11th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150073652 | ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - A vehicle energy consumption optimization system may include a controller configured to detect a trigger event to determine a passenger departure. The controller may receive at least a first and second sensor input to determine a vacancy zone in response to the trigger event, associate a feature usage with the vacancy zone, and deactivate the feature usage associated with the vacancy zone. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073653 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle power supply control apparatus is provided including a power supply control unit, a control signal connection circuit unit, a remote operation signal obtaining unit for receiving a remote operation signal, a power supply control unit that is operated during remote operation, relays serving as electrical path opening/closing units, and fuses. An air conditioner and a heater are connected to an electrical path that is opened and closed by the relay. A wiper, a washer and a turn signal relay are connected to an electrical path that is opened and closed by the relay. If the remote operation signal obtaining unit obtains a remote operation signal, the control signal connection circuit unit turns the relay off, and does not switch an electrical current on to the electrical path to which the wiper, the washer, and the turn signal relay are connected. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073654 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROADWAY IRREGULARITY IN A ROADWAY SECTION ILLUMINATED BY AT LEAST ONE HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHT EMISSION OF AT LEAST ONE HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE - A method is provided for determining a roadway irregularity in a roadway section illuminated by at least one headlight of a vehicle. The method has a step of recognizing an instantaneous light distribution of the at least one headlight of the vehicle which is produced in the roadway section. The method also has a step of determining the roadway irregularity based on the instantaneous light distribution and a light distribution characteristic for the at least one headlight. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073655 | ANTI-ICING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT - Provide is an anti-icing system that can cause anti-icing devices to properly operate even if a breakdown occurs in a switch after a pilot sets the switch. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073656 | BICYCLE COMPONENT CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle component control apparatus is basically provided with a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with at least one electric bicycle component and at least one manually operated input member. The controller is electrically coupled to the communication interface, and programmed to control the at least one electric bicycle component based on operation of the at least one manually operated input member. The controller is programmed to decide an operation mode of the at least one electric bicycle component differently based on a number of manually operated input member coupled to the controller via the communication interface. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073657 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUSPENSION SET UP - A method and apparatus are disclosed that assist a user in performing proper setup of a vehicle suspension. A user may utilize a device equipped with an image sensor to assist the user in proper setup of a vehicle suspension. The device executes an application that prompts the user for input and instructs the user to perform a number of steps for adjusting the suspension components. In one embodiment, the application does not communicate with sensors on the vehicle. In another embodiment, the application may communicate with various sensors located on the vehicle to provide feedback to the device during the setup routine. In one embodiment, the device may analyze a digital image of a suspension component to provide feedback about a physical characteristic of the component. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A CUSHIONING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a shock-absorber system with shock-absorber devices, in particular switching shock-absorber devices, wherein discretely selectable shock-absorber characteristic curves are provided. The method determines a driving behavior of the driver and/or of the motor vehicle on the basis of one or more driving state data items and/or one or more operating variables and, in automatic mode, automatically sets a shock-absorbing behavior of the shock-absorber system by selecting one of the selectable shock-absorber characteristic curves of the shock-absorber devices as a function of the determined driving behavior. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073659 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING CONTROL OF VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method for driving control of a vehicle include a sensor including a laser sensor disposed in front of the vehicle A controller is configured to calculate a defile width in front of the vehicle based on an angle between a reference segment and an inference segment by recognizing sensing data passing through a reference point at which a virtual standard segment is in contact with the inference segment and a reference segment after confirming a position of an obstacle positioning in front of the vehicle using the sensing data received from the sensor. The controller generates the virtual standard segment for the obstacle based on the confirmed position and generates the inference segment which is perpendicular to the virtual standard segment. An output outputs a driving guide to the calculated defile under control of the controller. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073660 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEERING WHEEL AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - Provided are a method for controlling a steering wheel and an apparatus therefor: for example, a method using an AVM composite image and a distance sensing sensor based parking support system. For example, a method for controlling a steering wheel, includes: detecting a parking line and at least two intersecting points intersecting the parking line from a first image obtained by composing images input from a plurality of cameras equipped in a vehicle; detecting a rotating amount and a moving amount of the vehicle from the first image and a second image continued to the first image; compensating for a rotating angle error and a moving error of the vehicle from the detected rotating amount and moving amount; constructing an obstacle map by reflecting the compensated rotating angle error and moving error; and controlling the steering wheel based on the constructed obstacle map. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073661 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver, including the following: (a) determining a driving path in which the motor vehicle moves when the driving maneuver is carried out and automatically or semi-automatically carrying out the driving maneuver; (b) detecting the surroundings of the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver; (c) stopping the motor vehicle if an object is detected in the driving path and resuming the driving maneuver as soon as the object has left the driving path and/or decelerating the motor vehicle and slowly resuming the driving maneuver if an object is detected outside the driving path. Also described is a device for carrying out the method. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073662 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE FOR ACTIVE VEHICLE CONTROL - The invention relates to a driving assistant adapted for active control of a vehicle based on predictions of a behavior of a detected object. A method aspect of the invention comprises accepting a first prediction of a behavior associated with the detected object from a first prediction subsystem and a second prediction from a second prediction subsystem; determining a control signal based on a combination of the first prediction and the second prediction; and initiating active control of the vehicle based on the control signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073663 | MANOEUVER GENERATION FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING - A method and arrangement are described for manoeuvre generation for automated driving on a one-way road of a vehicle (e) hosting the arrangement, the host vehicle (e) further including one or more advanced driver assistance systems. A collision free reference trajectory for longitudinal and lateral movement of the host vehicle (e) is determined repeatedly, with a fix time interval, for allowing the host vehicle (e) to retain a desired velocity and maintain the host vehicle (e) in a preferred lane utilizing model predictive control and quadratic program formulation. A control scheme where the structured environment of the one-way road is exploited in order to linearly formulate collision avoidance constraints is utilized. Manoeuvre generation is performed through solving the quadratic program. The one or more advanced driver assistance systems are controlled to perform the generated manoeuvre. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073664 | COLLISION WARNING FOR A VEHICLE - A method and apparatus for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a predicted collision with a stationary object. A proximity sensor is used to determine a position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle. A steering angle of the vehicle is determined and used to predict a trajectory of the vehicle. A collision zone on the vehicle is identified based on the vehicle trajectory, the collision zone being that spot or location on the vehicle which is predicted to contact the obstacle. A visual display within the vehicle (on the control panel, for example) provides a visual indication to the driver of the position of the collision zone on the vehicle and a predicted trajectory of the collision zone as the vehicle moves in accordance with the steering angle. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073665 | TURNING DIRECTION INDICATOR - In a turning direction indicator, a count section which counts a number of rotations in a case where an indication operation section is operated to a position indicating one turning direction and the one turning direction is displayed and where the steering wheel is rotated one time or more in the one turning direction. The counted number of rotations is stored. A determination section determines whether the stored value is a predetermined value indicating that the number of rotations is 0 in a case where the steering wheel is operated in the one turning direction and thereafter operated in another turning direction and where the steering angle becomes a predetermined angle or less. A cancelation section does not cancel display of the turning direction if the stored value is determined as being not the predetermined value, and otherwise cancels the display of the turning direction. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073666 | ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR MOVING A VEHICLE PART THAT CAN BE MOVED BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION AND AN OPEN POSITION - An adjusting apparatus moves a vehicle part that can be moved between a closed position and an open position with a servomotor for producing an adjusting force. An input interface accepts an input by a vehicle user as a basis for outputting a first control signal or a second control signal. The adjusting apparatus includes a control unit for actuating the servomotor. The control unit is set up to respond to the first control signal by actuating the servomotor directly to move the vehicle part into the closed position. The control unit is also set up to respond to the second control signal by actuating the servomotor to move the vehicle part into the closed position only when at least one additional prescribed criterion is met. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073667 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BRAKING ROTATING AND/OR SLEWING GEARS - Device and process for braking rotating and/or slewing gears of work machines comprising at least one dynamic service brake for decelerating a rotating and/or pivotal movement of the rotating and/or slewing gear, and at least one static holding brake ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150073668 | DOWN AND/OR UP FORCE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - An agricultural device includes a number of row units that each includes a seed furrow opener that creates a furrow in the soil for seed placement. Each row unit is mounted to a toolbar of the device by means of a four-bar linkage which allows each row unit to move vertically to adjust to the contour of the soil independently of the other row units on the same toolbar. The four-bar linkages include one or more springs which work to transfer weight from the toolbar to the row unit. An actuator varies the tension in the spring thereby adjusting the down or up force applied to the row unit. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073669 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY OF DPF REGENERATION - A method for safety improvement when a motor vehicle ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150073670 | Control System for Four-wheel Drive Vehicle - A deceleration indication value is set so as to prevent a collision between the vehicle and an obstacle on the basis of front side information or to prevent traffic lane deviation, and automatic braking is performed. When automatic braking is performed, a transfer clutch is coupled, a deceleration generated by synchronization of a main drive shaft and a propeller shaft is calculated, the deceleration indication value G is corrected based on the deceleration and a brake liquid pressure corresponding to a corrected deceleration indication value is applied to a brake drive unit. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073671 | SPEED RATIO CONTROL DEVICE AND SPEED RATIO CONTROL METHOD - A speed ratio control device for an automatic transmission of a vehicle calculate a minimum engine rotation speed based on a travel load, and sets a target speed ratio such that the engine rotation speed does not fall below the minimum engine rotation speed. If the travel load of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a higher value is used for the minimum engine rotation speed compared to a case when the travel load of the vehicle is smaller than the predetermined value. Re-acceleration performance of the vehicle under a high travel load as in a case when the vehicle travels uphill while towing another vehicle is thereby improved. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073672 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus is applied to a vehicle. The vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a variable inertia flywheel provided on an output shaft of the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus decreases supply current to the electromagnetic coil while controlling the internal combustion engine so that a torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced while maintaining power output from the internal combustion engine, in a case determining that temperature of the electromagnetic coil is higher than a first determination temperature when: the internal combustion engine is being operated; and a main body and a ring member of the variable inertia flywheel are being connected by the current supplied to the electromagnetic coil. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073673 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system to prevent deterioration in controllability of the engagement device resulting from temporal deterioration of the engagement device. The vehicle control system is configured to switch a driving mode selectively between a first driving mode in which the engagement device is disengaged, and a second driving mode in which the engagement device is engaged. The vehicle control system comprises: an estimation means that estimates deterioration in an engagement property of the engagement device; and an engagement means that engages the engagement device after achieving synchronization between an input speed and an output speed, in case the estimation means estimates that the engagement property of the engagement device is deteriorated, and the driving mode is shifted from the first driving mode to the second driving mode. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073674 | VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - A vehicle control strategy provides for automatically controlled movement from rest with deliberate wheel slip to maximize thrust. Different wheel slip conditions are provided for different terrain types. Wheel slip may be progressively reduced as the vehicle reaches a steady state speed. The strategy may also be implemented to maintain vehicle progress on low friction surfaces. The vehicle driver may be commanded to vary a control input, such as accelerator pedal position. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073675 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A STOP/START ENGINE - Systems and methods for improving operation of a vehicle are presented. In one example, vehicle brakes are held to reduce the possibility of vehicle motion and stopping of engine rotation is prevented until confirmation of vehicle hold is present. The approach may allow an engine to remain in an off state for a longer period of time while reducing the possibility of vehicle motion. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073676 | ABS/ESC Activated Brake Light Device - An ABS/ESC activated brake light device includes a first connector, a second connector, an antilock brake system and/or electronic stability control (ABS/ESC) signal detection circuit connected to the first connector, a control circuit connected to the ABS/ESC signal detection circuit, a brake light signal generation circuit connected to the control circuit and the second connector, and a power supply. The first connector is configured to plug into an antilock brake system pump motor circuit on a fuse panel of a vehicle. The second connector is configured to plug into a brake light circuit on the fuse panel of the vehicle. The control circuit sends one or more control signals to the brake light generation circuit whenever an ABS/ESC signal is detected. The brake light signal generation circuit causes the brake lights of the vehicle to flash whenever the one or more control signals are received from the control circuit. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073677 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ABSOLUTE ANGULAR POSITION OF A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE - A device and a method for determining an absolute angular position of a wheel of a vehicle. A wheel unit is mounted on the wheel side and configured to determine data which permit a reference limb of the wheel, and to wirelessly transmit the acquired data. A receiver unit is mounted on the vehicle side and receives the data of the wheel unit. A reference limb-determining device determines the reference limb of the wheel on the basis of the received data. A measuring device generates, in each case, one signal when the wheel rotates by a previously determined angle, and a counting device counts the signals generated by the measuring device. An angle-determining device determines an absolute angular position of the wheel on the basis of the signals counted by the counting device, and on the basis of the specific reference limb. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073678 | BRAKING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A braking force control device includes a braking device capable of individually adjusting braking force generated at each wheel of a vehicle; and a control device capable of executing braking force distribution control to individually control the braking force of each of right and left wheels such that slip states of the right and left wheels of the vehicle become equivalent by controlling the braking device. The control device executes the braking force distribution control based on a change rate upper limit of a change rate of lateral braking force deviation which is deviation of the braking force of the right and left wheels, so that there is an effect that behavior of the vehicle can be stabilized. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073679 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN POWERTRAIN CONTROL FUNCTIONS - A system and method for use with a vehicle to provide a vehicle launch assist (VLA) function that reduces wheel slip at lower speeds and to provide a fraction control (TC) function that reduces wheel slip at higher speeds. Each function affects operation of one or more vehicle subsystems that control at least one powertrain parameter. The VLA and TC functions operate in response to a driver accelerator request to generate a drive signal that controls torque delivered to at least one driven vehicle wheel. The VLA function generates the drive signal at a first value that limits the torque to below a requested torque value representing the driver accelerator request. The TC function generates the drive signal at a second value that limits the torque to below the requested torque value. And the control system outputs a powertrain drive signal based on the lesser of first and second values. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073680 | EGHR MECHANISM DIAGNOSTICS - An automated method for diagnosing an EGHR having a coolant path, an exhaust path, a heat exchanger, and a valve. The coolant path passes through the heat exchanger and the valve selectively directs the exhaust path through the heat exchanger. The method includes monitoring an inlet temperature and an outlet temperature of the coolant path, determining an instantaneous coolant power from the monitored inlet temperature and outlet temperature, and integrating the instantaneous coolant power to determine a total energy recovered by the coolant path. The method monitors an instantaneous exhaust power, determines an instantaneous available EGHR power from the instantaneous exhaust power, and integrates the instantaneous available EGHR power to determine a nominal EGHR energy. A differential is calculated between the nominal EGHR energy and the total energy recovered by the coolant path. If the calculated differential is greater than an allowable tolerance, an EGHR error signal is sent. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073681 | ROTATIONAL SENSOR AND CONTROLLER - Engine control systems having rotational sensors and controllers, and associated methods and systems, are disclosed herein. An engine control system in accordance with a particular embodiment can include a drum operably coupled to a rotating shaft of an engine. The drum can include a pattern positioned on its surface and a sensor can be positioned proximate to the drum to read the pattern and/or write a new pattern. A rod can operably couple the drum to an engine input mechanism and operate to axially move the drum. The axial movement of the drum can shift the pattern to different portions, resulting in a change in the timing for an engine event. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073682 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A microcomputer determines, in a first monitoring routine, whether a required injection amount was normally computed in a fuel injection amount control routine, based on the required injection amount computed in the fuel injection amount control routine, and detected values of engine operating conditions used for computation of the required injection amount in the routine, and determines, in a second monitoring routine, whether an injector was normally driven based on the required injection amount, based on the required injection amount computed in the fuel injection amount control routine, and a measurement result of a current application period of injector drive current. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073683 | METHOD AND KIT FOR ENGINE EMISSION CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine including a first and a second bank of cylinders. One example method comprises, adjusting engine injection timing based on a first temperature of a first intake of the first bank and a second temperature of a second intake of the second bank. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073684 | AUTOMATIC START AND STOP OF A PORTABLE ENGINE DRIVEN POWER SOURCE - The present embodiments provide a control system and method that is able to automatically start and/or stop a portable engine-driven power source. For example, in one embodiment, a system includes an engine-driven power source having an engine, a compressor driven by the engine, a sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a demand for air pressure from the compressor and a second signal indicative of no demand for air pressure from the compressor. The engine-driven power source also includes a controller configured to stop the engine in response to the second signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073685 | GENERAL-PURPOSE VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A general-purpose vehicle remote control device and method are disclosed. The general-purpose vehicle remote control device includes a network communication unit, a user authentication unit, a user information database, and a remote control unit. The network communication unit communicates with a user who accesses a general-purpose vehicle remote control device over a network. The user authentication unit identifies the user. The user information database stores user information required for the identification of the user. The remote control unit transceives control signals and state information with a vehicle of the identified user or remotely starts the vehicle. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073686 | TRAFFIC CONTROL AGENCY DEPLOYMENT AND SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION FOR EVENT PLANNING - Embodiments relate to traffic control resource planning. An aspect includes receiving information about available routes in a transportation network and receiving an estimate of a traffic demand in the transportation network. Traffic control planning is performed and it may include: simulating a traffic flow based on the available routes and the traffic demand; applying a model that varies traffic control agent (TCA) placement and traffic signal settings in the transportation network to minimize a cost associated with the traffic flow, the cost including a TCA deployment cost and a traffic delay cost; and outputting a traffic control plan based on the applying, the traffic control plan including a TCA placement and traffic signal setting plan. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073687 | TRAFFIC CONTROL AGENCY DEPLOYMENT AND SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION FOR EVENT PLANNING - Embodiments relate to traffic control resource planning. An aspect includes receiving information about available routes in a transportation network and receiving an estimate of a traffic demand in the transportation network. Traffic control planning is performed and it may include: simulating a traffic flow based on the available routes and the traffic demand; applying a model that varies traffic control agent (TCA) placement and traffic signal settings in the transportation network to minimize a cost associated with the traffic flow, the cost including a TCA deployment cost and a traffic delay cost; and outputting a traffic control plan based on the applying, the traffic control plan including a TCA placement and traffic signal setting plan. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073688 | Traffic Impact Prediction for Multiple Event Planning - Embodiments relate to traffic impact prediction in a transportation network. Link level background traffic demand in a transportation network may be estimated based on information about available routes, and based on expected background traffic volumes between origins and destinations. A background traffic flow model that optimizes a background flow of the expected background traffic volumes among the available routes to minimize a sum of background congestion costs, background path entropy, and errors between an observed background traffic flow and the optimized background flow may be applied. Alternative routes may be identified based on the available routes and event based control plans. Expected additional event based traffic volumes may be received. A link level total traffic demand in the transportation network may be estimated based on the expected additional event based traffic volumes, the identified alternative routes, and the estimated background traffic demand. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073689 | Traffic Impact Prediction for Multiple Event Planning - Embodiments relate to traffic impact prediction in a transportation network. Link level background traffic demand in a transportation network may be estimated based on information about available routes, and based on expected background traffic volumes between origins and destinations. A background traffic flow model that optimizes a background flow of the expected background traffic volumes among the available routes to minimize a sum of background congestion costs, background path entropy, and errors between an observed background traffic flow and the optimized background flow may be applied. Alternative routes may be identified based on the available routes and event based control plans. Expected additional event based traffic volumes may be received. A link level total traffic demand in the transportation network may be estimated based on the expected additional event based traffic volumes, the identified alternative routes, and the estimated background traffic demand. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073690 | MOVEMENT-MEASUREMENT-PROCESSING SYSTEM, MOVEMENT-MEASUREMENT-PROCESSING METHOD, AND MOVEMENT-MEASUREMENT-PROCESSING PROGRAM - There is provided a movement-measurement-processing system capable of quickly specifying a peripheral aircraft which can abnormally near to an aircraft of interest. A peripheral aircraft selection means | 2015-03-12 |
20150073691 | Method and device for automatically monitoring a flight path of an aircraft during an operation with required navigation performance. - A monitoring device including a memory containing a reference path, the memory being separate from a flight management system. The reference path corresponding to a path that is defined during a navigation data validation on ground for the flight management system. A monitoring unit is configured to monitor a current flight path that is determined by the flight management system, by monitoring if this current flight path is in conformity with the reference flight path that is recorded in the memory. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073692 | DRIVER FEEDBACK FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing feedback to a driver are provided herein. Vehicle speed or acceleration data can be received for a location on a route. A current acceleration value for the location is derived using the received vehicle speed or acceleration data. A preferred acceleration value for the location is determined based on a preferred speed or acceleration profile that is specific to the route. An indication of a correspondence between the preferred acceleration value for the location and the current acceleration value for the location is then provided. The indication can be, for example, a graphic comparing the preferred and current acceleration values. Based on the indication, a driver can adjust acceleration to conform to the preferred acceleration value. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073693 | RANKING NEARBY DESTINATIONS BASED ON VISIT LIKELIHOODS AND PREDICTING FUTURE VISITS TO PLACES FROM LOCATION HISTORY - In some examples, systems and techniques can determine a respective visit likelihood for each respective destination of a plurality of destinations based at least in part on a respective distance between the respective destination and a geographic location from a location history associated with a user and a comparison between a time associated with the geographic location and a visit likelihood distribution across time. The systems and techniques can then sort at least some of the plurality of destinations. In other examples, systems and techniques can determine whether a user is likely to visit a place during a future instance of a timeslot based at least in part on a location history associated with the user. The systems and techniques can then output information relating to the place prior to the beginning of the future instance of the timeslot. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073694 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OEPRATING A VEHICLE - In a method for operating a vehicle, based on a current travel route of the vehicle, a database which includes reference route data assigned to the current travel route is queried as to whether a change in a feature of the current travel route has occurred, and a response of the database that corresponds to the query is made available. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073695 | SYSTEM FOR ROUTE SCHEDULING, DRIVER ALERTS, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION BASED ON WEATHER GUIDANCE - A route management system comprising dispatch operations; fleet management software; at least one onboard computing device; weather data; and a weather-fleet comparison method. More specifically, the system collects information about a place of departure, a place of arrival, a scheduled route, scheduled stops, and a weather forecast; compares the predicted weather forecast to the scheduled route; displays the weather forecast information to a driver and/or a dispatcher; determines if a new route or departure time should be scheduled; and, if a new route should be scheduled, displays the new route or departure time to the driver and/or the dispatcher. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073696 | METHOD FOR SYNTHETIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL REPRESENTATION OF TERRAIN CARTOGRAPHY AS A FUNCTION OF VISIBILITY - The general field of the invention is that of methods for three-dimensional conformal representation of a terrain. The method is used in a piloting and navigation assistance system of an aircraft. The assistance system comprises a navigation system, a cartographic database, electronic calculation means (CE) a meteorological database and a display system allowing the superimposition of synthetic images on the exterior. The method comprises the following steps: Step 1: Calculation, for a determined position of the vehicle, of the terrain perceptible through the display system; Step 2: Selection of a part of the said terrain as a function of a distance or of an altitude or of a range of altitudes; Step 3: Calculation of a three-dimensional conformal cartographic representation of the said selected part of the terrain; and Step 4: Display of the said cartographic representation by the display system. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073697 | GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AGGREGATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Systems and methods for obtaining geographical location data from multiple sources and aggregating the geographical location data are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving geo-location data from a plurality of geo-location data collectors, at least one of the plurality of geo-location data collectors being in data communication with an in-vehicle geo-location data source, at least one of the plurality of geo-location data collectors being in data communication with a geo-location data source in a mobile device; collecting reliability data corresponding to one or more of a plurality of geo-location data sources corresponding to the plurality of geo-location data collectors; collecting map data including information related to geographical features associated with the geo-location data; and aggregating, by use of a data processor, the geo-location data from the plurality of geo-location data collectors based on the reliability data and the map data to produce a resulting geo-location fix. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073698 | PET FRIENDLY SEARCH, MEETING, SOCIAL PROFILE MAPPING SYSTEM - A method and system for assisting users with determining a convenient location for a meeting between at least two users having dogs, the method and system including providing an initial location (via GPS) for a first user and dog, providing an initial location (via GPS) for a second user and dog, determining a meeting point between the first users and the second user, and providing directions to the meeting point to the first user and the second user, via electronic devices. Preferably the meeting point is a dog friendly point of interest. The system may also provide social profiles of users, including dogs and their owners. The system provides search, social networking, and mapping for dog owners. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073699 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MAP IMAGE - A server according to one embodiment displays on a map image a position corresponding to a user with consideration for user privacy. The server executes a program for outputting a map image including: a user specifying module configured to specify, based at least on a present position of one or more users, the one or more users for whom user elements are arranged on the map image; a determination module configured to determine a modification direction and a modification distance used to modify the present location corresponding to the one or more users thus specified; an arrangement module configured to arrange the user elements on the map image at a position corresponding to the present location modified according to the determined modification direction and the determined modification distance; and an output module configured to output to a terminal device the map image having the user elements arranged thereon. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073700 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GUIDING INFORMATION - The invention discloses a data processing system and method for generating a guiding information. The data processing system according to a preferred embodiment of the invention includes an importing module, an editing module and a generating module. A producer imports a plurality of parameters relative to a plurality of positions through the importing module. The producer edits a plurality of introduction information of the plurality of positions through the editing module. The generating module generates the guiding information in accordance with the plurality of parameters relative to the plurality of positions and the plurality of introduction information of the plurality of positions. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073701 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - Vehicle navigation systems and methods for presenting information originating from a mobile device on a vehicle navigation system display of a vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of presenting information originating from a mobile device on a vehicle navigation system display of a vehicle includes receiving, by a vehicle navigation system, application data from an application operating on the mobile device, wherein the application data from the application represents an entity in proximity to the vehicle. The method further includes displaying an icon representing the application data from the application on a map presented on the vehicle navigation system display. The icon is positioned on the map according to a geographic location of the entity. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073702 | PROVIDING TRANSIT INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining transit routes through crowd-sourcing, for determining an estimated time of arrival (ETA) of a vehicle of the transit route at a given location, and for providing predictive reminders to a user for catching a vehicle of the transit route. A server receives signal source information about wireless signal sources detected by user devices, including information about a first wireless signal source detected by some devices. The server determines that the first wireless signal source is moving. The server determines that the first wireless signal source is associated with a public transit route upon determining that the signal source information satisfies one or more selection criteria. The server stores information associating the first wireless signal source with the public transit route as transit movement data corresponding to the public transit route. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073703 | PROVIDING TRANSIT INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining transit routes through crowd-sourcing, for determining an estimated time of arrival (ETA) of a vehicle of the transit route at a given location, and for providing predictive reminders to a user for catching a vehicle of the transit route. A server receives signal source information about wireless signal sources detected by user devices, including information about a first wireless signal source detected by some devices. The server determines that the first wireless signal source is moving. The server determines that the first wireless signal source is associated with a public transit route upon determining that the signal source information satisfies one or more selection criteria. The server stores information associating the first wireless signal source with the public transit route as transit movement data corresponding to the public transit route. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073704 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for calculating a distance between vehicles to receive position movement information of a subject vehicle and position movement information of an object vehicle from a global positioning system and calculate a distance between the moved subject vehicle and the moved object vehicle based on a position movement distance of the subject vehicle and a position movement distance of the object vehicle at predetermined time as the sum of a vector when calculating the position movement information of the subject vehicle and the position movement information of the object vehicle over time using a dead reckoning formula. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073705 | VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A vehicle environment recognition apparatus includes: an image processing unit that acquires image data of captured detection area; a spatial position information generation unit that identifies relative positions of target portions in the detection area from the vehicle based on the image data; a specific object identification unit that identifies a specific object corresponding to the target portions based on the image data and the relative positions and stores the relative positions as image positions; a data position identification unit that identifies a data position, which is a relative position of the specific object from the vehicle, according to GPS-based absolute position of the vehicle and map data; a correction value derivation unit to derive a correction value which is a difference between the image position and the data position; and a position correction unit that corrects the GPS-based absolute position by the derived correction value. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073706 | GPS-ASSISTED SOURCE AND RECEIVER LOCATION ESTIMATION - A mobile communication device includes, in part, a first wireless receiver adapted to determine, as it travels along a path, a multitude of positions of the mobile communication device using signals received from a primary positioning source, a second wireless receiver adapted to receive signals from one or more ambient wireless sources as the mobile communication device travels along the path, and a positioning module. An internal or external memory stores estimated positions and corresponding time references of the signals of the one or more ambient sources. The positioning module uses the data stored in the database to estimate the position of the mobile communication device when no primary positioning source signal is available. The positioning module optionally uses the data stored in the database to improve estimates of the position of the mobile communication device when primary positioning signal is available. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARING RANGE DATA WITH EVIDENCE GRIDS - Systems and methods for comparing range data with evidence grids are provided. In certain embodiments, a system comprises an inertial measurement unit configured to provide inertial measurements; and a sensor configured to provide range detections based on scans of an environment containing the navigation system. The system further comprises a navigation processor configured to provide a navigation solution, wherein the navigation processor is coupled to receive the inertial measurements from the inertial measurement unit and the range measurements from the sensor, wherein computer readable instructions direct the navigation processor to identify a portion of an evidence grid based on the navigation solution; compare the range detections with the portion of the evidence grid; and calculate adjustments to the navigation solution based on the comparison of the range detections with the portion of the evidence grid to compensate for errors in the inertial measurement unit. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073708 | NAVIGATION VIA RECORDED PATHS - In one implementation, a contact database stores a list of contacts. One or more of the contacts may be associated with a prerecorded path, which is a set of directions for traveling to a destination specified by the contact. The contact database may be stored as a contact list of a phone. The contact database may be a social networking service. Another user sends a destination request including a destination. The contact database is searched based on the destination request to retrieve the prerecorded path. The prerecorded path may be played for the user. The prerecorded path may be combined with other directions from a geographic database. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073709 | Point of Interest Location Determination Based on Application Usage - Techniques of determining a point of interest (POI) location using anonymous application usage data are described. A POI location determination system can determine geographic coordinates of a POI based on anonymous application usage data received from multiple mobile devices. The system can associate an application program with a POI. The anonymous application usage data can include an identifier or a category of the application program launched by the mobile devices, and a device location of each mobile device at time of launching the application program. Based on the device locations, the system can determine that launching of the application program is concentrated in a geographic area. The system can designate a centroid of the geographic area as a location of the POI. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073710 | METHOD FOR LIGHTNING FORECASTING AND ALERT SYSTEM - A method and system for determining and displaying lightning potential information is provided. The method includes receiving a radar data and temperature data for a grid location. If the radar data is above a radar threshold and the temperature data is below a temperature threshold a predictor field is computed. One or more predictor fields may be used to determine a lightning potential. Fuzzy logic may be used to combine predictor fields into a lightning potential. A grid of lightning potential values may be used to determine the lightning potential at a target location, or to indicate the lightning potential in a region outside an inner outlook region including the target location. A display may include an icon with an inner and outer portion displaying lightning potential in an inner and outer outlook region. A display may further include future lightning potential information. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073711 | Landmark Identification from Point Cloud Generated from Geographic Imagery Data - Systems and methods for identifying prominent landmarks in a geographic area are provided. More particularly, geographic imagery data, such as panoramic images captured by a camera from a perspective at or near ground level, can be analyzed to identify landmarks depicted in the geographic imagery data. For instance, structure-from-motion techniques can be used to generate a point cloud of tracked features that are located a threshold distance away from one or more camera perspectives associated with the geographic imagery data. Landmarks that are visible from multiple camera perspectives and that are visible from greater distances relative to one or more camera perspectives can be identified as prominent landmarks in a geographic area. A geographic information system can use the prominent landmarks for a variety of purposes, such as for use in providing travel directions, for rendering landmarks in an emphasized style, and/or for constructing/displaying a three-dimensional model of the landmark. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073712 | Method for Estimating a Logging Tool Response in a Layered Formation - A logging method and a logging tool for approximating a logging tool response in a layered formation are provided. The method includes obtaining a first layered profile of at least one first measurement log provided by a logging tool using a squaring process, obtaining a filtered measurement log from the first layered profile using a forward physical model for the logging tool, and estimating an approximation of the forward physical model using a parameterized function so as to provide a first logging tool response. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073713 | System And Method For Improving Surface Electromagnetic Surveys - A technique provides a methodology for improving surveys of subterranean regions. The methodology comprises estimating macro anisotropy and an intrinsic or micro anisotropy of an overburden. A surface electromagnetic survey is conducted, and the data from the survey is inverted based on or including information gained from estimating the macro anisotropy and/or intrinsic anisotropy. A processor system can be used to conduct the inversion with the adjustments for anisotropy to improve the information provided by the survey. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073714 | VSP SYSTEMS AND METHODS REPRESENTING SURVEY DATA AS PARAMETERIZED COMPRESSION, SHEAR, AND DISPERSIVE WAVE FIELDS - Disclosed vertical seismic profiling (VSP) survey systems and method acquire multi-component signal data and represent the signal data in terms of a combination of parameterized compression, shear, and dispersive wavefields. Multiples of each wavefield type may be included, e.g., to separate upgoing and downgoing wavefield components. A nonlinear optimization is employed to concurrently estimate an incidence angle and a slowness value for each wavefield. For the dispersive wavefield(s), the slowness may be parameterized in terms of a phase slowness and a group slowness with respect to a central wave frequency. The parameter values may vary as a function of depth. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073715 | SEISMIC SURVEY ANALYSIS - A method can include receiving data sets where each of the data sets corresponds to one of a plurality of individual emitter-detector arrangements; calculating a multi-dimensional similarity metric for one of the data sets; and, based at least in part on the multi-dimensional similarity metric, assessing the one data set. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073716 | CROP LOSS DETERMINATION - In one example, a method includes receiving, by a crop loss determination generator (CLDG) executing on a computing device, data for a region of interest that includes growing crops. The data for the region of interest includes at least one of field data, crop data, and geographic data. The method further includes determining, by the CLDG and based on the received data for the region of interest, that a crop loss status of the growing crops within the region of interest reflects nonconformance with acceptable crop loss criteria. The crop loss status includes an indication of at least one of an extent and a scope of crop loss of the growing crops within the region of interest. The method further includes outputting, by the CLDG and in response to determining that the crop loss status reflects nonconformance with the acceptable crop loss criteria, at least one alert. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073717 | MONITORING BIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A USER OF A USER MONITORING APPARATUS - Apparatuses, methods and systems for a user monitoring apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the user monitoring apparatus includes one or more magnetic sensors operative to sense magnetic fields applied to the user monitoring apparatus. Further, the user monitoring apparatus is operative to sense at least one biometric characteristic of a user of the user monitoring apparatus based upon the sensed magnetic field applied to the user monitoring apparatus. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073718 | PHASE-DIFFERENCE DETERMINATION USING TEST METER - A hand-held test meter includes a strip port connector to receive a test strip. A signal-measurement circuit applies a periodic voltage signal across a sample applied to the strip and detects a resulting current signal. The circuit provides data of the current signal at a digitizing frequency and a selected phase with respect to the voltage signal. A processor records one or more value(s) of the data and then alters the selected phase. Value(s) are thus recorded at each of a plurality of phases. The processor determines a phase difference of the current signal with respect to the voltage signal using the respective sets of value(s). A method for employing a test meter and a test strip is also disclosed, and includes measuring a respective plurality of points for each of a plurality of different measurement phases and determining a phase difference of a fluid sample therefrom. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073719 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING GENOMES BASED ON DISCRETE DATA STRUCTURES CORRESPONDING TO GENETIC VARIANTS THEREIN - A computer-based method for analyzing genetic variants within a plurality of genomes includes submitting a query term to a database storing a plurality of discrete data structures within a memory. Each data structure can uniquely correspond to only one of the genetic variants present within the plurality of genomes, and can include a first data field comprising a unique alphanumeric identifier for the corresponding genetic variant and a second data field comprising a unique alphanumeric identifier for a genome in which the corresponding genetic variant is present. The query term can include a unique alphanumeric identifier for at least one genome and an operation to be performed. The method further can include searching the second data fields of the plurality of data structures stored in the database for matches to the query term that satisfy the operation; and generating an output representing the search result. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073720 | Device and Method for Automatically Normalizing the Physiological Signals of a Living Being - An example device includes: a data input module configured to receive information about a living being's physiological signals, coordinates, and motion intensity; an activity recognition module configured to calculate, from information received about the living being's motion intensity, a living being's activity; a location recognition module, configured to calculate, from information received about the living being's coordinates, a living being's location; a memory storage configured to store information about the living being's physiological signals and activity in association with the location; a normalization parameters estimator module configured to use a mathematical model to calculate a plurality of normalization parameters for a plurality of detected activities and locations; and a model selector module configured to determine, based on the plurality of normalization parameters and the living being's location, a set of location-specific normalization parameters used to further calculate normalized physiological signals for the living being. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SELECT SIGNAL SEGMENTS FOR ANALYSIS OF A BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISORDER - A system and method to process segments of cardiac signals. Each of a plurality of segments in a first signal is correlated at a plurality of offsets to determine a highest correlation coefficient for each of the plurality of segments in the first signal. Each of a plurality of segments in a second signal is correlated at the plurality of offsets to determine a highest correlation coefficient for each of the plurality of segments in the second signal. A plurality of composite correlation coefficients is generated using highest correlation coefficients for segments of the first signal and segments of the second signal. The segments of the first and second signals are approximately contemporaneous. A set of segments including a segment from the first signal and a segment from the second signal is selected. The set is associated with a highest composite correlation coefficient from the plurality of composite correlation coefficients. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073722 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW - Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073723 | Noninvasive Hydration Monitoring - Novel tools and techniques for assessing, predicting and/or estimating effectiveness of hydration of a patient and/or an amount of fluid needed for effective hydration of the patient, in some cases, noninvasively. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073724 | METHOD FOR FINDING VARIANTS FROM TARGETED SEQUENCING PANELS - Provided herein is a method for identifying a sequence variant in an enriched sample. In certain embodiments, this method may comprise: (a) obtaining: (i) a plurality of sequence reads from a sample that has been enriched for a genomic region and (ii) a reference sequence for the genomic region; (b) assembling the sequence reads to obtain a plurality of discrete sequence assemblies that correspond to potential variants; (c) determining which of the potential variants are true and which are artifacts by examining the sequence reads that make up each of the discrete sequence assemblies; (d) optionally determining whether each of the true potential variants contains a mutation that is known to be associated with the reference sequence; and (e) outputting a report indicating whether the sample comprises a sequence variant. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073725 | ANALYZING SYSTEM - In an analyzing system including a commanding unit for sending a command and an executing unit for executing a processing upon receiving the command, a processing instruction may not be executed at the right time due to a heavy traffic of information and other factors. In order to solve this problem, in a preparative separation system | 2015-03-12 |
20150073726 | METHOD OF CUMULATIVE HELIUM MASS SPECTROMETRIC COMBINATION TEST BY USING ARGON AS GROSS-LEAK TRACER GAS - The present invention discloses a method of cumulative helium mass spectrometric combination test by using argon gas as gross-leak tracer gas, and specifically gives the procedure for this gross-leak and fine-leak combination test, comprising steps and methods of selecting helium-argon prefilling method or helium-argon pressuring method, fixed or flexible scheme and the criterion R | 2015-03-12 |
20150073727 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Quantitation by Mass Spectrometry - A method of quantifying analytes from mass spectral data, comprising: obtaining a first set of mass spectral data from a first set of analytes eluted from a chromatography column; obtaining a second set of mass spectral data from a second set of analytes eluted from a chromatography column; determining apparent abundances of analytes in each data set; selecting a target analyte and determining localised neighboring analytes by their locality to the target analyte with respect to retention time; determining a locally corrected abundance of the target analyte based on differences between the first and second data sets in the apparent abundance of the localised neighboring analytes; and quantifying the target analyte based on its corrected abundance. A majority of the neighboring analytes are typically substantially unchanged in actual abundance between the first and second data sets and can be used for aligning the abundances between the data sets. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073728 | PREDICTED CONDITION STATE AND REMAINING SERVICE LIFE OF A MANAGED ASSET - A method of improving a prediction of the remaining service life of a managed asset or a component of said asset by providing an adjusted Condition Index Curve using inspector applied expert knowledge. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DAMAGE DETECTION IN STRUCTURES USING GUIDED WAVE PHASED ARRAYS - A method for ultrasonic guided wave defect detection in a structure is disclosed. The method includes driving a plurality of transducers to cause guided waves to be transmitted in the structure in a predetermined direction or focused at a predetermined focal point, receiving at least one reflected guided wave signal, and generating image data of the structure based on the at least one reflected guided wave signal. Processed image data are generated by performing at least one of baseline image subtraction or image suppression on the image data, and a location of at least one possible defect in the structure is identified based on the processed image data. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073730 | MECHANICAL STRAIN GAUGE SIMULATION - A method for the computerized simulation of mechanical deformation is provided. The method makes it possible to define a strain gauge in a model of a mechanical structure in order to calculate the deformation at said gauge. The method makes it possible to simulate at will the measurement result of a strain gauge in a mechanical structure model. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073731 | FLOW METER DEVICE - A flow meter device comprises a flow measuring section ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150073732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DUCT LEAKAGE IN A HVAC SYSTEM - A system and method of measuring duct leakage in an HVAC system including an indoor unit assembly operably coupled to a processing device, wherein at least one supply air conduit, and at least one return air conduit are coupled to the indoor unit assembly by operating a blower system at a nominal airflow rate, restricting airflow in each of the at least one supply air conduits, and each of the at least one return air conduits; operating the blower system, within the indoor unit assembly, at a first airflow rate; and operating the processing device to calculate a duct leakage airflow and duct leakage measurement. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073733 | Inspection System for Evaluating Electrical Parts for Unwanted Partial Discharge - An electrical part testing system for evaluating quality of an insulated electrical part, including a computer-controlled switching apparatus for providing an original voltage to the electrical part automatically according to a pre-established testing scheme calling for provision of voltage to each phase of the part, in turn, while grounding the other phases of the part. A high-frequency filter for receiving receive the original voltage, receiving a load voltage emanating from the electrical part in response to the part receiving the original voltage, and filtering the original voltage from the load voltage to isolate any partial-discharge voltage added to the original voltage by the electrical part while the part is being electrified by the original voltage, yielding a filtered signal. A computing device determines, based on a comparison of a peak amplitude of the partial-discharge inception voltage to a voltage threshold, the quality of the electrical part being tested. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073734 | Method and Device for Measuring Electrical Quantities - A method and a device for measuring electrical quantities, at least voltage and current, preferably also power, in three-phase systems (L1, L2, L3), wherein, for the three phases (L1, L2, L3), the phase voltages U | 2015-03-12 |
20150073735 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE FAULT LOCATION IN POWER SYSTEM NETWORKS - The adaptive fault location method for power system networks utilizes phasor measurement units (PMUs) disposed at disparate locations to obtain synchronized phasor measurements. Three different sets of pre-fault voltage and current phasor measurements are obtained at both terminals of the line under test. The three sets of local PMU measurements at each terminal are used for online calculation of a corresponding system's Thevenin equivalent (TE). This representation of the power system pre-fault network is a reduced two-terminal equivalent. Using the method of multiple measurements with linear regression (MMLR), the three sets of PMU measurements are also employed for online calculation of the transmission line parameters (series resistance, series reactance and shunt susceptance). Online determination of the TEs and line parameters can enhance fault location accuracy by avoiding possible mismatch with the actual parameters due to system loading and other environmental conditions. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ASSOCIATION OF DEVICES WITH ELECTRICITY METERS - A system, method and device for automated association of a device and a power meter. For example, the method includes determining a power profile for a power meter, determining device-specific power information for each of a plurality of devices, comparing the device-specific power information for each of the plurality of devices against the power profile for the power meter, determining, based upon the comparing, which of the plurality of devices is associated with the power meter, and recording the power meter and its associated device in a network management record. The techniques may be extended to include associating multiple multifunction print devices to one of a plurality of power meters based upon power log and job arrival information for the print devices as compared to power profile information from the power meters, thereby providing for automated associated of the devices and the power meters without unnecessary human interaction. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073737 | POWER MONITORING APPARATUS AND POWER MONITORING METHOD - A characteristic of a solar power generation device in a customer facility is calculated. A power monitoring apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a calculation unit. The acquisition unit acquires, for a first electrical facility including a first solar power generation device and a first load device, a first insolation signal indicating change of insolation to the first solar power generation device over time and a first load signal indicating change of a load, as a combination of the first solar power generation device and the first load device, over time, from a storage device. The calculation unit calculates a first power generation characteristic indicating a characteristic of a power generation amount of the first solar power generation device with respect to the first insolation signal, based on the first insolation signal and the first load signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073738 | DETERMINING PROCESS VARIATION USING DEVICE THRESHOLD SENSITIVITES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to determining process variations using device threshold sensitivities. A computing device determines first and second threshold voltages for first and second transistors, respectively, wherein the first and second transistors are included in an integrated circuit and are n-channel and p-channel field effect transistors, respectively. The computing device also determines process parameters that are associated with the integrated circuit using a combination of determined first and second threshold voltages, wherein the process parameter reflects random sensitivities, timing delay differences, timing delay and slew rate changes, and/or variations between low, high, and regular threshold voltages which are associated with the first and second transistors. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073739 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A SYSTEM IN A CONTROL LOOP - A monitoring circuit for monitoring the performance of a phase locked loop having a divider therein, the divider comprising at least a first counter, the monitoring circuit comprising at least one memory element for capturing a value of the first counter after a predetermined time from a system event in the operation of the phase locked loop, a variability calculator for comparing a value of the counter with a preceding value of the counter to calculate a variation, and a circuit responsive to the estimate of variation for outputting a status signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073740 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a measurement apparatus which includes a probe having a leading edge portion configured to come into contact with a surface to be measured and a holding portion configured to hold the leading edge portion, and measures a shape of the surface by scanning the probe relative to the surface in a state in which the leading edge portion and the surface are in contact, comprising a processing unit configured to correct measurement data at a measurement point on the surface based on data of a scanning distance of the probe and information about abrasion of the leading edge portion caused by scanning of the probe. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073741 | Portable Electronic Device with Environmental Sensor - There is provided a portable electronic device with one or more environmental sensors for measuring an environmental or ambient parameter, a compensator for reducing the difference between a sensor output and the ambient parameter, the compensator being connected to receive a first input based on the sensor output and a second input based on an output of compensator calculated during a previous time step of calculation, and a context evaluator ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150073742 | Industrial Sensor System and Method of Use - An industrial sensor system is disclosed. Said system comprising a communication module, a one or more sensors, and a power system. Said one or more sensors having a body and a logic board. Said one or more signals generated by said logic boards of said one or more sensors. Said logic board of said one or more sensors having a microcontroller capable of processing said one or more signals and a communication BUS capable of communicating with said communication module and other among said one or more sensors over a network. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073743 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - According to one embodiment, a temperature sensor includes: a voltage generating part generating (2 | 2015-03-12 |
20150073744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ANGLE ESTIMATION - A method of angle estimation for use in a vehicle which is travelling on a surface. The vehicle includes a vehicle body having a first axis and being attached to at least two wheels. The method includes the steps of: providing a first height sensor for measuring h | 2015-03-12 |
20150073745 | ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE AND ANGLE DETECTION METHOD - An angle detection device includes: first and second rotation measuring instruments; an anomaly detection unit detecting occurrences of anomalies in the first and second rotation measuring instruments; and a switching interpolation unit configured to select a first angle signal and a first angular speed signal and output as a third angle signal and a third angular speed signal when the first rotation measuring instrument is normal, and to perform switching so that a second angle signal and a second angular speed signal are output as the third angle signal and the third angular speed signal while performing interpolation so that the difference between the first angle signal and the second angle signal is reduced stepwise if the second rotation measuring instrument is normal when an anomaly has occurred in the first rotation measuring instrument. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073746 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CYCLIC MOVEMENT AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM - A device identifying a cyclic movement type of a physical system from a set of possible cyclic movements types includes: a movement sensor providing an observation data sequence concerning the physical system; a storage storing at least one statistical hidden-state Markov model; and a computer programmed to analyze the observation data sequence and select one cyclic movement type based on the stored statistical model. The storage includes least one statistical hidden-state Markov model for each possible cyclic movement type and the computer is programmed to analyze compatibility of the observation data sequence with each possible cyclic movement type based on the statistical model associated with this cyclic movement type. The computer is further programmed to provide a sequence of hidden states of the statistical model associated with the selected cyclic movement type, based on the observation data sequence and the statistical model associated with the selected cyclic movement type. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073747 | Device and Method for Ascertaining a Suitable Position of a Sensor Device - A device for ascertaining a suitable position of a sensor device for detecting a measured variable includes: a detection device for detecting environmental data in a surrounding area of the sensor device; a computing unit for ascertaining the suitable position of the sensor device based on the detected environmental data and the measured variable; and an output device for displaying the ascertained suitable position of the sensor device. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING TRAFFIC FLOW IN A BUILDING - The invention relates to a method for measuring the traffic flow in a building having a people mover system, in which method the following succession of steps is performed:
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20150073749 | SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Signal measuring systems, and measurement methods are disclosed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150073750 | FAULT DETECTION, LOCALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF PHOTOSENSORS FOR LIGHTING CONTROLS - A method and system for monitoring sensors of a lighting control system. The method comprises performing a training of a plurality of sensors of the lighting control system ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150073751 | Embedded Prognostics on PLC Platforms for Equipment Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis and Time-to-Failure/Service Prediction - A prognostics analysis software module is embedded in a programmable logic controller (PLC) software platform. During cycling of the PLC real-time operating program, data is read from sensors and written to a buffer only when the prognostics analysis software module is idle. The prognostics analysis software module is then activated by a system function block of the PLC software platform. Before determining any prognostic information, prediction models within the prognostics analysis software module are automatically trained using features extracted from the sensor data. | 2015-03-12 |