13th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120078434 | MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL OF REGULATION AND FAST DEMAND RESPONSE IN ELECTRICAL GRIDS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for resolving energy imbalance within an electrical grid. During operation, the system receives an imbalance signal and current outputs from a regulation service subsystem and a demand response subsystem. Subsequently, the system generates control signals for controlling future outputs of the regulation service subsystem and the demand response subsystem based on the imbalance signal and the current outputs, and applies the generated control signals to the regulation service subsystem and the demand response subsystem. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078435 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING CHARGING CURRENT - A battery management system includes a power converter, a first switch, a second switch, a first detecting unit, and a CPU. The power converter is configured to divide current provided by the power supply into a first and a second output current, according to a working current of a system load in a normal state, the first output current is used to power the system load, and the second output current is used to charge a battery unit. The CPU is configured to determine whether the value of current detected by the first detecting unit is greater than a threshold value, and further controls turning on the first switch to power the system load using the first output current, and turn on the second switch to charge the battery unit using the second output current. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078436 | Method of Artificial Nueral Network Loadflow computation for electrical power system - Neural Network Loadflow (NNL) computation method is invented involving input vector composed of net nodal injection of real and reactive powers and diagonal elements of conductance and susceptance matrices multiplied by the squared voltage magnitude components of the flat-start normally used as initial solution estimate guess for loadflow solution by conventional NRL or SSDL methods. Training, and testing/validating input-output data sets are generated by applying uniform and non-uniform scaling factors applied to base case loads at PQ-nodes, resistance and reactance of transmission line branches. These scale factors are increased until loadflow solution by conventional methods such as Newton-Raphson Loadflow and Super Super Decoupled Loadflow methods diverge. Divergence of loadflow methods are due to node voltage, node angle, and numerical instabilities. Voltage magnitude and phase angle values in the solution before divergence are respective stability limits and voltage magnitude and phase angle values in loadflow solution provide direct measure to the respective stability margins. Also Suresh's diakoptiks based feature selection technique is presented for ANNs calculating one node variable with one neuron each in their output layers. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078437 | METHOD AND REGULATING APPARATUS FOR REGULATING A TEMPERATURE OF AN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR UNIT - A method for regulating a temperature of an energy accumulator unit is provided, which is in thermal contact with at least one cooling unit. The method has a step of determining a temperature difference between a temperature at a primary measuring site of the energy accumulator unit and a temperature at a secondary measuring site of the energy accumulator unit or cooling unit. The method has a step of selecting a control variable using the determined temperature difference and a predefined characteristic curve, the predefined characteristic curve representing a correlation between a control variable and a temperature difference or a variable dependent thereon. An actuator is actuated via a regulating unit using the selected control variable for regulating a flow of the cooling and/or refrigerating agent through the cooling unit in order to bring about the regulation of the temperature of the energy accumulator unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078438 | COMMISSIONING OF SENSORS | 2012-03-29 |
20120078439 | VEHICLE INFORMATION STORING APPARATUS - A vehicle information storing apparatus stores a camera image, acceleration or the like, which a user selected from vehicle information stored in a RAM, and an intersection, a curve or the like of navigation information into a flash memory under a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may include that a user performed a vehicle information selection operation for selecting the camera image or acceleration, the user performed a specific item selection operation for setting the intersection or curve, a vehicle enters within a predetermined distance range from a set location and navigation information received from a navigation device satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078440 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATION OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS - In one aspect, an information terminal of a vehicle has a display device and a vehicle interface connecting to a plurality of distinct vehicle communications platforms supporting a plurality of vehicle systems. It also has a storage device storing an operating system of the vehicle information terminal, a plurality of graphical operator interface (GUI) applications corresponding to the vehicle systems and configured to execute on the operating system, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the GUI application on the operating system to display a GUI window on the display device, the GUI window providing for an operator's selection at least some of the plurality of GUI applications, to receive a selection by the operator of a GUI application, and to interface with the vehicle system to which the selected GUI application corresponds over the vehicle communications platform via the GUI window. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078441 | WIRELESS LOCATING AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A wireless tracking device including a positioning system for determining a location of the device and a processor connected to the positioning system. The wireless tracking device further including a wireless radio connected to the processor for transmitting the location of the device across a wireless area network. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078442 | MODEL TRAIN REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING REALISTIC SPEED AND SPECIAL EFFECTS CONTROL - The model train control system includes a remote control device that receives user input with respect to various train functions such as desired speed and effects, and that generates commands based on that input in order to cause the model train to perform in a desired manner. In an embodiment of the invention, the model train controller comprises control input devices that permit user control over corresponding control features of the model train. A touch screen display may be coupled to the housing and adapted to receive user selections regarding the control feature. A processor is operatively coupled to the control input devices and the touch screen display. The processor is adapted to generate at least one model train command to be transmitted to the model train based at least in part on a user input received from either one of the control input devices or the touch screen display. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078443 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A starting apparatus starts an engine of a vehicle in response to a wireless signal transmitted from a remote control and keeps the engine running when a door of the vehicle is opened after the engine of the vehicle has been started. Moreover, a function controller included in the starting apparatus disables a function of a powered window apparatus and a sunroof apparatus of the vehicle in response to start of the engine of the vehicle and enables the functions of the powered window apparatus and the sunroof apparatus when a door of the vehicle is opened after the engine of the vehicle has been started. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078444 | PREVENTION SYSTEM AGAINST INVALID USE OF STOLEN BATTERY - A system has a server and an on-vehicle unit. The on-vehicle unit verifies whether a battery currently mounted in the vehicle is valid based on identification information given to the battery. The on-vehicle unit transmits to the server a request for verifying the identification information with a data base when it is verified that the battery currently mounted in the vehicle is invalid. The server searches the data base as to whether there is identification information in question which matches data in the data base, and notifies the on-vehicle unit of information showing that the identification information in question matches a stolen battery when a search result reveals that the identification information in question matches the data. The on-vehicle unit limits use of the unauthorized battery, that is, use of the vehicle when it is notified by the server that the identification information in question matches the stolen battery. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078445 | COMPUTER ASSISTED HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE DISPLAY - Methods and apparatus are provided for selectively balancing pilot workload. The apparatus comprises a display device configured to display a user interface (UI) and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a state of the pilot and/or a state of the aircraft, prepare modification to the UI based in part on the state of the pilot and/or the state of the aircraft such that the modification adds one or more command icons without obscuring, without removing, and without replacing any information item on the display, and to execute the modification. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078446 | Integrated Upsampler and Filtering for Multi-Rate Controller for Electro-Mechanical Flight Actuation System - Presented is a system and method for controlling an actuator in a multirate control system using an integrated upsampler and filter, comprising an incremental command limiter for changing a command from a first control system into a limited incremental command in a second control system, a lead-lag filter for filtering the limited incremental command to attenuate high frequencies, and a feed forward path for reducing phase loss in rate output signal at low frequencies. In embodiments, a command position signal received at the sampling rate of the first control system is interpolated into incremental command position signals at the sampling rate of the second control system. Position error signals and rate error signals from the devices being controlled are used as feedback to further stability the control loops. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078447 | AUTOMATIC PRESENTATION OF A SHORTCUT PROMPT TO VIEW A DOWNLINK REQUEST MESSAGE RESPONSIVE TO A CONFIRM-RESPONSE MESSAGE - A system to reduce head-down time for a flight crew is provided. The system includes a functional module including a set of screens used to receive and send controller pilot data link communications (CPDLC) messages between an aircraft and a ground system; a message composition screen communicatively coupled to the functional module; and a shortcut interface communicatively coupled to the functional module, wherein a shortcut prompt is automatically displayed when a confirm-response message received responsive to a previously-sent downlink request message is viewed, and wherein the previously-sent downlink request message is displayed when the shortcut interface is implemented. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078448 | MIXED-INTIATIVE TRANSFER OF DATALINK-BASED INFORMATION - A system and method are provided for transferring datalink-based information into an aircraft flight management system. When a datalink message is received in an aircraft, it is parsed into individual information elements. The operational impact of the received datalink message on the aircraft is determined from the individual information elements. A method of supplying pilot feedback regarding the received datalink message is determined from the determined operational impact. The pilot feedback regarding the received datalink message is supplied using the determined method. At least selected portions of the individual information elements are selectively transferred into the aircraft flight management system (FMS). | 2012-03-29 |
20120078449 | AUTOMATICALLY AND ADAPTIVELY CONFIGURABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically and adaptively configuring a system for a user. User data that includes information representative of temporal and contextual user preferences, behaviors, habits, biases, idiosyncrasies, and tendencies associated with system settings and configurations are loaded into the system. The system is then configured based on the user data. User-initiated operations of the system are continuously monitored to model user performance. The user data are continuously updated based on the modeled user performance, and the system is continuously and automatically reconfigured based on the updated user data. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078450 | DISPLAY INFORMATION TO SUPPORT CLIMB OPTIMIZATION DURING CRUISE - Methods and systems are provided for executing a single continuous altitude change by an aircraft to cruise altitude using an electronic flight bag via a flight management system. The method comprises the determination of an altitude change in a flight plan during the cruise phase of the flight plan. Based on the altitude change and a mathematical model of the aircraft an optimum vertical trajectory profile or the aircraft is determined from which an angle of attack (AOA) and a thrust is derived to achieve the optimum vertical trajectory. From the AOA and the thrust, the required aircraft control variables are determined that may be applied to the engines and the control surface actuators of the aircraft. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078451 | Automatic Taking-Off And Landing System - The invention provides an automatic taking-off and landing system, comprising a flying object and a taking-off and landing target, wherein the flying object has an image pickup device | 2012-03-29 |
20120078452 | RAIL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A RAIL VEHICLE - A rail communication system includes: a communication management device capable of being communicatively coupled with a conductive pathway that extends along a track; and an on-board communication device capable of being coupled with a rail vehicle that travels along the track and with the conductive pathway, the communication management device and the on-board communication device configured to communicate a data signal between each other through the conductive pathway, where the data signal includes network data. A method for communicating with rail vehicles includes: coupling a vehicle management device with a conductive pathway that extends alongside a track; and coupling an on-board communication device disposed on a rail vehicle that travels along the track with the conductive pathway; where the communication management device and the on-board communication device communicate a data signal that includes network data through the conductive pathway. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078453 | RAIL APPLIANCE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A RAIL APPLIANCE - A rail appliance communication system includes: an equipment management device capable of being coupled with a conductive pathway extending along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and an appliance communication device capable of being coupled with a rail appliance disposed proximate to the track, the appliance communication device and the equipment management device configured to communicate a data signal with each other through the conductive pathway. A method for communicating with a rail appliance includes: coupling an equipment management device with a conductive pathway that extends along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and coupling an appliance communication device with the rail appliance disposed proximate to the track; wherein the equipment management device and the appliance communication device communicate a data signal through the conductive pathway. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE AVAILABILITY OF A LEVEL OF A BRAKING SYSTEM IN A POWERED SYSTEM - A verification system is provided for verifying the availability of a first level of a braking system in a powered system. The powered system travels along a route. The verification system includes a controller coupled to an engine and a braking system of the powered system. The controller is configured to predetermine one of an activation level of the engine and/or an activation level of the braking system at a plurality of incremental locations along the route. The controller is further configured to activate the first level of the braking system at an incremental location having a predetermined activation level of the braking system which is lower than the first level of the braking system. A method is also provided for verifying the availability of the first level of a braking system in a powered system. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078455 | Vehicle Response System And Method - In a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the available energy from a battery may be inadequate to drive a motor to generate additional torque sufficient for driveability upon a request for an increase in wheel torque. The motor may then be operated in a lossy, inefficient mode. When the motor operates in the lossy mode, engine power can be increased such that the sum of the engine power and the maximum available battery power may exceed requested wheel power. The increased engine power may be dissipated as heat in the motor until an increase in wheel torque is requested, whereby the motor may switch from the lossy mode back to a normal, efficient mode. By switching back to the normal mode, the excessive engine power that was being dissipated as heat in the motor may contribute to the output torque of the motor. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078456 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device configured with a vibration reduction necessity determination section that determines whether or not a required drive operation point falls within a reduction necessary range, which is prescribed in advance as a range in which it is necessary to reduce torque vibration transferred from the internal combustion engine to the rotary electric machine. A cancellation control execution determination section that determines whether or not torque vibration cancellation control can be executed in the case where it is determined that the required drive operation point falls within the reduction necessary range. An execution control decision section that decides to execute the torque vibration cancellation control in the case where it is determined that the torque vibration cancellation control can be executed and that decides to execute operation point change control in the case where it is determined that the torque vibration cancellation control cannot be executed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078457 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device configured with a first control portion controls an engagement pressure of a first engagement device to make a rotational speed of the input member equal to a predetermined rotational speed during the specific electric power generation control. A second control portion controls an engagement pressure of the second engagement device in such a manner as to make a transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device equal to a predetermined transfer torque capacity during the specific electric power generation control. Another control portion determines a target rotational speed in such a manner as to maintain a state in which an electric power generation amount achieved by the rotating electrical machine coincides with a predetermined target electric power generation amount, in accordance with a magnitude of a differential torque as a difference between a torque transmitted via the first engagement device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078458 | VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS - A drive condition, which is used to determine a SOC management plan, is collected from each of road sections and is cumulatively memorized in a durable memory medium. When a remaining charge amount of a battery reaches a lower limit standard value or an upper limit standard value at a certain location, a candidate control section is defined around and includes such point. The candidate control section is defined to extend a predetermined distance forward and backward from such point. The drive conditions stored for the candidate control section are used to determine the SOC management plan that controls the remaining charge amount of the battery to be controlled within a standard range. When the vehicle enters the candidate control section, the drive control of a power source in the vehicle is performed according to the SOC management plan for the candidate control section. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078459 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLEET OPERATIONS DATA MANAGEMENT - A method and system for fleet operations data management is provided. The system includes a data collection and distribution network configured to distribute operations data to vehicles in a fleet of vehicles and collect vehicle performance data from the vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, the distributed operations data including at least one of travel plans, navigational databases, vehicle operator business data, and passenger information, the collected aircraft performance data including at least one of vehicle body integrity parameters, FADEC performance, CNS/ATM interoperability, and air computing infrastructure characteristics. The system further includes a plurality of wireless communications channels configured to transfer of data between a vehicle fleet operator and a fleet of vehicles, an adaptive, reconfigurable embedded instrument set configured to monitor variable aspects of individual aircraft performance, and a distributed control function configured to identify an appropriate communications channel for data transfer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078460 | Methods And Systems For Controlling On-Board Diagnostics - Embodiments provide systems and methods for using a feedback correction factor to determine whether a motor vehicle should be placed in a judging or non-judging mode regarding the on-board diagnostic system. If the feedback correction factor is within a predetermined range, the vehicle is placed in a judging mode. If the feedback correction factor is outside a predetermined range, the vehicle is placed in a non-judging mode. Methods and systems for using an engine oil temperature to determine whether a motor vehicle should be placed in a judging or non-judging mode regarding the on-board diagnostic system are disclosed. If an engine oil temperature, or predicted engine oil temperature, is below a predetermined temperature, the motor vehicle is placed in a non-judging mode. If an engine oil temperature, or predicted engine oil temperature, is above a predetermined temperature, the motor vehicle is placed in a judging mode. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078461 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICULAR ELECTRIC COMPONENT - A sensor control apparatus ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120078462 | OFF-BOARD TOOL WITH PROGRAMMABLE ACTUATOR - A programmable actuator having multiple programmable functions is provided. The programmable actuator may be used on an off-board tool. In accordance with an embodiment, an off-board tool, OBT, including a user-defined programmable actuator is provided. In accordance with another embodiment, an OBT includes a processor, an internal memory, a programmable actuator, program logic and perform function logic. In accordance with yet another embodiment, a method of actuating performance of a user-defined series of functions for a OBT is provided. The method includes the step of actuating a programmable actuator of the OBT with a single actuating action. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078463 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FAULTS - A device for processing faults, that detects and identifies faults, including, for at least part of the identified faults: a mechanism storing a log of occurrences of faults having a same identification, in a course of a plurality of flights; a mechanism determining an impact of each identified fault, on availability of aircraft in a predetermined duration, a mechanism associating a hierarchical attribute with each fault detected in a course of a flight, the hierarchical attribute being dependent on the log and on the impact; and a mechanism displaying identified faults associated with part of the hierarchical attributes. The device enables, in particular, maintenance operations or operations preparatory to maintenance to be better scheduled by virtue of hierarchization of faults displayed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT OF VEHICLE - A system testing the air bag control unit of a vehicle testing an air bag control unit of a vehicle summing a first signal shaken by a shaker and a second signal provided from the signal control apparatus to generate a sum-sensing signal, and generating a determining signal for evaluation regarding presence of an operation of an air bag based on the sum-sensing signal, is provided. The system testing an air bag control unit of a vehicle, includes: a shaker control unit generating a first signal and start-synchronizing information regarding the first signal; a shaker shaking an air bag control unit according to a frequency of the first signal; a signal control unit time-synchronizing and transferring the second signal with the first signal using the start-synchronizing information to the air bag control unit; and an air bag control unit generating a sum-sensing signal regarding the first signal and the second signal, generating and transferring a determining signal for evaluation regarding presence of an operation of an air bag based on the sum-sensing signal to the signal control unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078465 | AURAL SMOOTHING OF A VEHICLE - A method of controlling sounds associated with a vehicle is provided. The method includes performing on a processor, monitoring powertrain data; determining a powertrain transition event based on the powertrain data; and selectively controlling the generation of one or more tones based on the powertrain transition event. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078466 | Vehicle driving support apparatus - A vehicle driving support apparatus in which a cruise control unit starts to blink a hazard light when it is determined that a subject vehicle is stopped by collision prevention control through an automatic braking intervention. The blinking is continued until a predetermined operation input is performed by a driver so as to call the attention of a driver of a following vehicle or the like even if the driver is upset due to a sudden stop of the subject vehicle. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078467 | Driver Assistance System for Assisting the Driver for the Purpose of Consumption-Controlled Driving - A driver assistance system for assisting a driver in achieving consumption-controlled driving combines haptic and visual acknowledgment functions, particularly in the form of a drive configuration, a display concept, and/or a deceleration assistant. A modified characteristic accelerator pedal curve is utilized, and ECO tips of the interactive output of efficient driving instructions are provided. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078468 | Driver Assistance System for Driver Assistance for Consumption Controlled Driving - A driver assistance system for driver assistance for consumption controlled driving combines tactile and visual feedback functions, especially in the form of a drive configuration, a display concept and/or a deceleration assistant, wherein the emphasis is, on the one hand, on a modified accelerator pedal characteristic and, on the other hand, on providing ECO tips for an interactive output of efficient driving instructions. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078469 | REAR VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A rear vision system for a vehicle includes a rear backup video camera and a display device. A control activates display of captured video images by the display device when a transmission of the vehicle is shifted into reverse gear and deactivates display of the video images upon shifting of the vehicle transmission out of reverse gear once a threshold deactivation condition is met. The threshold deactivation condition is at least one of (a) forward travel of the vehicle exceeding a threshold speed of forward movement after the vehicle transmission has been shifted out of reverse gear, (b) forward travel of the vehicle exceeding a threshold distance of forward movement after the vehicle transmission has been shifted out of reverse gear and (c) a threshold period of time elapsing after the vehicle transmission has been shifted out of reverse gear, the threshold period of time constituting a linger time. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078470 | VEHICLE ATTITUDE CONTROLLER - A vehicle attitude controller capable of improving turning operability, steering stability, and ride quality of a vehicle. In a normal-operation region, a pitch control unit for calculating a target pitch rate in accordance with a roll rate performs control in priority to a roll suppression section. In this case, a target damping force calculated in the pitch control unit is weighed to control a damping-force characteristic of the dampers so that a pitch rate becomes equal to the target pitch rate. In a critical region in which a road-surface gripping state of the vehicle tires is bad, the roll suppression section performs control in priority to the pitch control unit so as to weigh a target damping force calculated in the roll suppression section. As a result, the damping-force characteristic of the dampers is controlled so as to increase the amount of roll suppression control. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078471 | STEER CONTROL MANEUVERS FOR MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES - A materials handling vehicle automatically implements steer maneuvers when objects enter an environment around the vehicle. A steer correction maneuver is automatically performed by steering the vehicle away from the detected object, wherein an angle of steer correction and/or a rate of change of the steering angle that is implemented to achieve a desired angle of steer correction is dependent upon how far from a reference coordinate associated with the vehicle the detected object is determined to be. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078472 | Individualizable Post-Crash Assist System - A method for predicting potential injury assessment for at least one occupant of a vehicle involved in a crash event and for broadcasting assessment of the occupant to a medical response unit. An occupant seated in each seat of a vehicle is detected. Occupant data is obtained relating to physical characteristics of each occupant seated in the vehicle. A crash event involving the vehicle is detected. Vehicle dynamic data and safety restraint data during the crash event is recorded. The potential injury assessment of each occupant is predicted by an injury assessment processing module based on the vehicle dynamic data and safety restraint data obtained during the crash event and the occupant data of each occupant in the vehicle. The corresponding injury assessment of each occupant of the vehicle is broadcast to a medical response unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078473 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Operation of Vehicles or Machinery by Intoxicated or Impaired Individuals - The present invention discloses apparatuses and methods for non-invasive determination of attributes of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy. The embodiments of the present invention include subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue measurements. The subsystems can include an illumination/modulation subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a calibration maintenance subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, and a computing subsystem. Embodiments of the present invention provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely that in systems that include separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to prevent operation of automobiles or other equipment unless the operator has an acceptable alcohol concentration, and to limit operation of automobiles or other equipment to authorized individuals who are not intoxicated or drug-impaired. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078474 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AND CANCELLING THE ENGINE SPEED OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES - An engine speed control system for an agricultural vehicle includes a variable throttle controller, a mode selector, and a control device. The variable throttle control permits an operator to select a variably adjustable engine speed and the mode selector permits the operator to select between a plurality of pre-set engine speeds. The control device receives output signals from the throttle controller, generates engine speed commands, and delivers the commands to an engine controller for controlling the speed of the agricultural vehicle's engine. The control device is operable to generate a first engine speed command associated with one of the pre-set engine speeds when an operator activates the mode selector and to temporarily or permanently override the first engine speed command with a second engine speed command associated with the throttle controller when the operator activates the throttle controller. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078475 | METHOD FOR DETECTING POWERTRAIN TORQUE OUTPUT - A powertrain includes a transmission coupled to a driveline. A method for monitoring torque of the driveline includes monitoring signals from first and second rotational sensors located at respective first and second rotationally-coupled positions of the driveline separated by a distance along the driveline, determining rotation of the driveline at the first and second rotationally-coupled positions from said signals, determining a twist angle derived from a difference between the rotations of the driveline at the first and second rotationally-coupled positions, calculating a driveline torque corresponding to the twist angle, and controlling operation of the powertrain in response to the driveline torque. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078476 | METHOD TO DETERMINE TORQUE - A powertrain includes a transmission coupled to a driveline. A method for monitoring torque in the powertrain includes monitoring signal outputs from a first rotational sensor and a second rotational sensor configured to monitor respective rotational positions of first and second locations of a driveline, determining a positional relationship between the first and second locations using positional identifiers of the first and second rotational sensors, deriving a twist angle from the positional relationship between the first and second rotational sensors, calculating a magnitude of driveline torque corresponding to the twist angle, and controlling the vehicular powertrain according to the calculated magnitude of driveline torque. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078477 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - An ECU executes a program including the steps of changing a target shift stage when a current shift change mode is set to an automatic shift change mode and when a driver has intention to change a shift stage, changing a shift range to an N range when he/she has intention for neutral, maintaining the automatic shift change mode when it is determined that he/she does not have intention for neutral but he/she has intention to switch the shift change mode and when such determination is made for the first time after return from the N range, and switching the shift change mode to a manual shift change mode when such determination is not made for the first time. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078478 | Control of Automatic Transmission Shift by Wire Range Selection - A method for controlling a transmission includes using actuation of a button of a shift module to produce a signal representing a desired gear, using the signal and a second signal commanding a park range to determining a priority range, using a shift mechanism to attempt engagement of the transmission in the priority range, and if the priority range is park and park is not engaged, engaging a park brake. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078479 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device for an automatic transmission including a neutral control unit that executes neutral control for bringing the automatic transmission into a neutral state by reducing an engagement force for an engaged frictional engagement element; a speed ratio specifying unit that specifies an actual speed ratio of the automatic transmission on the basis of a rotating speed of an input shaft and a rotating speed of an output shaft; and a first failure determination unit that determines whether or not a failure is occurring in the automatic transmission on the basis of the actual speed ratio during execution of the neutral control. The first failure determination unit determines that a failure is occurring in the automatic transmission in the case where the actual speed ratio coincides with the speed ratio of any one of a plurality of shift speeds over a predetermined time. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078480 | METHOD OF COOLING A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A method of cooling a dual clutch transmission is provided. The transmission has first and second input clutches alternately engagable to transfer torque to an output member along first and second input shafts, respectively, at various speed ratios dependent upon engagement of synchronizers. The method includes determining a currently established speed ratio by determining which of the input clutches and synchronizers are currently engaged and which of the input clutches and synchronizers are currently open. One of the open synchronizers is then engaged during the currently established speed ratio to cause the open input clutch to rotate at a speed greater than the speed of rotation of the engaged input clutch, thereby creating a fan cooling effect. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078481 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM - A brake system for a vehicle having a hydraulic brake system and a regenerative brake system and a method of controlling the same is provided. The brake system may include a brake pedal having a range of motion and configured to control the application of the hydraulic brake system based upon a position of the brake pedal within the range of motion. The brake system may further include a brake controller configured to determine an inflection position of the brake pedal, the inflection position being a position of the brake pedal within the range of motion when the hydraulic brake system begins to apply a brake pressure over a predetermined threshold, wherein the brake controller applies the regenerative brake system based upon inflection position. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078482 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL MOVING BODY OPERATION SYSTEM AND OMNIDIRECTIONAL MOVING BODY OPERATION METHOD - A vehicle target velocity calculator of an omnidirectional moving body converts a manipulated vector which is a manipulated variable of the omnidirectional moving body instructed by an operator by using an operation portion of an operation device to a manipulated vector of the omnidirectional moving body in the relative coordinate system based on an angle difference between the presence direction of the omnidirectional moving body detected by the operation device sensor unit and the presence direction of the operation device detected by the vehicle sensor unit, and determines the target moving velocity vector according to the converted manipulated vector. The wheel velocity command calculator instructs a wheel drive unit to drive the base body according to this target moving velocity vector. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078483 | Integrated controller for vehicle - In an integrated controller for a vehicle, a main control unit determines whether a road ahead is a split-μ road based on captured images obtained by left and right CCD cameras, and, if so, increases a braking intervention distance correction gain for correcting braking intervention distances set by a collision prevention control unit. The collision prevention control unit performs collision prevention control at a brake timing earlier than usual using the braking intervention distances corrected by the correction gain. Furthermore, when the road ahead is determined to be a split-μ road, the main control unit decreases a target torque correction gain for correcting a target torque set by an engine control unit to prevent the vehicle from becoming unstable as a result of a yaw moment acting on the vehicle generated by a generated driving force due to a difference in friction coefficient μ between left and right road surfaces. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078484 | Vehicle cruise control apparatus - In a vehicle cruise control apparatus, a cruise control unit determines whether or not a lane in which a subject vehicle is traveling is an overtaking lane. When the cruise control unit determines that the subject vehicle is traveling in an overtaking lane, the cruise control unit sets a target acceleration such that the responsiveness of a subject vehicle speed to an acceleration side is relatively higher than that when the subject vehicle is traveling in a lane other than the overtaking lane (cruising lane). | 2012-03-29 |
20120078485 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CRANKSHAFT POSITION BASED INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE (IMEP) - A system for a vehicle includes a filtering module and an indicated work module. The filtering module generates engine speeds based on positions of teeth of a toothed wheel that rotates with a crankshaft and based on a crankshaft position signal generated by a crankshaft position sensor. The crankshaft position sensor generates the crankshaft position signal based on rotation of the toothed wheel. The indicated work module generates an indicated work for a combustion cycle of a cylinder of an engine based on squares of first and second ones of the engine speeds and outputs the indicated work. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078486 | Drive Train Of A Mobile Vehicle - This invention relates to a drive train ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120078487 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON FUEL QUALITY - An engine control system and method includes sensing the quality of fuel in the engine relative to emissions, by for example sensing the level of an emission related constituent, such as sulfur. A fuel quality sensor detects a fuel quality of a fuel, such as the sulfur level in the fuel, and provides a signal in response to the fuel quality. The engine control system also includes a navigation device to determine whether an engine is located in a regulated or non-regulated region. The engine control system receives the signal and controls engine operation by, for example, enabling or disabling one or more engine algorithms to improve performance of the engine based on the fuel quality signal or, in other embodiments, the combination of the fuel quality and the location of the engine. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078488 | SPARK TIMING ADJUSTMENT BASED ON VEHICLE ACCELERATION - Systems, methods and a processor are provided for adjusting the spark timing of an internal combustion engine. The systems, methods and processor include adjusting the spark timing of an internal combustion engine configured to power a vehicle toward peak torque timing based on an output of a longitudinal acceleration sensor configured to sense a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078489 | Method for controlling the air system in an internal combustion engine - The invention relates to a method for closed loop controlling the air system in an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel internal combustion engine with a first actuating element for recirculated exhaust gas in the exhaust gas recirculation tract and a second actuating element for air in the inlet tract, the two actuating elements being adjusted as a function of each other. In order to increase the quality of closed loop control, provision is made for each actuating element to be controlled separately by its own respective controller, each controller being optimally configured for the respective controlled system, and a target value being provided for each controller. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078490 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE ENGINE SPEED OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES FOR INCREASING ENGINE SPEEDS - An engine speed control system for an agricultural vehicle includes a variable throttle controller, a mode selector, and a control device. The variable throttle control permits an operator to select a variably adjustable engine speed and the mode selector permits the operator to select between a plurality of pre-set engine speeds. The control device receives output signals from the throttle controller, generates engine speed commands, and delivers the commands to an engine controller for controlling the speed of the agricultural vehicle's engine. The control device is operable to generate a first engine speed command associated with one of the pre-set engine speeds when an operator activates the mode selector and to temporarily or permanently override the first engine speed command with a second engine speed command associated with the throttle controller when the operator activates the throttle controller. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078491 | ENGINE CONTROL METHOD - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120078492 | ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An engine system is provided. The engine system includes a plurality of cylinders including one or more donating cylinders and one or more non-donating cylinders. A control module controls an operation of the one or more donating cylinders relative to, or based on, the operation of the one or more non-donating cylinders. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078493 | ADVANCED MAP INFORMATION DELIVERY, PROCESSING AND UPDATING - An illustrative method of data gathering includes determining that a vehicle traveling characteristic has changed beyond an expected parameter. The method further includes recording the GPS coordinates of the vehicle and ceasing recording the GPS coordinates of the vehicle when the vehicle traveling characteristic resumes the expected parameter. Finally, the method includes determining and storing a traffic control feature associated with at least one set of the GPS coordinates, if the recorded GPS coordinates of the vehicle correspond to previously recorded GPS coordinates. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078494 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NON-INTEGRATED CONTROLLER PILOT DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS (CPDLC) SYSTEMS ON AN AIRCRAFT - Systems and methods for implementing non-integrated FANS/ATN CPDLC solutions are provided. In one embodiment a system comprises: a first computing system executing a first CPDLC application; a second computing system executing a second CPDLC application; at least one Human Machine Interface (HMI) coupled to the first computing system and the second computing system, the HMI configured to display screens generated by the first CPDLC application and the second CPDLC application; and a manager function that arbitrates HMI access to the screens generated by the first and second CPDLC applications. The manager function restricts access to one or more of the screens generated by the first CPDLC application based on a logon status of the second CPDLC application. The manager function restricts access to one or more of the screens generated by the second CPDLC application based on a logon status of the first CPDLC application. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078495 | AIRCRAFT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided for improving aircraft pilot situational awareness. When datalink messages and/or automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data and/or various other data are received in the aircraft, the received data are processed to generate a spatial and temporal situational model for the aircraft. At least a portion of the spatial and temporal situational model is rendered on a display device within the aircraft. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078496 | Driver Assistance System for Driver Assistance for Consumption Controlled Driving - A driver assistance system for driver assistance for consumption controlled driving combines tactile and visual feedback functions, especially in the form of a drive configuration, a display concept and/or a deceleration assistant, wherein the emphasis is, on the one hand, on a modified accelerator pedal characteristic and, on the other hand, on the ECO tips for interactive output of efficient driving instructions. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY TRACKING VEHICLE-CENTRIC DATA AND USER-CENTRIC DATA - A system and method for tracking a vehicle-centric data and a user-centric data with respect to a vehicle. A vehicle-based device can be configured with a vehicle-based application in order to collect and cache the vehicle-centric data. Additionally, an existing vehicle data interface can provide such vehicle-centric data and other data. A GPS-enabled wireless communications device configured with a vehicle and user data tracking module can be interfaced with the vehicle-based device via a wireless technology in order to retrieve the vehicle-centric data with respect to the vehicle. The user-centric data can also be collected from the wireless communications device via a wireless application when the user is external to the vehicle. The vehicle-centric data and the user-centric-data can be then transmitted to a centralized server in order to track a historical and real time GPS location and navigation data. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078498 | VEHICULAR PERIPHERAL SURVEILLANCE DEVICE - A vehicular peripheral surveillance device includes an obstacle recognition sensor | 2012-03-29 |
20120078499 | IMPACT SENSING AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DEVICE - A system for identifying an object impacting a vehicle bumper during a collision. The system receives acceleration values from each of a plurality of sensors and calculates a center strength value based on the acceleration values. The center strength value is indicative of the amount of force that is applied to the center of the vehicle bumper. The system then determines a preliminary impact location on the vehicle bumper based at least in part on the acceleration values. A normalized intrusion value is calculated based on the center strength value, the impact location, and a bumper stiffness factor. The bumper stiffness factor is indicative of the stiffness of the bumper at the impact location. The system then identifies the object impacting the vehicle bumper based at least in part on the normalized intrusion value. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078500 | Driving support apparatus for vehicle - In a driving support apparatus for a vehicle, when a driver indicates the intension to turn by turning a turn signal switch on, vehicles traveling on a lane to which the driver intends to turn is detected based on images captured by monitoring cameras, a space to cut into between the vehicles is calculated, an entry start time of a subject vehicle is obtained based on a speed difference between a speed of the subject vehicle and a moving speed of the space to cut into, and, when the entry start time is reached, voice guidance instructing to start turning is output from an instruction unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078501 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PREDICTED POSITIONING CONDITION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: obtaining a first coverage location; determining a first coverage quality at the first coverage location is below a predefined threshold; generating an adaptive coverage area around the first coverage location for displaying on a device; selecting a preferred mode for positioning fix associated with the adaptive coverage area; and operating the preferred mode inside the adaptive coverage area. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078502 | Presentation of a Digital Map - The invention relates to a method, a map providing device, a computer program and a computer program product for presenting a digital map via a map presenting unit of a user terminal. An object ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120078503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE COLLABORATIVE COLLECTION, ASSIGNMENT, VISUALIZATION, ANALYSIS, AND MODIFICATION OF PROBABLE GENEALOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON GEO-SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PROXIMITY - System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078504 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PARKING LOT INTEGRATED ROUTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a starting point; selecting a destination; identifying a destination lot associated with the destination; and calculating a vehicle travel route from the starting point to the destination with the vehicle travel route traversing through the destination lot for displaying on a device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078505 | MAP GENERATING DEVICE, AND MEMORY MEDIUM STORING MAP GENERATING PROGRAM - A map generating device constructed to generate a map wherein character rows of a first kind which are disposed near road symbols representing roads selected as a route from a start point to a destination point and which identify buildings and other facilities, for example, are oriented according to respective different directions of movement of the user of the map on the respective roads toward the destination point, so that the character rows of the first kind can be easily read by the user tracing the route while relying on the character rows of the first kind. Also disclosed is a memory medium storing a map generating program which is executed by a computer to generate the map. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078506 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH OBSTACLE ACCOMMODATING EMERGENCY ROUTE PLANNING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving an entry for a destination where an emergency had occurred; detecting a current location for locating an emergency vehicle; receiving traffic information between the current location and the destination for identifying a traffic flow; extrapolating a vehicle location based on the traffic information for locating a non-emergency vehicle in the traffic flow; and generating an emergency route from the current location to the destination by accommodating the vehicle location for displaying on a device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078507 | Systems and Methods for Estimating Local Traffic Flow - Systems and methods for estimating local traffic flow are described. One embodiment of a method includes determining a driving habit of a user from historical data, determining a current location of a vehicle that the user is driving, and determining a current driving condition for the vehicle. Some embodiments include predicting a desired driving condition from the driving habit and the current location, comparing the desired driving condition with the current driving condition to determine a traffic congestion level, and sending a signal that indicates the traffic congestion level. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078508 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH AUDIO MONITORING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: monitoring an audio source; capturing an audio segment from the audio source; converting the audio segment into a text segment; parsing the text segment for an information segment; and performing a guidance function based on the information segment for displaying on a device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078509 | Intelligent Navigation For A Motor Vehicle - Methods of controlling a motor vehicle include detecting an unsafe condition. Unsafe conditions can be driver conditions, vehicle conditions as well as external conditions. The method further includes finding a safe area and automatically determining a route to the safe area. A driver can be notified of the route to the safe area. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078510 | CAMERA AND INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT INTEGRATION WITH NAVIGATION DATA FEEDBACK FOR FEATURE TRACKING - A navigation device is provided herein comprising an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a camera, and a processor. The IMU provides an inertial measurement to the processor and the camera provides at least one image frame to the processor. The processor is configured to determine navigation data based on the inertial measurement and the at least one image frame, wherein at least one feature is extracted from the at least one image frame based on the navigation data. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION INDICATION - A method and apparatus to enhance the direction navigation capabilities of GPS-enabled devices, through the use of light indicators is proposed. The light indicators are positioned on the top, bottom, and sides of the GPS screen. The light indicators blink at different rates relatively to a distance to a destination. The light indicators show various effects to indicate various instructions, such as to go forward direction, to go onto an overhead bridge, to enter into an underground tunnel. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078512 | ADVANCED MAP INFORMATION DELIVERY, PROCESSING AND UPDATING - The illustrative embodiments include update determination programmed logic circuitry operable to determine that a map data tile stored in a vehicle database is in need of updating. The illustrative embodiments further include update qualification programmed logic circuitry operable to qualify the permissibility of an update. Also included in the illustrative embodiments is update provision programmed logic circuitry operable to, contingent on the qualifying, provide an updated version of the map data tile. The update determination, update qualification and update provision programmed logic circuitry are operable to repeat the determining, qualifying and providing for at least all tiles included in a route within a predetermined proximity of a vehicle's current location along the route. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078513 | MAP IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, MAP IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Map image display devices, methods, and programs display a map image in a map display are, and at a prescribed timing, change to a first display mode in which an auxiliary image different from the map image is displayed in a specific area that is part of the map display area, and a portion of the map image corresponding to a first target area is displayed in a part of the display area that excludes the specific area. In response to a prescribed user operation, the devices, methods, and programs read map data of a second target area adjacent to the first target area, and change to a second display mode in which the auxiliary image is removed from the specific area and the map image is expanded into the specific area based on the map data of the second target area. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078514 | SAMPLE ANALYZING SYSTEM, SAMPLE ANALYZER AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The present invention is a sample analyzing system, comprising a sample analyzer and a management apparatus connected to the sample analyzer via a communication network. The management apparatus comprises: a first memory that stores a computer program for the sample analyzer and manual data which corresponds to a version of the computer program; a first communication device; and a first controller configured to transmit, via the first communication device to the sample analyzer, the computer program and the manual data corresponding to the version of the computer program stored in the first memory. The sample analyzer comprises: a second communication device; a second memory that stores the computer program and the manual data received by the second communication device; and a second controller configured to execute the computer program stored in the second memory. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078515 | Engineering design and construction of earthen fills - The invention is a composite of interdependent engineering methods for earthen fill engineering and construction. The invention provides a computer method for correlation of the combination-specific energy values with all physical and engineering properties of all soil types and amended soil types in the compacted state that correspond to and are the product of the specific combination of field variables. In addition to interdependent utilization of the energy and corresponding engineering properties in method development, the energy and corresponding engineering properties are cross-tabulated or integrated with curve intercepts within data-based cross-matrices of all field combinations for use in engineering design, laboratory compaction testing, and construction controls including site-specific moisture-density curve location. The cross-matrix values are related or intercepted in a manner that permits determining values for additional field combinations that have not been tested on a full scale. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078516 | WATER QUALITY MEASURING METHOD, WATER QUALITY MEASURING DEVICE, AND WATER QUALITY MEASURING PROGRAM FOR MARINE SURFACE LAYERS - In order to enable measurement of salinity and a water temperature in a marine surface layer using data obtained by a marine radar, a deviation ΔS′ between effect of an ocean wave on received power RSI | 2012-03-29 |
20120078517 | Optical turbulence sensor - A method and system for determining a rate of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation (TKED) in a turbulent fluid environment are provided. A light source provided at a first end of a predetermined path-length passes a beam of light through the turbulent fluid environment. An angle of arrival detection unit detects the angle of arrival of the at least one beam of light. The angle of arrival is then processed at a processing unit that calculates temperature dissipation spectra as a function of the autocorrelation of the angle of arrival. The peak of the temperature dissipation spectra represents the rate of TKED. A number of turbulent quantities can be determined by using the method and system. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078518 | AVAILABLE POWER ESTIMATOR - A method of determining an estimated wind speed of a wind driving a wind turbine includes measuring a current power generated by the wind turbine, measuring a current rotor speed of a rotor of the wind turbine, and measuring a current blade pitch angle of a rotor blade of the rotor. Moreover, the method includes determining the estimated wind speed based on the current power, the current rotor speed and the current blade pitch angle. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078519 | DIFFERENTIAL LEVEL MONITORING DEVICE | 2012-03-29 |
20120078520 | EARTHQUAKE DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND SEISMIC ANALYSIS METHOD - An earthquake determination system which includes a plurality of observation terminal devices are connected by a communication network. When estimated P-wave detection information is received from the plurality of the observation terminal devices, a distance D between the observation terminal devices and a time interval δ between detection times are acquired and when transmission limit distance of local vibration energy is DSL, the minimum propagation speed of the earthquake P waves is SP, and the maximum detection error between detection times by the pair of observation terminal devices is Δt, the seismic analysis processor determines occurrence of an earthquake, if the both of the two pairs of the observation terminal devices satisfy the relationships of 2DSL2012-03-29 | |
20120078521 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING DRUG EFFICACY USING HOLISTIC ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION OF PHARMACOLOGICAL DATA - Certain examples provide systems and methods for holistic viewing to provide comparative analysis and decision support in a drug development process. An example method includes a computer-implemented method for assessing drug efficacy, comprising: accessing a first data set related to the performance of a target drug for a given indication; accessing a second data set related to a control for the indication; comparing the data for the target drug and the data for the control on at least one of a plurality of different metrics using a holistic analysis, wherein the at least one metric corresponds to an outcome associated with the indication and generating a corresponding report. An example apparatus/system includes a holistic analysis and viewing system to support the assessment of drug efficacy, said system comprising: a standardizer to at least one of standardize and normalize data related to drug development; a deviation analyzer to analyze said data based on at least one of a plurality of different efficacy metrics, wherein a quantified variation between a first data set of results corresponding to an identified target drug and a second data set of results corresponding to a control, wherein said first data set of results is provided for comparison with the second data set of results and the deviation therebetween is compared to the at least one efficacy metric. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078522 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOLISTIC ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION OF PHARMACOLOGICAL DATA - Certain examples provide systems and methods for holistic viewing to provide comparative analysis and decision support in a drug development process. An example method includes accessing data related to drug development; pre-processing the data to prepare the data for measurement and analysis; and analyzing the data based on at least one of a plurality of different metrics. Each metric corresponds to a quantified variation between a first data set of results corresponding to a category in the drug development process. The first data set of results is provided for comparison with a second data set of results corresponding to at least one other category in the drug development process. At least some of the plurality of metrics are aggregated to generate a visual representation representing an integrated comparative visualization for the identified category. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078523 | METHODS FOR ISOLATION AND VIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS - Isolation of biological or chemical organisms can be accomplished using a surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) system. The SERS system can be a single or a stacked plurality of photonic crystal membranes with noble-metal lined through pores for flowing analyte potentially containing the biological or chemical organisms. The through pores can be adapted to trap individual biological or chemical organisms and emit SERS spectra, which can then be detected by a detector and further analyzed for viability of the biological or chemical organism. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078524 | System and method for diagnosis tissue samples using fluorescence and raman techniques - A system and method for determining a diagnosis of a test biological sample. A system comprising a first illumination source to illuminate a sample, a first detector for generating a fluorescence data set of said sample, a means for determining a region of interest, a second illumination source to illuminate said region of interest, a second detector to generate a Raman data set of said region of interest, and a means for determining a diagnosis of said sample. A method comprising illuminating a sample, generating a fluorescence data set of said sample, and assessing the fluorescence data set to identify a region of interest, illuminating a region of interest, and generating Raman data set. This Raman data set may be assessed to determine a diagnosis of the sample. A diagnosis may include a metabolic state, a clinical outcome, a disease progression, a disease state, and combinations thereof. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078525 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SELECTING DRUG CANDIDATES USING DISEASE SIGNATURE HOLISTIC ANALYSIS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL DATA - Certain examples provide systems and methods for holistic viewing to provide comparative analysis and decision support in a drug development process. An example method includes providing a first set of data corresponding to a drug of interest: providing a disease signature; providing a reference set of drug interaction data associated with the disease signature, comparing the first set of data to the reference set using a holistic analysis, and reporting the results of the comparison. An example of the apparatus includes, a standardizer to at least one of standardize and normalize drug interaction data related to a pre-selected disease signature: a deviation analyzer to compare the drug interaction data to data corresponding to a drug under review using a holistic analysis, and a reporter for reporting the output of the deviation analyzer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078526 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DRUG ATTRIBUTES USING DISEASE SIGNATURE HOLISTIC ANALYSIS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL DATA - Certain examples provide systems and methods for holistic viewing to provide comparative analysis and decision support in a drug development process. An example of the inventive apparatus includes a standardizer to at least one of standardize and normalize data related to drug performance for a known disease signature; and a deviation analyzer to analyze said data based on at least one of a plurality of different efficacy metrics, wherein a quantified variation between a first data set of results corresponding to an identified target drug and a second data set of results corresponding to a control, wherein said first data set of results is provided for comparison with the second data set of results and the deviation therebetween is compared to the at least one efficacy metric associated with the disease signature. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078527 | KIT AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING SENSITIVITY OF GASTRIC CANCER PATIENT TO ANTI-CANCER AGENT - A kit and method for predicting the sensitivity of gastric cancer patient to an anti-cancer agent are disclosed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078528 | PATIENT DIAGNOSIS USING DRUG RELATED HOLISTIC DATA - Certain examples provide systems and methods for holistic viewing to provide comparative analysis and decision support in a drug development process. A computer-implemented method for integrated comparative holistic analysis of drug development and related quantifiable patient treatment decision support for a medical condition having a known disease signature. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078529 | DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF 5-FLUOROURACIL OVERDOSE - A severity score for 5-fluorouracil (5FU) toxicity is calculated by taking the square root of the sum of: (a) the square of the logarithm of the dose of 5-fluorouracil administered to the patient; and (b) the square of the logarithm of the administration rate of the 5-fluorouracil to the patient. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078530 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING RECEPTOR-LIGAND PAIRS - The present invention provides a method of determining related proteins, the method comprising obtaining sequences of interest, wherein the sequences are amino acid sequences for proteins or nucleotide sequences encoding proteins; comparing segments of each sequence of interest with a database of amino acid or nucleotide sequences; generating a profile for each sequence of interest comprising a list of all sequences from the database of sequences that have segments corresponding to the segments of each sequence of interest; and comparing the database sequences appearing in the profile of each sequence of interest to the database sequences appearing in the profile of every other sequence of interest, wherein similar profiles indicate that the sequences of interest correspond to related proteins while dissimilar profiles indicate that the sequences of interest do not correspond to related proteins, wherein profiles are similar if there is at least a 30% overlap between the database sequences appearing in the profiles of the sequences of interest. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078531 | FLUIDIC FLOW CYTOMETRY DEVICES AND PARTICLE SENSING BASED ON SIGNAL-ENCODING - Microfluidic devices, systems and techniques in connection with particle sorting in liquid, including cytometry devices and techniques and applications in chemical or biological testing and diagnostic measurements. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078532 | NON-DISPERSIVE INFRARED SENSOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensing systems employ a NDIR sensor coupled to a microprocessor to determine gas concentrations by employing slope-based methodologies that compensate for pressure variations, temperature variations, or both, which may compare NDIR signals with calibrated data. NDIR sensor systems may employ means for limiting the system peak current demand providing for the portability and scalability of the system. In NDIR sensor systems calculating gas concentrations using calibration data, the phase of the change in the NDIR output signal in response to a change in the infrared source emitter level may be measured as part of the calibration process. | 2012-03-29 |
20120078533 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS - The process of determining similarities of signals resulting from a sample analysis step using the same type of measuring device, characterized by the fact that it comprises a step of determining a value for each parameter of an uncertainty model related to said signals by processing homologous characteristic elements in at least two signals derived from the analysis of similar samples, and a step of determining a measurement of similarity between signals based on each parameter value of the said uncertainty model and of homologous characteristic elements in the different signals whose similarity is being measured. In some embodiments, during the value determination step, a mathematical uncertainty model is optimized so that it corresponds to the theoretically expected differences between the homologous characteristic elements in the various signals from similar samples | 2012-03-29 |