacts is calculated as the difference between the separation time of the auxiliary contacts measured during the operating condition other than the predefined test condition and the calculated time delay. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294354 | System and method for detecting structural damage - A system and method for detecting structural damage is provided that utilizes a general order perturbation methodology involving multiple perturbation parameters. The perturbation methodology is used iteratively in conjunction with an optimization method to identify the stiffness parameters of structures using natural frequencies and/or mode shape information. The stiffness parameters are then used to determine the location and extent of damage in a structure. A novel stochastic model is developed to model the random impact series produced manually or to generate a random impact series in a random impact device. The random impact series method or the random impact device can be used to excite a structure and generate vibration information used to obtain the stiffness parameters of the structure. The method or the device can also just be used for modal testing purposes. The random impact device is a high energy, random, and high signal-to-noise ratio system. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294355 | Tire Lateral Force Determination in Electrical Steering Systems - A method for calculation of the lateral force in a motor vehicle with an electromechanical or electrohydraulic steering system is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: firstly a steering column force is recorded, from which a total restoring torque is calculated. The total restoring torque comprises restoring torques generated by differing forces acting on the wheels. Said restoring torques include a restoring torque generated by lateral force and other restoring torques. The other restoring torques are quantitatively determined on the basis of measured values and subtracted from the total restoring torque, in order to determine the restoring torque generated by lateral force. Finally the lateral force is determined from the restoring torque generated by the lateral force. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294356 | SELF-ORIENTING EMBEDDED IN-SITU FLUX SYSTEM - A fluid flux measurement system that includes a heated element fluid flow sensor that is capable of being repositioned relative to a mean fluid flux direction is disclosed. The repositioning may be performed by a motor interconnected to the heated element fluid flow sensor. The heated element fluid flow sensor may be positioned proximate to the measurement region of a sonic anemometer and may be operable to be repositioned relative to the sonic anemometer. The heated element fluid flow sensor may be a three-dimensional hot-film constant temperature anemometer. The fluid flux system may be operable to measure small-scale turbulent fluxes in uncontrolled environments such as remotely located atmospheric monitoring stations. The heated element fluid flow sensor may be calibrated in-situ with data collected by the sonic anemometer. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294357 | RISK ASSESSMENT OF METAL VAPOR ARCING - A method for assessing metal vapor arcing risk for a component is provided. The method comprises acquiring a s current variable value associated with an operation of the component; comparing the current variable value with a threshold value for the variable; evaluating compared variable data to determine the metal vapor arcing risk in the component; and generating a risk assessment status for the component. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294358 | IMPEDANCE-ESTIMATION METHODS, MODELING METHODS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, IMPEDANCE-MODELING DEVICES, AND ESTIMATED-IMPEDANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS - An impedance estimation method includes measuring three or more impedances of an object having a periphery using three or more probes coupled to the periphery. The three or more impedance measurements are made at a first frequency. Three or more additional impedance measurements of the object are made using the three or more probes. The three or more additional impedance measurements are made at a second frequency different from the first frequency. An impedance of the object at a point within the periphery is estimated based on the impedance measurements and the additional impedance measurements. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294359 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS - A novel method for testing a communications circuit is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (a) connecting an internal balanced circuit to a well-balanced resistor network; (b) measuring a first plurality of real and imaginary components of the voltages with the internal balanced circuit connected to the well-balanced resistor network; (c) calculating an error for the internal balanced circuit based on the first plurality of voltages; (d) connecting the internal balanced circuit to the communications circuit; (e) measuring a second plurality of real and imaginary components of the voltages with the internal balanced circuit connected to the communications circuit; and (f) calculating a corrected balance for the communications circuit based on the second plurality of voltages and the error for the internal balanced resistor network. A novel device and software program that incorporates this novel method are also disclosed. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294360 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE LOSS OF ONE OR MORE PHASES IN A PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MOTOR - The present invention relates to a method implemented in a speed controller ( | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294361 | Intelligent execution system for the monitoring and execution of vaccine manufacturing - Intelligent execution systems and methods thereof used to monitor and execute a vaccine manufacturing process are disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods and systems provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby vaccine manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294362 | Calibration method and calibration manager - A calibration manager comprises means for receiving information relating to the calibration of at least one component. Means for setting a trigger condition for executing a calibration in dependence on said received information is provided. Means are provided for executing said calibration in dependence on said trigger condition. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294363 | System and method for characterizing color separation misregistration utilizing a broadband multi-channel scanning module - A system and method for characterizing color separation misregistration of a multi-color printing system utilizing a broadband multi-channel scanning module, such as an RGB scanner, are provided. The system and method include generating a spectral reflectance data structure corresponding to a broadband multi-channel scanning module. The spectral reflectance data structure includes at least one parameter. The at least one parameter may correspond to the broadband multi-channel scanning module and/or a printing module. The system and method further provide for calibrating a spectral-based analysis module by utilizing the spectral reflectance data structure. The system and method also include characterizing color separation misregistration utilizing the calibrated spectral-based analysis module by examining at least one plurality-separation patch. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294364 | Two-dimensional lattice calibrating device, two-dimensional lattice calibrating method, two-dimensional lattice calibrating program and recording medium - A two-dimensional lattice calibrating device includes: a measuring unit that measures respective positions of marks for each of a plurality of measurement dispositions; a simultaneous-equations generating unit that generates simultaneous equations for acquiring deviations of the plurality of marks using a coordinate relational equation and a least-squares conditional equation that sets least-squares lines that minimize the deviation of actual position of the marks based on measurement values as coordinate axes of artifact coordinates; and a simultaneous-equations calculating unit that solves the derived simultaneous equations. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294365 | Eliminating Inline Positional Errors for Four-Point Resistance Measurement - A method for calculating correction factors for reducing positional errors in resistance measurements using a probe having four probe arms includes: positioning the probe anus to contact a test sample; selecting a first set of first and second probe arms and a second set of third and fourth probe arms; applying a first current from the first to the second probe arms of the first set, through the sample; detecting a first voltage between the third and fourth probe arms of the second set; calculating a first resistance as a ratio of the first voltage and the first current; selecting a third set of first and second probe arms including no more than one of the probe arms of the first set, and a fourth set of third and fourth probe arms including no more than one of the probe arms of the second set; applying a second current from the first to the second probe arms of the third set, through the sample; detecting a second voltage at the third and fourth probe arms of the fourth set; calculating a second resistance as a ratio of the second voltage and the second current; and calculating a correction factor based on the first and second resistances. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294366 | SENSOR FUSION USING SELF EVALUATING PROCESS SENSORS - A measurement processing system is disclosed for fusing measurement data from a set of independent self-validating (SEVA™) process sensors monitoring the same real-time measurand in order to generate a combined best estimate for the value, uncertainty and measurement status of the measurand. The system also provides consistency checking between the measurements. The measurement processing system includes a first process sensor and a second process sensor. Each of the first and second process sensors receive a measurement signal from a transducer and generate independent process metrics. A measurement fusion block is connected to the first and second process sensors, the measurement fusion block is operable to receive the independent process metrics and execute a measurement analysis process to analyze the independent process metrics and generate the combined best estimate of the independent process metrics. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294367 | Method for Measuring the Position of a Mark in a Deflector System - The present invention relates to a method for determining the coordinates of an arbitrarily shaped pattern in a deflector system. The method basically comprises the steps of: moving the pattern in a first direction (X), calculating the position of the edge of the pattern by counting the number of micro sweeps, performed in a perpendicular direction (Y), until the edge is detected, and determining the coordinates by relating the number of counted micro sweeps to the speed of the movement of the pattern. The invention also relates to software implementing the method. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE INTERNAL VOLUME OF A SOLID MODEL - A system, method, and computer program for calculating internal volume of a solid model, comprising selecting a seed cube that is internal to a solid model; determining a plurality of surrounding cubes surrounding said seed cube; and calculating a boundary volume from said plurality of surrounding cubes, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294369 | Roundness measuring device, method and program for measuring roundness - A roundness measuring device includes: an eccentric position calculation unit calculating, based on a measured distance and a measured angle, a distance between a axis of the measured object and a rotation axis as an eccentric distance, and calculating an angle formed between the detection line and a line segment connecting the rotation axis and the axis of the measured object as an eccentric angle; and a measurement correction unit correcting the measured distance based on the eccentric distance, the eccentric angle, the measured angle, a radius of the measured object, and a length from the center to the surface of the detector unit, and correcting the measured angle by adding a correction angle to the measured angle, the correction angle being formed between the detection line and a line segment connecting the rotation axis and a contact point where the measured object and the detector unit come in contact with one another. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294370 | GLOBAL OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY PREVENTING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An obesity preventing and tracking system, the system comprising: at least one in-building overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting anthropometry information from a person at a fixed location in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition; and/or at least one on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting the anthropometry information from the person in a vehicle operable by the person in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition and/or at least one entertainment overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting anthropometry information from said person while said person is a guest at an entertainment facility in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition; and a communications network for linking at least one in-building overweight and obesity preventing module and at least one on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing module and at least one entertainment overweight and obesity preventing module to a trend obesity preventing service for predicting the development of an obesity condition of the person. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294371 | Errors-in-variables data processing including essential weighting of mapped path-oriented deviations with normal component discrimination - Representations of data inversions are generated by alternate forms of maximum likelihood estimating which are rendered in correspondence with dependent coordinate mappings of path-oriented displacements. The dependent coordinate mappings are alternately considered to represent either path coincident deviations, path-oriented data-point projections. Normal displacements are rendered in normalized coordinates as a shortest distance between respective data samples and successive fitting function approximations. Deficiencies in representing likelihood as related to nonlinearities and heterogeneous precision are compensated by essential weighting of respectively mapped path-oriented displacements. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294372 | PROJECTION FACILITY WITHIN AN ANALYTIC PLATFORM - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for using an analytic platform to obtain a projection. A core information matrix may be developed for data set, where the core information matrix may include regions representing the statistical characteristics of alternative projection techniques that may be applied to the data set. In addition, a user may be provided with an interface whereby the user may observe the regions of the core information matrix to facilitate selecting an appropriate projection technique. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294373 | System, software and method for estimating the glycemic load of foods - A system, software and a method for estimating the Glycemic Load of foods are provided. A multivariate statistical analysis is performed on a known data set of Glycemic Load values for foods to yield a mathematical relationship that best fits the data. The mathematical relationship is then used to calculate an estimation of the Glycemic Load when a food's Glycemic Index (and, hence, Glycemic Load) is unknown based on the food's levels of known nutrients. The estimated Glycemic Load can then be applied to dieting. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294374 | PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS BASED FAULT CLASSIFICATION - Principle Component Analysis (PCA) is used to model a process, and clustering techniques are used to group excursions representative of events based on sensor residuals of the PCA model. The PCA model is trained on normal data, and then run on historical data that includes both normal data, and data that contains events. Bad actor data for the events is identified by excursions in Q (residual error) and T2 (unusual variance) statistics from the normal model, resulting in a temporal sequence of bad actor vectors. Clusters of bad actor patterns that resemble one another are formed and then associated with events. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294375 | Method and Device for Selecting Multimedia Items, Portable Preference Storage Device - A method of automatically selecting an item (e.g. s | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MEDICAL CONDITION - In one embodiment, a method of deriving probability of a medical condition is provided. The method comprises obtaining a first medical data corresponding to a first medical subject from at least one medical information system, obtaining a second medical data corresponding to the first medical subject from an electronic data system, selecting at least one second medical subject with a second medical data substantially same as the second medical data of the first medical subject, obtaining medical condition data for the second medical subject, wherein the medical condition data comprises data corresponding to a medical condition, correlating the first medical data with the medical condition data and deriving probability of the medical condition in the first medical subject based upon the first medical data and the medical condition data. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294377 | Method for Automatic Detection of Operational Performance Data of Reading Systems - To detect operational performance data of reading systems images of the delivery surfaces featuring the delivery addresses are stored together with associated reading results. Relevant delivery address the images stored in the performance data memory under the respective delivery characteristic are video coded, and the coding result are stored in the performance data memory under the relevant delivery characteristic. The reading results of the OCR reader and the associated video coding results are compared for each delivery characteristic contained in the performance data memory. The video coding results and the evaluation result are stored under the relevant delivery characteristic and a statistical evaluation is performed for determining error or reading rates relative to the system. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294378 | IMAGE ANALYSIS PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION OF TAMPON PERFORMANCE - A method for the study and evaluation of the performance of medical devices in vivo is disclosed. The medical devices are preferably tampons that are observed and evaluated in the vaginal cavities of women during their menstrual cycles in order to obtain data relative to tampon performance for the improvement of tampon technology. The method preferably uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), although other types of imaging techniques may be used. The present invention also resides in a method of MRI analysis in which a three-dimensional surface model image of a medical device such as a tampon or similar feminine hygiene product in vivo is created from two or more two-dimensional cross section images and combined with a second surface model image to produce a single image. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294379 | ON-BOARD PERFORMANCE MONITOR AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A system and method for controlling performance and/or power based on monitored performance characteristics. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first circuit module that receives electrical power. A second circuit module may monitor one or more performance characteristics of the first circuit module and/or the integrated circuit. A third circuit module may, for example, determine power control information based at least in part on the monitored performance characteristic(s). The power control information may be communicated to power supply circuitry to control various characteristics of the electrical power. Various aspects of the present invention may also comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first module that monitors at least one performance characteristic of a first electrical device. The integrated circuit may also comprise modules that determine power control information based on the monitored performance characteristic(s) and communicate such power control information to power supply circuitry. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294380 | BATTERY CHARACTERISTIC SIMULATING APPARATUS - A battery characteristic simulating apparatus is improved which is capable of supplying electric power for simulating a battery characteristic of a battery to a battery-driven type electronic appliance. The battery characteristic simulating apparatus is featured by that a voltage/current generating unit; a voltage/current measuring unit; a characteristic data acquiring unit; a storage unit; and a simulation signal producing unit are provided within the same housing of the battery characteristic simulating apparatus. | 2008-11-27 |
| 20080294381 | Pull Planning for Unserviceable Parts in Connection With On-Demand Repair Planning - In one embodiment, planning repairs in response to demand in a multi-level repair network includes accessing a forecasted demand for serviceable parts at a repair location and, for each inspected unserviceable part at the location that is not repairable at the location: (1) planning a move of the part to an upstream repair location such that the part can be available for repair at the upstream location at an estimated earliest time; (2) estimating a latest time at which a repair of the part can begin at the upstream location to help satisfy the forecasted demand, according to the forecasted demand and the estimated earliest time, and planning a repair at the upstream location at the estimated latest time; and (3) re-planning the move, according to the start time of the repair, by modifying a move delivery time according to a repair start time and modifying a move start time according to the modified delivery time. The re-planned move start time is an estimated latest time at which the part can be moved to the upstream location for repair to help satisfy the forecasted demand. | 2008-11-27 |
