| 18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20110102177 | Diver Monitoring and Communication System - The present invention relates to a system, method and software for monitoring a diver comprising: a topside monitoring system | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102178 | INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND ITS SENSORS - An intrusion detection system, that comprises a multi sensors array deployable along a physical barrier means and linkable to it in a manner that enables sensing various phenomena (one or more), typically take place when an attempted intrusion act occurs through the physical barrier means, and generation of an indication when such a phenomenon is sensed, characterized by that, that at least in one of the sensors there is installed a processing component that belongs and is specifically allocated to the sensor and enables local analyzing of the sensed phenomena within said sensor. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102179 | ADJUSTABLE DUAL LOOP CABLE SECURITY DEVICE - Various embodiments of the invention may be directed to a security device comprising a housing, a rotatable assembly, a locking assembly, and a cable. The rotatable assembly may include a plurality of locking teeth, a spool, and an engagement portion configured to facilitate rotation the rotatable assembly. The locking assembly may include biasing elements configured to apply a biasing force so that the locking assembly and the rotatable assembly may be configured in a locked position. Further, the locking assembly may include magnetically attractive elements configured to counteract the biasing force when a specifically configured key is applied to the housing of the security device. The security device may further include a security element, an alarm, and other components. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102180 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TAG LOCATION - A first tag that is located in a communication coverage area among a plurality of tags is selected as a base tag in order to estimate tag location in an apparatus for estimating tag location that communicates with a plurality of tags. A second tag whose location is estimated among the plurality of tags is searched. First distance information of the second tag is estimated by performing a ranging procedure of the second tag. The second distance information estimated between the first tag and the second tag is received from the first tag, and the location information of the second tag is estimated by using the first distance information and the second distance information. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102181 | BED EXIT LIGHTING - A person-support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. The plurality of sensors are configured to determine a person's position relative to the frame. The controller is operatively coupled to the sensors. The controller determines whether an exit condition has been met. A light source is operatively coupled to the controller. The light source is activated by the controller when the controller determines that the exit condition has been met. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102182 | Alcohol concentration detecting device - An alcohol concentration detecting device for a vehicle includes an alcohol sensor to detect alcohol component contained in an expiration of an occupant of the vehicle, a gas sensor to detect gas components other than the alcohol component contained in the expiration, and a controller to calculate alcohol concentration based on detection value of the alcohol sensor. The controller corrects the calculated alcohol concentration based on detection value of the gas sensor. The alcohol sensor and the gas sensor are configured to further detect a state of air in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102183 | SPATIALLY RESOLVED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT INSIDE A SPATIAL DETECTION REGION - A device and a method enable a spatially resolved measurement of a temperature inside a spatially linear detection region. The device includes a measuring body having a first electric conductor, a second electric conductor, and an insulating material, which extends between the two electric conductors. The insulating material has a temperature-dependent specific electric resistance. The device further includes a measuring unit, which is connected to the first electric conductor and to the second electric conductor. The measuring unit has a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is equipped to apply a time-dependent electric input signal to the two electric conductors. The receiving unit is equipped to detect a time-dependent electric response signal of the measuring body to the input signal. Furthermore, an alarm system is described, which in addition to a central unit has at least one temperature measuring device of the type described above. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102184 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system. A radiation detector of a radiation detecting cassette detects a radiation that has passed through a patient, and an accumulated exposed radiation dose calculator calculates an accumulated exposed radiation dose by accumulating radiation image information detected by the radiation detector, at every image capturing. The calculated accumulated exposed radiation dose is transmitted, together with cassette ID information, to a console. In the console, a status determining unit compares the accumulated exposed radiation dose with an allowable accumulated exposed radiation dose for the radiation detecting cassette to determine the status of the radiation detecting cassette, and issues a warning based on the determined status. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102185 | POWER-DRIVEN WINDOW SHADE WITH AN ALARM DEVICE - A power-driven window shade mainly utilizes a controlling device connected to an alarm which includes a power storage respectively connected to a power device and a processing unit of the controlling device, and a detector connected to the power device. If a sudden interruption of electricity supply occurs while the window shade is still running, the detector would generate a warning signal reaction to any abnormal electrical variation and transmit it to the processing unit. Whereby, the processing unit helps a counter save its counting value via the electricity pre-stored in the power storage, and by following the previous saved counting value, the counter is able to continue its counting after resuming the electricity supply. Thus, the present invention preferably prevents from the conventional potential rolling error as well as inconvenient resetting due to an unexpected shutdown of electricity supply. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102186 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF DEFECTS OR CORRECTION OF DEFECTS IN MACHINES - The present invention relates to a method and device for the detection or correction of defects in machines, whereby a defect is optically and/or acoustically displayed at its point of origin and/or correction by means of at least one reporting device ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102187 | AUDIO DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZED LIGHT DISPLAY - Disclosed is a light display comprised of a light display unit containing 24 LEDs of various colors, a USB connector connecting the light display unit to a computer, and light display custom software that is loaded onto the computer. When the computer plays music audio such as a WAV file, MP3 file, or a CD disk, the light display custom software, installed on the computer, transforms the audio output into a four 8-bit byte record 40 times a second. The first byte is a header record, and the remaining 3 bytes contain 24 instruction bits. The instruction bits are calculated using a programmed spectrum analyzer that filter the sampled audio signal over a range of 20 Hz to 20K Hz. When the frequencies within a given band exceeds a threshold, the bit associated with that band is set to 1, otherwise the bit is set to 0. The light display unit contains a circuit board that turns the LED associated with the bit on if the bit is one, otherwise it is turned off. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRETCH OR COMPRESSION OF A DRILL STRING - A system and a method for determining stretch or compression of a drill string is disclosed. Sensors are positioned along the drill string for collecting data for determining the stretch or compression. The stretch or the compression of the drill string may be used to calculate depths at which measurements are obtained by tools associated with the drill string. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102189 | Method and System for Remotely Monitoring the Location of a Vehicle - A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor aspects of the vehicle's operations based on remote user input. The telemetry system can monitor a vehicle's location or a crossing of a geographical boundary by the vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102190 | FACILITATING POWER SUPPLY UNIT MANAGEMENT USING TELEMETRY DATA ANALYSIS - Some embodiments provide a system that analyzes telemetry data from a computer system. During operation, the system obtains the telemetry data as a set of telemetric signals from the computer system and validates the telemetric signals using a nonlinear, nonparametric regression technique. Next, the system assesses the integrity of a power supply unit (PSU) in the computer system by comparing the telemetric signals to one or more reference telemetric signals associated with the computer system. If the assessed integrity falls below a threshold, the system performs a remedial action for the computer system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102191 | Method and device for operating a night vision system for cars - Poor visibility at night is a tiring and dangerous situation in traffic, feared by many drivers. As a result of poor visibility, the frequency of accidents at night is significantly higher than during the day with good visibility conditions. Cars are thus prospectively fitted with night vision systems, in order to increase safety in traffic. A night vision system used for this purpose generally comprises an illumination unit for illuminating the environment surrounding the vehicle, an image recording unit for collecting environmental data, and an image processing unit for evaluating the environmental data. So that the operation of the night vision system can be adapted to different situations, it must be designed in a flexible manner. To this end, the individual components of the night vision system must be able to be operated in different combinations. In order to achieve this, the components of the night vision system can be individually controlled by means of at least one control signal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102192 | Method, Apparatus And Computer Program Product For Displaying Forecast Weather Products With Actual And Predicted Ownship - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for displaying forecast weather products in relation to a planned flight path of an air vehicle. The method, apparatus and computer program product may display a representation of future weather conditions along with the planned flight path of the air vehicle and a representation of the anticipated location of the air vehicle during the time period during which the future weather forecast is valid in order to provide context for the future weather information. Additionally, the method, apparatus and computer program product may display the weather information as well as information regarding the time period during which the weather information is valid in a graphical manner that is intuitive to the crew of the air vehicle so as not to distract or otherwise increase the workload upon the crew. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102193 | PERSONALIZED UPDATING OF DIGITAL NAVIGATION MAPS - A digital navigation map is updated by floating car data, wherein vehicles transmit their own position to a traffic control center, the traffic control center and/or at least one vehicle identifies a hazard situation, and an update for the digital navigation maps of the vehicles in the surroundings is initiated and performed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102194 | ROAD-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE - A road-vehicle communication system comprises roadside apparatuses, a center device, and a vehicle-mounted device mounted in a vehicle. The roadside apparatuses are each given identification information for identifying itself. The center device transmits to the vehicle the identification information about a first roadside apparatus installed on the road where the vehicle is traveling as first identification information via the first roadside apparatus and the identification information about a second roadside apparatus via which the vehicle is expected to travel to the destination as second identification information when the vehicle is traveling in the lane of the road where the first roadside apparatus is installed. The vehicle-mounted device stores the transmitted first identification information. If the secondarily transmitted second identification information includes the stored first identification information, the vehicle-mounted device reproduces content information transmitted together with the second identification information. The vehicle-mounted device judges whether or not the content information is for the lane where the vehicle is traveling and reproduces the content information if so. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102195 | INTERSECTION DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - When a vehicle attempts to enter a priority road from a non-priority road, a visibility determination processing section compares moving object information on the priority road obtained from a first infrastructure facility installed near a stop position with moving object information on the priority road detected by an autonomous sensor mounted on the vehicle, and determines that the visibility is poor if the former does not match the latter or determines that the visibility is good if the former matches the latter. Then, when the former does not match the latter, the driver is informed of intersection support information. When the former matches the latter, the driver is not informed since it is determined that the driver has already recognized the information by visual observation. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102196 | PARKING SUPPORT DEVICE - A parking support device capable of reliably supporting a parking driving operation by a driver, comprising an image acquisition portion for acquiring an image peripheral to a vehicle captured by a vehicle-mounted image pickup device; an image display portion for displaying the peripheral image; and an indicator output portion for superimposedly displaying an indicator, comprising a pair of left and right vehicle width extension lines extending rearwards of the vehicle, on the peripheral image in order to guide a driver during a parking operation by the driver. The parking support device supports parallel parking, comprising a first turning step, in which the vehicle is reversed while being turned and driven into a parking area, and a second turning step, in which the vehicle is aligned in a parallel direction while being turned in a direction opposite to that in the first turning step. The indicator output portion superimposedly displays, during the second turning step, only the vehicle width extension line that is on an outside of the turn. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102197 | AUTOMATED PARKING GUIDANCE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A signalling means ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102198 | AIRCRAFT CONTROL CABIN WITH AVIONICS DISPLAY DEVICE - This aircraft control cabin comprises an avionics display device with multiple fixed screens ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102199 | AIRCRAFT VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH DIRECT PAGE NAVIGATION - A visual display system is provided for an aircraft having a flight plan with a plurality of flight plan pages. The system includes a display unit configured to display at least one of the flight plan pages; an input device configured to receive an input from a user corresponding to a selected flight plan page from the plurality of flight plan pages; and a processor coupled to the monitor and the input device. The processor is configured to receive the input from the input device and provide the selected flight plan page to the display unit for display based on the input. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102200 | MARINE SECURITY SYSTEM - There is proposed a marine security system which comprises at least two different monitoring elements (IRC, IRS) and a controller (PC) connected thereto in particular for warding off pirates, said controller triggering an alarm and/or activating alarm devices as a function of the displays or outputs of the different monitoring elements. In addition, at least two separate line or conduit systems (LA, LB) and outlets (DA, DB) connected thereto are provided, from which at least one substance can be discharged. In the event of an alarm, at least one substance is specifically supplied to the outlets (DA, DB), wherein said outlets are installed in different locations or sections (A | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102201 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A VESSEL - The invention relates to a method for stabilizing and/or keeping afloat of a vessel after an incident like a marine accident, whereby by inflating at least one inflatable element in a subspace of the hold of the vessel by feeding inflating gas into the inflatable element, the inflatable element in its inflated use position is provided with such dimensions that essentially the free air of the subspace is displaced by the inflatable element so that flowing in of water into the hold of the vessel is hampered and/or spreading of fire is suppressed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102202 | TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING POSITIONED DATA - The invention provides a traffic control system and method. In particular, the traffic control system and method according to the invention utilizes GPS, AGPS, GLONSS, Galileo global navigation satellite system, and so on to generate and transmit a preemption request signal for an emergency vehicle, such as ambulance, etc. At a designated traffic signal, the preemption request signal is received and filtered to get designated data associated with the designated traffic signal. Afterward, if the designated signal is judged to be valid, a state change request data is selectively generated according to the designated data, and the designated traffic signal is controlled based on the state change request data. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102203 | PHONE WITH QWERTY KEYPAD HAVING A CONNECTION FOR LINKING TO A COMPUTER - A keyboard unit has a keyboard being approximately two thumb lengths in width and one thumb length in height to allow thumb typing. At least one connector is provided to couple the keyboard to a computer system | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102204 | Method for correcting typing errors according to character layout positions on a keyboard - A method for correcting typing errors according to character layout positions on a keyboard which consists of depressing responsive touch panels to do character entry to correct typing errors caused by mistakenly hitting a neighboring key of a targeted character due to a swerved typing position includes at least the steps of: (1) corresponding a character; (2) calculating a swerved amount; (3) selecting a prepared character; (4) determining whether input is finished; (5) judging rules; (6) getting the prepared character; and (7) switching the character. Through this method input accuracy can be improved and input characters can be automatically amended as desired. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102205 | KEYPAD STRUCTURE - A keypad structure comprises a plurality of dome switches. Each of the plurality of dome switches provides a first tactile feedback to a user when pressed. At least one vibratory element is electrically connected to the dome switches to actuate when one of the plurality of dome switches is pressed. The at least one vibratory element provides a second tactile feedback to the user. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102206 | Keyboard arrangement for a phonetic symbol inputting method for chinese characters - A keyboard arrangement for an electronic device has multiple keys for inputting Chinese characters, multiple of the keys represent multiple combination vowels and all of the keys are arranged in a matrix form. The matrix of the keys are arranged in four key rows including a monosyllabic vowel row and three disyllabic vowel rows. The monosyllabic vowel row includes multiple keys arranged in a row and corresponding respectively to monosyllabic vowel phonetic symbols. Each disyllabic vowel row includes multiple keys arranged in a row and corresponding respectively to disyllabic vowel phonetic symbols those have a same transition vowel phonetic symbol and consonant phonetic symbols. The keys of the disyllabic vowel rows corresponding to a same monosyllabic vowel phonetic symbol are arranged in a column. Accordingly, an inputting method for Chinese characters applied with the keyboard arrangement is easy to learn and use. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102207 | Evaluating Alternative Encoding Solutions During Data Compression - Method and apparatus for compressing data. In accordance with various embodiments, an input string of data bits is received and arranged into fixed-sized chunks. Multiple successive chunks of the input string are compared to previously received chunks of the input string during a single clock cycle. At least two alternative encoding solutions are identified based on matches obtained during said comparison. The input string is compressed to form a compressed output string using a selected one of the at least two alternative encoding solutions that achieves a fewer number of bits in said output string. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102208 | ENCODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an encoding apparatus including an encoding unit that converts, based on a first conversion rule group according to which a total value for a base-K symbol sequence is X and a second conversion rule group according to which the total value for the base-K symbol sequence is −X among conversion rule groups for converting an L-bit bit sequence into the base-K symbol sequence (K>2) of N/2 symbol, an M-bit (M≧2*L) bit sequence into the base-K symbol sequence of N symbols. When converting the M-bit bit sequence into the base-K symbol sequence of N symbols, the encoding unit converts a first-half N/2 symbol based on the first conversion rule group and converts a second-half N/2 symbol based on the second conversion rule group. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102209 | SIGNAL ENCODING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READER - A signal encoding apparatus and method of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader capable of removing a high frequency component without using a digital filter, and performing Manchester encoding by using two symbols. The signal encoding apparatus of the RFID reader including an encoding unit that stores a first symbol and a second symbol; transmits the first symbol if data received after an initial state is zero (0), and returns to the initial state; delays for a given time period if the data received after the initial state is one (1); transmits the second symbol if data received after the delayed given time period is zero (0), and returns to the initial state; and transmits the first symbol if the data received after the delayed given time period is one (1), and stands by. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102210 | DIGITAL SIGNAL CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DIGITAL SIGNAL DECODING APPARATUS, DITIGAL SIGNAL ARITHMETIC CODING METHOD AND DIGITAL SIGNAL ARITHMETIC DECODING METHOD - In a bit stream syntax containing compressed video slice data for compressed video data of a slice structure, a slice header for compressed video slice data has attached thereto a slice start code, a register reset flag indicating whether a register value, which designates a status of a codeword occurring in an arithmetic coding process, should be reset in the next transmission unit, an initial register value which indicates a register value to be used to start arithmetic coding/decoding to build/decompose the next transmission unit, only when the register reset flag indicates that the register should not be reset. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102211 | PARALLEL-TO-SERIAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - A parallel-to-serial conversion circuit for converting pieces of parallel data into serial data, and a parallel-to-serial converting method thereof include: a shifter configured to sequentially shift an initiation signal to generate a plurality of transfer activation signals; a valid duration generator configured to define valid durations of the plurality of pieces of parallel data based on a clock and the plurality of transfer activation signals; and an output unit configured to receive the plurality of pieces of parallel data whose valid duration has been defined and to drive an output in response to a piece of data from among the received parallel data whose valid duration has begun. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102212 | ENTROPY DECODING DEVICE - An entropy decoding device offers all nodes on a decoding tree, and a most probable symbol for each node, and predicts presumptive information of a next node. The entropy decoding device decodes an encoded bit stream, and output a decoded content that includes real information of the next node. The entropy decoding device further generates a flush instruction to the table look-up module, when the prediction misses, and updates the most probable symbol. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102213 | DIGITAL SIGNAL CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DIGITAL SIGNAL DECODING APPARATUS, DIGITAL SIGNAL ARITHMETIC CODING METHOD AND DIGITAL SIGNAL ARITHMETIC DECODING METHOD - In a bit stream syntax containing compressed video slice data for compressed video data of a slice structure, a slice header for compressed video slice data has attached thereto a slice start code, a register reset flag indicating whether a register value, which designates a status of a codeword occurring in an arithmetic coding process, should be reset in the next transmission unit, an initial register value which indicates a register value to be used to start arithmetic coding/decoding to build/decompose the next transmission unit, only when the register reset flag indicates that the register should not be reset. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102214 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTING DEVICE AND DRIVE UNIT - A rotation angle detecting device for a motor includes a first capacitor connected in parallel with a first winding of a rotor of the motor, and a second capacitor connected in parallel with a second winding of the rotor. The second capacitor has a capacitance different from that of the first capacitor. A rotation angle calculator of the rotation angle detecting device counts a number of amplitude changes of current detected by a current detector. The rotation angle calculator increases or decreases a value of the counting in accordance with a rotation direction detected by a rotation direction detector. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102215 | Analog-Digital Converter - The present system is based on an analog-digital converter (ADC) having an analog input signal and at least one quantization threshold. The analog-digital converter (ADC) includes an arrangement for varying the at least one quantization threshold. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102216 | APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING SETTING ERROR IN AN MDAC AMPLIFIER - Multiplying digital-to-analog converters (MDACs), which are generally employed in pipelined analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), can have a settling error associated with the MDAC amplifier. Here, a circuit is provided that includes additional amplifiers and a capacitor network that compensates for this settling error. Thus, a more accurate pipelined ADC can now be produced. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102217 | Analog-to-digital Converter and Related Calibrating Comparator - An analog-to-digital converter includes a sample and hold unit, a successive control unit, a look-up memory, and a calibrating comparator, which further includes a positive input end, a negative input end, a timing signal input end, a data port, a latch unit, an enable switch, a first controllable resistor, a second controllable resistor, a reset switch assembly, a controllable capacitive device, and an output end. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102218 | Dedicated Sample and Hold Modules - A method and system for sampling values. Multiple values are sampled concurrently. One of the values is stored while another one of the values is converted to a corresponding digital value by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Subsequently, the stored value is made available to the ADC. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102219 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND TIME-INTERLEAVED SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER - A successive approximation analog/digital converter includes a sample & hold part sampling and holding an intensity of an analog input signal using a single clock cycle of a clock signal; a first comparator comparing the intensity of the analog input signal with comparison voltages determined according to estimated digital values per clock cycle following an operating clock cycle of the sample & hold part; a second comparator comparing the intensity of the analog input signal with a value equal to ½ of a preset reference voltage in the latter half of the operating clock cycle of the sample & hold part; a successive approximation register determining a value of an MSB of a digital value to be converted according to the comparison result of the second comparator and values of bits successive to the MSB according to the comparison result of the first comparator, and generating the estimated digital values by applying estimated values to undetermined bits; and a digital/analog converter generating the comparison voltages using the estimated digital values and the reference voltage. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102220 | PIPELINE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Provided is a pipeline analog-to-digital converter (ADC) without a front-end sample-and-hold amplifier (SHA). To minimize a sampling error occurring between a flash ADC and a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) of a first sub-ranging ADC due to removal of a front-end SHA, a delay time of a preamplifier included in the flash ADC is calculated, and the flash ADC samples an analog input signal later by the delay time than the MDAC. Accordingly, the pipeline ADC can minimize a sampling error without using a front-end SHA, and its chip area and power consumption can be reduced. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102221 | Transparent Multiplexing of Analog-To-Digital Converters - A method and apparatus for sampling and converting analog input values. In response to an event, a value is transmitted from an input of a multiplexer to the output of the multiplexer. The output of the multiplexer is coupled to an input of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). In response to a second event, a value is transmitted from the input of the multiplexer to a second ADC. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102222 | CONTINUOUS TIME SIGMA-DELTA A/D CONVERTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING THE A/D CONVERTER - A continuous time sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter comprising: a summator of an input analog signal and a feedback signal; a feed-forward integrator path connected to the summator and configured to provide a digital signal; a feedback digital-to-analog converter to convert the digital signal into a feedback analog signal; a feedback low pass filter structured to filter the feedback analog signal and provide the feedback signal to the summator. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102223 | AMPLIFIER WITH DIGITAL INPUT AND DIGITAL PWM CONTROL LOOP - A class D amplifier is configured to accept a digital input signal wherein the control loop of the class D amplifier employs a hybrid filter merged with the front-end of a sigma-delta ADC converter. The term hybrid refers to the filter using both digital and analog components in which the digital delay elements serve as shift registers while the filter coefficients are analog. The filter converts the digital PDM data into a step-wise sinusoidal signal. The sigma-delta ADC receiving a feedback signal subtracts the step-wise sinusoidal signal from the continuous sinusoidal signal and converts the result to a digital PDM signal, without decimation, which passes through a digital filter, a PWM generator, and a pre-driver, to provide power to the load. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102224 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF PROCESSING A MULTITYPE RADIO FREQUENCY DIGITAL SIGNAL - Integrated circuit, incorporating an electronic device (PA) comprising input means (BE) for receiving a radiofrequency digital signal (SCH), output means (BS) capable of delivering a radiofrequency analogue signal (SARF), and a processing stage coupled between the input means and the output means and comprising several processing channels (VTi) in parallel, each processing channel (VTi) including a voltage switching block (BLCi) the input of which is coupled to the input means and a transmission line (LTi) substantially of the quarter-wave type at the frequency of the radiofrequency analogue signal coupled in series between the output of the voltage switching block and the said output means. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102225 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSION, AND ASSOCIATED TRI-STATE CURRENT DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - A method for reducing current consumption of digital-to-analog conversion includes: monitoring logical states of a set of differential digital inputs, wherein the set of differential digital inputs are utilized for controlling at least one tri-state current Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) cell of a tri-state current DAC, and the tri-state current DAC cell has a positive output current state, a zero output current state and a negative output current state; and when the logical states of the set of differential digital inputs instruct the tri-state current DAC cell should output no positive/negative current, controlling the tri-state current DAC cell to switch to the zero output current state, temporarily decreasing a direct current passing through a middle path of the tri-state current DAC cell. An associated tri-state current DAC is also provided, where the tri-state current DAC includes: the at least one tri-state current DAC cell; and a control device. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102226 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOGUE CONVERTER - An N-bit DAC ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102227 | FINE RESISTANCE ADJUSTMENT FOR POLYSILICON - A resistor string digital to analog converter formed of polysilicon resistor segments to each of which is applied an electric field. The approach improves the overall accuracy. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102228 | BACKGROUND CALIBRATION OF OFFSETS IN INTERLEAVED ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS - A multi-channel time interleaved ADC (TIADC) provides for offset estimation and correction. The correction is accomplished through analog adjustment of offset rather than by digital correction of their outputs. In certain aspects, polarity reversal circuits may be used to further improve performance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102229 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER ON TWO BITS WITH SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATIONS - The analog-to-digital converter comprises a first stage in which a voltage to be converted is applied to the input of a first comparator. The first comparator delivers a first digital result representative of the comparison between the voltage to be converted and the reference voltage on a first digital output. The first digital output is connected to means for calculating a first intermediate voltage. A second comparator compares the first intermediate voltage with the reference voltage and delivers a second digital result on a second digital output terminal. The digital output terminal is connected to second means for calculating a residual voltage according to the voltage to be converted, the first and second voltages and the first and second digital results. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102230 | DYNAMIC LINKING OF CODESETS IN UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES - A codeset having function-code combinations is provisioned on a controlling device to control functions of an intended target device. Input is provided to the controlling device which designates a function to be controlled on the intended target device. From a plurality of codes that are each associated with the designated function in a database stored in a memory of the controlling device a first code that is determined to be valid for use in controlling the designated function on the intended target device is selected. When the codeset is then provisioned on the controlling device, the provisioned codeset includes as a function-code combination thereof the designated function and the first code. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102231 | INSULATED ULTRAFINE POWDER AND HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention provides an insulated ultrafine powder containing electrically conductive ultrafine particles coated with an insulation coating, characterized in that the electrically conductive ultrafine particles are formed of a carbon material which is in the form of spherical particles having a diameter of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less, fibers having a cross-sectional diameter of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less, or plate-like particles having a thickness of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less; the insulation coating is formed of an insulating metal oxide or a hydrate thereof; and the thickness of the insulation coating is 0.3 nm or more, and, when the electrically conductive ultrafine particles are in the form of spherical particles, the coating thickness is equal to or less than the diameter of the particles; when the electrically conductive ultrafine particles are in the form of fibers, the coating thickness is equal to or less than the cross-sectional diameter of the fibers; or when the electrically conductive ultrafine particles are in the form of plate-like particles, the coating thickness is equal to or less than the thickness of the plate-like particles; and as well a high-dielectric-constant resin composite material containing the insulated ultrafine powder. The resin composite material exhibits high dielectric constant and radio wave absorbability, while maintaining fundamental characteristics of resin material (i.e., excellent moldability and workability, and light weight). | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102232 | RADAR DETECTOR WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION - A GPS enabled radar detector incorporated in a general purpose navigation device dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver may take a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed. The device includes navigational functions as well. In one embodiment, the detector uses a transparent touch screen and a readily aligned mounting. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102233 | Active millimeter-wave imaging system - An active millimeter wave imaging system and method. The system includes a spatially distributed broadband millimeter-wave illuminating source for illuminating a field of view and a millimeter-wave imaging receiver for imaging the field of view. The subject area to be imaged is illuminated simultaneously from many different angles by the distributed source. Reflections from the subjected area are then collected and used to form images. These images in preferred embodiments are compared with passive images made without the millimeter wave illumination from the millimeter wave source. The spatially distributed illumination source in preferred embodiments includes a broadband millimeter-wave noise generator producing millimeter wave radiation at frequencies at which the passive receiver is sensitive and a large reflector. In preferred embodiments the reflector has the shape of a section of an ellipse defining two foci. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102234 | STANDOFF RANGE SENSE THROUGH OBSTRUCTION RADAR SYSTEM - A standoff range, sense-through-obstruction radar system is capable of detecting micro-Doppler, or life form signatures, and movements through obstructions at stand-off ranges and displaying the target information over a live video feed of the area under surveillance. The sense-through-obstruction radar system comprises an antenna assembly that includes a horn antenna and a reflector configured to reflect radio frequency (RF) energy to/from the horn antenna. An antenna pointing assembly supports the antenna assembly. The antenna pointing assembly is configured to move the antenna assembly to point the antenna assembly toward an obstruction. A sensor assembly is mounted to the antenna assembly so that the sensor assembly is aligned with the RF beam formed from the RF energy reflected from the reflector to the horn antenna. The sensor assembly is configured to detect the location of the obstruction and to provide information to assist pointing of the antenna assembly toward the obstruction. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102235 | IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL THREAT MATERIALS USING ACTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Electrical properties of concealed dielectric objects, such as the dielectric permittivity, can be deduced from incident, reflected, and transmitted electromagnetic waves in an imaging system. In a confocal arrangement a horn illuminates a reflect array and the reflect array is configured to focus the radiation at an element in the scan volume. The reflections are in turn refocused by a reflect array at the horn aperture. The reflect array is electronically configured to scan the focal point throughout the scan volume in a systematic way. Knowledge of the horn pattern and the scan strategy allows the system to compute the geometry associated with each volume element. Amplitude and phase variations between the object and the surrounding volume and the computed geometry are used to estimate the relative permittivity and thus facilitate categorization of the object using a database of material relative permittivities. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102236 | APPARATUS FOR SHARING AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA BETWEEN AN IFF TRANSPONDER AND AN IFF INTERROGATOR - An apparatus for transmitting and receiving radio-frequency signals. including a cylindrical antenna array which has an omnidirectional channel; an IFF interrogator and an IFF transponder connected to the cylindrical antenna array; and a means for sharing the omnidirectional channel between the IFF interrogator and the IFF transponder. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102237 | Fusion Algorithm for Vidar Traffic Surveillance System - This invention is related to a fusion algorithm for a video-Doppler-radar (Vidar) traffic surveillance system comprising of (1) a robust matching algorithm which iteratively matches the information from a video camera and multiple Doppler radars corresponding to a same moving vehicle, and (2) a stochastic algorithm which fuses the matched information from the video camera and Doppler radars to derive the vehicle velocity and range information. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102238 | ONBOARD RADAR DEVICE AND PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING ONBOARD RADAR DEVICE - An onboard radar apparatus includes a transmission wave generating unit configured to generate a transmission wave, a vertically polarized wave transmitting antenna configured to vertically polarize and transmit the transmission wave, a horizontally polarized wave transmitting antenna configured to horizontally polarize and transmit the transmission wave, a receiving antenna configured to receive a reflection wave, a switch control unit configured to perform a switching between the vertically polarized wave transmitting antenna and the horizontally polarized wave transmitting antenna, and a receiving unit configured to receive one of the reflection waves based on receiving levels of the reflection waves, which have been received by the receiving antenna before and after the switching is performed by the switch control unit. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102239 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADAR APPARATUS - This disclosure provides an antenna device that includes an electromagnetic wave radiation source for radiating an electromagnetic wave, and an electromagnetic wave shaping module, arranged forward of the electromagnetic wave radiation source, where a plurality of slot array rows each including a plurality of slots arranged in the horizontal direction are arranged in the vertical direction. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102240 | Method of down converting high-frequency signals - A method of down-converting couples a first high-frequency signal to a first detector and to a second detector. An antenna receives a signal and the received signal is provided to at least the first detector. The high-frequency signal is detected to produce a first detected signal including a first detected high-frequency signal and a demodulated signal. The high-frequency signal is concurrently detected to produce a second detected high-frequency signal. The second detected signal is subtracted from the first detected signal so as to cancel amplitude-modulated noise on a detected signal output. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102241 | Continuous-wave field disturbance sensing system - A field disturbance sensing system has an antenna, an oscillator producing a high-frequency signal, a first detector circuit, a second detector circuit, a combining network configured to couple the high-frequency signal to the antenna, and to couple the high-frequency signal and a reflected high-frequency signal to the first detector and to the second detector. An algebraic combining network sums a first detected signal having first detected high-frequency signal and a first detected reflected signal from the first detector circuit and a second detected signal having second detected high-frequency signal and a second detected reflected signal from the second detector circuit to produce a detected output signal. The first detected reflected signal is added to the second detected reflected signal and the first detected high-frequency signal is subtracted from the second detected high-frequency signal. A controller configured to convert the detected output signal to a speed between the antenna and a target. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102242 | RADAR APPARATUS - The present invention includes a transmitter/receiver | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102243 | DIGITALLY CONTROLLED UWB MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR - An ultra wide band (UWB) millimeter (mm) wave radar system includes a signal source having a control input, a GHz signal output and a frequency controlled output. A control loop is coupled between the GHz signal output and the control input including a frequency divider and a digitally controlled PLL that provides a locked output coupled to the control input of the signal source to provide frequency locked output signals that are discrete frequency swept or hopped. A frequency multiplier is coupled to the frequency controlled output of the signal source for outputting a plurality of mm-wave frequencies. An antenna transmits the mm-wave frequencies to a surface to be interrogated and receives reflected mm-wave signals therefrom. A mixer mixes the reflected mm-wave signals and mm-wave frequencies and processing circuitry determines at least one parameter relating to the surface from the mixing output. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102244 | DIGITAL RADAR OR SONAR APPARATUS - A radar or sonar system amplifies the signal received by an antenna of the radar system or a transducer of the sonar system is amplified and then subject to linear demodulation by a linear receiver. There may be an anti-aliasing filter and an analog-to-digital converter between the amplifier and the linear receiver. The system may also have a digital signal processor with a network stack running in the processor. That processor may also have a network interface media access controller, where the system operates at different ranges, the modulator may produce pulses of two pulse patterns differing in pulse duration and inter-pulse spacing, those pulse patterns are introduced and used to form two radar images with the two images being derived from data acquired in a duration not more than twenty times larger than the larger inter-pulse spacing, or for a radar system, larger than one half of the antenna resolution time. One or more look-up tables may be used to control the amplifier. The radar system may generate digital output which comprises greater than eight levels of radar video. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102245 | SUBWAVELENGTH APERTURE MONOPULSE CONFORMAL ANTENNA - In various aspects and embodiments, incident electromagnetic radiation is received through a subwavelength aperture in a lens, the subwavelength aperture being defined by a substrate encased in a dielectric medium. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102246 | Noise-canceling down-converting detector - A detector system has a first detector configured to detect a first high-frequency signal having amplitude-modulated (“AM”) noise to produce a first detected signal having at least a first detected AM noise signal component and a demodulated signal component and a second detector configured to detect a second high-frequency signal having the AM noise to produce a second detected signal having at least a second detected AM noise signal component. An algebraic combining network combines the first detected signal and the second detected signal to cancel the first detected AM noise signal component with the second detected AM noise signal component to produce an output signal including the demodulated signal component. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102247 | Adaptive Clutter Filter for Maritime Surface Search Radar - A time sequence of raw radar data for a region of space is subdivided into a plurality of processing frames. The processing frames are subdivided into a plurality of processing cells and iteratively processed by selecting a single processing cell for processing, transforming the radar data of the processing cell to form transformed radar data in either the time domain or the Fourier domain. The transformed data is converted to a Power Spectrum Density Matrix in the case of the Fourier domain and a Time Space Correlation Matrix in the case of the time domain. This is smoothed and thresholded and then the clutter for the processing cell is estimated. Estimated local non-speckle clutter is estimated and removed from the transformed radar data, with the cleaned transformed radar data converted back to the time domain if required. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102248 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING RADAR IMAGE, AND TARGET OBJECT DETECTION SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - This disclosure provides a target object detection signal processing device, which includes a reception data output module, to which a reception signal is inputted, for outputting reception data indicative of a signal level of the reception data, a scan-to-scan correlation processing module for performing scan-to-scan correlation processing between the reception data and previous reception data indicative of a reception level of previously acquired reception signal to output scan-to-scan correlation data, and an output selection module, to which the reception data and the scan-to-scan correlation data are inputted, for selectively outputting either one of the data. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102249 | RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (RES) FOR NETWORKED RADARS - Embodiments provide methods, systems, and/or devices that can provide measurements of the inherent reflectivity distribution from different look angles using N radar nodes. Doppler weather radars generally operate with very good spatial resolution in range and poor cross range resolution at farther ranges. Embodiments provide methodologies to retrieve higher resolution reflectivity data from a network of radars. In a networked radar environment, each radar may observe a common reflectivity distribution with different spreading function. The principle that the underlying reflectivity distribution should remain identical for all the nodes may be used to solve the inverse problem to determine intrinsic reflectivities. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102250 | SENSITIVITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - Sensitivity is a critical aspect of weather radar systems. Such systems not only detect atmospheric patterns but often need to precisely measure weak precipitation echoes. Embodiments of the invention use pulse compression techniques to increase the sensitivity of weather radar systems. These techniques can include sending two waveforms into a region of interest, where the second waveform is designed based on knowledge about the first waveform. Such systems can enhance the sensitivity of weather radars about 10 dB. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102251 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING TIME TO ESTIMATE A POSITION USING A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in various electronic devices to possibly reduce a first-time-to-fix and/or otherwise increase the performance or efficiency of a device in determining its current estimated position. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102252 | POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING AND CORRECTING RECEPTION POSITION AND SPEED AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A positioning apparatus includes: a first positioning device for calculating a reception position of a GPS receiver with respect to each combination of satellites based on a pseudo distance from each positioning satellite to the reception position; a component error calculator for calculating an error of at least one component in a calculation result of the first positioning device; a pseudo distance error calculator for obtaining a relation equation between the error of the at least one component and an error of the pseudo distance, and for solving simultaneous equations comprising the relation equation so that the error of the pseudo distance with respect to each positioning satellite is calculated; and a second positioning device for correcting the reception position based on the error of the pseudo distance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102253 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ESTIMATING TIME RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION BETWEEN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in various electronic devices to possibly reduce a first-time-to-fix and/or otherwise increase the performance or efficiency of a device by employing a position/velocity estimation process using at least one estimated time relationship parameter. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102254 | CENTIMETER POSITIONING USING LOW COST SINGLE FREQUENCY GNSS RECEIVERS - A global positioning system includes a base GNSS receiver that determines position and carrier phase measurements for GNSS satellites in view and a rover GNSS receiver, which is a single frequency receiver that captures GNSS satellite signals transmitted in the single frequency band during a capture window from a plurality of GNSS satellites, the plurality being large enough to provide a carrier phase data set from which a solution to associated integer carrier phase ambiguities is over determined. The system determining from the captured signals, a search space associated with the satellites in view, the code phase delays and associated position uncertainty. The system resolving the integer carrier cycle ambiguities using double difference carrier phase measurements associated with signal power values that are over a predetermined threshold value. The system resolving the carrier cycle ambiguities over the capture window to a single solution set and determining the position of the rover GNSS receiver to an accuracy within centimeters using the resolved carrier phase measurements. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102255 | Land survey system - A method and system obtains precise survey-grade position data of target points in zones where precise GPS data cannot be obtained, due to natural or man-made objects such as foliage and buildings. The system comprises position measurement components such as a GPS receiver, together with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and an electronic distance meter (EDM) or an image capture device all mounted on a survey pole. The system and method obtains GPS data when outside the zone and uses the other position measurement systems, such as the IMU, inside the zone to traverse to a target point. The EDM or the image capture device may be used within or without the zone to obtain data to reduce accumulated position errors. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102256 | Positioning system, positioning method, and positioning program - It is possible to obtain the highly accurate positioning result even when positioning by a GPS is unsuccessful. A positioning server | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102257 | GPS BASEBAND CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE - A GPS receiver includes an RF front end for acquiring and tracking a satellite signal and a baseband processor configured to preserve power. The baseband processor includes a GPS engine configured to process the satellite signal and generate a PVT fix, a power supervisory module for receiving the PVT fix, and a user state module that determines an environmental state, wherein the power supervisory module may power down the GPS receiver for a period of time based on a result of the determined environment state. The baseband processor also includes a time-based management module that adjusts the TCXO in response to the determined environmental state. The GPS receiver includes a plurality of operation modes, each of which is associated with a plurality of tracking profiles. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102258 | Signal Processing System for Satellite Positioning Signals - A signal processing system for processing satellite positioning signals is described. The system comprises at least one processor and a signal processor operating under a number of operational modes. The signal processor includes at last one of a signal processing subsystem, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) subsystem, and a memory subsystem that are each dynamically and independently configurable in response to the operational modes. Further, the system includes a controller that couples to control transfer of data among the signal processing subsystem and the FFT subsystem via the memory subsystem. Configurability of the memory subsystem includes configuring the memory subsystem into regions according to the operational modes where each region is accessible in one of a number of manners according to the operational modes. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102259 | Augmenting GNSS User Equipment to Improve Resistance to Spoofing - A method of countering GNSS signal spoofing includes monitoring a plurality of GNSS signals received from a plurality of GNSS signal sources and comparing broadcast data to identify outlying data, which is excluded from generation of a navigation solution defined by the plurality of GNSS signals. The outlying data can be a vestigial signal from a code or carrier Doppler shift frequency. The method includes triggering a spoofing indicator upon identification of the outlying data or other phenomenon. The phenomenon can include a shift in a phase of a measured GNSS navigation data bit sequence or a profile phenomenon of a correlation function resulting from correlation of the incoming GNSS signals with a local signal replica. The profile phenomenon can be the presence of multiple sustained correlation peaks. A nullifying signal can be generated and superimposed over a compromised signal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102260 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES USING MIXED NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONSTELLATION SOURCES FOR TIME SETTING - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in various electronic devices to possibly reduce a first-time-to-fix and/or otherwise increase the performance or efficiency of a device by using portions of system time identifiers from different systems to determine at least one navigation system time. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102261 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FORM COHERENT WAVEFRONTS FOR ARBITRARILY DISTRIBUTED PHASED ARRAYS - A system and method for providing coherent sources for phased arrays are provided. One method includes providing a plurality of transceivers configured to transmit signals and defining an array of nodes. The method also includes providing a plurality of beacons at different frequencies to one of aim or focus phase coherent energy generated by the transmitted signals from the plurality of transceivers, wherein the phase coherent energy is transmitted at a direction and a frequency determined with phase conjugation and independent of the location of the plurality of beacons. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102262 | PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE ELECTRICAL TILT - A phased array antenna system with variable electrical tilt comprises an array of antenna elements etc. incorporating a divider dividing a radio frequency (RF) carrier signal into two signals between which a phase shifter introduces a variable phase shift. A phase to power converter converts the phase shifted signals into signals with powers dependent on the phase shift. Power splitters divide the converted signals into two sets of divided signals with total number equal to the number of antenna elements in the array. Power to phase converters etc. combine pairs of divided signals from different power splitters this provides vector sum and difference components with appropriate phase for supply to respective pairs of antenna elements etc. located equidistant from an array centre. Adjustment of the phase shift provided by phase shifter changes the angle of electrical tilt of the antenna array. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102263 | RECONFIGURABLE BEAM-FORMING-NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - A beam-forming network having: a plurality (N | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102264 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INTERIOR POSITION USING DIGITAL BROADCASTING SIGNAL - Provided is a receiving apparatus for detecting an interior position using digital broadcasting signals includes: a receiving unit receiving a digital broadcasting signal, which includes navigation information used for determining a position of the receiving apparatus, transmitted from a digital broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus; and an output unit outputting a signal to outside the receiving apparatus via wireless communication, wherein the receiving unit receives the digital broadcasting signals from a plurality of the digital broadcasting signal transmitting apparatuses. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102265 | Localization Method And System Thereof - A positioning method for a sensor node is provided, and the method includes steps of: providing a first antenna having a first omnidirectional radiation pattern on a first plane; rotating the first antenna about an axis substantially parallel to the first plane; transmitting a wireless signal while the first antenna rotates about the axis for every a predetermined central angle; receiving the wireless signal at the sensor node; obtaining Received Signal Strength Indications (RSSIs) of the respective wireless signals; and determining a location of the sensor node according to the RSSIs. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102266 | WIRELESS PROXIMITY PROBE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A proximity probe, for use in determining a distance to a probe target, includes a first antenna configured to wirelessly receive a radio-frequency signal at a first predetermined frequency and a converter configured to convert the received signal to a driving signal and to an electrical signal. The proximity probe also includes a second antenna configured to receive power via the driving signal and to generate a signal indicative of a distance from the proximity probe to the probe target, and a third antenna configured to transmit the generated signal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102267 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION - An exemplary method of determining location information includes transmitting a modeling signal from each of a plurality of detectors. Each of the plurality of detectors receives at least one of the transmitted modeling signals from the other detectors. At least one characteristic of each of the received modeling signals is determined. A signal propagation model for an area near each of the detectors is automatically determined based on the characteristic of each of the received modeling signals. The determined propagation model indicates an effect on a signal received within the corresponding area. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102268 | ANTENNA - An antenna includes a base, a first radiating element, and second radiating element. The first radiating element is open at a first end thereof, is connected to a ground point at a second end thereof, and resonates in a substantially ¼ wavelength mode in a first communication frequency band. A feed line is connected between a first feed point and a predetermined position between the first end and the second end of the first radiating element. The second radiating element has a first end that is a second feed point, a second end that is connected to the ground point, and resonates in a substantially ½ wavelength mode in a second communication frequency band. A distance from the ground point to the second feed point is longer than a distance from the ground point to the first feed point. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102269 | PATCH ANTENNA - The patch antenna disclosed is easily adjusting the resonant frequency even by manual operation and without requiring a grinding process. A patch antenna includes a radiating element | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102270 | ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An antenna comprises the followings: a base substance provide on a substrate | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102271 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A wireless transmission device and a computer system using the same are provided. The wireless transmission device is adapted to a computer system having a first housing and a second housing, a display is disposed in the first housing, and a motherboard is disposed in the second housing. The wireless transmission device includes a first antenna and a signal processing module. The first antenna is disposed in the side edge of the first housing opposite to the second housing and the signal processing module is disposed in the second housing. The signal processing module is connected with the first antenna via a cable, and it also has a second antenna, so as to process a wireless signal transmitted by the first antenna and the second antenna. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102272 | Mobile Communication Device and Antenna Thereof - The present invention is related to a mobile communication device comprising a ground plane and an antenna. The antenna is disposed on one surface of a dielectric substrate. The antenna comprises a first radiating metal portion and a second radiating metal portion. The first radiating metal portion has at least one bending. One end of the first radiating metal portion is a feeding point of the antenna and the other end is left open. One end of the second radiating metal portion is short-circuited to the ground plane, and the other end is left open. A length of the second radiating metal portion is 0.75 to 1.25 times that of the first radiating metal portion. At least a portion of the second radiating metal portion is extended along the first radiating metal portion with a gap of less than a specified distance therebetween. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102273 | DIPOLE ANTENNA AND PORTABLE COMPUTER UTILIZING THE SAME - A dipole antenna is provided. The dipole antenna includes a signal line, a ground line, a substrate, a first radiation element and a second radiation element. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The first radiation element is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the signal line, wherein the first radiation element comprises a first connection portion and a first extending portion, the first extending portion comprises a first bending portion, the first bending portion forms a first section and a second section on the first extending portion, and the first section is connected to the first connection portion. The second radiation element is disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the ground line, wherein the second radiation element comprises a second connection portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102274 | Electronic Device That is Worn on the Wrist - A wrist-worn electronic device includes an antenna that receives externally transmitted radio signals; a case of which at least part is made of a non-conductive material; an information display unit that is housed inside the case, is flat, and is made of a non-conductive material; a back cover that is attached to the case and is made of a conductive material; and a reception unit that is positioned and housed inside the case between the information display unit and the back cover, and processes a reception signal based on radio signals received by the antenna. The antenna has an antenna electrode that is disposed and formed as a line around the outside of the information display unit. The back cover is connected to the ground potential of the reception unit and reflects the radio signals. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102275 | RF TEST FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR RF TESTING - A system and method for testing RF characteristics of a wireless device. The wireless device is placed on a base plate of a test fixture. One or more guides are positioned for securing the wireless device. At least one RF antenna is positioned. The position of the wireless device and the at least one RF antenna coupler relative to each other corresponds to acceptable RF characteristics for testing the wireless device. Positions of the one or more guides and the RF antenna coupler are identified. The identified positions are utilized to subsequently test similar wireless devices. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102276 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL RF TEST FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR RF TESTING - A system and method for testing RF characteristics of a wireless device. The wireless device is positioned in an x-position and a y-position of a horizontal plane of a test fixture. An RF antenna coupler is positioned in an x-position and a y-position of a vertical plane. The positioning of the wireless device and the RF antenna coupler correspond to acceptable RF characteristics for testing the wireless device. Positions of the wireless device and the RF antenna coupler are identified. The identified positions are utilized to perform subsequent testing of similar wireless devices. | 2011-05-05 |
