| 01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20130002406 | ELECTRONIC LABEL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic label system and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic label system includes a control unit and a plurality of electronic label units. The control unit is used for sending display information. The electronic label units are coupled to the control unit to receive the display information and display according to the corresponding display information, respectively. The electronic label units respectively output a plurality of state information to the control unit so that the control unit can monitor operation states of the electronic label units according to the state information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002407 | RF-LINK MARGIN MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system and method for conducting dynamic RF-link margin tests in an electronic toll collection for non-stationary vehicles travelling up to highway speed. The system maintains a list of candidate transponders and, during the course of a normal toll collection, if a transponder is on the list then the system schedules a margin test for a later handshake in the capture zone. At a location at or near the peak margin test the system conducts a margin test during one or more of the reader-transponder handshakes. The attenuation may be dynamically controlled by the system using a variable attenuator in the RF path from the reader RF module to the antenna. Distributing the margin measurement over multiple passes of a vehicle through the capture zone provides for a highway speed method of measuring link margin. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002408 | Control Lockout for an Electronic Apparatus - An electronic system including a user interface for transmitting an operational parameter control signal in response to manual manipulation of the user interface. A processor is coupled to the user interface and adjusts an operational parameter of the electronic system in response to receiving the operational parameter control signal. An actuatable device is actuated by a user. In response to the user actuation, the actuatable device prevents the processor from adjusting the operational parameter of the electronic system. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002409 | POWERLINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH ADAPTABLE INTERFACE - A Power Line Communications (PLC) device includes a processing module, memory, and a communication interface. In a first operation, the PLC device determines that the PLC device will service communications with a first remote PLC device according to a first PLC communication standard and configures the communication interface to service communications according to the first PLC communication standard. In a second operation, the PLC device determines that the PLC device will service communications with a second remote PLC device according to a second PLC communication standard and configures the communication interface to service communications according to the second PLC communication standard, wherein the first PLC communication standard and the second PLC communication standard are differing and incompatible PLC communication standards. The PLC device may also configure the communication interface to service non-PLC communications such as LAN, WAN, WLAN, cable modem, and other communications. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002410 | RECEIVER CIRCUIT - A receiver circuit includes an analog front-end circuit, a first adaptation circuit, and a second adaptation circuit. A method operates the receiver circuit. The analog front-end circuit is configured to resolve an output signal from an input signal as a function of adjustable parameters. The first adaptation circuit is coupled to the analog front-end circuit and is configured to determine values of the adjustable parameters responsive to the output signal. The second adaptation circuit is coupled to the analog front-end circuit and to the first adaptation circuit. The second adaptation circuit is configured to adjust the values of the adjustable parameters responsive to one or more operating conditions of the receiver circuit. These operating conditions include a temperature and/or a power supply voltage of the receiver circuit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002411 | HAPTIC ACTUATOR APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREOF - A haptic actuator apparatus and a method of making the same include an ultrasonically vibrating motor and its housing. The housing includes a guide structure coupled to the ultrasonically vibrating motor and at least one spring. The guide structure defines at least one path of motion of the ultrasonically vibrating motor. The at least one spring delimits the at least one path and generates human-detectable vibrations in response to an impact with the ultrasonically vibrating motor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002412 | IN-VEHICLE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An in-vehicle image display apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided which includes a state detecting device that detects a state of surroundings of the vehicle; a display device that is provided at least in an entire front window section of the vehicle and capable of displaying information over the entire window section; an image generating device that generates image data for displaying a image of surroundings of the vehicle on the display device based on detection results from the state detecting device; and a display control device that makes the display device display an image represented by the image data generated by the image generating device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002413 | METHOD FOR MONITORING BY COLLABORATING BETWEEN MTC DEVICES, RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method for collaboratively monitoring by means of MTC devices in a wireless communication network and related MTC devices and system. Each of the MTC devices is connected to a MTC server via said wireless communication network and includes a transceiver having a unique ID and security code, and said transceiver periodically broadcasts its normal or abnormal status information to other MTC devices within a certain range in the vicinity of that MTC device and detects and identifies other MTC devices within said range. Said method comprises that, in case that the MTC device is operated illegally: if its transceiver is not destroyed, then the MTC device will send an alarm message to the MTC server and report information about its current location; if its transceiver is destroyed, then the MTC device will send once to the MTC server an alarm message, and said other MTC device(s) will send to the MTC server an alarm message and report information about their current location since it does not detect a legal broadcast signal sent by the MTC device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002414 | VEHICLE METER CLUSTER - A vehicle meter cluster basically includes a meter cluster housing, an instrument display, a lens and a light source. The lens is disposed in front of the instrument display and includes a reflective area. The light source is mounted on the meter cluster housing or proximate to the meter cluster housing. The light source is configured to selectively emit light toward the reflective area of the lens to selectively provide warning information on the reflective area. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002415 | Vehicular telematics device with voltage sensor-predicated GPS reciever activation - A vehicle-status-evaluating device is operable to distinguishably sense between inactive-vehicle and active-vehicle states and includes a power-switch operable to selectively power-up an associated vehicular device in response to a vehicle-status-evaluating device sensed active-vehicle state. An on-board, battery-powered telematics device, a telematics system, and a telematics display and a related method are included. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002416 | Steering Wheels for Vehicle Control in Manual and Autonomous Driving - Systems and methods for switching between manual-mode steering and autonomous-mode steering, including a steering wheel assembly sending a signal to an autonomous driving electronic control unit, to engage autonomous-mode steering, in response to an autonomous interface steering wheel of the assembly having been moved from a first position to a second position. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002417 | BIOLOGICAL STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE - It is possible to determine the biological state of the driver of a vehicle with high accuracy. In a biological state determination device, since a driver biological state which is the biological state of the driver is estimated on the basis of information representing the biological state of the driver, a weight is set for each driver biological state on the basis of information representing the level of possibility of erroneously estimating the driver biological state, and each driver biological state is weighted on the basis of the set weight, the weighted driver biological state becomes information in which the possibility of erroneous estimation is taken into consideration. The presence/absence of an abnormality in the biological state of the driver is determined on the basis of a plurality of weighted driver biological states, thereby improving determination accuracy of the biological state of the driver of the vehicle. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002418 | ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED DISPLAY DEVICE - An engine rotational speed display device includes a rotational speed sensor and a pulse rotor. An engine rotational speed calculating unit is configured to calculate an engine rotational speed by a moving average of a detected value of a crankshaft rotational speed pulse. A display unit is configured to display the engine rotational speed on a meter by electrical processing. When the crankshaft rotational speed pulse is not detected in a detection time equal to or more than a predetermined value, the engine rotational speed calculating unit determines that the engine rotational speed is “0,” and the engine rotational speed of “0” is displayed on the meter. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002419 | CAR DOOR WARNING SYSTEM - A car door warning system includes a sensing unit, a control unit and a warning unit. The sensing unit is disposed at a door handle of at least one car door. When the door handle is approached or touched by an object, the sensing unit generates a sensing signal before the door handle is moved. The control unit receives the sensing signal and generates a control signal. The warning unit receives the control signal and generates a warning signal. The car door warning system can send out a warning signal in advance before the door handle is moved or before the car door is opened, and can prevent accidents while the car door is opened. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002420 | MOBILE MEDICAL WORKSTATION - A medical workstation is defined by a supporting structure having at least one medical diagnostic instrument disposed thereupon. A first display is further disposed on a first side of the supporting structure and a second display is disposed on a second side of the supporting structure in a manner substantially opposite from the first display. Each of the first and second displays are interconnected to the at least one medical diagnostic instrument to permit at least one of the displays in order to display diagnostic results and are tandemly or independently controllable. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002421 | Electronic Device and Method Providing Activation of an Improved Bedtime Mode of Operation - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode comprises a number of features that are conducive to sleep by performing operations that minimize distractions to a user, and all such operations are initiated by execution of the BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode can be triggered in a variety of fashions, such as by setting an alarm or by docking the device with a predetermined other device such as a docking station. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002422 | WIRELESS SHELF PUSHER ACTIVITY DETECTION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - According to some example embodiments, systems, apparatus, methods, computer readable media, and computer program products are provided for implementing a wireless shelf pusher activity detection system. One example apparatus is a monitoring device for monitoring theft or sales activity associated with a product pusher device. The monitoring device may include a sensor configured to detect movement of a pusher member of the product pusher device, a wireless communications interface, and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive at least one sensor signal from the sensor indicating movement of the pusher member, determine a product movement activity type based on characteristics of the at least one sensor signal, and generate, for transmission via the wireless communications interface, a pusher activity message indicating the product movement activity type. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002423 | RFID Antenna for In-Body Device - RFID antennas for ingestible devices, such as ingestible event markers, are provided. Aspects of the ingestible devices of the invention include RFID signal transmission antennas with a battery that is activated upon being exposed to fluid in the body. Embodiments of the RFID antennas are configured to emit a detectable signal upon contact with a target physiological site. Also provided are methods of making and using the devices of the invention. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002424 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING USAGE AND PREDICTING FAILURE OF VISUAL NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES - A system and method for monitoring usage and predicting failure of visual notification appliances are disclosed. The visual notification appliances may be strobe lights, which can be provided with an internal counter circuit that obtains a cumulative tally of the number of times the strobe has flashed. Since strobe service life is directly proportional to the number of flashes, monitoring the number of flashes enables proactive repair or replacement of the strobe prior to failure. Flash counts can be stored in the appliance and periodically transmitted to a remote location such as a fire panel or remote monitoring center. Flash counts can also be locally displayed, or can be readable by a user with a handheld device. Alarms or other indications may automatically be generated to alert building or service personnel when an end of life condition is approaching for one or more strobes. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002425 | AUGMENTED REALITY EXCESSIVE NOISE DISPLAY AND WARNING SYSTEM - An augmented reality sensing system and an associated method for visually informing a user of a sound level condition. The system includes a sound detector. The system includes a microcomputer operatively connected to receive sound level data from the sound detector and process the sound level data to determine information to be displayed to the user. The system includes a visual indicator operatively connected to the microcomputer and positioned in a field of vision of the user to display the determined information about sound level data for visual perception by the user simultaneously with the use being able to visually perceive reality. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002426 | ENHANCED SENSORS IN THREE DIMENSIONAL SCANNING SYSTEM - Various improvements to three dimensional imaging systems having inflatable membranes are disclosed. These improvements include, among other things, a proximity sensor that can be used to warn a user of the device when approaching a feature in a cavity, such as an eardrum in an ear canal; or optical sensors with an optical coating matching the refractive index of the medium in which the optical sensors are deployed, to improve data acquisition. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002427 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING NOTIFICATIONS IN A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and method for providing customizing notifications is disclosed. Event generation and handling components are associated with different device event types and for generating a notification event upon occurrence of an event handled by the respective event generation and handling component is provided. Profile management component manages user profiles defining user preferences of notifications associated with different incoming device event types and managing profile exceptions defining one or more notification exceptions to the user profiles. A user notification component generates a user notification for a generated notification event from one or more of the plurality of event generation and handling components in accordance with one of the one or more profile exceptions if a condition of the generated notification event matches a condition of the profile exception or matches with an active user profile of the user profiles that is selected for specifying current user preferences for notifications. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002428 | HIDDEN BURGLAR ALARM DEVICE FOR A DOOR OR WINDOW - A hidden burglar alarm device for a door or window includes a casing, an alarm mechanism mounted in the casing, a separator detachably inserted into the casing, a magnetic set detachably connecting the separator to the casing, a connector connected with the separator, a ballast fixed on the connector and a flexible wire connected with the ballast. The alarm mechanism includes an alarm member and a trigger connected with the alarm member. The separator selectively abuts against the trigger. The magnetic set includes a metallic object fixed on the separator and a magnet portion fixed on the casing for magnetically attracting the metallic object. The connector has two ends respectively fixed on the separator and the ballast. The flexible wire has two ends respectively fixed on the ballast and a door or window. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002429 | ACTIVITY MONITOR TO ALLEVIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ABUSE - An activity monitor which can be pre-programmed at the factory, the doctors office or the pharmacist, or that can be programmed by the user. The activity monitor is affixed to a medicine bottle or container and activity associated with the bottle or container, such as movement, opening, volume changes, etc. are monitored in view to the schedule. The activity monitor records and allows for the analysis of the recorded data to determine is there is a likelihood of substance abuse. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002430 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE - An anti-theft device monitors objects having a shaft, strap, or similar element. The anti-theft device is comprised of a two components hingably connected together. The two components can move from an open position to a closed position to enclose the shaft or similar element. One component has a first latch element and contains electronics including an arming switch. When the two components are moved to the closed position, the other component changes the status of the arming switch. The other component has a second latch element which combines with the first latch element to hold the two components in the closed position. The anti-theft device may be armed or disarmed by a remote device. The latching elements may be releasably lockable and may be released by a magnet. The anti-theft device may have passcode protection capabilities. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002431 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A biological information monitoring system includes: a transmitter to which first channel information is allocated, the transmitter collecting biological information from a living body and outputting the biological information; a first receiver in which the first channel information is set, the first receiver receiving the biological information from the transmitter to which the first channel information is allocated, the first receiver outputting the biological information; a monitoring apparatus receiving the biological information from the first receiver and displaying the received biological information; a setting unit setting the first channel information in the first receiver; a second receiver in which second channel information is set; and a detector determining whether the first channel information is identical with the second channel information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002432 | Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer - The Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer is capable of capturing information on how a person emotionally reacts to a series of verbal, visual, or written stimulus when the person touches the touch screen computer monitor in response to the stimulus. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002433 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIOR MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION - Various embodiments herein provide system, method, and software solutions to facilitate not only timely, compliant monitoring of individuals housed within facilities, such as detention facilities, but also solutions that discover visible and latent behavior and mental conditions, among other potential issues that may be easily overlooked. Some embodiments focus on data collection and other embodiments focus on applying analytics to collected data to discover conditions and states of individuals, groups, a facility or portion thereof, staff, and procedures. Yet further embodiments include both data collection and analytic discovery. Some embodiments may also include messaging and other data processing and communication mechanisms implemented to facilitate compliance, safety, and monitoring accuracy. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002434 | RADAR BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A FALLEN PERSON - Methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable mediums that store instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method for detecting a fallen person are presented. The present technique includes identifying a reference plane and a reference line in a designated space monitored using one or more range-controlled radars. These radars are coupled to one or more antennas configured to define fields of the range-controlled radars to one or more portions of the designated space, where at least one portion corresponds to the reference plane. The range-controlled radars detect presence of one or more parameters corresponding to a subject disposed in the designated space. The parameters, for example, include one or more physiological parameters and one or more motion parameters. The range-controlled radars then identify the subject as the fallen person if the one or more physiological parameters corresponding to the subject are detected proximate the reference plane. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002435 | SLEEP MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A WELLNESS APPLICATION USING DATA FROM A DATA-CAPABLE BAND - Sleep management techniques and devices are configured for use with a data-capable personal worn or carried device. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving data representing a sleep profile defining parameters upon which a target score is established, and acquiring data representing acquired parameters associated with sleep activity. The method also includes determining a first score for a first acquired parameter, determining a second score for a second acquired parameter, and calculating at a processor a sleep score based on data in a memory including the first score and the second score. Further, the method includes causing presentation of a representation of the sleep score to indicate either an attainment of the target score or a deviation therefrom. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002436 | System and Method for Managing Solder Paste - A system and a method for managing solder paste are disclosed. The storage information of solder paste cans stored in a storage room is established, production information is accessed from a production managing system for analyzing an amount of solder paste cans in need, the solder paste cans to be used are inquired and obtained from the storage room, and the solder paste cans are delivered to the warm up room for warm up treatment. The solder paste is thus systematically managed, such that the efficacy of management is improved and labor cost is reduced. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002437 | HAND HELD STORM DETECTOR - An apparatus for detecting a storm, including a partially transparent housing defining a cavity and a suspended magnetic element positioned within the cavity. The magnetic element is rotatable in a first plane and pivotable in second plane and third planes, wherein the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane and the third plane is perpendicular to the first plane and perpendicular to the second plane. A rapid pivot of the magnetic element away from the pull of gravity signals a close proximity of a storm. A first sensor operationally connected to the magnetic element for measuring the deflection of the magnetic element, dampening fluid substantially fills the cavity, a second sensor positioned within the housing for measuring the degree to which the magnetic element is level, and a laser operationally connected to the magnetic element and positioned to emit a beam of light corresponding to the orientation of the magnetic element. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002438 | ELECTRONIC FLUIDIC INDICATOR AND METHOD OF INDICATING - The invention relates to providing detection of an exposure to a physical or chemical phenomenon and revealing information as a response to the exposure. A microfluidic device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002439 | METHOD OF INDICATING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION FOR A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM - A method of determining the number of doses and the types of a treating chemistry available in the bulk dispensing system, and providing an indication of the determination on a user interface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002440 | ILLUMINATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINET - A cabinet for a fire extinguisher located in a building. The cabinet includes a housing having a door and a dome light located in an interior of the housing. The cabinet also includes an exterior light located on the door and a status light for indicating whether the cabinet is operating properly as a notification device. A fire safety system is also provided, wherein the fire safety system includes detectors for detecting an unsafe condition in the building and notification devices for providing notification of the unsafe condition. When an unsafe condition is detected, the interior and exterior lights are turned on to provide notification of the unsafe condition. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOW BATTERY NOTIFICATIONS ON MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method are provided for providing notifications related to the battery level of a mobile device. Upon detecting a low battery state, a low battery update may be sent to a presence server to enable the low battery update to be provided to one or more contacts associated with the mobile device. The one or more contacts may then update their UI to reflect a change in presence status and may provided alerts upon detecting that the mobile device has been recharged. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING BATTERY FAULT NOTIFICATIONS ON WIRELESS DEVICES - A battery pack for a mobile device, a method for processing fault notifications for a mobile device, and a mobile device for processing fault notifications are described. The battery pack comprises a housing, at least one battery cell within the housing, and a memory accessible by an application of the mobile device, the memory having stored thereon identifying information for identifying at least one of the battery pack and battery cell. Notifications are sent to mobile device including fault parameters for identifying at least one battery pack and/or battery cell affected by a fault. If the identifying information is within the fault parameters, displaying a fault notification on the display of the mobile device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002443 | REMOTE MONITORING OF MATERIAL STORAGE CONTAINERS - Arrangement and method for monitoring a material storage container which includes a housing defining an interior receivable of removable material. An interior sensor system is arranged on the housing to obtain information about any material in the interior of the housing different than the location of the container. A location determining system is arranged on the housing to monitor the location of the container, and a communication system is coupled to the interior sensor system and the location determining system and transmits information about the material in the housing and the location of the container to one or more remote facilities. The communication system may be arranged on the housing itself, which is especially applicable when the housing is movable, for example, such as the housing of a Frac tank. The location and condition of the material in the container can thus be known at all times. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002444 | SURFACE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A surface measurement method includes inspecting a plurality of samples of a first irregular workpiece surface in two dimensions, determining, based on the inspections of the samples, a total number of surface peaks on each of the plurality of samples, and deriving a control limit from a statistical variation of the total number of surface peaks on each of the samples. The control limit specifies an out-of-tolerance condition for the total number of surface peaks on a second irregular workpiece surface. The method further includes inspecting a portion of the second irregular workpiece surface in two dimensions, determining, based on the inspection of the portion of the second irregular workpiece surface, a total number of surface peaks on the portion, and comparing the total number of surface peaks on the portion to the control limit to determine whether the second irregular workpiece surface is in the out-of-tolerance condition. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002445 | Door Movement Sensors and Use Thereof by Apparatuses - Devices are provided which include a component assembly for detecting inward, outward and sideways door movement. A component of the assembly extending from a structure comprises a distal end for contacting a door face when the structure is arranged in proximity to the door face. Systems are provided which include a portable stand, a door movement sensor attached to the stand, a proximity sensor, and a user interface. The system is configured to transmit signals to the user interface when the proximity sensor has been placed a predetermined distance from a door face and when door movement occurs. Apparatuses are provided which include program instructions for receiving input regarding a number of entryways of a room and inhibiting commencement of a task for which an apparatus arranged in the room is configured to perform until a number of signals received from a door movement sensor equals the number of entryways. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002446 | LOW AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT DETECTION METHOD - A low air conditioning refrigerant detection method for a vehicle air conditioning system includes measuring an evaporator core outlet refrigerant temperature, measuring an evaporator core outlet air thermistor temperature, calculating a refrigerant to air temperature delta value based on difference between the evaporator core outlet refrigerant temperature and the evaporator core outlet air thermistor temperature and determining system refrigerant charge level based on the refrigerant to air temperature delta value. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002447 | Methods and Systems For Virtual Energy Management Display - A method and system of virtual energy management display involves periodically receiving via a mesh local area network electronic data representing energy management-related information by a RF communication-enabled memory storage device coupled to an electronic display device within a home area network. Electronic data representing telemetry information is likewise periodically received by the RF communication-enabled memory storage device from at least one RF communication-enabled energy management-related device within the home area network. The electronic data is converted to a common format by an application running at least in part on the memory storage device and displayed on a screen associated with the display device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002448 | RF Telemetry Receiver Circuit For Active Medical Implants - An RF telemetry receiver circuit for active implantable medical devices. The baseband binary signal (D | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002449 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR UTILITY METER CONFIGURATION - Systems, methods, and apparatus for configuring utility meters are provided. A utility meter may receive, via one or more networks, a command for accessing a configuration table associated with the utility meter. The command may be formatted in accordance with an Internet-based protocol. The utility meter may process the received command in order to access the configuration table, and the configuration table may be in conformance with an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C12.19 standard. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002450 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL BROADCASTING, REPRODUCING - Reducing traffic signal obstruction, through reproducing the contents of traffic signals, so the driver of a small vehicle blocked by a big vehicle also can be aware of the contents of traffic signals indicated by an obstructed traffic signal indicator. The system of reproducing traffic signals on a vehicle includes: a signal receiver, configured to receive the contents of traffic signals, wherein the contents of traffic signals is indicated by at least one traffic signal indicator; a signal processer, configured to determine whether to reproduce the received contents of traffic signals; and a reproducer, configured to reproduce the contents of traffic signals if it is determined to do so by the signal processor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002451 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL BROADCASTING, REPRODUCING - Reducing traffic signal obstruction, through reproducing the contents of traffic signals, so the driver of a small vehicle blocked by a big vehicle also can be aware of the contents of traffic signals indicated by an obstructed traffic signal indicator. The system of reproducing traffic signals on a vehicle includes: a signal receiver, configured to receive the contents of traffic signals, wherein the contents of traffic signals is indicated by at least one traffic signal indicator; a signal processer, configured to determine whether to reproduce the received contents of traffic signals; and a reproducer, configured to reproduce the contents of traffic signals if it is determined to do so by the signal processor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002452 | Light-weight, portable, and wireless navigator for determining when a user who is visually-impaired and/or poorly-oriented can safely cross a street, with or without a traffic light, and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation - A light-weight, portable, and wireless navigator for determining when a user who is visually-impaired and/or poorly-oriented can safely cross a street, with or without a traffic light, and know his/her exact location at any given time, and given correct and detailed guidance for translocation. The navigator includes a first microcomputer, a transmitter, a receiver, a second microcomputer, and an alerting device. The first microcomputer is disposed at the traffic light and determines light status of the traffic light. The transmitter is operatively connected to the first microcomputer, and generates a signal indicative of the light status of the traffic light. The receiver is hand-held/portable disposed with the user, and wirelessly receives the signal generated by the transmitter. The second microcomputer is hand-held/portable disposed with the user, is operatively connected to the receiver, and in response to the signal received by the receiver, causes the alerting device to indicate to the user the light status of the traffic light, the identification of the street, and the exact location of the user on that street so as to allow the user to identify the street and safely cross the street. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002453 | FLIGHT DECK HAVING A DUAL-VIEW DISPLAY AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A flight deck for an aircraft having a first display associated with a first pilot and displaying a first image comprising a first set of flight information for the first pilot and a second display associated with a second pilot and displaying a second image comprising a second set of flight information for the second pilot. The second display is a dual-view display simultaneously generating a third image along with the second image, with the second image viewable by the second pilot, but not the first pilot, the third image viewable by the first pilot, but not the second pilot, and the third image containing a subset of information from the second set of flight information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002454 | METHOD OF OPERATING A SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT - A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002455 | FLEET TRACKING METHOD USING UNICAST AND MULTICAST COMMUNICATION - A method of tracking a fleet of machines operating at a common worksite is disclosed. The method may include receiving at a central controller an unacknowledged message from communicating devices onboard the fleet of machines, the unacknowledged message including a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices onboard the fleet of machines. The method may also include updating a location listing of the fleet of machines with the current location, and repetitively multicasting the location listing to the communicating devices. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002456 | In-Cab Communications Module - A communications module for conveying information to the driver of a truck is provided. The module is designed to reside in the cab of a truck that is carrying a full truckload of cargo. The communications module includes a user interface such as a screen. The communications module also has a modem. The modem is used for communicating with a host trucking management system through a wireless communications system. The communications module has a vehicle navigation system. The vehicle navigation system communicates with a GPS satellite system to generate maps on the user interface. The navigation system allows the driver to refer to a map on a screen for driving directions en route to a cargo pick-up location or other location. Further, the communications module includes a processing unit that is programmed to receive cargo delivery data sets from the host trucking management system. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002457 | SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER DATA FLOW CONTROL MECHANISM - A sampling rate converter that converts an incoming stream of data, clocked at a first frequency, to an output stream of data that can be clocked at a second frequency is described. The sampling rate converter up-samples an incoming data stream, filters the up-sampled incoming data stream, interpolates the filtered up-sampled data stream, and then stores the interpolated filtered up-sampled incoming data stream in a FIFO at the first frequency. The interpolated filtered up-sampled data can then be read from the FIFO at the second frequency. A control block that includes a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) that generated the first frequency is provided. Control of the NCO's production of the first frequency is based on the status of the FIFO, how the data stream is modulated, and the sampling rate ratio of the incoming data stream with respect to the output or read rate of data stream. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002458 | VARIABLE-LENGTH CODE DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING SYSTEM, AND VARIABLE-LENGTH CODE DECODING METHOD - A variable-length code decoding apparatus has a first table storing part capable of converting the variable-length codes into first decoded data comprising successive zeros, a second table storing part capable of converting a variable-length code and for which corresponding decoded data comprises no zeros, a third table storing part capable of converting a variable-length code comprising a code length of N and for which corresponding decoded data comprises no zeros or capable of converting a combination of the variable-length codes, a bit shifting part configured to shift the input bitstream by a specific number of bits, a fourth table storing part capable of converting a variable-length code at a header of the bit-shifted input bitstream into fourth decoded data, a combining part configured to combine the second or the third decoded data and the fourth decoded data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002459 | Modified Dynamic Element Matching For Reduced Latency In A Pipeline Analog To Digital Converter - A pipeline ADC is provided in which a DEM function and summation of sequences occur within a flash ADC. According to various aspects of the present disclosure, embedding the processing functions needed for DAC and amplifier error correction with the circuitry of a coarse ADC and rearranging the digital calibration blocks HDC and DNC ensures accurate estimation of the errors. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002460 | Multichannel Analog To Digital Converter Apparatus And Method For Using - A system including a sample-and-hold circuit for receiving a plurality of analog input signals; an analog-to-digital converter for converting each of the analog inputs to a digital signal; and a processor configured for implementing fractional delay recovery for the analog-to-digital converter. In some embodiments, the fractional delay recovery includes converting each of the plurality of analog input signals to a digital version in the predetermined order; upsampling each digital version in the predetermined order; digitally filtering each upsampled value in the predetermined order; and downsampling each filtered value in the predetermined order. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002461 | SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A sample and hold circuit and the method thereof are disclosed. The sample and hold circuit may be applied in voltage regulators or other circuits. The sample and hold circuit comprises: an input terminal configured to receive an input signal; an output terminal configured to provide an output signal; a control circuit configured to receive the input signal and the output signal, and wherein based on the input signal and the output signal, the control circuit generates a digital signal, and wherein the digital signal increases when the output signal is lower than the input signal, and maintains when the output signal is larger than or equal to the input signal; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert the digital signal to the output signal. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002462 | Analog to Digital Converter with Generalized Beamformer - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, apparatuses and methods for performing analog to digital conversion. For example, an analog to digital converter circuit is discussed that includes an analog input, a number of analog to digital converters and a generalized beamformer. The analog to digital converters are operable to receive the analog input and to yield a number of digital streams. Each of the analog to digital converters samples the analog input with different phase offsets. The generalized beamformer is operable to weight and combine the digital streams to yield a digital output. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002463 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A differential analog-digital converter is provided. The converter comprises a decision unit for evaluating a potential difference between two input signal lines, a number of charging units for each input signal line each configured to add a predetermined charge onto the respective input signal line, a number of discharging units for each input signal line each configured to remove a predetermined charge from the respective input signal line and a control unit for selectively switching each of the charging units and discharging units so that depending on one result of evaluating the potential difference between the two input signal lines one of the input signal lines is charged by adding the predetermined charge of the respective switched charging unit while the respective other of the input signal lines is discharged by removing the predetermined charge of the respective switched discharging unit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DIGITAL SENSOR - A system for controlling a digital sensor (CN) for measuring a physical quantity (GP) includes a transducer (TRD) delivering as output an analog signal representative of the physical quantity (GP), with means (MGD) for implementing gain and/or shift on the analog output signal (SA | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002465 | Analog-Digital Converter - A differential analog-digital converter is provided. The converter comprises a decision unit for evaluating a potential difference between two input signal lines, a number of charging units for each input signal line each configured to add a predetermined charge onto the respective input signal line, a number of discharging units for each input signal line each configured to remove a predetermined charge from the respective input signal line and a control unit for selectively switching each of the charging units and discharging units so that depending on one result of evaluating the potential difference between the two input signal lines one of the input signal lines is charged by adding the predetermined charge of the respective switched charging unit while the respective other of the input signal lines is discharged by removing the predetermined charge of the respective switched discharging unit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002466 | FOLDED REFERENCE VOLTAGE FLASH ADC AND METHOD THEREOF - A folded reference voltage flash analog-to-digital (ADC) converter and a method thereof are provided. The flash ADC of the present invention determines the most significant bit (MSB) of an analog input signal, varies a reference voltage input to a plurality of comparators in accordance with the MSB determination result, and determines the remaining bits. Accordingly, input capacitance can be reduced while maintaining the size and power consumption of the ADC. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002467 | TWO-STAGE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER USING SAR AND TDC - Various embodiments of this disclosure may describe a two-stage ADC circuit, and a time-interleaved system based on the two-stage ADC circuit. The two-stage ADC circuit may include a SAR converter for the first stage and a charge based TDC for the second stage. The two-stage ADC circuit may be used in high performance serial I/O applications. Other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002468 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An analog-digital converter includes a decision unit configured to evaluate a comparison potential in a decision step to obtain a comparison result; a number of charging units each comprising a switchable capacitor and an associated reference potential source, wherein each charging unit is configured to change the comparison potential by connecting the reference potential source to the switchable capacitor; and a control unit configure to successively switching one of the charging units following a previous decision step wherein, depending on the obtained comparison result the comparison potential is applied with a predetermined charge by the one respective charging unit, and wherein at least two of the charging units have an associated reference potential source providing different reference potentials. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002469 | CONFIGURING AN ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A method for operating an analog-digital converter including a number of charging units, each comprising a switchable capacitor and an associated reference potential source, includes evaluating a comparison potential in successive decision steps to obtain a comparison result; and successively switching one of the charging units following a previous one of the decision steps, wherein, depending on the obtained comparison result, the comparison potential is changed by the one respective charging unit by connecting the associated reference potential source to the switchable capacitor, wherein in two of the successive switching steps different reference potentials are applied to the switchable capacitor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002470 | OBSTACLE DETECTION APPARATUS AND OBSTACLE DETECTION PROGRAM - An obstacle detection apparatus includes a transmission antenna transmitting radio waves, a reception antenna receiving radio waves transmitted to and reflected by an obstacle, an obstacle detection unit configured to detect the obstacle based on the received radio waves, a false detection determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of a false detection characteristic, which is set in advance, with regard to the detected obstacle, a camera capturing an image, and an obstacle existence determination unit configured to determine, based on the image captured by the camera, presence or absence of the obstacle on which it is determined that the false detection characteristic is present. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002471 | IN-VEHICLE PULSE RADAR - There is provided an in-vehicle pulse radar that permits to detect information on an object accurately by temporally separating a noise signal mixed into a receiving signal by applying a delay time with a simple configuration. A baseband signal down-converted by a frequency converter ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002472 | ACTIVE RETRODIRECTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY WITH A VIRTUAL BEACON - An active retrodirective antenna array is provisioned with a virtual beacon for use with uncooperative targets. An RF pilot signal is imposed onto an optical carrier beam and directed at a target. The scattered optical carrier beam is optically detected by a plurality of the retrodirective array nodes to extract the RF pilot signal. Each recovered RF pilot-signal is phase-conjugated with a phase reference signal, amplified and retransmitted towards the target where the RF beams add-in phase at the virtual beacon. The array may be used to complete an RF communication link with the target, to transfer microwave power from orbiting solar power stations to a target or as a directed energy weapon to prosecute the target. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002473 | Short Baseline Helicopter Positioning Radar For Low Visibility Using Combined Phased Array and Phase Difference Array Receivers - A helicopter position location system includes a receiver located substantially in a center of an array of receivers. A first array of receivers is located in a selected pattern separated from the center receiver by a first distance. Selected receivers in the first array are spaced apart from each other by at most one half wavelength of a base frequency of a locator signal transmitted from a helicopter. A second array of receivers is located in a selected pattern by a second distance larger than the first distance. A transmitter on the transmits a signal having a base frequency and a plurality of hop frequencies A processor in signal communication with the receivers is configured to determine phase difference with respect to frequency between any pair of receivers, to determine time delay of arrival based on the phase difference with respect to frequency, to beam steer response of the selected receivers, and to use the beam steered response and time delay of arrival between pairs of receivers to determine a position of the helicopter. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEAR FIELD TARGET SIMULATION - A simulation device and a system and method for using the simulation device are disclosed. The simulation device may contain a plurality of antenna elements positionable on or near a radar or other sensing device. The simulation device may be configured to control the plurality of antenna elements to transmit signals that simulate a reflection of an electromagnetic signal off of one or more targets of particular sizes at particular azimuths, elevations, distances, trajectories, and/or velocities. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002475 | OFF-DIAGONAL ELEMENT ECHO POWER ESTIMATOR FOR POLARIZATION WEATHER RADAR - Embodiments of the invention are directed to improving the sensitivity in polarimetric radar data. In particular, embodiments of the invention improve the sensitivity of such systems with improved post processing techniques. The sensitivity can be improved by using the co-polar elements (off diagonal elements) of the covariance matrix in power and/or reflectivity determinations. This can not only improve the sensitivity but may also enhance identification and improve quantitative estimates of precipitation. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002476 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING SHIPS AT SEA - The system comprises terminals that are mounted onto a predetermined number of feeder vessels, comprises means for detecting identification signals sent by surrounding ships, and moreover comprises means for recording identification information that include the detected identification signals and the current position of the feeder vessel. Said system also comprises a system for transmitting data via satellites, said data transmitting system making it possible to transmit data between the terminals and a monitoring center, said monitoring center including a means for generating requests intended for the terminals in order to ask said terminals to provide the recorded identification information. Said monitoring center also includes a means for analyzing the received identification information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002477 | Methods and systems for detecting GPS spoofing attacks - A system and method for detecting global positioning system (GPS) spoofing attacks includes collecting GPS readings along with inertial navigational system (INS) readings as a ground truth, and sequentially testing the GPS readings and INS readings through the use of a sequential probability ratio testing (SPRT) process. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002478 | Location Fix From Unknown Position - An apparatus for determining a location of a receiver by using signals received by the receiver from a number of satellites, the apparatus being configured to, when the receiver has been unable to decode a time-of-transmission from the satellite signals, determine a location for the receiver by use of an algorithm that takes an estimate of the location of the receiver as an input, and, when an estimate of the location of the receiver is unavailable, determine an approximate location of the receiver in dependence on the satellite signals and input that approximate location into the algorithm as the estimate of the location of the receiver. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002479 | Determining Position - Apparatus for calculating the position of a receiver in dependence on the time it takes signalling events to travel from a plurality of satellites to the receiver, obtains an indication of a transit time for a signalling event to travel from each satellite to the receiver, and forms an indication of an expected transit time for a signalling event to travel from the satellite to the receiver. The obtained indication of the transit time and the indication of the expected transit time for each non-reference satellite are compared with the obtained indication of the transit time and the indication of the expected transit time for the reference satellite to form residuals that are representative of a combined error in those indications of expected transit time; and the position of the receiver is calculate without calculating the integer ambiguities in the obtained transit times, in dependence on the residuals. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002480 | Reference Satellite - An apparatus for determining the location of a receiver in dependence on signalling events transmitted to the receiver by a satellite constellation comprising a reference satellite and one or more other satellites, the apparatus being arranged to, for each of the one or more satellites, compare an indication of the transit time of the signalling event transmitted by that satellite and an indication of the transit time of the signalling event transmitted by the reference satellite and calculate the location of the receiver in dependence on those comparisons; the apparatus being further arranged to determine, for each of the satellites in the constellation, an indication of an error that would be incorporated in the comparisons if that satellite were selected as the reference satellite and to designate one of the satellites in the constellation as the reference satellite in dependence on those indications. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002481 | AUTONOMOUS TRACKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An autonomous tracking device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IONOSPHERE DEPLETION DETECTION - A method of detecting a plasma depletion in the ionosphere includes comparing the large scale ionosphere trend with a local temporal slope of vertical or slant delay. In one example, the local temporal slope of delay is calculated phase data extracted from GPS signals at a GPS receiver, and the large scale trend is determined from broadcast ionosphere grid point delay data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002483 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DERIVING SEED POSITION OF A SUBSCRIBER STATION IN SUPPORT OF UNASSISTED GPS-TYPE POSITION DETERMINATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a method and system for deriving a seed position of a subscriber station in a wireless communications system in supporting unassisted GPS-type position determination is provided, the subscriber station receives overhead messages from the wireless communications system, and derives the seed position from the parameter values. The subscriber station may use a data structure in its memory and map possible parameter values to corresponding positions that may serve as the seed positions. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002484 | INDOOR NAVIGATION WITH GNSS RECEIVERS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as the US GPS, the European GALILEO and the Russian GLONASS, are based on a mathematical concept known in the art as “three dimensional Trilateration”, where a point is determined by its distances from three other points. The point we wish to determine is the position of a GNSS receiver, typically located by the earth surface, in a car or onboard a ship or aircraft or carried by a person, while the other points are satellites orbiting around the earth. The distances between the satellites and the receiver are estimated by measuring the travelling time of signals transmitted from the satellites, at the speed of light, until arriving at the receiver. Typically, an unobstructed line of sight is required between GNSS satellites and the receiver, for a GNSS receiver to detect these signals and determine its position. Thus, a GNSS receiver located indoors, e.g. inside a concrete building, tunnel or basement, usually cannot determine its position based only on signals transmitted by the satellites. The present invention discloses a method for indoor navigation with GNSS receivers, based on or augmented by signals broadcast by local transmitters, also known as Pseudolites (“pseudo-satellites”). This task is not straightforward since GNSS receivers are designed to monitor satellites orbiting in space around the center of the earth, while pseudolites are typically deployed on the surface of the earth, thus continuously rotate around the earth axis, so unless placed on the equator, these pseudolites do not orbit around the center of the earth, so not easily can emulate GNSS satellites. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002485 | Satellite Subset Selection - Apparatus for calculating the location of a receiver by means of a location algorithm that generates a receiver location in dependence on signalling events received by that receiver from a set of satellites, the apparatus being arranged to select, from a constellation of satellites visible to the receiver, the set of satellites to use in the location algorithm in dependence on an effect that it is estimated using that set of satellites will have on the capability of the location algorithm to generate an accurate location for the receiver. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002486 | L1/L2 GPS RECEIVER WITH PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC - A Global Positioning System (GPS) commercial receiver includes programmable logic that utilizes P-code modulated L1 and L2 GPS signals to derive estimates of in-phase and quadrature-phase components of both L1 and L2 signals, a programmable processor that calculates pseudoranges and pseudo-Doppler phases, and derives navigation solutions. A resulting complex accumulated L2 signal comprises near-ML estimates of desired L2 amplitude and pseudo- Doppler phase. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002487 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication quality test is performed for combinations between antenna setting candidates of a transmitting antenna of a first communication device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002488 | WIDEBAND BEAM FORMING DEVICE; WIDEBAND BEAM STEERING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - A beam forming device and method as well as to a beam steering device and method are described. The imaging beam forming device comprises a wideband transmit unit comprising at least one transmit antenna, a receiver unit comprising at least two receive antennas and at least one receive element that receive radiation from said scene and that generate receive signals from said received radiation, and a beam forming unit that performs beam forming to form a receive beam and obtain beam formed output signals from said receive signals by use of beam forming weights. For different samples or groups of subsequent samples of a receive signal, a sample representing said receive signal at a different frequency, a frequency-dependent weight is used for beam forming, which frequency-dependent weights are adapted to result in a predetermined shape of said receive beam. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002489 | DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEM DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for determining the direction to a target by a direction finder, which comprises: predefining a direction axis as a 0° direction; first and second pair of antennas arranged such that a first line connecting between the first pair of antennae defines a 0°-180° axis parallel to said direction axis, and a second line connecting said second pair of antennas defines a 90°-270° axis perpendicular to said direction axis; generating a 0° antenna pattern and establishing a wireless communication between the direction finder and said target; attenuating the wireless communication signal until lost and recording the attenuation value; generating a 180° antenna pattern using said first pair of antennas, and establishing a wireless communication between the direction finder and said target; attenuating the wireless communication signal until lost, and recording the attenuation value and concluding a true direction to the target. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002490 | Antenna and wireless communication apparatus - An antenna comprises a medium substrate and grounding units attached on the medium substrate. The antenna further comprises a metal structure attached on the medium substrate. The metal structure comprises an electromagnetic response unit, a metal open ring enclosing the electromagnetic response unit and a feeding point connected to an end of the metal open ring. The electromagnetic response unit comprises an electric-field coupling structure. This design increases the physical length of the antenna equivalently, so an RF antenna operating at an extremely low frequency can be designed within a very small space. This can eliminate the physical limitation imposed by the spatial area when the conventional antenna operates at a low frequency, and satisfy the requirements of miniaturization, a low operating frequency and broadband multi-mode services for the mobile phone antenna. Meanwhile, a solution of a lower cost is provided for design of the antenna of wireless communication apparatuses. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002491 | Stacked Microstrip Antenna - A stacked microstrip antenna includes two microstrip antenna elements arranged one above the other, and a dielectric separator between the two microstrip antenna elements. The dielectric separator has one or more cavities. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002492 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BEAM SHAPING ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried within the portable housing, wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB within the portable housing, and an antenna carried by the PCB within the portable housing and connected to the wireless transceiver circuitry. The device may further include a first pair of electrically floating, electrically conductive, spaced apart, antenna beam shaping elements adjacent the antenna and spaced apart therefrom. A second pair of electrically floating, electrically conductive, spaced apart, antenna beam shaping elements may be adjacent the antenna and spaced apart therefrom. The first pair of antenna beam shaping elements may be positioned in an offset relationship relative to the second pair of antenna beam shaping elements. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002493 | COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device cover includes a base body, a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna is at least partially made by laser direct structuring. Both the first antenna and the second antenna are located in the base body by insert-molding. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002494 | ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA CARRIER STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Antenna support structures and antennas are provided for wireless electronic devices such as portable electronic devices. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from conductive coatings on two-shot molded interconnect device dielectric antenna support structures. The conductive coatings may be formed from wet-plated copper or other conductive materials. The antenna support structure may have tabs that electrically connect antenna resonating elements to the case of a wireless electronic device that serves as an antenna ground plane. The antenna support structure may be curved about its longitudinal axis so that the antenna resonating elements on the support structure protrude upwards to enhance antenna performance. In a portable electronic device such as a portable computer, the antenna support structure may be mounted within a dielectric portion of the computer housing that is located between the display portion of the housing and the base of the housing. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002495 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION MEASURING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electromagnetic radiation measuring device includes a test antenna module and a main processor electrically connected to the test antenna module. The test antenna module includes a plurality of pre-test antennas and at least one final test antenna, which have predetermined polarities and are positioned at predetermined heights, respectively. The pre-test antennas and the final test antenna respectively receive wireless signals sent from an electronic device. The main processor measures and records a frequency of the strongest wireless signal received by selected ones of the pre-test antennas that have the same polarity, and further determines whether power of wireless signals at the recorded frequency received by the final test antenna polarized to have the same polarity as that of the selected ones of the pre-test antennas exceeds a predetermined acceptable range. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002496 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH A MEDICAL IMPLANT - An apparatus for providing transdermal wireless communication includes medical implant circuitry; a transceiver coupled to the medical implant circuitry; a first metal surface having an end portion and a base portion; a second metal surface parallel to the first metal surface and connected to the first metal surface by a conductor, the second metal surface being separated from the first metal surface by a dielectric layer; a first radiating element tuned to a first frequency and disposed within the dielectric layer between the first metal surface and second metal surface; and a feed structure in electrical communication with the transceiver and the first radiating strip. The first radiating element has a first reactive portion at a first end thereof, a second reactive portion at a second end thereof, and a first radiating strip extending between the first reactive portion and the second reactive portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002497 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND MONOPOLE ANTENNAS EACH HAVING LOOP PORTION - An antenna apparatus includes a dipole antenna, a first monopole antenna and a second monopole antenna, each formed in a form of a conductor pattern on an insulating substrate. A fifth portion of the first monopole antenna and a seventh portion of the second monopole antenna are formed to be adjacent to and to be substantially parallel to a grounding conductor provided outside the antenna apparatus. The fifth portion includes a loop portion, and the seventh portion includes a loop portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002498 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING DIVERSITY ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device has a portable handheld housing. A circuit board is carried by the portable handheld housing. RF circuitry is carried by the circuit board. A diversity antenna and main antenna are carried by the portable handheld housing and coupled to the RF circuitry and operative together. The RF circuitry tunes the diversity antenna into a diversity communications frequency band to achieve a diversity mode of operation with the main antenna and tunes the diversity antenna into a non-diversity communications frequency band when cross-coupling has occurred from the diversity antenna to the main antenna when operating in the diversity communications frequency band. A switch is carried by the portable handheld housing and connected to the RF circuitry and coupled between the diversity and main antennae and disconnects the diversity antenna when operating in the non-diversity band to prevent cross-coupling from the diversity antenna to the main antenna. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002499 | Man-made composite material and man-made composite material antenna - The present invention relates to a man-made composite material and a man-made composite material antenna. The man-made composite material is disposed in a propagation direction of a plane electromagnetic wave and convert it into a spherical wave. Reverse extensions of the spherical wave intersect at a virtual focus. A line connecting the virtual focus to a point on the second surface of the man-made composite material and a line perpendicular to the man-made composite material form an angle θ therebetween, which uniquely corresponds to a curved surface in the man-made composite material. A set formed by points having the same angle θ forms a boundary of the curved surface to which the angle θ uniquely corresponds. Each point on the curved surface to which the angle θ uniquely corresponds has a same refractive index. Refractive indices of the man-made composite material increase gradually as the angle θ increases. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002500 | Metamaterial and metamaterial antenna - The present invention relates to a metamaterial and a metamaterial antenna. The metamaterial is disposed in a propagation direction of the electromagnetic waves emitted from a radiation source. A line connecting the radiation source to a point on a first surface of the metamaterial and a line perpendicular to the metamaterial form an angle θ therebetween, which uniquely corresponds to a curved surface in the metamaterial. Each point on the curved surface to which the angle θ uniquely corresponds has a same refractive index. Refractive indices of the metamaterial decrease gradually as the angle θ increases. The electromagnetic waves propagating through the metamaterial exits in parallel from a second surface of the metamaterial. The refraction, diffraction and reflection at the abrupt transition points can be significantly reduced in the present disclosure and the problems caused by interferences are eased, which further improves performances of the metamaterial and the metamaterial antenna. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002501 | ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREOF - An antenna and a communication device thereof are provided. The antenna includes at least one ground and at least one radiating portion. The ground is disposed on a dielectric substrate, and the radiating portion includes at least one signal source and at least one closed conductor loop. The closed conductor loop has a first coupling conductor portion and a second coupling conductor portion, and the closed conductor loop has a plurality of bending portions to form a three-dimensional structure, and a first coupling gap is formed between the first and the second coupling conductor portions. The closed conductor loop further has a feeding portion and a short-circuit portion to form a second coupling gap between them. The feeding portion is electrically connected or coupled to the at least one signal source, and the short-circuit portion is electrically connected or coupled to the ground. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002502 | MULTI-SYSTEM MULTI-BAND RFID ANTENNA - The present invention provides a multi-system multi-band RFID antenna, which comprises an on-chip antenna and at least one external antenna, wherein the on-chip antenna is arranged on RFID chip; the external antennas are arranged outside the RFID chip; and the RFID chip is provided with connection pads on the outer surface, wherein both the on-chip antenna and the external antennas are connected with the RFID chip through the connection pads. According to the multi-system multi-band RFID antenna of the present invention, the RFID chip can provide appropriate antennas for applications in different systems with different frequency bands, and can satisfactorily meet the need for RFID multi-system integration applications in the future. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002503 | COMPACT ANTENNA SYSTEM HAVING FOLDED DIPOLE AND/OR MONOPOLE - An antenna and multi-antenna system are provided. Each antenna of the system is a mirror image and comprises first and second conductive elements each having a first end and a second end portion, the second end portions being capacitively coupled to each other. Each antenna can be operated as a lower-frequency folded dipole having a series capacitive gap which facilitates electrical lengthening of the antenna, or as a higher-frequency monopole antenna having a parasitic element which facilitates improved bandwidth. The antennas' feedpoints may be placed at opposite corners of a ground plane, and separated by a distance which is less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of the dipole but greater than one quarter of an operating wavelength of the monopole. Locating the feedpoints at the ground plane corners facilitates orthogonal polarization of the two antennas at least in dipole mode. The antennas thus provided exhibit good isolation. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002504 | ANTENNA MODULE AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - An antenna module is provided for transmitting a wireless signal. The antenna module includes a reflective superstrate, an antenna substrate, a feed conductor, a ground layer and a reflective pattern. The reflective superstrate includes a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein the third surface is opposite to the fourth surface. The antenna substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. A feed conductor is disposed on the first surface. The ground layer is disposed on the second surface. The reflective pattern is formed on the third surface and faces the feed conductor, wherein a reflection gap d is formed between the reflective pattern and the ground layer, and the wireless signal has a wavelength λ, and the reflection gap d is between λ/20 and λ/80. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002505 | FORTY-FIVE DEGREE DUAL BROAD BAND BASE STATION ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a multiband antenna specifically adapted for use with a Base Station Antenna (“BSA”). The present invention provides narrow azimuth or horizontal beamwidth (“HBW”) having 45 degrees and operational over four frequency bands. The composite antenna topology and associated circuitry described in embodiments achieves reduced antenna installation requirements and allows for ease of network deployment or reconfiguration at reduced cost. Embodiments employ an array of low band radiating elements and two sets of high band radiating elements. The first set is co-located within an array of low band radiating elements. The second set of is offset and outside the low band radiating elements. An RF feed network energizes the first and second set of high band radiating elements to compensate for interference between the high and low band elements. | 2013-01-03 |
