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20110029277 | METHODS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MOTION MODE DETECTION FOR PERSONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus of detecting and using motion modes in a mobile device is described. Movement data is collected from an inertial motion unit (IMU) of the mobile device and compared to two or more sets of training data, each set of training data corresponding to a different motion mode. Then, a motion mode is determined to be the current mode of the mobile device on the results of the comparison. The motion mode is used by the mobile device in a variety of applications. | 02-03-2011 |
20110106449 | METHODS AND APPLICATIONS FOR ALTITUDE MEASUREMENT AND FUSION OF USER CONTEXT DETECTION WITH ELEVATION MOTION FOR PERSONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatuses for estimating a user's altitude with respect to the mean sea level are provided. According to some aspects, the present invention is able to estimate altitude in both open sky as well as in degraded GPS signal environments such as dense urban canyon environments where GPS performance is affected by fewer available satellites and/or multipath error. According to other aspects, the present invention uses data from a pressure sensor to estimate altitude, either with or without the use of GPS aiding data. According to further aspects, estimated altitude is integrated with other types of dead reckoning data to provide user context detection pertaining to changes of altitude. | 05-05-2011 |
20120303271 | Hierarchical Context Detection Method to Determine Location of a Mobile Device on a Person's Body - The present invention is related to detecting location of a navigation device using sensor data analysis, where the sensor is coupled to the navigation device. A hierarchical algorithm is used for making a series of decisions regarding the location of the navigation device, with each decision corresponding to a class among a plurality of classes related to the possible motion modes and/or precise location of the device, including the location of the device with respect to a person's body. By accurately identifying the device location, the hierarchical algorithm facilitates in providing relevant contextual information, thereby enhancing situational awareness. | 11-29-2012 |
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20080294953 | Removing the effects of unknown test values from compacted test responses - Methods, apparatus, and systems for filtering compacted test responses are disclosed. The methods, apparatus, and systems can be used, for example, to remove the effects of unknown test values. For instance, in one embodiment, a compacted test response from a compactor of a circuit-under-test is received. In this embodiment, the compacted test response includes one or more compacted test response values that are dependent on one or more respective unknown values. The compacted test response is filtered to remove the dependency of at least some of the compacted test response values on the one or more respective unknown values, and a filtered test response is output. Various filtering circuits and testing systems are also disclosed. | 11-27-2008 |
20090177936 | DIRECT LOGIC DIAGNOSTICS WITH SIGNATURE-BASED FAULT DICTIONARIES - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing diagnostic from signatures created during circuit testing. For example, in one exemplary method disclosed herein, a signature produced by a signature generator is received. In this embodiment, the signature corresponds to the circuit's response to no more than one test pattern. The signature is compared to entries of a fault dictionary, an entry of the fault dictionary is matched to the signature if the entry identifies a fault that explains the signature, and the fault is stored in a list of fault candidates. | 07-09-2009 |
20090210183 | DETERMINING AND ANALYZING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT YIELD AND QUALITY - Methods, apparatus, and systems for computing, analyzing, and improving integrated circuit yield and quality are disclosed herein. For example, in one exemplary method disclosed herein, information is received from processing test responses of integrated circuits designed for functional use in electronic devices. In this embodiment, the information is indicative of integrated circuit failures observed during testing of the integrated circuits and of possible yield limiting factors causing the integrated circuit failures. Probabilities that one or more of the possible yield limiting factors in the integrated circuits actually caused the integrated circuit failures are determined by statistically analyzing the received information. The probabilities that one or more possible yield limiting factors actually caused the integrated circuit failures are reported. Tangible computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform any of the described methods are also disclosed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090287438 | Increased Fault Diagnosis Throughput Using Dictionaries For Hyperactive Faults - Techniques to achieve greater diagnostic speeds using relatively small fault dictionaries, such as dictionaries that are only slightly larger than so-called N | 11-19-2009 |
20110179326 | The Performance Of Signature-Based Diagnosis For Logic BIST - Techniques are disclosed for reducing the set of initial candidates in signature based diagnosis methodology. These techniques are based on a unique way of making optimum use of information from logic back-cone tracing along with equations that describe the test response compactor. | 07-21-2011 |
20110184702 | Identifying the Defective Layer of a Yield Excursion Through the Statistical Analysis of Scan Diagnosis Results - Yield excursions in the manufacturing process today require an expensive, long and tedious physical failure analysis process to identify the root cause. Techniques are disclosed herein for efficiently identifying the root-cause of a manufacturing yield excursion by analyzing fail data collected from the production test environment. In particular, statistical hypothesis testing is used in a novel way to analyze logic diagnosis data along with information on physical features in the design layout and reliably identify the cause of the yield excursion. | 07-28-2011 |
20110258504 | TEST ACCESS MECHANISM FOR DIAGNOSIS BASED ON PARTITIOINING SCAN CHAINS - Disclosed are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for partitioning-based Test Access Mechanisms (TAM). Test response data are captured by scan cells of a plurality scan chains in a circuit under test and are compared with test response data expected for a good CUT to generate check values. Based on the check values, partition pass/fail signals are generated by partitioning scheme generators. Each of the partitioning scheme generators is configured to generate one of the partition pass/fail signals for one of partitioning schemes. A partitioning scheme divides the scan cells into a set of non-overlapping partitions. Based on the partition pass/fail signals, a failure diagnosis process may be performed. | 10-20-2011 |
20120233512 | Two-Dimensional Scan Architecture - Aspects of the invention relate to techniques of using two-dimensional scan architecture for testing and diagnosis. A two-dimensional scan cell network may be constructed by coupling input for each scan cell to outputs for two or more other scan cells and/or primary inputs through a multiplexer. To test and diagnose the two-dimensional scan cell network, the two-dimensional scan cell network may be loaded with chain patterns and unloaded with corresponding chain test data along two or more sets of scan paths. Based on the chain test data, one or more defective scan cells or defective scan cell candidates may be determined. | 09-13-2012 |
20140101506 | TEST ACCESS MECHANISM FOR DIAGNOSIS BASED ON PARTITIONING SCAN CHAINS - Disclosed are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for partitioning-based Test Access Mechanisms (TAM). Test response data are captured by scan cells of a plurality scan chains in a circuit under test and are compared with test response data expected for a good CUT to generate check values. Based on the check values, partition pass/fail signals are generated by partitioning scheme generators. Each of the partitioning scheme generators is configured to generate one of the partition pass/fail signals for one of partitioning schemes. A partitioning scheme divides the scan cells into a set of non-overlapping partitions. Based on the partition pass/fail signals, a failure diagnosis process may be performed. | 04-10-2014 |
20140164859 | Dynamic Design Partitioning For Scan Chain Diagnosis - Aspects of the invention relate to techniques for chain fault diagnosis based on dynamic circuit design partitioning. Fan-out cones for scan cells of one or more faulty scan chains of a circuit design are determined and combined to derive a forward-tracing cone. Fan-in cones for scan cells of the one or more faulty scan chains and for failing observation points of the circuit design are determined and combined to derive a backward-tracing cone. By determining intersection of the forward-tracing cone and the backward-tracing cone, a chain diagnosis sub-circuit for the test failure file is generated. Using the process, a plurality of chain diagnosis sub-circuits may be generated for a plurality of test failure files. Scan chain fault diagnosis may then be performed on the plurality of chain diagnosis sub-circuits with a plurality of computers. | 06-12-2014 |
20150135151 | Canonical Forms Of Layout Patterns - Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to techniques for determining canonical forms of layout patterns. Coordinates of vertices of geometric elements in a window of a layout design are first transformed into new coordinates of the vertices, wherein the coordinates of vertices do not comprise clipped coordinates and the transforming comprises: performing a translation on the coordinates of vertices based on differences between maximum and minimum X/Y coordinate values of the vertices. Based on sums of X/Y coordinate values of the new coordinates of the vertices, a canonical form of the geometric elements is determined. The canonical form coordinates of the vertices may then be determined and sorted. The sorted canonical form coordinates may be employed for pattern matching. | 05-14-2015 |
20150234978 | Cell Internal Defect Diagnosis - Various aspects of the disclosed technology relate to cell internal defect diagnosis techniques. Defect candidates are first determined based on path-tracing through a circuit design. Then, cell internal defect suspects are determined from the defect candidates based on simulating failing test patterns by using cell internal fault models. The defect candidate determination may be further based on simulating the failing test patterns by using conventional fault models. The cell internal defect suspect determination may be further based on simulating passing test patterns by using the cell internal fault models. | 08-20-2015 |
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20090094491 | Apparatus and method for dynamically detecting improper configuration data provided in a network - A system (such as a process control system or communication system) includes one or more sources of configuration data (such as one or more BootP or DHCP servers). A testing mechanism transmits one or more requests for configuration data over a network. One or more sources of configuration data may respond to the requests, such as by providing configuration data (like IP addresses or NTP parameters) to the testing mechanism. The testing mechanism uses the response(s) to identify problems with the sources of configuration data. For example, if responses are received from multiple sources of configuration data, the testing mechanism could generate a notification indicating that a problem exists when the responses contain inconsistent configuration data. Also, if no responses are received, the testing mechanism could generate a notification indicating that a problem exists since no configuration data has been received. Any other or additional problems could also be detected. | 04-09-2009 |
20150067195 | HDMI SOURCE AND SINK DEVICE OVER SINGLE HDMI CONNECTOR - Embodiments described herein provide an electronic device with a connector that includes a HDMI source and a HDMI sink. The electronic device also includes logic to determine whether a device coupled to the connector is a data source or a data sink, and if the device coupled to the connector is a data source, configure the connector to receive data. | 03-05-2015 |
20150185800 | COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE POWER SAVINGS - In some embodiments a computing device includes a holder to hold an input device, a detector to detect whether the input device is held by the holder, and a controller to manage power of the device in response to the detection. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-02-2015 |
20150185806 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY SENSING THE PRESENCE AND INTENT OF AN OBJECT - A method for sensing, in an electronic device, the presence and inferring therefrom an intent of an object includes sensing a baseline ambient spatial average temperature for a sensed field of view, monitoring the sensed field of view for a variation in the ambient spatial average temperature of the field of view relative to the baseline, characterizing any detected variation, determining whether the detected variation is a recognized variation, and causing the electronic device to take at least one predetermined action responsive to a recognized variation. | 07-02-2015 |
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20110173506 | Clearing SCSI Reservations for Non-Detectable Initiators for Extended Duration - A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing storage system resources in a storage area network (SAN). A target data storage server registers itself within a storage area network (SAN) fabric to receive a Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) should a SCSI initiator become inactive. A SCSI initiator then requests reservation of a target LUN. In response, the target data server reserves the LUN for use by the SCSI initiator. If a RSCN is received by the target data storage server, then a GID_PN server request, which comprises the unique identifier of SCSI initiator, is generated after a predetermined time interval and a SAN fabric name server. If the name server's response to the GID_PN server request is positive, then the SCSI initiator was detected as being active and the target data storage server keeps the reservation for the LUN active for the SCSI initiator. Otherwise, the reservation for the LUN is released for use by other SCSI initiators. | 07-14-2011 |
20120179807 | Clearing SCSI Reservations for Non-Detectable Initiators for Extended Duration - A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing storage system resources in a storage area network (SAN). A target data storage server registers itself within a storage area network (SAN) fabric to receive a Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) should a SCSI initiator become inactive. A SCSI initiator then requests reservation of a target LUN. In response, the target data server reserves the LUN for use by the SCSI initiator. If a RSCN is received by the target data storage server, then a GID_PN server request, which comprises the unique identifier of SCSI initiator, is generated after a predetermined time interval and a SAN fabric name server. If the name server's response to the GID_PN server request is positive, then the SCSI initiator was detected as being active and the target data storage server keeps the reservation for the LUN active for the SCSI initiator. Otherwise, the reservation for the LUN is released for use by other SCSI initiators. | 07-12-2012 |
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20120236216 | Wavelength Selective Switch - An optical switching device has multiple input ports and multiple output ports and is capable of switching a wavelength component from any of the input ports to any of the output ports. The optical switching device is configured with beam steering arrays that are controlled to provide the switching from any of the input ports to any of the output ports. The beam steering arrays may be microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirror arrays or liquid-crystal on silicon (LCOS) panels. In addition, an array of beam-polarizing liquid-crystal elements provides wavelength-independent attenuation. | 09-20-2012 |
20130038865 | Embedded Optical Time Domain Reflectometer for Optically Amplified Links - Fiber-optic communications systems are provided for optical communications networks. Fiber-optic communications links may be provided that use spans of transmission fiber to carry optical data signals on wavelength-division-multiplexing channels at different wavelengths between nodes. An apparatus and method are disclosed to use one optical light source per node to perform OTDR and LCV to satisfy safety concerns and accelerate the verification of the integrity of optical fiber links, before the application of high Raman laser powered light sources to a fiber link. A system using only one receiver per node is also disclosed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130114957 | DUAL PATH WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - An optical switching device with a switch-and-select architecture uses a single multi-port optical channel router, such as a wavelength selective switch, as a bidirectional switching device. The optical switching device includes the multi-port optical channel router and optical circulators coupled to the input/output ports of the multi-port optical channel router. The optical circulators couple one or more output ports and one or more input ports of the optical switching device to the input/output ports of the optical channel router so that the optical channel router provides symmetric, bi-directional switching at an optical network node. | 05-09-2013 |
20130202297 | MULTICAST OPTICAL SWITCH - A multicast optical switch includes a free-space optical assembly of discrete splitters, cylindrical optics, and a linear array of reflective switching devices, such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirrors, to provide low-loss, high-performance multicast switching in a compact configuration. The assembly of optical splitters may include multiple planar lightwave circuit splitters or a multi-reflection beam splitter that includes a linear array of partially reflecting mirrors, each of a different reflectivity. | 08-08-2013 |
20150188285 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Optical Fibre Characteristics - An optical amplifier assembly for determining a parameter of an optical fibre configured to amplify an optical signal being propagated therethrough, the assembly comprising: at least one amplifier pump light source assembly configured to transmit light at a plurality of wavelengths into the optical fibre; a receiver configured to receive light that has propagated through at least part of the optical fibre; and a processor configured to determine the parameter of the optical fibre based on the received light. | 07-02-2015 |
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20130199497 | AIR INJECTION TIMED WITH EXHAUST RELEASE - Embodiments for injecting air into exhaust ports of an engine are provided. In one example, a multi-cylinder engine method comprises combusting a rich air-fuel mixture, injecting air into a first cylinder's exhaust port and not into a second cylinder's exhaust port during the first cylinder's exhaust stroke, and injecting air into the second cylinder's exhaust port and not into the first cylinder's exhaust port during the second cylinder's exhaust stroke. In this way, injection into each exhaust port may be timed with exhaust release into each exhaust port. | 08-08-2013 |
20150209769 | HYDROCARBON TRAP WITH INCREASED ZEOLITE LOADING AND IMPROVED ADSORPTION CAPACITY - A hydrocarbon trap is provided for reducing cold-start hydrocarbon emissions. The trap comprises a monolithic flow-through substrate having a porosity of at least 60% and including a zeolite loading of at least 4 g/in | 07-30-2015 |
20150369100 | REVERSE FLOW HYDROCARBON TRAP - A reverse flow hydrocarbon trap is provided that improves the conversion of hydrocarbons present in the exhaust gases of a vehicle to more environmentally benign compounds during cold engine starts. The trap includes a substrate having at least one exhaust gas passage therethrough, with the walls of the exhaust gas passage including a hydrocarbon trapping material and an oxidative catalyst. The substrate includes an inlet for hot exhaust gas from a vehicle engine and an outlet for the exhaust gas and further includes an inlet channel, an outlet channel, and an intermediate channel through which exhaust gas flows. The intermediate channel is oriented such that the flow of exhaust gas through the exhaust gas passage is reversed from the direction of flow in the inlet and outlet channels to improve the performance of the hydrocarbon trap. | 12-24-2015 |
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20140280758 | Methods and Systems for Providing Location-Based Subsidized Access to Network Content - An exemplary method includes a content delivery system 1) detecting a request provided by a mobile device associated with a user to access network content by way of a network provided by a network service provider, 2) determining that the mobile device is located within a sponsored geographic area at a time of the request, and 3) providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the mobile device in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between a sponsoring entity associated with the sponsored geographic area and the network service provider. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20150249750 | DYNAMIC AUCTIONING OF UNUSED NETWORK CAPACITY - A network device receives utilization information, for an infrastructure network, that provides data for individual segments of the infrastructure network. Based on the data for the individual segments, the network device generates a costing matrix that includes prices for each segment of the individual segments. The network device identifies particular segments of the infrastructure network associated with an end-to-end path for a subscriber and generates pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path. The pricing is based on the costing matrix and a particular time period. The network device provides, to the subscriber, a user interface that includes service plan options with the pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path and receives, via the user interface, a selection of one of the service plan options. The network device sends instructions to provision the infrastructure network to support the selected service plan option. | 09-03-2015 |
20160055536 | PROVIDING OFFERS FOR PURCHASE BASED ON REAL-TIME USER DATA - A device may obtain near real-time user data. The near real-time user data may be transmitted by an active application of a user device, and may include information identifying a current geographical location of a user of the user device and information identifying the user. The device may identify offers, for goods or services, relating to the near real-time user data. The device may transmit information regarding a particular offer, of the offers, to the active application to cause the active application to display the information regarding the particular offer. The information regarding the particular offer may be displayed via an interface, of the active application, being used by the user. The interface may provide financial information of the user for purchasing the offer. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057472 | PROVIDING ON-DEMAND AUDIENCE BASED ON NETWORK - A device receives, from a client device, a first request associated with target audience criteria and a time constraint. Based on the target audience criteria, the device sends, to an information device, a network state request. In response to the network state request, the device receives, from the information device, a network state response including user data associated with user devices. Based on the network state response, the device determines a predicted network state, including predicted user data associated with the user devices, associated with the time constraint. Based on the predicted network state and the target audience criteria, the device determines a predicted quantity of user devices associated with both the target audience criteria and the time constraint. The device sends, to the client device, a first response based on the determination of the predicted quantity of user devices. | 02-25-2016 |