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20110212748 | HANDOFF FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE MODE FOR COMMUNICATIONS - An automobile communication system includes an outgoing communication controller that receives a communication from a first input source in a first operating mode and a second input source in a second operating mode. The system also includes an input selector that selects the first input source in the first mode and the second input source in the second mode and a mode selector operable by an automobile passenger that determines the operating mode. The system also includes an incoming communication controller that receives an incoming communication from a cellular phone and an output selector that provides an output of the incoming communication controller to a first output device in the first operating mode and to the second output device in the second mode. | 09-01-2011 |
20120129494 | AUTO CONFIGURATION FOR A DIAL-UP NETWORKING SYSTEM - A system and method of a Dial-Up Networking (DUN) approach is disclosed. The DUN system authenticates a wireless network between a portable electronic device and a control module. The DUN system includes the portable electronic device, a transceiver, and the control module. A wireless service carrier is associated with the portable electronic device. The control module includes control logic for determining the wireless service carrier associated with the portable electronic device. The control module further includes control logic for establishing the wireless network connection between the control module and the portable electronic device. | 05-24-2012 |
20130059575 | DEVICE-INTEROPERABILITY NOTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AN INTEROPERABILITY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A VEHICLE - A device-interoperability notification method and system are disclosed herein. The method involves establishing a connection between an electronic device and a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle. Via the telematics unit, data obtained from the device is transmitted to a data aggregator at a call center. From the data, the data aggregator recognizes that an interoperability issue exists between the device and the vehicle within which the device is disposed. Via a communications module at the call center, a message is sent to the telematics unit or the electronic device, and this message includes information pertaining to an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle. The system includes elements to perform the steps of the method above. Also disclosed herein is a method for assessing the interoperability between an electronic device and a vehicle. | 03-07-2013 |
20130231052 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES IN A VEHICLE - A method and system for establishing secure short range wireless communication between devices in a vehicle. The method involves obtaining a vehicle identifier associated with the vehicle and a module identifier associated with a vehicle module. Then, the method determines a secure pin number for the vehicle module and a similar pin for a vehicle telematics unit. Once the secure pin number is determined at both devices then the devices can communicate via short range wireless communication in a secure manner using the secure pin number. | 09-05-2013 |
20140051456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VEHICLE APPLICATIONS USING HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS DATA PIPES - A method for determining which of a plurality of data connectivity pipes will be used to transmit data for one or more applications operating on a vehicle. The method identifies which of the applications are active at a particular point in time and identifies a number of available configurations based on the number of applications that are active and the number of the data pipes that are available to transmit the data for the application. The method identifies a plurality of performance metrics for each configuration and determines an optimal performance value for each performance metric from all of the configurations. The method then determines an overall utility function for each configuration that is based on its performance metrics and the optimal performance value and selects a data pipe for each application that is active based on a maximum overall utility function from each application's available overall utility functions. | 02-20-2014 |
20140079217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE PAIRING OF MOBILE DEVICES WITH VEHICLES USING TELEMATICS SYSTEM - A method for establishing secure wireless communications between a mobile device and a vehicle, where a user is not required to enter a password, but instead the telematics system is used to bootstrap the trust between the mobile device and the vehicle. The user initiates the process by pressing a button on the mobile device to request pairing. The vehicle uses its secure OnStar cellular communication link to verify the mobile device with the OnStar server, which generates and sends a session key to the vehicle via the vehicle-OnStar cellular connection, and also sends the session key to the mobile device via the device's own cellular connection. The session key serves as a shared secret, such that the vehicle can issue a secrecy challenge to the mobile device. When the mobile device responds appropriately, a trusted wireless communications link can be established between the mobile device and the vehicle. | 03-20-2014 |
20140201259 | Method and Apparatus of Using Separate Reverse Channel for User Input in Mobile Device Display Replication - A method of controlling media content between a portable device and a head control unit. A first link is initiated for transmitting control signals between a control client and a control server. A second link is initiated for transmitting media content between a data server and a data client. The first link has a lower traffic volume capacity than the second link and a shorter latency for the control signals than for the media content signal over the second link. The control client generates control signals identifying a user's request and transmits the control signals to the control server using the first link. The control server provides instructions to the data server for executing the user request. The retrieved media data is transmitted from the data server to the data client using the second link. The media data is output to the user over the media output device. | 07-17-2014 |
20140378055 | PAIRING A WIRELESS DEVICES WITHIN A VEHICLE - A system and a method for establishing short range wireless communication between two vehicle modules. The system determines the availability of a first vehicle module and a second vehicle module to establish a short range wireless communication connection. The determination may be based upon whether the first vehicle module is storing pairing data. The system validates the pairing data at the second vehicle module using a wired connection. If the pairing data is validated, the first and second vehicle modules may establish a wireless connection using at least a portion of the pairing data. When the wireless connection ends, the system may re-determine the availability and revalidate any pairing data via the wired connection before establishing a wireless connection. | 12-25-2014 |
20150208457 | MANAGING TRADITIONAL WI-FI AND WI-FI DIRECT CONNECTIONS USING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method of managing short-range wireless links between a primary wireless device and a plurality of secondary wireless devices includes initiating a short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and a secondary wireless device configured to communicate using a traditional Wi-Fi protocol; providing the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device using a Wi-Fi direct protocol, wherein the primary wireless device acts as a group owner and the secondary wireless device acts as a group member; detecting the presence of an additional secondary wireless device, acting as a server, using the primary wireless device; ending use of the Wi-Fi direct protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; beginning use of the traditional Wi-Fi protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; and providing another short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the additional secondary wireless device using the Wi-Fi direct protocol, wherein the primary wireless device acts as a group member to the additional secondary wireless device. | 07-23-2015 |
20150237099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR DELAY AND JITTER - Methods and systems for compensating for delay or jitter are provided. The methods, for example, may include, but are not limited to receiving, by a processor, one or more data streams from one or more electronic devices, transmitting, by the processor, the one or more data streams to one or more displays, determining, by the processor, delay and jitter in the one or more data streams transmitted by the processor, and requesting, by the processor, at least one of the one or more electronic devices to adjust a respective data stream via a communication system. | 08-20-2015 |
20150245181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE-BASED MOBILE DEVICE SCREEN PROJECTION - A mobile device screen projection system for an in-vehicle display is provided. The system receives mobile device content from a mobile device, receives context data from a plurality of information sources associated with at least one of the vehicle and the mobile device, determines an integrated context based on the context data, and selectively renders the mobile device content on the in-vehicle display based on the integrated context. | 08-27-2015 |
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20090278111 | RESISTIVE CHANGING DEVICE - A device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a memory array having a first array of nanotubes, a second array of nanotubes, and a resistive change material located between the first and second array of nanotubes. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-12-2009 |
20130279245 | ADAPTIVE RESISTIVE DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a nanoelectrode having a gap, and a resistive change material located in the gap, wherein an application of a voltage potential across first and second terminals of the nanoelectrode causes the resistive change material to modify at least one non-volatile memory state of the resistive change material. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
20130285001 | METHODS FOR FORMING A NANOWIRE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for depositing a first material that substantially covers a nanoheater, applying a signal to the nanoheater to remove a first portion of the first material covering the nanoheater to form a trench aligned with the nanoheater, depositing a second material in the trench, and removing a second portion of the first material and a portion of the second material to form a nanowire comprising a remaining portion of the second material covering the nanoheater along the trench. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-31-2013 |
20140042381 | STATE CHANGING DEVICE - A device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a memory array having a first array of nanotubes, a second array of nanotubes, and a state changing material located between the first and second array of nanotubes. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-13-2014 |
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20090030614 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FORMATION TESTER DATA PROCESSING - A method for data processing includes transforming measurement data acquired in the time domain during an oilfield operation into a second domain to produce transformed data; identifying distortions in the transformed data; removing the distortions from the transformed data; and transforming back from the second domain to the time domain to produce cleaned-up data. The transforming measurement data may use a Fourier transform or a wavelet transform. The method may further include compressing the cleaned-up data or reconstructing signals from the cleaned-up data. A method for data processing includes decomposing measurement data, which are acquired in an oilfield operation, using a low pass filter to produce a first dataset; decomposing the measurement data using a high pass filter to produce a second dataset; removing distortions from the second dataset to yield a corrected second dataset; and reconstructing a corrected dataset from the first dataset and the corrected second dataset. | 01-29-2009 |
20090165548 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELL DATA ANALYSIS - Examples of techniques for analyzing well data which may be encountered during formation testing are disclosed. Certain portions of the tests may exhibit an indication of anomalous behavior, defects, errors or events that may have occurred during testing. One or more confidence tokens may be identified during or after the execution of a test. One or more of these confidence tokens may be analyzed to determine whether such anomalous behavior, defects, errors or events have occurred during the test. These confidence tokens may then be used to determine a level of confidence in the results derived from the tests performed and/or their underlying data and interpretation. | 07-02-2009 |
20110107830 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A RESERVOIR - An apparatus comprising a downhole tool configured for conveyance within a borehole penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises: a probe assembly configured to seal a region of a wall of the borehole; a perforator configured to penetrate a portion of the sealed region of the borehole wall by projecting through the probe assembly; a fluid chamber comprising a fluid; and a pump configured to inject the fluid from the fluid chamber into the formation through the perforator. | 05-12-2011 |
20120316788 | Formation Testing Planning And Monitoring - An example method comprises collecting formation temperature data along a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, determining test operating parameter values, performing a wellbore hydraulic simulation of the response of wellbore fluid conditions to the test operating parameter values and the formation temperature data, determining whether the response of wellbore fluid conditions is indicative of one of a well control and a well stability problem, and initiating a test based on the determination whether the response of wellbore fluid conditions is indicative of one of a well control and a well stability problem. | 12-13-2012 |
20140096955 | DETERMINING FLUID COMPOSITION DOWNHOLE FROM OPTICAL SPECTRA - Obtaining in-situ optical spectral data associated with a formation fluid flowing through a downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus, and predicting a parameter of the formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus based on projection of the obtained spectral data onto a matrix that corresponds to a predominant fluid type of the formation fluid. | 04-10-2014 |
20140096979 | PACKER ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED SEALING LAYER SHAPE - A packer assembly with an enhanced sealing layer is provided. The packer assembly may have an outer bladder with drains. The packer assembly may further have an inflatable inner packer disposed inside the outer bladder such that inflation of the inner packer causes the outer bladder to expand. End pieces may be coupled to the inner bladder and the outer bladder, and flowlines may be in fluid communication with the drains and the end pieces. A piston ring may reinforce the packer assembly. The piston ring may have three or more passive pistons which expand with the packer assembly during testing. | 04-10-2014 |
20140102714 | DRILLING TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A drilling system includes a first section of a drilling tool having a collar configured to hold internal components of the first section. The drilling system also includes a second section of the drilling tool configured to be coupled with the first section in a specific orientation relative to the first section. The second section is interchangeable with at least one different section. | 04-17-2014 |
20140111347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING ONE OR MORE MEASURMENTS AND/OR SAMPLES - A system and method collects one or more measurements within a borehole formed in a subsurface reservoir. The system and method provides a first downhole component having an expandable element and a first port formed in a layer of the expandable element. A wireless transceiver is connected to the first downhole component, wherein the wireless transceiver is adapted to transmit one or more wireless signals within the borehole. A first wireless sensor located at the first port and remotely with respect to the wireless transceiver, wherein the first wireless sensor is configure to receive the one or more wireless signals and collect at least one measurement within the borehole or perform at least one task related to the borehole or subsurface reservoir about the borehole. | 04-24-2014 |
20140150545 | Scattering Detection from Downhole Optical Spectra - Obtaining in-situ, at a first time, first optical spectral data associated with a formation fluid flowing through a downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus, and then obtaining in-situ, at a second time after the first time, second optical spectral data associated with the formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus. A wavelength-independent scattering intensity within the formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus is then determined based on the first and second optical spectral data, and a wavelength-dependent scattering intensity within the formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling apparatus is determined based on the first and second optical spectral data. | 06-05-2014 |
20140166269 | DOWNHOLE SAMPLING OF COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS - A downhole compressible fluid sampling tool includes a primary fluid flow line deployed between a fluid inlet probe and a fluid outlet line. A fluid analysis module and a fluid pumping module are deployed in the primary fluid flow line. The fluid pumping module includes a pump in parallel with a bypass flow line having a bypass valve. A compressible fluid sampling vessel is deployed in parallel with and in fluid communication with the primary flow line. A method for obtaining a sample of a compressible downhole fluid includes turning off the pump and opening the bypass valve to enable the downhole fluid to flow into the fluid sampling vessel. The pump may then be optionally turned back on to pressurize the sample. | 06-19-2014 |
20140166275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A FORMATION - A method and/or a system determines mechanical properties of a fluid-bearing formation. One or more packers may be used to measure and/or collect data regarding mechanical properties of a formation. The formation characteristics may be, for example, the stability of the formation, design parameters for frac-pack/gravel-pack operations, and sand production. The packer may expand within a wellbore of a formation until enough pressure is applied to fracture a wall of the wellbore. Before, during and/or after the fracturing of the wall, multiple measurements may be taken by the packer. After fractures are initiated, fluid may be pumped into and/or drawn from the formation using drains disposed on the packer. Additional packers may be used above and/or below the packer for isolating intervals of the wellbore. | 06-19-2014 |
20140290941 | Sample Capture Prioritization - A method for determining formation fluid sample quality includes analyzing sample capture data to identify distinguishing features indicative of whether a successful sample capture has occurred within a downhole tool. The method further includes prioritizing, based on the analysis, the sample capture data for transmission to a surface system. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293282 | Optical Spectrometer And Downhole Spectrometry Method - An optical spectrometer includes a near black body light source, a reference detector in a first optical path and a single measurement detector in a second optical path. A sample cell including a fluid flow line may be positioned in the second optical path upstream of the measurement detector. Optical energy ma be emitted at a plurality of filament temperatures and first and second sets of optical intensities measured at the reference and measurement detectors. The first and second sets of optical intensities may be processed to compute a substantially continuous transmittance spectrum of a fluid sample in the fluid flow line by inverting the acquired optical intensity measurements. | 10-02-2014 |
20140360257 | System And Method For Estimating Oil Formation Volume Factor Downhole - A system includes a downhole formation fluid sampling tool and a processor. An optical spectrometer of the downhole formation fluid sampling tool is able to measure an optical characteristic of a formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling tool over a plurality of wavelengths. The optical spectrometer generates optical spectra data indicative of this optical characteristic. The processor is designed to receive the optical spectra data generated by the optical spectrometer and to estimate a formation volume factor of the formation fluid based on the optical spectra data. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360259 | System And Method For Quantifying Uncertainty Of Predicted Petroleum Fluid Properties - A system includes a downhole formation fluid sampling tool. The system also includes an optical spectrometer of the downhole formation fluid sampling tool and a processor. The optical spectrometer is able to measure an optical characteristic of a formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling tool over a plurality of wavelengths. The optical spectrometer is designed to generate optical spectra data indicative of the optical characteristic. The processor is able to receive the optical spectra data generated by the optical spectrometer, to predict a parameter corresponding to one component of multiple components of the formation fluid based on the optical spectra data, and to calculate an uncertainty in the predicted parameter based on the optical spectra data. | 12-11-2014 |
20150013968 | System And Method For Operating A Pump In A Downhole Tool - A method includes pumping fluid from outside of a downhole tool through a flowline of the downhole tool with a pump and taking first measurements, using at least one sensor, within the flowline during a first stage of pumping the fluid. The method further includes estimating a saturation pressure of the fluid, via a processor, based on the first measurements and a saturation pressure model generated based on second measurements taken using the at least one sensor during a second stage of pumping the fluid, and operating the pump to maintain a fluid pressure in the flowline greater than the estimated saturation pressure. | 01-15-2015 |
20150107349 | MUD LOGGING DEPTH AND COMPOSITION MEASUREMENTS - A sample that includes formation content from a subsurface formation and other sample constituents is obtained while the sample is in close proximity to the subsurface formation. While downhole, the formation content is separated from the other sample constituents by passing the sample through an oil-wet porous plate, a water-wet porous plate, or through both plates, and analyzed. Various petrophysical properties of the formation content may be determined. To further separate the formation content, one may pass the sample through a mesh, pass the sample into an expansion chamber, or draw the sample into a chamber using a moveable piston. The formation content may be analyzed downhole using, for example, a mass spectrometer, FTIR, or chromatograph. The hydrocarbon contribution from oil based drilling fluid can be accounted for. Alternatively, a capsule may be charged with “live” formation content and conveyed uphole to be analyzed. | 04-23-2015 |
20150135814 | Method And Apparatus For Water-Based Mud Filtrate Contamination Monitoring In Real Time Downhole Water Sampling - A method and apparatus for performing water based mud-filtrate contamination monitoring in real time through evaluation of downhole water sampling. | 05-21-2015 |
20150176376 | Packer Tool Including Multiple Ports - A tool to be used within a wellbore including a wall, the wellbore extending through a formation including formation fluid, includes a first packer and a second packer. The first packer includes a packer port to enable formation fluid flow through the first packer, with the second packer spaced from the first packer. The first packer and the second packer are expandable to abut the wellbore wall to form an interval within the wellbore between the first packer and the second packer, in which the tool further includes an interval port in fluid communication with the interval. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176407 | Method of Obtaining Asphaltene Content of Crude Oils - A method for measuring asphaltene content of a crude oil is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring an optical density of a live crude oil within a well and calculating a formation volume factor of the live crude oil based on the measured optical density. The method also includes determining asphaltene content of the live crude oil based on the measured optical density and the calculated formation volume factor of the live crude oil. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed. | 06-25-2015 |
20150204189 | Method And Apparatus For Identifying Fluid Attributes - A method for identifying the type of a sampled formation fluid, such as a hydrocarbon, is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring absorbance by a sample of a formation fluid at multiple wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation with a spectrometer. The method also includes distinguishing between multiple fluid types to identify a fluid type of the sample most likely to match an actual fluid type of the sample based on the measured absorbance at two or more wavelengths of the multiple wavelengths. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 07-23-2015 |
20150211363 | Method of Estimating Uncontaminated Fluid Properties During Sampling - According to certain embodiments, formation fluid properties, such as gas-oil ratio (GOR), formation volume factor (FVF), and density, may be measured at multiple times during sampling. In one embodiment, data representing the measured properties is analyzed and a characteristic of interest is determined through extrapolation from the analyzed data. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150354353 | System And Method For Estimating Oil Formation Volume Factor Downhole - A system includes a downhole formation fluid sampling tool and a processor. An optical spectrometer of the downhole formation fluid sampling tool is able to measure an optical characteristic of a formation fluid flowing through the downhole formation fluid sampling tool over a plurality of wavelengths. The optical spectrometer generates optical spectra data indicative of this optical characteristic. The processor is designed to receive the optical spectra data generated by the optical spectrometer and to estimate a formation volume factor of the formation fluid based on the optical spectra data. | 12-10-2015 |