18th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220137533 | REPLACEABLE TONER CARTRIDGE WITH INLET PORT FOR RECYCLED TONER - A toner cartridge for an imaging apparatus includes a housing to accommodate toner, and an inlet port and an outlet port formed in the housing. The outlet port supplies the toner to a developing device of the imaging apparatus. The inlet port receives a residual toner removed from an image carrier of the developing device as a recycled toner. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137534 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR REGULATING REMOVAL OF DEVELOPER STORAGE PORTION, REGULATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a release processing portion, a regulation processing portion, and a second restriction processing portion. The release processing portion releases regulation on removal of a developer storage portion when a storage amount of developer stored in an image forming portion is equal to or smaller than a second threshold smaller than a first threshold. The regulation processing portion regulates removal of the developer storage portion when the storage amount of the developer stored in the image forming portion is larger than the second threshold and removal of the developer storage portion has not been regulated. The second restriction processing portion imposes restriction on processing of the regulation processing portion when the regulation on the removal of the developer storage portion is released and a restriction condition is satisfied. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137535 | IMAGE FORMATION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation unit according to an embodiment may include: a main body that holds an image carrier; and a shutter unit including first and second shutter members rotatably held with respect to the main body, wherein the shutter unit transits between an opened state where the first and second shutter members are unfolded, a closed state where the first and second shutter members are folded, and an intermediate state between the opened and closed states; a guide member supported by the main body and configured to regulate a movement of the second shutter member in a direction away from the image carrier while abutting on a first abutting portion of the second shutter member when transiting between the closed and opened states; and a holding member configured to abut on a second abutting portion of the second shutter member so as to hold the intermediate state. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137536 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a toner image, an intermediate transfer belt configured to transfer the transferred toner image to a recording material at a secondary transfer position, a first cleaning unit arranged downstream of the secondary transfer position and upstream of the primary transfer position in a conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer belt and configured to clean the intermediate transfer belt, a second cleaning unit arranged downstream of the secondary transfer position and upstream of the first cleaning unit in the conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer belt and configured to clean the intermediate transfer belt, a conveyance unit provided opposite to the first and the second cleaning units at a position below the first and the second cleaning units and configured to convey the recording material, and a third space from which the first and the second spaces are accessible. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137537 | PREVENTING POLARIZATION OF A TRANSFER ROLLER USING AN ION CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - A transfer device includes a transfer roller, a power source and a switch device. The transfer roller may transfer an image formed on an image carrier to a transfer medium in an imaging apparatus. The transfer roller includes a rotation shaft including a conductive material, and a ion conductive member disposed around the rotation shaft. The power source may generates a transfer voltage. The switching device may selectively connect, during rotation of the transfer roller, a power-feed path from the power source to the transfer roller, among a plurality of power-feed paths based on whether the image is being transferred or not being transferred, to thereby reverse the direction of an electric field applied by the transfer voltage to the ion conductive member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137538 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH GLOSS TREATMENT DEVICE - An imaging system includes an endless belt to convey a medium, a heating member to heat the endless belt, a pressure member to press the endless belt against the heating member, and a cooling device. The cooling device is in contact with the endless belt at a non-linear portion of the endless belt and includes an interior space. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137539 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, a contact-separation mechanism and circuitry. The fixing device includes a fixing rotator to fix a toner image onto a sheet, a pressure rotator to press against the fixing rotator to form a nip, and a polisher to contact and polish a surface of the fixing rotator. The contact-separation mechanism contacts and separates the polisher to or from the fixing rotator. The circuitry calculates a cumulative weighted sheet passing distance that is a sum of values each obtained by multiplying a length of the sheet in a conveyance direction by a coefficient determined according to sheet information on the sheet different from the length every time the sheet passes through the nip and executes a control mode in which the contact-separation mechanism moves the polisher to contact the surface of the fixing rotator based on the cumulative weighted sheet passing distance. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137540 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH SELECTIVELY OPERATED IONIZER - An imaging system includes a fixing device, a collection device, and a controller. The collection device collects ultrafine particles (UFP) emitted by the fixing device. The collection device includes an ionizer. The controller turn on the ionizer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137541 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus forms a coverage rate adjustment patch having a coverage rate corresponding to a difference between a coverage rate measured by a coverage rate measurement unit and a coverage rate of an adjustment image pattern together with an adjustment image pattern by using the exposure device and the developing device in the calibration. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137542 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device that forms an image on a recording medium and circuitry that controls the image forming device. The image forming device forms an invisible image with an invisible material on the recording medium and forms a visible image with a visible material on the invisible image. Each of first and second adhesion amounts includes respective adhesion amounts of the visible material and the invisible material per unit area in a portion, in which the visible image is formed on the invisible image, of the composite image. The second adhesion amount is smaller than the first adhesion amount. The controller adjusts the amount of the invisible material included in the second adhesion amount to be smaller than that included in the first adhesion amount, to cause the image forming device to form the image according to the second adhesion amount. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137543 | SELECTION OF TRAY BASED ON REMAINING LIFETIME OF TRAYS - An example image forming apparatus including a plurality of trays includes a plurality of sensors, a processor, and an image forming unit. The plurality of sensors measure at least one of noise or vibration occurring in the plurality of trays. The processor selects a tray to be used for an image forming operation, based on a remaining lifetime of each of the plurality of trays estimated based on data about at least one of the noise or the vibration measured by the plurality of sensors. The image forming unit performs an image forming operation on a print medium supplied from the selected tray. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137544 | CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CLEANING MEMBER - A charging device includes a charging member that is rotatable and contacts and electrically charges a surface of a charging target member; and a cleaning member that is rotatable and cleans a surface of the charging member, wherein the cleaning member includes a core bar extending in a lengthwise direction, a foam member that is helically wound around the core bar while forming a gap in the lengthwise direction and contacts the charging member, and a first adhesive agent that is provided between the foam member and the core bar, the first adhesive agent contacting a part of the foam member and another part of the foam member that are formed to adjoin each other in the lengthwise direction via the gap. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137545 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a cover movable between an open position and a closed position, a first photoconductive drum and a second photoconductive drum, a first exposing head having a first boss and rotatably coupled to the cover, a second exposing head having a second boss and rotatably coupled to the cover, and a cam rotatably coupled to each of the first exposing head and the second exposing head. The cam is configured to rotate each of the first exposing head and the second exposing head. The cam includes (i) a first elongated hole into which the first boss fits and extending a direction intersecting a movement direction in which the cam moves and (ii) a second elongated hole into which the second boss fits and extending in a direction intersecting the movement direction of the cam. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137546 | DETACHABLE CONTAINER AND CONTAINER MOUNTING APPARATUS - A detachable container includes: a container body configured to be detachably attached to a receiving portion of an apparatus housing; a joining unit provided on the container body, the joining unit being configured to be rotatably joined with a joined unit provided on the apparatus housing; an operation unit having a rotation center coaxial with the joining unit, the operation unit being configured to perform a rotational operation for the joining unit; and a restraint unit provided coaxially with the rotation center of the operation unit, the restraint unit being configured to, when the container body is attached to the receiving portion of the apparatus housing, allow a rotation of the operation unit, and when the container body is not attached, to restrain the rotation of the operation unit. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137547 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge including a developing roller and movable between a contact position and a spaced position, a first spacing member configured to move the developing cartridge between the contact position and the spaced position, a first cam configured to move the first spacing member, and a lock member movable between a lock position at which the photoconductive drum is locked to the housing and a lock releasing position at which the lock of the photoconductive drum with respect to the housing is released. The lock member is configured to move from the lock releasing position to the lock position by being pushed by the first spacing member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137548 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DEVELOPING DEVICE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE HAVING GUIDE GROOVE - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main casing, an opening-closing member configured to open and close an opening on a side of the main casing and to move between an open position and a closed position, a belt unit configured to move between a first position and a second position, a drum unit configured to move between a third position and a fourth position, a developing device unit configured to move in an arrangement direction of developing rollers, and an interlock mechanism configured such that in response to a movement of the opening-closing member from the closed position to the open position, the belt unit moves from the first position to the second position and the drum unit moves from the third position to the fourth position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137549 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SHAFT AND CAM HAVING CAM SURFACE - A developing cartridge includes: a casing; a developing roller; a shaft; and a cam. The casing is configured to accommodate developer therein. The developing roller is rotatable about a first axis extending in an axial direction. The shaft extends along a second axis extending in the axial direction. The shaft is movable along the second axis. The cam is movable along the second axis in response to axial movement of the shaft. The cam has a cam surface non-parallel with the second axis. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137550 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a first process cartridge including a first image bearing member and a first developing roller and detachably attached to the apparatus body, a toner cartridge configured to accommodate the first toner and detachably attached to the apparatus body independently from the first process cartridge, and a second process cartridge including a second image bearing member and a second developing roller and detachably attached to the apparatus body and configured not to be replenished with the second toner in a state where the second process cartridge is attached to the apparatus body. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS BODY THEREOF - An apparatus body of an image forming apparatus has a first guide portion having an inlet shape corresponding to an outer shape of an engagement portion provided in a cartridge when seen in an attachment direction of the cartridge to the apparatus body and guiding the engagement portion, a second guide portion for guiding a positioning target portion which is provided on the cartridge for positioning an attachment completion position of the cartridge with respect to the apparatus body, and a movable member being at a regulation position at which a guiding path of the positioning target portion by the second guide portion is blocked is immovable from the regulation position unless being pressed by the engagement portion. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137552 | Cooling And Air Purifying Structure Of Image Forming Apparatus - An example image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form a toner image on a print medium, a fusing unit to fix the toner image to the print medium, a duct comprising an air inlet located adjacent to an exit of the fusing unit and an air discharge outlet located toward a discharge outlet through which the print medium is discharged, and a blower provided in the duct to discharge air to the air discharge outlet. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137553 | Aerosol management systems - Disclosed herein is a device, a printing device and a method of operating a printing device. The device comprises an air flow path extending from an intake to an outlet. The intake is to be mounted in a printing device and comprises a proximal intake segment and a distal intake segment along the air flow path. A proximal air flow path from the proximal intake segment to the outlet is shorter than a distal air flow path from the distal intake segment to the outlet. Each of the proximal and distal intake segments comprises a wall segment with at least one hole. An opening ratio of an area of the at least one hole and an area of the respective wall segment is larger in the distal intake segment than in the proximal intake segment. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137554 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a contact portion that is disposed at a position. where the contact portion is contactable with a recording medium; a cooler that cools the recording medium; and a hardware processor that controls a cooling action of the cooler on the recording medium based on information on a temperature of the recording medium. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIGHTFIELD CAPTURE - A system for generating holographic images or videos comprising a camera array, a plurality of processors, and a central computing system. A method for generating holographic images can include receiving a set of images and processing the images. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137556 | OPERATION METHOD FOR DIGITAL HOLOGRAM IMPLEMENTATION DEVICE - Provided is an operation method for a digital hologram implementation device including a backlight and a spatial light modulator, the operation method including setting an initial phase value of an optical signal to a remedy phase, computing a reduced phase based on the remedy phase, correcting the remedy phase based on a difference between the reduced phase and a preset optimized phase, determining whether the corrected remedy phase is a stabilized phase, performing forward propagation on the stabilized phase and an amplitude of the optical signal, correcting the amplitude of the optical signal, performing backward propagation on the corrected amplitude and the stabilized phase, and determining whether a phase derived by the backward propagation is an optimized phase. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137557 | EXTENDABLE CUFF FOR WATCH WINDERS - A system for retaining a wrist watch in a watch winder having a hollow cylindrical turntable, includes a watch winder cuff defining a first circumferential profile, with two push tabs mounted on the cuff for inserting the cuff into the turntable and removing the cuff from the turntable, and one or more extension cuffs of differing length defining a second circumferential profile shaped to match the first circumferential profile, with a connector disposed thereon for engaging and joining the watch winder cuff and a selected extension cuff together. The connector may include a stub disposed on the extension cuff configured to fit snugly inside a depression on the watch winder cuff, or a hollow sleeve extending forwardly from the extension cuff and being configured to fit snugly over the watch winder cuff body to join the watch winder cuff and extension cuff together. The watch winder cuff preferably has an axial length of about one inch and the extension cuff, when joined to the watch winder cuff, preferably increases the axial length to about 2.25 inches to about 2.75 inches, depending on the size of the extension cuff. Both the watch winder cuff and the extension cuffs are made of compressible foam material such that the watch winder cuff and the extension cuffs are axially compressible under hand force. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137558 | MECHANICAL HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT WITH POWER RESERVE DETECTION - A mechanical horological movement ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220137559 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE RATE AND CORRECTING THE STATE OF DISPLAY OF A WATCH - Method for adjusting the rate of a basic oscillator of a watch arranged to oscillate at a nominal frequency N0, with a master oscillator generating an excitation frequency NE approximately equal to an integer multiple of this nominal frequency N0, the master oscillator subjecting the watch to excitation or a modulated motion during a transition phase after which the basic oscillator is stabilised at the excitation frequency NE, and a state of display correction method with a winder for mechanical or automatic watches, moving a support carrying the watch and comprising a state of display correction oscillator, having a lower variation of rate value than the initial variation of rate value DI of this basic oscillator, and oscillating at a correction frequency NC to impose oscillation or a motion on the watch, during a state of display correction phase whose duration is adjusted to exactly correct a state of display error measured at the initial moment of actuation. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137560 | FLEXIBLE GUIDE WITH TRANSLATION TABLE FOR A ROTATING RESONATOR MECHANISM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT - A flexible guide for a rotating resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement, the guide including a fixed support, an element that is capable of moving relative to the fixed support, at least two main flexible blades allowing the movable element to move relative to the fixed support by bending the main flexible blades via a rotary motion about a centre of rotation, the flexible guide being arranged substantially in one plane, the flexible guide including at least two translation tables, each joined to one end of a main flexible blade, such that each translation table is configured to move in translation at least in part under the effect of the bending of the corresponding main flexible blade, the flexible guide including at least one tertiary flexible blade connecting the two translation tables. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137561 | FLEXIBLE GUIDE WITH ADJUSTABLE TRANSLATION TABLE FOR ROTARY RESONATOR MECHANISM, IN PARTICULAR OF A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT - A flexible guide for a rotary resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement, the guide including a fixed support, an element movable relative to the fixed support, at least one main flexible strip allowing the movable element to move relative to the fixed support by bending the main flexible strip(s) in a rotary movement about a centre of rotation, the flexible guide being arranged substantially in a plane, and includes at least a first translation table joined to one end of the main flexible strip, so that the first translation table is configured to move in translation at least in part under the effect of the bending of the main flexible strip, the flexible guide including a device for adjusting the rigidity of the first translation table. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137562 | FLEXIBLE GUIDE WITH TRANSLATION TABLE FOR A ROTATING RESONATOR MECHANISM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT - A flexible guide for a rotating resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement, the guide including a fixed support, an element that is capable of moving relative to the fixed support, at least one main flexible blade allowing the movable element to move relative to the fixed support by bending the one or more main flexible blades via a rotary motion about a centre of rotation, the flexible guide being arranged substantially in one plane, and includes at least one translation table joined to one end of the main flexible blade, the main flexible blade and the translation table forming a pair connected to the fixed support, to the movable element, or to an intermediate movable part, such that the translation table is configured to move in translation at least in part under the effect of the bending of the main flexible blade. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137563 | SUSPENDED CLOCK - A suspended clock, comprising a transverse support rod, a casing, the casing comprising a movement, a hand shaft engaging the movement and arranged for rotational timed movement, and at least two hands secured to the hand shaft and arranged for rotation about the hand shaft, the casing suspended from the transverse support rod; and, a plurality of hour markers suspended from the transverse support rod, arranged in a circle, and spaced apart from the casing. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137564 | Method Of Manufacturing Watch Component, And Watch Component - A method of manufacturing a watch component is a method of manufacturing a watch component in which while a laser irradiation unit and a base member made of metal are moved relatively, laser irradiation is performed to decorate the base member, and includes a first step of irradiating the base member with the laser to form a recessed portion in the base member, a second step of irradiating, with the laser, the base member in which the recessed portion is formed at irradiation intensity less than irradiation intensity of the first step, to clean the base member, and a third step of performing surface treatment on the base member after the cleaning. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137565 | TUNING PID PARAMETERS USING CAUSAL MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing parameters of one or more proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers. In one aspect, the method comprises repeatedly performing the following: i) selecting a configuration of respective PID parameters for each of the plurality of PID controllers, based on a causal model that measures causal relationships between PID parameters and a measure of success in controlling the system; ii) determining the measure of success of the configuration of respective PID parameters for the plurality of PID controllers in controlling the system; and iii) adjusting, based on the measure of success of the configuration of respective PID parameters for the plurality of PID controllers in controlling the system, the causal model. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137566 | SIMULATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND SIMULATION CONTROL METHOD - A control simulation system, includes: a transceiving interface, transceiving attribute information of a device; an identification unit, comparing the object simulation model with the attribute information of the external device, for determining an object simulation model corresponding to the external device by an specific mapping arrangement; and an user interface, for providing a model interface unit corresponding to the object simulation model for flexibly combining the object simulation model with an control icon or an physical movable control element. The model interface unit is displayed on the user interface, and the control icon or the physical movable control element, corresponds to a control command or a control structure of the external device for controlling the external device. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137567 | AROUSAL LEVEL CONTROL APPARATUS, AROUSAL LEVEL CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A arousal level control apparatus calculates, under a limitation related to a physical quantity that affects an arousal level of a subject, a setting value for controlling the arousal level of the subject by using a physical quantity prediction model for calculating the physical quantity based on a setting value of the physical quantity and an arousal level prediction model for calculating a prediction value of the arousal level based on the calculated physical quantity calculated, and sets the calculated setting value to a control target device that affects the physical quantity. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137568 | PREDICTIVE MODELS AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE CONSTRAINT OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM TO OPTIMIZE DRILLING PARAMETERS OF A WELLBORE - A computer-readable medium performs a method for performing a drilling operation in a formation. A plurality of predictive models are determined. Each predictive model of the plurality of predictive models is determined for an interval in the downhole formation, wherein each predictive model of the plurality of predictive models relates one or more drilling parameters of the drilling operation to a plurality of objectives for the drilling operation. A plurality of target objectives is defined. A plurality of outcomes is determined for each of the predictive models of the plurality of predictive models and the plurality of target objectives. An optimization is performed to select an outcome from the plurality of outcomes. The drilling operation is performed using the selected outcome to achieve the plurality of target objectives. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137569 | SELF-CONFIGURING BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for generating a graph data structure comprises receiving, by one or more processors, data associated with a building, generating one or more space nodes in the graph data structure corresponding to spaces within the building based on the data, generating one or more asset nodes in the graph data structure corresponding to assets within the building based on the data, associating sensor data with the one or more asset nodes based on the data, classifying the sensor data based on the data, and generating a relationship between at least two of the one or more space nodes, the one or more asset nodes, and the classified sensor data. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137570 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTO-CONFIGURATION USING EXISTING POINTS - A method for commissioning a building comprises identifying a building asset within a digital representation of a building having one or more parameters describing relationships of the building asset within the building, controlling one or more other building assets included within the digital representation to change an environmental parameter of the building, monitoring a response of at least one of the building asset or one of the one or more other building assets to the change in the environmental parameter, generating a parameter for the digital representation associated with the building asset based on the monitoring, and updating the digital representation using the parameter. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137571 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SMART PLUG OF HOME SYSTEM, SMART PLUG, AND HOME SYSTEM - A method for controlling a smart plug of a home system, a smart plug, and a home system. The method includes acquiring conditions of currently running household appliances accessing sockets and setting the priority sequence of the currently running household appliances according to the conditions of the currently running household appliances accessing the sockets. Household appliances accessing different sockets of a smart plug can have a priority sequence, and therefore, a user can rank the priorities of a plurality of household appliances by means of the smart plug and can flexibly adjust the priority sequence according to usage habits, thereby not only facilitating integrated management of usage conditions, power consumption conditions and running states of the plurality of household appliances, but also ensuring the flexibility of setting the priority sequence, such that the entire running condition of a home system is more adapted to real-time usage requirements of the user. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137572 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE - A method and system for controlling a vehicle shorten waiting time for a user to receive a result of a command when implementing a Car-to-Home service that communicates through servers. The method includes: inquiring, through a first server, a current state of an Internet of Things (IoT) device linked to enable remote control from a vehicle and storing the inquired IoT device current state; upon generation of the request from the vehicle, fetching information about the current state of the IoT stored in the first server and displaying the information through a display; re-inquiring the current state to update the information about the current state of the IoT stored in the first server; and if the information about the current state of the displayed IoT does not match the information about the updated current state in the first server, displaying the updated information about the IoT current state through the display. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137573 | Wireless Control System for a Household Appliance - A wireless control system fora household appliance is provided. The wireless control system for a household appliance includes an electronic housing. The electronic housing is dimensioned to and designed to be secured within a household appliance. The electronic housing includes a power kill switch. The power kill switch is connected to a power supply of the household appliance in a manner that enables the power supply of the household appliance to be enabled and disabled. The power kill switch is also connected to a wireless signal transceiver. The wireless signal transceiver is designed to receive activation and deactivation signals. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137574 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WIRELESS AND WIRED COMPONENTS - System and method provide wireless distributed lighting control systems implementing a secure peer-to-peer, self-organizing and self-healing mesh network of actuators and system inputs. The system and method can be designed specifically for indoor and outdoor lighting where actuators include in-fixture, on-fixture and circuit control modules with ON/OFF and full range dimming capabilities, and system inputs include occupancy/vacancy sensors, daylight sensors and switches. A unique messaging protocol facilitates wireless and wired communication between actuators and system inputs, and provides web-based commissioning and monitoring of the lighting control system using a wireless access point accessible from a local network or Internet which can provide an intuitive and easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI). | 2022-05-05 |
20220137575 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC BUILDING MODEL ENHANCED BY DIGITAL TWINS - A method for visualizing a building model comprises retrieving an identifier associated with a digital representation of a building asset from a digital representation representing at least a portion of a building, retrieving, using the identifier, a graphical representation of the asset from a building model having a different format than the digital representation, and rendering the graphical representation on a display device. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137576 | SOLDER FATIGUE MODELING - The present disclosure models the testing of oilfield electronic equipment that operate in high temperature downhole environments (possibly with large vibrational loading) in order to quantify the damage to the electronic equipment over its expected operational lifetime. The simulated downhole environment is complex and includes coupled random vibration and thermal cycling followed by repeated shock at high temperature. In embodiments, the proposed methods and system measure non-linear damage accumulation of the electronic equipment in this simulated downhole environment. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-TAGGING BMS POINTS - There is described a building management system and a method for auto-tagging points. Data associated with multiple points of a site are received, and each point is associated with a point name and a point descriptor. A building name is identified based on the point name for each point by extracting a first part detected frequently among the data associated with the points. A point equipment is determined from a second part of each point name and a point function is determined from a third part of each point name. A set of point tags is generated based on the point equipment, the point function, and the point descriptor. Confidence scores are created for the set of point tags based on matching characteristics to a common tag set. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137578 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR EQUIPMENT DEVICE - A control system for an equipment device includes a control unit for the equipment device, and a storage unit that stores a plurality of learned general-purpose models usable to control the equipment device. The control unit selects one model usable to control the equipment device from the plurality of learned general-purpose models. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137579 | OPTIMIZED PROCESS CONTROL - Aspects of the application relate to computer-implemented methods, process control devices, and a computer program. According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method for controlling a process in a plurality of first scale vessels via a first process control device is provided. Each of the first scale vessels contains fluid and the process is for producing a chemical, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and/or biological product. The method comprises controlling, by the first process control device and at least partially in parallel, the process in each of the first scale vessels. The method can include periodically determining, prior to an assigning decision and at a first frequency, first sets of process parameter values for each of the process parameters from each of the first scale vessels. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137580 | BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH LOAD CURTAILMENT OPTIMIZATION - A controller includes a processing circuit comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include determining a gradient of an objective function with respect to a constraint variable used to define a constraint on a control process that uses the objective function and modifying the constraint variable to have a modified value in response to determining that a trigger condition is satisfied. The trigger condition is based on the gradient. The operations include performing the control process subject to the constraint using the modified value of the constraint variable and operating equipment in accordance with a result of the control process. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137581 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A control device determines, every control cycle, whether or not process values stored in a time-series manner satisfy a predetermined event condition. When the event condition is satisfied, the control device causes a chapter associated with the satisfied event condition to be stored in correspondence with time information that specifies the control cycle. The control device determines a target section with the time information in correspondence with a chapter that satisfies an extraction condition being defined as the reference, and extracts time-series data of the stored process values included in the determined target section. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137582 | CLOUD-BASED ANALYTICS FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A cloud-based analytics engine that analyzes data relating to an industrial automation system(s) to facilitate enhancing operation of the industrial automation system(s) is presented. The analytics engine can interface with the industrial automation system(s) via a cloud gateway(s) and can analyze industrial-related data obtained from the industrial automation system(s). The analytics engine can determine correlations between respective portions or aspects of the system(s), between a portion(s) or aspect(s) of the system(s) and extrinsic events or conditions, or between an employee(s) and the system(s). The analytics engine can determine and provide recommendations or instructions in connection with the industrial automation system(s) to enhance system performance based on the determined correlations. The analytics engine also can determine when there is a deviation or potential of deviation from desired system performance by an industrial asset or employee, and provide a notification, a recommendation, or an instruction to rectify or avoid the deviation. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137583 | EDGE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL FOR EMULATING CONTROL LOGIC OF A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER - An edge computing device is provided that includes a plurality of input electrodes that are communicatively coupled to one or more communication channels of a programmable logic controller that implements control logic to control a controlled device. The edge computing device furthers include a processor configured to, at a training time, receive signals via the plurality of input electrodes, detect inputs to the one or more communication channels and outputs from the one or more communication channels of the programmable logic controller, generate a set of training data based on the detected inputs and outputs of the programmable logic controller, and train an artificial intelligence model using the generated set of training data. The processor is further configured to, at a run-time, emulate the control logic of the programmable logic controller using the trained artificial intelligence model. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137584 | CONTROL SYSTEM, SUPPORT DEVICE, AND SUPPORT PROGRAM - A control system includes a control device, an information processing device, a grouper, and a generator. The control device executes a control program controlling a control target while managing process data of the control program. The control device transmits one or more types of data sets storing a part of the process data according to a communication setting. The information processing device executes one or more applications using the process data by using the one or more types of data sets. The grouper allocates the process data designated to be used in the one or more applications to one or more groups. The generator generates the communication setting for the control device such that the process data allocated to the group are stored in one data set and transmitted for each of the groups grouped by the grouper according to an allocation result. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137585 | ENGINEERING BASED DIGITAL TWIN PLATFORM - Disclosed is a method to create a digital twin which is a copy of a machine or a production system in a computer environment and usage of the created digital twin in the computer-based calculation. Digital twins which are developed by the method are created by physical laws/equations rather than solely by sensor data. Developed digital twins could be created/served with API's by dividing thereof into small pieces and could be resold through a market place in form of an application. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137586 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER PROGRAM - It is disclosed a PLC Program analysis method where a program (PROG) is translated (TRANS) into a model (MOD) in a logical framework, from which properties (Prop) are determined. Said properties coupled with user specifications (IntProp) are verified by an automated solver (SMT). If contraposition of a property (Prop) is satisfiable, counter-examples (PROOF NOK) representative of model inputs and internal memory values is provided. Counter-examples (PROOF NOK) are translated into error initial configurations (IniConf) of said model. Execution of the model is simulated (EXE) with said model error initial configurations (IniConf), and error intermediary configurations (AST-IntConf) of said model simulation are recorded up to said property violation. Error initial and intermediary configurations (Lad-IniConf, Lad-IntConf) of said original program (PROG) are derived from error initial configurations (IniConf) of said model and error intermediary configurations (AST-IntConf) of said model simulation and displayed. An apparatus for executing said method is provided. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137587 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED PRODUCTION MACHINE, AND CORRESPONDING NUMERICAL CONTROL - A method for operating a numerically controlled production machine includes defining a permissible value range determined by the design and construction of the production machine in which, in a normal operation during production of a workpiece, values representing a mechanical or electrical load described by acceleration and/or jolting of at least one component of the numerically controlled production machine are variable, and activating, for producing the workpiece, with a control signal a conservation operation for reducing the mechanical or electrical loads, wherein in the conservation operation the values of acceleration and/or jolting of the at least one component are variable within a part value range that is limited in comparison to the permissible value range. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137588 | REDUNDANT VALVE POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM - One implementation is a device for determining the position of a valve. The device uses a current profile including at least the magnitude of current, and an analysis module for using the current profile and the state of the valve to perform at least one action. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137589 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MACHINE SAFETY AND PRODUCT QUALITY FOR A FLEXIBLE CYBER-PHYSICAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for determining automatically a machine safety and/or a product quality of a flexible cyber-physical production system with a configuration adaptable during a production process including production steps executed by machines forming equipment of a physical factory of the cyber-physical production system to produce a product according to a product recipe, wherein the machine safety and/or product quality are calculated during runtime of the flexible cyber-physical production system by processing a meta-model of the flexible cyber-physical production system stored in a computer readable storage medium, is provided. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137590 | Mobile Assembly Apparatus - A mobile assembly apparatus and a method of assembling a retail product utilizing a retail assembly are discussed. The mobile assembly apparatus may include a cabinet structure, an expandable work surface, a frame, wheels, an articulated arm, outrigger supports, a power supply, sensors, a hardware dispenser, and a computing device. The mobile assembly apparatus scans a machine readable identifier and retrieves assembly instructions for an item associated with the identifier. The computing device controls the outrigger supports and extendable surface based on the instructions. The computing device monitors the progress of the assembly of the time and validates the assembly based on assembly data from the sensors. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE USING MULTI-AXIS MACHINE TOOLS - A design and manufacturing system includes a multi-axis machine tool including a cutting head able to support a plurality of available tools and a part support, the cutting head and part support fully controllable in at least two axes, a design system operable using a computer to generate a 3-D model of a part to be manufactured, and a machine learning model operable using the computer to analyze the part to be manufactured to identify features and develop a manufacturing plan at least partially based on the multi-axis machine tool and the plurality of available tools, the manufacturing plan including a type of tool used for each feature, a feed-rate for each type of tool for each feature, and a speed of the tool for each type of tool for each feature. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137592 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES INCLUDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY UN-ERUPTED TEETH AND METHOD OF FORMING THEM - The example systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein help with design of highly accurate models of un-erupted or partially erupted teeth and help fabricate of aligners for un-erupted or partially erupted teeth. Automated agents that use machine learning models to parametrically represent three-dimensional (3d) virtual representations of teeth as 3D descriptors in a 3D descriptor space are provided herein. In some implementations, the automated agents described herein provide instructions to fabricate aligners for at least partially un-erupted teeth using representative 3D descriptor(s) of a tooth type. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137593 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A PHYSICAL SIMULATION DEVICE, SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION SYSTEM - A method for fabricating a physical simulation device of an internal element of interest ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220137594 | CNC-PARAMETER GENERATING METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED TUBE BENDING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a CNC-parameter generating method in an isometric projection environment for the control and processing of tubes by at least one CNC-tube bending machine at least comprising: i) to generate a first vector on a touch screen; ii) to carry out a verification step by a microprocessor, iii) to assign the first vector to one of the directions, NORTH, UP, WEST, SOUTH, DOWN and EAST; iv) to generate further vectors by tapping once on the touch screen; v) to input dimensional values for the vectors on the touch screen, and to transfer dimensional values from the microprocessor device to one or more computers. It is also provided a parameter generating system in an isometric projection environment for the control and processing of tubes by at least one CNC-tube bending machine. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING ACOUSTIC SENSING TO MINIMIZE A POTENTIAL OF DAMAGE TO FIBER OPTIC CABLES - A device may receive sensing data that is produced by an environment associated with a fiber optic cable. Based on the sensing data, the device may determine a sensing profile, which indicates a measure of vibration as a function of distance along the fiber optic cable and as a function of time. The device may receive new sensing data produced by the environment. The device may determine that the new sensing data satisfies a vibration deviation criteria, relative to the sensing profile, for a duration threshold. By satisfying the vibration deviation criteria for the duration threshold, the new sensing data may indicate that the environment includes an activity associated with an increased likelihood of damage to the fiber optic cable relative to the sensing data. The device may perform one or more actions based on the new sensing data satisfying the vibration deviation criteria for the duration threshold. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE AUTOMATED WORKFLOWS - Systems and methods for automated workflow comprise assigning a set of first targets to an uncompiled first workflow. The uncompiled first workflow specifies a first set of process modules. Each such module is associated with a subset of unit operations. Each unit operation includes a time interval and specifies an instrument. For each target in the set of first targets, the uncompiled workflow is translated into an instance of a compiled first workflow comprising a linear temporal order of unit operations, each including execution instructions for an addressed instrument. A set of second targets is obtained and assigned a second uncompiled workflow. Compilation of the second uncompiled workflow for each second target produces a different instance of a compiled second workflow. Each second compiled workflow comprises a linear temporal order of unit operations, with each unit operation including execution instructions for an addressed instrument and specifying a time interval. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137597 | Method Of Controlling An Industrial System, Control System And Industrial System - A method of controlling an industrial system including at least one agent, the method including providing a representation of the industrial system as a finite state machine, the state machine including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, where each node represents a discrete system state of the industrial system, each edge represents an action for a state transition between system states represented by two of the nodes, and at least one execution value is associated with at least one of the edges; executing at least one action by the at least one agent, the at least one action being represented by at least one of the edges; and modifying at least one execution value associated with at least one of the edges representing the at least one executed action, based on an outcome of the at least one executed action. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137598 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus instructs an operation of at least a part of a control target device via wireless communication. The electronic apparatus comprises a processor configured to acquire communication quality information of the wireless communication between the electronic apparatus and the control target device, acquire first information indicating a degree or a risk that can be caused by the operation, and generate a control signal instructing the operation based on the communication quality information and the first information. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137599 | Systems And Methods For Mitigating Cable Twists For Underwater Cleaners - Systems and methods for mitigating cable twists for underwater cleaners are provided. Cable twist mitigation logic is stored in a memory associated with a pool or spa cleaner, and controls operation of the cleaner in order to mitigate cable twists. A sequence of cleaner orientations is retrieved from memory and compared to one or more pre-defined sequences known to contribute to cable twist. If the sequence of cleaner orientations matches the one or more pre-defined sequences, a twist angle accumulator is incremented by a pre-defined twist angle corresponding to the one or more pre-defined sequences. The system determines whether the cleaner is turning on a surface of a pool or spa, and if so, controls turning of the cleaner using an accumulated angle stored in the twist angle accumulator, in order to mitigate cable twists. A user-definable bias value could also be applied by the system, in order to further mitigate cable twists. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137600 | IOT GATEWAY FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electronic controller for an industrial control system including:
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20220137601 | Certificate Management Integrated into a Plant Planning Tool - A method for creating a topology of a technical system, more particularly of a production plant or process plant, with a public key infrastructure via a software tool designed therefor, wherein a plurality of individual components are linked together to form a topology of the technical system, where which certificates needed by the individual components during operation of the technical system is derived from an analysis of security requirements of the technical system in an automated manner and stored in the software tool, where which PKI components and which communication links among the individual components, from the components to the PKI components, and among the individual PKI components, are needed to construct the public key infrastructure is taken into account in an automated manner in the linking of the individual components. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137602 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY DATA TAGS WITHIN A DATA STREAM - A method including receiving a data packet over a network, the data packet having a size. The method also includes parsing the data packet into a header and a body. The method also includes identifying a protocol type from the header and the size. The method also includes identifying a signal characteristic of signal data in the body. The method also includes identifying a classification of a source sensor which generated the data packet based on the protocol type and the signal characteristic. The method also includes generating a metadata file based on the source sensor. The method also includes labeling the data packet with the metadata file to form a labeled data packet. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137603 | RECIPE UPDATING METHOD - A recipe updating method of a plasma processing apparatus includes: performing a plasma processing on a substrate mounted on a stage using a first recipe including an application timing of a radio-frequency power for plasma generation; measuring a reference timing at which a temperature of the stage drops to a minimum value and a first maximum value of the temperature of the stage in association with the first recipe; performing the plasma processing on the substrate using a second recipe obtained by changing the application timing of the first recipe to the reference timing; measuring a second maximum value of the temperature of the stage in association with the second recipe; and updating the first recipe to the second recipe when the second maximum value is smaller than the first maximum value. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137604 | Coordination Device and Method for Providing Control Applications via a Communication Network for Transmitting Time-Critical Data - Coordinator and method for providing control applications via a communication network, wherein prior to migrating a flow control component of a control application to a server device, a coordinator checks whether a data stream for transmitting application data was set up for the control application, where the coordinator enables migration of the flow control component if a data stream has not been set up, in the event a data stream had been set up previously, a check is performed to determine whether sufficient resources for data transmission are available for paths to the server device, such that if sufficient resources are unavailable, migration of the respective flow control component is stopped, and if sufficient resources are available, the coordinator prompts set-up of the data stream to the server device and disconnection of the previously set-up data stream and enables migration of the flow control component to the server device. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137605 | Automation Device, Computer Program, Computer-Readable Medium and Method for Automatically Configuring an Automation Device - Automation device, computer program, computer-readable medium and method for automatically configuring an automation device, wherein a) an automation device is provided, b) a device management unit monitors whether an automation identifier is assigned to the automation device, c) upon identifying an assignment of this kind, the device management unit queries a central cluster management unit to determine whether a description object, in which the automation identifier assigned to the automation device is stored, already exists in a cluster state database belonging to the cluster containing description objects for nodes of the cluster, d) if no such description object yet exists, or if such a description object does exist but has been declared inactive, then the device management unit creates, in the cluster state database for a node identifier assigned to the automation device, a description object in which the automation identifier assigned to the automation device is stored. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137606 | Method and System for Controlling Performance of a Batch Process in an Industrial Plant - A method and industrial automation system for controlling performance of batch process includes obtaining operational data and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for a batch process. The operational data is provided with an absolute timestamp such that absolute timestamp associated with operational data and KPI's is converted to time duration relative to predefined event. The obtained operational data and KPI's, and reference set of operational data and KPI's are aligned based on time duration relative to a predefined event. The method comprises comparing aligned operational data and the KPI's with the reference set of KPI's and operational data. Based on comparison, one or more reference batches are determined. The method comprises identifying one reference batch based on predefined criteria. Thereby, the method involves controlling performance of batch process by providing modified setpoints based on identified reference batch. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137607 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes defining a sampling plan in a process control system. Measurement values are obtained at the first number N of the sample points. The first number of measurement values are modelled using a wafer model to generate a first set of coefficients according to a reference model. A second number M of the first number N of sample points is randomly selected. The second number M of measurement values obtained at the second number M of sample points is modelled using the wafer model to generate a second set of coefficients according to a phase_1 model. One of the M sample points is randomly replaced by one of the N−M sample points to obtain a subsample. The measurement values of the subsample are modelled using the wafer model to generate a third set of coefficients according to a phase_2 model. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137608 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A PHYSICAL SYSTEM - A method for setting operating parameters of a system, in particular, a manufacturing machine, with the aid of Bayesian optimization of a data-based model, which (in the Bayesian optimization) is trained to output a model output variable, which characterizes an operating mode of the system, as a function of the operating parameters. The training of the data-based model takes place as a function of at least one experimentally ascertained measured variable of the system and the training also taking place as a function of at least one simulatively ascertained simulation variable. The measured variable and the simulation variable each characterize the operating mode of the system. The measured variable and/or the simulation variable is transformed during training with the aid of an affine transformation. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137609 | PRODUCTION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A production information management system includes: a storage device that stores 4M (man, machine, material, and method) data information including time series data in which a state of each element of 4M per unit time is associated with acquisition accuracy of 4M data defined for each target and acquisition method of 4M, and analysis model information defining a criterion for determining a production loss from a combination of the 4M data information; a processor that analyzes the 4M data information by the analysis model information to estimate a production loss, and calculates estimation accuracy for the each production loss to generate production loss information; and a production loss display unit that displays the production loss information. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137610 | Textile Machine Management System and Method - A textile machine management system and associated method for textile machines include automated guided transportation vehicles that transport material carriers between the textile machines. A logistic control system controls movement of the transportation vehicles. A material management apparatus manages the material flow between the textile machines and includes: a material flow database; a prediction module; and a disposition module. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137611 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, LEARNING APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a processing circuit classifies a time-series data corresponding to process amounts generated in a target facility into groups. For each of groups, the processing circuit applies time-series data included in the group to a first auto-encoder, which differs depending upon each group, and outputs time-series data. The processing circuit applies input difference data, which are based on output time-series data on the process amounts and the input time-series data, to a single second auto-encoder, and outputs difference data. The processing circuit determines an abnormality of the target facility, based on the comparison between addition data which are based on the output difference data and the output time-series data, and the input time-series data. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137612 | TRANSFORMER FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND POSITIONING SYSTEM BASED ON DIGITAL TWIN - A transformer fault diagnosis and positioning system based on a digital twin is provided and includes the following. A communication sensing module, which is configured to transmit bottom-level monitoring data obtained from a device entity to a system support module. The system support module, which is configured to receive and preprocess bottom-level monitoring data, and store various data, models and expert systems. A dynamic twin module, which is configured to analyze a multi-dimensional probability status of a device fault, construct a dynamic degradation model of different health states, and realize model correction through human-computer interaction, real-time measurement, and dynamic update subsequently. A decision-making diagnosis module, which is configured to construct a digital twin of data to be diagnosed, to realize diagnosis and positioning of the health state. A user interface module to display a diagnosis result and related information through a UI interface, to provide further decision-making and human-computer interaction. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137613 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING FAILURE OF MINING MACHINE CROWD SYSTEM - Methods for monitoring a machine are described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving information on a plurality of events associated with the machine, determining a severity value for at least one event of the plurality of events, the severity value based on at least one of a safety value, a hierarchy value, a time-to-repair value, and a cost-of-repair value, and outputting an alert includes the severity value if the severity value exceeds a predetermined threshold associated with the at least one event. Systems and machine-readable media are also described. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SERVICING EQUIPMENT - A method of servicing equipment, the method comprising: recording information associated with servicing of the equipment in view of a workscope at a first location; sending the recorded information to a node; receiving service input from a third party located at a second location different from the first location, the third party having prepared the service input in response to the recorded information on the node; and performing the service using the received service input. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137615 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Data Buffering for Autonomous Vehicle Remote Assistance - Systems and methods for dynamic data buffering and provision for vehicle remote assistance are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining, by a computing system, data associated with an autonomous vehicle. The example method includes detecting, by the computing system, a potential remote assistance event based at least in part on the data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The example method includes initiating, by the computing system, a preliminary remote assistance action based at least in part on the potential remote assistance event. The preliminary remote assistance action includes at least one of transmitting sensor data acquired by the autonomous vehicle to a remote computing system or storing the sensor data onboard the autonomous vehicle. The example method includes communicating, by the computing system after the initiation of the preliminary remote assistance action, a request for remote assistance of the autonomous vehicle. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137616 | REMOTE CONTROLLED ENGINE REVVING - Methods and systems are provided for user controlled engine revving. In one example, the engine may be revved to a peak speed according to a target revving sequence in response to a user-initiated command. A revving sound may be provided in response to an input device, without demanding manual depression of an accelerator pedal. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137617 | INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes: a movable control device corresponding to a portable device that performs steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking of a vehicle by a user's control when a driving mode is shifted from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode; and a fixed display device controlled in a touch manner to perform other functions other than steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking, wherein a steering dial switch, a gear-shifting slide switch, an acceleration rotary switch, and a brake button switch are disposed in the movable control device and are manipulated differently. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137618 | INTELLIGENT MULTI-LEVEL SAFE AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT ECOSYSTEM - A communications ecosystem and related methods of operation include an ecosystem safety level (ESL), a plurality of vehicles or systems, each vehicle or system having an individual safety level (ISL), a control system operable to determine whether the ISL for each vehicle or system meets or exceeds the ESL, and one or more communications links between any first vehicle or system having a first ISL that does not meet or exceed the ESL and a second vehicle or system with a second ISL that does meet or exceed the ESL such that the first vehicle or system operates at the second ISL. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137619 | PLURALITY OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a plurality of autonomous mobile robots. A plurality of autonomous mobile robots comprise a first mobile robot including an antenna configured to transmit and receive signals, and a second mobile robot including a first antenna and a second antenna disposed on a front area of a main body thereof to transmit and receive signals to and from the antenna of the first mobile robot. The second mobile robot comprises a control unit configured to determine a relative position of the first mobile robot using the signal received by the first antenna and the second antenna. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137620 | COMMUNICATION STATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Communication systems and methods for vehicles are provided. A method includes receiving a command message from a first vehicle at a second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle and second vehicle are communicatively coupled to define at least a portion of a vehicle group; receiving a status reply message from the second vehicle at the first vehicle in response to a trigger event; controlling an operation of one or more vehicles in the vehicle group based at least in part on a determined communications status of a communication network comprising at least one communication device with respect to the command message and the status reply message. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137621 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS REMOTE CONTROL OF VEHICLES - The disclosure describes systems and methods including for monitoring and remotely controlling a fleet of autonomous vehicles. The remote vehicle control system determines a control input to control a vehicle based on an action performed on or with a controller bot. The controller bot is configured for use on a horizontal display that displays a map and a vehicle graphic at a location on the map. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137622 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSUMING CONTROL - A control device for a vehicle includes a communication module, which establishes a transmission and receiving connection to a server external to the vehicle, and a control module connected to this for driving functions, which receives data of at least one sensor and controls at least one actuator for at least partially autonomously controlling at least one of the driving functions in the vehicle. A disconnector physically separates at least the receiving connection and a read-only memory, in which a piece of software for overwriting the software in the communication module and the control module in case of interference, is stored. Control of the control device is assumed when the control device has presumably been tampered with in the vehicle and uses this to separate at least the receiving connection, to bring the vehicle into a safe traffic state as needed, and to overwrite software in the control module and the communication module with software from the read-only memory. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137623 | BEHAVIOR PREDICTION FOR RAILWAY AGENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM - To operate an autonomous vehicle, a rail agent is detected in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle using a detection system. One or more tracks are determined on which the detected rail agent is possibly traveling, and possible paths for the rail agent are predicted based on the determined one or more tracks. One or more motion paths are determined for one or more probable paths from the possible paths, and a likelihood for each of the one or more probable paths is determined based on each motion plan. A path for the autonomous vehicle is then determined based on a most probable path associated with a highest likelihood for the rail agent, and the autonomous vehicle is operated using the determined path. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137624 | ON-SITE NOTIFICATION FROM AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY - A system included and a computer-implemented method performed in an autonomous-driving vehicle are described. The system performs: detecting one or more movable traffic objects; determining one or more target movable traffic objects from the one or more detected movable traffic objects; determining a type of the one or more target movable traffic objects and an traffic object that has a right of way (ROW) in a situation involving the autonomous-driving vehicle. The system further performs: determining a manner of generating a vehicle behavior notification to the target movable traffic object based on the type of the one or more target movable traffic objects and the ROW; and causing a vehicle behavior notification of the determined manner to be generated to the one or more target movable traffic objects. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137625 | Guidance Of Autonomous Vehicles In Destination Vicinities Using Intent Signals - Signals usable to determine a path of a vehicle towards a particular stopping point in a vicinity of a destination are detected from an individual authorized to provide guidance with respect to movements of the vehicle. Based at least in part on the signals and a data set pertaining to the external environment of the vehicle, one or more vehicular movements to be implemented to proceed along the path are identified. A directive is transmitted to a motion control subsystem of the vehicle to initiate one of the vehicular movements. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137626 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Difference information between a first element of a vehicle estimated in accordance with measurement information acquired by a first sensor and a second element of the vehicle acquired simultaneously with the first element is acquired. The difference information is according to the same coordinate system as the first element and the second element. An element for controlling movement of the vehicle is selected from the first element and the second element. When the element for controlling movement of the vehicle is switched to another element of the first element and the second element, the other element selected is corrected by using the difference information. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137627 | SELF-POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE OBJECT - Provided is a self-position estimation apparatus capable of appropriately estimating a self-position of a mobile object regardless of an environment around the mobile object. The self-position estimation apparatus is for estimating a self-position of a mobile object, and includes: N types of sensors (where N is a natural number equal to or greater than two) that detect information with different contents from each other regarding a moving status of the mobile object; an environment determiner that determines an environment around the mobile object; a selector that selects information detected by one or more but less than the N types of sensors based on a determination result of the environment determiner; and an estimator that estimates the self-position of the mobile object based on the information selected by the selector. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137628 | LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A DRIVERLESS VEHICLE - A localization system for a driverless vehicle configured to drive in a driverless manner from a starting point to a destination point includes a set of sensors configured to localize the vehicle indoors and at least one capture device configured to localize the vehicle outdoors. The localization system is configured to provide at least one orientation point at a transition area between outdoors and indoors or vice versa. The localization is also configured to switch from a localization method for localizing the vehicle indoors to a localization method for localizing the vehicle outdoors or vice versa in response to capturing, by the set of sensors and/or the capture device, the at least one orientation point. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137629 | UNMANNED FOLLOWING VEHICLE - An unmanned following vehicle includes a controller configured to control the unmanned following vehicle to move in parallel with a moving object by following the moving object on a left side or a right side of the moving object, wherein the controller is configured to control the unmanned following vehicle to move in parallel with the moving object by: adjusting a moving speed of the unmanned following vehicle according to a Y-axis coordinate difference value, which is a difference value between a position of the moving object and a position of the unmanned following vehicle in a forward direction, and adjusting a steering direction and a steering angle of the unmanned following vehicle according to an X-axis coordinate difference value, which is a difference value between the position of the moving object and the position of the unmanned following vehicle in a lateral direction. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137630 | Motion-Plan Validator for Autonomous Vehicle - The present disclosure is directed to validating motion plans for autonomous vehicles. In particular, the methods, devices, and systems of the present disclosure can: receive data indicating a motion plan of an autonomous vehicle through an environment of the autonomous vehicle; receive data indicating one or more inputs utilized in generating the motion plan; and determine, based at least in part on the data indicating the motion plan and the data indicating the input(s), whether execution of the motion plan by the autonomous vehicle would violate one or more predetermined constraints applicable to motion plans for the autonomous vehicle. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137631 | AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE, CONTROL DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE OPERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An autonomous work machine that works in a work area, the autonomous work machine comprising: a storage unit that stores past captured images including one or more markers arranged to define the work area; a specifying unit that specifies a past captured image stored in the storage unit and similar to a current captured image captured by an image capturing unit; and a control unit that controls the autonomous work machine based on the past captured image specified by the specifying unit. | 2022-05-05 |
20220137632 | AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE, AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An autonomous work machine that works in a work area, comprising: a detection unit that detects a plurality of markers arranged to define the work area; a specifying unit that specifies marker information based on a detection result of the detection unit; a setting unit that sets a virtual line connecting the plurality of markers based on the marker information specified by the specifying unit; and a control unit that controls the autonomous work machine such that the autonomous work machine does not deviate to a region beyond the virtual line set by the setting unit. | 2022-05-05 |