01st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110001604 | AUTOMATIC INCIDENT REPORTING IN AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A reporting facility for use with a portable access control system to generate an incident report in connection with identification information that is associated with an individual. The reporting facility compares at least some of the identification information with identification records corresponding to persons of interest, and when the identification information substantially matches a record corresponding to a person of interest, the reporting facility applies one or more access rules to determine whether the individual is to be granted or denied access to the location. The reporting facility automatically generates an incident report based on the received identification information. The amount and/or type of information included in an incident report may vary based on whether the identification information substantially matches a record corresponding to a person of interest, received environment information, such as a threat level, etc. The reporting facility transmits the generated incident report to an appropriate authority. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001605 | MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEM - Medical patient monitoring devices that have the capability of detecting the physical proximity of a clinician are disclosed. The medical patient monitoring devices may be configured to perform a selected action when the presence of a clinician is detected. Systems and methods for facilitating communication between medical devices that use different medical communication protocol formats are also disclosed. For example, a medical communication protocol translator can be configured to receive an input message formatted according to a first protocol format from a first medical device and to output an output message formatted according to a second protocol format supported by a second medical device using a set of translation rules. Medical monitoring reporting systems are also disclosed. The medical monitoring reporting systems may be used to analyze a stored collection of physiological parameter data to simulate the effect of changing various medical monitoring options. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001606 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AND IMAGING - The invention provides an access control system and method for ski areas or similar facilities which uses a combination of RFID enabled tags and video-image derived biometric information to control access through an access gate. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001607 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A biometric authentication method includes an enrollment step of generating enrollment-purpose mixed feature point information by extracting enrollment-purpose true feature point information from input enrollment-purpose biometric information, and by combining part of the enrollment-purpose true feature point information, which is selected based on dummy data generated at random, and false feature point information generated based on the dummy data, and an authentication step of executing authentication by extracting authentication-purpose feature point information from input authentication-purpose biometric information, generating authentication-purpose mixed feature point information that includes part of the authentication-purpose feature point information, which is selected based on the false feature point information, and the false feature point information, and by matching the authentication-purpose mixed feature point information with the enrollment-purpose mixed feature point information. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001608 | RFID TAG - An RFID tag includes a semiconductor package, a substrate and an antenna pattern. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip encapsulated therein and a plurality of connection terminals thereon. The plurality of connection terminals includes signal terminals and dummy terminals. The semiconductor package is mounted on the substrate. The antenna pattern is formed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the signal terminals. The antenna pattern is extended so as to overlap with at least a part of a bottom region of the semiconductor package. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001609 | SAMPLE CARRIER DEVICE INCORPORATING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION, AND METHOD - An apparatus for associating information with a carrier and/or at least one biological reagent is provided. The apparatus can include a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent and at least one non-silicon Radio Frequency Identification Tag (RFID). The RFID tag can comprise information in the form of an information pointer that can be resolved by an information pointer resolution device. The information pointer and/or resolution device can be used to access a remote system. The carrier can be configured, for example, as a microfluidic processing device or a multi-well plate. Methods and systems using the apparatus are also provided. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001610 | MINIATURE HERMETICALLY SEALED RFID MICROELECTRONIC CHIP CONNECTED TO A BIOCOMPATIBLE RFID ANTENNA FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN AIMD - An implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a hermetically sealed biocompatible container, an RFID microelectronics chip is disposed within the container, and a biocompatible antenna extends from the RFID microelectronic chip and exteriorly of the container. In an exemplary embodiment the container comprises a housing for an active implantable medical device (AIMD). In another exemplary embodiment the RFID tag is associated with an AIMD. The AIMD may comprise a lead system. The RFID tag may be disposed within a non-hermetically sealed portion of the AIMD, such a header block, and may include information pertaining to the AIMD. Another exemplary embodiment may include a sensor conductively coupled to the RFID microelectronics chip. The sensor may be disposed exterior of or within the container. The sensor measures properties and activities of the human body and the RFID tag is capable of transmitting said measured properties in real time. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001611 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a medical system ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001612 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR A MOBILE SENSOR NODE IN A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK - A communication method for a mobile sensor node in a wireless sensor network includes: in a state that the mobile sensor node performs synchronization by a message reception interrupt from a parent sensor node and determines an uplink active duration and a downlink active duration, transmitting a message to the parent sensor node in the transmitting duration of the uplink active duration, receiving and processing messages from the parent sensor node and sensor nodes linearly connected around the parent sensor node in the receiving duration of the uplink active duration, and resetting a new parent sensor node using the received signal strength indications RSSIs of the received messages; and transmitting a message to the parent sensor node in the transmitting duration of the downlink active duration, checking whether or not a message is received from the parent sensor node in the receiving duration of the downlink active duration, if the message is not received from the parent sensor node, determining that time synchronization fails and resetting a new parent sensor node, and if the message is received from the parent sensor node, performing time synchronization according to a message reception interrupt from the parent sensor node. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001613 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE USER INTERFACE OF A DEVICE - A method adjusting a user interface experience for a device that includes providing a user interface to retrieve a user input, providing a tactile interface layer that defines a surface and includes a volume of fluid and a displacement device | 2011-01-06 |
20110001614 | Rear Camera Backup Assistance With Touchscreen Display - Assistance for a backup maneuver of a motor vehicle in which a first point of interest on the vehicle is moved toward a second point of interest remote from the vehicle. A rear contextual view is displayed on an electronic display obtained from a rearward directed image sensor on the vehicle. A zoom window is manually placed on the electronic display to include the second point of interest. The zoom window is enlarged, and the location of the second point of interest is manually identified within the enlarged zoom window. The identified location of the second point of interest is transformed into target positional coordinates. The rear contextual view redisplayed with a target icon at the target positional coordinates. The location of the first point of interest is manually identified on the rear contextual view and transformed into starting positional coordinates. A start icon is displayed at the starting positional coordinates in the rear contextual view. A target line is determined between the target positional coordinates and the starting positional coordinates. A path line icon is displayed in the rear contextual view corresponding to the determined target line. A bearing line is displayed in the rear contextual view extending from the start icon. The target positional coordinates are re-determined as the rear contextual view shifts during the backup maneuver. The target icon and the path line icon are updated in response to the re-determined target positional coordinates. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001615 | Obstacle detection procedure for motor vehicle - The present invention concerns an obstacle detection procedure within the area surrounding a motor vehicle. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001616 | HAPTIC ALERT WAVEFORM GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Haptic alert waveform generation method and system for use with haptic actuators that impart haptic sensations according to a waveform of an input signal used to control the haptic actuator. The shape and/or amplitude of the waveform may be controlled according to information collected from various vehicle systems, allowing virtually any type of waveform to generate and used to impart virtually any type of haptic sensations. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001617 | METHOD FOR WARNING THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OF INCREASED RISK OF AN ACCIDENT - In a method for warning the driver of a motor vehicle, the yaw rate is altered in the event of an increased risk of an accident, and the change in the yaw rate serves to warn the driver of the increased risk state. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001618 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A FLAT-SHAPED BATTERY AND APPARATUS TO BE ATTACHED TO A ROTARY PORTION - An apparatus to be attached to a rotary portion includes a substrate and a flat-shaped battery buried in resin. The substrate and the flat-shaped battery are connected to each other via a terminal in such a manner that one of a positive electrode can and a negative electrode can constituting the flat-shaped battery, the can having a smaller amount of deformation caused by bulging at a time of the expansion of the flat-shaped battery, is opposed to the substrate. A surface of the flat-shaped battery having a smaller amount of deformation is opposed to the substrate, and hence, adverse effects on the apparatus, such as the displacement of the terminal and the deformation of the substrate, can be reduced even when the flat-shaped battery expands. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001619 | AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF A NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE - A method for incapacitating an object using a non-lethal projectile equipped with a motion sensing device. The non-lethal projectile is fired at and preferably attaches to the object. Motion of the object is monitored by the motion sensing device. Upon sensing motion of the object, the non-lethal projectile provides a first or another incapacitating stimulus to the object if the motion is sensed as meeting at least one criterion. The criterion may be based on a previously determined algorithm or the threshold is previously determined. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001620 | COMBINATION EAS AND RFID SECURITY TAG HAVING STRUCTURE FOR ORIENTING A HYBRID ANTENNA RFID ELEMENT - A security tag including independent EAS and RFID components disposed in a housing configured for geometric placement of the RFID and EAS components for optimum RFID performance. The EAS component is situated in a first compartment and the RFID component is situated in a second compartment. The RFID component includes a hybrid antenna RFID inlay and an IC chip. The tag housing includes a key structure that minimizes the de-tuning of both the EAS and RFID components by positioning the IC chip such that the IC chip is closer to a first side of the second compartment than the second side of the second compartment when the antenna inlay is inserted within the housing. The housing further includes one or more pins that raise the RFID inlay above the magnetic resonator of the EAS component to further insure optimal RFID read performance. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001621 | TAG INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A tag information processing apparatus, including: a receiving section ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001622 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING A PASSIVE SENSOR ARRAY WITH A MATTRESS FOR PATIENT MONITORING - A system is provided for integrating a passive sensor or sensor array into a patient's mattress to support continuous passive monitoring of a patients' physiological conditions in a hospital setting. The sensor or sensor array may be incorporated into the mattress by fixing it to a coverlet that surrounds the mattress, or by embedding it within the mattress core. Alternatively, the sensor or sensor array may be fixed to an underlayer positioned between the mattress core and the coverlet. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001623 | DOZING WARNING SYSTEM AND GLASSES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a dozing warning system. The dosing warning system includes an angle sensor unit, a control unit, and a warning unit. The angle sensor unit detects the angle of inclination of a user's head in a state level with a reference surface. The control unit compares the angle of inclination, detected by the angle sensor unit, with a previously stored reference angle. The warning unit outputs a warning signal if the control unit determines that the detected angle of inclination exceeds the reference angle. The control unit may output a warning signal only if the detected angle of inclination is maintained for a period equal to or longer than a reference period if the detected angle of inclination exceeds the reference angle. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001624 | Pressure sensing systems - A sensing system for sensing the level of liquid in a container and for providing an indication of the pressure within the container includes a magnetic member arranged for movement relative to a pneumatic switch operated by the presence or absence of a magnetic field. Spring means act on the magnetic member and urge it towards a first operative position. A weight is suspended from the magnetic member and the weight is positioned, in use, within the liquid in the container such that, when the level of liquid in the container falls to a predetermined level, the magnetic member is caused to move from its first operative position into a second operative position. The system further includes a manually displaceable member that is movable against the action of the pressure within the container and is movable by the pressure within the container when the pressure within the container exceeds a predetermined value. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001625 | GAS ANALYZER - The subject invention is directed to a breath analyzer which is capable of detecting toxic gas levels from breath analysis. The subject invention includes a mouthpiece which is in communication with a plurality of discrete chambers, such as first and second discrete chambers, each being provided with a separate probe for breath analysis. The probes are connected to analyzers for determining detected levels of gas. In a first embodiment, a first probe may be provided for carbon monoxide detection with a second probe being provided for hydrogen cyanide detection. Advantageously, with this arrangement, breath analysis may be conducted on-site, for example at the site of a fire, to quickly and simultaneously determine carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide levels in a person's blood stream. In a second embodiment, a first probe may be provided for detection of carbon monoxide and a second probe may be provided for detection of hydrogen. With this arrangement, a calibrated correction of measured carbon monoxide data can be made to correct for improperly detected hydrogen. As such, a highly accurate on-site measurement for carbon monoxide can be achieved. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001626 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR LED STREET LAMP MONITORING AND CONTROL - An LED street lamp including a PLC modem and a control circuit is disclosed. The LED street lamp is able to receive control commands from remote controller. It is also capable of doing self-control based on status information gathered by diagnostic circuit. A system for LED street lamp monitoring and control is also disclosed which includes a central controller, a distribution network and a plurality of LED street lamps. Based on the PLC technology, each LED street lamp can be centrally controlled by the central controller. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001627 | FORCE MEASURING RATCHET TIE DOWN - The present invention provides a force measuring ratchet tie down in the field of goods holding. The force measuring ratchet tie down of the invention addresses the technical problems such has insufficiently tight binding, severe difficulty in control and trouble in adjustment. The force measuring ratchet tie down includes a body assembly, a handle, a teeth stop board, a catch and a scroll. The handle is connected with the body assembly through the scroll. A binding belt having a fixable outer end is connected to the body assembly. Another binding belt having a fixable outer end is rolled on the scroll. A ratchet is fixed on the scroll. The body assembly is movably connected with a teeth stop board the end of which could be embedded among the teeth of the ratchet. The handle is movably connected with a catch the end of which could be embedded among the teeth of the ratchet. A sensor is placed at a forced part of the tie down, which is linked with a signal processing circuit and could generate a signal corresponding to the size of the tensioning force of the binding belt when the tie down is in operation. A display device is connected to the signal processing circuit. The force measuring ratchet tie down of the invention has advantages including a high safety property, a compact structure and a low manufacturing cost. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001628 | MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a map information display device including an operating tool detector for, on a display panel where map information MI and view image information VI are displayed, detecting a position and a pointing direction of an operating tool M in touch with an area corresponding to the map information; and a display controller for controlling display of the view image information in accordance with a view point on the map information indicated by the position of the operating tool and a line-of-sight direction on the map information indicated by the pointing direction of the operating tool. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001629 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC BLANKET - An electronic blanket ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001630 | MANUAL CONNECTING DEVICE - A manual connecting device includes a connecting tool to be guided manually for connecting a connection to a predetermined connecting point, in particular to a predetermined connecting point in an electrical switchgear cabinet or in an electrical control cabinet. The connecting device also includes a camera and an image processing device connected to the camera. The device is suitable for detecting a respective connecting point before, during or after connecting and for generating an alarm signal if the detected connecting point deviates from the predetermined connecting point. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001631 | DEVICE WITH SIGNAL GENERATOR AND SIGNAL RECEIVER FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND/OR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A remote control for controlling a receiver having selective access mode which restricts unauthorized access and permitting access to unrestricted access content, having a common housing, a power source; a microprocessor; a transmitter; a content selector; and an activator, the activator preventing user restricted content access prior to activation, and initiates a process within the microprocessor to communicate codes for controlling a corresponding receiver, which permits user access to restricted access content and unrestricted access content until exhaustion of the predetermined temporal limitation on usage; prevents user access to restricted access content after exhaustion of the predetermined temporal limitation on usage; and permits access to unrestricted access content after exhaustion of the temporal limitation on usage. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001632 | Method and System for Changing an Input Source for an Electronic Device - A system and method for changing an input source for an electronic device capable of receiving a signal from a plurality of external devices are described. In some implementations, the system and method determines if an external electronic device is active. If an external electronic device is active, then a determination is made as to whether an input source for the electronic device is set to the active external electronic device. The input source for the electronic device may be set to the active external electronic device if a change to the input source is required. In some implementations, the electronic device is powered on or woken, if required, after determining that an external electronic device is active. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001633 | Measurement Device and Associated Method for use in Frequency Selection for Inground Transmission - A portable device and associated method are described for use with a system in which a locating signal is transmitted from within the ground during an operational procedure. The locating signal includes a transmission frequency that is selectable from a group of discrete transmission frequencies in a frequency range and the region includes electromagnetic noise that can vary. The portable device includes a receiver having a bandwidth that includes the transmission frequency range and is operable for measuring the electromagnetic noise in the transmission frequency range to establish a frequency content of the electromagnetic noise for use in selecting one of the discrete transmission frequencies that is subsequently transmitted as the locating signal during the operational procedure. The locating signal can be transmitted from a boring tool, a pullback arrangement or an inground cable. A predicted maximum operational depth for a transmitter can be determined prior to the operational procedure. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001634 | TRAVELING SUPPORT DEVICE AND TRAVELING SUPPORT METHOD - A traveling support device includes: a road-vehicle communication portion that receives first current-signal information relating to a signal displayed by a traffic signal at a first clock time, from a road side transmitter installed on a road; an inter-vehicle communication portion that receives second current-signal information relating to a signal displayed by the traffic signal at a second clock time, from another vehicle that receives the second current-signal information from the road side transmitter; and a signal cycle estimating portion that estimates signal cycle information relating to transition of the signal on the traffic signal on the basis of the first current-signal information received by the road-vehicle communication portion and the second current-signal information received by the inter-vehicle communication portion. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001635 | MOBILE TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM | 2011-01-06 |
20110001636 | Method and System for Highlighting an Image Representative of a Flight Parameter of an Aircraft - A method and system for highlighting a parameter image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft to a user in a multi-parameter aircraft instrument display, such as a flat panel display. An electronic instrument display is configured to present parameter images, at least one of which includes a first indicator configured to indicate a specific value (e.g., a target value) for a flight parameter and a second indicator configured to indicate an actual flight parameter value that changes according to variations in the flight parameter. A graphics rendering controller is configured to generate the parameter images and to enlarge a portion of the parameter image when the actual flight parameter value is within a predetermined range from the target value. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001637 | METHOD FOR INDICATING A NOISE LEVEL OF A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT - A method for displaying a noise level (L | 2011-01-06 |
20110001638 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES PRIVACY KEY - A method for controlling location-based services for a vehicle that includes establishing a user-selected location-based service preference for a vehicle, linking a portable privacy key to the vehicle, communicating the presence of the portable privacy key from the vehicle to a call center, sending the user-selected location-based service preference from the call center to the vehicle, and activating at least one location-based service in response to linking of the portable privacy key to the vehicle. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001639 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - An image display apparatus includes: an image generation unit generating a plurality of images with different figure sizes so that perceived positions of the plurality of images are sequentially located in a direction away from an actual position; a reflection member provided in front of the observer; and a projector projecting a light beam to form, the plurality of images onto a single eye of the observer through the reflection member so that the plurality of images is superimposed on a background observed through the refection member. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001640 | OPERATION CONTROL MAP, DISPLAY UNIT, AND WHITE LINE DETECTION APPARATUS - An operation control map of a white line detection apparatus, including a white line detection portion that detects a white line on a road based on a captured image of the road surface, that references the operation control map to determine whether to allow operation of the white line detection portion. The operation control map includes a region in which operation of the white line detection is allowed, and a region in which operation is not allowed, based on the gain of a road surface image signal and the temperature of a road surface imaging portion. The allowed region is set if the reduced accuracy of white line detection, due to the thermal noise generated in the solid-state imaging sensor, falls within an acceptable range, and the disallowed region is set if the reduced accuracy of white line detection falls outside of the acceptable range. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001641 | Electronic Device Equipped with Programmable Key Layout and Method for Programming Key Layout - An electronic device equipped with programmable key layout in provided, which includes a microprocessor, a sensor point array assembly, and a memory module. The sensor point array assembly is electrically coupled to the microprocessor through an interface circuit. A plurality of sensor points is distributed over the sensor point array assembly. The memory module stores a keymap table, and at least a sensor point grid defined by a user and a key code corresponding to the sensor point grid are written into the keymap table. The sensor point grid includes at least one of the sensor points of the sensor point array assembly. When one or more of the sensor points of the sensor point array assembly is triggered, the microprocessor differentiates the key code corresponding to the sensor point grid including the triggered sensor point according to the keymap table in the memory module. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001642 | Systems and Methods For Scalably Encoding and Decoding Data - Systems and methods for scalably encoding and decoding coded data are presented. One exemplary method for scalably coding data includes classifying, based upon at least one predetermined criteria, each of the plurality of data received as either (i) perceptually relevant data or (ii) perceptually irrelevant data. The perceptually relevant data is scalably coded, and the perceptually irrelevant data is non-scalably coded. Subsequently, the scalably coded perceptually relevant data and the non-scalably coded perceptually irrelevant are combined into a coded data stream for transmission. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HIGH THROUGHPUT ENTROPY CODING USING SYNTAX ELEMENT PARTITIONING - A system and method for providing high throughput entropy coding contains the steps of: dividing syntax elements of video into one or more group of syntax elements; placing each group into a separate partition, resulting in more than one partition; and processing more than one of the more than one partition in parallel using entropy coding. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001644 | METER AND FREEZE OF CALIBRATION OF TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A technique for improving the operation of a Time Interleaved Analog to Digital Converter (TIADC) by suppressing updates and/or correction to updates of an interleave mismatch errors estimator when one or more predetermined conditions | 2011-01-06 |
20110001645 | RANDOMIZATION OF SAMPLE WINDOW IN CALIBRATION OF TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A technique that randomizes a sample window over which one or more interleave mismatch corrections are made to a time interleaved analog to digital converter (TIADC). | 2011-01-06 |
20110001646 | Emulation of Analog-to-Digital Converter Characteristics - Described herein is a system and method of emulating characteristics of an output signal of a first analog-to-digital converter by a second analog-to-digital converter employing signal processing. A signal processing module may receive a digital signal from the first analog-to-digital converter and alter the digital signal to define an altered digital signal such that the altered digital signal emulates a second digital signal that is characteristic of the second analog-to-digital converter, the second analog-to-digital converter differing from the first analog-to-digital converter. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001647 | System and Method for Analog-to-Digital Conversion - A system for converting an analog signal to a digital signal may include a plurality of converter stages. One of the converter stages may include a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) and an analog-to-digital subconverter (ADSC). The MDAC may be configured to (i) receive from a previous stage a first residue analog signal and a first idealized digital signal representing a first portion of the digital signal and corresponding to the first residue analog signal; (ii) convert the first idealized digital signal to an idealized analog signal; and (iii) output a second residue analog signal based on the difference between the first residue analog signal and the idealized analog signal. The ADSC may be configured to convert the second residue analog signal into a second idealized digital signal representing a second portion of the digital signal and corresponding to the second residue analog signal, the ADSC comprising a sloping analog-to-digital converter. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001648 | FOLDING CIRCUIT AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A folding circuit and an analog-to-digital converter wherein a response to small signals is improved, a load on a clock signal can be reduced, and the increase of circuit area can be prevented. The circuit includes a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a plurality of differential voltages as reference voltages, and a plurality of amplification circuits that convert differential voltages between the plurality of reference voltages and an analog input voltage to differential currents, and output these differential currents. The output ends of the amplification circuits are alternately connected. Each of the amplification circuit is configured by a differential amplifier circuit having cascode output transistors ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001649 | Differential chopper comparator and A/D converter including the same - A differential chopper comparator compares an input signal voltage and a first voltage, and includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a differential amplification unit including a differential amplification circuit. Either the input signal voltage or the first voltage is applied to one end of the first capacitor via a first switch unit. A fixed voltage is applied to one end of the second capacitor via a second switch unit. Either a non-inverting input terminal or an inverting input terminal of the differential amplification circuit is connected to the other end of the first capacitor, and the other terminal is connected to the other end of the second capacitor. An impedance of the first switch unit side viewed from one end of the first capacitor and an impedance of the second switch unit side viewed from one end of the second capacitor are substantially same. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001650 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT, AS WELL AS METHOD OF CHARGING AND TRANSMISSION OF SWITCH SIGNALS - The invention is directed to an electric circuit arrangement and to a method to collect and transfer circuit signals, in particular for use in connection with electrical devices. The object of the invention is to provide a circuit arrangement which is cost-effective to implement overall and which offers a high degree of configurability with regard to the positioning or design of switching or input zones. This object is met according to the invention by a circuit arrangement comprising a signal receiving device for the receiving of control signals, an operating signal transmitting device for the sending of operating signals of a base circuit for the processing of control signals, and at least one input circuit for the outputting of a control signal according to an input operation carried out opposite the input circuit, wherein said circuit arrangement is characterized in that the input circuit comprises an electrode device for detecting the input operation using electric field-related changes in the vicinity of the electrode device, and that the input circuit is further designed such that operational energy is fed via the operating signals present at the input circuit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001651 | Zero standby power laser controlled device - In certain embodiments, a remotely controllable television has an energy converter that receives light energy from a laser in a remote controller and converts the light energy to electrical energy. A remote control code interpreter that is receives a turn-on code from the remote controller. The electrical energy from the energy converter is used to supply power to the remote control code interpreter. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ANGULAR DECEPTION SIGNALS - A method for generating and transmitting deception signals to location devices comprises use of tracking monopulse radars and associated apparatus to be installed on aircraft in particular of the rotary-blade type. The deception signals generated and sent to the tracking radar cause an angular deception, and such that, for example, the aircraft may be viewed by the radar in a direction different from the real direction. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO DECODE ADS-B SQUITTERS THROUGH MULTIPLE PROCESSING PATHS - A system is delineated comprising a TCAS receiver having one or more filters, one or more amplifiers and one or more A/D converters, the one or more A/D converters for digitizing analog data into digital data for decoding one or more of an ADS-B message and a TIS-B message; and circuitry for receiving the digital data and decoding the one or more of an ADS-B message and a TIS-B message, wherein the circuitry includes two or more paths for the decoding. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001654 | PROCESS AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING AIRCRAFTS CIRCULATING IN AN AIR SPACE SURROUNDING AN AIRPLANE - A process and a device for detecting aircrafts circulating in an air space surrounding an airplane is disclosed. The device ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001655 | DETERMINING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS IN DYNAMIC MULTI-PATH CLUTTER ENVIRONMENTS - A method for determining a physical property of a structural member in a dynamic multi-path clutter environment is given. The method comprises transmitting an RF interrogation signal to a wireless sensor operable to receive the RF interrogation signal, produce a reference signal and a measurement signal, and transmit the reference signal and the measurement signal in the dynamic multi-path clutter environment. The reference signal is delayed by a first time delay and the measurement signal is delayed by a second time delay that is a function of the physical property to be determined. The first and second time delays are associated by a known relationship defined by the wireless sensor. The method further comprises receiving the transmitted reference signal and the transmitted measurement signal and comparing the transmitted reference signal and the transmitted measurement signal in the time domain. Finally, the method comprises using this comparison to determine the physical property of the structural member. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001656 | RADAR SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR RADAR SYSTEM - A radar system includes: a transmission antenna outputting transmission signals having multiple frequencies; multiple reception antennas receiving reflected waves of the transmission signals, reflected from an object; a mixer mixing the transmission signals with reception signals received by the reception antennas to generate beat signals; and a signal processing unit detecting Doppler frequency by analyzing frequencies of the beat signals, detecting phase information of the Doppler frequency for each of combinations of the reception antennas and the transmission signal frequencies, constructing a matrix having the pieces of phase information arranged in a predetermined order with respect to the reception antennas and the frequencies of the transmission signals, obtaining a correlation matrix from the matrix and its complex conjugate transposed matrix, and estimating at least one of a distance, direction and relative velocity of the object based on the correlation matrix. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001657 | Sensor suite and signal processing for border surveillance - A land-based Smart-Sensor System and several system architectures for detection, tracking, and classification of people and vehicles automatically and in real time for border, property, and facility security surveillance is described. The preferred embodiment of the proposed Smart-Sensor System is comprised of (1) a low-cost, non-coherent radar, whose function is to detect and track people, singly or in groups, and various means of transportation, which may include vehicles, animals, or aircraft, singly or in groups, and cue (2) an optical sensor such as a long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor, whose function is to classify the identified targets and produce movie clips for operator validation and use, and (3) an IBM CELL supercomputer to process the collected data in real-time. The Smart Sensor System can be implemented in a tower-based or a mobile-based, or combination system architecture. The radar can also be operated as a stand-alone system. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION GEOLOCATION UTILIZING MULTIPLE SENSING MODALITIES - A system and method for determining the geolocation of a signal emitter moving at an unknown velocity by combining signal data of a target detection platform (e.g., a radar system) and signal data collected by two or more moving signal collection platforms (e.g., RF signal receivers). In one embodiment, the target detection platform determines tentative location and velocity of the signal emitter, and the signal collection platforms are configured to perform TDOA and/or FDOA analysis of the collected signal data corresponding to a signal of the signal emitter. In one embodiment, solutions provided from the TDOA and/or FDOA analysis are unbiased by using the tentative velocity of the signal emitter, and the geolocation of the signal emitter is determined by matching the TDOA/FDOA solutions and the detected tentative location. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001659 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE IMPROVED DIRECTIONAL ESTIMATION AND DECODING BY MEANS OF SECONDARY RADAR SIGNALS - 1. A device and a method for the improved directional estimation and decoding by means of secondary radar signals. 2.1 Radio-based positioning systems on the basis of secondary radar signals are known. For this purpose special receiver systems are utilized for estimating the direction, and special receiver systems are utilized for decoding secondary radar signals. In particular, a secondary radar system is absent, which, among others, takes into consideration any shortcomings of the hardware used, such as coupled antenna elements, different low-end impedances, deviating distances between the antenna elements, manufacturing and installation tolerances, and the like. 2.2 The device for directional estimation and/or decoding secondary radar signals according to the invention comprises the following: —at least one array A comprising M antenna elements AE—an amplifier LNA and bandpass filter F | 2011-01-06 |
20110001660 | SELF CALIBRATING CONFORMAL PHASED ARRAY - A system and method for a self calibrating conformal phased array are disclosed involving a plurality of transmit/receive elements; a plurality of embedded, calibration transmit/receive elements scattered across the array; and at least one back-end processor. The calibration transmit/receive elements are used to track any physical calibration transmit/receive element's relative position change caused by array flexure. In one or more embodiments, each of the calibration transmit/receive elements transmit a tone using a small antenna, and the other calibration transmit/receive elements receive the tone using small antennas. The calibration transmit/receive elements that receive the tone measure the phase of the received tone. At least one back-end processor uses the measured phases to determine differential phases from a phase calibration table. Also, at least one back-end processor uses the differential phases to compute a change in apparent location of each transmitting calibration transmit/receive element. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001661 | METHOD OF DETECTING TARGET OBJECT AND TARGET OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - This disclosure provides a target object detection device for detecting different detection areas by different pulse-shaped signals and synthesizing detected information to detect an area from an antenna position to a given distance. The device includes a transmission module for transmitting at least two or more different pulse-shaped transmission signals at predetermined timings, a reception module for receiving a reflection signal of each of the transmitted pulse-shaped transmission signals to generate a reception signal, a saturation detection module for comparing a level of each of the reception signals with a predetermined threshold to detect saturation of the reception signal, and an image forming module for forming a detection image based on the reception signals. The transmission module generates an alternative pulse-shaped signal that is different from the transmitted pulse-shaped transmission signal when the saturation detection module detects the saturation of the reception signal. The image forming module replaces the saturated reception signal with a reception signal obtained by using the alternative pulse-shaped signal to form the detection image. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001662 | PROCESS AND A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF AN AIRCRAFT - A process and a device for automatically determining meteorological conditions in the vicinity of an aircraft is disclosed. The device ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001663 | POSITION CALCULATION METHOD AND POSITION CALCULATION APPARATUS - A position calculation method and apparatus are described. The position calculation apparatus may include an inertial measurement unit and be configured to be coupled with at least one sensor unit for detecting a physical event for use in position calculation. The presence of and type sensor unit may identified, and the position processing to be undertaken may depend on this identification. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001664 | USE OF PHASOR MEASUREMENT UNITS FOR DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS (DGNSS) - A system determines and transmits correctional data of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) which has a plurality of reference stations that can be used to determine the correction data by repeatedly measuring the position of the reference stations and comparing it to the previously determined exact position. The data determined in this manner are transmitted to a central station via a network and optionally processed in the central station. Such a system requires that every reference station be equipped with a GNSS receiver, but it is especially the connection to the central station that requires considerable financial resources for the establishment of the connection and both for the maintenance and operation of the network. An already existing network of the phasor measurement units of a power transmission network is therefore used. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001665 | Camera Radio Signal Operation Based on Global Positioning - Methods and by which a radio signal transmitter of a photographic device may be configured to adhere to the local legal and regulatory limits of a specific region based on a locational fix data derived from a global positioning system GPS receiver of the photographic device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001666 | CARRIER PHASE PROCESSING IN DISCONTINUOUS SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM TRACKING - Disclosed is an apparatus, system and method for location determination following a search discontinuity utilizing early sampling of a satellite positioning system signal to determine a common code phase offset, pseudorange rate and mode of location calculation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001667 | Antenna Control Device, Reception Device, And Antenna Control Method - A reception device includes: a variable-directivity antenna; an antenna amplifier which amplifies a signal inputted from the variable-directivity antenna; a regulator which supplies DC power to the antenna amplifier; a full wave rectification unit which supplies the DC power to the regulator; a signal line; a DC power source; and a switching unit which switches connection with the DC power source. DC voltage is applied to the DC power source by the signal line so as to control the directivity of the variable-directivity antenna. Moreover, the DC power is supplied to the regulator via the full wave rectification unit. When the connection of the switching unit is switched, the DC voltage supplied to the variable-directivity antenna is reversed between positive and negative voltage but the DC voltage supplied to the regulator is not reversed. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001668 | REBROADCASTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION SIGNALS - A “synchrolite” or rebroadcasting device allows GPS or GNSS navigation signals received at one or several locations to be processed at a separate location. The signals received by the synchrolite are added to a pilot tone and then encoded with a superimposed spread-spectrum code before being rebroadcast. The superimposed code allows signals from different synchrolites to be distinguished during the navigation process. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001669 | Dual-band antenna and wireless network device having the same - A dual-band antenna for use in a wireless network device comprises first, second, and third radiators. The first and second radiators are connected by a stand portion. The second radiator is a generally C-shaped plate having a connecting section and a free-end portion. A ground end and an input end are provided at predetermined positions of the connecting section and are respectively and electrically connected to a grounding portion and a control circuit of a substrate. The free-end portion overlaps with the orthogonal projection of the first radiator and is parallel to the first radiator. The third radiator is electrically connected to the second radiator via a conductive post and is parallel to the second radiator. The second and third radiators are provided on the substrate while the first radiator is provided outside the substrate. The first, second, and third radiators are parallel to and spaced apart from one another. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001670 | Radio Frequency (RF) Antenna Containing Element and Methods of Making the Same - A radio frequency (RF) antenna containing element is provided. The RF antenna containing element includes a reinforced metal foil laminate antenna bonded to a carrier layer. The reinforced metal foil laminate antenna includes a metal foil layer bonded to a reinforcement layer. The reinforcement layer can mitigate tearing of the metal foil layer during formation of the antenna. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001671 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A mobile communication terminal having a first housing section and a second housing section is provided. The first housing section includes a metallic portion. The second housing section is movably coupled to the first housing section. The second housing section is provided with an antenna. The second housing section is provided with a conductive element which covers a portion of the antenna from the metallic portion regardless of a position of the second housing section relative to the first housing section. The conductive element is electrically open. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001672 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to obtain high radiation efficiency by strengthening electromagnetic coupling in an antenna device that supplies a radiation current by the electromagnetic coupling. An antenna device includes a substrate | 2011-01-06 |
20110001673 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal comprises a ground portion mounted in a body of the portable terminal, and configured to form electrical ground of a circuit board which controls the portable terminal, a conductive member mounted to a case which forms appearance of the body, and formed of a conductive material, a first radiator electrically connected to the ground portion so as to be fed by the ground portion, and configured to transmit and receive radio electromagnetic waves, a second radiator formed of a conductive material, and connected to the conductive member so as to form an antenna pattern together with the ground portion and the conductive member, the antenna pattern consecutive with a feed point of the first radiator, and a connection member configured to electrically connect edges of the ground portion to the conductive member such that the first radiator and the antenna pattern form a dipole antenna. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001674 | WIRELESS DEVICE - A wireless device, including an antenna in one of two casings and including, in a joint part where the two casings are joined together, another antenna different from the antenna included in the casing, is capable of reducing deterioration in properties of the antenna included in the casing. The wireless device includes: an upper casing ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001675 | ANTENNA OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An antenna used in portable electronic devices includes a first antenna unit shaped as a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) and a second antenna unit shaped as a loop antenna and connected to the first antenna unit. The first antenna unit receives/sends wireless signals at relatively higher frequencies, the second antenna unit receives/sends wireless signals at relatively lower frequencies, and the first antenna unit is coupled with the second antenna unit to regulate the working frequency band of the antenna. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001676 | ACTIVE TUNED LOOP-COUPLED ANTENNA - An active tuned loop-coupled antenna capable of optimizing performance over incremental bandwidths and capable of tuning over a large total bandwidth to be used in wireless communications. The active loop is capable of serving as the radiating element or a radiating element can be coupled to this active loop. Multiple active tuned loops can be coupled together to extend the total bandwidth of the antenna. Active components can be incorporated into the antenna structure to provide yet additional extension of the bandwidth along with increased optimization of antenna performance over the frequency range of the antenna. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001677 | STEREO FED DIGITAL ANTENNA - A directional communication antenna comprising a conductive member connected to transmitter power amplifiers or receiver input amplifiers is provided. The simplest antenna form includes a conductor connected to a pair of transmitter power amplifiers or a pair of receiver input amplifiers. Antenna in the transmitter mode is connected to a pair of power amplifiers sending synchronized rf signals to the ends of a conductor. Applied signals travel and collide on antenna where they are converted into the free-space wave. In the receiving mode, two or more receiver input amplifiers are connected to detect and amplify incoming signals. The incoming signals are then electronically added for improved sensitivity. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001678 | Antenna Array - An antenna array comprises a substrate, radiation conductors, a first transmission network, a second transmission network, support members and a grounding plane. The radiation conductors are symmetrically arranged on the substrate. The first transmission network has a first feeder point and feed arms connected to the radiation conductors, wherein each feed arm of the first transmission network and the radiation conductor connected to the feed arm include an angle of 80-100 degrees. The second transmission network has a second feeder point and feed arms connected to the radiation conductors, wherein each feed arm of the second transmission network and the radiation conductor connected to the feed arm include an angle of 80-100 degrees. The radiation conductors, the first transmission network and the second transmission network are all disposed on an identical surface of the substrate. The support members are used to support the substrate and assembled to the grounding plane. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001679 | METHOD FOR DIRECT CONNECTION OF MMIC AMPLIFIERS TO BALANCED ANTENNA APERTURE - A MMIC amplifier is directly connected to the balanced feed points at the aperture of an antenna to eliminate the distance between electronics coupled to the antenna and the antenna itself, such that interfaces, components and connection lines which introduce losses and parasitic effects that degrade system performance are eliminated due the direct connection. Expanding the aperture of the antenna to accommodate the direct connection of a MMIC amplifier to balanced feed points of an antenna has been found to have no deleterious effects on antenna performance. Moreover, when coupling the MMIC amplifier to an unbalanced coaxial line, any associated ripple is minimized due to the direct connection. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001680 | Multifilar Antenna - In a dielectrically-loaded multifilar helical antenna, a conductive phasing ring is arranged between and couples together feed nodes and the helical radiating elements. The phasing ring includes an annular conductive path having an electrical length equivalent to a full wavelength at the operating frequency so as to be resonant at that frequency. The helical elements are coupled to the outer periphery of the phasing ring at respective spaced apart coupling locations. The helical elements may include open-circuit or closed-circuit elongate conductive tracks, or a combination of both. In the case of the helical elements being closed-circuit tracks, these tracks are interconnected by a second resonant ring, which is resonant at the same frequency as or a different frequency from the first resonant ring. The invention is applicable to both end-fire and back-fire helical antennas. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001681 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes a feed portion, a radiating portion and a matching portion. The radiating portion is operable to transceive electromagnetic signals, and includes a first radiator, a second radiator and a third radiator. The first radiator is connected to the feed portion, and includes a first free end and a second free end. The second radiator is bent, and includes a first feed end and a third free end, wherein the first feed end is connected to the feed portion. The third radiator is substantially L shaped, and includes a second feed end and a fourth free end, wherein the second feed end is electrically connected to the feed portion. The matching portion is rectangularly shaped, and electrically connected to the first radiator, for impedance matching. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001682 | COMPACT SINGLE FEED DUAL-POLARIZED DUAL-FREQUENCY BAND MICROSTRIP ANTENNA ARRAY - A dual-polarized stacked patch antenna array that operates at two different frequencies. The stacked patch antenna array has a single planar patch antenna subarray disposed on opposite sides of a dielectric structure. The stacked patch antenna array includes a ground plane that is common to each planar patch array antenna. Each planar patch antenna subarray is fed from a single coaxial probe disposed through the center of the stacked antenna array structure. Each patch in the planar patch array antenna subarray is electrically connected by microstrip elements. Each patch and microstrip element is arranged along the X and Y axial directions. A single additional microstrip element is placed in a diagonal orientation in each subarray to connect two patches oppositely oriented within the stacked antenna array structure. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001683 | Antenna Array - An antenna array comprises a plurality of radiation conductors, a first transmission network and a second transmission network. The radiation conductors are arranged symmetrically. Each radiation conductor has a first lateral and a second lateral. The first laterals are extended to delineate a first transmission network area. The second laterals are extended to delineate a second transmission network area. The first transmission network is arranged in the first transmission network area and has a first feeder point. The feed arms of the first transmission network are connected to the first laterals of the radiation conductors. The second transmission network is arranged in the second transmission network area and has a second feeder point. The feed arms of the second transmission network are connected to the second laterals of the radiation conductors. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001684 | MULTIRESONANCE HELIX ANTENNA - A helix antenna for satellite connections of mobile devices is to be fed from above, and all its radiators are side by side on a same geometric cylindrical surface. The antenna has at least two resonances. In the case of two-resonance every second radiator resonates at a lower frequency and the rest of the radiators at another, higher frequency, the frequency difference being based on the difference in the physical length of the radiators. One conductor of the feed line of the antenna is connected directly to one half of the radiators and the other conductor to the other half of the radiators. No separate feed circuit for the phase shifts is required in an antenna with plurality of helix radiators, because the phasing can be implemented by the positioning of the radiators and the fine tuning of their length. The antenna structure is simple, and case its production costs are relatively low. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001685 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An antenna apparatus includes a coaxial cable body configured by covering the peripheral portion of a core forming the power feed line with a first coating dielectric unit, a ground line and a second coating dielectric unit in that order, a main antenna element in which the core either singly or in combination with the first coating dielectric unit projects and extends from the distal end of the coaxial cable body, and an impedance adjustment element in which the ground line projects singly from the distal end of the coaxial cable body, and the impedance adjustment element maintains an orientation extending in a direction that differs from the extension direction of the main antenna element and is fixed to the distal end of the coaxial cable body. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001686 | PUSHING CONTENT FROM A LOCAL DEVICE TO A REMOTE DISPLAY - One or more remote content-displaying devices are represented on a display of a content-pushing device. A user of the content-pushing device is thus enabled to select which remote content-displaying device(s) is to receive and display the content. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001687 | Dual display device using single display controller - A dual display device is described where a single display controller ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110001688 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR DISPLAY METHOD - The color display device includes a colored light generation unit for repetitively generating a plurality of colored lights in a time sequence with a predetermined frequency, and an image generation unit for processing said plurality of colored lights, so as to generate an image corresponding to each of the plurality of colored lights generated in a time sequence. The said predetermined frequency is 180 Hz or more. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001689 | ACTIVE MATRIX TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light emitting element is provided to allow for resetting a shift register while keeping a frame narrow without increasing complexity of a shift register circuit. A display apparatus has a data line, a scanning line, a pixel circuit, a shift register circuit, a first power supply supplying a voltage to the shift register circuit and a second power supply supplying a voltage to the pixel circuit. One end of the scanning line is connected to an output of the shift register circuit, and writing of a data signal from the data line to the pixel circuit can be controlled by a scanning signal from the scanning line. When the first power supply is on, any one of a high-level signal and a low-level signal is input into the shift register circuit for the number of stages of the shift register, and thereafter, the second power supply is turned on. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001690 | SEMI-TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal panel, a reflective pixel electrode and a transmissive pixel electrode in a unit pixel are supplied with an image signal output from a data line drive circuit, the two mutually different scanning signals output from a scanning line drive circuit, and common signals output from a common line drive circuit. The phase of the image signal is set different from that of the common signal. Further, a period during which the two scanning signals are selected is set in one horizontal period, the ending of the selection period for one of the scanning signals is set to a point in time before an electrical potential of the common signal changes, and the ending of the selection period for the other scanning signal is set to a point in time after the electrical potential of the common signal changes. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001691 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel of a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal layer | 2011-01-06 |
20110001692 | INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR CONVERTING DIGITAL SIGNALS TO DIGITAL SIGNALS, LCD DRIVERS, SYSTEMS, AND OPERATING METHODS THEREOF - An integrated circuit for converting digital signals to analog signals is provided. The integrated circuit includes a decoder coupled with at least one digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The decoder is capable of receiving at least one n-bit digital signal, decoding m bits of the at least one n-bit digital signal, and outputting at least one (n−m)-bit digital signal and at least one decoded digital signal. The at least one digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is capable of converting the at least one (n−m)-bit digital signal and the at least one decoded digital signal to at least one analog signal. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001693 | BACKLIGHT UNIT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a backlight unit for an LCD device. The backlight unit, disposed under a liquid crystal panel and emitting light to a liquid crystal panel, includes a lightguide plate, a light emitting diode (LED) array disposed at an edge of the lightguide plate and including a plurality of LED blocks each including at least one LED emitting white light, and a controller controlling a current signal applied to each of the plurality of LED blocks to regulate the luminance of each LED block. Accordingly, the backlight unit can be provided, which is capable of contributing to manufacturing thinner and larger products and realizing effective local dimming by using an LED disposed at an edge of the lightguide plate. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001694 | OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An operation control apparatus is provided which includes a detection unit for detecting contact of an operation tool with a display surface of a display unit, a contact determination unit for determining a contact state of the operation tool with the display surface based on the detection result by the detection unit, a contact area recognition unit for recognizing, in the case where it is determined by the contact determination unit that the operation tool is in contact with the display surface, a contact area where the operation tool is in contact with the display surface, and an operation determination unit for determining, from a plurality of operation processing associated with an act of the operation tool in contact with the display surface, an operation processing to be executed, based on a size of the contact area recognized by the contact area recognition unit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001695 | WEARABLE TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE WEARABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A wearable terminal device includes: a head mounted display including a monitor display unit; a line-of-sight detecting unit for detecting a line-of-sight position of a wearer; a sound collecting unit configured to collect sound uttered by the wearer; a sound recognizing unit configured to recognize a sound command from the wearer on the basis of the collected sound; an operation unit configured to receive operation corresponding to the detected line-of-sight position or operation instructed by the recognized sound command; a setting unit configured to set an operation mode corresponding to work of the wearer out of plural operation modes; and a control unit configured to control, in the set operation mode, display of the monitor display unit corresponding to operation by the wearer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001696 | MANIPULATING OBJECTS DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY SCREEN - Embodiments of the present invention is directed toward determining a location where a pointing device is directed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a message at the computing device from the pointing device. Sensor data is extracted from the message, the sensor data comprising accelerometer data, gyroscope data, or a combination thereof. A position of the pointing device in three-dimensional space is identified. An orientation of the pointing device in three-dimensional space is identified using the sensor data. A location to which the pointing device is directed is determined by utilizing the identified position of the pointing device and the identified orientation of the pointing device, and an object on a display screen at the location where the pointing device is directed is altered. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001697 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An image display device for displaying digital images includes a display screen, a controller and a proximity sensor in communication with the controller. When an external object such as the user's hand is detected by the proximity sensor, the proximity sensor issues a sensing signal to the controller. The controller controls the display of the digital images in response to the sensing signal. Hence, the display of the digital images can be controlled or operated without touching the image display device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001698 | Visualization Device Comprising at Least One Prohibited Zone and a Pointer - The visualization device comprising computation means, display means including at least one prohibited zone and a system for guiding a pointer is characterized in that the pointer can remain immobile in the prohibited zone only for a limited duration, the pointer being automatically directed toward the outside of the prohibited zone after this limited duration. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001699 | REMOTE CONTROL OF HOST APPLICATION USING MOTION AND VOICE COMMANDS - A remote control microdisplay device that uses hand and head movement and voice commands to control the parameters of a field of view for the microdisplay within a larger virtual display area associated with a host application. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001700 | Online Video and Web Browser remote control - This invention refers to an online video and web browser remote control specifically; this invention refers to an online video and web browser remote control, which enables command and control of online media at the touch of a button and providing much the same experience as when watching television, without using either a mouse or a keyboard. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001701 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projection apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project an image onto a projection screen; an image pickup unit configured to capture an image on the projection screen; a detection unit configured to detect at least one pointer image using an image signal obtained by the image pickup unit, the pointer image indicating a position on the projection screen, the detection unit generating position information regarding the position indicated by the pointer image displayed on projection screen; and an output unit configured to output the position information to the outside. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001702 | MOUSE WITH CHANGEABLE FOOTPADS - A mouse with changeable footpads is provided. The mouse includes an upper case, a lower cover and a plurality of mouse footpad modules. The lower cover is disposed under the upper case. The lower cover includes a plurality of footpad holes. The footpad modules are disposed in respective footpad holes. Each of the mouse footpad modules includes a base, a first footpad and a second footpad. The first footpad is disposed on the upper surface of the mouse footpad module. The second footpad is disposed on the lower surface of the mouse footpad module. By rotating the mouse footpad module, the first footpad or the second footpad is selectively exposed to the external surface of the lower cover. | 2011-01-06 |
20110001703 | CAPACITIVE MOUSE - A pointing device some or all of whose elements are made from capacitive sensors. Such elements may include a rotary motion detector which includes a rotating member and a plurality of fixed capacitive detecting members; a rolling ball with patterned conductive surface and a plurality of fixed capacitive detecting members; capacitive touch sensors or capacitive switches to serve as mouse buttons; and a scrolling wheel, knob, or touch surface built from capacitive sensors. The pointing device further includes a capacitance measuring circuit and processor to measure variations of capacitance on the various capacitive elements and to determine the movement of and other activations of the mouse. | 2011-01-06 |