| 19th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20150123801 | MONITORING THE STATE OF A BEEHIVE - A system for monitoring the state of a beehive comprises multiple gates configured to be positioned proximate to an entrance of a beehive. Each gate includes one or more sensors configured to capture information indicating a bee is within the gate and information indicating the bee is traveling toward or away from the entrance to the beehive. In addition, each gate includes a sensor configured to capture information identifying the size or shape of a bee within the gate. A corresponding method and computer readable medium are also disclosed. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123802 | Sensory Prosthetic for Improved Balance Control - A feedback device for measuring balance related information, and for producing a stimulation of the skin that encodes that information in a way that is useful to the wearer of the device. At least one sensor detects balance information and transmits at least one balance information signal to a signal processing subsystem. The signal processing subsystem converts the received balance information signal into at least one stimulation control signal. The signal processing subsystem then transmits the stimulation control signal to at least one stimulator, which provides stimulation to a wearer of the device reflecting the stimulation control signal received from the signal processing subsystem. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123803 | System and Method of Biomechanical Posture Detection and Feedback - A system and method are described herein for a sensor device which biomechanically detects in real-time a user's movement state and posture and then provides real-time feedback to the user based on the user's real-time posture. The feedback is provided through immediate sensory feedback through the sensor device (e.g., a sound or vibration) as well as through an avatar within an associated application with which the sensor device communicates. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123804 | USE OF OPTICAL REFLECTANCE PROXIMITY DETECTOR FOR NUISANCE MITIGATION IN SMOKE ALARMS - Various methods, systems, and devices for identifying a low battery charge of a smoke detector are presented. For example, a device may include a smoke detection sensor that detect smokes and, in response to detecting smoke, generate a smoke detection signal. The device may include battery test circuitry that tests a charge level of a battery installed in the smoke detector device. The device may include an audio output device that outputs a low battery chirp in response to the battery test circuitry determining the charge level of the battery installed in the smoke detector device is low. Also, the device may include a proximity detector that monitors for a wave movement of an object within a distance of the smoke detector device and generates a proximity detection signal when the proximity detector detects the wave movement performed by an object within the distance of the smoke detector device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123805 | PRE-COVER-OPENING POWER-OFF METHOD AND APPARATUS - A pre-cover-opening power-off method, comprising the steps of: (a) fixing a bolt casing to a bolt; (b) connecting a motion sensor to a safety protecting and monitoring unit in a wired or wireless manner; and (c) activating the motion sensor to send out a command to permit power delivery for an electrical equipment to operate, and when the bolt casing is taken off, the motion sensor is activated to send out a command to cut off a power supply for the electrical equipment or give out an alarm. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123806 | SEAT CONFIGURED FOR OCCUPANCY STATE DETECTION | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123807 | Shooter Aim Detection and Warning System - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to an apparatus, device, or method for detecting aim or pointing direction of a firearm, the method comprising detecting a sound signature of a gunshot from the firearm; sensing an aim direction of the firearm substantially at the time of detecting the sound signature of the gunshot; setting a reference direction based, at least in part, on the aim direction; sensing a current aim direction of the firearm; comparing the current aim direction to the reference direction; and initiating an alarm if the current aim direction is beyond a threshold angle of displacement from the reference direction. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123808 | ELETRIC SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Certain aspects and features are directed to an electric subsurface safety valve including an integrated communications system that can be disposed in a wellbore. The electric subsurface safety valve can include a body adapted to be coupled to a cable, a communications system disposed in the body, and a closure mechanism. The body can be disposed within the wellbore. The communications system can include one or more transceiving devices and a processing device. The transceiving devices can communicate signals via the cable to a rig at the surface and can wirelessly communicate signals to target tool in the well system. The processing device can process signals received by the one or more transceiving devices for communication via the cable. The closure mechanism can be positioned in a passageway defined by the wellbore and can control a flow of fluid to through the passageway. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123809 | Hybrid Connection Device - A connection device for providing both a connection for liquid transport and a connection for the transport of electrical energy is disclosed. The connection device comprises a first part and a second part, which detachably connect to one another such that a first liquid conduit comprised in the first part connects with a second liquid conduit comprised in the second part, and a primary coil comprised in the first part inductively couples to a secondary coil comprised in the second part, wherein the first part further comprises a first electronic circuit electrically connected to the primary coil, and the second part further comprises a second electronic circuit electrically connected to the secondary coil. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123810 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF ANALYTE VALUES - Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF ANALYTE VALUES - Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF ANALYTE VALUES - Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123813 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF ANALYTE VALUES - Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123814 | Gas Meter Reading System and Meter Reading Method - A delivery server includes: a reception unit of receiving meter indication data of an existing gas meter and meter indication data of a new gas meter from a mobile terminal; a modification unit causing the new gas meter to be managed as a gas meter to be managed that is installed in a supply facility; and a meter reading processing unit performing a gas meter reading processing for the supply facility, when meter indication data of the new gas meter on a current meter indication date from the mobile terminal after gas meter replacement, on the basis of the received meter indication data, respective meter indication data of the new gas meter and the existing gas meter in the gas meter replacement, and meter indication data of the existing gas meter in the supply facility on a previous meter indication date of earlier than the gas meter replacement. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123815 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention are directed a data communication system and method for a fleet management system configured to assist with monitoring and managing a fleet of one or more powered machines and one or more human operators. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123816 | ANIMAL DETECTING AND NOTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Driving condition monitoring system and method includes animal detecting components that detect presence of an animal, each located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface, and a vehicle detecting sensor coupled to each animal detecting component and that is activated to detect the presence of a vehicle within a set distance therefrom only when the animal detecting component coupled to the vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component. A communication system is coupled to each animal detecting component and communicates directly to the vehicle or occupant thereof, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component when the vehicle detecting sensor coupled to the animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from the vehicle detecting sensor. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123817 | WARNING APPLICATION SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE MOVEMENT ACTIVATED ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATOR, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL POWER - Pedestrian and motorist warning system that is powered from vehicle generated movement where there is little or no access to a power grid. Pedals maybe disposed on the road such that when a vehicle passes over it, it informs a controller system to activate a warning board or light to notify people of the oncoming vehicle, the signs or lights maybe placed besides a pedestrian crossing to alert pedestrians of the risk of an oncoming vehicle. Illuminating road corner LEDs, roadside lights and road arrows disposed in various sections of the road are also powered from vehicle generated movement operate on a set of programmed criteria's. Variables such as time of day, the speed of the vehicle, the weather, the temperature or fog all determine the way all the connected devices operate. Warning signals with built-in messaging systems can be disposed in strategic locations for motorists to see, the signals are self-powered and have the ability to store messages either by directly recording them onto the warning signal or by transferring a recorded message through a wired or wireless network. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123818 | DRIVER BEHAVIOUR BASED PARKING AVAILABILITY PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An in-vehicle parking system and method for displaying and analyzing parking information. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123819 | PARKING SENSOR DEVICE - A parking sensor device has a casing, a front cover, a sensor module and an assembling clamp. The casing has two first hooking elements. The front cover is mounted on the casing. The sensor module is mounted in the casing and the front cover. The assembling clamp detachably engages the casing and has two second hooking elements. The second hooking elements selectively hook the first hooking elements of the casing respectively. The casing and the assembling clamp are engaged quickly with each other, thereby facilitating the easy fabrication of the parking sensor device and improving the convenience of maintenance of the parking sensor device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123820 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PILOT OVER FOCALIZATION - Methods and systems are provided for determining over focalization of a pilot of an aircraft. The method includes receiving human parameter data from one or more systems that observe conditions associated with the pilot and receiving controls data that indicates an interaction of the pilot with one or more control systems of the aircraft. The method includes, based on the human parameter data and the controls data, generating at least one alert. The method also includes communicating the at least one alert to the pilot to change a focus of the pilot. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123821 | TAILSTRIKE WARNING SYSTEM - An aircraft tailstrike warning method includes identifying a first value representing an aircraft angle of attack, identifying a second value representing a maximum aircraft angle of attack, identifying a difference between the first value and the second value, and providing a tailstrike warning when the difference between the first value and the second value is less than a threshold amount. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123822 | Method and Apparatus for Extra-Vehicular Emergency Updates Following an Accident - A system includes a processor configured to receive instructions from a vehicle computing system (VCS) to being reporting a mobile device location. The processor is also configured to access a list of emergency contacts. Further, the processor is configured to determine that a mobile device has left a predetermined perimeter around a last known vehicle location. The processor is additionally configured to periodically report mobile device GPS coordinates to members of the emergency contacts list, until the mobile device reaches a destination | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123823 | Transit Station Event Countdown Indicator - A method comprising determining a first transit station event countdown time associated with a first transit station event, generating a first transit station event countdown indicator that is a linear shape configured to, at least partially, surround a center point such that the first transit station event countdown time is represented by a first angle from the center point, and causing display of the first transit station event countdown indicator is disclosed. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123824 | Decoding a Manchester Code Without a PLL for Short Data Sequences - In a decoding device for a Manchester-encoded signal, at least one moving data average and/or one moving clock average is/are formed relative to mutually differing average times using moving-type averaging units, and from these moving average values, binary output signals are made available as data signal and/or clock signal with the aid of comparators. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123825 | TECHNIQUES FOR COMPRESSING MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA IN REAL-TIME - Techniques are described for performing data compression of a first data set including data points in a plurality of dimensions. First processing is performed to determine a second set of final sums. For each data point in the first data set, a corresponding final sum of the second set is determined that is a sum of intensities associated with a first portion of data points, wherein the first portion of data points for which the intensities are summed for said each data point are included within a geometric shape centered on said each data point. Second processing is performed to determine a final set of final combined keep values. Each of the final combined keep values corresponds to a different one of the data points in the first data set and denotes whether to keep or otherwise remove the different one of the data points from the first data set. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123826 | SERIALIZERS - Serializers are provided. The serializer includes a first drive control signal generator and a second drive control signal generator. The first drive control signal generator amplifies a first input data signal in response to a first clock signal and a second clock signal to generate a first pull-up drive control signal and a first pull-down drive control signal. The second drive control signal generator amplifies a second input data signal in response to the second clock signal and a third clock signal to generate a second pull-up drive control signal and a second pull-down drive control signal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123827 | SENSOR TIME - A sensor includes: a detection element; an analog front end; a digital back end, the digital back end being connected to a control unit via a digital interface, and the sensor providing sampled data in the digital back end; and a timer unit for providing pieces of time information of the sampled data in the digital back end which the control unit is able to access via the digital interface. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123828 | INTEGRATOR OUTPUT SWING REDUCTION - In one example implementation, the present disclosure provides a loop filter for use in a continuous-time sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter. Specifically, a capacitive feedback digital-to-analog converter path is provided at the input of a first opamp in a series of opamp integrators. The capacitive feedback digital-to-analog converter at the input of the first opamp reduces the signal content at the output of the first opamp, and thereby reduces the output swing of the first opamp. A reduction in output swing provides a more efficient loop filter. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123829 | APPARATUSES AND METHOD OF SWITCHED-CAPACITOR INTEGRATOR - Provided is a switched-capacitor integrator, a method of operating the switched-capacitor integrator, and apparatuses including the switched-capacitor integrator. The switched-capacitor integrator including an amplifier including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, a first capacitor disposed between the first input terminal and the output terminal, and a switched capacitor circuit configured to sample an input signal in response to control signals, and to integrate a difference between a feedback signal and the input signal while sampling the input signal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123830 | DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTING SYSTEM AND DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTING METHOD - A digital to analog converting system, which comprises: a first data converting circuit, for receiving a first digital data stream transmitted at a first clock frequency, for converting the first digital data stream to a plurality of second digital data streams transmitted at a second clock frequency, and for outputting the second digital data streams in parallel; a second data converting circuit, for receiving the second digital data streams from the first data converting circuit, and for converting the second digital data streams to a third digital data stream transmitted at a third clock frequency; and a first digital to analog converter, for converting the third digital data stream to a first output analog data stream. The second clock frequency is lower than the first clock frequency and the third clock frequency. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123831 | DIGITAL READOUT METHOD AND APPARATUS - Autonomously operating analog to digital converters are formed into a two dimensional array. The array may incorporate digital signal processing functionality. Such an array is particularly well-suited for operation as a readout integrated circuit and in combination with a sensor array, forms a digital focal plane array | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123832 | COMPARATOR AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER USING THE SAME - A comparator includes a first amplification unit suitable for differentially amplifying a pixel signal and a ramp signal, a second amplification unit suitable for amplifying a signal outputted from the first amplification unit and outputting a comparison result, a current control unit suitable for controlling a current flow in response to the comparison result and a current compensation and noise removal unit suitable for compensating for current and removing noise under control of the current control unit. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123833 | ANALYZING DATA FROM NETWORKED RADAR DETECTORS - A radar detector accesses a network interface module that enables communication of data to and from a server. The server executes analysis algorithms that analyze data received from multiple radar detectors to develop predictions about the likelihood of future alerts or threats in geographic locations. The server communicates the predictions to each of the radar detectors based on the geographic locations corresponding to each of the radar detectors. Each radar detector communicates alert levels as needed to its corresponding radar detector user based on predictions that correspond to the geographic locations corresponding to each of the radar detectors. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123834 | ANALYZING DATA FROM NETWORKED RADAR DETECTORS - A radar detector accesses a network interface module that enables communication of data to and from a server. The server executes analysis algorithms that analyze data received from multiple radar detectors to develop predictions about the likelihood of future alerts or threats in geographic locations. The server communicates the predictions to each of the radar detectors based on the geographic locations corresponding to each of the radar detectors. Each radar detector communicates alert levels as needed to its corresponding radar detector user based on predictions that correspond to the geographic locations corresponding to each of the radar detectors. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123835 | System and Method Using Near and Far Field ULF and ELF Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar for Subsurface Imaging - This invention relates to devices and processes for geophysical prospecting, subsurface fluid monitoring and, more particular, to the use of interferometric techniques using Control Source Electromagnetic (“CSEM”) and Magnetoturelic (“MT”) signals to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123836 | OBSTACLES DETECTION SYSTEM - A wire detection apparatus comprises antenna means with a transmitter and a receiver, so devised as to form a pulsed radar system, further including polarization control means for controlling the polarization of waves transmitted and/or received through the antenna means, and processing means for identifying returns from wires according to wires' characteristic polarization echoes. The transmitted waves have a wavelength longer than the diameter of wires to be detected and identified. The transmitted waves preferably have a wavelength more than six times longer than the diameter of wires to be detected and identified. The apparatus is so devised as to detect wires suspended in the air. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123837 | METHOD AND PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FLIGHT INFORMATION DATA - Method for providing flight information data for a passenger in an aircraft, wherein the flight information data are transmitted from a cockpit system in the aircraft to at least one passenger information system in the same aircraft, wherein the flight information data are transmitted as a secondary radar signal and/or monitoring signal and received by the at least one passenger information system. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123838 | RADAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - A radar antenna assembly includes a microstrip patch, a hybrid coupler, a phase shifter, and a power divider. The microstrip patch is configured to emit a radar signal. The radar signal is characterized by a transmitted polarization of the radar signal. The transmitted polarization is influenced by a first transmit signal received at a first port of the microstrip patch and a second transmit signal received at a second port of the microstrip patch. The hybrid coupler is configured to orthogonally combine a first input signal and a second input signal to output the first transmit signal and the second transmit signal. The phase shifter is operable to vary the phase of the second input signal relative to the first input signal. The power divider is configured to divide unequally a source signal so the amplitudes of the first input signal and the second input signal are substantially equal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123839 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING MOBILE BODIES PROVIDED WITH RADARS, AND RELATED METHOD - A device for detecting and locating moving objects that are equipped with at least one radar comprises a radar function comprising an antenna disposed on a revolving structure and a radar emissions detector function comprising an antennal part, and is characterized in that the antennal part of the radar emissions detector function is placed on said revolving structure. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123840 | RADAR APPARATUS - A transmission signal generating unit generates a transmission signal by multiplying one (selected in prescribed order) of 2 | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123841 | Method for search radar processing using random matrix theory - A new method for processing search radar data is revealed using the mathematics of random matrix theory. During the time that the radar receiver is listening for return target echos, the raw data stream is fed to an analogue to digital converter to create a sample voltage file. This sample voltage file is processed by a digital signal processor that computes the eigenvalues of a sample covariance matrix generated for each pulse duration interval. The ratio of the largest to smallest eigenvalue is determined and compared to the system noise eigenvalue ratio. The sensitivity for detecting targets over the present state of the art is expected to be an approximate enhancement factor of one thousand, due to the detection of coherent energy instead of a transmitted waveform. The increase of detection distance for same radar cross section is expected to be an approximate 5.6 enhancement factor. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123842 | Full Analog Microwave Sensor for Multiple Range Selection and Ultra-low Power Consumption - A microwave sensor adjusts its sensing range based on a range gate selected from multiple range gates. An active antenna module transmits a first FMCW signal toward a target based on the selected range gate and for receiving second FMCW signal reflected from the target. A modulating module is used for generating modulation signal. The bandwidth of the first FMCW signal depends on an amplitude of the modulation signal. A first demodulator is used for demodulating the first FMCW signal and the second FMCW signal to generate beat frequency. A second demodulator is used to demodulate the beat frequency signal to generate a Doppler signal. An indentifying circuit is used for generating a triggering signal based on a voltage difference between integral of the Doppler signal from an object within the rage gate and an integral of clutter. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123843 | RECEIVER DUAL-REFLECTOR ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION ONBOARD SATELLITE - A system for interference suppression onboard a satellite may include an antenna that is configured to receive uplink signals from a ground-coverage area and to generate a first signal. A spot-beam antenna may be configured to receive interference signals and to generate a second signal. A processor may be configured to receive the first signal from the antenna and the second signal from the spot-beam antenna and to perform a cross-correlation to generate a composite signal that includes a null at an interference frequency. The antenna may be a shaped reflector antenna and the spot-beam antenna may be a parabolic reflector antenna. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123844 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE DEVICE CLOCK MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are methods, systems and/or devices to calibrate a network time by acquisition of satellite positioning system (SPS) signals and different instances of time, and time-tagging SPS times according to the network time. In particular, the network time may be calibrated based, at least in part, on a first difference between first and second SPS times obtained at two SPS position fixes and a second difference between corresponding first and second time stamps. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123845 | GPS Positioning Method for Mobile Terminal, and Mobile Terminal - A GPS positioning method for a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: after GPS positioning is started, acquiring a first cell identifier of a first cell in which the mobile terminal is located; acquiring, according to the first cell identifier, first latitude and longitude information corresponding to the first cell identifier from a correspondence table stored on the mobile terminal, where the correspondence table includes a cell identifier and latitude and longitude information corresponding to the cell identifier; and with reference to the first latitude and longitude information, and time information and ephemeris information that are acquired in advance, performing GPS positioning on the mobile terminal by using a GPS receiver of the mobile terminal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123846 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DECEPTION SIGNAL IN GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE RECEIVER - An apparatus and method for detecting a deception signal in a global navigation satellite receiver is disclosed, the apparatus for detecting the deception signal in the global navigation satellite receiver including an identifier to identify output data output from a global navigation satellite receiver receiving an input of a global navigation satellite signal, and a determiner to determine whether the global navigation satellite signal is a deception signal and a normal signal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123847 | LOW POWER POSITIONING TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Techniques for managing power consumption of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver of a mobile device are provided. These techniques include a method that includes deriving a GNSS search window for the GNSS receiver based on a position uncertainty (PUNC) and a time uncertainty (TUNC), selecting a GNSS search mode based on the GNSS search window and resources available for searching for signals from GNSS satellite vehicles (SVs), wherein an estimated power consumption associated with execution of a GNSS search associated with the GNSS search mode does not exceed a power consumption limit specified for the GNSS receiver conducting the GNSS search using the GNSS search mode, and estimating a position of the mobile device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123848 | SATELLITE SIGNAL RECEIVER - A satellite signal receiver has a positioning error in a range from −8 m to +8 m with a probability equal to or more than 95% when positioning in a reception environment with a signal strength equal to or more than −135 dBm and average power consumption from start of positioning to first positioning equal to or less than 7 mW. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123849 | Position Determining Method and System Using Surveillance Ground Stations - An aircraft avionics system and method for automatically determining an aircraft position. The system and method determine distances to UAT or SSR ground stations. The system and method then determine the position of an aircraft by determining true bearings to SSR or UAT ground stations and determining the possible positions for the aircraft at which the aircraft is at respective bearings to each SSR or UAT ground station. An alternative system and method may determine distances based on timing signals in transmissions from the ground stations and determine one or more possible positions for the aircraft at which the aircraft is at the determined distances from respective ground stations. The system and method also may use dead reckoning or VOR or ADF signals to reduce the possible positions for the aircraft to a single possible position. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123850 | RADAR SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE - A radar sensor assembly that includes a radar sensor and a holder assembly is provided. The holder assembly includes a base plate, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a bottom wall. Each of the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall extends from the base plate, and along with the bottom wall, define a sensor-holding portion. The first side and the second side define a sliding side to allow slidable accommodation of the radar sensor, in the sensor-holding portion. The sliding side includes a retention tab, which depresses to facilitate sliding of the radar sensor into the sensor-holding portion, and lifts to retain the radar sensor in the sensor-holding portion. At least one of the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall, includes one or more retention elements that prevent displacement of the radar sensor. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123851 | Three-Dimensional Article Having Spray-Applied Ink - A three-dimensional article having spray-applied ink and a spray application process for three-dimensional articles are disclosed. The article includes a substrate and conductive ink spray-applied to a non-planar region of the substrate. The conductive ink on the non-planar region is at least a portion of a power trace, an antenna, a resistive heater, a conductive lead, a sensor, a functional electrical device, or a combination thereof. The process includes spray-applying conductive ink, ablating the conductive ink, photo-sintering the conductive ink, or a combination thereof. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123852 | PLANAR ANTENNA - A planar antenna includes a substrate formed of a dielectric; a distributed constant line formed on a first surface of the substrate, the distributed constant line including a first end to which power is supplied and a second end that is an open end or is grounded; and at least one first resonator arranged on the first surface of the substrate and within a range in which the at least one first resonator is allowed to be electromagnetically coupled to the distributed constant line in a vicinity of any of nodal points of a standing wave of a current that flows through the distributed constant line in response to a radio wave having a certain design wavelength radiated from the distributed constant line or received by the distributed constant line. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123853 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND ANTENNA MODULE THEREOF - A wireless transceiver device and an antenna module thereof, the antenna module has the current path of a first resonance frequency band and the current path of a second resonance frequency band. The first resonance frequency band partially overlaps the second resonance frequency band. Therefore, the antenna module has a larger working frequency band, and forms the single band antenna integrally. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123854 | ANTENNA MODULE HAVING A TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ANTENNA ELEMENT - A one-piece antenna module, has at least one outside receiving and/or transmitting antenna element under an outer cover. The one-piece antenna module has an antenna box, which has no or few inside internal antennas and which surrounds the electronic circuits that interact with the antenna elements. The outer cover is detachably fastened to the antenna box and can be attached so as to protrude from an opening in the vehicle roof. The antenna box is closed on all sides and can be attached below the vehicle roof by a metal top side. The metal closed top side has feed-throughs for the outside antenna elements. The outside antenna elements in the outer cover are electrically coupled to the circuits inside the antenna box closed on all sides by the feed-throughs. Thus, a compact installation part is obtained, which provides complete shielding between an antenna part and a transceiver part. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123855 | ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are an antenna and a communication device including the same. The antenna includes a feeder, a first loop antenna that has an end connected to the feeder and the other end connected to a ground, and a second loop antenna that has an end connected to the feeder and the other end connected to the ground, and has an electrical length different from that of the first loop antenna, wherein an impedance matching line having a discontinuously different line width is formed in a partial area of the first loop antenna. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123856 | ANTENNA AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An antenna and a terminal device include a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), a first main antenna, a second main antenna and a connection component. The first main antenna is printed on the PCB, and the second main antenna is configured outside the PCB and electrically connected to the first main antenna through the connection component. By connecting the antenna printed on the PCB with the antenna configured outside the PCB, the limitation that wiring space is not enough in the existing antenna design is made up, and the utilization of the limited space can be significantly improved when the wiring of the antenna is designed. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123857 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICE - An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes at least one first antenna radiator, a main board including a feed part that is spaced apart from at least one portion of the at least one first antenna radiator to overlap the at least one portion of the at least one first antenna radiator and feeds an electric current to the at least one first antenna radiator according to an indirect feed method, at least one second antenna radiator disposed on a housing of the electronic apparatus, at least one first connection member for electrically connecting the at least one first antenna radiator to the at least one second antenna radiator, and at least one second connection member for electrically connecting a ground part formed on the main board to the at least one second antenna radiator. Also, other various exemplary may be implemented. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123858 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - An antenna device includes two conductor surfaces facing each other and spaced apart from each other, connecting conductors that connect the two conductor surfaces at at least two positions, and an antenna coil located in proximity to one of the connecting conductors. The connecting conductors and the two conductor surfaces define a closed loop containing a surface of a space. In a plan view of the surface of the space defined by the closed loop, the antenna coil is located at a position where the antenna coil does not overlap the surface of the space and at a position where electromagnetic induction by the antenna coil causes an induced current to flow through the connecting conductor. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123859 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal that includes a first antenna element disposed in proximity to a first side of the mobile terminal, a second antenna element disposed in proximity to a second side of the mobile terminal, and a third antenna element disposed in proximity to a third side of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal further including a switching mechanism that switches between a first connection mode in which the first and second antenna elements are feed elements and the third antenna element is a parasitic element, and a second connection mode in which the first and third antenna elements are feed elements, and a control unit that controls the switching mechanism to switch between the first connection mode and the second connection mode in accordance with a predetermined condition. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123860 | DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING ANTENNA - Disclosed is a display module that includes at least one antenna, for use in an electronic device. The display module includes a display panel, and a magnetic sheet disposed under the display panel. The at least one antenna is disposed above the magnetic sheet. The magnetic sheet may serve to prevent degradation of electronic device performance by preventing the generation of eddy currents on a nearby metal part of the device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123861 | Method For Creating A Slot-Line On a Multilayer Substrate and Multilayer Printed Circuit Comprising at Least One Slot-Line Realized According to Said Method and Used as an Isolating Slot or Antenna - The present invention relates to a method for realizing a short-circuited slot-line on a multilayer substrate comprising at least a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a second conductive layer, the method comprising the following steps:
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| 20150123862 | WAVEGUIDE TO PARALLEL-PLATE TRANSITION AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A waveguide to parallel-plate transition is provided which includes a waveguide, an E-plane waveguide bend, an H-plane waveguide bend and a parallel-plate transmission line arranged in sequence. The E-plane waveguide bend is configured to bend a direction of a radio frequency (RF) field between the waveguide and the H-plane waveguide bend by approximately 90 degrees in an E-plane. The H-plane waveguide bend is configured to bend a direction the RF field between the E-plane waveguide bend and the parallel-plate transmission line by approximately 90 degrees in an H-plane, and the parallel-plate transmission line includes a slot through which the RF field can flow between the H-plane waveguide bend and the parallel-plate transmission line. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123863 | COMPACT BIPOLARIZATION POWER SPLITTER, ARRAY OF A PLURALITY OF SPLITTERS, COMPACT RADIATING ELEMENT AND PLANAR ANTENNA COMPRISING SUCH A SPLITTER - A compact dual-polarization planar power splitter comprises at least four asymmetric orthomode transducers (OMTs) connected in an array suitable for being coupled in-phase to a dual orthogonal polarization feed source via two power distributors mounted perpendicularly in relation to one another, each power distributor comprising at least two lateral metal waveguides disposed parallel to one another, and a transverse metal waveguide coupled perpendicularly to the two lateral metal waveguides and four ends of the lateral waveguides coupled respectively to the four asymmetric OMTs. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123864 | ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND ARRAY - Antenna elements are described that may include a radiator, a feeding portion, a first impedance transformer, a balun, and a second impedance transformer. The first impedance transformer, balun, and second impedance transformer may be disposed above a ground plane of an antenna array to reduce a bulk of the array. The array can also include a dielectric top layer for loading apertures of the antenna array. The antenna elements can also include anomaly suppressors can be provided to cancel common-mode resonances from the radiators. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123865 | PATCH ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an improved antenna arrangement which is characterized by the following features: a patch electrode ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123866 | ANTENNA WITH HIGH ISOLATION - An antenna includes a grounding portion extending in a longitudinal direction, a main body and an isolating portion extending from the grounding portion, a metal foil assembled on the grounding portion and a coaxial cable connecting the main body. The grounding portion includes a first section and a second section connecting with each other. The main body extends from the first section while the isolating portion extends from the second section. The isolating portion locates beside the main body in the longitudinal direction and defines a gap therebetween. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123867 | POWER SPLITTER COMPRISING A TEE COUPLER IN THE E-PLANE, RADIATING ARRAY AND ANTENNA COMPRISING SUCH A RADIATING ARRAY - A power splitter comprises at least two mutually parallel lateral waveguides with rectangular cross-section and a transverse waveguide with rectangular cross-section comprising two opposite ends respectively connected to the two lateral waveguides. The two lateral waveguides are oriented along a direction Y and mounted flat with their large side parallel to a plane XY, the transverse waveguide is oriented along a direction X perpendicular to the direction Y and mounted edgewise with its small side parallel to the plane XY, and each lateral waveguide is coupled to the transverse waveguide by a tee coupler in the E-plane with embedded junction, the two ends of the transverse waveguide being respectively embedded in each lateral waveguide, at the centre of the said respective lateral waveguide. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123868 | COMPACT, MULTI-PORT, MIMO ANTENNA WITH HIGH PORT ISOLATION AND LOW PATTERN CORRELATION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An antenna includes a ground support, an electrically conductive, endless element mounted at a distance relative to the ground support, and a trio of ports arranged along the endless element for conveying radio frequency signals in an operating band of frequencies. The antenna is compact and has high port isolation and low pattern correlation due to successively spacing the ports apart along the endless element by a spacing of one-half of a guided wavelength at a center frequency of the operating band. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123869 | LOW PROFILE, ANTENNA ARRAY FOR AN RFID READER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An antenna array, especially for use with a radio frequency identification reader, includes a ground plane and a pair of concentric, first and second, circular elements mounted at an elevation relative to the ground plane. First ports are arranged along the perimeter of the first element, and second ports are arranged along the perimeter of the second element. Each port conveys radio frequency signals in an operating band of frequencies. Each perimeter is substantially equal to an odd multiple of one-half of a guided wavelength at a center frequency of the respective operating band. Each adjacent pair of first ports, or adjacent pair of second ports, is successively spaced apart by a spacing constituting a whole multiple of one-half of the guided wavelength at the center frequency of the respective operating band. A polarized patch antenna may be positioned within the circular elements. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123870 | METHODS FOR TUNING AN ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK WITH A LOOK-UP TABLE - Methods for generating a look-up table relating a plurality of complex reflection coefficients to a plurality of matched states for a tunable matching network. Typical steps include measuring a plurality of complex reflection coefficients resulting from a plurality of impedance loads while the tunable matching network is in a predetermined state, determining a plurality of matched states for the plurality of impedance loads, with a matched state determined for each of the plurality of impedance loads and providing the determined matched states as a look-up table. A further step is interpolating the measured complex reflection coefficients and the determined matching states into a set of complex reflection coefficients with predetermined step sizes. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123871 | MOBILE DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE FRAME - A mobile device includes a dielectric substrate, a ground element, a signal source, a first conductive frame, a second conductive frame, a third conductive frame, a shorting element, a feeding element, a first radiation element, and a second radiation element. The first conductive frame, the second conductive frame, and the third conductive frame are separate from each other. The second conductive frame is coupled through the shorting element to the ground element. The first radiation element is coupled to the feeding element. An open end of the first radiation element is adjacent to the second conductive frame. The second radiation element is coupled to the feeding element. An open end of the second radiation element is adjacent to the third conductive frame. An antenna structure is formed by the feeding element, the first radiation element, the second radiation element, the shorting element, and the second conductive frame. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123872 | RADAR APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH RADOME - An antenna section is housed in a housing space which is defined by a radome and a housing, and provided with a transmitting antenna that transmits radar waves composed of radio waves of a predetermined frequency and a receiving antenna that receives the radar waves. The radome has a transmission section that is a portion transmitting the radar waves and an attenuation section that is a portion attenuating the radar waves. The attenuation section includes a first attenuation layer formed of a material for attenuating the radar waves. The first attenuation layer has a thickness that is 2n−1 times (n is a natural number) of one-quarter of a wavelength of the radar waves in the first attenuation layer. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123873 | Staggered Network Based Transmit/Receive Switch with Antenna Polarization Diversity - A system and apparatus is provided to reduce signal routing, area and signal loss in double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) switch implementations in wireless and millimeter-wave front ends. A staggered arrangement of receivers, transmitters and antenna ports connecting with DPDT switches reduce signal cross-over and allow for compact, low-loss multi-antenna configurations. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123874 | WIDEBAND ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a ground plane, a feeding element, and a coupling radiation element. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. The feeding element substantially has a T-shape. The coupling radiation element is separate from the feeding element and is adjacent to the feeding element. The coupling radiation element is further coupled to the ground plane and at least partially surrounds the feeding element. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123875 | POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A power management device and method are provided. The power management device for a flip electrical device, which has a lid part and a main part, includes: a sensing unit, configured to detect whether the lid part and the main part are overlapped, and generate a notification signal when the lid part and the main part are overlapped; an operation unit, configured to detect whether the flip electrical device is connected to an external display device according to the notification signal, and generate a detecting result, and when a defined condition is conformed, the operation unit is operated in an operating mode and transmits image data to the external display device, wherein the defined condition includes a set function being enabled, and the detecting result is that the flip electrical device is connected to the external display device. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123876 | Digital Glass Enhanced Media System - A digital glass enhanced media system (DGEMS) is provided that is capable of performing routing and processing of audio and video inputs received from a plurality of digital glass devices, as well as a plurality of agencies, in order to provide enhanced and coordinated information distribution among the digital glass devices. Such routing may include distributing information received from the devices to relevant agencies providing assistance to the wearers of those devices, as well as to other team member devices. Control is also provided, such that a user of such a digital glass device car select how or what information is received. In this manner, coordinated information distribution can be provided so as to allow users to optimize the coordination of their teamwork. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123877 | COMPOSITING SCREEN - A compositing screen includes a partially or fully transparent front screen that displays one image or video and a back screen displaying another image or video. The two images can be seen simultaneously, providing a composite image. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123878 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an information display device including: a projection portion that projects a projection image; and a cover portion that is driven to be changed between multiple states including a first state where the cover portion blocks at least part of an opening portion provided above a space that accommodates the projection portion and a second state where the cover portion is raised from the first state, in which when the projection portion performs projection in a state where the cover portion is controlled to be in the second state, a first image is projected onto a front window shield and a second image is projected onto the cover portion. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123879 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes: an optical unit that generates image display light based on an image signal; a projection unit that projects the image display light generated by the optical unit; and a combiner that presents a virtual image by reflecting the image display light projected from the projection unit. The projection unit includes: a first wave plate that converts linearly-polarized image display light emitted from an image display element into circularly-polarized image display light; a diffuser plate that diffuses the circularly-polarized image display light emitted from the first wave plate; a second wave plate that converts the circularly-polarized image display light diffused by the diffuser plate into linearly-polarized image display light; and a polarization plate that transmits the linearly-polarized image display light emitted from the second wave plate. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123880 | DIGITAL LOUPE DEVICE - The present invention provides a digital loupe device and its automatic view stabilizing method. The digital loupe device is worn or head-mounted on the operator's head via a wearable frame that is connected to a plural of axial rotation modules. A pair of lighting capture modules set on the axial rotation module is used to illuminate the target view and capture the image of the target view in order to send feedback signal. Both the lighting capture modules and axial rotation modules are electronically connected to at least one control unit. The control unit, base on the feedback signal received, moves the lighting capture modules via the axial rotation modules till the desired image of the target view is obtained. The display module connected to the wearable frame can show the captured image and information provided by the control unit. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123881 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-mounted display device including: a holder which is mounted on the head of a user; and a display unit which is supported by the holder and has a display element, wherein the holder includes: a first casing which includes an electronic circuit board having at least a drive circuit for generating a drive signal for driving the display element of the display unit; a second casing on which the display unit is fixed; and a flexible support part having flexibility which has a wire for electrically connecting the drive circuit and the display element and which connects the first casing and the second casing. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123882 | DISPLAY PANEL AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel and a testing method are provided. The display panel has a display region and a peripheral circuit region, and includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate and a display medium located between the above two substrates. The active device array substrate includes scan lines, data lines, pixel units, a common electron layer and testing lines. The scan lines and the data lines are intersected to define a plurality of pixel regions in the display region. The pixel units are disposed in the display region respectively, and each pixel unit is electrically connected to the corresponding scan line and the data line. The common electron layer covers the data lines at least. The testing lines are disposed in the display region, and each testing line which is located between the common electron layer and the data lines is at least overlapped to the data lines. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123883 | Display With Hybrid Progressive-Simultaneous Drive Pattern - A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels. Each display pixel may have a light-emitting diode that emits light under control of a drive transistor. Each display pixel may also have control transistors for compensating and programming operations. The array of display pixels may have rows and columns. Row lines may be used to apply row control signals to rows of the display pixels. Column lines (data lines) may be used to apply display data and other signals to respective columns of display pixels. Display driver circuitry may simultaneously compensate multiple rows of the display pixels for drive transistor threshold voltage variations by supplying a common reference voltage over the data lines during a common compensation period. The display data may then be loaded into the rows sequentially before simultaneously commencing emission in each of the compensated and programmed rows. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123884 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light emitting display apparatus includes: an emission pixel including a pixel circuit coupled to a first voltage line configured to apply a first voltage and to transmit the first voltage according to a logic level of a data signal applied in units of a subfield, and a plurality of sub-light-emitting devices coupled to the pixel circuit and configured to receive the first voltage to emit light; a dummy pixel coupled to the first voltage line or a second voltage line configured to apply a second voltage having a level higher than that of the first voltage; and a repair line coupling a first sub-light-emitting device among the plurality of the sub-light-emitting devices separated from the emission pixel to the dummy pixel to provide a pathway for transmitting the first voltage or the second voltage to the first sub-light-emitting device according to a logic level of a dummy data signal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123885 | DISPLAY DEVICE - When a previously existing technique is applied to a white OLED, such a structure is adopted that the peak wavelength of the intensity of interference is the emission peak wavelength corresponding to blue or less. However, in this case, the intensity of interference of the wavelength range corresponding to red is reduced to decrease the light emission intensity of red. A display device is configured in which a stacked film configuring a white light emitting element (an organic light-emitting diode element) is configured in such a manner that the peak wavelength of the intensity of interference is the peak wavelength of the light emission intensity corresponding to blue or less. The light emission intensity of the light emitting element corresponding to a red pixel is made greater than the light emission intensity of the light emitting elements corresponding to pixels for other colors. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123886 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY - A gate driving circuit for a display is disclosed. The gate driving circuit utilizes at least one transistor that is connected in series between an input end of a reference voltage signal and a transistor connected to a node providing a high voltage level. Also, a predetermined high voltage is provided to an input terminal located between the at least one transistor and the transistor connecting to the node. For example, the driving voltage of a gate line corresponding to a circuit of current stage is fed into the input terminal. The provided predetermined high voltage can reduce the voltage difference between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the transistor. In such a manner, the gate driving circuit can reduce the occurrence of current leakage in the transistor, thereby improving the stability of driving voltage of the gate driving circuit and the reliability of the gate driving circuit. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123887 | INVISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMISSION VIA A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for transmitting data using invisible light via a display assembly of an electronic device are provided. This may enable more data to be transmitted simultaneously via a single display assembly of a limited size. For example, a single display assembly may simultaneously transmit a first type of data using visible light that may be comprehensible to a user (e.g., textual information that may be legible to a human) as well as a second type of data using invisible light that may be machine-readable (e.g., a barcode that may be detected by a scanner device but that may not be seen by a human). | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123888 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A light source apparatus includes a light source, a detection unit configured to detect light emitted by the light source, a determination unit configured to determine a target brightness, and a control unit configured to periodically perform control of light emission from the light source, wherein the control unit divides one period of the control into a first period during which the light source is caused to emit light that is to be detected by the detection unit and a second period during which the light source is caused to emit light at the target brightness, and during the first period, drives the light source using a driving signal with a value smaller than a value during the second period, and the detection unit detects light emitted by the light source during the first period. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123889 | Electronic Device with Orientation Detection and Methods Therefor - A portable electronic device ( | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123890 | TWO HAND NATURAL USER INPUT - Embodiments are disclosed which relate to two hand natural user input. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising receiving first hand tracking data regarding a first hand of a user and second hand tracking data regarding a second hand of the user from a sensor system. The first hand tracking data and the second hand tracking data temporally overlap. A gesture is then detected based on the first hand tracking data and the second hand tracking data, and one or more aspects of the computing device are controlled based on the gesture detected. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123891 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSING USER HANDEDNESS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND THE UTILIZATION OF SUCH INFORMATION - In some embodiments, a system and/or method may assess handedness of a user of a system in an automated manner. The method may include displaying a 3D image on a display. The 3D image may include at least one object. The method may include tracking a position and an orientation of an input device in open space in relation to the 3D image. The method may include assessing a handedness of a user based on the position and the orientation of the input device with respect to at least one of the objects. In some embodiments, the method may include configuring at least a portion of the 3D image based upon the assessed handedness. The at least a portion of the 3D image may include interactive menus. In some embodiments, the method may include configuring at least a portion of an interactive hardware associated with the system based upon the assessed handedness. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123892 | LOCATING METHOD, LOCATING DEVICE, DEPTH DETERMINING METHOD AND DEPTH DETERMINING DEVICE OF OPERATING BODY - A locating method, a locating device, a depth determining method, and a depth determining device of an operating body are provided. The locating method includes following steps: deriving an image that includes an operating body; scanning the image transversely according to each of scan lines of the image, and deriving each of width values of the operating body in each of the scan lines according to the bright dot information in each of the scan lines of the image; calculating a relative variation level between each of the width values in the adjacent scan line sequentially; when the relative variation level is less than a threshold, determining a locating point of the operating body according to one of the scan lines and one of the width values corresponding to the relative variation level. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123893 | REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR MOTION RECOGNITION - The present invention relates to a method for enabling motion recognition without recognizing a hand and a remote controller for motion recognition which can suggest an efficient motion and can be implemented at a low cost in a more stable manner. The remote controller for motion recognition, according to the present invention, comprises: an image acquisition unit for acquiring consecutive images of a hand; a difference image configuration unit for obtaining difference images of the acquired consecutive images; a hand trajectory analysis unit for analyzing a moving trajectory of the hand from the difference images; a motion recognition unit for recognizing a hand motion by analyzing the hand trajectory; and a remote signal transmitter for transmitting a remote signal corresponding to the recognized hand motion such that a device to be controlled can be controlled. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123894 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a digital device and a control method thereof The digital device includes a communication unit to transmit/receive a signal with an external device; a gesture sensor unit to sense a gesture with respect to the digital device; and a processor to control the communication unit and the gesture sensor unit, and to provide a first mode corresponding to a first event when occurrence of the first event is detected; transmit a first signal, commanding provision of a second mode corresponding to a second event, to the external device when occurrence of the second event is detected during provision of the first mode; and switch from the first mode to the second mode when detecting a first gesture with respect to the digital device after transmission of the first signal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123895 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND HEAD-MOUNT TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display system includes a head-mount type display device, and an input device adapted to operate the head-mount type display device, the input device includes a motion detection section adapted to detect a motion of a finger of a user, and the head-mount type display device includes an operation control section adapted to make the user visually recognize a virtual operation section as a virtual image, the virtual operation section being used for operating the head-mount type display device, and corresponding to the motion of the finger detected. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123896 | DATA PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DATA THEREBY - A novel data processor which can display a plurality of images arranged in a predetermined order, a novel method for displaying data, or a novel program is provided. The data processor includes an input/output unit which supplies operation instructions, an arithmetic unit which determines data marked as a starting point according to the operation instructions to generate image data, and a display portion which displays the image data. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123897 | GESTURE DETECTION SYSTEM, GESTURE DETECTION APPARATUS, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A gesture detection system having a gesture detection apparatus to detect a gesture of a user, and a mobile communication terminal that can communicate with the gesture detection apparatus, includes a storage unit to store first gesture data defining the gesture of the user, and audio or visual data associated with the first gesture data; an obtainment unit to obtain second gesture data representing the gesture of the user; a transmission unit to transmit the second gesture data to the mobile communication terminal; a determination unit to determine whether the gesture defined by the first gesture data is the same as the gesture represented by the second gesture data; a selection unit to select the audio or visual data associated with the first gesture data depending on the determination result; and an output unit to output the audio or visual data. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123898 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a digital device and a control method thereof. The digital device comprising: a communication unit configured to transmit/receive a signal with an external device; a gesture sensor unit configured to sense a gesture with respect to the digital device; and a processor configured to control the communication unit and the gesture sensor unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: provide a first mode corresponding to a first event when occurrence of the first event is detected; transmit a first signal, commanding provision of a second mode corresponding to a second event, to the external device when occurrence of the second event is detected during provision of the first mode; and switch from the first mode to the second mode when detecting a first gesture with respect to the digital device after transmission of the first signal. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123899 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive input system comprises at least one imaging device configured to capture image frames of a region of interest comprising a background and at least one background feature. Processing structure is configured to compare the image frames to determine if the location of the at least one background feature has changed signifying system displacement. | 2015-05-07 |
| 20150123900 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOVING CURSOR OF TELEVISION - The present disclosure provides a method and a device for moving a cursor of a television. The method includes: obtaining a two-dimensional code value of a two-dimensional code reading device on a two-dimensional code graph paper in real time; calculating absolute coordinates of the cursor according to the two-dimensional code value and a position of the current cursor; and re-displaying the cursor according to the absolute coordinates. The present disclosure realizes the movement of the cursor through two-dimensional code technology, which reduces the difficulty of the operation and is suitable for use to satisfy people's requirements. | 2015-05-07 |
