| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
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| 20150066357 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VEHICLE NAVIGATION METHOD - A navigation method for a vehicle includes receiving a destination inputted by a user and establishing a current position of a vehicle using a positioning device. Based on an electronic map, a route from the current position to the destination is determined and characteristic points of the determined route are extracted. A street view mapping of the determined route is acquired. Based on the street view mapping, and using a camera, a marker of each of the characteristic points is extracted using an image extraction method. When the vehicle arrives at each of the characteristic points, a prompt is output for the user by recognizing the marker of each of the characteristic points from the street view mapping. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066358 | GOLF GPS DEVICE WITH APPROXIMATE HOLE CUP LOCATION SELECTION - The disclosure herein provides a golf GPS device with a hole cup location selection mechanism which displays a plurality of selectable hole cup locations for selection by a user. When the user selects one of the plurality of selectable hole cup locations, the golf GPS device provides the user with a number representative of the distance between the user and the selected one of the plurality of selectable hole cup locations. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066359 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional map data storage unit for storing three-dimensional map data for use in projecting a three-dimensional space on a map onto a plane, a location information storage unit for storing location information including a type of geographical objects at points spaced at predetermined intervals on the map, a present position storage unit for storing a present position on the map, an operation input receiving unit for receiving an operation input, a collision determination unit for determining the possibility of occurrence of collision in a course from the present position to an end point, a correction unit for correcting the end point based on the determined possibility of occurrence of collision and shifting the present position to the corrected end point, and a drawing unit for drawing a three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image produced by projecting onto the plane the three-dimensional space on the map. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066360 | DASHBOARD DISPLAY NAVIGATION - Systems and methods for providing navigation information are discussed. To increase safety and convenience of use for vehicle navigation devices, a navigation system includes a plurality of displays for displaying related and distinct sets of navigation information in response to an intuitive user input such as a gesture. One such system can include a plurality of display devices, a location determining component for determining a location of a vehicle and other navigation information, and an input component for receiving user input. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING VEHICLES TO TRIPS - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for matching a transit vehicle to a trip. An example method may comprise receiving probe data, the probe data comprising at least one of identity information, location information, or time information corresponding to the transit vehicle, causing placement of the probe data into a queue, wherein a placement in the queue is dependent on how much of the trip the transit vehicle has completed as indicated by the probe data, and causing assignment of the transit vehicle to a single candidate trip from among a set of candidate trips comprising a scheduled arrival time at a next closest stop closest to a calculated arrival time. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066362 | VERACITY DETERMINATION THROUGH COMPARISON OF A GEOSPATIAL LOCATION OF A VEHICLE WITH A PROVIDED DATA - A method, apparatus and system related to veracity determination through comparison of a geospatial location data of a vehicle with a provided data are disclosed. In one aspect, the method of a veracity server associates a provided data of an individual with a vehicle using a processor, determines the geospatial location of a vehicle, correlates a relevance of the geospatial location of the vehicle with the provided data, and determines the veracity of the provided data based on the relevance of the geospatial location of the vehicle to the provided data. The method may also comprise the usage of a geospatial circuit in the vehicle in order to transmit geospatial coordinates as well as a plurality of relevant locational information of the vehicle to the veracity server in order to make a correct veracity determination of the provided data. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING AIRCRFT COURSE - A method of estimating a course of an aircraft includes: receiving a time series of location data indicating a plurality of locations along a route take by an aircraft; defining a trajectory function for representing a path of the aircraft; fitting the trajectory function to at least a portion of the time series; defining a position that identifies the location of the aircraft along the route; projecting the defined position onto the trajectory function; and estimating a course of the aircraft as being a tangent of the trajectory function at the projected defined position. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066364 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation system includes a plurality of vehicles and a server device that is communication connectable with the plurality of vehicles. The plurality of vehicles includes a control device that transmits information to the server device regarding a current position during traveling and route information or destination information and a head-up display. The server device includes a server control device that transmits vehicle information on other vehicle to the each vehicles, the other vehicle being present within a predetermined range from the current position of the each vehicles and having at least a part of the route information common with the each vehicles or having same destination information with the each vehicles. The control device of vehicle performs a marking-display to an external other vehicles on the head-up display on the basis of the vehicle information transmitted from the server device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066365 | SOURCE SWITCHING FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DYNAMIC DIRECTION INFORMATION - With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest by pointing at the objects. Sometimes either the device user and/or the publishers of content cannot complete a content exchange due to connectivity to data or services becoming lost. A device provisioned for pointing or direction based services losing connectivity to a first network while engaging pointing based services. In response, one or more other sources for the pointing based services are identified on a second network or device to which the device can connect and the device automatically connects to the second network or device to receive the pointing based services, or data for use with the pointing based services (e.g., GPS information, point of interest data, direction data, etc.), from the one or more other sources. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066366 | PARTIAL MAP UPDATES - A method, implemented in a computer system, may comprise maintaining by the computer system map data divided into at least a first pre-selected map portion and a second pre-selected map portion different from the first pre-selected map portion. The computer system may receive a request for transmission of the first pre-selected map portion to a vehicle navigation unit, and transmit a payment request indicating a payment amount associated with the first pre-selected map portion. The computer system may also receive an indication of payment of the payment amount, and transmit over a wireless network the first pre-selected map portion to the vehicle navigation unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066367 | Automatically Generating Route Directions Based On Signpost Data - A method, system, and/or computer program product automatically generates route directions based on signpost data. A calculated route from an origin to a destination includes multiple decision points where a user has more than one option to take. Geo-stamped images of signposts located at each decision point from the multiple decision points are received, and one or more series of signposts is compiled, where each series has a common signpost content. Conflicts in any overlapping series are resolved by using a measure of relative density of signpost content, and one or more decision points of the calculated route are replaced with instructions referring to the common signpost content of the series of signposts. Geo-stamped images of signposts of the series of signposts having the common signpost content are then displayed in a motor vehicle. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066368 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPUTER-BASED NAVIGATION - A video route-previewing system includes a route-previewing device for receiving input defining a starting point and a destination point and for identifying a route based on the starting point and the destination point. A preview-generating device receives the route from the route-previewing device and generates an image request for the route. A street-level imagery server receives the image request from the preview-generating device and communicates imagery of the route to the preview-generating device in response to the image request. The preview-generating device generates a time-compressed nonlinear route preview from the imagery of the route and communicates the preview to the route-previewing device. The route-previewing device displays the preview video of the route. The preview video may time-compress segments without navigational decision points and present in slow-motion segments around navigational decision points. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066369 | Method for Analysis of Relevance and Interdependencies in Geoscience Data - A computer-implemented method for evaluating a geoscience data analysis question. The user inputs the question to the computer through a graphical user interface or a text command interface ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066370 | WEATHER PREDICTING METHOD, WEATHER PREDICTING APPARATUS, AND AIR UTILIZING APPARATUS - A weather predicting method includes: selecting, from weather information related to areas and times and including temperature data, a weather information sets related to multiple times over a fixed period concerning a first area containing a location where the air utilizing apparatus is placed; by solving, with selected weather information sets as input data, differential equations expressing the weather information based on analysis models for conducting weather simulations, generating a first narrow-area weather information sets related to smaller second areas disposed within the first area; selecting a second narrow-area weather information set concerning a second area containing the location of the air utilizing apparatus from among generated first narrow-area weather information sets; and generating a temperature cumulative frequency distribution or a temperature exceedance probability distribution during the fixed period by using temperature data contained in the second narrow-area weather information set for calculating a design temperature of the air utilizing apparatus. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066371 | Integrated Oilfield Decision Making System and Method - A method for acquiring and processing wellbore measurements includes measuring at least one wellbore parameter. The measured wellbore parameters are communicated to a data hub. A computer in signal communication with the data hub automatically processes the measured wellbore parameter using a predefined automatic process. The automatically processed measured wellbore parameter is communicated to at least one user interface based on assigned tasks of a user interacting with the at least one user interface with respect to a wellbore construction procedure. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING AND PROCESSING CONTINUED FLOW DATA IN WELL TESTING DATA - Methods and systems analyze continued flow data in well testing data. Embodiments can determine relations between an isochron rate and influence factors under pre-detected lithologic conditions, acquire relational data between the isochron rate and the lithology of a reservoir, the structure of the reservoir, and fluid properties; establish a mathematical model of the isochron rate; collect bottom hole pressure at different collection moments respectively during the reservoir well testing process; acquire a measured isochron rate curve between the isochron rate V | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066373 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RESERVOIR PRESSURE DETERMINATION USING REAL TIME PRESSURE DATA FROM DOWNHOLE GAUGES - Well production rate, injection rate and pressure data are measured in an existing reservoir using in situ real time measurement gauges. Production and injection rates are entered as input to a history match model in a data processing system. Measures of projected reservoir pressure with time are generated by running the updated history match model using a reservoir simulator. Actual reservoir data values obtained at a given date or time slice from reservoir production are compared with projected data obtained from the reservoir simulator for that same date or time slice. At each time slice, the real-time pressure values measured at the wellbore are converted into reservoir pressures through a well model. The real time reservoir pressure values and the projected reservoir pressure are then used to interpolate the reservoir pressure array over the entire three dimensions using a geostatistical modeling process. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066374 | SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING WITH FREQUENCY DIVERSE DE-ALIASING FILTERING - Performing seismic data processing using frequency diverse basis functions and converting a data processing problem into a one-norm or zero-norm optimization problem, which can be solved in frequency-space domain. The data processing problems can be data deghosting, data regularization or interpolation. The data being processed can be aliased or un-aliased, single sensor data or group-formed data, single component or multi-component data single source data or simultaneous sources, or some combinations. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066375 | SEISMIC NOISE REMOVAL - A method for removing seismic noise from an input seismic trace. The method may receive the input seismic trace. The method may receive one or more noise references for the input seismic trace. The method may receive one or more filters corresponding to the noise references. The method may apply a nonlinear function to the input seismic trace and to the one or more noise references to produce respective output signals for the input seismic trace and for the one or more noise references. The nonlinear function may be capable of determining higher-order statistics. The method may update the filters based on increasing one or more information attributes of the output signals to a predetermined threshold. The method may then filter noise corresponding to the noise references. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066376 | NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING METHOD BASED ON WHOLE-GENOME TENDENCY SCORING - Provided is a non-invasive prenatal testing method based on whole-genome tendency scoring and adapted to test whether a pregnant woman's fetus has autosomal aneuploidy. The method includes: creating a database of m | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066377 | Method for Classification of a Sample on the Basis of Spectral Data, Method for Creating a Database and Method for Using this Database, and Corresponding Computer Program, Data Storage Medium and System - The invention relates to a method for classification of a sample on the basis of spectral data, a method for creating a database and a method for using this database, and corresponding computer program, data storage medium and system. The method comprises: a) obtaining at least two sets of first spectra for use as reference spectra, each set comprising spectra of reference samples belonging to the same class; b) determining for each of the reference spectra the value of the same at least one quantity related to a spectral feature; c) associating a probability to different values of the quantity on the basis of the determined values; d) obtaining a spectrum from the sample and determining the value of the same at least one quantity of this spectrum; and e) calculating on the basis of the probabilities and the value of the quantity for the obtained spectrum for each of said at least two classes a probability that the sample belongs to that class. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066378 | Identifying Possible Disease-Causing Genetic Variants by Machine Learning Classification - The techniques described herein relate identification of disease-causing genetic variant by machine learning classification. The techniques may include receiving a training dataset of predetermined variants associated with disease. A hyperplane is identified having a maximum margin between points of the dataset. Patient input data is received including an observed variant of a gene. Features of the observed variant are selected, and a score is determined The score is determined using Support Vector Machine algorithms based on an observation of a novel non-linear relationship with the selected features of the observed variant. The observed variant may be classified based on the score indicating a distance of the observed variant from the identified hyperplane. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066379 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SENSITIVITY TO BREAST CANCER NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY - Sensitivity to breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy is determined on the basis of a result of analysis of the expression level, by amplifying RNA extracted from a specimen collected from a subject, thereby preparing a measurement sample, and measuring an expression level of each specified gene with a use of using the measurement sample. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066380 | MASS SPECTROMETORIC DATA ANALYZING APPARATUS AND ANALYZING METHOD - A tag database establishment section converts, based on information such as an amino acid sequence of an identified peptide and m/z of a peak, a sequence tag indicating a partial sequence and information related to the tag into a database and creates a tag database. When MS2 spectrum information is obtained by measuring a target peptide, a sequence tag acquisition section executes, on the tag database, a search based on coincidence of the m/z of the peak and the like and extracts a sequence tag with high reliability. A peptide identification section performs, based on an amino acid sequence of the sequence tag, m/z of a precursor ion, and the like, a search by a sequence tag search method taking into account a post-translational modification or a variation and identifies a peptide. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066381 | GENOMIC PIPELINE EDITOR WITH TOOL LOCALIZATION - The invention provides systems and methods for creating and using genomic analysis pipelines in which each analytical step within the pipeline can be independently set to run in a particular location. Steps that involve patient-identifying information or other sensitive research results can be restricted to running on a computer that is under the user's control, while steps that require a vast amount of processing power to sift through large amounts of raw data can be set to run on a powerful computer system such as a multi-processor server or cloud computer. The system provides a genomic pipeline editor with a plurality of genomic tools that can be arranging into pipelines. For one or more of the tools, the system receives a selection indicating execution by a particular computer. The system will cause genomic data to be analyzed according to the pipeline and the location selection. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066382 | METHOD AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A method for guiding user input on a computer system of an analysis system that includes an in vitro diagnostic, IVD, device. The IVD device is coupled to the computer system that includes a display, processor, and memory to store applications being executable on the processor. A first application includes instructions that generate on the display a first graphical user interface that includes a set of user interface elements. Each user interface element is positioned in a defined region within the first graphical user interface. The first application includes instructions that control the IVD device to perform an IVD task that includes a sequence of IVD actions. The user activation of the IVD action is performed using a corresponding user interface element. The memory includes geometry data describing a display position for each interface element. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066383 | COLLAPSIBLE MODULAR GENOMIC PIPELINE - The invention generally relates to tools for genomic analysis and particularly to a pipeline editor that can turn pipelines into standalone tools for use in other pipelines. The invention provides systems and methods for genomic analysis in which individual analytical tools can be arranged into analytical pipelines that can then be “collapsed” into standalone tools, which themselves can be put into the pool of individual tools for use in further building of pipelines. Aspects of the invention provide a system that includes a server computer system operable to present to a user a plurality of genomic tools, receive input from the user arranging the tools into a pipeline, create a new tool that includes the pipeline, and offer the new tool along with the plurality of genomic tools. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066384 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING GENOME SEQUENCE - Provided are a system and method for sequence alignment. The system for sequence alignment includes an exact matching module configured to perform exact matching of an input read to a reference sequence, a secondary matching module configured to map the read to the reference sequence in consideration of mismatches between the read and the reference sequence when the read does not exactly match the reference sequence, and a global alignment module configured to perform global alignment operation of the read with the reference sequence when the read is not mapped to the reference sequence by the secondary matching module. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066385 | SEQUENCING METHODS - The invention described herein solves challenges in providing a proficient, rapid and meaningful analysis of sequencing data. Methods and computer program products of the invention allow for a system to receive, analyze, and display sequencing data in real-time. The invention provides solutions to several difficulties encountered in assembling short sequencing-reads, and by doing so the invention improves the worth and significance of sequencing data. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066386 | FOOD STEGANOGRAPHY - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for calculating a food additive. A first method includes identifying chemical compounds of an averse food ingredient, identifying chemical compounds of a flavorful food ingredient and calculating a set of chemical compounds for the food additive such that an olfactory perception of a mixture of the averse food ingredient, the flavorful food ingredient and the food additive is the same as an olfactory perception of only the flavorful food ingredient. A first device includes a database storing information identifying chemical compounds of an averse food ingredient and identifying chemical compounds of a flavorful food ingredient, and a processor for calculating a food additive such that an olfactory perception of flavors of a mixture of the averse food ingredient, the flavorful food ingredient and the food additive is the same as an olfactory perception of only the flavorful food ingredient. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066387 | SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETER USING THE SAME | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066388 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A control device for automatic analysis including a unit which stores an analysis parameter file in which setting values of multiple setting items related to analytical equipment control are specified; a unit which describes at least identification information for the sample to be analyzed and the analytical parameters file to be used for analysis, for multiple analyses to be executed in the analysis device, and generates an analysis schedule table which describes setting values relating to one or more of the multiple setting items contained in the analytical parameters file for each analysis; and a control unit which controls the operation of the analytical equipment according to the analysis schedule table. The control unit is made such that the setting values specified in the analysis schedule table are applied preferentially for setting items for which the setting value is described in both the analytical parameter file and analysis schedule table. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR A ROTATING COMPONENT - A method is presented. The method includes selecting a first window of signals and a second window of signals from clearance signals representative of clearances between a rotating component and a stationary casing surrounding the rotating component, determining a first signed average power value corresponding to the first window of signals, and a second signed average power value corresponding to the second window of signals, determining a resultant value based upon the first signed average power value and the second signed average power value, and determining one or more defects or potential defects in the rotating component based upon the resultant value. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066390 | ERROR MEASURING METHOD OF GEAR - An error measuring method of gear includes: performing the single gear flank testing to the gear pair in order to produce a testing signal graph; the operation unit decomposing the testing signal graph by Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) to generate a plurality of intrinsic-mode-function graphs (IMFs), the intrinsic-mode-function graph (IMF) having a first function graph with a first range and a second function graph with a second range, the first range is greater than the second range; the operation unit selecting a plurality of third function graph from the intrinsic-mode-function graphs (IMFs), wherein the third range is greater than the second range but not greater than the first range; the operation unit combining the third function graphs to produce a graph of superposing function; the operation unit computing out a plurality of single pitch error, a plurality of adjacent pitch error and an accumulated pitch error. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066391 | METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING DENTS IN PIPELINES - The disclosure describes methods, devices and tools useful in the non-destructive inspection and the characterization of mechanical damage such as dents in pipelines. Methods, devices and tools described herein make use of a strain severity indication combined with a material loss indication such as magnetic flux leakage to determine whether a dent comprises at least one of a crack, a gouge and corrosion. The characterization of the mechanical damage in dents of pipes may be used to determine whether and when any corrective or preventive action should be carried out. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066392 | STORAGE MEDIUM, MATERIAL EVALUATING APPARATUS, AND MATERIAL EVALUATING METHOD - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has stored therein a material evaluating program. The material evaluating program includes a first program code and a second program code. The first program code causes a computer to evaluate, in units of pages included in a material, an object impression degree for each of all objects included in each of the pages, the object impression degree indicating the strength of an impression made by the object included in the page. The second program code causes the computer to display an evaluation result about the object impression degrees obtained by executing the first program code. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066393 | PRISM-COUPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING CURVED PARTS - Prism coupling systems and methods for characterizing curved parts are disclosed. A coupling surface of a coupling prism is interfaced to the curved outer surface of the curved part to define a coupling interface. Measurement light is directed through the coupling prism and to the interface, wherein the measurement light has a width of 3 mm or less. TE and TM mode spectra reflected from the interface are digitally captured. These mode spectra are processed to determine at least one characteristic of the curved part, such as the stress profile, compressive stress, depth of layer, refractive index profile and birefringence. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066394 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE SYNCHRONOUS DETERMINATION OF THE SHEAR MODULUS AND OF THE POISSON'S NUMBER ON SAMPLES OF ELASTICALLY ISOTROPIC AND ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS - The invention relates to an arrangement and to a method for the synchronous determination of the shear modulus and of the Poisson's number on samples of elastically isotropic and anisotropic materials. In the arrangement, an indenter is movable in parallel with its longitudinal axis (A) in the direction of the surface of a sample such that a force action is exerted on the material by its tip. The force can be determined by a device for measuring this force and the indenter is additionally deflected in translation along at least one further axis. The longitudinal axis (A) of the indenter is aligned at an angle ≠90° with respect to the surface of the sample and the indenter carries out an upward movement and a downward movement. In this respect, a device is present for calculating the shear modulus G and the Poisson's number v from the contact stiffness k determined in this manner, from the acting normal force P, from the indentation modulus M | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066395 | Upstream Volume Mass Flow Verification Systems and Methods - This disclosure relates to mass flow verification systems for and methods of measuring and verifying the mass flow through a mass flow delivery/measurement device such as a mass flow controller. A mass flow verification system comprises a preset volume, a temperature sensor, and a pressure sensor. The measured verified flow determined by the mass flow verification system can be adjusted to compensate for errors resulting from a dead volume within the mass flow measurement device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066396 | Estimating Flow Rates of a Liquid in a Conduit - In one embodiment, a flow-estimation processor receives one or more flow-depth measurements with each flow-depth measurement having been taken at a respective time. The processor calculates a respective estimated flow rate for each of the times based on the corresponding flow-depth measurement and one or more flow-estimation parameters each set to a respective initial value. The processor outputs the estimated flow rates for presentation via a user interface, and receives via the user interface one or more updated values corresponding respectively to a flow-estimation parameter. The processor calculates an updated estimated flow rate for each of the one or more times, such that each respective updated estimated flow rate is calculated based on the received updated values. The processor then outputs the updated estimated flow rates for presentation via the user interface. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066397 | Detecting a Sediment Condition in a Conduit - In one embodiment, a flow-estimation processor receives one or more flow-depth measurements with each flow-depth measurement having been taken at a respective time. The processor calculates a respective estimated flow rate for each of the times based on the corresponding flow-depth measurement and one or more flow-estimation parameters each set to a respective initial value. The processor outputs the estimated flow rates for presentation via a user interface, and receives via the user interface one or more updated values corresponding respectively to a flow-estimation parameter. The processor calculates an updated estimated flow rate for each of the one or more times, such that each respective updated estimated flow rate is calculated based on the received updated values. The processor then outputs the updated estimated flow rates for presentation via the user interface. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066398 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION ANALYSIS - Identification and correction of component vibration issues in an industrial plant is accomplished with a database of component vibration data collected and maintained on a plant server, secure access to the database through the Internet, and three levels of periodic vibration analysis. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066399 | Testing Apparatus - A circuit board testing apparatus detects sparking and partial discharge between wiring patterns on a circuit board to determine if the circuit board is defective. A constant current source feeds a constant current to a wiring pattern to be tested. A voltage measurement part measures the resulting voltage at the wiring pattern. A normal state voltage gradient calculation part calculates a voltage gradient in a normal state where there is no sparking or partial discharge. A determination part determines whether the voltage gradient remains invariant, by comparing voltage measurement results within a predetermined range with an estimated value of the voltage based on the voltage gradient in the normal state. The determination part determines whether a circuit board is defective, on the basis of whether the voltage gradient remains invariant. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066400 | Sizing And Tuning Methodology For Optimized Motion Control Components And Energy Efficiency - Aspects of the present invention provide a tool for simulating a motion control system that simulates performance and energy for a given configuration. The simulation analysis considers a motion profile and one or more corresponding performance parameters, and the resulting configuration provides hardware elements, such as drives and motors, and settings of those elements. The simulation allows optimization for energy efficiency, as opposed to only speed or accuracy. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066401 | State Estimation of Power Systems Decomposed Into Two or More Subsystems - A power system grid is decomposed into several parts and decomposed state estimation steps are executed separately, using Lagrangian relaxation and blockwise Gauss-Seidel solution. The achieved solution is the same that would be achieved with a simultaneous state estimation approach. With the disclosed approach, the state estimation problem can be distributed among decomposed estimation operations for each subsystem, where the decomposed estimation operations coordinate with one another to yield the complete state estimate. The approach is particularly suited for estimating the state of power systems that are naturally decomposed into separate subsystems, such as separate AC and HVDC systems, and/or separate transmission and distribution systems. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066402 | Power System State Estimation Using A Two-Level Solution - A power system grid is decomposed into several parts and decomposed state estimation steps are executed separately, on each part, using coordinated feedback regarding a boundary state. The achieved solution is the same that would be achieved with a simultaneous state estimation approach. With the disclosed approach, the state estimation problem can be distributed among decomposed estimation operations for each subsystem and a coordinating operation that yields the complete state estimate. The approach is particularly suited for estimating the state of power systems that are naturally decomposed into separate subsystems, such as separate AC and HVDC systems, and/or into separate transmission and distribution systems. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066403 | LOSS CALCULATION METHOD AND LOSS CALCULATING DEVICE - A first calculating unit calculates a load current of each distribution facility based on a sending voltage in a power source facility and load information on power consumption facilities in an electrical circuit including the power source facility, the distribution facilities, and the power consumption facilities connected to one another to form the electrical circuit. A second calculating unit calculates the amount of power loss in each distribution facility based on the calculated load current of each distribution facility. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066404 | DETERMINING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A STRUCTURE - Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for measuring the supply of a consumable product/energy source, such as electrical power, to a facility over time and analyzing the measurements to determine the consumption or supply of the product by one or more loads and/or sources in the facility, and to determine induced and residual heat flow through the facility's envelope. Various aspects compare the measured supply of the consumable product to a database of consumption signatures, which characterize access to the consumable product by particular users. In doing so, costs for the product may be more accurately divided between different tenants of the facility without having to install individual services or measurement equipment for each individual tenant. Operating conditions and facility characteristics, such as temperatures, load factors, insulation factors, etc., may be further considered in determining a particular user's access of the consumable product. To aid in the controlling of energy use, thermal resistance factors of the building are determined, which are based on the induced and residual heat flow through the facility. Various algorithms are used including smart agents (e.g. neural networks) to determine the consumption of the consumable product by a particular user, to create the database of consumption signatures, and to determine the thermal resistance factors. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066405 | PARAMETER AND STATE LIMITING IN MODEL BASED BATTERY CONTROL - A method of determining battery power capability may include: determining a circuit model for a battery, including a first resistance (r | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066406 | ON-BOARD STATE OF HEALTH MONITORING OF BATTERIES USING INCREMENTAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS - A method is provided for determining capacity of a battery. The method includes: defining a model for a battery, where the model relates terminal voltage of the battery to charged capacity of the battery; taking a plurality of voltage measures of the battery, where the voltage measures are taken through a range of states of charge and the range excludes the battery being fully charged and fully discharged; determining the parameters of the model by fitting the plurality of voltage measures to the model; determining an incremental capacity curve for the battery by taking derivative of the model; and quantifying a peak of the incremental capacity curve to thereby determine a capacity of the battery. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066407 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PARAMETER OF SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of a secondary battery. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure an open circuit voltage (OCV | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066408 | TIME FRAME MEASURING METHOD WITH CALIBRATION IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE - A method for determining electric voltage u(t) and/or electric current i(t) of an RF signal in the time domain in a calibration plane, wherein by at least one directional coupler having two outputs and one signal input a first component of a first RF signal that runs from the signal input in the direction of the calibration plane, and a second component of a second RF signal that runs from the calibration plane in the direction of the signal input is decoupled. For a two-port error of the directional coupler, the error terms e | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066409 | Real-time Oscilloscope For Generating a Fast Real-time Eye Diagram - Disclosed is an improved real-time oscilloscope (“IRTO”) for generating a fast worst-case real-time eye diagram from an input signal. The IRTO may include signal conditioning circuitry, a digitizer, an acquisition memory, a clock and data recovery (“CDR”) module, a worst-case real-time eye diagram rendering (“WRTER”) module, and a display. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066410 | OCCUPANCY MEASUREMENT AND TRIGGERING IN FREQUENCY DOMAIN BITMAPS - A method is disclosed for triggering upon signal events occurring in frequency domain signals. The method includes repeatedly sampling a time-varying signal and generating a plurality of digital frequency domain spectrums based on the samples of the time-varying signal. A frequency domain bitmap for the time-varying signal is repeatedly updated via application of the digital frequency domain spectrums. The method further includes selecting a portion of the frequency domain bitmap, determining a signal occupancy in the selected portion, and triggering a capture of the time-varying signal based on and in response to the occupancy determination for the selected portion of the bitmap. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066411 | IDENTIFICATION OF DAMAGED TOOLS - Identifying a damaged tool, including capturing, by an optical scanner, images of a manufactured part machined by the damaged tool; determining, from the captured images by a data processor operatively coupled to the scanner, measurements of the part; and determining, by the data processor based upon the measurements, that the tool is damaged. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066412 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A SURROUNDINGS SENSOR - In a method for calibrating a surroundings sensor for sensory detection of the surroundings of a vehicle, sensor data which are generated with the aid of the surroundings sensor and which correspond to the vehicle surroundings are transmitted to a server situated externally from the vehicle, and the server transmits calibration data generated based on the sensor data and on reference sensor data which correspond to the reference vehicle surroundings associated with the vehicle surroundings to the surroundings sensor. In the case of an unsuccessful sensor calibration, an error signal is transmitted to a control unit which subsequently controls a vehicle component. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066413 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH ASYNCHRONOUS TIMING OFFSETS BETWEEN TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE CLOCKS IN MRI WIRELESS RADIOFREQUENCY COILS - A method and apparatus correcting errors associated with timing offsets in radiofrequency coils. The method and apparatus include a memory element and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a set of instructions to receive data of a plurality of signals, the plurality of signals comprising at least one projection echo. The controller is also configured to identify a plurality of offsets of the plurality of signals based on the at least one projection echo. The controller is also configured to apply the plurality of offsets to a k-space of the plurality of signals. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066414 | AUTOMATIC RETEST METHOD FOR SYSTEM-LEVEL IC TEST EQUIPMENT AND IC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SAME - An automatic retest method for a system-level IC test equipment and the IC test equipment is disclosed, wherein the IC test equipment includes multiple testing units, a loading/unloading unit, and a processing unit; each testing unit is capable of testing an IC individually and has a pass rate. When the testing unit finishes a test operation, it will send test report of the IC to the processing unit. The processing unit will determine whether the IC has reached a pass threshold of the testing unit. The processing unit will issue a command, according to a predetermined rule, to transfer the IC that failed to reach the pass threshold to one of the testing units conforming to the predetermined rule to conduct a retest operation. Finally, the processing unit will confirm whether the IC that failed to reach the pass threshold has reached the pass threshold in the retest operation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066415 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Microelectronic Electromagnetic Emissions to Detect Characteristics - A system and process can be adapted to determine if a device under test (DUT) is within predetermined acceptability or unacceptability pattern parameters based on configuration data and detectable emission or detectable signal profile data associated with a known good device under test (KGDUT). The system can include a sensor array which includes different electromagnetic or optical sensors that can include electrical and/or thermal sensors, a control section operable to position elements of the sensor array in proximity to different areas of interest of the KGDUT and DUT, a KGDUT/DUT control system operable to input a pattern of testing control signals adapted to generate the detectable emissions or detectable signal profile data from the KGDUT/DUT's areas of interest during KGDUT/DUT testing, an analysis system operable to compare the detectable emissions or detectable signal profile data from the KGDUT/DUT, and an input/output system operable to display results. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING VEHICLE TRACTION BATTERY COMPONENTS - A traction battery connection simulator is disclosed comprising a plurality of power supplies connected to simulate a traction battery and a plurality of switching devices that selectively connect the power supplies to a controller under test. The simulator further comprises a controller programmed to selectively connect at least one of power supplies to the controller under test for a predetermined period of time before connecting remaining power supplies. The controller may also be programmed to disconnect at least one power supplies from the controller under test for a predetermined period of time before disconnecting remaining power supplies. Voltages associated with each power supply and currents through each switching device may be compared to corresponding predetermined ranges. An indicator may be set in response to at least one of the voltages and currents being outside of a corresponding predetermined range. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066417 | TEST SYSTEM - A server stores multiple configuration data. A tester hardware is configured to be capable of changing at least a part of its functions according to configuration data stored in rewritable nonvolatile memory, to supply a power supply voltage to a DUT, to transmit a signal to the DUT, and to receive a signal from the DUT. An information technology equipment is configured such that, (i) when the test system is set up, the information technology equipment acquires the configuration data from the server according to the user's input, and writes the configuration data to the nonvolatile memory. Furthermore, the information technology equipment is configured such that, (ii) when the DUT is tested, the information technology equipment executes a test program so as to control the tester hardware, and to process data acquired by the tester hardware. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVISING OPERATOR ACTION - A system and computer-implemented method for monitoring and diagnosing anomalies in a wheel-space of a gas turbine is implemented using a computer device coupled to a user interface and a memory device and includes storing a plurality rule sets in the memory device, the rule sets relative to the wheel-space, the rule sets including at least one rule expressed as a relational expression of a real-time data output relative to a real-time data input, the relational expression being specific to a temperature of the wheel-space. The method also includes receiving real-time and historical data inputs from a condition monitoring system associated with the gas turbine, the data inputs relating to sources providing heat to the wheel-space and estimating a wheel-space temperature value using the inputs relating to a temperature of the wheel-space. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066419 | ELECTRONICS ENCLOSURE WITH REDUNDANT THERMAL SENSING ARCHITECTURE - A computer program product for redundant thermal sensing is configured to determine, based on component temperature information of a thermal sensor associated with a component, that a temperature of the component has surpassed a temperature threshold. The program code can be configured to identify a thermal sensor that is downstream from the component as defined by airflow. The program code can determine downstream temperature information as measured by the downstream sensor. The program code can be configured to compare the downstream temperature information and the component temperature information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066420 | ELECTRONICS ENCLOSURE WITH REDUNDANT THERMAL SENSING ARCHITECTURE - Embodiments include determining, based on component temperature information of a thermal sensor associated with a component, that a temperature of the component of a computer system has surpassed a temperature threshold. A thermal sensor that is downstream from the component is identified, wherein the downstream thermal sensor is downstream from the component as defined by airflow through the computer system. Downstream temperature information as measured by the downstream sensor is determined. The downstream temperature information and the component temperature information are compared. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066421 | METHOD FOR FOLLOWING DEGASSING RATE BY MEASURING PARTIAL PRESSURES MEASURED BYMASS SPECTROMETRY - A method for following the degassing of a component placed in a vacuum chamber, comprises: measuring partial pressures P | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066422 | HALF STEP FREQUENCY FEATURE FOR RELIABLE MOTION CLASSIFICATION - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for classifying a motion state of a mobile device. In one embodiment, accelerometer data representing acceleration components along orthogonal x, y, and z axes of the mobile device are collected. A presence or absence of a half-step frequency relationship between the accelerometer data is determined. Last, the motion state of the device is determined based at least in part on the presence or absence of the half-step frequency relationship. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066423 | DISPLAY TERMINAL WITH FLIP COVER - A display terminal includes a first body having a Hall sensor and a second body having a magnetic element. The area of the magnetic element may correspond to a maximum horizontal moving distance and a maximum vertical moving distance of the second body. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066424 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION CHANGE - An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining, by a first processor using at least one sensor, whether a state change occurs, if it is determined that there is the state change, determining, by the first processor, whether to transmit state information to a second processor, and determining, by the second processor, whether to measure a changed position at each of set periods using a position measuring module on the basis of whether the state information is received. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066425 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLATNESS OF OBJECT - In a method for measuring flatness of an object placed on a detection device using a computing device, point cloud data in a specific range of the object is acquired from a laser scanning device of the detection device. The acquired point cloud data is fitted to be a plane, and a flatness value of the plane is calculated. The calculated flatness value is compared with a predetermined threshold value, and a determination result of whether the flatness of the object is qualified is output on a display screen of the computing device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066426 | ROTATING FIELD SENSOR - A first, a second, and a third computing circuit respectively generate a first post-computation signal with a second harmonic component reduced as compared with first and second signals, a second post-computation signal with the second harmonic component reduced as compared with third and fourth signals, and a third post-computation signal with the second harmonic component reduced as compared with fifth and sixth signals. A fourth and a fifth computing circuit respectively generate a fourth post-computation signal with a third harmonic component reduced as compared with the first and second post-computation signals, and a fifth post-computation signal with the third harmonic component reduced as compared with the second and third post-computation signals. A sixth computing circuit determines a detected angle value based on the fourth and fifth post-computation signals. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066427 | CALIBRATED HARDWARE SENSORS FOR ESTIMATING REAL-WORLD DISTANCES - In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for assisting a user in determining a real-world distance. Hardware-based sensors (e.g., present in a mobile electronic device) may allow for a fast low-power determination of distances. In one embodiment, one or more telemetry-related sensors may be incorporated into a device. For example, data detected by a frequently-calibrated integrated accelerometer may be used to determine a tilt of the device. A device height may be estimated based on empirical data or based on a time difference between a signal (e.g., a sonar signal) emitted towards the ground and a corresponding detected signal. A triangulation technique may use the estimated tilt and height to estimate other real-world distances (e.g., from the device to an endpoint or between endpoints). | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066428 | TISSUE-STABILIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES - A method and apparatus for designing and fabricating a pantomesh. The pantomesh includes a plurality of pantomesh elements each including a pairs of links connected to one another by a revolute joint at points between their ends. Each of a plurality of the pantomesh elements is connected using spherical joints to a plurality of neighboring pantomesh elements, wherein a first line that extends along one side of a first pantomesh element forms a first variable angle with a second line that extends along an opposite side of the first pantomesh element. In some embodiments, at least some of the pantomesh elements of the pantomesh are not isosceles trapezoidal elements. In some embodiments, the pantomesh is used to compress breast tissue during an MRI procedure. In some embodiments, the pantomesh is connected to one or more actuators that facilitate remote control of the amount of compression provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066429 | Medical Delivery Device With Regimen Identification Feature - A drug delivery system comprising a controller adapted to detect when a given user-actuated operation being part of the expelling of an amount of drug is performed, record detected operations as a function of time, and estimate, based on recorded operations, time parameters for the detected operations, thereby providing time parameters for a medical regimen on which the detected operations are assumed to be based upon. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066430 | OPERATING PARAMETER MONITORING METHOD - A method of monitoring an operating parameter of an apparatus. The method comprises taking a measurement of the operating parameter of the apparatus on multiple occasions. The mean and standard deviation of a set of threshold determining values is then determined, the threshold determining values each being dependent on at least one of the operating parameter measurements. Thereafter an event threshold, dependent on the mean and standard deviation of the set of threshold determining values is determined. The operating condition value is monitored, where the operating condition value at any given time is dependent on at least one of the operating parameter measurements. Finally an event signal is generated if the operating condition value is in a regime beyond the event threshold. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066431 | USE OF PARTIAL COMPONENT FAILURE DATA FOR INTEGRATED FAILURE MODE SEPARATION AND FAILURE PREDICTION - Use of a failure model is disclosed which can be used to probabilistically evaluate possible failure modes in the event of failure of a complex component when no forensic analysis of the failed component is performed. When component failures do occur, contemporaneous sensor and operation data may be used to update and refine the failure model, whether a forensic analysis of the failed component is performed or not. Further, when no component failure is reported, the contemporaneous sensor and operation data may be used to predict component failures. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066432 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WARNING INFORMATION OF THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for managing warning information of a computing device, when an equipment fault is detected, the method determines whether or not a unique identification code of the detected equipment fault is recorded in a list. If the unique identification code of the detected equipment fault is recorded in the list, the method determines whether or not a frequency of occurrences of the detected equipment fault exceeds a preset value. If the frequency of occurrences of the detected equipment fault does not exceed a preset value, warning information of the detected equipment fault is generated. Otherwise, if the frequency of occurrences of the detected equipment fault exceeds a preset value, the method stops generating the warning information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066433 | Measuring user interface performance consistency - Systems and techniques are provided for measuring consistency of animation and/or video rendering on a device, and providing a user with an indication of one or more consistency scores of the user's device. The consistency score indicates generally the consistency of user experience that is expected for the user device. In some cases, the consistency score is calculated based upon the differences in rendering times between adjacent frames in an animation, and/or the number of frames that have a render difference that differs from a standard or baseline value. A consistency score also may be based upon the framerate achievable by the device when rendering a video at a constant quality. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066434 | DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING CAUSE OF STOPPAGE OF DRIVE AXIS AND INFORMATION RELATING THERETO - A data acquisition device includes an operational information acquiring part for acquiring operational data from a numerical control device, an active portion acquiring part for acquiring an active portion of a machining program from the numerical control device, a stopping cause acquiring part for acquiring stopping cause information representative of cause of stoppage when the drive axis is stopped, from the numerical control device, and storing part for storing the operational data, the active portion, and the stopping cause information, in association with time of their acquisition, respectively. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COGNITIVE ALARM MANAGEMENT FOR THE POWER GRID - Systems and methods for cognitive alarm management in a power grid are described. In one embodiment, sensor measurements are transformed to determine the state of a power grid. Given current state information relating to the power grid, various analyses of the alarms may be conducted to produce various rankings of the alarms (e.g., by severity, graph analyses, etc.). In an embodiment, using power flow analysis, an optimal ranking is identified from the rankings in which a causal alarm is prioritized for resolution. Given the resolution of the causal alarm, remaining alarms (either all or a sub-set) may be resolved without further action. Thus, an embodiment provides an appropriate ranking of alarm conditions in a power grid such that the optimal resolution of alarms may be achieved. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066436 | KINETIC DECONVOLUTION OPTICAL RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - A method of determining dynamic parameters for a plurality of sub-regions within an interrogation region comprises processing optical image data and measurements of a concentration of contrast agent entering each of the sub-regions to determine a flow-scaled impulse residue function for each of the sub-regions, and calculating dynamic parameters for each sub-region from a respective flow-scaled impulse residue function. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066437 | GRAPHIC PRODUCT GENERATOR - A method, a checking system, a computer program product and a control computer are disclosed for checking a configuration for a multi-component computed tomography device. After a change of a configuration setting, a targeted check of device components can be carried out through created rules and index data. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066438 | Low-power data acquisition system and sensor interface - A sensor interface includes on-chip relaxation oscillator circuit and a PLL that operate cooperatively to generate a highly accurate clock signal on-chip using low-power components. A photodiode generates a current signal based on an optical signal that is representative of a sensor signal. An ADC that operates based on the highly accurate clock signal generates a digital signal based on the current signal generated by the photodiode, and a processor processed the digital signal to estimate sensor data within the sensor signal. Examples of characteristics that may be sensed can include environmental characteristics (e.g., temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, etc.) and/or biomedical characteristics (e.g., body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, etc.). In desired, an amplifier processes the photodiode-provided current signal before it is provided to the ADC. Also, one or more CDACs that generate feedback currents may be used to reduce noise sensitivity of the sensor interface. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066439 | CREATING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS WITH ACCELERATION DATA - Obtaining physical model data for CAD model generation with a process that includes: receiving a first acceleration-based path data set including acceleration data for an accelerometer device as it was traced over a first path along the surface of a physical object, converting the first acceleration-based path data set to a first position-based data set including position data for the accelerometer as it was traced over the first path along the surface of the physical object, and generating a three dimensional object model data set based, at least in part on the position data of the first position-based data set. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - According to some aspects, a method of designing an object based on a three-dimensional model representing a shape of the object is provided. The object may be fabricated from a plurality of materials having one or more known physical properties, wherein the object is designed to exhibit one or more target properties. The method may comprise determining a first composition of the object by providing the three-dimensional model as input to a reducer tree, determining one or more physical properties of the object with the first composition by simulating the object with the first composition, comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties, and determining a second composition of the object based on a result of comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066441 | ANALYZING APPARATUS, ANALYZING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An analyzing apparatus generates first displacement distribution data indicating a displacement distribution of a member caused by springback based on finite element model data, material physical property data, and stress distribution data; generates second displacement distribution data indicating an amount of displacement of the member in each of a plurality of, for example, all, natural vibration deformation modes based on the finite element model data and the material physical property data; obtains a degree of coincidence between the first displacement distribution data and each of the second displacement distribution data, and selects one or more natural vibration deformation modes based on the degree of coincidence, to determine a modified shape in which natural vibrations are increased, thereby bringing the member closer to a target shape. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066442 | DESIGNING AND INSTALLATION QUOTING FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS - Methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, devices, and systems for improving the designing of solar energy systems. An embodiment method may include receiving, by a processor of a solar energy system design computing system, at least one of lead data or inquiry data related to a property, querying predefined data related to the property using the received at least one of lead data or inquiry data, evaluating the queried predefined data to qualify the received at least one of lead data or inquiry data, and performing at least one action related to the solar energy systems based on the evaluation of the queried predefined data using the received at least one of lead data or inquiry data. The method may include rendering a solar energy system design and/or transmitting to third-party devices marketing information related to at least one of a solar energy system price, a design, and installation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066443 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ASSEMBLY CLEARANCE BETWEEN TWO COMPONENTS OF PRODUCT - In a method for analyzing an assembly clearance between two components of a product using a computing device, the assembly clearance between the two components is scanned to obtain a point cloud of the assembly clearance using a scanning device. The method meshes points of the point cloud to generate triangular grids, and divides the triangular grids of the point cloud into two planes of the product. The method calculates a distance between a center point of each triangular grid of an assembly plane and a base plane of the product, and stores all the distances to a clearance deviation array of the assembly clearance. A deviation analysis diagram of the assembly clearance is generated based on the clearance deviation array, and each triangular grid of the base plane of the product is highlighted using a color difference indication. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066444 | USER INTERFACE AND SOFTWARE TOOL FOR ARCHITECTURAL PROCESSES - A novel software architectural design tool allows users to perform stacking, block editing, and scaling in an efficient and intuitive manner. The user selects a resource from a resource pool, such as number of employees and square footage organized by department, displayed on a monitor. A portion of the resources are allocated to a stacking diagram using a visually intuitive interface. The stacking diagram includes bar graphs, each one representing, for example, a floor in a building. The resource pool and the stacking diagram are modified graphically and in real time. For block editing, the user bifurcates an edge of the object by selecting an edit point. In a second step, the user can edit the edge utilizing the edit point. Block editing becomes an efficient and visually intuitive process which is also in line with thought processes inherent in architectural training. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066445 | GENERATING A SMOOTH GRID FOR SIMULATING FLUID FLOW IN A WELL SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - In some aspects, a grid-point-spacing ratio is computed for a one-dimensional fluid flow model. The one-dimensional fluid flow model represents a flow path for well system fluid in a subterranean region, and the grid-point-spacing ratio is computed based on a parameter of the flow path. Grid points for the one-dimensional flow model are generated based on the grid-point-spacing ratio. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066446 | CONNECTION CONDITIONS FOR MODELING FLUID TRANSPORT IN A WELL SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - In some aspects, flow path connection conditions are generated for a flow path intersection in a one-dimensional fluid flow model. The one-dimensional fluid flow model represents a flow of well system fluid in a well system environment. The flow path connection conditions conserve fluid momentum among three or more flow path branches that meet at the flow path intersection. Fluid flow is simulated in the fracture network by operating the one-dimensional fluid flow model based on the connection condition. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066447 | GENERATING A FLOW MODEL GRID BASED ON TRUNCATION ERROR THRESHOLD VALUES - In some aspects, locations for nodes are computed for a one-dimensional flow model that models well system fluid flow in a subterranean region. Truncation error threshold data indicate a truncation threshold value for each of the nodes. Discretization data indicate a lowest-order term truncated from a discretized governing flow equation for each of the nodes. The locations for the nodes can be computed based on a scalar cost function, such that each of the lowest order terms is less than or equal to the truncation error threshold value for the respective node. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066448 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACKING SPORTS PLAYERS WITH CONTEXT-CONDITIONED MOTION MODELS - A method and device generates a trajectory. The method includes receiving a plurality of tracklets indicative of movement of a plurality of targets over a predetermined temporal interval. The method includes determining a plurality of context data for a pair of tracklets based upon at least one additional tracklet. The method includes computing a probability that the pair of tracklets relate to a first one of the targets. The method includes generating a trajectory for the first target based upon a concatenation of select ones of the tracklets. The concatenation maximizes the probability that the pair of tracklets correspond to the first target based upon the context data associated with the pair of the tracklets. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066449 | SOLAR FARM AND METHOD FOR FORECASTING SOLAR FARM PERFORMANCE - Solar farms and methods for forecasting solar farm performance are provided. A method may include, for example, the steps of analyzing in a computing device at least one historic or estimated usage parameter and at least one design limit parameter, and determining an estimated failure probability for at least one solar module of the solar farm based on the at least one historic or estimated usage parameter and at least one design limit parameter. A method may further include, for example, the steps of receiving in the computing device at least one real time usage parameter, and calculating an updated failure probability based on the estimated failure probability and the least one real time usage parameter. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066450 | UNIFIED APPLICATION FRAMEWORK FOR FINITE-DIFFERENCE MODELING - A finite difference wavefield modeling framework decouples the tasks of physical modeling and hardware-software optimization through the use of a platform-agnostic intermediate representation in the form of a dataflow graph. In at least some embodiments a wavefield simulation method includes specifying a kernel of operations to be applied at each point in a space and representing the kernel as a platform-agnostic dataflow graph. For each of multiple implementation platforms, the method further includes: deriving from the platform-agnostic graph a customized graph for the implementation platform; translating the customized graph into configuration information for the implementation platform; supplying the configuration information to the implementation platform to obtain a wavefield simulator; and employing the wavefield simulator to repeatedly apply said kernel of operations to each point in the space with specified input or output signals. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066451 | Determining Acid Injection Treatment Parameters - The present disclosure relates to determining acid injection treatment parameters. One example method includes identifying one or more characteristics of a rock structure; and determining one or more parameters of an acid injection treatment to produce a specified flow structure in the rock structure when the acid injection treatment is applied, the one or more parameters of the acid injection treatment determined based on the one or more characteristics of the rock structure and including at least one of an injection flow velocity or a characteristic of an acid to be used in the acid injection treatment. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066452 | Determining Fracturing Rheological Behavior of Fracturing Fluids - In one example of determining fracturing rheological behavior of fracturing fluids, a reference viscosity and fluid properties of a fracturing fluid are received. A fracturing rheological behavior of the fracturing fluid is modeled using a fluid model that models the fracturing rheological behavior of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids based, in part, on the received reference viscosity and the received fluid properties of the fracturing fluid. The fracturing rheological behavior of the fracturing fluid is provided. If a fracturing fluid is a mixture of two or more fracturing fluids, then a rheological behavior of the mixture is modeled based on a mixing rheological model. The fracturing rheological behavior of the mixture is then modeled based on the rheological behavior modeled by the mixing rheological model. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066453 | Injection Treatment Simulation using Condensation - An injection treatment on a subterranean zone is simulated by modeling physically separate rock blocks of the subterranean zone by separate block models. The block model for each physically separate rock block represents intra-block mechanics of the rock block by finite element method. Condensation is performed in the finite element method to reduce nodal degrees of freedom operation on by the finite element method. Interactions between adjacent pairs of the rock blocks are modeled by separate joint models. The joint model for each adjacent pair of rock blocks represents inter-block mechanics between the adjacent rock blocks. The injection treatment of the subterranean zone is simulated with the block models and the joint models. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066454 | Multi-Thread Band Matrix Solver for Well System Fluid Flow Modeling - In some aspects, techniques and systems for operating a subterranean region model are described. A band matrix that represents well system fluid flow in a subterranean region is accessed. The band matrix includes flow variable coefficients based on governing flow equations for the well system fluid flow. A first elimination is performed on an upper part of the band matrix. The upper part of the band matrix includes a first subset of the flow variable coefficients corresponding to a first subset of flow variables. In parallel with the first elimination, a second elimination is performed on a lower part of the band matrix. The lower part of the band matrix includes a second subset of flow variable coefficients corresponding to a second subset of the flow variables. An intermediate part of the band matrix can be solved. The intermediate part of the band matrix includes other flow variable coefficients. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066455 | Proppant Transport Model for Well System Fluid Flow Simulations - In some aspects, a one-dimensional proppant transport flow model represents flow of a proppant-fluid mixture in a subterranean region. The one-dimensional proppant transport flow model includes a proppant momentum conservation model that balances axial proppant momentum in an axial flow direction of the proppant-fluid mixture against dynamic changes in transverse proppant momentum. In some instances, the proppant momentum conservation model can vary the axial proppant momentum, for example, to account for interphase momentum transfer between the proppant and the fluid. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150066456 | Multi-thread Block Matrix Solver for Well System Fluid Flow Modeling - In some aspects, techniques and systems for operating a subterranean region model are described. Sub-matrices and entries outside the sub-matrices in a first band matrix are identified. The first band matrix includes flow variable coefficients based on governing flow equations of a model representing well system fluid flow in a subterranean region. For each of the sub-matrices, a reduced-size matrix is generated based on the sub-matrix and a subset of the entries that are associated with the sub-matrix. A second band matrix is generated based on the reduced-size matrices. The model is operated based on the second band matrix. | 2015-03-05 |
