18th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150119095 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ENABLING MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION - A radio system capable of multiplexing communication includes a main radio, a master radio, a sub-radio, and a connecting unit having a PTT switch built therein. The enforcement of tactical operations and maintaining a dominant position in terms of combat effectiveness can be achieved by performing swift and smooth communication using master and sub-radios. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119096 | REDUCING TIME FOR CALL FAILURE INDICATION - Methods and apparatuses for indicating a bearer status with a device are provided. A call setup message can be received from an application server indicating a request to initiate a call with a target device. A dedicated bearer status of a dedicated bearer with the target device can be verified, and a message can be sent to the application server indicating the dedicated bearer status with the target device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119097 | APPARATUS FOR BOOSTING MIMO (MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT) SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for boosting an MIMO (multi-input multi-out-put) signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes determining an initial transmit power value of the signal booster and applying an initial transmit power increment/decrement value to a sum of the initial transmit power value and the initial transmit power increment/decrement value in each preset time interval during an initial power control period. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119098 | Power Control Method to Mitigate Interference for In-Device Coexistence - A power control method to mitigate in-device coexistence (IDC) interference is provided. A wireless communication device (UE) is equipped with a first LTE radio module and a second co-located WiFi/BT/GSNN radio module. Upon detecting coexistence or IDC interference, the UE applies power control method to mitigate the interference. In a first embodiment, the LTE radio module adjusts its power parameters locally without informing the serving eNB. In a second embodiment, the LTE radio module adjusts its power parameters and implicit informs the eNB through existing PHR reporting. In a third embodiment, the LTE radio module changes its power or power class and explicitly informs the eNB through UE capability or new RRC message or MAC CE. Power control can be used as a low cost and lightweight solution before applying other heavyweight solutions that either require more resource or control overhead, or have higher impact on throughput. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119099 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A user equipment is provided for a telecommunications system comprising at least a first radio base station. The user equipment controls its transmission power to a first value for a first set of one or more signals sent over a physical channel between the user equipment and the first radio base station, and to a second value for a second set of one or more signals sent over the physical channel between the user equipment and the first radio base station. The first value and said second value are different. In alternative embodiments, the second set of signals are transmitted taking into account information from the serving cell and a neighbouring cell, while the first set of signals are transmitted taking into account information from the serving cell only. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119100 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME IN CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT - A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same in consideration of communication environment are provided. The mobile terminal includes a grip sensor unit for generating sensing signals corresponding to user grip, a control unit for identifying a grip pattern on the basis of sensing signals from the grip sensor unit, for extracting communication control information associated with the identified grip pattern, and for performing at least one of power control and antenna tuning control; and a communication means to which power control and antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119101 | Access Network Discovery and Selection Function Enhancement with Cell-Type Management Object - Concepts and technologies described herein relate to an enhancement to an access network discovery and selection function (“ANDSF”) with a cell-type management object (“MO”) within an ANDSF MO tree. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system including an ANDSF can generate a policy for network selection. The policy can include network selection criteria based upon a cell-type. The cell-type may be a small cell cell-type, a macro cell cell-type, or a multi-standard metro cell (“MSMC”) cell-type. The network selection criteria can be further based upon WI-FI availability. The system can send the policy to a mobile device. The mobile device can utilize the policy to select a network. In some embodiments, the network selection criteria includes network load information, local device information, user profile information, or some combination thereof. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119102 | COMMUNICATION MODULE - A communication module includes a circuit substrate having a first high-frequency processing section related to mobile phone communication, a second high-frequency processing section that processes reception signals related to satellite positioning systems, a system section having a baseband processing section and application processing section, and a power circuit section, a sealing member covering the electronic components mounted on the circuit substrate, a conductive shield layer formed on a surface of the sealing member, and a shield wall formed in the sealing member so as to demarcate a mounting area of the first high-frequency processing section and a mounting area of the second high-frequency processing section. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119103 | Priority Management for Multiple Concurrently Active Technologies - Methods, systems and devices for prioritizing communication technologies to allocate resources in a mobile device. The mobile device may employ a dual subscription, dual active (DSDA) configuration in which two subscriptions may be associated with concurrently active communications, such as voice or data calls. The mobile device may identify current states that indicate the type of communications associated with the subscriptions. In an embodiment, an applications processor within the mobile device may perform the state identifications. The mobile device may determine priorities of the concurrently active subscriptions based on the identified states. In an embodiment, the priorities may be determined by a modem processor within the mobile device. When the priorities are determined to be the same, the mobile device may perform a tiebreaker algorithm to further identify priorities. Based on the determined priorities, the mobile device may allocate resources to favor the subscription with the higher priority. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119104 | CIRCUIT MODULE - A circuit module includes: an RFIC that has a transceiver circuit for processing high-frequency signals related to mobile phone communication and a reception circuit for processing reception signals related to GPS, which is a satellite positioning system; GPS front end components; and mobile phone front end components. The mobile phone front end components are mounted on one main surface of a circuit substrate, and at least one of the GPS front end components (a second band-pass filter) is embedded in the circuit substrate. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119105 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POWERING OF WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE ACTIVATION - The present invention provides a control unit configured for being associated with a wireless mobile device and for controlling the powering of the wireless mobile device for minimizing energy usage. The wireless mobile device includes at least a processing unit and a wireless communication module. The control unit comprising: a battery; a clock function unit for measuring time cycle, programmed to send indication at the end of each cycle, a movement sensor programmed to send movement of said wireless mobile device and an electronic switch is configured for powering the wireless mobile device by connecting it to the battery, clock function unit and movement sensor, said switch is activated by the clock function unit when receiving an indication at the end of each cycle or by the movement sensor when receiving an indication of movement. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119106 | EYEGLASS-ATTACHED VIDEO DISPLAY BASED ON WIRELESS TRANSMISSION FROM A CELL PHONE - A headset for use with a mobile phone incorporates a microphone, an earphone, and a video display adapted to be supported in the user's field of view. The headset is adapted for use with a cellular phone transported by the user out of the view of the user. A wireless communication link transmits the signal currently being shown on the screen of the cellular phone to the screen of the headset-attached display so that the user can visualize the current display without viewing the cellular phone. The wireless communication may be bidirectional, allowing command signals generated at the headset either by depressing contacts on the headset or by voice command signals issued by the operator which are decoded into operational commands either at the headset or the cellular phone. The display may be supported by the user's eyeglasses or physically attached to the headset. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119107 | DOHERTY AMPLIFIER STRUCTURE - An integrated Doherty amplifier structure comprising;
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20150119108 | MOBILE DEVICE MODE OF OPERATION FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED USERS - A mobile device operates in a standard mode of operation, or operates in a visually impaired (VI) mode of operation designed for visually impaired users and in which a display screen of the mobile device is turned off by default. The display screen may thus remain turned off in the VI mode even when conditions under which the display screen is turned on in the standard mode are satisfied. The display screen may further remain turned off in the VI mode even when conditions under which a touch-screen input interface of the mobile device is turned on in either of the standard and VI modes. The mobile device may be configured to automatically transition from the VI mode to the standard mode in response to detecting a gaze directed towards the display screen. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119109 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a piezoelectric element; and a sound generating unit that is vibrated by the piezoelectric element and generates a vibration sound transmitted by vibrating part of a human body. The electronic device notifies a user of a specific position in the sound generating unit. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119110 | Terminal Communications Display Method and Terminal - A communication display method and a terminal are disclosed, and the method includes: when detecting that a terminal user is communicating with a contact, a central processor module retrieving communication statistics information of the terminal user with the contact in a program storage module and sending it to a user interface management module; the user interface management module displaying the communications statistics information after receiving it; after the communication between the terminal user and the contact ends, the central processor module updating and storing the communications statistics information in the program storage module. The abovementioned technical solution makes it convenient for the user to accurately learn the communications statistics information with the contact, which is favorable for the user making judgment and action on the current communication. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119111 | MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is a mobile terminal capable of allowing a heat generating component such as a CPU to make best use of its capabilities. The sheet-shaped heat pipe, according to the present invention, is provided either between the rear surface of the touch panel, and motherboard, or between the one and the battery pack. In this case, since the sheet-shaped heat pipe is arranged opposite to the rear surface of the touch panel which is a part of the chassis of the mobile terminal a favorable heat diffusion from the heat generating components such as the CPU to a large area on the chassis can be achieved through these sheet-shaped heat pipe, thus allowing the heat generating component such as the CPU to make best use of its capabilities. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119112 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a body including a flexible portion, a display unit provided to the body, a sensing unit provided to the body and generating an electric signal in response to bending of the body, and a controller recognizing the electric signal and controlling the display unit according to the electric signal generated by the bending of the body. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119113 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING USE OF A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A graphical user interface to provision business environments on mobile devices presents a navigation panel that displays a virtual phone template menu item and a policy setting menu item. Upon selection of the virtual phone template menu item, a template user interface is presented that enables an administrator to customize virtual phone image templates for users to be delivered to mobile devices that are configured to run the virtual phone image templates as virtual machines on the mobile devices in order to provide a business environment. Upon selection of the policy setting menu item, a policy user interface is presented that enables the administrator to set security policies, wherein each of the security policies specifies a time interval within which a mobile device running a virtual machine corresponding to one of the virtual phone image templates should communicate with an enterprise server to comply with the security policy. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119114 | MAGNETIC SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES - A cover is described that is magnetically attached to a tablet device. The cover includes at least as flap. In the described embodiment, the flap includes a plurality of segments where the first segment includes a first plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a first edge of the flap and where a second segment includes a second plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a second edge of the flap opposite the first edge. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119115 | MULTIBAND RF DEVICE - A device or system for transmission and reception for voice or data communication applications. The device or system is capable of duplex operation and adapted to operate in an environment using a plurality of frequency bands. The present disclosure also relates to a communication means including a transmitter and receiver arrangement and to antennas. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119116 | BATTERY, AND METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PROTECTION - A battery for electronic equipment includes: a rechargeable power supply; and a battery chip, wherein: the rechargeable power supply is configured to supply power to the electronic equipment; and the battery chip is configured to detect whether the rechargeable power supply has started to supply power to the electronic equipment and, if a detection result is that the rechargeable power supply has started to supply power to the electronic equipment, transmit a customized signal to the electronic equipment through a predetermined transmitting pin. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119117 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a device body, a cover that is attached to the device body so as to face the device body, a contact portion that is formed with a side of the cover and is arranged at one end side in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to a direction in which the cover faces the device body, and a suppression portion that is formed with one end side in the orthogonal direction of the device body, suppresses release of the cover by contacting the contact portion when the cover is moved in a separation direction in which the one end side of the cover becomes separated from the device body, and allows release of the cover when the cover is rotated with the one end side as a supporting point so that the other end side in the orthogonal direction becomes separated from the device body. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119118 | MOLDED SHOCK RESISTANT CASE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mounting system for an electronic device includes an outer section having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface adapted to face the electronic device when the electronic device is mounted in the mounting system. The mounting system also includes a perimeter suspension section coupled to the outer section and adapted to secure the electronic device to the mounting system, the perimeter suspension section including a spring portion provided around a periphery of the perimeter suspension section, the spring portion being adapted to isolate the electronic device from a shock force that may be applied to the mounting system. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119119 | Retaining arrangement for a mobile communication device - A retaining arrangement for a mobile communication device has an accommodating means which accommodates a mobile communication device. The retaining arrangement includes a retaining setting in which the mobile communication device is retained in the accommodating means, and a release setting which allows the mobile communication device to be inserted into the accommodating means. The retaining arrangement is characterized by a locking means which can be moved into a locking setting and into an unlocking setting, wherein the accommodating means can be moved out of the release setting into the retaining setting only when the locking means is in the unlocking setting. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119120 | VECTOR-BASED GAMING CONTENT MANAGEMENT - A method/apparatus/system for generation of a cross-dimensional gaming network is described herein. The gaming network contains a plurality of gaming objects each made of an aggregation of gaming content. The gaming objects of the gaming network are interconnected based on one or several skill levels embodied in the gaming content of the gaming objects. These skill levels can be based on the subject matter of the gaming content and/or can be independent of the subject matter of the gaming content. A new gaming object can be placed within the gaming network based on the skill level of the gaming object. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119121 | GAME SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD USED THEREIN, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The game system provides a game in which, by a player operating a touch panel when an object reaches a first determination line, the object can be hit back to a second determination line. The game machine includes a detection unit that detects tilting of the game machine. In a case that the detection unit detects tilting of the game machine when the player operates the touch panel, in a partial section of a moving path, the object moves at a moving speed that is set according to the tilting, and, in a remaining section, the object moves at a moving speed that is set so that the object moves from the first determination line to the second determination line in a setting time. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119122 | Method and System for Improving Bodily Dexterity - According to an embodiment of the invention, a system for improving bodily dexterity is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of wearable sensor units and a processing unit. The plurality of wearable sensor units, in each of its sensor unit includes a sensor adapted to sensing a user action, a generating module adapted to generating an action signal that includes information about the user action performed on at least one of the plurality of sensor units, and a sensor transmitter adapted to transmitting the action signal. The processing unit includes a processing unit receiver adapted to receiving the action signal, an interpretation module adapted to interpreting the action signal in accordance with a set of pre-assigned criteria, and an output signal generator adapted to generating an output signal based on the interpreted action signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119124 | Contract the game of the century - A game supervised by a chief contractor with a programmable remote (FIG. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119125 | Network-Enabled Method and System for a Multi-Player Game with Player Turn-Dependent Award Structure - A computer-enabled method is provided for a network-based multi-player lottery game wherein a plurality of players access a website via a network enabled device and join a multi-player lottery game hosted over the network by a game provider. The players are assigned individual virtual game plays, wherein at least two of the game plays are winning game plays with different award values. A play order is assigned to the plurality of players, wherein the players take turns revealing an aspect of their respective game play according to the assigned play order. Upon a first one of the players revealing a winning game outcome of their game play during one of their respective turns, ceasing further play of the multi-player game and awarding to the first winning player the prize award assigned to their game play and all prize awards of all remaining winning game plays assigned to the other players. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119126 | Network-Enabled Method and System for a Multi-Player Game with Transfer of Partially Revealed Games to a First Winning Player - A computer-enabled method is provided for a network-based multi-player lottery game. A plurality of players access a website via a network enabled device and join a multi-player game hosted by a game provider. The players are assigned individual virtual game plays, wherein at least two of the game plays are winning game plays with different award values. A play order is assigned to the plurality of players, wherein the players take turns revealing an aspect of their respective game play according to the assigned play order. Upon a first one of the players revealing a winning game outcome of their game play during one of their respective turns, ceasing further play of the multi-player game and awarding to the first winning player the prize award assigned to their game play, and transferring to the first winning player all remaining partially revealed game plays for completion by the first winning player. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119127 | COINCIDENT GAMBLING HYBRID GAMING SYSTEM - Systems for providing a coincident gambling hybrid game having coincident gambling and game events is disclosed. The systems involve receive an input from a player. An action event in the game is then determined from the input. A gambling event that is associated with the action event is then determined. Any wagers on the gambling event are also. The results of the gambling event are then determined and the wagers are resolved. A random outcome used to determine a result of the gambling event is then used to change variables in a set of game variables and are applied in the game. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119128 | VIDEO BINGO GAME AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method of operating a video gaming system having program instructions, the programming instructions comprising: providing each player with at least one individual flashboard having suit and value indicia and a game ending pattern outlined thereon; providing a plurality of bingo balls; randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls; displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls; marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashcard; selecting a second group of bingo balls, wherein a total number of bingo balls in the first group and the second group is equal to a least amount of balls needed to completely fill the game ending pattern; displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the second group of bingo balls; and determining any winning flashboard. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119129 | GAMING MACHINE WITH MULTI-INSTANCE TRIGGER FEATURE - In one example, a machine includes: a display configured to display symbols in a game; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing program instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause a set of functions to be performed, the set of functions including: selecting a first symbol set from a global symbol group, wherein the first symbol set includes at least two symbols; displaying on the display the selected first symbol set; making a determination that a second symbol set, which is a proper sub-set of the selected first symbol set, satisfies a trigger condition; responsive to making the determination, for each symbol in the second symbol set, selecting a corresponding replacement symbol from the global symbol group, such that a third symbol set consisting of the replacement symbols satisfies the trigger condition; and displaying on the display the third symbol set. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119130 | VARIABLE AUDIO PARAMETER SETTING - Various embodiments relating to adjusting a variable audio parameter of a game are provided. In one embodiment, based on a user ability level, a variable audio parameter of the game is adjusted to an adjusted audio parameter that either increases the difficulty level of the game or decreases the difficulty level of the game. The adjusted audio parameter is utilized to provide audio content of the game to a user via an electronic gaming machine. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119131 | SECOND PLAYER ELECTRONIC WAGERING SYSTEM - A wagering apparatus for enabling play of that game has a processor and an underlying electronic gaming apparatus of:
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20150119132 | IMAGE INTERACTION - In one described example, at a computing device, a selection corresponding to at least one pixel in an image by a user is received. The image is displayed on a display device accessible to the user. The selection is performed using an input device accessible to the user. At the computing device, it is then determined if the selection corresponds to at least one predetermined pixel in the image. Responsive to a determination that the selection corresponds to said at least one predetermined pixel, a reward item is assigned to the user. Responsive to a determination that the at least one pixel does not correspond to said at least one predetermined pixel, the reward item is not assigned to the user. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119133 | SECURITY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC GAME VIRTUAL REFILL CARTRIDGE - A method, system and program product for controlling the operation and configuration of an electronic game terminal for the play of licensed electronic games. A passcode is generated for activating plays on the electronic game terminal. An operator is enabled to enter the passcode into a control component for the electronic game terminal. A maximum number of electronic games that can be played before the electronic game terminal is deactivated is set when the passcode is entered. The number of games remaining following each play of the electronic game is determined dynamically. A request is received from the operator to refill the game plays on the electronic game terminal. A new passcode is then generated wherein the new passcode can enable or disable at least one feature of the electronic game. The new passcode is provided to the operator to enter in order to enable additional plays on the electronic game terminal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119134 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WAGERING GAME CONTENT - A system for managing wagering game content is described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wagering game machine management server. The wagering game server can include a content controller configured to receive wagering game content and load the wagering game content onto a wagering game machine over the network. The wagering game server can also include a compatibility controller configured to determine whether the wagering game content is compatible with the wagering game machine. Additionally, the wagering game server can include a license controller configured to receive licensing information and to use the licensing information to activate the wagering game content. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119135 | Game Device - A game device includes: a first requirement achievement determining unit operative to determine whether or not a requirement of gameplay predefined in a game is achieved based on a progress status of the game; a second requirement achievement determining unit operative to determine whether or not a result of determination by the first requirement achievement determining unit meets a predetermined condition; a display processing unit operative to display information related to the requirement of gameplay determined by the first requirement achievement determining unit as being achieved, and information related to the predetermined condition determined by the second requirement achievement determining unit as being met, where the first requirement achievement determining unit is implemented by game software and the second requirement achievement determining unit is implemented by system software. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119136 | Method and System For A Headset With Parental Control - A gaming headset receives a plurality of audio channels during play of a particular game, determines an identity and/or an age of a gamer that is wearing the gaming headset, and configures operation of the gaming headset based on the determined identity and/or age of the gamer. The gaming headset logs into the particular game using credentials associated with the determined identity and/or age, and selects settings based on the determined identity and/or age of the gamer that is wearing the gaming headset. One or more sensors communicatively coupled to the gaming headset may be activated and information received from the sensors is utilized to determine the identity and/or the age of the gamer that is wearing the gaming headset. The sensors determine, for example, the head size, ear size, voice characteristics and/or biometric information for the gamer that is wearing the gaming headset. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119137 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING ON-LINE TOURNAMENTS - Players are allowed to play in on-line tournaments at dates and times of their own choosing, within established tournament boundaries, for a predetermined length of time. More generally, players each compete for a fixed period of time, t | 2015-04-30 |
20150119138 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODED INFORMATION PROCESSING - Methods and system for encoded information processing are described. In one embodiment, an encoded pattern may be optically detected from source media. Gaming data and associated synchronization data may be decoded from the encoded pattern. The gaming data may be synchronized for use during gaming based on the synchronization data. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119139 | SELECTIVE CACHING OF INTERACTIVE OBJECTS - The present disclosure may take the form of a method for enhancing performance of interactive content. The method includes analyzing by a processing element a user actuated object of the interactive content, predicting action of the user actuated object in a proceeding frame of the interactive content, using the predicted action, determining by the processing element if the user actuated object can be cached for the proceeding frame, if the user actuated object can be cached, saving the user actuated object as a bitmap object and display the bitmap object in the proceeding frame and if the user actuated object cannot be cached, rendering a vector graphic of the user actuated object in the proceeding frame. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119140 | SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE OF VIRTUAL SPACE - A computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a grouping module configured to group the plurality of objects into a plurality of groups; a reference point determination module configured to determine a reference point and a group fixation point in the virtual space for each of the plurality of groups; a viewpoint control module configured to control positions of the viewpoint and the fixation point in the virtual space; and a display control module configured to display, on the display device, the view of the virtual space as viewed from the viewpoint toward the fixation point. While events are generated in the particular group among the plurality of groups, the viewpoint control module according to an embodiment of the present invention fixes the viewpoint at the reference point of the particular group and the fixation point at a group fixation point of the particular group. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119141 | GENERATION OF AN INSTANT VIRTUAL REENACTMENT OF AN OCCURRING EVENT - A method for generating an instant virtual reenactment of an occurring event and an electronic device for generating an instant virtual reenactment of an occurring event comprising a processing unit, a thereto connected storage unit, at least one remote control, and a network communication device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119142 | GAMECASTING TECHNIQUES - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for broadcasting composited game content. The technique includes executing an application program to generate a first video frame of game content, and causing the first video frame to be displayed on a primary display device. The technique further includes compositing at least one graphical user interface (GUI) element with the first video frame to generate a composited frame. The technique further includes causing the composited frame to be displayed on an external display device by transmitting the composited frame to the external display device via a local display interface | 2015-04-30 |
20150119143 | NETWORK GAME SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING EVENT IN NETWORK GAME - A network game system includes a server apparatus and a plurality of video game apparatuses connected to the server apparatus. A party includes player characters of a plurality of players. When the party battles with an opponent character, the server apparatus simultaneously transmits movie playback information to each video game apparatus for starting playback of a movie. Each of the players can skip the movie at a desired timing. A screen is displayed on each video game apparatus that has skipped the movie until the battle starts. When information is received from each video game apparatus that indicates playback of the movie has ended, the server apparatus simultaneously transmits battle start information to each video game apparatus. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119144 | GAME APPARATUS, WIRELESS MODULE AND GAME SYSTEM - A master wireless module transmits a beacon signal to a client wireless module in the same cycle as a game processing cycle. Each of the master wireless module and the client wireless module outputs an interrupt signal when a transmission time of the beacon signal arrives. A game processing section of each of the master wireless module and the client wireless module adjusts a V counter based on the interrupt signal. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily synchronize, when a multiplayer gameplay is performed using a plurality of game apparatuses capable of performing wireless communication with each other, times at which the plurality of game apparatuses execute predetermined processes. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119145 | DIRECTIONAL GAME CONTROLLER - The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150119146 | GAME CONTROLLER AND GAME SYSTEM - A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in accordance with a direction input operation performed by a player or a motion of a second control unit body included in the second control unit. Further, one of the first control unit and the second control unit includes a transmission section for transmitting the first operation data and the second operation data to a computer at a predetermined timing. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119147 | TIME LIMITED, APPLICATION SPANNING AND POST-APPLICATION RELEASE ACHIEVEMENTS - A cloud-based achievement and reward recognition portal exposes services that enable developers of games and other applications to author rules that govern the logging of player statistics that reflect a player's interactions and behaviors during gameplay. The logged player statistics are stored in a data repository and monitored by a service. The portal enables achievements to be authored that specify thresholds or other criteria for earning an achievement and obtaining an associated reward. When the monitoring of the player statistics indicates that a threshold has been crossed, a service will award the achievement to the player. A reward associated with the earned achievement can be provided to the player or unlocked within the game context. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119148 | IDENTIFY PLUG-IN OF EMU CLASS INTERNET GAME - An Emulator (EMU) configures a monitoring condition relevant with critical data of a game role, when the monitoring condition is met, the EMU transmits the critical data of the game role to a server; the server analyzes the critical data of the game role; when determining that the critical data of the game role is unusual, the server determines that the game role has used a plug-in. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GATHERING TIME-VARYING METRICS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution which can be used to detect and analyze instances of micro stutter within a given game, GPU and/or driver version. Embodiments of the present invention may be operable to divide an application session into a set of sub-sessions and perform multiple derivative calculations on time-varying application parameters (e.g., frame rates) measured during each sub-session. Embodiments of the present invention may also be operable to generate separate histograms for each derivative calculation performed. As such, based on calculations performed, embodiments of the present invention may synchronously increment histogram bins representing a corresponding range of performance in real-time. Upon the completion of the application session, sub-session histograms may be compressed and then saved into a log which can be fetched and uploaded to a host computer system for aggregation and storage into a database for server-side optimization analysis. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DATA OF NETWORK INTERACTION PROTOCOL - Methods and apparatus for recording data of a network interaction protocol are provided. In an exemplary method, protocol data sent from a server are received and then recorded, when the protocol data are recordable protocol data. The recorded protocol data are encoded into a video file. The video file is sent to the server and stored on the server. A video player can be used to play the video file. The apparatus can include a receiving and sending module, a recording module, and/or an encoding module. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119151 | TWO-PART OR INTEGRAL FLEXIBLE COUPLING FOR HIGH TORQUE - Two-part or integral flexible coupling for high transmission torque composed of a flexible element constructed with belts that are moved by traction and equalized at bearing points covered with elastomeric sheathing that provides the assembly with flexibility and small diameters. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119152 | ROLLING BOOT WITH TRANSITION REGION - A rolling boot comprises a first fastening region for fastening the boot to a joint casing, a second fastening region for fastening the boot to a shaft, and a fold region between the first and the second fastening region with a first fold near to the first fastening region and a second fold near to the second fastening region. The boot further comprises, between the first fastening region and the first fold, a first transition region comprising a first flange neighbouring the first fastening region with a bottom. A ratio between a first minimal diameter D | 2015-04-30 |
20150119153 | Propshaft Assembly With Damper - A propshaft assembly that includes a tubular member, first and second end connections coupled to opposite ends of the tubular member and a damper that is received in the tubular member and positioned between the first and second end connections. The tubular member has a wall member that defines an interior circumferential surface. The damper has a first damping device, a second damping device and a third damping device. The first damping device has a first core and a first damping member that is fixed to the first core. The first damping member extends helically about the first core and engages the interior circumferential surface. The second damping device is formed of foam and is positioned in the tubular member between the first and third damping devices. The second damping device engages the interior circumferential surface. The third damping device has a second core and a second damping member that is fixed to the second core. The second damping member extends helically about the second core and engages the interior circumferential surface. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119154 | PROPELLER SHAFT - A propeller shaft for a vehicle includes a shaft having locking protrusions on an outer circumference, a tube having locking grooves on an inner circumference into which the shaft is inserted, the locking grooves engaging with the locking protrusions to form the spline coupling, a dynamic damper inside the tube to correspond to an end of the shaft and absorbing vibrations transmitted from a driving system, and a rubber stopper interposed between an outer circumference of the dynamic damper and the inner circumference of the tube to support the dynamic damper and correspond to the end of the shaft to limit sliding of the tube at normal times. The rubber stopper is broken by a pushing operation of the tube when an impact load greater than a collapse load of the rubber stopper acts on the rubber stopper, thereby permitting the sliding of the tube. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119155 | INFLATABLE SURFING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A water or other amusement attraction that includes an inflatable portion or material. A cavity of the attraction is located underneath an upper surface, the upper surface configured to support a flow of water and at least one rider thereon. A volume of water is configured to be disposed within the cavity, the upper surface floating upon the volume of water while connected to at least one side wall, floor, and/or nozzle structure. A pump and nozzle assembly, positioned outside of the cavity, communicates with the water within the cavity for flowing a portion of the water over the upper surface. A drainage portion, adjacent to the upper surface, drains the flowing water back into the cavity for recirculation. Support components, such as a plurality of beams or an inflatable grid structure help maintain stability for the attraction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119156 | INTERCHANGEABLE BOWLING APPARATUS - An interchangeable finger insert apparatus for a bowling ball includes a cylindrical outer body configured to be disposed in a bowling ball hole. The outer body defines an internal bore open to a first end of the outer body and a number of protrusions extending from an inner surface of the bore. The finger insert apparatus also includes a cylindrical inner slug sized to be inserted into the bore of the outer body. The inner slug defines a plurality of helical grooves corresponding to the protrusions of the outer body. At least one of the protrusions is uniquely sized relative to other protrusions and corresponds to only one of the helical grooves such that the slug may be rotatably inserted to a single set position. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119157 | SPORTS SIMULATOR AND SIMULATION METHOD - A sports simulator calculates spin of a sports object using image analysis. A velocity vector is also calculated. These are combined to produce a predicted future trajectory of the sports object. In one embodiment, the sports object is a golf ball and the sports simulator simulates golf. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119158 | MOTION ANALYZING APPARATUS AND MOTION ANALYZING PROGRAM - A motion analyzing apparatus includes a first calculation unit that calculates a position of a first line segment representing a direction in which a rod-like part of a sporting tool extends in a stationary state, a second calculation unit that calculates the position of the first line segment at hitting, and a third calculation unit that specifies a virtual plane formed by the first line segment in the stationary state and a second line segment representing a ball hitting direction, wherein a relation between the virtual plane and the first line segment at the hitting is compared. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119159 | MOTION ANALYZING APPARATUS, MOTION ANALYZING METHOD, AND MOTION ANALYZING PROGRAM - When a sporting tool or a subject changes from a first state (e.g., address state) to a second state (during swing), a detection part detects, within a plane orthogonal to a first direction (y-axis) in which a shaft part of the sporting tool extends, a rotation angle θxn or θzn at which the sporting tool or the subject changes around an axis in a second direction or a third direction orthogonal to each other (x-axis or z-axis) using output of an inertial sensor. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119160 | Adjustable Putter Head Alignment Aid - A golf club head with a body and an adjustable alignment aid housed on a top surface of the body is provided. The adjustable alignment aid is pivotable relative to the top surface, either two-dimensionally or about an axis of rotation transverse to the top surface. The adjustable alignment aid may be coupled to the remainder of the golf club head through a resistive connection and may be shifted to assist a golfer in squaring the face of the golf club face to a perceived eye line and resulting in the golfer being able to better square the golf club head with the eye line at a point of contact. The golf club head may be a putter head. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119161 | FOX SHARPSHOOTER PUTTER GRIP - The Fox Sharpshooter putter grip is a putter grip that has two unique features. First it contains a chart to help the golfer to determine the how hard to strike the golf ball when putting. Second it features a cap containing a bubble level to help the golfer to hold the putter shaft vertically, which will give the golfer a consistent vertical line with which to compare to the slope of the green. This will help the golfer to determine which direction the ball will roll (the break.) When the chart and the bubble level are used together, they help the golfer to “read” a putt with great accuracy. The Fox Sharpshooter putter grip conforms to USGA rules when the cap with the bubble level is removed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119162 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes a shaft; a head mounted to the tip end of the shaft; a grip mounted to the butt end of the shaft; a first vibration damping member arranged on the head side of the shaft; and a second vibration damping member arranged on the grip side of the shaft. The first range of the shaft in which the first vibration damping member is arranged includes a position of the shaft corresponding to the top end of the hosel of the head and has a length of 25 to 250 mm in the longitudinal direction of the shaft. The second range of the shaft in which the second vibration damping member is arranged includes a position of the shaft corresponding to the tip end of the grip and has a length of 150 to 250 mm in the longitudinal direction of the shaft. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119163 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH DEPRESSION - A golf club head comprising a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head; a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head, wherein said sole is substantially convex in shape; a skirt extending between the crown and the sole; a face defining a ball-striking surface and intersecting said sole at a leading edge; an interior cavity defined by said crown, sole, skirt, and face; a coordinate system with an x-axis located horizontal to said face, a y-axis located vertical to said face, and a z-axis located through said face, said z-axis and said x-axis parallel to a ground plane when said golf club head is held at address on said ground plane; a depression formed in said sole, wherein said depression is substantially concave and protrudes inwards towards said interior cavity of said golf club head. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119164 | CO-FORGED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119165 | POLYMERIC GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH METALLIC FACE - A golf club head includes a club face and a body. The club face is formed from a metallic material and includes a first, hitting surface, a second, rear surface that is opposite the first surface, and a flange that is separated from the second surface by a transverse distance. The body is formed from a polymeric material and includes a crown, a sole, a hosel, and a face support. The club face and the body cooperate to define a closed volume, and the face support extends to opposing sides of the flange and is operative to couple the club face to the body. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119166 | VARIABLE THICKNESS GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A portion of a golf club head comprising an external surface, an internal surface opposite said external surface, said internal surface adjacent an interior of said golf club head, wherein said external surface and said internal surface combine to create a plurality of thin regions and a plurality of thick regions, wherein said internal surface is created via a stamped forging process and wherein said external surface is created via a machining process, wherein said stamped forging process comprises placing said crown between a top punch and a bottom cavity, said top punch having a plurality of protrusions and said bottom cavity having a plurality of depressions, and compressing said top punch towards said bottom cavity to alter a shape of said crown, and wherein said machining process comprises machining off excess material from said external surface of said crown. The portion of the golf club head could be made out of a cold formable alpha-beta titanium alloy such as ATI-425® titanium to further improve performance. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119167 | GOLF BALL RESIN COMPOSITION AND GOLF BALL USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball wherein at least one constituting member therefore is formed from a golf ball resin composition containing: (A) a polyamide resin and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of (b-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (b-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, wherein the content of (A) component with respect to 100 mass % of a total of (A) component and (B) component is 15 mass % to 80 mass %, a slab hardness of the golf ball resin composition is 65 or more and 80 or less in Shore D hardness, and a value (X/A) obtained by dividing a flexural modulus X (MPa) by the content of (A) component (A: 15 mass % to 80 mass %) is 12.5 or more. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119168 | GOLF BALL RESIN COMPOSITION AND GOLF BALL USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots and a golf ball resin composition. The present invention provides a golf ball wherein at least one constituting member therefore is formed from a golf ball resin composition containing: (A) a polyamide resin, (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of (b-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (b-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (C) an organically modified layered silicate, wherein a mass ratio ((A)/(B)) of (A) component to (B) component ranges from 15/85 to 80/20. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119169 | GOLF BALL COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are multilayer golf balls having a layer with a higher hardness and a lower flexural modulus than another layer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119170 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball includes a spherical core and a cover. The core includes an inner core, a mid core, and an outer core. A hardness H(C) is equal to or greater than a hardness H(B). A hardness H(E) is equal to or greater than a hardness H(D). An angle α is calculated by (Formula 1) from a thickness Y (mm) of the mid core, the hardness H(C), and the hardness H(D). An angle β is calculated by (Formula 2) from a thickness Z (mm) of the outer core, the hardness H(E), and the hardness H(F). Each of the angle α and a difference (α−β) between the angles α and β is equal to or greater than 0°. The golf ball has excellent flight performance upon a shot with a driver. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119171 | GOLF BALL DIMPLES DEFINED BY SUPERPOSED CURVES - The present invention is a golf ball which comprises dimples having a cross section defined by the superposition of two or more continuous and differentiable functions, and particularly the superposition of a catenary curve and a Witch of Agnesi curve. Additionally, the dimples preferably have a circular boundary and maintain an axis coincident with the center of the circular boundary. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119172 | ROPE BAT - Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a baseball or softball (referred to hereinafter collectively and independently as “baseball”) hitting aid. The baseball hitting aid may be configured to teach a baseball player the correct swing technique and to generate centrifugal force to hit a baseball off a tee. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119173 | LACROSSE HEAD BALL STOP PAD - Disclosed is a ball stop pad for use in a lacrosse head having improved ball retention characteristics, and which is impervious to repeated impacts and exposure to the elements, in a construction that complies with the rule-setting authorities' dimensional requirements. The ball stop pad is comprised of a fabric sleeve shaped for fitting within the ball stop region of a lacrosse stick head, and has a dry viscoelastic polymer on the interior of the sleeve that serves to absorb and dissipate the impact of a lacrosse ball as it first hits and then moves within and against the ball stop pad during play. The top surface of the ball stop pad is provided a series of tightly packed, circular, raised dimples that provide multiple points of contact with a ball as it impacts the ball stop, and thus constantly cushions the ball regardless of ball movement within the head of the lacrosse stick. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119174 | Toy Arrow for Use with Toy Bow - A toy projectile that has a shaft with a head end and a tail end is described herein. A head is associated with the head end of the shaft. Fins are associated with the tail end of the shaft. Extending hooks extend outward from the sides of the head. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119175 | VARIABLE BELT TENSIONER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present disclosure describes a variable belt tensioner of an internal combustion engine for adjusting a belt tensioning. The tensioner includes in a series configuration an electric motor, a worm drive, a lever drive and a belt tensioner roller. The worm drive is driven by the electric motor and is mechanically connected to the lever drive for transmitting a rotation thereto. The lever drive is mechanically connected to the belt tensioner roller for transmitting a translation thereto, thus allowing the belt tensioner roller to adjust the belt tensioning. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119176 | TENSIONER - A tensioner comprising a base, a shaft connected to the base, an eccentric adjuster coaxially engaged with the shaft, an arm pivotally engaged with the shaft, a pulley journalled to the arm, a torsion spring engaged between the arm and the base, the arm comprising a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion disposed axially opposite from the first receiving portion, a first damping member disposed between the arm and the base, the first damping member frictionally engaged with the base and engaged with first receiving portion, a second damping member disposed between the arm and the eccentric adjuster having a member engaged with the second receiving portion, and a biasing member disposed between the first damping member and the arm for applying a normal force to the first damping member and to the second damping member. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119177 | HYBRID POWER TRAIN FOR VEHICLE - A hybrid power train for a vehicle may include a gear module having a plurality of shift stages of a synchromesh type on a first input shaft and an output shaft arranged in parallel, a second input shaft driven by a motor and disposed coaxially with the first input shaft, a clutch means for connecting or disconnecting the second input shaft and the first input shaft, and variable shift ratio providing means for transmitting the torque of the second input shaft to the output shaft through an external engaged-gear pair selectively in two different shift ratios. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119178 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an engine being a power source, a torque transmission device including four rotation shafts and a compound planetary gear set, the torque transmission device converting torque input from the engine, and outputting a converted torque, two supplemental power sources respectively connected to two rotation shafts among the four rotation shafts of the torque transmission device and supplying generated torque to the torque transmission device, two friction members selectively connecting two rotation shafts among the four rotation shafts of the torque transmission device to a transmission housing, an output device outputting torque transmitted from the torque transmission device, and a final reducing device decelerating torque transmitted from the output device and outputting the decelerated torque through a differential apparatus. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119179 | SPEED CHANGE DEVICE - A speed change device comprising an inner race having an outer surface, an outer race having an inner surface, and set of orbital rollers including inner rollers in rolling contact with the outer surface of the inner race and outer rollers in rolling contact with the inner surface of the outer race. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119180 | POWERTRAIN INCLUDING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR AND A FINAL DRIVE UNIT CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR - A powertrain can provide propulsive power to a vehicle and includes an electric motor/generator including a motor housing, and a final drive unit partially disposed in the motor housing. The final drive unit includes a gear case coupled to the motor housing. The final drive unit further includes a differential disposed in the gear case. The differential includes a differential housing. The final drive unit further includes a first final drive bearing disposed around the differential housing. The first final drive bearing is supported by the bearing support structure connected to the motor housing. The final drive unit further includes a second final drive bearing disposed around the differential housing. The second final drive bearing is supported by the gear case. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119181 | CLUTCH SYSTEM - A clutch system selectably connects a vehicle rear axle to a motor. The clutch system includes an intermediate shaft to fixably attach to a side gear of a differential for rotation therewith. A case of the differential is connected to the motor via a gear train. Another side gear of the differential is affixed to an output shaft, and the output shaft extends through a center of rotation of an armature of the motor to connect to a road wheel of a vehicle. A clutch is to selectably connect the intermediate shaft to another output shaft connected to another road wheel of the vehicle. An actuator is to actuate the clutch to an engaged state and thereby selectably connect the intermediate shaft to the other output shaft. The output shaft, the other output shaft, and the motor rotate independently when the clutch is not in the engaged state. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119182 | Dual Planetary System - An assembly of two independent transmission systems is provided, including a drive system and an output system. The systems are connected by a shaft which transfers a torque from the drive system to a side gear rotating around a fixed gear and forming by this rotating motion a torque on a support. Also, through the shaft, the rotating and orbital motion of the support may be transferred to the drive system thus conditioning the motion of both systems. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119183 | DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE - A double clutch transmission of a vehicle is disclosed. The double clutch transmission may selectively transmit power of a power source to two input shafts through two clutches and may output changed power through two output shafts after the power selectively transmitted to the two input shafts is changed. The two input shafts may respectively have a plurality of input gears fixed thereon, the two output shafts may respectively have a plurality of speed gears rotatable on the output shafts and a plurality of synchronizers operably connecting each speed gear to any one of the output shafts, and each input gear may be engaged with at least one speed gear. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119184 | Axles - An axle comprising: a housing including an interior surface defining a first cavity therein; a differential positioned within the first cavity of the housing; a first planetary gear system coupled to the differential and positioned within the first cavity of the housing. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119185 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission gearing arrangement has four simple planetary gear sets and five or six shift elements. One embodiment has three brakes and three clutches and produces nine forward speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of three of the shift elements. A second embodiment has two brakes and four clutches and produces nine forward speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of three of the shift elements. A third embodiment has two brakes and three clutches and produces seven forward speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of two of the shift elements. Each embodiment may optionally include a passive one way brake that simplifies the control of certain shifts. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119186 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission gearing arrangement has four simple planetary gear sets and five or six shift elements. A ring gear is fixedly held against rotation. A sun gear and a carrier are fixedly coupled to the input shaft. One embodiment has two brakes and three clutches and produces seven forward speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of two of the shift elements. Other embodiments have two brakes and four clutches and produce nine forward speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of two of the shift elements. Each embodiment may optionally include a passive one way brake that simplifies the control of certain shifts. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119187 | MULTI-SPEED GEARBOX - Multi-stage transmission comprising four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shift elements. Sun of first set is connected to eighth shaft connected to sun of second set and is connectable, via third clutch, to drive shaft. Drive shaft is connectable, via first clutch, to fourth shaft connected to carrier of first set and is couplable, via second brake, to housing. Drive shaft is connectable, via second clutch, to seventh shaft connected to carrier of fourth set and ring of third set, Sixth shaft is connected to ring of first set, carrier of second set and ring of fourth planetary gear set. Third shaft is connected to sun of third set and sun of fourth set and is couplable, via first brake, to housing. Fifth shaft is connected to ring of second set and is couplable, via third brake, to housing. Output shaft is connected to carrier of third set. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119188 | MULTI-SPEED GEARBOX - A four-stage multi-stage transmission in which the carrier ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150119189 | DYNAMIC MAPPING OF PEDAL POSITION TO WHEEL OUTPUT DEMAND IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle operates in an electric-drive-only mode and one or more modes using an internal combustion engine. A control pedal is movable to respective positions by a driver for indicating a desired vehicle motion. A controller selectably activates the engine according to instantaneous values of a variable wheel output demand and a variable pull-up threshold. The pedal position is converted to a respective instantaneous wheel output demand in response to an initial value from a mapping relationship that is modified in response to a difference between the initial value and the variable pull-up threshold. The pull-up threshold may preferably be dynamically determined according to a state of charge of a battery for powering the electric drive. The modification to the wheel output demand preferably reduces the slope of the mapping relationship near the pull-up threshold to reduce pedal position sensitivity in a region near the dynamically varying pull-up threshold. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119190 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A first shaft and a second shaft configured to connect the engine to the driving shaft and connectable/disconnectable to/from the engine, and a differential mechanism configured to connect the first shaft, the second shaft, and a rotating electrical machine to one another are provided, wherein, at the time of upshift to a gear shift stage of the second shaft from a state in which the engine is connected to the driving shaft through a gear shift stage of the first shaft, power transmission to the driving shaft through the second shaft is blocked, the second shaft is connected to the engine, power of the engine is transmitted to the second shaft by output control of the rotating electrical machine, the first shaft is disconnected from the engine, and the engine is connected to the driving shaft through the gear shift stage of the second shaft. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119191 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, a first planetary gear set having at least three rotation elements, a second planetary gear set having at least three rotation elements, a clutch selectively connecting two rotation elements among the at least three rotation elements of the second planetary gear set, a brake selectively connecting a rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the transmission housing, and an output gear connected to a second motor/generator and the a rotation element of the second planetary gear set. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119192 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DURING A FLYING ENGINE START USING A FLOW ACCUMULATOR - A system and method can control a transmission during a flying engine start. The method includes receiving a request for an internal combustion engine to be started while a vehicle is solely driven by an electric motor-generator. Further, the method determining a time lapse between a moment when a first clutch starts to be filled and a moment when a second clutch starts to be filled such that the first clutch and the second clutch reach first and second clutch pressure thresholds, respectively, at substantially the same time. The method includes transferring transmission fluid to the first clutch and transferring transmission fluid to the second clutch after the determined time lapse has passed since the first clutch started to be filled. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119193 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include a first shaft connected to an engine, a first hollow shaft disposed without rotational interference with the first shaft and provided with a first output gear, a second hollow shaft disposed without rotational interference with the first hollow shaft and provided with a second output gear, a second shaft disposed in parallel with the first shaft and operably connected to the first shaft and the first hollow shaft through a gear unit so as to selectively transmit torque of the first shaft to the first hollow shaft, a clutch selectively connecting the second shaft to the first hollow shaft, a first motor/generator operably connected to the second hollow shaft, and a second motor/generator operably connected to the second shaft. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119194 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include a first input device, a torque transmitting device, a second input device, an output device, and a final reduction device. The first input device may receive either or both of torques of an engine and a first motor/generator. The torque transmitting device may be disposed at a rear or downstream of the first input device and selectively receive torque from the first input device. The second input device may be disposed at a rear or downstream of the torque transmitting device, convert torque of a second motor/generator, and output the converted torque. The output device may receive torque from the torque transmitting device and/or the second input device and output the torque. The final reduction device may output the torque transmitted from the output device as driving torque. | 2015-04-30 |
20150119195 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine, an oil pump actuated by said engine for pressurizing operation oil, and a belt-type continuously variable transmission to which the operation oil pressurized by said oil pump is supplied, is provided. A transmission control is performed by controlling an operation oil pressure supplied to said continuously variable transmission, and an automatic stop of said engine is performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A transmission ratio of said continuously variable transmission is detected, and a continuable time period of the automatic stop of said engine is set according to the detected transmission ratio upon automatically stopping said engine. The automatic stop of said engine is controlled to end when a continuation time period of the automatic stop of said engine reaches the continuable time period. Good vehicle start performance can be obtained when restarting the engine after the automatic stop, regardless of the brake operation manner and the like upon stopping the vehicle. | 2015-04-30 |