20th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120119806 | DATA OUTPUT CIRCUIT - A data output circuit includes an output control signal generation unit configured to generate output control signals in response to an output enable bar signal and a delay locked clock signal and a register configured to output stored data in response to the output control signals. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119807 | PHASE INTERPOLATOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - Two selected testing selectors output testing input signals of reverse phases from each other according to the first control signal. Two selectors corresponding to the two testing selectors output the testing input signals output from the two testing selectors according to the second control signal. Two mixers corresponding to the two selectors output an output signal in which weighting is added to the testing input signals output from the two selectors are compounded. A detection circuit outputs an error signal when the output signal output from the two mixers is larger than a threshold value. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119808 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEROF - An integrated circuit is equipped with a reception mixer and a signal generator. A multistage delay circuit generates a plurality of clock pulses in response to a reception carrier signal. A phase detection unit detects differences between a voltage level of a specific clock pulse and voltage levels of a predetermined number of clock pulses generated prior to the specific clock pulse to thereby detect a predetermined phase of the specific clock pulse. A selector of a clock generation unit outputs a plurality of selection clock pulse signals respectively having a plurality of phases from the clock pulse signals. A first signal synthetic logic circuit performs logical operations on the selection clock pulses to thereby generate local signals supplied to the reception mixer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119809 | CLOCK CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An internal clock frequency control circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a mode register set configured to receive a mode register set control signal and output a mode register set signal; a delay unit configured to generate an enable signal when a predetermined cycle has elapsed after the mode register set signal was activated; a division command decoder configured to receive and decode a synchronization command to generate a division start signal when the enable signal is activated; and a division selection unit configured to receive an input clock having a first frequency and output a selection clock having a second frequency, wherein a value of the second frequency is substantially the same as the first frequency or lower than the first frequency depending on a level of the division start signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119810 | Non-Linear Model with Tap Output Normalization - A distortion model for a predistortion system uses tap output normalization to normalize the variance of data signals generated from different basis functions in a set of basis functions to a predetermined value. The distortion model is used by a distortion modeling circuit to calculate the weighting coefficients for a digital predistorter. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119811 | Configurable Basis-Function Generation for Nonlinear Modeling - Digital predistorter circuits with selectable basis function configurations are described. In some embodiments, an input scaling block is introduced prior to a basis function generator structure. The input scaling factor is based on the input signal's average power. In other embodiments, configurable connection coefficients are used to construct the orthogonal basis functions. Multiple sets of tap weights for the predistorter are maintained, each set corresponding to a given basis function configuration. In an example method for pre-distorting an input signal to compensate for distortion introduced by an electronic device, a statistic characterizing the input signal is calculated, and one of a pre-determined set of basis function configurations is selected, based on the statistic. A set of pre-distortion model weights corresponding to the selected basis function configuration are determined, after which the selected basis function configuration and the corresponding set of pre-distortion model weights are applied to the input signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119812 | LEVEL SHIFTER WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PULL-UP CIRCUITS - A level shifter includes first and second input terminals, first and second output terminals, first pull-down circuitry operable to pull down one of the first and second output terminals responsive to signals present on the first and second input terminals, first pull-up circuitry operable to pull up the first output terminal responsive to a signal present on the second output terminal or pull up the second output terminal responsive to a signal present on the first output terminal, and second pull-up circuitry operable to pull up one of the first and second output terminals responsive to the signals present on the first and second input terminals. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119813 | DIGITAL FAST DB TO GAIN MULTIPLIER FOR ENVELOPE TRACKING SYSTEMS - A digital log gain to digital linear gain multiplier is disclosed. The digital log gain to digital linear gain multiplier includes a log gain splitter adapted to split a log gain input into an integer log part and a remainder log part. A log scale-to-linear scale converter is adapted to output a linear gain value in response to the integer log part and the remainder log part. A gain multiply circuit is adapted to multiply a digital signal by the linear gain value to output a gain-enhanced digital signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119814 | POWER OFF CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power off circuit includes a switching unit, a detecting unit, a power management unit, a delay unit, and a control unit. The switching unit is connected to a power source. The detecting unit detects whether the switching unit is turned off and generates a detecting signal when detecting that the switching unit is turned off. The power management unit receives a supply voltage from the power source and provides an operating voltage to at least one functional module. The control unit signals the at least one functional module to be ready for being powered off according to the detecting signal. The delay unit generates a control signal after a predetermined time period from a time point when the switching unit is turned off, the power management unit stops providing the operating voltage to the at least one functional module according to the control signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119815 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A switching circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a first switching unit configured to substantially prevent a leakage current applied from an outside and simultaneously switch a first signal with a first high voltage bias level, and a second switching unit configured to switch a second signal with a second high voltage bias according to the first high voltage bias level. The first switching unit and the second switching unit are selectively switched by a first enable signal and a second enable signal, which are applied from an outside, to generate a global bias signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119816 | VARIABLE-WIDTH POWER GATING MODULE - A semiconductor device includes a primary voltage rail, a secondary voltage rail, a plurality of transistors coupled between the primary and secondary voltage rails, and control logic operable to enable a first subset of the plurality of transistors to couple the primary voltage rail to the secondary voltage rail. During a steady state condition, the first subset comprises less than all of the plurality of transistors. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119817 | POWER CONTROL MODULE - A power control module including a socket, a switch circuit and an interface control circuit is provided. A plug is adapted to be inserted into the socket, and the socket has a positive terminal, a first negative terminal and a second negative terminal. When the plug is inserted into the socket, a negative terminal of the plug sequentially contacts the first negative terminal and the second negative terminal. The switch circuit receives a power voltage through the positive terminal. The interface control circuit determines whether to generate a switching signal to the switch circuit according to a voltage level of the second negative terminal. When receiving the switching signal, the switch circuit outputs the power voltage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119818 | THREE-POLE THREE-THROW SWITCH AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A three-pole three-throw switch and a communication device employing the three-pole three-throw switch includes six diodes and six inductors. The six diodes are connected in series with a same direction. Common nodes of each two diodes form three poles and three throws. The three poles and the three throws are linked together in circular form. The three poles and the three throws receive control signals via the six inductor, respectively. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119819 | CURRENT CIRCUIT HAVING SELECTIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT - There is provided a current circuit having a selective temperature coefficient. The current circuit may include: a first current generating unit generating a first current having a positive temperature characteristic which increases depending on temperature; a second current generating unit generating a second current having a negative temperature characteristic which decreases depending on temperature; a multiplying unit multiplying and outputting each of the first current and the second current; and a switching unit selectively synthesizing and outputting a plurality of currents outputted from the multiplying unit depending on on/off control signals. Therefore, it is possible to prevent performance from being deteriorated by temperature and easily and efficiently adjust a temperature coefficient through a simple switching logic. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119820 | Fuse Circuit - A fuse circuit comprises a fuse set and an enable circuit. The enable circuit is configured to receive a test mode enable signal and a power up signal to generate an enable signal and a voltage level to the fuse set for indicating whether an external supply voltage reaches a predetermined value and whether a test mode is enabled. In particular, an output signal of the fuse set is constant in the test mode, regardless of whether a fuse in the fuse set is blown or not. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119821 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR EMULATING A RESISTOR - An integrated circuit for emulating a resistor is based on the output resistance of a non-linear circuit element, such as a transistor. In the case of a transistor, it is biased into operation in its linear region, and a voltage dependent on the ac source-drain voltage is coupled to the gate voltage, thereby to improve linearity of the drain-source resistance with respect to the drain-source voltage. This modification to the gate voltage can be used to alter the transfer function such that the drain-source resistance is no longer dependent on the drain-source voltage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119822 | Method for Modulating the Impedance of an Antenna Circuit - An electromagnetic transponder includes an antenna circuit capable of providing signals to a charge pump. The pump includes a first transistor connected to a first capacitor. The transponder also includes means for applying a voltage alternating between first and second values between the gate and the conduction terminal on the side of the first capacitor of the first transistor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119823 | Bias Circuit with High Enablement Speed and Low Leakage Current - A circuit includes a first and a second PMOS transistor, wherein a gate of the second PMOS transistor is coupled to a gate and a drain of the first PMOS transistor; a first NMOS transistor having a drain coupled to a drain of the first PMOS transistor; and a second NMOS transistor, wherein a drain of the second NMOS transistor is coupled to a gate of the first NMOS transistor, a gate of the second NMOS transistor, and a drain of the second PMOS transistor. A first switch is coupled between the drain of the first PMOS transistor and the drain of the second PMOS transistor. A second switch is coupled between a source of the first NMOS transistor and an electrical ground. A third switch is coupled between a source of the second NMOS transistor and the electrical ground. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119824 | BIAS VOLTAGE SOURCE - An integrated circuit that includes a data storage cell. The data storage cell has a PMOS transistor in an n-well. In addition, the data storage cell has a PMOS diode connecting a voltage source to a bias node of the n-well. Alternatively, an integrated circuit that includes a data storage cell. The alternative data storage cell has an NMOS transistor in an isolated p-well. In addition, the alternative data storage cell has an NMOS diode connecting a voltage source to a bias node of the isolated p-well. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119825 | CIRCUIT FOR NEGATIVE BIAS TEMPERATURE INSTABILITY COMPENSATION - An integrated circuit device includes a first circuit for providing current to a first node, and a degradation compensator including a first compensation circuit coupled to the first node to provide compensation current to the first node. The degradation compensator is operable to estimate a degree of degradation in the first circuit and provide a compensation signal to the first compensation circuit to control the amount of compensation current based on the estimated degree of degradation. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119826 | Semiconductor integrated circuit for minimizing a deviation of an internal power supply from a desired value - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes first and second external terminals receiving an external power supply voltage, an internal power supply line coupling to the first and second external terminals, a first transistor coupling between the first external terminal and the internal power supply line, a second transistor that is coupled between the second external terminal and the internal power supply line, a first monitor line coupling to a first node of the internal power supply line, a second monitor line coupling to a second node of the internal power supply line, the second node being different from the first node, and a controller coupling to the first and second monitor lines, the controller outputs a control signal corresponding to potentials of the first and second monitor lines to the first and second transistors. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119827 | DEMODULATORS - Disclosed herein is a demodulator, including: a splitting/matching section for carrying out a matching process of making the amplitude and phase of a first modulated signal match respectively the amplitude and phase of a second modulated signal; and a demodulation section for generating a demodulated signal on the basis of the first modulated signal and the second modulated signal, which have been subjected to the matching process carried out by the splitting/matching section, wherein the splitting/matching section has a splitting section, a first matching section, and a second matching section, the first circuit-element constants determining the first input impedance of the first matching section and the second circuit-element constants determining the second input impedance of the second matching section are set at values determined in advance in order to make the first input impedance equal to the second input impedance. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119828 | VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER AND AUDIO DEVICE - A variable gain amplifier, to amplify an audio input signal to output an audio output signal at an adjustable gain, includes an operational amplifier having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal to output the audio output signal; an attenuation-rate adjustable feedback circuit to feed back the audio output signal from the output terminal of the operational amplifier to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier as a feedback signal, and attenuate the audio output signal and output the feedback signal to the inverting terminal; and an attenuation-rate adjustable attenuator to attenuate the audio input signal for output it as an attenuated signal to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier. Settings of the attenuation rates of the feedback circuit and the attenuator are combined and a resolution of level of the audio output signal is increased. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119829 | REPAIR AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING DATA LINE - A repair amplification circuit includes a controlling unit, a first operational amplifier, a second operational amplifier, a first switching unit, and a second switching unit. Under a detection mode, the controlling unit generates a detecting signal according to a testing signal transmitted by a unnecessary repair segment in a test picture. Under an operation mode, the controlling unit generates a switching signal according to a repair controlling signal related to the detecting signal. The first switching unit and the second switching unit are controlled by the switching signal, so as to transmit the driving signal to one of the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier, and to transmit a positive polarity repairing signal generated by the first operational amplifier or a negative polarity repairing signal generated by the second operational amplifier to a necessary repair segment. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119830 | MODULE FOR MODULATION AND AMPLIFICATION - The present application relates to a module comprising at least two amplifiers. The first amplifier is configured to amplify an inphase signal. The second amplifier is configured to amplify a quadrature signal. The module comprises a combiner configured to combine the at least two amplified signals. The module comprises a phase reversal unit configured to provide at least two amplified signals comprising a maximum phase difference of 2 p. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119831 | Orthogonal Basis Function Set for Digital Predistorter - A predistorter applies a distortion function to an input signal to predistort the input signal. The output of the distortion function is modeled as the sum of the output signals from the orthogonal basis functions weighted by corresponding weighting coefficients. Techniques are described for orthogonalizing the basis function output signals depending on the distribution of the input signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119832 | Joint Process Estimator with Variable Tap Delay Line for use in Power Amplifier Digital Predistortion - Methods and circuits for pre-distorting a signal to compensate for distortion introduced by an electronic device operating on the signal. In an example method, first and second signal samples representing the input and output of the electronic device are generated. The first and second signal samples are spaced at unit-delay intervals, and each of the second signal samples corresponds in time to one of the first signal samples. Pre-distortion weights are then calculated from the first and second signal samples, the pre-distortion weights corresponding to a pre-distortion model comprising a lattice-predictor memory model structure having multiple delays and having at least one multi-unit delay interval between adjacent delays. The calculated pre-distortion weights are then applied to the input signal, using a predistorter with a structure corresponding to the lattice-predictor memory model, to produce a pre-distorted input signal for input to the electronic device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119833 | CLASS AB OUTPUT STAGES AND AMPLIFIERS INCLUDING CLASS AB OUTPUT STAGES - A buffer stage includes a flipped voltage follower and an emitter follower. The flipped voltage follower is connected between a high voltage rail and a low voltage rail and includes an input and an output. The emitter follower is also connected between the high voltage rail and the low voltage rail and includes an input and an output. A resistor connects the output of the flipped voltage follower to the output of the emitter follower. The input of the flipped voltage follower and the input of the emitter follower are connected together and provide an input of the buffer stage. The output of the emitter follower provides an output of the buffer stage. A differential buffer stage can be implemented using a pair of such buffer stages. Such a differential buffer stage can provide the output stage for a fully differential operational amplifier. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119834 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH OVERSHOOT SUPPRESSION - An amplifier circuit with overshoot suppress scheme including an input amplifier, an output amplifier, and a diode is provided. A first and a second input ends of the output amplifier are coupled to a differential output pair of the input amplifier. The diode is coupled between an output end and the first input end of the output amplifier. When the voltage difference between the output and the input ends of the output amplifier is greater then the barrier voltage of the diode, the diode is turned on, so that the output end of the output amplifier is coupled to the input end of the output amplifier. In the transient state, it rapidly smoothes the overshoot signal. In the steady state, the diode is cut off to maintain the normal operation of the operational amplifier. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119835 | CURRENT MODE POWER AMPLIFIER PROVIDING HARMONIC DISTORTION SUPPRESSION - A current mode power amplifier includes a current steering stage configured to steer a scaled current based on differential voltage inputs, a filtered current mirror connected to the current steering stage to receive the scaled current and produce a filtered output current, and a resonant load configured to receive the output current and generate an output voltage signal for transmission. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119836 | HIGH-SPEED CMOS RING VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH LOW SUPPLY SENSITIVITY - High-speed CMOS ring voltage controlled oscillators with low supply sensitivity have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a CML ring oscillator comprises a CML negative impedance compensation circuit comprising two cross coupled transistors and a resistor connected to the two transistors for resistive biasing and a CML interpolating delay cell connected in parallel with the CML negative impedance compensation. An impedance change of the CML negative impedance compensation due to supply variation counteracts an impedance change of the CML interpolating delay cell. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119837 | Nanoscale Electromagnetic Radiation Device Using Serpentine Conductor - A nanoscale serpentine ribbon is used to produce electromagnetic radiation by accelerating charge carriers as constrained along a serpentine path defined by the ribbon so that curve portions of the ribbon promote acceleration-induced emission of electromagnetic radiation by the charge carriers. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119838 | OSCILLATION CIRCUIT HAVING NEGATIVE RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND OSCILLATOR USING THE OSCILLATION CIRCUIT - An oscillation circuit including: a negative resistance element; a resonance circuit connected to the negative resistance element; and a stabilization circuit connected in parallel with the negative resistance element to suppress parasitic oscillation, wherein the stabilization circuit includes a variable shunt resistor and a adjusting device for adjusting the shunt resistor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119839 | PLL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER - Disclosed is a PLL frequency synthesizer the phase noise characteristics of which are improved. To achieve this, in an ADPLL frequency synthesizer ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119840 | POLAR MODULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH COMMON-MODE CONTROL - The present invention relates to a polar modulation apparatus and method, in which a polar-modulated signal is generated based on separately processed phase modulation (PM) and amplitude modulation (AM) components of an input signal. An amplified polar modulated output signal is generated in accordance with the phase modulation and amplitude modulation components by using a differential power amplifier circuitry( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119841 | TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a transmission circuit that operates highly efficiently by avoiding deterioration of the linearity of an output signal and suppressing occurrence of distortion of the output signal, when using the envelope tracking method. In this transmission circuit, offset control section ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119842 | TUNING METHODS FOR TUNABLE MATCHING NETWORKS - Methods for tuning a tunable matching network can involve comparing a source impedance of a source to a real part of a load impedance of a load. Depending on characteristics of the network, capacitances of one or more tunable capacitors can be set to correspond to device boundary parameters, and capacitances of remaining tunable capacitors can be set based on a predetermined relationship between the parameters of the capacitors, the source, the load, and other components. From these initially determined values, the capacitance value of one or more of the capacitors can be adjusted to fall within device boundary conditions and achieve a perfect or at least best match tuning configuration. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119843 | TUNABLE MICROWAVE DEVICES WITH AUTO ADJUSTING MATCHING CIRCUIT - An impedance matching circuit includes a matching network for coupling to a variable load, where the matching network has a first port and a second port, and where the variable load is coupled to one of the first port or the second port. The matching network can have one or more variable dielectric capacitors, where the one or more variable dielectric capacitors are operable to receive one or more variable voltage signals to cause the one or more variable dielectric capacitors to change an impedance of the matching network, and where the change in the impedance of the matching network causes an increase in power transferred from the first port to the second port or from the second port to the first port. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119844 | TUNABLE MICROWAVE DEVICES WITH AUTO-ADJUSTING MATCHING CIRCUIT - A variable impedance circuit includes a matching network for coupling to a tunable device, where the matching network has a first port and a second port, where the tunable device is coupled to one of the first port or the second port, and where the matching network has one or more variable dielectric capacitors. The one or more variable dielectric capacitors can be operable to receive a first of one or more variable voltage signals to cause the one or more variable dielectric capacitors to change a first impedance of the matching network. The tunable device can be operable to receive a second of one or more variable voltage signals to cause a change in a second impedance of the tunable device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119845 | Balun System and Method - A system and method for transmitting signals is disclosed. An embodiment comprises a balun, such as a Marchand balun, which has a first transformer with a primary coil and a first secondary coil and a second transformer with the primary coil and a second secondary coil. The first secondary coil and the second secondary coil are connected to a ground plane, and the ground plane has slot lines located beneath the separation of the coils in the first transformer and the second transformer. The slot lines may also have fingers. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119846 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A directional coupler includes: a main strip line connected between a first input terminal and a first output terminal and transmitting high-frequency signals; a sub strip line connected between a second input terminal and a second output terminal, located parallel to the main strip line, and electromagnetically coupled to the main strip line; and a first capacitor connected in parallel with the main strip line or the sub strip line, wherein an LC resonant circuit is constituted by inductances of the main strip line and sub strip line and capacitance of the first capacitor, and the LC resonant circuit resonates with respect to a high-frequency signal propagating from the first input terminal to the second output terminal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119847 | FILTER CIRCUIT, DUPLEXER AND RF MODULE - A filter circuit includes a filter part connected between an input terminal and an output terminal and configured to have a passband, and a path connected in parallel with the filter part between the input terminal and the output terminal, the path having an impedance that enables a first signal passing through the path from the input terminal to the output terminal and a second signal passing through the filter part from the input terminal to the output terminal to have an opposite phase relationship in a frequency band outside of the passband and have almost equal amplitudes in the frequency band. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119848 | SUPERLATTICE CRYSTAL RESONATOR AND ITS USAGE AS SUPERLATTICE CRYSTAL FILTER - A superlattice crystal resonator having a substrate of a dielectric acoustic superlattice material, both sides of which substrate are plated with electrodes. The resonator can be a one-port resonator if the electrode on both sides is a single electrode, or it can be a two-port resonator if the electrode on one side is a single electrode and the electrode on the other side is a bipolar electrode. The superlattice crystal resonator can be used as a superlattice crystal filter, either in the form of a monolithic superlattice crystal filter formed by a two-port superlattice crystal filter, or in the form of a combined superlattice crystal filter where a number of one-port superlattice crystal resonators are interconnected in various circuitry configurations with or without other electronic components, such as capacitors, inductors, and resisters. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119849 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - An acoustic wave device includes a supporting substrate made of lithium tantalate, an element substrate made of lithium tantalate, and having a lower surface bonded to and arranged on an upper surface of the supporting substrate, and a comb-like electrode formed on an upper surface of the element substrate and exciting an acoustic wave. A propagation direction of the acoustic wave in the element substrate is an X-axis of the acoustic wave. A normal direction of the upper surface of the supporting substrate is an X-axis or a Y-axis of the supporting substrate. The propagation direction of the acoustic wave is not parallel to a Z-axis of the supporting substrate. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119850 | ADJUSTABLE RESONATOR FILTER - An adjustable resonator filter comprised of cavity resonators. There is a mov- able conductive tuning element in the filter for adjusting each electromagnetic coupling, which element is located outside the resonator cavities. When the coupling between two resonators is the case, the movement of the tuning element changes the coupling between the signal ground and a fixed coupling element which extends from a resonator cavity to the next cavity, whereupon the strength of the coupling between the resonators changes. When the coupling between a resonator and the input/output line of the filter is the case, by means of the tuning element it is implemented a section with a low impedance inside a range with a relatively high impedance on the transmission path. This section moves together with the tuning element, in which case the strength of the coupling between the resonator and the line changes. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119851 | ADAPTABLE RESONATOR FILTER - An adaptable filter made up of cavity resonators. The adaptation takes place by adjusting the connection from the input connector (CN | 2012-05-17 |
20120119852 | MULTILAYER BAND-PASS FILTER - In a multilayer band-pass filter, each of first-stage to third-stage LC parallel resonators includes capacitor electrodes, via electrodes, and a line electrode. Jump-coupling capacitor electrodes face the capacitor electrodes of the first-stage and third-stage LC parallel resonators. The direction in which the inductor electrode extends from the capacitor electrodes of each of the first-stage and third-stage LC parallel resonators is opposite to the direction in which the inductor electrode extends from the capacitor electrodes of the second-stage LC parallel resonator. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119853 | RESONANT ELEMENTS DESIGNED VERTICALLY IN A MULTILAYER BOARD AND FILTERS BASED ON THESE ELEMENTS - A resonant element is provided with a multilayer board, comprising a plurality of conductor layers isolated by a dielectric, a signal via conductor, penetrating through the multilayer board, and a plurality of ground vias, penetrating thought the multilayer board and disposed around the signal via conductor. The multilayer board comprises a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a corrugated conductor layer disposed between the first and the second conductor layers. The corrugated conductor layer comprises a corrugated signal plate, connected to the signal via conductor, and a corrugated ground plate, connected to the plurality of ground vias, isolated from the corrugated signal plate by the dielectric. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119854 | SEGMENTED TRANSMISSION SIGNAL CIRCUIT - A segmented transmission signal circuit is provided with a parallel bus of data transmission. The bus includes a plurality of sections, each section transmits a corresponding parallel data of multiple bits, and the parallel data corresponding to different sections are in different bit orders. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119855 | THERMALLY INDEPENDENT OVERCURRENT TRIPPING DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments are directed to an electrical overcurrent tripping device for a circuit breaker. The tripping device includes an actuating member which in case of an overcurrent is driven to interact directly or indirectly with a movable contact piece of the circuit breaker to open a contact point in the circuit breaker if the overcurrent is exceeding a preset tripping threshold for a predetermined tripping delay time. The actuating member is coupled to a magnetic circuit such that the driving force acting on the actuating member is created by the magnetic field of the magnetic circuit, said magnetic field being induced by the overcurrent. The actuating member is coupled to an electromagnetic damping arrangement to set the tripping delay time, and is connected to a coupling spring configured to adjust the overcurrent tripping threshold. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119856 | MULTI-PHASE MEDIUM VOLTAGE CONTACTOR - A multi-phase Medium Voltage Contactor ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119857 | Magnetic propulsion method and mechanism using magnetic field trapping superconductors - A method for the creation of propulsive force and a mechanism for implementing the method comprising a magnet ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119858 | UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATING EQUIPMENT AND MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATING UNIT THEREOF - A magnetic field generating unit includes a first magnetic component, a second magnetic component, and a third magnetic component. The first magnetic component has a first magnetic pole, the second magnetic component surrounds the first magnetic component. The second magnetic component has a second magnetic pole facing the same direction as the first magnetic pole, and the first magnetic pole is opposite to the second magnetic pole. The third magnetic component surrounds the first magnetic component, and the third magnetic component is located between the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component. The third magnetic component has a third magnetic pole and a fourth magnetic pole, and the third magnetic pole is opposite to the fourth magnetic pole. The third magnetic pole faces the first magnetic component and the fourth magnetic pole faces the second magnetic component. The arrangement manner of the magnetic components may generate a uniform planar magnetic field. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119859 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT - A magnetic element may include a first core member, a second core member facing the first core member along an entire outer periphery thereof, a coil, and a base shaped body on which the first core member and the second core member are placed. The base shaped body is provided with a base member and a terminal member, and the terminal member is provided with a binding terminal part, which projects outward in a first corner part of the base member and projects from the base member on a side lower than a portion of a winding frame part side of one flange part. The second core member is provided with a cutout part at a portion corresponding to the first corner part of the base member for allowing insertion of an end drawn out from the winding frame part in a state of not contacting the second core member. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119860 | MAGNETIC BODY AND A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - There is disclosed a magnetic body comprising an agglomeration of bonded rare earth magnetic particles characterized in that said magnetic body exhibits a maximum energy product loss (ΔBHmax) of 12% or less as measured by ASTM 977/977M when subjected to a temperature of 180° C. for 1000 hours and a process for the manufacture of the same. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119861 | Permanent Magnets Array for Planar Magnetron - Permanent magnets array for use in a planar magnetron in which magnets in a magnet-segment is arranged in a Halbach array with their magnetization directions alternating in directions perpendicular with each other. The magnet-segments are closely packed to form different shapes, such as heart, square, circular . . . , in a Halbach Array style, which leads to minimum magnetic flux loss. Such arrangement of permanent magnets will also reinforce the magnetic field on one side of the array while cancel the field to near zero on the other side. The reinforced field strength is twice as large on the side on which the flux is confined. The permanent magnets arrangement and the resulting stationary and/or rotating planar magnetron, provides the high magnetic flux density and uniform flux distribution need to penetrate thick sputtering target, and increased not only the target usage, but also the usable the target life time. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119862 | MICROBIAL OILS WITH LOWERED POUR POINTS, DIELECTRIC FLUIDS PRODUCED THEREFROM, AND RELATED METHODS - Methods and compositions for the production of dielectric fluids from lipids produced by microorganisms are provided, including oil-bearing microorganisms and methods of low cost cultivation of such microorganisms. Microalgal cells containing exogenous genes encoding, for example, a sucrose transporter, a sucrose invertase, a fructokinase, a polysaccharide-degrading enzyme, a lipid pathway modification enzyme, a fatty acyl-ACP thioesterase, a desaturase, a fatty acyl-CoA/aldehyde reductase, and/or an acyl carrier protein are useful in manufacturing dielectric fluids. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119863 | COMMON MODE FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A common mode filter includes at least two inductance unit sets. Each inductance unit set includes a coil leading layer, an insulating substrate, at least two electrically conductive columns, and a coil main body layer. The coil leading layer is disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and includes at least two leading wires, at least four leading terminals, and at least two contacts. Each leading wire respectively connects one leading terminal and one contact. The coil main body layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate, and includes a coil lead and two end portions thereof. Each electrically conductive column extends through the substrate, connecting one contact and one end portion. The two substrates and two coil main body layers of the at least two inductance unit sets are bonded by an electrically insulating layer. The two coil main body layers are electrically isolated from each other by the electrically insulating layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119864 | ADVANCED ELECTRONIC HEADER APPARATUS AND METHODS - A low profile and small size electronic device for use in, e.g., electronic circuits which provides maximum creepage and/or clearance distances. In one embodiment, the device is configured for a small footprint and utilizes two or more windings that require isolation. The exemplary device includes a self-leaded header made from a unitary construction which comprises a box-like support body having a cavity for mounting a circuit element, the support body having a base and leads extending generally horizontally outward from the support body adjacent the base, the support body having one side opening on a side with leads permitting the loading of the inductive device in the cavity, and a routing channel residing on the top of the base, so as to maximize the creepage and clearance distance of the electronic device. Shaped-core and other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119865 | LOW PROFILE COIL-WOUND BOBBIN - A low profile coil-wound bobbin includes a spool, a terminal, a lower flange, and a terminal base member. The spool is configured to have a coil-wire arrangement wound around an axis the spool. The terminal is to be coupled to the coil-wire arrangement and a first side of a circuit board such that the axis of the spool is substantially normal to the circuit board and the bobbin extends completely through the circuit board. The lower flange is coupled to the spool to at least partially contain the coil-wire arrangement. The terminal base member is coupled to the lower flange and the terminal. A vertical member of the terminal base member includes a chamfer region on a top edge of the vertical member to guide and reduce stress on a wire end of the coil-wire arrangement. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119866 | NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There is provided a non-magnetic material composition for a ceramic electronic component, a ceramic electronic component manufactured by using the same, and a method of manufacturing the ceramic electronic component. The non-magnetic material composition for the ceramic electronic component includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula Zn | 2012-05-17 |
20120119867 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT - A multilayer coil component is provided to have high reliability and in which internal stress arising from the difference in firing shrinkage behavior and/or thermal expansion coefficient between ferrite layers and internal conductor layers is alleviated without forming conventional voids between the ferrite layers and the internal conductor layers. A method of manufacturing a multilayer coil includes a step of isolating interfaces between internal conductors and surrounding ferrite by allowing a complexing agent solution to reach interfaces between the internal conductors and the surrounding ferrite through side gap portions from side surfaces of a ferrite element including a helical coil. The complexing agent solution contains at least one selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid, a salt of the aminocarboxylic acid, an oxycarboxylic acid, a salt of the oxycarboxylic acid, an amine, phosphoric acid, a salt of phosphoric acid, and a lactone compound. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119868 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WIRING SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a wiring substrate that is provided with a wiring pattern formed from a metal plate, and an insulation layer as a base material to which the wiring pattern is to be fixed. The wiring pattern has a mounting pad for having electronic parts ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119869 | REACTOR - Provided is a reactor having a small size. A reactor | 2012-05-17 |
20120119870 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DISK WINDING AND DISK WINDING - An method for producing a disk winding having disks arranged alongside one another, includes winding the disk winding and fitting intermediate insulation between adjacent disks simultaneously, and subdividing the insulation into two sub-areas with a connecting conductor that runs from an end of one disk to a start of an adjacent disk along a diagonal within the intermediate insulation. The sub-areas can include a first intermediate area with a triangular cross-section formed below this diagonal and a second intermediate area which has an opposite triangular cross-section and formed above this diagonal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119871 | COIL-TYPE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A coil-type electronic component has a coil inside or on the surface of its base material and is characterized in that: the base material is constituted by a group of grains of a soft magnetic alloy containing iron, silicon and other element that oxidizes more easily than iron; the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain has an oxide layer formed on its surface as a result of oxidization of the grain; this oxide layer contains the other element that oxidizes more easily than iron by a quantity larger than that in the soft magnetic alloy grain; and grains are bonded with one another via this oxide layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119872 | Heater design for heat-trimmed thin film resistors - A heater design for post-process trimming of thin-film transistors is described. The heater incorporates low sheet-resistance material deposited in non-active connecting regions of the heater to reduce heat generation and power consumption in areas distant from active heating members of the heater. The heating members are proximal to a thin-film resistor. The resistance of the thin-film resistor can be trimmed permanently to a desired value by applying short current pulses to the heater. Optimization of a heater design is described. Trimming currents can be as low as 20 mA. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119873 | Convertible Wireless Remote Controls - Convertible wireless remote controls for controlling a variety of media devices are described. The convertible wireless remote controls function in a non-PC mode and a PC mode. The convertible wireless remote controls transition between modes offering control of a variety of devices in the different modes and are shaped with usability and power consumption in mind. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119874 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A PORTABLE DEVICE - An apparatus for securing a portable device is described. The portable device includes a housing having a mating feature adapted to mate with a corresponding mating feature of the cradle. The cradle includes a locking mechanism that is capable of locking the portable device to the cradle. A transceiver is positioned in the housing. The transceiver is capable of communicating with a remote server containing data of a registered user. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader is positioned in the housing. The RFID reader controls the locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism releases the portable device from the cradle when a RFID tag storing the data of the registered user is positioned proximate to the RFID reader. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119875 | METHOD, PORTABLE DATA CARRIER, AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A TRANSACTION - A method, portable data carrier ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119876 | PERSONNEL KEY TRACKING SYSTEM - A safety system comprising a work area having a perimeter and hazardous automated machinery within the perimeter, wherein access by workers to the work area within the perimeter is controlled by one or more controlled access points; at least one safety work cell within the perimeter, each safety work cell having no hazardous automated machinery within or accessible from the safety work cell; a primary key-secondary key system which includes a tertiary key receptacle within the safety work cell; an optional light barrier surrounding each safety work cell; optional fingerprint scanners to authenticate authorized persons, and a controller programmed to permit operation of the hazardous automated machinery only when all controlled access points are closed, all secondary keys are placed within either a secondary key receptacle or a tertiary key receptacle, any light barrier has not been tripped by interruption of the light barrier, and any fingerprint scanners have authenticated a person. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119877 | PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC LOCKBOX SYSTEM - A programmable lock system is provided for access restricting and user tracking. The system includes a lock mechanism, a microcontroller, and an input device for receiving passing information. The microcontroller reads the received passing information and determines whether to unlock the lock mechanism. The system further includes an inlet for receiving an external storage with pre-programmed code. The microcontroller determines whether to access data contained therein based on the pre-programmed code. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119878 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device of which operability is improved while maintaining a security function, and to provide a control method and a control program for the portable electronic device. In a case in which a function setting operation key is operated, a function limiting unit displays a screen for requesting password (for example, a personal identification number, a password, etc.) on a display unit, and limits utilization of a function assigned to the function setting operation key (for example, a variety of setting, an address book function, an electronic mail function, etc.). | 2012-05-17 |
20120119879 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA CONTROL IN A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method and a system for calibrating a camera in a surveillance system. The method and system use a mathematical rotation between a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system in order to calibrate a camera with a map of an area. In some embodiments, the calibration can be used to control the camera and/or to display a view cone on the map. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119880 | Locating Devices in a Wireless Network - Determining the location of a wireless device to be located (DTL) by three or more locating devices (LDs). LDs operating at known locations estimate the distance to the DTL by sending wireless frames to the DTL and varying frame parameters such as transmit power and data rate, searching for the boundary at which the frame is or is not received and ACKd by the DTL. For a given set of frame parameters, the SNR required to be successfully received at the DTL is known. Given that the configuration of the LD is known, the EIRP of the DL is also known. Estimating the noise floor at the DTL, and using the SNR required to successfully receive the frame at the DTL and the EIRP at the LD transmitting the frame, the path loss can be calculated. From the path loss and operating frequency, a distance estimate is calculated. EIRP of the DTL is not and need not be known. Distance estimates from at least three LDs at known locations allow a location for the DTL to be calculated by a location engine (LE). Distance estimates from more than three LDs allow for an overdetermined solution. Distance estimates derived in this manner may be combined with distance estimates calculated using other approaches, such as measuring signal strengths, or TOA/TDOA measurements. The LE process may reside on a central controller supporting the LDs, on one of the LDs, or on any suitable device with network access. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119881 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT USING A CUSTOM IDENTIFIER STORED ON AN IDENTIFICATION TAG - A solution for managing information using an identification tag is provided. For example, information relating to an item and/or one or more transfers of the item can be managed using an identification tag associated with the item. The identification tag can store and transmit an item identifier, such as an electronic product code (EPC), corresponding to the item, which can be obtained and stored in a data store. Access information for retrieving the item identifier and identification information for a party to the transfer can be used to generate a custom identifier that can be provided for storage on the identification tag in place of the item identifier. The custom identifier can subsequently be used to acquire information on the item and/or the transfer event. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119882 | Movement Detection Method and Reader/Writers in a Radio Frequency Identification System - A method in a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system including at least one reader/writer and a group of tags each attached to a workpiece. The method includes reading a plurality of tags from the group of tags, capturing received signal strength indication envelopes of tags, and storing the received signal strength indication envelope one tag as a template. A correlation match is performed for the received signal strength indication envelope of the tags and the template to obtain a time interval between the received signal strength indication envelope of each of the tags and the template when the correlation is at a maximum value. Using the present invention, the at least one reader/writer can report each tag that is directly in front of an antenna, even if multiple tags exist in the complicated industrial environment, ensuring First Come First-Read (FCFR) and improving the reliability of an ultra high frequency RFID system. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119883 | RFID READER DEVICE HAVING A READ-ONLY MODE, AND RELATED OPERATING METHODS - A method of operating a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader device is presented. The method begins by operating the RFID reader device in a read-only mode, during which the RFID reader device does not generate tag interrogation signals. The method continues by receiving a tag response signal generated from an RFID tag being interrogated by an interrogator device that is distinct and separate from the RFID reader device. The tag response signal is received by the RFID reader device while it is operating in the read-only mode. The method continues by determining a location of the RFID tag, wherein the location is determined based at least in part on information associated with the received tag response signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119884 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RFID - An electronic device comprising a first node to be coupled to a first antenna, a second node coupled to a second antenna, a third node to be coupled to a third antenna, a first comparator coupled with a first input to the first node and with a second input to a second node, a second comparator coupled with a first input to the first node and with a second input to the third node, a third comparator coupled with a first input to the second node and with a second input to the third node. Each of the first, the second and the third comparators are configured to compare a first current and a second current at the first input and the second input. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119885 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Discovering Electronic Devices - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for controlling an electronic device. A query is received at a remote control interface. A response to the query is determined. A random response interval of time is determined according to a collision avoidance mechanism. When the random response interval of time expires, then the response to the query is sent. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119886 | CLOSED FEEDBACK LOOP TO VERIFY A POSITION OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED - This disclosure concerns a wireless communication system adapted to produce a closed-loop feedback scheme between a handheld remote control and an adjustable bed controller. The adjustable bed controller is adapted to, in response to a receipt of a motion command from the handheld remote control via the closed-loop feedback scheme, adjust, with feedback, a portion of an adjustable bed. The feedback is based on a comparison of sensor feedback and a predetermined position stored in a memory of the adjustable bed controller. The handheld remote control can receive, through the closed-loop feedback scheme, a returned confirmation reflecting the state of the position of the bed segment in response to the control signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119887 | SYSTEM OF TWO-WAY WIRELESS ADJUSTABLE BED CONTROL VIA A HOME NETWORK - This disclosure concerns a two-way wireless communication system adapted to communicate between a handheld remote control and an adjustable bed controller. The handheld remote control includes a user interface adapted to facilitate a user in adjusting a parameter of an adjustable bed using the two-way wireless communication system. The user interface is adapted to facilitate the user in adjusting a parameter of a home control system. A display on the user interface is used to display a graphical representation of the adjustable bed parameter and a graphical representation of the home control system parameter. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119888 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL WITH AUTOMATED SETUP - A controller that automatically identifies one or more peripheral devices which need to be programmed for use with the controller. In some embodiments, the controller is able to visually identify a peripheral device from an image, obtain the configuration information for the peripheral device, and program itself in the background according to the configuration information. These tasks are advantageously performed by the remote control, without user input. The controller can be programmed to support a plurality of peripheral devices. When the controller is used to control a peripheral device, the controller may first present a selection list on the display screen. The selection list may include all the peripheral devices that the remote is communicatively coupled with. Upon the user selecting the desired peripheral device to be controlled, the remote control may dynamically outputs a customized user interface associated with the selected peripheral device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119889 | INTERACTIVE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method is described for allowing a mobile communication device using location data to control electronic devices located within a predefined area of coverage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119890 | HOSPITAL BED WITH NURSE CALL SYSTEM INTERFACE UNIT - A system for use in a healthcare facility having a nurse call system with a nurse call computer located remotely from patient rooms is provided. The system includes a hospital bed having communication circuitry configured for communicating data from the hospital bed. An interface unit is spaced from the hospital bed. The interface unit has a first connector to which the hospital bed couples via a wired connection, a second connector which is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system, and circuitry comprising a third connector for connection to an external device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119891 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A VIBRATION PATTERN - The invention relates to a method and a device for generating a vibration pattern in a person, having a drive which sets a mass in rotation, and at least one sensor device which is coupled to a controller which controls the drive as a function of sensor data over the sensor device. The mass (m) is arranged in a homogeneously concentric fashion around its rotational axis ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119892 | EXTERIOR MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH SIGNAL INDICATOR - A mirror reflective element sub-assembly includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate and a signal indicator. The mirror back plate includes (i) a generally planar portion and (ii) an indicator receiving portion. The indicator receiving portion has a wall structure extending at an angle from the generally planar portion adjacent to an aperture established through the mirror back plate. The signal indicator has a light source disposed at a circuit element and a housing substantially encases the circuit element therein. An electrical connector protrudes from the circuit element and is accessible at a connector portion of the housing for connecting to electrical wiring of the vehicle. The signal indicator includes an indicia element at a forward end thereof. When the light source is activated, light emitted by the light source emanates through the aperture and through the mirror reflective element and is transmitted through the indicia element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119893 | Automobile Beacon, System, and Associated Method - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for alerting a pedestrian, such as a visually impaired pedestrian, of a vehicle in the vicinity. In general, signals are transmitted from a vehicle to a device carried by a pedestrian, such as a mobile terminal. In response, the pedestrian's device may generate an alarm, such as a vibration or an audible alarm, informing the pedestrian that a vehicle is nearby. In some cases, the pedestrian's device may transmit activation signals to the vehicle after receiving the signals from the vehicle. The activation signals may cause speakers on the vehicle to emit an audible alarm, alerting the pedestrian of the presence of the vehicle. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119894 | ACB FOLLOWING DISTANCE ALERT AND WARNING ADJUSTMENT AS A FUNCTION OF FORWARD VEHICLE SIZE AND HOST VEHICLE MASS - When employing an adaptive cruise-with-braking (ACB) system to control host vehicle following distance, a forward vehicle is detected using one or both of a radar sensor ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119895 | UNIVERSAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR - A programming system for a tire pressure monitoring device includes a programming device capable of communicating which of a plurality of communication protocols is to be utilized by the transmitter/receiver of a tire pressure monitoring device. The programming device including a user interface actuateable for communicating which of a plurality of communication protocols is to be utilized by the transmitter/receiver of the tire pressure monitoring device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119896 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFORMING A USER A PRESENCE OF A SUBJECT IN A VEHICLE - An apparatus for reminding a user that there is a subject in a vehicle includes a sensor, an warning device, an electrical connector configured to couple to a cigarette adaptor outlet in a vehicle for receiving power therefrom, and a circuit coupled to the electrical connector, wherein the circuit is configured to activate the warning device when the sensor senses a subject in a vehicle, and when there is a lack of power from the cigarette adaptor outlet. A method of operating a warning device of a system that is configured to sense a subject in a vehicle, includes sensing a lack of power from a cigarette adaptor outlet in the vehicle, sensing the subject in the vehicle, and activating the warning device in response to the lack of power from the cigarette adaptor outlet in the vehicle and the sensed subject in the vehicle. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119897 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CONSUMABLES OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for maintaining a plurality of vehicle consumables includes a storage unit configured to store a consumable maintenance list according to an engine type and a transmission type of a vehicle; a control unit configured to control recommendation of when to change the consumable by calculating a change interval of each consumable and an actual consumption distance in the consumable maintenance list; and a display unit configured to display a screen that recommends when to change a particular consumable. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119898 | VEHICLE LIGHT SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present application includes a vehicle illumination system. The vehicle illumination system comprises an input keypad configured to receive at least one input provided by a user. The vehicle illumination system also comprises a controller configured to receive input commands provided by the input keypad and to sequentially control a state of a plurality of output device drivers corresponding to a respective plurality of vehicle lamps. At least one indicator is configured to indicate to a user a condition associated with at least one of the plurality of output device drivers wherein the controller communicates with the indicator by means of a communications protocol. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119899 | Integrated Vehicular Scene/Warning Light Assembly - A vehicular integrated light assembly comprises a first and second pluralities of LEDs arranged on a circuit board, and a controller electrically coupled to the first and second pluralities of LEDs. The light assembly further comprises a housing and at a lens hermetically sealing the circuit board and first and second pluralities of LEDs within the housing. The controller is operable to operate in a warning light mode in which the first plurality of LEDs emit a bright light in a first predetermined color and flash in a first predetermined sequence, and the second plurality of LEDs emit a bright light in a second predetermined color and flash in an alternating sequence from the first predetermined sequence. The controller is further operable to transition to a scene light mode in which the second plurality of LEDs emit a steady bright light in the second predetermined color to illuminate the surroundings. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119900 | WIRELESS EMERGENCY VEHICLE LIGHT AND SIREN KIT - A wireless system for an emergency vehicle includes at least one siren module, at least one light module, and a remote control in communication with the at least one siren module and the at least one light module. Each of the at least one siren module, at least one light module and remote control are programmable for facilitating selective communication. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119901 | ALARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An exemplary alarm management system and method for the management of alarm messages of a technical installation or of a technical process are disclosed. A data processing system receives alarm messages. A plurality of display modules display the alarm messages. The data processing system includes a module for creating alarm channels for different ways of representing the pending alarm messages. Each alarm channel created by the module is associated with one of the display modules, and the display modules present the pending alarm messages as ate least one of lists, alarm clouds, and displays in conjunction with at least one of acoustic signals and alarm records. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119902 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, COORDINATOR, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING EMERGENCY EVENTS - The present invention provides an integrated medium access control for processing respectively separated traffic situation sets. Another aim of the present invention is to optimize power consumption during a poll based operation of the medium access control mechanism. An additional aim of the present invention is to provide a poll-based error recovery mechanism for achieving preferred application reliability through power- and cost-efficient methods. A further aim of the present invention is to provide an in-band wakeup method for a medical implant device in a human body area network. Still a further aim of the present invention is to provide a method for a medical implant device in a human body area network. An even further aim of the present invention is to provide a method for simultaneously accessing a power channel of a poll-based minimum level and operating a plurality of BANs in medical implant communications. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119903 | First Responder Wireless Emergency Alerting with Automatic Callback and Location Triggering - Using wireless features, a public service agency is enabled to provide alert information to first responders. An automatic call back from the first responder triggers a voice call launching a location fix on the current location of the first responder. Preferably delivery confirmation that the responder has received the message is received. Once the location fix has been completed, then driving directions with map images are sent to the first responder based on their current location and desired destination for response. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119904 | FALL RISK ASSESSMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for assessing the risk of a patient to fall. The method includes attaching a pedometer on a patient, wherein the pedometer includes one or more sensors, allowing the patient to engage in activities throughout a predetermined period of time in, at least, an environment the patient occupies for a majority of the day while the pedometer senses information relating to steps taken by the patient. With one or more computers or with the pedometer, calculating at least one step variable from the acceleration information. With one or more computers or with the pedometer, comparing the at least one calculated step variable to a model step variable, and with one or more computers. Then, providing an assessment of the risk of the patient to fall. The pedometer may alert the patient when a risk of falling is detected. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119905 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION AND TRACKING COORDINATES OF A TRACKING DEVICE - A device and method to monitor location coordinates of an electronic tracking device are disclosed here. The device includes transceiver circuitry to receive at least one portion of a receive communication signal comprising location coordinates information; accelerometer circuitry to measure displacements of the portable electronic tracking device; a battery power monitor configured to selectively activate and deactivate at least one portion of the transceiver circuitry and location tracking circuitry; and processor circuitry configured to process the at least one portion of the receive communication signal. The method includes receiving at transceiver circuitry of a portable electronic tracking device at least one portion of a receive communication signal comprising location coordinates information; measuring displacements of the portable electronic tracking device; activating and deactivating at least one portion of the transceiver circuitry and location tracking circuitry; and processing the at least one portion of the receive communication signal using processor circuitry. | 2012-05-17 |