| 15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20090093921 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for operating a hybrid drive, in which at least two power units cooperate in driving, and an energy store of one of the power units is charged intermittently and one of the power units is at least intermittently supplied with driving energy from the energy store, the power unit generating a setpoint output. A requested setpoint drive torque of the drive is generated and the setpoint output of the power unit is simultaneously maintained on average over time, deviations from the setpoint output as a function of instantaneous operating points of the power units being permitted. This is done to optimize the fuel consumption. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093922 | Automated infrastructure delivery system - An automatic delivery system for an infrastructure comprising passenger transportation, freight delivery, electrical grid, oil, gas, water pipelines, communication, sewer removal, etc. The automation at the current state of technology is mostly achieved by enclosing the delivery system inside of a tunnel. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093923 | Status Indicator, System, and Method of Use - A system comprises a status indicator comprising a persistent display. The System allows unidirectional or bidirectional data transmission from a status computer to allow visual status indication of a predetermined status. In an embodiment, insurance policy status, e.g. in force or expired, is displayed on the persistent data display of a status indicator attached to a visible portion of a vehicle. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093924 | Vehicle State Quantity Predicting Apparatus and Vehicle Steering Controller Using the Same, and a Method for Predicting a Vehicle State Quantity and Vehicle Steering Controlling Method Using the Same - A vehicle state quantity prediction apparatus has sensors such as a GPS receiver that observe prescribed state quantities representing a movement state of a vehicle and a Kalman filter that inputs the state quantities observed by the sensors into a model of the movement state of the vehicle to predict a state quantity including the prescribed state quantities representing a movement of the vehicle. The reliability of the prescribed state quantities observed by the sensors is evaluated, and the degree to which the prescribed state quantities are reflected in the Kalman filter is set based on the evaluated reliability. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093925 | AUTOMATED CONTROL OF DELIVERY STOP FOR DELIVERY VEHICLES - A vehicle electrical system controller is used to monitor selected operating variables, or predetermined operator actions to identify a delivery stop, and upon the vehicle coming to a stop, invoking various vehicle functions to give warning to others that the vehicle is stopped for a delivery, to assist the driver in making the delivery, and, potentially, securing the vehicle during any period the operator is outside of the vehicle. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093926 | In-Vehicle Equipment Control Device and In-Vehicle Equipment Setting Method Using the Device - A disclosed in-vehicle equipment control device “S” includes input units | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093927 | Driver assistance method - The invention relates to a method for the assistance of a driver of a vehicle during a journey along a road, in which bend data indicating the course of a bend in the road extending in front of the vehicle seen in the direction of travel and road condition data indicating the condition of the road surface disposed in front of the vehicle seen in the direction of travel are determined and a recommended maximum speed allowing a safe driving through the bend is determined with reference to the bend data and to the road condition data. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093928 | Trailer Oscillation Detection and Compensation Method For A Vehicle And Trailer Combination - A system and method of controlling a vehicle with a trailer comprises determining the presence of a trailer, generating an oscillation signal indicative of trailer swaying relative to the vehicle, generating an initial weighted dynamic control signal for a vehicle dynamic control system in response to the oscillation signal, operating at least one vehicle dynamic system according to the dynamic control signal, and thereafter, iteratively generating a penalty function for the weighted dynamic control signal as a function of the oscillation signal response. A neural network with an associated trainer modifies the dynamic control signal as a function of trailer sway response. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093929 | STEERING DEVICE, BOARDING TYPE MOVING BODY WITH STEERING DEVICE, AND STEERING METHOD FOR MOVING BODY - A steering device for steering a moving body having moving means has: an operating part; a detecting part that detects a physical quantity based on a magnitude and direction of a force applied to the operating part; and a controller that drives the moving means based on the physical quantity detected by the detecting part and controls an amount of movement and a direction of movement of the moving body. The controller has a dead zone for controlling the amount of movement without receiving influence of the magnitude of the physical quantity until the physical quantity detected by the detecting part exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and determines the threshold value in accordance with a moving speed of the moving body. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093930 | STEERING GUIDE DEVICE AND STEERING GUIDE METHOD - A steering detecting section ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093931 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - Motor-generators are incorporated in front wheels and drive the front wheels, respectively. An ECU determines whether or not a steering apparatus including a steering actuator, a tie rod and a steering angle sensor has failed, based on an operation angle of a steering wheel from a steering wheel angle sensor and a steering angle of the front wheels from the steering angle sensor. When the ECU determines that the steering apparatus has failed, the ECU provides torque difference for a torque instruction for the motor-generators in accordance with the operation angle of the steering wheel. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093932 | Vehicular Seatbelt Monitoring System and Process - A seatbelt monitoring system is provided for use onboard a vehicle having a seat assembly including at least one seat and corresponding seatbelt. The seatbelt monitoring system includes a wireless seatbelt status detector and a vehicle seatbelt status indicator. The wireless seatbelt status detector includes a seatbelt latch sensor, a first wireless transceiver, and a controller coupled to the seatbelt latch sensor and to the wireless sensor. The controller is configured to send a seatbelt latch signal via the first wireless transceiver when the seatbelt latch sensor indicates a change in seatbelt latch status. The vehicle seatbelt status indicator includes a second wireless transceiver and a processor coupled to the second wireless transceiver. The processor is configured to send a receipt signal to the wireless seatbelt status detector after receiving the seatbelt status signal via the second wireless transceiver. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093933 | Integrated control system for vehicles - The present invention relates to an integrated safety control system for vehicles. In particular, the present invention includes a sensor unit, an actuating unit, an actuating control unit, and an integrated control unit. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors for outputting sensed signals required for chassis control and Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) control of the vehicle. The actuating unit includes a plurality of actuating subunits for performing the chassis control and the ASV control. The actuating control unit includes a plurality of actuating control subunits provided for the respective actuating subunits, and configured to operate the respective actuating subunits. The integrated control unit compares and analyzes the sensed signals and selectively controls the respective actuating subunits so as to perform chassis control and ASV control in an integrated control manner. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093934 | Apparatus Protecting Vehicle With Bucket When Bucket Strikes Fixed Object - A mounting apparatus for a bucket of a front end loader vehicle. The mounting system allows the bucket to pivot up and over fixed objects when the leading edge of the bucket strikes an immovable object for the purpose of protecting the loader assembly, vehicle, and operator. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093935 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING A CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATORS - A method and a device for actuating a shifting arrangement with electric actuators with directly controlled valves of an electrohydraulic, electropneumatic, electromagnetic or electromotor transmission control of a motor vehicle. A current monitoring function, in which a total current of the shifting arrangement available at a point in time is determined, shift requests of shift elements are detected and compared with the total available current, the shift requests are tested according to preset priorities, and sequential shifting of shift elements according to the priority test is performed, is provided in order to avoid exceeding a preset allowed current load with a comparatively high current requirement of the electric consumers directly controlled valves, when the shift requests would cause the total available current to be exceeded, or direct shifting of the shift elements is carried out when the shift requests would not cause the total available current to be exceeded. A device is also provided which has control and detection mechanisms such that a current monitoring function for limiting the current flow can be generated in the shifting arrangement. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093936 | METHOD FOR GEAR SELECTION DURING DRIVING OF A VEHICLE IN A HEAVY UPHILL DRIVE CONDITION - A method for gear selection during driving of a vehicle in a heavy uphill drive condition is provided, the vehicle including an engine, an automated mechanical transmission, a clutch, a control unit for receiving input signals including signals indicative of vehicle speed, engaged ratio of the transmission, rotational speed of the engine, rotational speed of a input shaft and displacement of a throttle control for engine torque request, and for processing the signals in accordance with programmed logic rules to issue command output signals to the engine, to the transmission and to said clutch. When sensing a heavy uphill drive condition a target gear is determined for the uphill drive condition, the target gear being the highest possible gear with lowest possible gear ratio where the vehicle, in view of at least current circumstances, will be at least theoretically able to hold a constant vehicle speed or accelerate at least slightly, and where further selection of downshifts will be adapted so that no lower gear than the target gear will be selected and engaged. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093937 | TORGUE CONTROL METHOD OF A ROAD VEHICLE - A control method of the torque of a road vehicle having a powertrain system provided with an engine and a driveline which transmits the torque generated by the engine to the road surface; the method contemplates the steps of: determining a target torque; modeling the powertrain system as a single physical component which presents a characteristic mechanical inertia and a characteristic torsional elasticity; determining a current load torque of the vehicle; determining a target torsion of the powertrain system according to the target torque and the current load torque; determining a current torsion of the powertrain system and a current torsion speed of the powertrain system; determining a requested torque on the basis of the energy balance according to the target torsion, the current torsion, the current torsion speed, and the current load torque; and using the requested torque on the basis of the energy balance to control the torque generation of the engine. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093938 | Speed control system for vehicles - In a vehicle speed control system, a preset offset distance is taken as a zero value of an inter-vehicle distance in a brake discriminant. When the current value of a corrected distance condition evaluation index is higher than the brake discriminant, a value on the brake discriminant is set as a target value of the corrected distance condition evaluation index. Deceleration control is started to decelerate the subject vehicle so that the deceleration of the subject vehicle becomes equal to the target deceleration of the subject vehicle computed based on the target relative speed corresponding to the set target value and the actual relative speed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093939 | Valve Control Synchronization and Error Detection in an Electronic Valve Actuation Engine System - A system for controlling a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine with electromagnetic valve actuation, comprising of at least one cylinder with an engine cylinder valve, a second controller operably coupled to the engine cylinder valve, said second controller configured to adjust at least one of the valve opening and closing timing of the engine cylinder valve, and a first controller connected with the second controller over a first link and a second link, wherein the first controller is configured to send an engine position indication signal to the second controller over the first link and receive a status signal from the second controller over the second link, and wherein the first controller outputs a synchronization degradation signal responsive to a synchronization error between the engine position indication signal and the status signal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093940 | Vehicle and Vehicle Control Method - When a power demand Pe* is not less than a preset reference value Pref | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093941 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH EXEMPT AREA OF FUEL MAP - A fuel management system for fuel injected vehicles permits a user to modify vehicle performance without exceeding acceptable standards for vehicle emissions. A portion of the fuel management system fuel map is designated as an exempt area in which the user is not permitted to modify the fuel offset values. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093942 | Control device of high-pressure fuel pump of internal combustion engine - A control device of a high-pressure fuel pump of an internal combustion engine capable of improving stability in controlling the drive of the high-pressure fuel pump by limiting the end timing of a drive signal of the high-pressure fuel pump and driving an actuator in a control effective range of the high-pressure fuel pump. The control device of the high-pressure fuel pump of the internal combustion engine has a fuel injection valve provided on a cylinder and the high-pressure fuel pump for pumping fuel to the fuel injection valve, wherein the high-pressure fuel pump comprises a pressure chamber, a plunger for pressurizing the fuel in the pressure chamber, a fuel valve provided in the pressure chamber, and the actuator for operating the fuel valve. The control device has means for calculating the drive signal of the actuator so as to realize the variable discharge of the high-pressure fuel pump. The means for calculating the drive signal has means for limiting the end timing of the drive signal of the actuator to a predetermined phase and/or means for limiting the output timing of the drive signal of the actuator to be within a predetermined phase range. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093943 | FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The engine ECU executes a program including the step (S | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093944 | Method of controlling fuel injection apparatus - A method and apparatus for controlling fuel injection in an engine is described. The apparatus comprises at least one fuel injector which is connected in an injector drive circuit powered by a power source. The method comprises determining an injection event sequence of the at least one fuel injector based on at least one engine operating parameter, determining a magnitude of a load parameter of the power source, comparing the magnitude to a predetermined threshold level for the load parameter, and determining a modified injection event sequence in the event that the magnitude is substantially equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold level. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093945 | Controller and control system for internal combustion engine - An alcohol sensor detects alcohol concentration of a fuel stored in a fuel tank. When an internal combustion engine is started, a start timing of heating a sensor element by a heater is variably set based on the alcohol concentration. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093946 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ENGINE - A method of controlling an internal combustion engine and system including the engine is provided. The method may include closing an exhaust valve of a combustion chamber of said engine during a cylinder cycle prior to opening an intake valve of said combustion chamber. The method may include, when a desired engine torque is a predetermined torque or greater, supplying a first pilot fuel into said combustion chamber after said exhaust valve closing and supplying a first main fuel into said combustion chamber after the combustion of said first preliminary fuel during the cylinder cycle. The method may include, when a desired engine torque is less than said predetermined torque, supplying a second pilot fuel into said combustion chamber after said exhaust valve closing during the cylinder cycle and supplying a second main fuel into said combustion chamber after the supplying of said second pilot fuel into said combustion chamber. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093947 | INJECTION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to improve a combustion process of a motor vehicle, in particular with regard to emissions and/or the development of noise, a method for regulating an injection profile is provided, in which method a fuel is injected directly into a combustion chamber, wherein the regulation brings about a change in the injection profile ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093948 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle with an injection quantity correction unit is disclosed. The method includes the use of an electronic control device for controlling the internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, for fault recognition with an irregular running determination unit and with an injection quantity correction unit, a defined group of cylinders being associated with a lambda probe, the injection quantity of a cylinder to be investigated of the defined group is adjusted in the direction of lean by a differential adjustment value associated with an irregular running differential value, and the injection value of at least one of the remaining cylinders, which are associated with the same lambda probe, is correspondingly adjusted in the direction of rich, so that in total a predetermined lambda value of this group of at least approximately 1 is reached. Homogeneous operation is thus ensured. The differential adjustment values may, for example, relate to the injection quantity itself, the injector stroke or the injection time. In this manner, a differential adjustment value individual to the cylinder is adjusted for each cylinder of the defined group. Correction values individual to the cylinder are then determined in that the differential adjustment values individual to the cylinder are related to one another. The correction values individual to the cylinder are compared for fault recognition with at least one threshold value. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093949 | Staggered Intake Valve Opening with Bifurcated Port to Eliminate Hydrogen Intake Backfire - A method is described for operating a gaseous fueled engine, where gaseous fuel and intake air are delivered to a first intake port of a cylinder of the engine and intake air without gaseous fuel is delivered to a second intake port of the cylinder, the first port separated from the second port. Further, the method includes inducting the fuel and intake air from the first port via a first intake valve, and the intake air from the second port via a second intake valve, into the cylinder, where the first intake valve is opened after the second intake valve. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093950 | Approach for Improved Fuel Vaporization in a Directly Injected Internal Combustion Engine - A system and a method of facilitating fuel vaporization in a directly injected internal combustion engine are provided. As one example, the method comprises: closing an exhaust valve of the cylinder; opening an intake valve after the exhaust valve has closed; moving a piston of the cylinder away from top dead center between the closing of the exhaust valve and the opening of the intake valve to expand the cylinder volume and reduce a pressure within the cylinder to below a pressure of an air intake manifold of the cylinder; and initiating an injection of fuel directly into the cylinder via an in-cylinder injector after the exhaust valve has closed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093951 | Method for determination of Covariance of Indicated Mean Effective Pressure from crankshaft misfire acceleration - A method for determining Covariance of Indicated Mean Effective Pressure (COVIMEP) using already-available crankshaft-based measurements that correlate with COVIMEP. Correlated values of COVIMEP are stored as lookup tables in an Engine Control Module for use in continuously determining COVIMEP during engine operation. COVIMEP thus calculated may be used in known fashion as a real time control algorithm variable for such engine control parameters as fueling rate, spark angle advance, exhaust gas recirculation flow, and camshaft phaser advance angle or other engine parameters. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093952 | National Radio Network for Ground Vehicle Traffic Management - A “Traffic Reporting” Method and System utilizing a unique traffic data gathering and processing methodology consisting of both personal testimony and available commercial computer related traffic program data. Analysis of the gathered data is then achieved resulting in timely and accurate critical traffic related information and/or route evasion instructional information which shall be broadcast for public consumption on a continuous “Real-time” bases via FM-VHF radio broadcast utilizing a Localized National Network of Radio Broadcast Stations (RBS). The RBS shall be engineered in a Cellular Zone type areas or Radio Broadcast Zones (RBZ) which shall provide coverage to each assigned metropolitan area. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093953 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING NAVIGATION INFORMATION - A method and system for dynamically evaluating a quantity of context sensitive information used by an operator of an airborne mobile platform in performing an operational procedure involving said mobile platform, and determining, in real time, a sub-quantity of context sensitive information that pertains to only that sub-quantity of information required by said operator to execute said operational procedure. The sub-quantity of information is then displayed on a display in real time for the operator. The method and system significantly eases the cognitive workload of the operator by enabling the operator to focus on and digest only that sub-quantity of information that is pertinent to performing the operational procedure with the specific type of mobile platform being operated. In one embodiment the sub-quantity of information pertains to minima information for performing an aircraft landing approach operation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093954 | Route search device and method for searching route - A route search device searches a route from a starting place to a destination based on a road data in a map data. The device includes: a path setting element for setting a path in a special section according to a search condition; and a route searching element for searching the route including the path of the special section. The special section is specified by an user, and the search condition is specified by the user regardless of the road data. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093955 | Apparatus and Method of Compiling a Combined Picture and Showing It on a Display - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of and system for receiving vector graphics data is disclosed relating to a map of a first geographic area corresponding to a portion of the earth surface and to show first data relating to the vector graphics data on a display, the method also including receiving raster graphics data relating to a second geographic area, and to show second data relating to the raster graphics data in an area on the display. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093956 | Transmitting location data in wireless networks - A wireless access point in a wireless network that may be adapted to transmit location data indicating its location to other devices within range, including other wireless access points and client devices. In some embodiments of the invention, the location data may be embedded in a control message or announcement transmission transmitted by the wireless access point, or other message conventionally used to broadcast network characteristics necessary for a client device to establish a connection to the wireless access point. In terms of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) layered model of a network, layer 2 control messages, including beacons, probe responses, or other suitable transmissions may be used for control messages or announcement transmissions. The other wireless access points and client devices may receive the location data broadcast by the wireless access point without establishing a connection to the client device. Devices receiving the location data may use the received location data to determine their own locations, and may provide the determined locations to consumers of location data. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093957 | NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH POWER SAVING MECHANISM AND METHOD THEREOF - A navigation device with power saving mechanism and method thereof are provided. The navigation device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a first processing unit, a second processing unit and a sound playing unit. The GPS receiver produces a longitude-latitude information by receiving a satellite signal from the GPS. The first processing unit switches from a first mode to a second mode according to a control signal. Then, the first processing unit is disabled after switching. When the second processing unit is enabled, a direction information and a distance information are generated by comparing the longitude-latitude information with a destination information. The sound playing unit selects two frequencies among a plurality of navigation frequencies according to the direction information and the distance information, and plays the tone signals which are comprised of the two frequencies in sequence. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION WITHIN OR WITHOUT A COMPLEX POLYGON GEOFENCE - A geofence system which locates a position as within or without the complex polygon type geofence using a simplified algorithm. The algorithm obtains a position and compares it to the polygon by establishing a ray from the position constructed in a cardinal direction of the coordinate system. The “polarity” of the count of intersections between the ray and geofence indicates whether the position is inside the geofence or not. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093959 | REAL-TIME HIGH ACCURACY POSITION AND ORIENTATION SYSTEM - A real-time high accuracy position and orientation system (RT-HAPOS) system for a vehicle, such as an aircraft, comprises a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed on the vehicle and an integrated inertial navigation (IIN) module disposed on the vehicle. The GNSS receiver generates GNSS position data indicating approximate positions of the vehicle during a data acquisition period in which the vehicle is moving. The IIN module executes a real-time kinematic (RTK) algorithm during the data acquisition period to generate output position data indicating positions of the vehicle at a greater precision than the GNSS position data, based on the GNSS position data, inertial measurement data acquired on the vehicle during the data acquisition period, and a set of virtual reference station (VRS) observables received during the data acquisition period from a remote source external to the vehicle, where the VRS observables are based on the GNSS position data. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE FOR A VEHICLE - A mapping module or path filtering module is arranged to identify admissible curved paths for which the vehicle is able to stop prior to reaching a detected obstacle in accordance with an observed translational velocity and an observed rotational velocity. A data processor determines a respective objective function for the candidate translational velocities and candidate rotational velocities associated with the admissible curved paths, where the objective function includes a curvature comparison term associated with the last curved path of the vehicle. A search engine or data processor selects preferential velocities, among the candidate translational velocities and candidate rotational velocities, with a superior value for its corresponding objective function. A path planning module or data processor determines the vehicular speed and trajectory for a path plan that avoids the obstacle consistent with the selected preferential velocities. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093961 | ANALYSIS OF TIME-SERIES DATA USING SINGULARITIES - A method for acquiring and analyzing time-series data using singularities is described. This method allows for the analysis of data over a wide spectrum of frequencies. Once the data is acquired in an oil field, singularities of the data are extracted; and the extracted singularities are utilized to interpret the formation properties related to the data. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093962 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR T1-BASED LOGGING - System and methods for using nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) T | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093963 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF FLUID PRESSURES AND DETECTION OF OVERPRESSURES IN AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM - Method for evaluating fluid pressures in an underground zone by means of seismic and well data. The zone studied is divided into several time analysis intervals. For each of these intervals, a pre-stack stratigraphic inversion of the seismic data is then carried out using geological a priori information, and a lithoseismic facies cube is determined by lithoseismic analysis. Then, for each facies, relations connecting the seismic impedances of wells to differential pressures in wells are determined in each analysis interval. Finally, a differential pressure cube is determined using the previous relations, as well as a confining pressure cube, in order to determine the fluid pressures in the subsoil by simple difference between these two cubes. Application: petroleum sphere for the detection of overpressure zones during drilling for example. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093964 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND DEVICE: APPLICATION TO THE LOCATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF DEEP ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES BY MEANS OF SURFACE OBSERVATIONS - A method is provided for identifying multidimensional parameters of a plurality of P>1 sources of interest present in a predetermined multidimensional conductive environment by a plurality of observations ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093965 | DETERMINING FAULT TRANSMISSIVITY IN A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR - To determine fault transmissivity in a subterranean reservoir, fault structures in the subterranean reservoir are identified, and elastic impedance data is computed from well log data and seismic data. Normalization parameters that have a predetermined orientation with respect to the identified fault structures are computed, and elastic impedance flux values are normalized with respect to the normalization parameters, where the normalized elastic impedance flux values are indicative of transmissivities of fault structures in the subterranean structure. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093966 | Hybridization data processing method using probe array - A data processing method of reducing signals to numerical values and processing the numerical values are provided. The signals are obtained by using a probe array where probes of a plurality of kinds are immobilized on a solid phase as so many spots such that a plurality of spots of probes of one kind are arranged on the solid phase and causing the array to react with a target substance. The method comprises ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093967 | GENOME ANALYSIS SYSTEM II - The present invention provides that the analysis can be estimated the characteristics of the originated populations which belong to the samples and the characteristics of the samples from sample data. By loading the sample data, by interfering with the second state variable showing the characteristics in the environment system to the first state variable showing the characteristics in the objective system, by converging the variable by selecting the maximum resonant state, and by estimating the characteristics of the samples and the characteristics of the originated populations which belong to the samples, then the result estimated the characteristics of the originated populations is outputted. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093968 | ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHOD - In an analysis device for measuring a target substance in a liquid sample, highly precise measurement cannot be realized because reliability of measurement is degraded due to influences of properties of the liquid sample and an analysis element. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093969 | Computer-Aided Discovery of Biomarker Profiles in Complex Biological Systems - The invention relates to computational methods, systems and apparatus useful in the analysis of sets of biomolecules in an accessible body fluid or tissue sample from a patient, which biomolecules collectively or individually are candidates to serve as biomarkers, i.e., biomolecules which together or individually upon detection or change are indicative that the patient is in some biological state, such as a diseased state. The methods permit one to examine such potential biological markers to determine whether each one is indeed present as a consequence of the biological state, or as an artifact of the biomarker search protocol. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093970 | Automated Sampling And Analysis Using A Personal Sampler Device - The present invention is a system and a method for blood or urine sampling and sample-analysis, through a sampler that is a self blood-testing device or a urine-testing device. The system comprises a sampler, a transmission unit and an analysis unit. A patient may place a sampled blood drops on a sample strip and insert the strip into the sampler. The sampler may automatically prepare the sample and photograph it using a sample-preparation unit and a photography unit respectively. After the sample has been photographed, the resulting sample image may be transmitted to the analysis unit that may analyze the image through an image-processing algorithm. The analysis results may be automatically transmitted to the patient and to a medical authority, such as the patient's physician, a nurse, a clinic and the like, for further analysis, decision-making and treatment. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093971 | System and Method for Analyzing Metabolomic Data - The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of samples. The present invention also provides a processor device for manipulating the data sets to produce plots that are directly comparable to a plurality of characteristic plots corresponding to a plurality of selected metabolites. Furthermore, the processor device may generate a visual display indicating the presence of the selected metabolites across the group of samples. Thus, the present invention enables a user to analyze a series of complex data sets in a visual display that may indicate the presence of the selected metabolites across the group of samples. Furthermore, the visual display generated by embodiments of the present invention also expedites the subjective analysis of the spectrometry data sets. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093972 | Meter Having Multi-Level User Interface - A meter adapted to determine and store an analyte concentration reading, in particular a glucose concentration reading, and including an interface having a plurality of predefined levels of user features. The predefined levels may be selected by a user based on the user's preferences, needs and abilities. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093973 | Electronic State Calculation Method, Electronic State Calculation Device, Computer Program, and Recording Medium - By receiving input of a crystal structure and atom numbers, and specifying an atom group that can generate fluctuations from an electronic state calculation of a normal Kohn-Sham theory, an electronic state calculation device calculates a reference system. Next, based on an extended Kohn-Sham theory, the electronic state calculation device performs self-consistent calculation for an effective many-body system, then determines whether or not density fluctuations obtained for the reference system and density fluctuations obtained by the self-consistent calculation coincide with each other, and in a case of coincidence, acquires parameters of an exchange correlation energy and a local interaction. By the acquired parameters, an effective Hamiltonian is decided, and optimization of an electronic state is performed for a known crystal structure. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093974 | Machine-Independent Roller Counting System - Roller cutting die comprises a body with substantially cylindrical outer surface defining a cutting pattern extending outwardly from the surface and a recess. Secured within the recess is a data recorder sensor module adapted to count rotations past the anvil roller. The sensor module includes an electromagnetic proximity sensor for generating a signal responsive to passage near the anvil roller, a processor coupled to the proximity sensor, a power use manager at least partially defined by the processor and the proximity sensor, and a power source for the processor and the sensor. A count of rotations is stored in a substantially non-volatile memory coupled to the processor. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093975 | ROTATING BEARING ANALYSIS AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A method of analyzing vibrations of a rolling element bearing installed in a rotating machine includes accessing vibration data corresponding to the bearing to be analyzed, determining a degraded condition factor BD for the bearing, selecting an expected designer-determined mean-time-to-failure MTTF of the bearing operating under a design load in the operating environment of the rotating machine, selecting a forecast time period, calculating a reduced mean-time-to-failure RMTTF of the bearing using the expected designer-determined mean-time-to-failure MTTF and the degraded condition factor BD, calculating a probability of failure of the bearing in the forecast time period using the reduced mean time to failure RMTTF, accessing cost data corresponding to a cost of failure of the bearing in the rotating machine, calculating a financial risk from the calculated probability of failure in the forecast time period and the cost data, and displaying the financial risk for the selected time period. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093976 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING THE ENDURANCE LIMIT OF A PART FROM ITS SURFACE PROFILE - The invention concerns a method for characterizing the endurance limit of a part from the state of its surface including the following steps: reading geometrical data describing the surface profile of the zone the endurance limit of which is to be determined, applying said data to a computing model so as to work out an estimate of the field of mechanical stresses in said zone of said part, deducing from said estimate of the field of stresses at least one quantity characteristic of the endurance behaviour of the part. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093977 | Method and device for acoustic measurement of the specific density of a gaseous or liquid medium - There is described a method and device for measurement of the specific density of a gaseous or liquid medium, whereby a pulsed acoustic signal is injected into the measured medium by means of a transmitting transducer, the signal is detected by a receiver transducer, after passing over a measured path, whereupon the acoustic impedance Z is automatically determined in an analytical device by comparison of a curve for the currently measured received signal with reference curves, predetermined for various values of the acoustic impedances stored for each value of the acoustic impedance, whereby the propagation speed c of the acoustic signal in the medium is determined and the density p of the medium is calculated as the quotient from the acoustic impedance Z and the propagation speed c. The method is preferably of application to an ultrasound mass flow measurement device and hence has the advantage that no additional density sensor is required, nevertheless permitting a robust and precise measurement of density. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF TAPBLOCKS AND SIMILAR ELEMENTS - The described embodiments relate to systems and methods for acoustic monitoring of metallurgical furnace cooling elements. Some metallurgical furnaces have a tapblock that is blocked during operation of the furnace. The tapblock may be opened by lancing, drilling, tapping or by other means to release metal from the furnace. By monitoring acoustic emissions during the opening process, feedback may be provided to improve the opening process and to avoid excessive damage to the tapblock, the cooling elements, a refractory lining of the tapblock or other elements of the metallurgical furnace. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093979 | SCALING FACTOR FOR AN OUTPUT OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A scaling factor for scaling an output of a first electrochemical cell, is determined in order to compensate for the effect on the output caused by an variation in value of a property of a working electrode of the first cell from a reference value of that property. A measured value for the property is obtained from a portion of material formed so as to have substantially the same value of the property as does the working electrode and the measured value is processed to generate the scaling factor. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093980 | REAL TIME SD-OCT WITH DISTRIBUTED ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING - The present invention relates to distributed computing system to acquire, process, and display OCT images at real-time frame rates. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093981 | INTEGRATED TILT COMPENSATED COMPASS IN A SINGLE PACKAGE - A magnetic compass includes a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, respective signal conditioning circuits in electronic communication with the sensors and a microprocessor. These components are arranged and structurally coupled to a single electronic package that supports the sensors, the signal conditioning circuits, and the microprocessor to provide a miniaturized magnetic compass. In addition, a temperature sensor may be coupled to the package to provide temperature compensation for at least some of the above-identified components. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093982 | External Optical Modulator With Domain Inversion For Providing Constant Chirp Versus Frequency - The invention relates to an external optical modulator comprising a Mach-Zehnder having a signal electrode including at least four sections of unequal length to one another positioned over an alternating domain structure in an electrooptic substrate, and including a center section, or center pair of sections disposed asymmetrically between pairs surrounding sections. The surrounding pairs, comprise the two sections adjacent the center section or pair of sections, and each two sections adjacent the previous pair of sections, moving outwardly from the center to the final outermost pair, L | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093983 | Method and system for measuring the fill level of a material - It is described a method to measure a fill level of a material by transmitting an ultrasonic or microwave signal towards a surface of the material using a level gauge arranged above the material surface, receiving in said level gauge an ultrasonic or microwave signal portion reflected from said material surface, measuring a temperature at least one measurement point between the level gauge and the material surface and determining in a calculation unit of the level gauge a temperature-corrected value of the fill level based on the time delay of the received signal portion with respect to the emitted signal and the measured temperature. To provide an improved level measuring method and system with increased reactivity and accuracy in compensating temperature variations at least one non-contact infrared thermometer is used to measure the temperature. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING GYRO-SENSOR - A method and apparatus for calibrating a gyro-sensor, by which a gyro-sensor can be calibrated using data which is obtained by measuring an angular velocity and a gyro output value of a moving body equipped with the gyro-sensor. The method includes measuring an angular velocity of a moving body and an average output value of the gyro-sensor when the moving body, equipped with the gyro-sensor, rotates, obtaining data about a characteristic equation of the gyro sensor using the measured angular velocity and the average output value and storing the data, and calibrating the gyro-sensor using the stored data about the characteristic equation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093985 | Sensor calibration - A method of calibrating a sensor system comprising a disposable sensor and a computer device, both the sensor and the computer device having circuitry for facilitating the transmission of data between them via a wireless communication link. The method comprises storing a final value of a monitored parameter obtained using a first disposable sensor, or some other value derivable from said final value, in a memory of the computer device, and calibrating the system for a new disposable sensor using said final value or said other value. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093986 | Method and Apparatus for Elimination of Spurious Response due to Mixer Feed-Through - A method for correcting feed through signals for use with an oscilloscope employing Digital Bandwidth Interleaving is provided. The method comprises the steps of converting an original signal to a frequency other than an original frequency of the original signal, determining one or more feed through signals not converted with the original signal, providing an offsetting correction signal and combining the converted signal, the non-converted feed through signal, and the offsetting correction signal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093987 | Method for accurate measuring stray capacitance of automatic test equipment and system thereof - A method for measuring accurate stray capacitance of automatic test equipment (ATE) and system thereof are disclosed. The method has several steps, comprising: First of all, an internal circuit is charged and discharged several times by a driver unit; Next, the internal circuit is self-discharged, and values of voltage from V | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093988 | Virtual crimp validation system - A system for validating a proposed crimp includes a pre-crimp modeler configured to establish a geometry for the proposed crimp, a plurality of virtual testing modules configured to determine at least one characteristic of the proposed crimp, and a virtual validation module configured to compare results from each of the plurality of virtual testing modules to predetermined criteria. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093989 | Method for determining the exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine - A method for determining an exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine, which is performed by measuring a lambda value of the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine and calculating a calculated exhaust gas temperature as a function of the measured lambda value, and comparing the calculated exhaust gas temperature with a measured exhaust gas temperature and adapting a function used for the calculation as a function of the comparison. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093990 | MOBILE BODY MAPPING AND MATTRESS TESTING - An exemplary mobile mattress sensor system is described, the system includes a pressure sensing pad and a computer device having an associated display operable to receive signals from the pressure sensing pad and cause the display a body map associated with the received signals. The mobile mapping system further includes a power source for powering the computer device, and a cart for transporting the pressure sensing pad, computer device, and power source. The mobile body mapping system allows a user to transport the mobile body mapping system throughout a store to test and generate body maps for different mattresses. Further, many different mattresses may be uniquely tested for a particular user with a single pressure sensing pad (as opposed to having multiple pressure sensing pads and computing devices for each mattress or a small set of “test” beds including pressure sensing pads and computing devices). | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF SPUN VEHICLE - A system, method and computer program product is provided for detecting if a vehicle has spun. A normal force and a lateral force of each of a front and rear axle of a vehicle is estimated. A coefficient of friction representative of a surface is estimated. Lateral momenta of the front and rear axles based on the coefficient of friction and the normal and lateral forces is calculated. Whether a surplus momentum is present, is determined. If the surplus momentum is present, a yaw rate of the vehicle is integrated respect to time to obtain a vehicle rotation estimation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093992 | Pedometer - The invention relates to a method for measuring the number of steps of an animal moving on four legs, according to which an acceleration sensor ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF STOPPED VEHICLE - A system, method and computer program product is provided for detecting if a vehicle is stopped. A wheel speed, transmission output speed, and a vehicle state, representative of a plurality of vehicle dynamic parameters, is determined. The vehicle is determined to be stopped if, after a predetermined period of time, the wheel speed and transmission output speed remain zero and the vehicle state remains stable. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093994 | ROTATION INVARIANT 2D SKETCH DESCRIPTOR - A system, method, and computer program for determining a descriptor, comprising calculating a maximum distance for a plurality of points in a sector between each of said plurality of points and an origin; calculating a minimal distance from one of said plurality of points and a target line, wherein said maximum distance is an initial value; computing a plurality of Fourier coefficients from said minimal distances; and defining an invariant descriptor from said Fourier coefficients, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093995 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST - One aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method for standardizing and evaluating a diagnostic test. The method includes generating at least one of a standard, control, or sample required for a validation. Then, the at least one of a standard, control, or sample is compared to at least one of an assay, protocol, or reagent for testing on a predetermined number of aspects of performance. Finally, an indicator that represents the performance of the diagnostic test. Preferably, the method is performed at a centralized location on a plurality of diagnostic tests. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093996 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units of similar design and performance. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093997 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units of similar design and performance. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093998 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of performance to achieve a level of reliability that is based on data from units of similar design and performance. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090093999 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING DAMAGE IN A STRUCTURE - A method for quantifying damage in a test structure having a plurality of transducer units coupled to at least one portion of the test structure includes: (a) training an evaluating algorithmic system coupled with the transducer units to establish a trained algorithmic system able to recognize a plurality of characteristics of signals traversing a plurality of paths through a training structure substantially similar to the test structure after the training structure is damaged. Each path is situated between a respective pair of transducer units coupled to the training structure; the plurality of characteristics relates each path to a plurality of physical aspects of the damage. A trained algorithmic system is employed to recognize the plurality of characteristics of signals traversing paths in the test structure to effect the quantifying. The plurality of physical aspects includes less than ten physical aspects. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094000 | System and method for profiling resource constraints of web servers - Disclosed is a method and system for determining one or more performance characteristics of a target server. A command is transmitted from a coordinator to a plurality of clients. The command instructs the plurality of clients to each transmit a request targeting a sub-system of said target server. A response time is then received from each client and a performance characteristic is determined from the received response times. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094001 | TRANSFORMING METROLOGY DATA FROM A SEMICONDUCTOR TREATMENT SYSTEM USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS - Metrology data from a semiconductor treatment system is transformed using multivariate analysis. In particular, a set of metrology data measured or simulated for one or more substrates treated using the treatment system is obtained. One or more essential variables for the obtained set of metrology data is determined using multivariate analysis. A first metrology data measured or simulated for one or more substrates treated using the treatment system is obtained. The first obtained metrology data is not one of the metrology data in the set of metrology data earlier obtained. The first metrology data is transformed into a second metrology data using the one or more of the determined essential variables. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094002 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A PRESSURE-DOSED DRAIN FIELD - A computer-implemented system for designing a pressure-dosed drain field comprising: a screen that allows a user to specify length and diameter for pipes that comprise the forcemain and discharge assembly, specify the pumping liquid level and discharge elevation, select the number of laterals and enter a specified residual pressure, enter or select a coefficient to be used in calculating friction losses, and enter the diameter and length of each manifold segment; a minor loss screen that calculates minor losses based on fitting selections made by the user; a pump file; a tabulated results screen; a gauge screen; and system and pump curves. A computer-implemented method of using the above system to design a pressure-dosed drain field. The purpose of the system and method is to enable an engineer to design a pressure-dosed drain field that will meet regulatory requirements for the system flow differential. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094003 | Methods and systems for molecular inhibition - Methods and systems are described which identify the structure of a biochemical or pathogenic molecule as well as at least one interacting molecule structure. These structures may be predicted to form at least one complex. In some embodiments, the stability and toxicity of at least one molecule structure and/or complex may be predicted. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094004 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF HYBRID SYSTEMS USING TEMPLATE POLYHEDRA - In accordance with aspects of the present principles, an over-approximation of reachable states of a hybrid system may be determined by utilizing template polyhedra. Policy iteration may be utilized to obtain an over-approximation of reachable states in the form of a relaxed invariant based upon template polyhedra expressions. The relaxed invariant may be used to construct a flowpipe to refine the over-approximation and thereby determine the reachable states of the hybrid system. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094005 | Method of Optimizing a Model, a Method of Measuring a Property, A Device Manufacturing Method, a Spectrometer and a Lithographic Apparatus - A set of parameters used in a model of a spectrometer includes free parameters and fixed parameters. A first set of values for the parameters is set and the model is used to generate a first spectrum. A value of one of the fixed parameters is changed and a second spectrum is generated. An inverse of the model of the spectrometer is then applied to the second spectrum to generate a set of values for the parameters, the values being the same as the first set of values except for one or more of the free parameters. If the free parameter has significantly changed the fixed parameter is designated a free parameter. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094006 | Modeling systems for consumer goods - The present invention relates to modeling systems for designing and/or selecting components for use in consumer products; designing consumer products; and designing and selecting processes for making said components and said consumer products as well as the use of same. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094007 | SYSTEM FOR DEFINING SIMULATION MODEL - An issue to be settled by the present invention is to define a simulation model in accordance with the structure of a casual relation easy to be understood by human and to shorten greatly a simulation program development period. A simulation program is automatically generated by extracting, as nodes, specific items such as phenomenon, events and targets of constituent elements of economy, society or the like regarded as a system, coupling the nodes with arcs to define the structure of the casual relation, and defining a variable necessary for calculating metrics and a calculation formula therefor, relative to a simulation model inheriting the defined structure. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING EFFECTS VISUALLY - A system for defining the effect of forces on a model. The model is displayed and the model includes a goal axis and an equilibrium line. A plurality of qualitative effects are added to the equilibrium line. Each of the added qualitative effects apply a force to the equilibrium line. A qualitative strength and a quantitative strength are assigned to one or more of the added qualitative effects. The equilibrium line is bent in a positive and a negative direction based on an amount and a direction of force applied to the equilibrium line by each of the added qualitative effects. Also, the equilibrium line is moved in a positive or a negative direction along a goal axis based on a net effect of forces applied to the equilibrium line by the added qualitative effects. In addition, the model as effected by the added qualitative effects is saved to storage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING OF TURBO-CHARGED ENGINES AND INDIRECT MEASUREMENT OF TURBINE AND WASTE-GATE FLOW AND TURBINE EFFICIENCY - A real-time system for modeling a turbo-charged engine includes a model configured to estimate various exhaust states such as turbine inlet pressure, turbine outlet pressure, turbine outlet temperature, turbine mass flow rate and waste-gate valve mass flow rate. The model is dependent only on the availability of normal operating values available in a conventionally-configured automotive controller and one or more measured intake side parameters such as ambient pressure, boost pressure, ambient temperature and compressor mass flow rate. The model is constructed to reflect a high-level application of energy conservation between the turbine (generated power) and compressor (absorbed power). A method for the indirect measurement of turbine and waste-gate flow uses turbine inlet and outlet pressure, inlet temperature and engine mass air flow rate measurements. A method for the indirect measurement of turbine efficiency avoids the need for manufacturer's turbine data. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094010 | Three dimensional surface and solid query processing - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with determining whether geometries represented by geometry objects intersect are described. One example method recursively decomposes a higher order geometry (e.g., solid) into a set of lower order geometries (e.g., surfaces) and examines the lower order geometries, continuing the recursion until an intersection decision is reached. The example method includes accessing geometry objects and accessing a spatial index that stores MBVs associated with the geometry objects. The method includes extracting candidate pairs of intersecting features upon determining MBVs associated with the geometry objects intersect and providing the candidate features to a feature-feature logic. The method includes providing an intersection signal based on a features intersection signal provided by the feature-feature logic. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELLING A FLIGHT - A method of modelling a flight of an aircraft using at least one computer system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes: sourcing flight details from at least one data source using at least one data acquisition system, the flight details representative of the activity of the aircraft within a flight information region, and compiling a flight model from the flight details using a processing system, the flight model indicating the activity of the aircraft over the duration of the flight in two or more FIRs or for an entire flight undertaken in a single FIR. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094012 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GRAND CANONICAL COMPETITIVE SIMULATION OF MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS - Methods and systems for analyzing a macromolecule for potential binding sites are disclosed. Multiple molecular species and a free energy value may be selected. An operation for a molecular fragment of one of the molecular species may be selected from insertion, deletion and movement operations. The selected operation may be performed on a computer representation of an instance of a molecular fragment at one of a plurality of binding sites based on a grand canonical ensemble probability density function associated with the selected operation. Information may be stored pertaining to the plurality of binding sites. The operation selecting, performing and information storing operations may be performed multiple times. Multiple occupation probabilities may be provided based on the stored information. The occupation probabilities may include, for each molecular species, a probability that an instance of a molecular fragment of the molecular species resides at a binding site. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094013 | TWO-STEP SIMULATION METHODOLOGY FOR AGING SIMULATIONS - The present invention is a method and system for simulating the aging process of a circuit. A two-step process is employed whereby, in a first simulation step, a simulation is conducted to obtain node voltages for the original circuit and the node voltages are stored in a file. In the second step, a subsequent simulation is run after transistors of the circuit are replaced by aging subcircuits, which contain aging models, and initial node voltages are updated. A script is used to set the bias voltage inputs for the aging models using the node voltages stored in the file from the first step. With more accurate bias voltage inputs for the aging models, the aging simulations are conducted to compute the circuit degradation. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094014 | Software System For Binding Model Data To View Components - A flexible method of mapping view components to data model objects in an object oriented system. The mapping manages navigating the data model graph to access data needed by the view component and to listen for events indicating changes within the data model graph and relevant to the view component. This mapping is extremely flexible in that the component can elect to receive one result for one input, one result for each of many inputs, multiple results for one input, or multiple results for each of multiple inputs, and the association used in the mapping internalizes the event management required for keeping the component up to date with the latest changes in the mapped data model. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094015 | COMPUTER EMULATOR EMPLOYING DIRECT EXECUTION OF COMPILED FUNCTIONS - An emulation system that provides the functionality of an emulated computer on a host computer pre-processes the object code file to be emulated to reduce the run-time overhead due to parsing the object code. The emulator uses preprogrammed functions that model each instruction of the emulated computer. An object code file is pre-parsed to generate a translated file which includes a sequence of function calls corresponding to the sequence of instructions in the code file. The translated file is compiled to generate a corresponding translated object-code file. The translated object-code file is executed in the emulation environment on the host computer. The emulation system also includes a standard mode in which the object code file is emulated by sequentially parsing each instruction in the object code file and invoking an appropriate one of the preprogrammed functions in the emulated environment. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094016 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING WORDS IN IMAGES - A method for translating words in images is provided. The method includes the following steps of: providing a storing unit for storing multiple word libraries, each word library corresponds to a language; providing a translation mode for a user to select; acquiring an image which comprises words to be translated; confirming a language of the words in the image; confirming a desired language for translating the words; transforming a format of the image into a text file; retrieving characters from the text file, and transforming the characters into literal codes; identifying the words in the image by comparing the literal codes with data in the word library corresponding to the confirmed language; and translating the identified words into the desired language, and generating corresponding translation results. A related apparatus is also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094017 | Multilingual Translation Database System and An Establishing Method Therefor - A method for building a multilingual translation database system includes the steps of: providing a plurality of multilingual sentence pairs or multilingual sentence-fragment pairs in a translation database, each of the multilingual sentence pairs or the multilingual sentence-fragment pairs formed with a source language and a target language; selecting repeated sentence structures or repeated sentence fragments from the multilingual sentence pairs or the multilingual sentence-fragment pairs; and defining or qualifying at least one repeated key sentence or key sentence fragment of the repeated sentence structures or the repeated key sentence-fragment structures with a predetermined degree of repeat frequency. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094018 | Flexible Phrasebook - A method and a device including a display, a memory, a processor and a keypad, wherein the device is configured to identify a flexible phrase having at least one empty field, receive input corresponding to at least one field value and insert said at least one field value into said at least one empty field thereby completing the flexible phrase. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094019 | Efficiently Representing Word Sense Probabilities - Word sense probabilities are compressed for storage in a semantic index. Each word sense for a word is mapped to one of a number of “buckets” by assigning a bucket score to the word sense. A scoring function is utilized to assign the bucket scores that maximizes the entropy of the assigned bucket scores. Once the bucket scores have been assigned to the word senses, the bucket scores are stored in the semantic index. The bucket scores stored in the semantic index may be utilized to prune one or more of the word senses prior to construction of the semantic index. The bucket scores may also be utilized to prune and rank the word senses at the time a query is performed using the semantic index. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094020 | Recommending Terms To Specify Ontology Space - In one embodiment, a set of target search terms for a search is received. Candidate terms are selected, where a candidate term is selected to reduce an ontology space of the search. The candidate terms are to a computer to recommend the candidate terms as search terms. In another embodiment, a document stored in one or more tangible media is accessed. A set of target tags for the document is received. Terms are selected, where a term is selected to reduce an ontology space of the document. The terms are sent to a computer to recommend the terms as tags. | 2009-04-09 |
