| 06th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
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| 20120032756 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) POWER FILTERS AND PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING RF POWER FILTERS - A filter for filtering radio frequency (RF) power transmitted from an electrostatic chuck (ESC) in a plasma processing system. The plasma processing system may include a heating element disposed at the ESC. The plasma processing system may further include a power supply. The filter may include a core member and a cable wound around and wound along the core member to form a set of inductors. The cable may include a plurality of wires, including a first wire and a second wire, a portion of the first wire and a portion of the second wire being twisted together, a first end of the first wire and a first end of the second wire being connected to the heating element, each of a second end of the first wire and a second end of the second wire being connected to a capacitor and being connected to the power supply. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032757 | Multilayer Component and Production Method - A multilayer component includes a dielectric ceramic material that can be co-sintered with a varistor ceramic to form a monolithic multilayer component according to the invention. The multilayer component therefore includes a layer of a varistor ceramic and another layer of a dielectric. Both layers can be arranged directly adjacent to one another in the multilayer component. In the multilayer component, metallizations are arranged on or between the ceramic layers. The metallizations are structured to form conductor sections and metallized areas. The metallizations form together with the ceramic layers alongside a varistor at least one further component selected from at least one of the component functions. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032758 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In an electronic component, a first LC resonant circuit includes a first coil including coil portions that extend from a first external electrode to a second external electrode while turning in a first direction. A second LC resonant circuit includes a second coil including coil portions that extend from a third external electrode to a fourth external electrode while turning in the first direction. A third LC resonant circuit includes a third coil and a capacitor. The third coil includes coil portions that extend from the capacitor of the third LC resonant circuit to the second external electrode while turning in a second direction opposite to the first direction around the coil portions of the first coil and the second coil. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032759 | Acoustic Wave Device and Method for Manufacturing Same - A SAW device ( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032760 | COMPACT PLANAR RESONATORS WITH Z-AXIS FOLDING - A planar filter includes a first ground plate that is formed from a material that is a good conductor of electricity and a first substrate that is formed from a dielectric material disposed adjacent to the first ground plate. The planar filter also includes a second ground plate that is formed from a material that is a good conductor of electricity and a second substrate that is formed from a dielectric material disposed adjacent to the second ground plate. A resonator is formed from a material that is a good conductor of electricity and including a first portion that is disposed adjacent to the first substrate, a second portion that extends from the first portion, and a third portion that extends from the second portion and is disposed adjacent to the second substrate, wherein the first and third portions of the resonator extend in different planes. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032761 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLER AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - There is provided an electromagnetic coupler, which includes: a conductor pattern formed in a first conductor layer; a feed pattern connected to a feeding system and a ground pattern separated from the feed pattern, the feed pattern and the ground pattern being formed in a second conductor layer parallel to the first conductor layer; and a first linear conductor and a plurality of second linear conductors formed perpendicularly to the first and the second conductor layers, the first linear conductor connecting the conductor pattern and the feed pattern, the plurality of second linear conductors connecting the conductor pattern and the ground pattern. In addition, the conductor pattern is symmetrical in shape with respect to the connection point between the conductor pattern and the first linear conductor; and the plurality of second linear conductors are symmetrical in position with respect to the first linear conductor in a planar view. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032762 | HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A DC circuit breaker arrangement for interrupting a current on a transmission line or in a HVDC circuit is provided. The DC circuit breaker arrangement comprises a first DC breaker and a second DC breaker, identical to the first DC breaker. The second DC breaker is connected in parallel with the first DC breaker on the transmission line or in the HVDC circuit and the current is divided between the first and the second DC breakers. By means of the invention, a DC circuit breaker arrangement is provided able to handle very high currents. The invention also relates to a corresponding method. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032763 | MAGNETIC OSCILLATION ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, magnetization directions of a magnetic free layer and a magnetic pinned layer are parallel to junction planes between the magnetic free layer and a spacer layer and between the magnetic pinned layer and the spacer layer. The magnetic free layer has a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, and generates a magnetization oscillation when a current larger than an oscillation threshold current flows through the magnetic free layer. A magnetic field generator controls a magnitude and a direction of an external magnetic field to cancel a shift amount of an oscillation frequency caused by a diamagnetic field due to the magnetization oscillation and a shift amount of the oscillation frequency caused by a magnetic field due to the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032764 | ALLOY FOR SINTERED R-T-B-M MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In order to make a sintered R-T-B-M magnet so that R | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032765 | MAGNETIC FASTENERS - The various embodiment provide fastening devices, systems and methods that utilize two or more maxels in respective correlated magnetic structures provided in a first structure and at least one second structure to fasten or repulse the first structure to or from, as the case may be, the at least one second structure. In at least one embodiment, each maxel is programmable and may vary either or both the polarity and magnetic strength of the given maxel. The variance of the polarity and/or magnetic strength of the given maxel may be programmable and may be varied to attract or repulse a second magnetic structure which desirably also contains one or maxels forming a correlated magnetic structure. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032766 | Transformer for Communication Network - The transformer of the invention includes transformer windings, filter windings, pins, first bases, a second base and an insulative cover. The transformer windings and filter windings are mounted in each of the first bases and electrically connect to pins. The first bases with the transformer windings and the filter windings are mounted are mounted on the second base by inserting the pins into the second base. The insulative cover cloaks all of the components with exposing parts of the pins | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032767 | LAMINATED COIL - A laminated coil includes a laminated body insulating layers and coil patterns are integrally stacked in a desired order, a coil formed by connecting the coil patterns, a pair of external electrodes provided at opposite ends of the laminated body, and an insulating film provided on an outer peripheral surface of the laminated body. At least one of the coil patterns is in contact with an outer peripheral edge of the corresponding insulating layer at least a part of an outer peripheral edge of the coil pattern, but is not in contact with corners of the insulating layer in a manner such that the at least one coil-pattern is absent at portions of the corresponding insulating layer near the corners of the corresponding insulating layer. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032768 | LINEAR VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMERS - Linear variable differential transformers include a core comprising a non-ferromagnetic material and a ferromagnetic material, and a coil assembly including an axial bore within which the core is disposed and through which the core axially translates. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032769 | TRANSFORMER HAVING LAMINAR TYPE ON LOW VOLTAGE SIDE - A transformer having laminar type on low voltage side is disclosed. The transformer includes a high voltage side part and a low voltage side part. The high voltage side part further includes a first base seat, a first isolator seat having a plurality of isolator grooves, and a plurality of coil sets. The first isolator seat has its one end connect to the first base seat while has its other end surface possess a positioning groove. The plurality of coil sets are wound around the first isolator seat, are corresponding to and are positioned in the plurality of isolator grooves. The low voltage side part further includes a second base seat, a second isolator seat having a central column, and a plurality of sheet body. The second isolator seat has its one end that is connected to the second base seat. The central column has its one end surface position at the positioning groove. Each of the sheet body possesses an opening for containing the central column. The plurality of sheet bodies are mutually laminated and interlaced on the central column. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032770 | COIL BOBBIN FOR SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE - Disclosed herein is a coil bobbin for a superconducting magnetic energy storage. The coil bobbin includes coil bobbin frames, superconducting coils, first support plates, second support plates and a center frame. The coil bobbin frames are provided in such a way as to face each other. The superconducting coils are wound around the respective coil bobbin frames. The first support plates are provided on surfaces of the respective coil bobbin frames that are on faces that are opposite to the surfaces between the coil bobbin frames that face each other. The second support plates are provided on the respective facing surfaces of the coil bobbin frames. The center frame is disposed between the second support plates and has an annular plate shape having a thickness that is gradually reduced towards a center of the toroidal arrangement. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032771 | Coil and method of forming the coil - A coil formed by winding one flat type wire material rectangularly edgewise thereby stacking the rectangularly edgewise wound flat type wire in rectangular tube shape, wherein not only one edge of the coil including the flat type wire including an end portion of start-of-winding thereof but also another edge of the coil including the flat type wire including an end portion of finish-of-winding thereof are formed to be projecting from an outer circumference of the coil. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032772 | JOINING A CURRENT LIMITING DEVICE AND A FUSE - An assembly includes an electrically conductive mounting bracket, a current limiting device electrically connected to the mounting bracket, and a fuse assembly that includes a body and a fuse. The electrically conductive mounting bracket is configured to mount about the body of the fuse assembly, and, when the electrically conductive mounting bracket is mounted about the body of the fuse assembly, the mounting bracket forms a path for electrical current between the current limiting device and the fuse. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032773 | THERMAL PROTECTOR - A thermal protector has superiority in current responsiveness or thermal responsiveness with a simple configuration that does not need a separate manufacturing step of incorporating a resistor. At a stage of press processing for cutting from an original material, a movable plate body part | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032774 | THERMAL FUSE RESISTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a thermal fuse resistor having a case injection-molded by using thermosetting resin having heat resistance less than that of filler, a manufacturing method of the thermal fuse resistor, and a method of installing the thermal fuse resistor such that a resistor and a thermal fuse are laid down on a printed circuit board. In the thermal fuse resistor, even if the case has a lighter weight and a thinner thickness by changing the material of the case as compared with those of a case according to the related art, the case is not easily broken, so that the case is suitable for the lightness and slimness of an electronic appliance employing the thermal fuse resistor. Since only the thickness of the case of the thermal fuse resistor is reflected to the thickness of the electronic appliance employing the thermal fuse resistor, the thermal fuse resistor is suitable for the slimness of the electronic appliance. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032775 | ENTRY/EXIT CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Reader terminals are provided on both sides of doors accessing different areas and are provided on at least one side of doors accessing regions of the same area. An evaluation processing portion evaluates if there is an anti-pass-back violation by a user in response to an evaluation request from a reader terminal. A comparison an area ID for the movement origin region, obtained from the region information storing portion, and a current area ID for the user, obtained from the current location information storing portion is performed. If the result of the evaluations for entry/exit permission is that entry/exit is permitted and there is no anti-pass-back violation, then the area ID and the individual ID of the movement destination region, obtained from the region information storing portion, are stored as the current area ID and the current region ID for the user, in the current location information storing portion. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032776 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic system and a method of controlling the same are provided. The electronic system has an electronic device and a remote controller. The electronic device has a storage unit for storing a first password. The remote controller is used to control the operations of the electronic device. When a switch module of the remote controller is pressed, the remote controller generates a power on signal. The power on signal has a power on command and a second password. When the first password and the second password are the same, the electronic device is permitted to complete a power on operation according to the power on command. Accordingly, the electronic system has an anti-theft function. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032777 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO RESTRICTED AREAS - A control system for managing access of users ( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032778 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication system includes a transmission device configured to transmit a signal on which given biological information is superposed to a human body, and a reception device that receives the signal through the human body, and acquires the given biological information and measures biological information of the human body simultaneously from the signal that is received, so as to perform personal authentication with respect to the human body based on the given biological information that is acquired and the biological information that is measured. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING CONTENT WITHIN A DEVICE - An apparatus includes at least one a processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine that a character input has been recognized by an apparatus, determine that an audible word starting with the character has been recognized by the apparatus, and initiate an unlocking operation of the apparatus. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032780 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM - A vehicular rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an interior electrochromic reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a control that has circuitry operable to provide a drive signal to the reflective element to vary the reflectance level of the interior electrochromic reflective element. The control includes a bus interface that interfaces with a vehicle bus of the equipped vehicle. The interior rearview mirror system includes a forward-facing camera. The control may control at least one of (a) operation of a video display, (b) operation of the forward-facing camera and (c) operation of a headlight control for controlling a headlight of the equipped vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly may include a video display operable to display video information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032781 | REMOTE PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING BIOMETRICS - Disclosed herein is a remote personal authentication system and method using biometrics. The remote personal authentication method using biometrics includes receiving a biometric information of a user remotely detected by a biometric information collection device; decrypting, in a hardware security module (HSM) of the user, the received biometric information and biometric information stored in the HSM; and performing personal authentication for the user by comparing the decrypted biometric information with each other in the HSM. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032782 | SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTED BIOMETRIC ACCESS FOR A SECURE GLOBAL ONLINE AND ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT - A method and system for biometric-secure settings that also simplifies the checkout process and eliminates fraudulent transactions. The system relies on an exchange service provider (RAGE) that hosts multiple servers: one implementing a web portal for secure online banking, auctions and other exchange opportunities, another being a biometric fingerprint device authenticating database, and yet another being a transaction traffic manager. Participating banks and supporting institutions distribute and activate Secure Individual Identity Devices (SIIDs) to registered users, each SIID being a portable biometric activated identification device that locally stores a fraction of the enrolled users fingerprint (minutia) along with an encrypted code that is used to verify and authenticate the user, eliminating the use of personal or financial information for this purpose. The SiiD becomes the user's own personal key for completing secure online transactions. The user simply plugs their SiiD into any equipped device for activation and scans their own fingerprint for each transaction. The encrypted codes are authenticated in the DSP database and the transaction is processed to the appropriate financial institutions. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032783 | ELECTRONIC READER SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL DISPLAY INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of an electronic reader system includes: identifying a content attribute of a content block on a displayable page; determining a first display capability of a first display device associated with the content attribute; determining a second display capability associated with the content attribute from a communication port, the communication port for connecting with a second display device having the second display capability; ranking the second display capability against the first display capability; and processing the content block for displaying on the second display device when the second display capability is ranked higher than the first display capability. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032784 | Magnetic Sensing Bar Assembly with Multiple Functions - A magnetic sensing bar assembly includes a RFID unit, an EM unit, a top covering paper and a bottom covering paper. The RFID unit and the EM unit are sandwiched between the top covering paper and the bottom covering paper. The magnetic sensing bar assembly has an elongate thin shape. Thus, the magnetic sensing bar assembly combines the function of an EM sensing system and a RFID sensing system, thereby enhancing the versatility of the magnetic sensing bar assembly. In addition, the magnetic sensing bar assembly has an elongate thin shape so that the magnetic sensing bar assembly can be placed in a book to have a hidden effect. Further, the magnetic sensing bar assembly has a shorter length so that the magnetic sensing bar assembly has a is available for an article having a smaller size. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032785 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A protection circuit is designed to operate when the level of a DC power supply potential which is generated in a rectifier circuit is equal to or greater than a predetermined level (a reference level), so as to decrease the level of the generated DC power supply potential. On the other hand, the protection circuit is designed not to operate when the DC power supply potential which is generated in the rectifier circuit is equal to or less than the predetermined level (the reference level), so as to use the generated DC power supply potential without change. A transistor of the protection circuit includes an oxide semiconductor layer, which enables a reduction in the off-state current of the transistor and a reduction in power consumption of the protection circuit. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032786 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes a tag and a magnetic member. The tag communicates with an external device by radio, and the magnetic member is provided on the side opposite to the external device so as to face the tag. The magnetic member is formed to have a laminated structure that includes a high-μ′ layer and a low-μ′ layer. The high-μ′ layer is provided on the tag. The low-μ′ layer is provided so as to be more distant from the tag than the high-μ′ layer. A real part μ′ of complex relative permeability of the low-μ′ layer is lower than a real part μ′ of the complex relative permeability of the high-μ′ layer, and the thickness of the low-μ′ layer is larger than the thickness of the high-μ′ layer. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032787 | MULTI-PROTOCOL RFID SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION - A multi-protocol RFID interrogating system employs a synchronization technique (step-lock) for a backscatter RFID system that allows simultaneous operation of closely spaced interrogators. The multi-protocol RFID interrogating system can communicate with backscatter transponders having different output protocols and with active transponders including: Title 21 compliant RFID backscatter transponders; IT2000 RFID backscatter transponders that provide an extended mode capability beyond Title 21; EGO™ RFID backscatter transponders, SEGO™ RFID backscatter transponders; ATA, ISO, ANSI AAR compliant RFID backscatter transponders; and IAG compliant active technology transponders. The system implements a step-lock operation, whereby adjacent interrogators are synchronized to ensure that all downlinks operate within the same time frame and all uplinks operate within the same time frame, to eliminate downlink on uplink interference. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032788 | MULTI-PROTOCOL RFID SYSTEM USING BIT-LOCK OR STEP-LOCK SYNCHRONIZATION - A multi-protocol RFID interrogating system employs a synchronization technique (step-lock) for a backscatter RFID system that allows simultaneous operation of closely spaced interrogators. The multi-protocol RFID interrogating system can communicate with backscatter transponders having different output protocols and with active transponders including: Title 21 compliant RFID backscatter transponders; IT2000 RFID backscatter transponders that provide an extended mode capability beyond Title 21; EGO™ RFID backscatter transponders, SEGO™ RFID backscatter transponders; ATA, ISO, ANSI AAR compliant RFID backscatter transponders; and IAG compliant active technology transponders. The system implements a step-lock operation, whereby adjacent interrogators are synchronized to ensure that all downlinks operate within the same time frame and all uplinks operate within the same time frame, to eliminate downlink on uplink interference. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032789 | MOBILE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A mobile terminal includes a contactless communication unit configured to conduct contactless communication with an external communication apparatus, a plurality of memory units configured to store information to be transmitted to the communication apparatus, and a controller configured to control communication with the communication apparatus and set a priority order for the plurality of memory units when transmitting information from the plurality of memory units to the communication apparatus. The controller sets the priority order depending on the current time. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032790 | Audience Response System Bulk Data Communication - A method for a response device in an audience response system having a plurality of response devices to wirelessly communicate bulk data includes transmitting a signal and receiving data indicating to the response device to transmit data requests. The method further includes transmitting data request signals, and receiving at least data describing the bulk data in response to a first data request signal and at least a portion of the bulk data in response to a second data request signal. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032791 | Vehicle-use obstacle detection apparatus - The vehicle-use obstacle detection apparatus having a plurality of obstacle detection sensors installed at different places of a vehicle is configured to control a voice warning device such that, when two or more of the obstacle detection sensors have detected obstacles in succession, voice messages indicative of directions in which the detected obstacles are present respectively are outputted in succession in ascending order of value of the obstacle distance. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032792 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A display apparatus is provided for a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a scale having a plurality of scale values for at least one associated operating parameter of the vehicle, including, but not limited to an indicator for the display of a current operating parameter value. The scaling of the scale is variable and an adaptation of the scaling is made depending on the current operating parameter. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032793 | VISUAL WHEEL END ASSEMBLY HIGH-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM - A visual high-temperature warning system for a vehicle wheel-end assembly, the system comprising a thermochromic temperature indicator affixed to the wheel end assembly in heat exchange relationship therewith. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032794 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING NAC OPERABILITY USING REDUCED OPERATING VOLTAGE - A monitoring system for a NAC (Notification Appliance Circuit) is provided. The monitoring system includes a system controller, and a NAC comprised of one or more notification appliances that may be in a series. The NAC and its appliances may be operatively coupled to the system controller. The system controller is operable to determine whether a notification appliance has sufficient voltage at a low voltage operation. The system controller may control the voltage to the NAC in order to provide power to simulate operation of the NAC using battery power. A voltage may be measured during the simulation (such as at one end of the NAC). The measured voltage may be compared with a predetermined minimum operating voltage for the notification appliance. Based on the comparison, it may be determined whether the one or more appliances on the NAC may operate properly when the NAC is operated using battery power. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032795 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A camera system includes a plurality of first cameras and a second camera. Each of the plurality of first cameras has a first receiving section that receives a control signal, a first image pickup section that photographs a first image based on the control signal, and a first transmitting section that transmits the first image and terminal information based on the control signal. The second camera has a second image pickup section that photographs a second image, a second transmitting section that transmits the control signal, a second receiving section that receives the first image and the terminal information, a camera selecting section that selects the first camera that satisfies a predetermined condition as control target camera based on the terminal information, and a storing section that stores the second image. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032796 | SEPARATION ALARM - A separation alarm, comprising a mobile telecommunication device ( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032797 | REMOTE CHILD MONITORING SYSTEM WITH TEMPERATURE SENSING - The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for sensing and transmitting sounds in a child's vicinity. The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for sensing and transmitting indicia of temperature in a child's vicinity and/or of a child. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032798 | Lost and Found Tagging and Communication System and Method - A method and system of facilitating communication between a finder of an article and an owner of the article including providing a unique ID to the owner and allowing the owner to register an association between the ID and owner contact information, allowing the owner to associate the ID and a virtual locale with the article, and forwarding communications of the finder of the article to the owner where the finder may provide no more information to the virtual locale than the ID and the communication. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032799 | PAINTBALL GUN SYSTEM WITH RATE OF FIRE PAINTBALL MONITORING - A paintball gun includes a detector that detects the ejection of each paintball and a transmitter that transmits a signal to a remote location indicative of the ejection. The signal is used to determine if the paintball gun is ejecting paintballs at an unacceptable rate and in response, either a warning is generated, or a signal is sent back to inhibit the paintball gun. The signal from the transmitter may include a unique ID for the paintball gun. A command center can receive the signals and generate a statistical record of the operation of each paintball gun in a given playing field. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032800 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR - An optoelectronic sensor ( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032801 | INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT METHOD - An input apparatus capable of receiving inputs of a plurality of levels in accordance with pressure loads varied in each operation by an operator and an input method using such an input apparatus are provided. An input apparatus | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032802 | CHARGING MERCHANDISE ITEMS - Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with charging merchandise items are presented. A method of charging merchandise items includes displaying merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer. A first powers supply charges a portion of the display that does not include the merchandise items and a second power supply charges the merchandise items. The merchandise items are charged at the display on a multiplexed basis. An alarm is generated if the first power supply or the second power supply looses power but not if the first and second power supply loose power. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032803 | SECURITY TAG WITH INTEGRATED EAS AND ENERGY HARVESTING MAGNETIC ELEMENT - An EAS security tag for providing both EAS and battery recharging features within one tag. The tag includes a rechargeable battery and an antenna having a magnetic core and at least one coil winding disposed around at least a portion of the core. The antenna supplies a voltage corresponding to a first frequency or a second frequency when placed within a magnetic field. The tag also includes an EAS circuit having a resonant frequency corresponding to the first frequency, and an energy harvesting circuit having a resonant frequency corresponding to the second frequency, where the battery recharging circuit recharges the rechargeable battery. Depending upon the magnetic field that the tag is exposed to, either the EAS circuit is enabled thus allowing for EAS detection or the energy harvesting circuit is enabled allowing for the battery to be recharged. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032804 | SYSTEM FOR THE LOGISTICAL MONITORING AND CONTROL OF THE FLOW OF GOODS, THEIR STORAGE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS AND CONSUMPTION - The invention relates to a system for the logistical monitoring and control of the flow of goods, their storage, storage and transportation conditions and consumption. At least one electronic data processing and memory unit having a network link which is connected to a central enterprise, monitoring, planning, and control system for transmitting and receiving data and information is present. Further components of the system are a descriptor element for transmitting data from and to a mobile electronic memory element, individual electronic identification elements and intermediate storage positions provided with mobile electronic memory elements and/or containers with reading and/or writing units for RFID and/or barcodes. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032805 | MULTI-ATTACH REUSABLE TAG - A multi-attach reusable security tag (MARST) that is attached to an article in two stages. In a first stage, an attachment clip is coupled to an article, such as but not limited to clothing, to be protected by a manufacturer or assembler. This attachment clip is durable to withstand harsh manufacturing environments. Once the article with the attachment clip is ready for presentation, for example, at a retail establishment, during a second stage, the attachment clip is then secured in a releasable locking mechanism of a housing containing a security element therein. The security element may comprise EAS (including AM, RF, EM and microwave), RFID (including LF, HF and UHF) elements or any combination thereof. Alternatively, a fluke element can be used to secure the attachment clip to the releasable locking mechanism and wherein this fluke element permits the attachment clip to swivel outside of the housing. A preferred embodiment of the security tag uses all non-ferrous components including its locking mechanism. Thus, the security tags combine the qualities of being non-ferrous, light-weight, low cost, deactivatable, secure, visually-deterring, and installable in two stages to the article it is meant to protect. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032806 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS HAVING DETECTING APPARATUS - A detecting apparatus for a mobile terminal, including a determination unit configured to determine whether a user's attention is preoccupied, and a warning unit configured to provide an alert, in response to the determination unit determining that the user's attention is preoccupied. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032807 | CUFFS FOR RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE OPERATION - Operation of a generally requires that the operator have sufficient range of motion in the upper limbs to 1) steer the vehicle and/or 2) to operate the vehicle's ancillary controls. The presently disclosed technology provides for limiting upper limb movement by requiring a user's upper limbs to be oriented in a way as to limit or prevent the user from being able to operate the vehicle. Cuffs may be secured to a variety of locations on a user's upper limbs. In a predetermined upper limb position, the cuffs are oriented in a specific location and orientation on the user's upper limbs and in a specific proximity and orientation with respect to one another. The user is compliant by maintaining the cuffs in the predetermined upper limb position. To ensure compliance, the cuffs are equipped with a compliance monitor that monitors the cuffs contact, proximity, and/or orientation with one another in conjunction with GPS information such as location and/or speed. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032808 | CONNECTOR FOR PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE - A patient monitoring device for use with a patient and a caregiver is provided. The patient monitoring device may include a warning system configured to provide an alarm to indicate, to a caregiver, a change in the position of a patient and a flexible tether extending outwardly from the warning system. The monitoring device may include a clip configured to be removably coupled to the tether and removably coupled to the patient, where the warning system is configured to activate the alarm when the clip is decoupled from the tether. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032809 | METHOD OF DETECTING AN ICING STATE OR A NEED FOR MAINTENANCE IN A TURBOMACHINE FUEL CIRCUIT - Detecting a state of icing in a turbomachine fuel circuit includes reading information representative of a first temperature T | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032810 | THERMAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR FAULT DETECTION WITHIN A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A system includes a radiation sensor configured to direct a field of view toward a conduit within a heat recovery steam generator, and to output a signal indicative of a temperature of the conduit. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the radiation sensor. The controller is configured to determine the temperature based on the signal, and to compare the temperature to a threshold value. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032811 | LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM HAVING POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES - A leak detection system having power and communication lines includes a leak sensing cable having sensor lines for sensing a leak, detection controllers connected to the sensor lines to detect a leak position signal, and a master controller receiving the detected leak position signal from the detection controllers, wherein the leak sensing cable includes power and communication lines that are wired to supply power to the detection controllers via the master controller and to transmit the leak position signal to the master controller from the detection controllers. According to this invention, the leak detection system has power and communication lines that are able to transmit the leak position signal between the detection controllers and the master controller while supplying power to the detection controllers and the master controller. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032812 | MULTIPLE OPTICAL AXIS PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR - A multiple optical axis photoelectric sensor is provided that stops a control output according to light being obstructed in a detection area. First and second variable signals indicate the duration of an optical axis scan processing for which light entrance detection and light obstruction detection are obtained, respectively. The first and second variable signals are updated according to results of each scan in the optical axis scan processing. When the value of the first variable reaches a predetermined first reference value, and when a final value of the second variable is equal to or lower than a predetermined second reference value, a notification is made that the light obstruction is detected due to a malfunction. As a result of this notification, whether output signal of the sensor is erroneously switched due to a cause other than an object of a detection target can correctly be made. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032813 | GFCI with Overcurrent Protection and End-of-Life Warning and Tripping Functions - The invention relates to a GFCI that trips and provides indication at the end of its life. It comprises a leakage signal detection circuit (LSDC) and a failure alarm for providing indication in case of failure. The LSDC includes a leakage signal amplification circuit (LSAC) which amplifies the signal from test and neutral toroidal coils and controls a mechanical tripping mechanism through a silicon control unit and an igniter. The mechanical tripping mechanism is controlled by the LSDC through the silicon control unit by a forcible tripping coil connected thereto. This LSDC is powered by a power unit. Additionally, a failure alarm circuit which triggers and supplies visual indication through an optical display element in the event of failure is connected to the power unit of the LSDC. This alarm circuit also includes a forcible tripping coil to control the mechanical tripping mechanism at the end of the device life. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL DEMAND PERFORMANCE - A method and associated system for monitoring electrical demand performance in a building, industrial complex or university campus is disclosed. According to a preferred method, historical data is initially complied and statically analyzed to determine demand forecast for a baseline day. Further according to the method, electrical demand is plotted with another indication, more particularly outside air temperature. Additionally the invention provides and electronic alert to building engineers when demand falls outside the expected demand range. Still further a control chart is provided with the expected electrical load range. Outside air temperature is also optionally considered historically and in real time in the method. The invention further contemplates commissioning building engineers to reduce demand when a real time demand is higher than an expected energy demand. A system is also disclosed herein having instrumentation and electronic devices controlled by software and transmitting data. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A PROPERTY OF A STROBE COVER - A method and system for determining at least one property of a strobe cover are disclosed. The determined property of the strobe cover may then be analyzed to determine whether it is the proper property for the strobe device. The property of the strobe cover may include the color of the strobe cover (such as clear, blue, amber, etc.), the shape of the strobe cover (such as a strobe cover with a lens or a strobe cover without a lens), the material of the strobe cover, etc. The method and system may include determining the property of the strobe cover and checking whether the determined property is the expected property of the strobe cover (such as the expected color of the strobe cover). The strobe cover may include one or more property indicators. The one or more property indicators may interface with a circuit, such as mechanically interface with the circuit, in order for the circuit to determine the property of the strobe cover. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032816 | System And Method For Controlling Sport Event Transducers - A system and method for controlling a plurality of sport event transducers, each of which includes an output element that can emit a perceivable output in response to an event that relates to a sport team, such as for example by emitting an audio-visual output when a particular football team scores a touchdown. The system remotely controls such transducers in response to sport team events by broadcasting an RF signal carrying team event messages, such as for example by transmitting an FM radio-data broadcast that carries a team event message embedded in the FM signal as RDS data. The sport event transducer receives and decodes such RF broadcast signals. If the transducer receives a team event message that relates to the transducer's affiliated team, the transducer's output element emits an audio and/or visual output signal in response to the message. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIDING TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND/OR PILOTS - Gaze based systems and methods are used to aid traffic controllers and/or pilots. A gaze line of an eye of the user viewing the display is tracked using an eyetracker. An intersection of the gaze line of the eye with the display is calculated to provide continuous feedback as to where on the display the user is looking A trace of the gaze line of the eye is correlated with elements of a situation. The user's awareness of the situation is inferred by verifying that the user has looked at the elements of the situation. In an embodiment, the user is notified of the situation when it is determined that the user has not looked at the elements of the situation for a predetermined period of time. The notification is automatically removed once it is determined that the user has looked at the elements of the situation. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032818 | AVIONICS DISPLAY INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A method for operating a display unit such as an avionics display interface is provided. The method comprises displaying a plurality of logical categories of options available, with each of the logical categories including a plurality of items of information, selecting a first item of information in a first logical category when a first input key is pressed, and selecting a next item of information in the first logical category when the first input key is pressed again. The method further includes selecting a first item of information in a second logical category when a second input key is pressed, and selecting a next item of information in the second logical category when the second input key is pressed again. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032819 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING USER ACTION - Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a user activity using a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a sensing data collection unit to collect sensing data, a location determination unit to determine a location of the mobile terminal using the sensed data, and an action determination unit to determine an activity of a user that is using the mobile terminal based on the collected sensing data and the determined location of the mobile terminal. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032820 | LUMINOUS KEYBOARD - A luminous keyboard comprises a housing, a keyboard and a light emitting portion. The keyboard and light emitting portion are held in the housing. The light emitting portion includes at least one housing trough and a lighting element held in the housing trough. The housing trough has at least one first recess portion and at least one second recess portion on the periphery. The first recess portion and second recess portion have respectively an inner wall formed a first curved surface and a second curved surface. The lighting element generates light projected to the first and second recess portions, and the light piercing through the first and second curved surfaces is transmitted towards the concave directions of the first and second recess portions. Thus the light advancing direction in the light emitting portion can be effectively controlled. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032821 | KEYBOARD HOLD DOWN MECHANISM - A keyboard is within a cavity of a receptacle. A keyboard hold down mechanism is connected to the receptacle outward of a perimeter of the keyboard and is connected to the keyboard at a central portion of the keyboard inward of the perimeter. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032822 | CONTROL PANEL FOR A MEASURING DEVICE - A control panel for a measuring device with a housing and a control and inspection window. The control panel includes at least one optical key that is operable through the control and inspection window using a finger. The optical key includes a transmitting element and a receiving element. The control panel is constructed such that it allows reliable and quick control even when the housing is open and the control panel is exposed. Specifically, the control panel has at least one corresponding finger-operable mechanical key in addition to the finger-operable optical key in order to reliably and quickly control the measuring device when a predefined control distance for the optical key is no longer ensured by the control and inspection window of the housing. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE LOSSLESS DATA COMPRESSION - A method for performing adaptive lossless data compression using a buffer memory comprises the steps of receiving a plurality of first match signals (m( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032824 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, AND OPERATING CLOCK ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter includes: a digital-to-analog converter to generate an analog voltage based on an input voltage sampled in accordance with a sampling clock and a digital code; a comparator to receive the analog voltage; a controller to generate the digital code based on an output of the comparator; a delay circuit to delay a signal based on the output of the comparator and to feed back the delayed signal to a reset terminal of the comparator; an adjustment circuit to count a number of edges of a signal generated in a loop that feeds back the delayed signal, and to adjust an amount of delay of the delay circuit based on a count value; and a sampling clock generation circuit to generate the sampling clock based on the signal generated in the loop and the external clock signal. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032825 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING AMPLITUDE AND PHASE OFFSETS IN A SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR AND SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - In a method for correcting amplitude and phase offsets in a sigma-delta modulator having a loop including an integrator with a filter and an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to-analog converter, and an adder-subtractor, an open-loop amplitude/phase frequency response of the modulator is estimated digitally. A phase offset value and an amplitude offset value are calculated by comparing the estimated open-loop amplitude/phase response with a reference amplitude/phase frequency response. The phase and gain offsets of the loop are then compensated for according to the estimated offset values. A sigma-delta modulator implements the method. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032826 | ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS - In one embodiment, an analog to digital converter (ADC) for converting an analog signal to a digital signal includes an input channel for receiving the analog signal, and includes a first and second sampling-integrating units. The first sampling-integrating unit receives the analog signal, samples the analog signal, integrates a superposition of a first feedback signal and a sampled signal of the analog signal, and generates a first output signal. The second sampling-integrating unit receives the first output signal, samples the first output signal, integrates a superposition of a second feedback signal and a sampled signal of the first output signal, and generates a second output signal. The ADC includes a feedback circuit for generating the digital signal according to the second output signal and for providing the first and second feedback signals indicative of the digital signal to the first and second sampling-integrating units respectively. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032827 | OPTICAL DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSTION - The present invention relates to Digital-to-Analog conversion in the optical or photonic domain. The present invention provides a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) ( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032828 | COARSE DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER ARCHITECTURE FOR VOLTAGE INTERPOLATION DAC - For coarse resistor string DACs, a resistor string is placed in an array of columns and rows, each resistor tap is connected to a switch network, and a decoder is used to select switches to be closed such that sub-DAC voltage comes from the resistor taps connected to the selected switches. The voltages from each row are fed into multiplexers, wherein the multiplexers produce output voltages. DAC circuit designs extend the resolution of the output voltages by feeding them into a voltage interpolation amplifier. A method and apparatus are disclosed for implementing Gray code to design coarse DAC architecture for voltage interpolation such that the number of switches required by the circuit is significantly reduced, thereby decreasing required surface area, and improving glitch performance without increasing design complexity. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032829 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER WITH CODE INDEPENDENT OUTPUT CAPACITANCE - A Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) with code independent output capacitance includes circuitry configured to convert a digital input signal to an analog output signal in a manner such that at least one output terminal of the DAC exhibits a constant capacitance value for up to all received values of the digital input signal. A method for converting a digital signal to an analog signal with a DAC includes converting a digital input signal to an analog output signal in a manner such that at least one output terminal of the DAC exhibits a constant capacitance value for up to all received values of the digital input signal. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032830 | Motion Controlled Vehicle Power Adapter - A motion controlled vehicle power adapter with a vehicle power adapter that can be plugged into the 12V vehicle power outlet and has a remote motion sensor at one end of the vehicle power adapter opposite the end that plugs into the 12 V vehicle power outlet. The remote motion sensor is operated by the operator's hand motion near the sensor without contacting the sensor. The remote motion sensor may be detachable from the vehicle power adapter. The operator's hand motions are translated into control signals and sent to a portable electronic device to control its functions. The control signals may be sent through a wire or wirelessly through a wireless transmitter. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032831 | ADDER-EMBEDDED DYNAMIC PREAMPLIFIER - A method and apparatus for an adder-embedded dynamic preamplifier system with dynamic comparator and current mode adder including differential switches for precharging, a switch for evaluation; and reference, feedfoward input sections. When differential switches are closed, OUTN and OUTP are precharged. During the evaluation, discharging currents are proportionately determined by input and reference values. A following latch amplifies the discharging differences of OUTN and OUTP. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032832 | WIDE-BAND HIRF DETECTOR- AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A method for detecting electromagnetic threats to an aircraft, wherein electromagnetic fields are measured, and in the case of an arising threat to the aircraft being detected, countermeasures are taken, characterized by the following steps: measuring the frequency and the amplitude of at least one electromagnetic field in the frequency range from 9 KHz to 40 GHz; analysing the measured results and determining the field intensity in relation to each measured frequency; comparing the field intensity in relation to each measured frequency with stored limiting values or qualification values, wherein the aircraft is qualified for field intensities that are lower than the limiting values; and providing the result in the form of a warning signal in the case of approaching or exceeding a limiting value. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032833 | RADAR COHERENT PROCESSING INTERVAL SCHEDULING VIA AD HOC NETWORK - Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for accurately scheduling radar and radio events against each other. Specifically, a scheduling manager can schedule radar events based on scheduled radio events (wireless network communication events). A given radio schedule for a compact radar sensor can be a relatively complicated schedule, especially when the compact radar sensor operates as part of an ad hoc network. In certain embodiments, the scheduling manager identifies a radio transmission schedule of neighboring radar nodes or compact radar sensor units. Such a radio transmission schedule of neighboring nodes can include information on when neighboring nodes will be receiving or transmitting data. The scheduling manager then schedules radar events to be executed by the radar device at available times, or at times that do not overlap with scheduled radio events. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032834 | USE OF ACCELEROMETER AND ABILITY TO DISABLE POWER SWITCH FOR TAMPER PROTECTION AND THEFT TRACKING - Embodiments disclosed herein include a sensor device that monitors external activity and that includes functionality to detect tampering of the device itself. When monitoring for tampering, a power switch is disabled. Techniques include detecting relative movement of the sensor device, reporting tampering activity, and executing tamper detection responses. Responses can include tracking geographical movement and/or subsequent tampering activity to assist in recovery of a transported device. Responses can also include adjusting power consumption such as by modifying sensing functionality of the sensor device. Techniques include use of an accelerometer that can be positioned in the sensor device to detect relative movement. Once relative movement meets a predetermined threshold indicating device tampering, the sensor device transmits a notification of such tampering, via a network, or in response to a query from an authorized peer device. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032835 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TARGET TRACKING - The invention relates to a three-dimensional target tracking method comprising acquiring a first track generated by a first target location system having a first coverage area, said first track comprising a first position of a first target at a given time in a first relative reference system of the first target location system; acquiring a second track generated by a second target location system having a second coverage area partially overlapping the first coverage area in a coverage region shared by the two target location systems, said second track comprising a second position of a second target at the given time in a second relative reference system of the second target location system; and carrying out a correlation test and, if a same height is determined for the first and second targets, detecting that the first and second targets represent a same single target present in the shared coverage region. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032836 | Gain Enhanced LTCC System-on-Package for UMRR Applications - An apparatus, system, and method for Gain Enhanced LTCC System-on-Package radar sensor. The sensor includes a substrate and an integrated circuit coupled to the substrate, where the integrated circuit is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals. An antenna may be coupled to the integrated circuit and a lens may be coupled to the antenna. The lens may be configured to enhance the gain of the sensor. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032837 | Network analyzer with an n-port network having at least two ports for measuring the wave parameters of a measurement object - A network analyzer includes an n-port network with two ports for measuring wave parameters of a measurement object. Each port has a feed for a radio-frequency signal from a signal source. Signal components of the radio-frequency signal fed into the respective port are reflected at the measurement object and the signal components of one or more radio-frequency signals fed into at least one other port are transmitted through the measurement object to the respective port are measured as wave parameters. The two ports are supplied with different radio-frequency signals, wherein frequencies or frequency bands are offset with respect to one another by a frequency offset. Reflected and transmitted signal components of the radio-frequency signals are measured at the same time at the two ports. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032838 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LOSS OF SENSITIVITY OF AN FMCW RADAR LOCATING DEVICE BY DIFFUSE SOURCES OF LOSS - A method for the detection of sensitivity losses of an FMCW radar locating device due to diffuse sources of loss, in which the radar locating device emits a transmit signal whose frequency is periodically modulated in successive modulation ramps, and at least one power characteristic of at least one frequency portion of a signal received by the radar locating device is evaluated, wherein the power of the transmit signal is varied cyclically, in each case after the completion of a modulation ramp, and the sensitivity losses are determined on the basis of differences in the power characteristics of signals received during successive modulation ramps having identical modulation. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032839 | CREATING AND PROCESSING UNIVERSAL RADAR WAVEFORMS - A new approach to radar imaging is described herein, in which radar pulses are transmitted with an uneven sampling scheme and subsequently processed with novel algorithms to produce images of equivalent resolution and quality as standard images produced using standard synthetic aperture radar (SAR) waveforms and processing techniques. The radar data collected with these waveforms can be used to create many other useful products such as moving target indication (MTI) and high resolution terrain information (HRTI). The waveform and the correction algorithms described herein allow the algorithms of these other radar products to take advantage of the quality Doppler resolution. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032840 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PRECIPITATION USING A RADAR SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A method for detecting precipitation using a radar sensor system for motor vehicles designed for locating objects in the surroundings of the vehicle, in which method a locating signal that is a measure of the received power density as a function of the distance is integrated across a specific distance range lying below a limit distance for detecting precipitation. The locating signal is subjected to a filtering procedure before being integrated, the filtering procedure suppressing the peaks caused by located objects so that the filtered signal forms a measure of the noise level as a function of the distance. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032841 | Arrangement With Means for Ensuring Bona Fide of Received Signals - An arrangement including a receiver that receives a plurality of signals from different source that are modulated with a common carrier, where each signal of the signals experiences a transit delay and Doppler frequency shift before reaching the receiver. The receiver includes means, such as a directional antenna, to ensure that the received signals are bona fide, or at least not subject to the same bogus signal or signals to which a second receiver may be subjected. The arrangement further includes means for processing a signal derived from the signals received by the receiver with signals provided by a supplicant module to reach a conclusion about the bona fide of the signals provided by the supplicant module. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032842 | Triply Redundant Integrated Navigation and Asset Visibility System - Methods and apparatus are described for a navigation system. A method includes providing a global positioning system fix having a plurality of tracking parameters; providing a theater positioning system fix; monitoring the plurality of tracking parameters for predetermined conditions; and, when the predetermined conditions are met, sending a notifying signal and switching to the theater positioning system fix as a primary fix. An apparatus includes a system controller; a global positioning system receiver coupled to the system controller; a radio frequency locating receiver coupled to the system controller; and an operator interface coupled to the system controller. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032843 | RELAY TAG, LOCATION COMPUTATION READER, CONTINUOUS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR REAL-TIME LOCATION TRACKING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SIGNAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Disclosed is a relay tag, a location computation reader, and a continuous indoor and outdoor real-time location tracking method and system, which tracks locations of a plurality of target objects of location tracking with a plurality of relay tags, in real time, wherein a GPS satellite transmits a location information signal outdoors, a similar GPS signaler generates a location information signal indoors, and transfers the generated location information signal, the plurality of relay tags, attached to the plurality of target objects of location tracking, relay the location information signals by receiving the location information signals transferred from the GPS satellite and the similar GPS signaler, and a location computation reader receives the location information signals from each of the plurality of relay tags, and computes locations of the plurality of target objects of location tracking. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032844 | REAL-TIME LOCATION TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SIGNAL RELAY TAG - Real-time location tracking apparatus and method using a global positioning system (GPS) signal relay tag is provided. Here, a tag may receive a GPS signal and transmit the received GPS signal to a reader, and the reader may calculate a location of the tag, and thereby a real-time location tracking service may be provided. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032845 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO DETERMINE OUT OF COVERAGE FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method and a mobile device configured to obtain position information from a position broadcast system, the position broadcast system comprising a plurality of transmitters that each broadcast a respective signal containing position information for the respective transmitter. The method comprising: measuring signal strengths of signals from a plurality of the transmitters of the position broadcast system; and determining that the mobile device is out of range of the position broadcast system if the measured signals strengths satisfy at least one out of range criterion. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032846 | NAVIGATION RECEIVER - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing navigation signals received from multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS′). In a particular implementation, signals received from multiple GNSS′ may be processed in a single receiver channel. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032847 | INTEGRATED RECONFIGURABLE SOLAR PANEL ANTENNA - A system for dynamically reconfiguring the radiation pattern of a collection of slot antennas. A collection of slot antennas of various lengths and widths are fabricated. The control system independently drives the feed to one or more slot antennas to produce the desired radiation pattern. The control system activates and deactivates the feed to different slot antennas, thus dynamically reconfiguring the generated radiation pattern. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALOG BEAMFORMING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method of analog beamforming in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The system has a plurality of transmit antennas and receive antennas. In one aspect, the method includes determining information representative of communication channels formed between a transmit antenna and a receive antenna of the plurality of antennas, defining a set of coefficients representing jointly the transmit and the receive beamforming coefficients, determining a beamforming cost function using the information and the set of coefficients, determining an optimized set of coefficients by exploiting the beamforming cost function, and separating the optimized set of coefficients into optimized transmit beamforming coefficients and optimized receive beamforming coefficients. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032849 | Multi-Orientation Phased Antenna Array and Associated Method - According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes first and second antenna arrays configured in a support structure. Each antenna array has multiple antenna elements that transmit and/or receive electro-magnetic radiation. The elements of the first antenna array are oriented in a boresight direction that is different from the boresight direction in which the elements of the second antenna array are oriented. A plurality of switches alternatively couples the first antenna elements or the second antenna elements to a signal distribution circuit. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032850 | ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an array signal processing device capable of, when a spatial averaging method is applied to array signal processing, reducing the number of antennas constituting an array antenna while making use of the spatial averaging method. In the array signal processing device ( | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032851 | EMITTER LOCATION - The present invention relates to emitter location. More specifically, it relates to locating emitters using only their fundamental frequency information. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032852 | Precision Geolocation of Moving or Fixed Transmitters Using Multiple Observers - A method of geolocating a stationary transmitter observed by a fixed receiver device and at least two receiver devices, at least one of the receiver devices moving includes obtaining wavelength-scaled phase difference measurements between pairs of receiver devices, and 10 obtaining a result lattice of possible locations of the transmitter, one location more probable than the remainder. A method of geolocating a moving transmitter observed by a plurality of fixed or nearly fixed receiver devices, and a moving receiver device, includes obtaining wavelength-scaled phase difference measurements from the plurality of fixed or nearly fixed receiver devices to obtain a shape of the transmitter trajectory, measuring the phase difference 15 between the moving receiver device and at least one of the plurality of fixed or nearly fixed receiver devices to obtain a phase error residual, and moving an estimated starting point of the transmitter to obtain a best-fit residual. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032853 | Direction Finding Antenna - An apparatus for a direction finding system is described. The apparatus includes at least three antenna elements. Each antenna element faces in a facing direction different than the other antenna elements. An individual antenna element has a substantially smooth polarization gain in the corresponding facing direction. Each antenna element includes a feeding branch, a parasitic branch and a back plate. The parasitic branch and the feeding branch are disposed in a first plane perpendicular to the feeding direction. The back plate is disposed in a second plane parallel to the first plane and the second plane is behind the first plane. The apparatus may be used to receive at least one signal from a transmitter. A distance and a direction from the apparatus to the transmitter may be determined based at least in part on the received at least one signal. Methods and computer readable media are also described. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032854 | INTERFERENCE DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND LOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS OR BROADCAST SYSTEM - A Wide Area Sensor Network (WASN) is disclosed that utilizes wideband software defined radios (SDRs) to monitor RF energy over a wide frequency range, detect when critical frequencies are being jammed or otherwise interfered with, and locate the source of the interference so that the interference can be eliminated. The WASN may use one or more geolocation techniques In addition, the WASN may detect and locate unauthorized transmitters as well as estimate the transmitted power of authorized transmitters to assure they are not transmitting more power than authorized. | 2012-02-09 |
| 20120032855 | HIGH-RESOLUTION RANGING AND LOCATION FINDING USING MULTICARRIER SIGNALS - The invention relates to methods and systems for accurate ranging and geo-locationing using coherent multicarrier (CM) signals and based on a high-resolution estimation of a receiver timing offset in a signal receiver that receives ranging CM signals. A transmitter transmits a ranging CM signal having a known subcarrier modulation pattern. The receiver samples the ranging CM signal it receives reflected back from an object or from the remote transmitter, and processes the sampled signal that preserves relative subcarrier phases using a high-resolution model channel response function to determine the receiver timing offset with resolution much better than the receiver sampling period. The receiver timing offset is used to determine a flight time for the ranging CM signal with high accuracy. | 2012-02-09 |
