22nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140145826 | ANALYSIS OF STIMULUS BY RFID - The present invention is directed to a stimulus monitoring system. The system includes an RFID device, item, interrogation device, and reception device. The RFID The RFID device includes a brace affixed to an inductor. The brace is constructed from a material structurally responsive to a predetermined stimulus, such that stimulus-responsive structural alterations to the brace structurally alters the inductor, capacitor, or other RFID subcomponent of the RFID circuit capable of generating a current alteration, which in turn alters the signal frequency of the RFID. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145827 | ANALYSIS OF STIMULUS BY RFID - The present invention is directed to a stimulus monitoring process. The process includes exposing an RFID device to an environment. The RFID has characteristics that alter based on exposure to the environment, which in turn alter a response signal emanating from the RFID device in response to an interrogation signal. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145828 | MANAGING A SPHERE OF WIRELESS TAGS - A method for managing a sphere of wireless tags, the method comprises programming, by a wireless reader, a group of wireless tags to belong to the sphere of wireless tags; sending by the wireless reader sphere beacons aimed to the wireless tags of the sphere; detecting a loss of a wireless tag of the sphere if the wireless tag did not respond to a predetermined number of sphere beacons; and responding to the detecting of the loss of the wireless tag. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145829 | WIRLESS TAG BASED COMMUNICATION, SYSTEM AND APPLICAITONS - A method for detecting a presence of a tagged item within a tagged enclosure, the method comprising performing distance measurements between at least one wireless tag of the tagged enclosure and the tagged item to determine the spatial relationship between the tagged enclosure and the tagged item. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145830 | Locating a Backscatter-Based Transponder - A method and apparatus for locating a transponder is provided. A carrier signal is transmitted by a base station and a transponder transmits a locating signal that is generated through phase modulation and backscattering of the carrier signal sent by the base station when the transponder is within a transmission range of the base station, whereby the transponder is located on the basis of the locating signal. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145831 | HYBRID WIRLESS TAG BASED COMMUNICATION, SYSTEM AND APPLICAITONS - A method, comprising: receiving during a wideband reception period and by a wideband reception circuit of a first wireless transceiver a wideband ranging message; transmitting during a wideband transmission period and by a wideband transmission circuit of the first wireless transceiver a wideband ranging response message; receiving by a narrowband reception circuit of the first wireless transceiver received narrowband messages; and transmitting by a narrowband transmission circuit of the first wireless transceiver transmitted narrowband messages. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145832 | RFID TAG INCLUDING MULTI-VOLTAGE MULTIPLIERS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an RFID tag having multi-voltage multipliers including two or more antennas configured to receive electromagnetic waves emitted from a reader, a first voltage multiplier configured to be connected to one of the antennas and change the received AC electromagnetic waves to DC voltage signals, a modulator configured to transmit backscattering communication signals by changing impedance through the antenna connected to the first voltage multiplier, and a second voltage multiplier configured to be connected to another antenna among the antennas and change AC electromagnetic waves received from the other antenna to DC voltage signals. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145833 | REGISTRATION DEVICE - A registration device includes a processor that writes an ID code to an invalid ID code storage region in accordance with management data, updates the management data after the ID code is safely written, and validates the invalid ID code storage region storing the ID code. After the ID code is written, when an ID code is stored in every one of the ID code storage regions, the processor updates the management data to invalidate the ID code storage region excluding the invalid ID code storage region storing the ID code. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145834 | GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local network system include one or more terminals operable to act as a client on the local network, wherein at least one terminal is a remote control configured to receive user input; and a gateway device operable to manage communications between the one or more terminals and an external network. The gateway device includes a memory configured to store a set of instructions; a processor configured to execute the set of instructions; a first communications module in communication with the external network; a second communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one terminal; and a third communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one other terminal. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145835 | SENSOR HAVING AN INTEGRATED ZIGBEE.RTM. DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION WITH ZIGBEE.RTM. ENABLED APPLIANCES TO CONTROL AND MONITOR ZIGBEE.RTM. ENABLED APPLIANCES - A sensor device integrates ZigBee® technology into power switch device to provide monitoring and control of power usage, as well as operational control of connected devices. The sensor device uses a power line communication (PLC) network to transfer collected data and to provide remote control capability to connected appliances. The sensor device, in conjunction with a master switch device, a communication enabled switching device, and the power switch device, provides an integrated home environment for communication, streaming media, monitoring, and remote control of power usage, as well as remote operational monitoring and control of connected appliances in the home. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145836 | DISPLAY APPARATUS PRODUCING AUDIO AND HAPTIC OUTPUT - An apparatus comprising; a first part configured to form at least part of the case of the apparatus; a second part configured to form at least part of the display for the apparatus; at least one actuator coupled to the second part and configured to apply a force to the second part to generate a displacement of the second part; drive circuitry coupled to the at least one actuator and configured to drive the actuator to produce both audio and haptic outputs; and a suspender configured to couple the first part and the second part. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REVERSE LIGHTS TO A TRAILER - A wireless reverse light system for trailers is provided. A transmitter is configured to replace a light bulb or an entire light assembly of at least one reverse light already contained in the vehicle configured to pull the trailer. When the vehicle or tractor is put into reverse gear, the transmitter in place of the reverse light bulb or reverse light assembly sends a wireless trigger or activation signal to a receiver light that is has been attached to a rear and/or side of the trailer. When the wireless signal is received by the receiver, it triggers the connection of a battery supply to light and/or audible indicators contained therein, thereby providing a reverse light or lights at the rear/sides of the trailer where none exist. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSING A CHANGE IN AN ACTION OF A VEHICLE FOR SAFETY - An approach for causing a change in an action of a vehicle based on real-time information associated with vehicles is described. A vehicle safety platform may determine at least one distance between a user device and at least another user device based, at least in part, on sensor information associated with at least one of the user device and the at least another user device. The vehicle safety platform may further cause, at least in part, a change in an action of at least one of the user device and the at least another user device, wherein the change in the action is based, at least in part, on the at least one distance. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145839 | RECONFIGURABLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLY WITH A MECHANICAL POINTER OVERLYING A MIRROR - An instrument cluster assembly suitable for installation into a vehicle to display information to an operator of the vehicle. The assembly includes a reconfigurable display, a mirror, and a pointer. The reconfigurable display is configured to display an image. The mirror is oriented to reflect the image toward the operator. The pointer is movably overlying the minor such that the pointer is effective to indicate a feature of the image to the operator. The pointer may be mounted on a rotatable shaft passing through a hole in the minor such that rotation of the shaft is effective to orient the pointer. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145840 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a system ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140145841 | VEHICLE RANGE PROJECTION FOR MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF A SHARED VEHICLE - Vehicle range projection includes detecting, via a vehicle antenna, a key fob within range of the vehicle. The key fob is associated with an individual. The vehicle range projection also includes searching, via a computer processor embedded in the vehicle, a database for a record having an identifier that matches an identifier of the key fob. The record stores historical drive cycle data associated with the key fob and the individual. The vehicle range projection further includes retrieving the historical drive cycle data and calculating a projected electric range value indicative of a distance in which the vehicle is capable of traveling on electric-only power. The projected electric range value is calculated as a function of a distance calculated based on available battery charge that is adjusted based on a driving style of the individual. The driving style of the individual is determined from the historical drive cycle data. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145842 | VEHICLE ACCELERATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING LIGHTS - An acceleration communication system may communicate acceleration information about a transportation apparatus to one or more persons. A lighting system may be attached to the transportation apparatus. An acceleration detector may detect the direction of lateral acceleration of the transportation apparatus. A light controller may cause the lighting system to illuminate in a manner that indicates the direction of the lateral acceleration detected by the acceleration detector. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145843 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING DEVICE FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM - A fire extinguishing device for a security system comprises an extinguisher mount, an interface, a power supply, a working condition verifier, a signaling device. The extinguisher mount configured to support an extinguisher for putting out a fire. The interface configured to connect the fire extinguishing device to a security system control unit over a wireless connection. A power supply for supplying power to the fire extinguishing device. The working condition verifier for detecting an operating fault of the fire extinguishing device. The signaling device for signaling the operating fault of the fire extinguishing device at the location of the fire extinguishing device. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145844 | Programmable Communicator - A programmable communicator device is disclosed having a wireless communications circuit, including an antenna, configured to receive a transmission, and an identity module having a unique identifier. The programmable communicator further includes a processing module including program code configured to determine if the transmission is from an authenticated caller by determining whether a received transmission contains the unique identifier, and memory configured to store telephone numbers or IP addresses received in transmissions from an authenticated caller. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145845 | SMART CAREGIVER PLATFORM METHODS, APPARATUSES AND MEDIA - A smart tag associated with a user's item may be identified and a status update from the smart tag may be obtained. Conditions associated with the item may be analyzed. If it is determined that the status update indicates that a condition associated with the item being lost has been triggered, an alert informing the user that the user forgot the item may be generated for the user or for the user's caregiver. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145846 | Proactive Maintenance of Devices Based on Usage Data - A system and method for monitoring device usage are described. The system includes an enterprise service bus configured to receive a request to transmit media to a device and route the media to a device and network appliance as a service (NAaaS) server-side application configured to log device usage entries for a second device, determine usage information based on the device usage entries, perform a comparison between a life expectancy associated with the second device and the usage information and responsive to the comparison being within a threshold value, generating a notification. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145847 | Smart Charm Anti-Theft Alarm System - An anti-theft system that has a first component that is an attractive and light-weight smart charm that uses an accessory attachment means to attach to a wearable accessory such as a bracelet or necklace, an item of clothing, or user. The system has a second component that is an object monitor for attaching or combining with a mobile object, such as a wallet or purse. The smart charm and object monitor communicate proximity information between each other, and set off a perceptible alarm through one or more sensory alert mechanisms when the separation distance between the smart charm and object monitor exceeds a threshold alert criterion. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FALL PREVENTION AND DETECTION - System and method to determine a status of a person, the method including: receiving a sensor indication of a first orientation of a first body part of the person relative to a predetermined direction; receiving a sensor indication of a second orientation of a second body part of the person relative to the predetermined direction; receiving a sensor indication of a location of the person; inferring, by use of a processor, an orientation of the person from the sensor indication of the first orientation and the sensor indication of the second orientation; and determining, by use of a processor, the status of the person from an allowability of the inferred orientation of the person at the indicated location. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145849 | MONITORING OPERATING CONDITION OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for monitoring an operating condition of an electrical component, such as electrical switchgear. In one example, temperatures associated with an electrical conductor connection within the electrical component may be evaluated against one or more expected temperatures curves derived from a linear regression model to determine whether the electrical conductor connection has failed or is starting to fail. In another example, temperature readings may be monitored to determine whether a temperature reading at one location is out of sync with temperature readings at other locations. An electrical conductor connection associated with a location of the out of sync temperature may be determined as faulty. In another example, a Euclidean distance model and/or a correlation coefficient model may be used to identify a faulty electrical conductor connection. In this way, failure and/or potential failure of the electrical component may be predicted. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145850 | VEHICLE FLUID REGULATOR VALVE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A hybrid vehicle powertrain including a hybrid transmission in power-flow communication with an electric traction motor, a fluid pump, and a flow controller electrically connected to the fluid pump. The fluid pump is configured to supply fluid at an adjustable fluid flow rate to the hybrid transmission and the electric traction motor in response to a command from the flow controller. The flow controller is electrically connected to the fluid pump and configured to controllably modulate the operating speed of the fluid pump to adjust the fluid flow rate. If the difference between an expected rate of speed change of the fluid pump and the actual rate of speed change exceeds a threshold, the flow controller may limit the total amount of electrical power supplied to the electric traction motor. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145851 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FIRES - The present smoke detection system uses a single sensor to quickly detect both fast flaming fires and smoldering fires while further reducing nuisance and false alarms. In the present detector, the sensor is preferably an ionization sensor. Specifically, a first algorithm is used to detect flaming fires and second algorithm is used to detect smoldering fires. An alarm is sounded when either algorithm generates an alarm condition. In each embodiment, the first algorithm generates an alarm condition when a sensor output signal exceeds a first threshold. The alarm condition is generated for the second algorithm when the sensor output signal: (1) exceeds a second threshold for T time.; (2) rate of change exceeds a predetermined rate of change threshold; (3) change between time T | 2014-05-29 |
20140145852 | PORT IDENTIFICATION - In one example implementation, a system is provided. The system includes a port, a light source proximate in the port, a BIOS to enable a port configuration to be set, and a port identification module. The port identification module is to detect the port configuration, and cause the light source to illuminate based on the port configuration. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145853 | State of Health Determination Without Unnoticed Battery Shut Down - In one embodiment, a battery control system, comprising: a plurality of battery units comprising a battery system; and a controller coupled to the plurality of battery units, the controller configured to monitor, for each battery unit, a first voltage and a second voltage, the first voltage corresponding to an absolute value of a shut-off voltage and a second voltage corresponding to a warning voltage, the first voltage smaller than the second voltage, wherein responsive to one of the battery units reaching the second voltage, the controller is configured to provide a first alert before the any of the battery units reaches the first voltage. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145854 | System and Method for Detecting and Preventing Cable Theft in Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - A system and method is provided for preventing cable theft in electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). A sensor may be configured to sense a short between at least two components of a cable in the EVSE. A processor may be configured to determine that the cable is being cut in response to the sensing. The processor may be further configured to generate an alert in response to a determination that the cable is being cut. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145855 | USER INTERFACE BROKER FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - An interface system for providing a comprehensive user interface for alarm systems. The interface system may include two or more alarm system workstations, each having a user interface application installed thereon. One or more alarm panels may be connected to each of the alarm system workstations, and one or more points may be connected to each of the alarm panels. A broker workstation may be connected to the two or more alarm system workstations, and one or more client workstations may be connected to the broker workstation. A user interface broker may be installed on the broker workstation, wherein the user interface broker is configured to provide the one or more client workstations with a user interface that presents the status of, and that provides control over, all of the points. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145856 | LED INDICATOR FOR PRODUCING A LIGHT BAR IN A BARGRAPH - A led indicator has a bargraph and a lighting device arranged behind the bargraph and provided with a row of LEDs controlled to produce a light bar with a length which is variable as a function of the number of LEDs that are switched on along a lighting sense; the LEDs are arranged between screens, which are spaced apart from the lower surface of the bargraph and extend at least to reach an axis which starts from the immediately preceding led orthogonally to such a lower surface. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145857 | Electromagnetic Telemetry Apparatus and Methods for Use in Wellbore Applications - In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that may include a transmitter placed on an electrically-conductive member at a first location in the wellbore configured to induce electromagnetic waves that travel along an outside of the conduit and a receiver placed on the electrically-conductive member at a second distal location in the wellbore configured to detect the electromagnetic waves induced by the transmitter. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145858 | TRANSMISSION LINE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTIVITY AND MONITORING - A method for connecting low power radios into a self-assembling and self-healing network with multiple portals to higher speed networks such as, but not limited to, electrical or optical Ethernet is provided for monitoring transmission lines, for example. A clamp or other device is provided that includes an integral or associated current transformer and associated circuitry with design elements to address high temperature operation or other operating parameters. An arrangement of sensors is provided (e.g., sensors can be associated with clamps or positioned along infrastructure being monitored and without dependence on any clamps or other devices) that are designed to communicate and operate in an geographically distributed array to provide increased and autonomous monitoring of large utility, highway, communication and similar networks. A unique collection of sensors (e.g., an anemometer with no moving parts) provides comprehensive diagnostics for improved operation of large geographic scale utility, highway, communication and similar infrastructure. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145859 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING BIOMEDICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - The present invention provides a system and a method of monitoring and communicating biomedical data to a remote receiver. Specifically, the present invention provides a system and method that can monitor a biomedical-based electromagnetic field, e.g., heart rate variability (HRV) field, emitted from a human user (“sender”), and/or communicate the biomedical-based electromagnetic field to a remote receiver by measuring the biomedical-based electromagnetic field emitted from the sender, creating an electronic signal corresponding to the field and transmitting or broadcast and/or apply the signal to a remote receiver. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145860 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SENSOR INFORMATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and a system for managing sensor information in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes collecting the sensor information through a sensor unit by a sub-controller, determining whether a main controller is in a sleep state, determining whether the collected sensor information is able to be stored in a sub-memory when the main controller is in the sleep state, storing the collected sensing information in the sub-memory, and waking-up the main controller to move the collected sensor information and sensor information stored in the sub-memory to a main memory to store therein when the collected sensor information is unable to be stored in the sub-memory. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145861 | VEHICLE INTERSECTION WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle intersection warning method is provided. The method comprises exchanging host vehicle information and remote vehicle information between a host vehicle and a remote vehicle, determining a presence of a road intersection based on at least one of the host vehicle information and the remote vehicle information. determining, by operation of a processor, whether a possibility of contact between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle exists proximate the intersection based on the exchanged host vehicle information and remote vehicle information, and evaluating an operating condition of a brake of the host vehicle while the possibility of contact exists to determine a type of warning to provide to the host vehicle. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145862 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE THROUGH INTERSECTION TRAFFIC COUNTING - A method and structure for estimating parking occupancy within an area of interest can include the use of at least two image capture devices and a processor (e.g., a computer) which form at least part of a network. A method for estimating the parking occupancy within the area of interest can include the use of vehicle entry and exit data from the area of interest, as well as an estimated transit time for vehicles transiting through the area of interest without parking. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145863 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIDING THE MONITORING OF A TURBINE ENGINE OF AN AIRCRAFT - The device displays on one and the same indicator ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140145864 | APPARATUS OF ESTABLISHING LANE INFORMATION USING DRIVING INFORMATION OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING THE SAME - An apparatus for establishing lane information using driving information of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a map information storing unit storing digital map information and a driving information collecting unit collecting driving information from a plurality of vehicles. An accumulating and compiling statistics unit accumulates the driving information of each vehicle collected by the driving collecting unit and then compiles statistics on the accumulated driving information. A controlling unit generates lane information based on a statistics result of the accumulating and compiling statistics unit and the digital map information. A lane information database stores the lane information generated by the controlling unit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145865 | TOUCH DEVICE - A touch device includes the following elements. A touch panel has two panel analog circuits and a panel digital circuit. Two inverting modules are assembled to two neighboring sides of the touch panel respectively, electrically coupled to the two panel analog circuits, and each electrically coupled to the panel digital circuit. A controlling module is assembled to the touch panel. The two inverting modules process analog signals transmitted from the two analog circuits into digital signals that are transmitted to the controlling module through the panel digital circuit. Therefore, the touch device may decrease a layout width that is occupied by the panel analog circuit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145866 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A data processing apparatus and a data processing method thereof are provided. The data processing apparatus includes a register and a processor electrically connected to the register. The register is stored with a plurality of data. The plurality of data each includes a first sub-datum and a second sub-datum. The plurality of first sub-data corresponds to a first column and the plurality of second sub-data corresponds to a second column. The processor compresses the first sub-data by a first compression algorithm according to a first characteristic of the plurality of first sub-data and compresses the second sub-data by a second compression algorithm according to a second characteristic of the plurality of second sub-data. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145867 | SWITCHING SCHEME FOR ISI MITIGATION IN DATA CONVERTERS - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a switching scheme for tri-level unit elements with ISI mitigation. A tri-level unit element may include a first and second current source and a plurality of switches arranged to form three circuit branches between the first and the second current source. The first circuit branch may include two switches connected in parallel between the first current source and a first output terminal and two switches connected in parallel between the second current source and the first output terminal. The second circuit branch may include two switches connected in parallel between the first current source and a second output terminal and two switches connected in parallel between the second current source and the second output terminal. The third circuit branch may include switches to couple the first current source and the second current source to a dump node. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145868 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD - According to the present invention, a successive approximation type analog-digital converter includes: a comparator outputting a result of comparing an analog signal and a reference voltage; a register storing a digital value corresponding to the result of comparison and outputting a digital signal; a detection unit detecting whether the comparator is in a stable state or not for each bit; and a bit determination unit storing, if the comparator is not stable, as a bit value of a bit which is one bit lower-order than a corresponding detection bit, a value obtained by inverting a final determined bit value of the detection bit in the register instead of the comparison result of the comparator. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145869 | BOUNDARY RADIATION PREVENTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC CABINET AND ELECTRONIC WORKING PLATFORM USING THE BOUNDARY RADIATION PREVENTION STRUCTURE - The invention provides a boundary radiation prevention structure, comprising: a metal portion, and a guide portion. The metal portion has an incident plane adapted to block an incident electromagnetic wave, wherein the incident electromagnetic wave induces an induced current on the incident plane. The guide portion is located on one border of the incident plane and has a curved surface electrically connected to the metal portion for the induced current to pass through, wherein the curved surface is covered by an absorption layer for absorbing the incident electromagnetic wave and a boundary radiation generated from the induced current radiation. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145870 | Continuous Wave Electronic Disrupter - A continuous wave electromagnetic apparatus is provided for emitting electronic interference against a target. The apparatus includes a several magnetrons that connect in series. The magnetrons are tuned to frequencies distinguishable from each other. Each magnetron generates a corresponding continuous wave signal at a corresponding wavelength. A multiplexer connects to the several magnetrons to concatenate each the signal into a combination signal. An emitter device connects to the multiplexer to discharge the combination signal towards the target. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145871 | RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus configured to emit a transmission wave, to receive a reflected wave as a reception signal, and to derive target information including at least position information of a target from peak signals which are extracted by performing FFT processing for a beat signal that is generated from the reception signal. A determination unit is configured to determine whether a specific peak signal exists at a frequency that is distant from a frequency of the peak signal existing at a first frequency by a frequency of one selected peak signal selected from the plurality of peak signals. An exclusion unit is configured to exclude the target information corresponding to the selected peak signal from an output object of the radar apparatus when the specific peak signal exists. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145872 | DETECTING AND RANGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INTERFERENCE SIGNAL - A parameter changer changes the parameter of the complementary code input from a multiplexer. A separator separates the time-multiplexed complementary code of which parameter has been changed into the code sequences at the even numbers of the time slots and the code sequences at the odd numbers of the time slots. A demodulator demodulates the received signals using the parameter-changed complementary code in order to obtain the demodulated signal. An interference identifying unit identifies the interference signal included in the received signals using the demodulated signal from the demodulator. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145873 | Electromagnetic Reflection Profiles - Methods, systems, and products determine electromagnetic reflective characteristics of ambient environments. A wireless communications device sends a cellular impulse and receives reflections of the cellular impulse. The cellular impulse and the reflections of the cellular impulse may be compared to determine the electromagnetic reflective characteristics of an ambient environment. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145874 | Device having a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator and a Switching Arrangement for Self-Calibration - A device, particularly a radar sensor, has a voltage-controlled oscillator for generating a high-frequency signal which has an actual frequency, a voltage adjusting device to control the oscillator, and a calibration device operable for adjusting a voltage value which is assigned to a value of a target frequency. The calibration device is operable for finding a difference between a frequency and the target frequency corresponding to the voltage set at the oscillator. The calibration device is also operable for generating a low-frequency signal from the high-frequency signal, determining the oscillation period of the low-frequency signal, calculating an auxiliary frequency from the oscillation period of the low-frequency signal, wherein the auxiliary frequency corresponds to the actual frequency of the high-frequency signal, and for adjusting the voltage value assigned to the target frequency according to the frequency difference between the auxiliary frequency and the target frequency. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145875 | SATELLITE RECEIVER MODULE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A satellite receiver module ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140145876 | MACHINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM UTILIZING SCALE FACTOR ADJUSTMENT - A machine navigation system and method for estimating velocity of a machine is disclosed. The method may include receiving, from an odometer, a first signal indicative of a distance traveled by the machine and calculating a scale factor to compensate for an error associated with the first signal. The method may further include determining whether a second signal indicative of a location of the machine is received by the machine and selectively adjusting the scale factor using machine parameters to generate an adjusted scale factor, where selectively adjusting may be performed based on whether the second signal is received by the machine. The method may further include estimating the velocity of the machine based on the first signal and the adjusted scale factor. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145877 | METHOD OF GEO LOCALIZATION OF A TERMINAL SENDING A SINGLE SIGNAL TO A SATELLITE SYSTEM - A method for localizing a terminal includes transmitting the signal by the terminal; receiving the signal by a first and a second satellite; transmitting the signal from each satellite to a receiving station; demodulating the signal received by the first satellite to determine a signal content and the time of arrival of the signal transmitted by the terminal at the receiving station via the first satellite; determining the time of arrival of the signal transmitted by the terminal at the receiving station via the first and second satellite; determining a position for the terminal by triangulation. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145878 | POSITIONING SYSTEMS - A method is provided whereby a group of receivers local to one another make GNSS measurements of a number of satellites, from one or multiple different GNSS's, and by combining the measurements of the same satellites made by the different receivers it is possible given sufficient conditions to determine the positions of the receivers and the satellite errors such that the positions obtained are equivalent to those obtained from a traditional differential GNSS system, without the need for a static reference receiver at a known location. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145879 | MM-WAVE PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA WITH BEAM TILTING RADIATION PATTERN - A system according to one embodiment includes a phased array antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements, the plurality of antenna elements configured in a planar array, wherein each of the plurality of antenna elements generates a beam pattern directed at an angle out of the plane of the planar array; and driver circuitry coupled to each of the plurality of antenna elements, wherein the driver circuitry comprises a plurality of transceivers, the plurality of transceivers configured to provide independently adjustable phase delay to each of the plurality of antenna elements. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145880 | Modular Parallel Beamforming System and Associated Methods - A beamforming system comprising a plurality of modular beamformers is provided. The modular beamformers may be operatively coupled to each other (for example, in parallel). Each modular beamformer may comprise a plurality of signal generation units configured to generate signals. Each modular beamformer may further comprise a plurality of delaying units configured to receive the signals and adaptively delay output of the signals. Each modular beamformer may further comprise a plurality of multipliers assigned to the delaying units to generate conditioned signals by adaptively applying weights to the signals output by the plurality of delaying units. Each modular beamformer may further comprise a plurality of summers configured to combine the conditioned signals to generate a phased array output signal. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145881 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS USING A SINGLE WIRELESS READER - A method, comprising: generating or receiving information about multiple distance measurements of distances between the wireless tag and the wireless reader at different points of time; wherein the wireless reader is positioned at different locations in relation to the wireless reader at the different points of time; generating or receiving information about a spatial relationship between the different locations or receiving information indicative of the spatial; and determining the location of the wireless tag in response to the multiple range measurements and the spatial relationship between the different locations. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145882 | GEOLOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for locating an interferer is provided. The method includes determining, from a time delay of arrival (TDOA) signature between signals received from the interferer at two satellites, a first curve on which the interferer lies, determining, from direction of arrival information generated using signals received from the interferer at a plurality of elements of a linear array, a second curve on which the interferer lies, and determining, based on an intersection between the first and second curves, the location of the interferer. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145883 | MILLIMETER-WAVE RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNAS - A package structure includes a planar core structure, an antenna structure disposed on one side of the planar core structure, and an interface structure disposed on an opposite side of the planar core structure. The antenna structure and interface structure are each formed of a plurality of laminated layers, each laminated layer having a patterned conductive layer formed on an insulating layer. The antenna structure includes a planar antenna formed on one or more patterned conductive layers of the laminated layers. The interface structure includes a power plane, a ground plane, signal lines, and contact pads formed on one or more patterned conductive layers of the laminated layers of the interface structure. The package structure further includes an antenna feed line structure formed in, and routed through, the interface structure and the planar core structure, and connected to the planar antenna. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145884 | PACKAGE STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE ON-CHIP ANTENNA PERFORMANCE - A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) chip package is provided having an RFIC chip and an integrated antenna structure. The integrated antenna structure includes an on-chip antenna having one or more radiator elements formed as part of a back-end-of-line structure of the RFIC chip. The antenna structure further includes a superstrate structure disposed on the back-end-of-line structure of the RFIC chip. The superstrate structure includes at least one substrate layer and a focusing metal element. The focusing metal element has a structure that is complementary to the on-chip radiator elements and which is configured to focus electromagnetic radiation to and from the planar antenna structure. The superstrate structure improves the performance (e.g., antenna gain and bandwidth) of the on-chip antennas for millimeter-wave applications. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145885 | PRINTED WIDE BAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA MODULE - A printed wide band monopole antenna module is provided. The module comprises: a substrate having a first surface, a ground terminal part formed on the first surface, and an antenna body disposed on the first surface opposite to the ground terminal part. The antenna body comprises: a first extending part having a first length, a second extending part having a second length, and a third extending part having a first width. The width of the second extending part is the first width plus a second width. The second extending part forms a connection with the first and the third extending part. The ratio of the first length to the second length is less than a first value. The ratio of the first length to the sum of the first and the second width is less than a second value. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145886 | Portable Terminal - A portable terminal is described where the portable terminal includes a first frame body and a second frame body. The first frame body is used for an antenna unit of the portable terminal and a gap is set in a first partial area of the first frame body with the first partial area with a gap being set is covered by the second frame body. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145887 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE WITH ADJACENT SATELLITES USING A MECHANICALLY GIMBALED ASYMMETRICAL-APERTURE ANTENNA - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for two-way satellite communication and an asymmetric-aperture antenna for two-way satellite communication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a beam pattern for an asymmetric-aperture antenna is offset in a narrow beamwidth direction, and the offset beam pattern is directed by a mechanical gimbal, with the beam pattern offset made to reduce interference with an adjacent satellite. In additional embodiments, operational areas near the equator are identified for a given offset beam pattern, or a beam pattern offset may be adjusted over time to compensate for movement of the asymmetric-aperture antenna when attached to an airplane, boat, or other mobile vehicle. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145888 | TUNABLE YAGI AND OTHER ANTENNAS - A tunable antenna is formed on a boom. First and a second opposed non-conductive support pole extend from a first end of the boom. Third and a fourth opposed non-conductive support pole extending from a second end of the boom. Each pole has a wire guide at its end. First and second spools are mounted near the first end of the boom. Third and fourth spools are mounted near the second end of the boom. First and second wires are spooled on the first and second spools. A third wire is spooled on the third spool and mechanically coupled to the first wire by a non-conductive cord, the first and third wires running through the first and third pole guides. A fourth wire is spooled on the fourth spool and mechanically coupled to the second wire by non-conductive cord, the second and fourth wires running through the second and fourth pole guides. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145889 | ANTENNA WHICH CAN BE USED AS DIVERSITY ANTENNA - An antenna device capable of using an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna is disclosed. The disclosed antenna device includes: a radiator configured to be extensible to the outside of a terminal; a feeding switch configured to perform a switching operation for connecting one of a plurality of feeding units to the radiator; at least one conductive line of which a first end coming into contact with a part of the radiator when the radiator is inserted into the inside of the terminal; and at least one ground switch coupled to the at least one conductive line and configured to switch a connection between a second end of the conductive line and the ground. In accordance with the disclosed antenna device, it is possible to use an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna without installing an additional antenna. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145890 | Antenna Assemblies Including Dipole Elements and Vivaldi Elements - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of antenna assemblies having dipole elements and Vivaldi elements. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly includes a plurality of dipole elements operable in at least a first frequency range and a plurality of Vivaldi elements operable in at least a second frequency range. The plurality of Vivaldi elements may be crossed or arranged relative to each other in a cruciform or a crossed Vivaldi arrangement. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145891 | Dual Linear and Circularly Polarized Patch Radiator - A patch radiator suitable for operation with circular or dual linear polarizations is described. The patch radiator includes a patch antenna element and a pair of excitation circuits. The excitation circuits include a feed line and a turning circuit configured such that a single feed line enables independent operation of each polarization. This allows for the operation of the patch and therefore array as either linear, slant, elliptical, or circular polarization. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145892 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ADJUSTABLE ANTENNA THEREOF - A portable communication device and an adjustable antenna thereof are disclosed herein. The portable communication device includes a substrate, the adjustable antenna and a control circuit. The adjustable antenna includes an antenna body, an adjusting element, a feeding terminal and a ground terminal. The antenna body has multiple conductive portions and is disposed above the substrate. The adjusting element is coupled between the conductive portions. The feeding terminal and the ground terminal extend from the antenna body and are coupled to the substrate. The control circuit feeds a first control signal and a second control signal respectively through the feeding terminal and the ground terminal to the adjusting element, so as to adjust an electrical length of the adjustable antenna. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145893 | Ultra-Wideband Dual Linear Polarized Wave Waveguide Antenna for Communication - Provided is a ultra-wideband dual linear polarized wave waveguide antenna for communication having a wideband matching structure in which the inner peripheral surface of the first polarized wave filtering unit or the second polarized wave filtering unit, which filters a first polarized wave or a second polarized wave entering the dual linear polarized wave waveguide antenna and orthogonal to each other, are tapered such that a diameter of the inner peripheral surface becomes smaller, and having an extended path so as to adjust the first polarized wave and the second polarized wave so that they are in-phase. By doing so, the ultra-wideband dual linear polarized wave waveguide antenna is capable of both receiving and transmitting and thus can be used for communication, and can adjust skew angles without being mechanically rotated. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145894 | CORRUGATED COMPONENTS FOR MILLIMETER, SUBMILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES MADE BY STACKED RINGS - The corrugated component for the transmission and manipulation of electromagnetic signals with frequency up to several THz, comprises an assembly of a plurality of plates stacked together in a hollow guiding rod wherein said plates have at least one aperture of alternating diameter to form a slot or a ridge in alternate fashion, wherein the external shape of said plates corresponds to the internal shape of the hollow guiding rod. The invention also concerns a method for assembling such a corrugated component. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145895 | DUAL WIDEBAND DIPOLE ANTENNA - A dual wideband dipole antenna used for wireless communication and receiving electromagnetic signals is revealed. The antenna mainly includes a dielectric substrate, two radiating metal portions and a feed line. Each radiating metal portion consists of a metal plate, an L-shaped metal piece and a rectangular metal sheet. An initial end of the metal plate has a feeding point. The metal plate has a regulatory segment and a projecting segment. The L-shaped metal piece is between a terminal end of the metal plate and the regulatory segment. The L-shaped metal piece has a turning portion. The rectangular metal sheet is between the terminal end of the metal plate and a rear end of the regulatory segment of the other metal plate. The feed line connects the feeding points. Thus the antenna is excited to produce resonance frequencies at 0.85, 1.13, 1.68, 1.93 and 2.29 GHz and cover GSM850/900/1800/1900 bands. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145896 | MULTI-MODE ANTENNA AND BASE STATION - This invention discloses a multi-mode antenna and a base station, the multi-mode antenna comprising a CDMA dual-polarized antenna for CDMA radio frequency signals and two MIMO dual-polarized antennas for LTE radio frequency signals with a plurality of linearly arranged radiation elements; the two MIMO dual-polarized antennas are respectfully vertically stacked right above and right below the centre radiation element of the CDMA dual-polarized antenna; and the radiation elements in the two MIMO dual-polarized antennas are nested in or inserted between the radiation elements of the CDMA dual-polarized antenna according to the distance between the radiation elements of the CDMA dual-polarized antenna and the distance between the radiation elements of each MIMO dual-polarized antenna. The present invention combines the technologies of nested antenna radiation elements and vertical isolation separation of MIMO antennas so as to integrate a CDMA dual-polarized antenna and two MIMO dual-polarized antennas into one physical antenna. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145897 | ANTENNA CIRCUIT USING MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT ANTENNAS SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGH A SINGLE FEED - An antenna circuit includes a first antenna tuned to a first fundamental frequency and a second antenna tuned to a second fundamental frequency different from the first fundamental frequency. A first filter has a first terminal connected to the first antenna and attenuates the frequency components outside of a band defined by the first fundamental frequency or its harmonics. A second filter has a first terminal coupled to the second antenna and attenuates the frequency components outside of a band defined by the second fundamental frequency or its harmonics. A passive recombination element couples the second terminals of the two filters to a common terminal. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145898 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A high-frequency module includes a semiconductor chip device that is mounted on an external circuit substrate by wire bonding. A switch forming section, a power amplifier forming section and a low noise amplifier forming section, realized by a group of FETs, which are active elements, are formed in the semiconductor chip device. Flat plate electrodes, which form capacitors are formed in the semiconductor chip device. Conductor wires that connect the external circuit substrate and the semiconductor chip device function as inductors. A group of passive elements that includes inductors and capacitors is formed. As a result, a high-frequency module that can be reduced in size while still obtaining the required transmission characteristic is realized. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145899 | Mobile Devices with Conductive Liquid Antennas and Related Methods - Mobile devices with conductive liquid antennas and related methods are provided. In this regard, a representative mobile device includes a first antenna having a first channel and a first liquid, the first channel defining a first interior volume, the first liquid being electrically conductive and located within the first channel, the first liquid further exhibiting a first volume smaller than the first interior volume; and a first antenna feed mounted such that, responsive to the device being in a first orientation, the first liquid electrically communicates with the first antenna feed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145900 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA ELEMENT THEREIN - A communication device including a ground element, an antenna element and a switching unit is provided. The antenna element is substantially a loop antenna and includes a first part, a second part and a third part. The second part includes (N−1) bends for forming N connection sections. The third part includes (P−1) bends for forming P ground sections. The N connection sections are connected in series between a first end of a first ground section and the first part. A second end of an i | 2014-05-29 |
20140145901 | INTERCHANGEABLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AMONG VARIOUS TYPES OF PLATFORMS BY ADJUSTING AN IMPEDANCE VALUE - Examples disclose a printed circuit board including an antenna and a matching circuit to match an impedance of the antenna. Further, the examples of the printed circuit board provide the printed circuit board is interchangeable among various types of platforms by adjusting the impedance value of the matching circuit without replacing an electrical component of the matching circuit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145902 | ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE MATCHING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC RANGE - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising' an RF matching network connected to at least one RF input port and at least one RF output port and 5 including one or more voltage or current controlled variable reactive elements; a voltage detector connected to the at least one RF output port via a variable voltage divider to determine the voltage at the at least one RF output port and provide voltage information to a controller that controls a bias driving circuit which provides voltage or current bias to the RF matching network; a variable voltage divider connected to the voltage detector and implemented using a 10 multi-pole RF switch to select one of a plurality of different resistance ratios to improve the dynamic range of the apparatus; and wherein the RF matching network is adapted to maximize RF power transferred from the at least one RF input port to the at least one RF output port by varying the voltage or current to the voltage or current controlled variable reactive elements to maximize the RF voltage at the at least one RF output port. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145903 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a core, a first bobbin, and a second bobbin. A first antenna coil is wound around the first bobbin. A second antenna coil is wound around the second bobbin. The second bobbin includes an accommodation portion, which includes an opening in an outer surface of the second bobbin at a location other than where the second antenna coil contacts. The accommodation portion accommodates the core, and the second bobbin is accommodated in the hollow interior of the first bobbin. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145904 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device is provided with first and second bobbins. The first bobbin includes an end wall and a hollow interior. A first antenna coil is wound around the first bobbin. A second antenna coil is wound around the second bobbin. The first bobbin includes two terminals arranged on the end wall and electrically connected to two ends of the first antenna coil, respectively. The end wall includes two through holes that extend to the hollow interior of the first bobbin. The second bobbin includes two terminals electrically connected to two ends of the second antenna coil, respectively. The second bobbin is accommodated in the hollow interior of the first bobbin. The two terminals of the second bobbin are inserted through the two through holes, respectively. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145905 | ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH INTERLOCKING LOOPS AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH AN ANTENNA SYSTEM - The invention relates to a loop antenna system comprising a first electrically conductive filiform element forming a loop portion. The antenna system further comprises a second electrically conductive filiform element forming a loop portion, and the two filiform elements have different lengths (l | 2014-05-29 |
20140145906 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna device includes a first coil antenna and a second coil antenna. The first coil antenna includes a coil conductor having a rectangular or substantially rectangular spiral shape and located on a non-magnetic insulating base member. The second coil antenna includes two coil conductors located on a non-magnetic insulating base member. The two coil conductors are disposed and wound such that loops of a magnetic field that is generated by applying a current to the two coil conductors are perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a coil axis of the coil conductors. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145907 | RADAR ANTENNA AND RADAR ANTENNA MANUFACTURING METHOD - A radar antenna is provided. The radar antenna includes an antenna unit provided with dielectric bodies in a front part thereof in a radio wave radiating direction, a pedestal, a supporting bar attached between the antenna unit and the pedestal to separate the antenna unit from the pedestal, and formed with a hollow section therein, and one of a cable and a waveguide passing through the hollow section and connected with the antenna unit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145908 | RADAR ANTENNA AND RADAR ANTENNA MANUFACTURING METHOD - A radar antenna is provided. The radar antenna includes an antenna unit provided with dielectric bodies in a front part thereof in a radio wave radiating direction, a housing unit for supplying a radio wave to the antenna unit, and an antenna supporting unit made of FRP attached between the antenna unit and the housing unit to separate the antenna unit from the housing unit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145909 | Antenna and Array Antenna - An antenna includes a radiating element with a shape substantially conforming to a quadrilateral, a grounding and feed-in element, substantially surrounding the radiating element and having an opening formed near to a fourth side of the radiating element, wherein the grounding and feed-in element is electrically connected to a ground at one side of the opening and is electrically connected to a signal feed-in terminal at another side of the opening, a first connection element, having a terminal electrically connected to a first side and the fourth side of the radiating element, and another terminal electrically connected to the grounding and feed-in element, and a second connection element, having a terminal electrically connected to a third side and the fourth side of the radiating element, and another terminal electrically connected to the grounding and feed-in element. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145910 | MULTI-PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a first display panel. The first display panel includes a first display area and a first non-display area. The first display area includes a first pixel part and a second pixel part. The second pixel part is configured to display a first image. The display apparatus further includes a second display panel. The second display panel includes a second display area and a second non-display area. The second display area including a third pixel part and a fourth pixel part. The fourth pixel part is configured to display a second image. The display apparatus further includes an optical member. The optical member includes a first set of optical units and a second set of optical units. The first set of optical units is connected to the second set of optical units. The first set of optical units is connected to the second pixel part for displaying a third image, the third image corresponding to the first image. The second set of optical units is connected to the fourth pixel part for displaying a fourth image, the fourth image corresponding to the second image. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145911 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus is controlled through a remote control device and operates with an eyeglass apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a display which alternately displays a plurality of content views; a communicator which communicates with the eyeglass apparatus to transmit a sync signal corresponding to one of the plurality of content views to the eyeglass apparatus; a control command receiver which receives a control command to control operation states of the plurality of content views from the remote control device; and a controller which, if the control command to control an operation state of another content view is received, except a content view synchronized with the eyeglass apparatus, controls the display to display a user interface (UI) including information related to the control command at a display timing of the content view. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145912 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING SUBPIXEL ELECTRODE - An electro-optical device including: first display elements divided into at least a first region and a second region, for displaying a first image, and second display elements each divided into at least a third region and a fourth region, for displaying a second image, the first and second display elements being arranged such that each third region is disposed between the first region and the second region of the adjacent first display element and each second region is disposed between the third region and the fourth region of the adjacent second display element; a parallax barrier layer provided on a side of the display elements adjacent to a viewer, the parallax barrier having light transmitting regions at positions thereof corresponding to boundaries between adjoining first and third regions as well as between adjoining second and fourth regions; and a spacer layer separating the display elements from the parallax barrier layer. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145913 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device includes: an image forming element which forms an image to be displayed; and an optical element which reflects a light emitted by the image forming element to display a virtual image. A first angle of the image forming element with respect to a traveling direction of the light traveling from a center of the image forming element to a center of the optical element is set in accordance with a second angle of the optical element with respect to the traveling direction of the light such that distortion of the virtual image displayed by the optical element becomes small. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145914 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - A system and related methods for a resource management in a head-mounted display device are provided. In one example, the head-mounted display device includes a plurality of sensors and a display system for presenting holographic objects. A resource management program is configured to operate a selected sensor in a default power mode to achieve a selected fidelity. The program receives user-related information from one or more of the sensors, and determines whether target information is detected. Where target information is detected, the program adjusts the selected sensor to operate in a reduced power mode that uses less power than the default power mode. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145915 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM IN THE PATIENT CARE ENVIRONMENT - An augmented reality system comprises a user interface system, a care facility network, and a medical device. The network is in communication with the user interface system. The medical device is configured to be used with a patient and is in communication with the user interface system. The user interface system receives information from the care facility network and the medical device and displays the information in a user's field of vision. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145916 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY PROVIDING AN IMPROVED VIEWING COMFORT - A head-up display including a display screen including an array of display pixels arranged in rows and in columns, where the display screen is pivoted, around an axis perpendicular to the screen, by an inclination angle between 10 and 80 degrees, with respect to the position of the display screen for which a group of adjacent activated display pixels of a same row appears to an observer as being directed along the horizontal or vertical direction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145917 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Discussed is an OLED display device that can compensate for the deviation of a threshold voltage and also prevent deterioration of an OLED, and a method of driving the same, wherein the OLED display device includes first to fifth transistors, a driving transistor including gate, source and drain electrodes, a capacitor for sensing a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, and an OLED. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145918 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Discussed is an OLED display device that can compensate for the deviation of a threshold voltage and also prevent deterioration of an OLED, and a method of driving the same, wherein the OLED display device includes first to fifth transistors, a driving transistor including gate, source and drain electrodes, a capacitor for sensing a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, and an OLED. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145919 | INVERTER, AMOLDED COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL - An inverter is disclosed. The disclosed inverter includes first, second, third, and fourth transistors, where each of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors is a P-type thin film transistor. The inverter also includes a first capacitor. The inverter allows for wide voltage output swing performance and low power consumption. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145920 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - A pixel circuit for an organic light emitting display is disclosed. The pixel uses both current and voltage driving methods. A voltage based on an input current and on an input voltage is stored, and current for an organic light emitting diode is generated based on the stored current. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145921 | DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT - A source driver ( | 2014-05-29 |
20140145922 | LCD PANEL DRIVING METHOD AND DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel driving method and a driving circuit. The method includes sending the scanning waveform to the LCD panel after the scanning waveform includes a chamfered section by control of a chamfer circuit to drive the LCD panel. The scanning waveform includes at least two chamfered sections having different slopes in each scanning period of the scanning waveform. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145923 | CHAMFER CIRCUIT IN DRIVING SYSTEM OF LCD PANEL AND UNIFORMITY REGULATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides a chamfer circuit in a driving system of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a uniformity regulating system and method. The chamfer circuit comprises a discharging resistor. The discharging resistor is an adjustable resistor, a resistance of the adjustable resistor is adjustable. In the present disclosure, a slope of a chamfered section is changed by regulating the resistance of the discharging resistor to change uniformity of the LCD panel. In this way, the discharging resistance is regulated without replacing the discharging resistor, and the uniformity of the LCD panel is regulated in accordance with each piece of the LCD panel. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145924 | GATE DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A gate driving apparatus and display device are provided to settle abnormal display in a full screen caused by abnormality in signals output from a shift register when short-circuit occurs in wirings associated with gate lines within a liquid crystal panel. The apparatus comprises a plurality of gate driving units connected in cascade. Each stage of the gate driving units comprises a shift register unit and a relay unit whose pulling-up control terminal is connected to an output terminal of the shift register unit, reset signal terminal is connected to a reset signal terminal of the shift register unit, pulling-down control terminal is connected to pulling-down control node of the shift register unit, first power-supply input terminal is connected to first power voltage, second power-supply input terminal is connected to second power voltage, and output terminal is connected to the gate line as output terminal of the gate driving unit. | 2014-05-29 |
20140145925 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A FUNCTIONALITY - A device and method performs a predefined functionality. The method includes generating a first view including selectable elements corresponding to a predefined functionality with first position data and first orientation data shown on a display device. The method includes determining a movement of the display device relative to a user. The method includes generating a second view including at least one of the selectable elements with second position data and second orientation data based on the first image data and the movement data, the second position and orientation data being the same as the first position and orientation data, respectively, relative to the user. The method includes selecting one of the at least one of the selectable elements of the second view as a function of the second position data and the second orientation data and executing the predefined functionality corresponding to the selected one of the selectable elements. | 2014-05-29 |