| 22nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
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| 20110130943 | FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINES - A fuel management system includes a pedal resistance determination module and a pedal resistance adjustment module. The pedal resistance determination module determines a desired accelerator pedal resistance based on at least one of engine and transmission operating conditions. The pedal resistance adjustment module adjusts a pedal resistance device based on the desired accelerator pedal resistance. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130944 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A a method for automatically controlling an internal combustion engine, in which an individual accumulator pressure (pE) of a common rail system is detected in a measurement interval and stored; in which an evaluation window is determined for the stored individual accumulation pressure (pE), within which window an injection was brought about; in which, in a first step, both a representative injection start and a trial injection end are determined in this evaluation window as a function of the detected pressure values, and, in a second step, both a trial injection start and a representative injection end are determined in this evaluation window as a function of the detected pressure values; in which the representative injection start is checked for plausibility against the trial injection start; and in which the representative injection end is checked for plausibility against the trial injection end. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130945 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLES CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - A system and method for controlling navigation of a vehicle carrying hazardous materials includes a control module carried on-board the vehicle storing an information matrix containing hazardous material classifications associated with the identity and location of restricted sites. Each site and material pair has associated with it a control zone around it from which the hazardous material is restricted. The control module includes a positioning device that produces a signal indicating the vehicle's current position, which is compared to the coordinates for the control zones. If the vehicle crosses into a control zone, the system generates a warning to the operator. Further penetration causes the system to order a shutdown of the vehicle engine to prevent further movement. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130946 | METHOD FOR HEATING A GLOW PLUG - The invention relates to a method for heating a glow plug to a setpoint temperature using a glow program which specifies the course over time of an effective voltage which is generated using pulse width modulation and is applied to heat the glow plug, wherein the glow program is stored in a control device and is provided for the glow plug and other glow plugs of the same model series, the parameters of which match within the scope of manufacturing tolerances. According to the invention, a deviation of a value of a parameter of the glow plug from a nominal value that is typical for a model series is determined, and the glow program is adapted as a function of the deviation. The invention furthermore relates to a glow plug control device for implementing a method of that type. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130947 | TRAFFIC PROFILING AND ROAD CONDITIONS-BASED TRIP TIME COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH LOCALIZED AND COOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT - This invention localizes traffic condition detection and classification to a vehicle. Vehicles work cooperatively to fuse their traffic condition assessments so as to produce larger geographical coverage and more reliable evidence of the conditions. The system can be executed on an onboard device which includes at least one of the following: GPS capabilities, connection connected to the vehicle to measure vehicle speed, or communication with a cell phone. In the example of the cell phone, speed can be computed from phone GPS, a GPRS/CDMA, or both. Otherwise, vehicle speed can be determined obtained from in-vehicle on-board diagnostic system (e.g. using the OBD-II protocol) or based on GPS and accelerometer readings. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130948 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FLIGHT PLAN STATE FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for managing a flight plan state for an air traffic control that manage the flight plan state by using time information and accurately manage departure and arrival states of an aircraft by utilizing a state processor only for departure/arrival. The apparatus for managing a flight plan state for an air traffic control includes: a flight plan managing device generating a flight plan list on the basis of an inputted flight plan and setting a flight plan state of the flight plan included in the flight plan list; and a departure/arrival managing device generating a departure-scheduled aircraft list and an arrival-scheduled aircraft list on the basis of the flight plan state of the aircraft set by the flight plan managing device and managing departure and arrival of the aircraft on the basis of the departure-scheduled aircraft list and the arrival-scheduled aircraft list. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAP OBJECTS TO PRESENT NAVIGATION INFORMATION - An approach is provided for presenting navigation information to a user. An image representing one or more three dimensional map objects is retrieved. A point on one of the map objects is selected. The one map object is transformed at the selected point to represent a navigational element. Presentation of the transformed map object is caused, at least in part, using a graphical user interface of a mobile device. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130950 | TRAVEL DIRECTIONS WITH TRAVEL-TIME ESTIMATES - Travel directions may be provided with an estimate of the amount of time that it takes to traverse the route at various times of day. In one example, data is collected regarding the traffic along a route, as well as other factors that may affect the time it takes to traverse the route. The collected data is associated with a particular time, so that it is possible to know, for example, that traffic moves at an average speed of X from 1-2 p.m., an average speed of Y from 2-3 p.m., and so on. Directions may be presented to a user in a way that reflects the varying amount of time that it takes to traverse a route at different times of day. For example, a chart or graph showing how travel time changes throughout the day may be presented. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130951 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR UPDATING PARTLY MAP LAYERS, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention features a navigation system for partly updating a map layer, and a method for the same, in which, by dividing a map into locally small data areas considering connectivity with adjacent areas, and updating only areas updated among the divided areas, the navigation system is able to minimize a size of the updated data, and delete unnecessary procedures for post-processing in a user terminal. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130952 | Switching Control System and Car Navigation System - In this switching control system, a first control portion is preferentially connected to a portable storage medium connection portion, and formed to control a switching portion to switch the connection target of the portable storage medium connection portion from the first control portion to a second control portion in response to the contents of data stored in a portable storage medium when the portable storage medium is connected to the portable storage medium connection portion. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130953 | NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - The server apparatus has a life log database storing life log data indicating user behavior history. The server apparatus receives the related information request from the navigation apparatus, and searches the life log database based on the related information request to obtain the related information including the place information. Then, the server apparatus transmits the related information to the navigation apparatus. On the other hand, the navigation apparatus sets the guiding route based on the user's input, and generates the route information. The navigation apparatus obtains the ID information from the user's mobile terminal, and transmits the related information request including the ID information and the route information to the server apparatus. Further, when receiving the related information from the server apparatus, the navigation apparatus determines the candidate of the stop-by place based on the place information included in the related information, and displays the candidate on the display device. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130954 | System and Method for Coordinating Movement of Mobile Drive Units - A method for moving one or more mobile drive units within a workspace includes receiving, from a first mobile drive unit, a reservation request requesting use of a first path segment to move in a first direction. The method further includes determining that a second mobile drive unit is currently located on the first path segment and determining whether the second mobile drive unit is moving in the first direction. Additionally, the method includes transmitting a reservation response indicating that the reservation request is denied, in response to determining that the second mobile drive unit is not moving in the first direction. The method also includes transmitting a reservation response indicating that the reservation request is granted, in response to determining that the second mobile drive unit is moving in the first direction. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130955 | Method and apparatus for navigating on artistic maps - Techniques for navigating an artistic map are disclosed. The artistic map is often non-linear scaled, which means the map includes various objects being exaggeratedly shown. When a point of an object is selected as a destination, the coordinates of the point is captured. The coordinates of the point are then transformed to a physical point represented by latitude and longitude. A direction from a current location to the physical point is determined. Subsequently, the direction is modified or transformed in accordance with the map being displayed. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - An approach is provided for providing guidance information to a user. A request is received, from a device, for guidance information to a destination, wherein the guidance information includes, at least in part, instructions for following a route to the destination. A plurality of candidate reference points associated with the route are determined. One or more of the plurality of candidate reference points are selected to include in the instructions based on saliency of the one or more candidate reference points with respect to one or more comprehension parameters associated with a user. The instructions are generated based on the one or more selected reference points. The comprehension parameters relate to the ability of the user to recognize the selected one or more reference points. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BETTER ALARM MANAGEMENT - A system and method of better alarm management is provided. The method includes importing a floor map of a monitored area onto a workstation, configuring the floor map, and generating an optimal guidance route map on the floor map. The optimal guidance route map provides a user with at least one route from the workstation to a designated device in the monitored area. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130958 | DYNAMIC ALERTS FOR CALENDAR EVENTS - A computing device can access a calendar entry having an associated time and an associated location, in a calendar application. The computing device can dynamically determine an estimated travel time to the location associated with the calendar entry. The computing device can provide an alarm indication for the calendar entry at a time based on the estimated travel time. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130959 | NAVIGATION METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A mobile terminal and an method searches a point of interest (POI). The navigation apparatus of a mobile terminal includes a storage unit configured to store map data, a display unit configured to display the map data, and a controller configured to search a destination from the map data, display the searched destination on the display unit, and display an icon for searching points of interest near the destination. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130960 | Method and system for saving and retrieving spatial related information - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for storing, referencing, retrieving, and graphically displaying spatial and non-spatial related information of a mobile computing device, such as a laptop computer or a cellular telephone. The spatial-related information may be obtained by using positioning tracking systems such as a global positioning system, whereas the non-spatial related information may include communication activities associated with the mobile computing device, such as phone calls, e-mails, text messages, pages, etc. The present invention also provides methods and apparatus of sharing event information between mobile communication devices as well as related navigational information for traveling to an event from a real-time position of a mobile communication device. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130961 | Navigation System for Motor Vehicles - A navigation system for motor vehicles includes a receiving unit for receiving traffic messages to which a location information object is in each case assigned. A display unit for displaying a digital road map and a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the receiving unit and the display unit, and is operatively configured such that cutouts of a digital road map to which the traffic messages relate are successively displayed of the display. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130962 | Navigation system for delivery vehicles - A onboard navigation system for delivery vehicles used in conjunction with the GPS system to facilitate the delivery process with daily delivery route instructions, directions, and updates includes a navigation device mounted to the vehicle's dashboard and which includes a touch screen divided into a map display screen portion and a message display screen portion, operational and functional buttons, and electrical components that allow for the interchange and exchange of instructions, data, and information with the delivery driver's PDA so that the driver can download all the instructions, data, and information pertaining to that day's delivery schedule. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING EMPHASIZED AIRCRAFT TAXI LANDMARKS - A method and system is described for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircrew via a display ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130964 | DRIVE ASSIST APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A drive assist apparatus includes: a road-information storage unit storing road information; a traffic-signal information storage unit to store information regarding a traffic-signal change timing; a receiving unit to receive other-vehicle information; an obtaining unit to obtain host-vehicle information; a determining unit to determine whether the other vehicle becomes an obstacle to the host vehicle; and a calculating unit to calculate a recommended speed based on the host-vehicle information, the road information, and information regarding the traffic-signal change timing, when the other vehicle is determined to not become an obstacle to the host vehicle, and calculate the recommended speed based on the host-vehicle information, the road information, the information regarding the traffic-signal change timing, and an arrival delay time for avoiding an obstacle caused by the other vehicle, when the other vehicle is determined to become the obstacle to the host vehicle. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130965 | FRACTURE TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for testing a drilling fluid includes a vessel having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a pair of opposed impermeable platens disposed within the vessel. The apparatus further includes a test fluid container in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, and a collection container in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. Additionally, the system includes a data acquisition device configured to receive data from at least one of the vessel, the test fluid container, and the collection container. Also, a method for determining sealing characteristics of a drilling fluid includes injecting a test fluid having a fluid loss control material from a test fluid container to a vessel, the vessel having a first impermeable platen and a second impermeable platen with a gap between the two platens. The methods further includes measuring a fracture tip fluid loss through the gap. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130966 | METHOD FOR WELL TESTING - The present document discloses techniques to perform an impulse well test for formation property estimation of subsurface reservoirs. It disclosures a method to obtain the optimum time range of a downhole isolation valve closure to achieve an acceptable depth of investigation for an impulse test and methodologies to optimize the execution of an impulse test using the simulated and measured real time bottomhole pressure data. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130967 | METHOD OF CORRECTING AMPLITUDES IN VIRTUAL SOURCE IMAGING OF SEISMIC DATA - A method for imaging a subsurface formation using at least two seismic sources and receivers comprises: a) creating a wave field in the formation, b) obtaining a set of responses for each receiver and performing wave field separation on them, c) obtaining a virtual source signal for at least a first receiver k by cross-correlating at least part of the response of a second receiver m with at least part of the response of the first receiver k and summing the cross-correlated responses from the sources, making receiver k a virtual source, d) for each virtual source, estimating an amplitude radiation pattern by performing a transform of the response data, e) deconvolving at least one virtual source signal with at least part of the estimated radiation pattern for that receiver to produce an amplitude-corrected virtual source signal, and f) using that signal to create an image of the subsurface formation. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130968 | Method for computing ligand - host binding free energies - Methods and systems for computing the binding free energy of a ligand to a host are disclosed. The method entails selecting random poses of a ligand, including translation, rotation, and conformation, and computing the ligand-host interaction energy. The poses are accepted or rejected based on the Metropolis criteria. The entropies of interaction are estimated from the log of the ratio of accepted poses to attempted poses. The free energy of the entire sampling region, and of sub-regions of the binding region, can be accumulated by storing the energies and acceptance ratios for both the entire region and the sub regions. In order to better shape the protein to the ligand, energy minimization of the host atoms in the region of the ligand is carried out in the presence of the lowest free-energy pose of the ligand, optionally preceded by random perturbation of the Cartesian coordinates of the host atoms in the vicinity of the ligand. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130969 | Resonant-Wavelength Measurement Method For Label-Independent Scanning Optical Reader - A method of measuring a resonant wavelength of a resonant waveguide (RWG) biosensor in an array of RWG biosensors supported by a microplate in a label-independent optical reader is disclosed. An exemplary method includes scanning a light spot over the RWG biosensor to obtain a plurality of spectra from both a central portion and at least one edge portion of the RWG biosensor. The method includes calculating a weighted-average spectrum for the biosensor by averaging the plurality of spectra while applying greater weight to the central portion than to the at least one edge portion. The method includes determining the resonant wavelength from the weighted-average spectrum. The resulting resonant wavelength measurement has substantially reduced noise and provides improved performance for label-independent scanning optical reader systems that use scanned optical beams. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130970 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING SIGNAL ARTIFACTS IN A GLUCOSE SENSOR DATA STREAM - Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING SIGNAL ARTIFACTS IN A GLUCOSE SENSOR DATA STREAM - Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130972 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING CONSUMPTIONS AND THE RESPECTFUL PERFORMANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT - A device for measuring power consumption and performance relative to the environment of a power-consuming unit is disclosed. The device includes a data introduction module, a keyboard for inputting data of waste production in the power-consuming unit, a computing device, and a display screen. The computing device receives the data from the data introduction module and the keyboard. The computing device is also provided with a processor that includes a calculation algorithm of an ecological parameter indicative of the performance relative to the environment of the power-consuming unit. The ecological parameter is calculated as an adjusted mean of the sum of the deviations of each power consumption value with respect to a reference value. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130973 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF EXAMINING ABSORPTION OF INFRARED RADIATION - A light absorption examining device includes a laser light source that emits the pulse laser beam, a measuring unit that retains the measuring object and irradiates the measuring object with the pulse laser beam, a light receiving unit that receives the pulse laser beam transmitted through the measuring object and outputs a light receiving signal, a pulse generator that produces a single rectangular pulse at a time when a signal level of the light receiving signal output from the light receiving unit intersects a set threshold, a laser driver that supplies the produced rectangular pulse to the laser light source to emit the pulse laser beam, and a control/processing unit that determines an accumulated delay time and examines absorption of the pulse laser beam by the measuring object using the determined accumulated delay time, the accumulated delay time representing a delay in a production timing of the rectangular pulse. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROAD SURFACE FRICTION ESTIMATION BASED ON THE SELF ALIGNING TORQUE - A method and an apparatus are disclosed for estimating a road surface friction between a road surface and a tire of a vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to computing, in a slope estimation step, a slope estimate k_sl for a slope of a linear region of a self aligning torque function that is defined by a self aligning torque as a function of a slip angle. The method further includes, but is not limited to deriving a first estimate μ_sl of a road friction coefficient from the slope estimate k_sl, and deciding, in a linearity estimation step, whether a current slope k_op is within the linear region of the self aligning torque function. If it is decided in the linearity estimation step that the current slope k_op is within the linear region of the self aligning torque function, the first estimate μ_sl of the road friction coefficient is output as a second estimate μ_cont of the road friction coefficient. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130975 | Method of Determining Tension in a Rod - A method of determining the tension in an elongated rod is described. The method includes impacting the rod and measuring the vibration response of the rod. Further, the method entails generating a theoretical vibration response of the rod based in part at least on the structural properties of the rod. Thereafter, the method entails adjusting the theoretical vibration response to cause the theoretical vibration response to conform with at least a portion of the measured vibration response. Based on the adjusted theoretical vibration response, the tension of the rod is determined. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130976 | Measurement unit, particularly for hydraulic ducts - Measurement unit, particularly for hydraulic ducts, that comprises at least one main duct that is provided with at least one intake section and at least one discharge section for a fluid. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130977 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING MILK FLOW AT A MILKING INSTALLATION - Provided is a system for measuring milk flow at a milking installation. A first electrode and a second electrode are positioned inside a milk conduit across which a fixed voltage is applied. Milk flowing in the conduit forms a resistive element between the electrodes. Electric current in the milk between the two electrodes is detected by an ammeter, amplified by an amplifier, and then stored in a memory. A processor is configured to determine the current flow rate of milk in the conduit between the electrodes. The processor is further configured to determine the time averaged value of the amplified current over a recent time window. If the determined average is not within a predetermined range, the processor determines a gain of the amplifier that would have brought this time average into the predetermined range. The processor then resets the gain of the amplifier to the determined gain in order to bring the time average of the amplified current over subsequent time windows into the predetermined range. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130978 | FILTERING TECHNIQUES TO REMOVE NOISE FROM A PERIODIC SIGNAL AND Irms CALCULATIONS - A signal filtering technique is designed to remove the effects of a periodic, low-frequency noise signal from a signal of interest. A signal waveform is sampled at different points of a number of consecutive periodic noise signal cycles and the collected samples are averaged to produce a corrected signal. The number of consecutive cycles in which samples are taken and averaged is inversely related to the signal amplitude such that as the signal level decreases, the number of cycles examined increases. The technique is particularly applicable to periodic signals associated with the output of Hall effect sensors in an electrical metrology environment. Improved RMS calculations are obtained for filtering low-frequency random noise from Hall sensors by averaging samples at different points of a signal cycle to create a composite desired signal cycle to facilitate other signal calculations. In a given electricity utility meter incorporating solid state circuitry, such metrology RMS calculations may be implemented in a metrology section of solid state devices provided on printed circuit boards, such as utilizing programmable integrated circuit components. By varying the number of cycles summed, the algorithm will adapt to amplitude changes more quickly. By using time averaged samples to filter random noise from the periodic signal of interest, the overall requirements for complex filtering is reduced. Instead, the technique relies on buffering and averaging synchronized samples for a given number of line cycles, so that by increasing the buffer size, larger numbers of line cycles can be accumulated and the filter cut-off frequency reduced. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130979 | FUEL VISCOSITY DETECTION APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to estimate a viscosity of a fuel with high accuracy at all times, irrespective, for example, of fuel properties or conditions of deterioration with time. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130980 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING VISCO-ELASTIC FLUID PARAMETERS - The invention relates to measuring visco-elastic fluid parameters, in particular, in the oil production industry, for defining heavy oil parameters during field development. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130981 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AGING COMPENSATION IN AMOLED DISPLAYS - Methods and systems to provide baseline measurements for aging compensation for a display device are disclosed. An example display system has a plurality of active pixels and a reference pixel. Common input signals are provided to the reference pixel and the plurality of active pixels. The outputs of the reference pixel is measured and compared to the output of the active pixels to determine aging effects. The display system may also be tested applying a first known reference current to a current comparator with a second variable reference current and the output of a device under test such as one of the pixels. The variable reference current is adjusted until the second current and the output of the device under test is equivalent of the first current. The resulting current of the device under test is stored in a look up table for a baseline for aging measurements during the display system operation. The display system may also be tested to determine production flaws by determining anomalies such as short circuits in pixel components such as OLEDs and drive transistors. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130982 | Monitoring System for Power Grid Distributed Power Generation Devices - The invention relates to an autonomously working monitoring system ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130983 | BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM - A battery monitoring system includes a detector and a supervisor connected to the detector. Wherein, pluralities of sensors of the detector respectively disposed on battery cells of the battery for at least correspondingly detecting voltage and temperature signals of the battery cells. Subsequently, the aforementioned signals are transmitted to a central processor for a separate conversion into accessible and distinguishable data applied to compare with a predetermined threshold. Finally, the compared results would be shown on the supervisor for users to realize the physical state of each battery. The central processor friendly reacts to the compared result under the irregular state and emits a warning signal to the supervisor, for which to promptly carry out a warning action. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130984 | ESTIMATING REMAINING BATTERY SERVICE LIFE IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods for estimating a remaining service life of an implantable medical device (IMD) battery are presented. In one embodiment, a characteristic discharge model of the battery is employed. Systems employing the methods may include an external device coupled to the IMD, for example, via a telemetry communications link, wherein a first portion of a computer readable medium included in the IMD is programmed to provide instructions for the measurement, or tracking, of time and the measurement of battery voltage, and a second portion of the computer readable medium included in the external device is programmed to provide instructions for carrying out the calculations when the voltage and time data is transferred via telemetry from the IMD to the external device. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130985 | System and Method for Recursively Estimating Battery Cell Total Capacity - A system and method for determining an estimated battery cell total capacity indicative of a total capacity of a battery cell is provided. The method includes receiving a first battery cell state-of-charge estimate at a first time and receiving a second battery cell state-of-charge estimate at a second time subsequent to the first time, measuring an integrated battery cell current value indicative of the integrated battery cell current between the first time and the second time, updating at least one recursive parameter based on the first battery cell state-of-charge estimate, the second battery cell state-of-charge estimate, and the integrated battery cell current value, determining the estimated battery cell total capacity based on at least one recursive parameter, and storing a value corresponding to the estimated battery cell total capacity in a memory. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130986 | System and Method For Maximizing a Battery Pack Total Energy Metric - A system and method for maximizing a battery pack total energy metric indicative of a total energy of a battery pack is provided. The method includes receiving battery cell charge capacity estimates for all cells in the battery pack, composing battery pack configurations comprising subsets of the totality of battery cells, evaluating a battery pack energy metric for every battery pack configuration that is composed, selecting the battery pack configuration that has the maximum battery pack energy metric, and storing values indicative of the selected battery pack configuration in a memory. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130987 | ELECTRONIC SEAL - An electronic seal of the present invention includes a bolt. The bolt is used to mount on a door latch of a cargo and inserts into a shell. The shell is provided with a control circuit to actively send a warning signal as the bolt is moved. As such, the user of the electronic seal can be properly informed to prevent theft. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130988 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR STABILIZATION OF SENSORS - A blood glucose sensing system includes a sensor and a sensor electronics device. The sensor includes a plurality of electrodes. The sensor electronics device includes stabilization circuitry. The stabilization circuitry causes a first voltage to be applied to one of the electrodes for a first timeframe and causes a second voltage to be applied to one of the electrodes for a second timeframe. The stabilization circuitry repeats the application of the first voltage and the second voltage to continue the anodic-cathodic cycle. The sensor electronics device may include a power supply, a regulator, and a voltage application device, where the voltage application device receives a regulated voltage from the regulator, applies a first voltage to an electrode for the first timeframe, and applies a second voltage to an electrode for the second timeframe. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS SIGNAL - A system and method for identifying a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) signal obtains a waveform of the PCIe signal. A pre-emphasis value of the PCIe signal is calculated according to the waveform. Accordingly, a signal type of the PCIe signal is determined. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130990 | LOW VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALING TIMING TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD - In a low voltage differential signal (LVDS) timing test system and method, a clock signal waveform and a data signal waveform are obtained. Clock cycles are selected from the clock signal waveform. Data bits transmitted within the selected clock cycles are identified from the data signal waveform. Accordingly, bit positions of the data bits are determined. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130991 | PHASE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method to identify phase is presented. The method includes obtaining electrical parameters at a node and a substation of an electrical grid, processing the electrical parameters of the node and the substation into processed electrical parameters comprising at least one of a voltage harmonic amplitude, a current harmonic amplitude, a geometric harmonic modulated signal, and a noise pattern. The method further includes comparing the processed electrical parameters from the node and the substation and identifying phase information of the node with respect to the substation. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130992 | PHASE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A phase identification system is proposed. The system includes a sensor coupled to a terminal of a distribution transformer. A processor is coupled to the sensor for processing phase information of the terminal, wherein the sensor and the processor are embedded within a bushing unit on the distribution transformer. The processor is further configured to identify and display phase information at the distribution transformer. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130993 | DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRACKING FILTER - Methods and systems for tracking an electronic signal corresponding to an operating frequency of an electronic component are provided. A method may include sampling the signal to determine previous and current time samples of the signal. A frequency of interest in the signal may also be pre-warped to decrease adverse warping effects resulting from processing signals having relatively higher operating frequencies. The previous and current time samples of the signals, along with the pre-warped frequency of interest, may be input into a digital tracking filter. The digital tracking filter may be configured to execute one or more algorithms on the previous and current time samples and the pre-warped frequency of interest to estimate a current operating frequency. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130994 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VALUE, PARTICULARLY A DURATION, OF A TEST SIGNAL - The invention is related to a method and a circuit for determining a value, particularly a duration, of a test signal, in which a timer is executed with a first clock-state change of a clock to apply a control signal to at least a first of at least two delay elements. The delay elements are executed to produce different time-delayed comparison signals. A comparator arrangement with at least one comparator with comparator inputs, to apply the differently delayed comparison signals and the instantaneous test signal, is designed to determine, from the respective applied comparison signal and the test signal, a comparison result, whereby the sequence of the comparison results forms a differential value for the test signal. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130995 | SPECTROMETRIC METROLOGY OF WORKPIECES USING A PERMANENT WINDOW AS A SPECTRAL REFERENCE - In a spectrographic workpiece metrology system having an optical viewing window, the viewing window is calibrated against a reference sample of a known absolute reflectance spectrum to produce a normalized reflectance spectrum of the reference sample, which is combined with the absolute reflectance spectrum to produce a correction factor. Successive production workpieces are measured through the window and calibrated against the viewing window reflectance, and transformed to absolute reflectance spectra using the same correction factor without having to re-load the reference sample. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130996 | OFFSET ANGLE DETERMINATION FOR SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES - The present invention relates to a method for determining an offset angle of an electric machine, including a stator, a rotor, and a shaft connected to the rotor. The shaft is provided in an essentially no-load state, and the rotor is positioned with respect to the stator at a field angle which corresponds to the alignment of a rotor magnetic field generated by the rotor relative to the alignment of a stator magnetic field generated by the stator. A sensor angle is determined by measuring with the aid of an angle sensor connected to the shaft, the detected sensor angle being associated with the field angle. The offset angle is provided as a function of the difference between the field angle and the sensor angle, and the configuration of the rotor includes impressing a standing or rotating stator magnetic field which corresponds to the field angle. Moreover, the present invention relates to an angle detection device for carrying out the method of the present invention. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130997 | FLOW METER PROVING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A flow meter prover ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING SIGNAL ARTIFACTS IN A GLUCOSE SENSOR DATA STREAM - Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110130999 | TEST SYSTEM FOR CONNECTORS - A test system includes a main selector, a first and a second switching connectors, a first and a second sub-selectors, and a processor. The main selector includes a number of first switches, a number of first contacts, and a number of second contacts. Each sub-selector includes a second switch, a third contact, and a fourth contact. The processor sends a first instruction and a second instruction to correspondingly control the main selector and a selected sub-selector. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131000 | CHIP TESTER, METHOD FOR PROVIDING TIMING INFORMATION, TEST FIXTURE SET, APPARATUS FOR POST-PROCESSING PROPAGATION DELAY INFORMATION, METHOD FOR POST-PROCESSING DELAY INFORMATION, CHIP TEST SET UP AND METHOD FOR TESTING DEVICES UNDER TEST - A chip tester for testing at least two devices under test connected to the chip tester has a timing calculator for generating a timing information for the channels of the chip tester. The timing calculator is adapted to obtain a propagation delay difference information describing a difference between, on the one hand, a propagation delay from the first channel port of the chip tester to the first terminal of the first device under test and, on the other hand, a propagation delay from the first channel port of the chip tester to the second terminal of the second device under test. The timing calculator is adapted to provide a timing information for a second channel of the chip tester connected to the first device under test or to the second device under test on the basis of the propagation delay difference information. The channel module configurator is adapted to configure the second channel of the chip tester on the basis of the timing information. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131001 | OPEN-SERVICE BASED TEST EXECUTION FRAMEWORKS - An open-service based test execution framework that is based on disconnected architecture, with agent-initiated “REST” connectivity. Further contemplated herein are systems and methods for “unified resource store access” test management, distribution and execution. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131002 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TESTING OF SOFTWARE - The invention relates to a method of automatic testing of a first software system using a test specification, the first software system comprising data and interacting with a third software system communicatively coupled to a database; the method comprising defining at least one operation; wherein an operation operates on at least one of at least one entity; defining at least one test condition; wherein a test condition defines at least one required value of a number of properties of at least one entity in order for the at least one entity to be passed on to the at least one operation and wherein said at least one test condition is defined by at least one condition generating expression in said test specification; operating, via said third software system, said at least one operation on said first software system, transmitting from the first software system to the third software system first data representing a result of said at least one operation operating on said first software system; if the first data satisfies at least one criterion used by at least one test condition then storing said first data in said database. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131003 | Vibration logging in computers - The invention relates to a process and a monitoring device for monitoring an equipment unit, carried out by a processing device in the monitoring device. The process comprises reading at least one sensor signal and determining, on the basis of the at least one sensor signal, whether the equipment unit has been subjected to an unacceptable stress. If the equipment device has been subjected to an unacceptable stress, a start-up lock for the equipment unit is enabled, and lock status information is stored. The step of determining whether the equipment unit has been subjected to an unacceptable stress may comprise criteria that are dependent upon whether the monitoring device is operating in a low-power mode or a normal power mode. When a signal is received that indicates that the equipment unit is to be started up, it is determined whether the start-up lock has been enabled. If it has been enabled, a warning is activated. If, in addition, a non-reversible switch has not been activated, the warning is maintained and further operation of the equipment unit is prevented. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131004 | DIE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATOR - A temperature estimation circuit for estimating a temperature of an integrated circuit die comprises a temperature increase estimation circuit, the circuit has one or more inputs operable to receive one or more notification signals corresponding to command signals passed to the integrated circuit, and an output providing a sum of one or more temperature increase values, corresponding to temperature increase of the integrated circuit due to one of the command signals. The circuit may further have a temperature decrease estimation circuit, comprising an input operable to receive a calculated die temperature value, and an output providing a temperature decrease value depending on a mathematical model of temperature decrease when no command signal is applied. The circuit may have a temperature calculation circuit, comprising a first input connected to the output of the temperature increase estimation circuit, a second input connected to the output of the temperature decrease estimation circuit, and an output providing the calculated die temperature value. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131005 | MOBILE RECORDING APPARATUS, BODY MOVEMENT MEASURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVEMENT PATTERN DETERMINING APPARATUS, ACTIVITY AMOUNT CALCULATING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, BODY MOVEMENT MEASURING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOVEMENT PATTERN DETERMINING METHOD, ACTIVITY AMOUNT CALCULATING MET - In an automatic recording mode, an action sensor | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131006 | PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM FOR CHECKING MECHANICAL COMPONENT PARTS - A system for checking dimensions of mechanical component parts includes a checking probe ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131007 | Measurement Of Overlay Offset In Semiconductor Processing - A system for overlay offset measurement in semiconductor manufacturing including a radiation source, a detector, and a calculation unit. The radiation source is operable to irradiate an overlay offset measurement target. The detector is operable to detect a first reflectivity and a second reflectivity of the irradiated overlay offset measurement target. The calculation unit is operable to determine an overlay offset using the detected first and second reflectivity by determining a predetermined overlay offset amount which provides an actual offset of zero. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131008 | POSITIONING DEVICE WITH EXTENSIBLE CORD AND METHOD - A positioning device includes a computer including a stored design file, such as a CAD file, for positioning a selected portion of the design on a workpiece. In a first embodiment, a base unit houses an extensible cable including a free end for placement by a user at a design point on the workpiece. A turn carriage freely rotates about a turn axis to follow cable movement. In output mode, the user is directed to move the cable free end toward the portion of the design and a cable tensioning motor adjusts the tension in the cable sufficiently to indicate when cable free end is at a distance to the portion of the design. Other embodiments include: a turn carriage servoed motor for rotating the turn carriage to follow the cable; and a pitch carriage and servoed motor for rotating the pitch carriage for following the cable. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131009 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING HIDING OF COATING COMPOSITIONS AND APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method that characterizes the hiding of coating compositions, such as automotive OEM and refinishes paints. The method is directed to sequentially storing in a computing device hiding data obtained by measuring the color difference (ΔRGB) in reflections of light and dark portions of target areas of a monotonic coating resulting from a coating composition applied over hiding test panel and by measuring coating thicknesses of the monotonic coating that correspond to the target areas, classifying the type of the hiding data, selecting fitting equations applicable to the classified hiding data, fitting the selected equation to match the classified hiding data and locating a hiding thickness on the monotonic coating that corresponds to the threshold value of the color difference at that location to determine the hiding thickness of the coating composition. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131010 | LAP TIME MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a lap time measurement system. The lap time measurement system includes a management server and sensor nodes deployed at respective measurement points. Each of the sensor nodes includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) reception unit, a sensor unit for detecting whether a moving object has passed through a corresponding measurement point, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the management server, and a control unit for updating an internal timer based on the time information, determining time data of the internal timer to be passage time data, and transmitting the determined passage time data. The management server receives the passage time data from the respective sensor nodes, calculates times at which the moving object has passed through the measurement points and lap times for respective measurement intervals based on the received passage time data, and provides the calculated times and calculated lap times. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131011 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR THROUGHPUT-TESTING OF ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS - The Data Throughput Tester (“DTT”) provides efficient and reliable methods to characterize the performance capabilities of electronic data systems. Embodiments of the DTT may allow test organizations to find the throughput limitations of a data system under test to the nearest whole packet in both an efficient and reliable manner. Embodiments of the DTT may allow determination of the throughput of a data system under test under the requirement that data output obtained from the data system is identical to the data input provided to the data system. Further embodiments of the DTT may allow determination of the throughput of a data system under test under the condition that specific performance characteristics of the data system under test satisfy pre-defined benchmark parameters. Further embodiments of the DTT may allow determination of the optimum throughput of a data system under test wherein different benchmark parameters are applied when testing the data system under different regimes of performance operating conditions. Further embodiments of the DTT highlighting various other advantageous aspects are discussed in the instant disclosure. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131012 | Wireless System for Monitoring and Analysis of Skiing - This invention allows for remote monitoring of the skier/skiing performance. The system consists of a various MEMS sensors embedded in skier clothing and equipment. These sensors measure instantaneous changes in acceleration in x/y/z axis and changes in earth magnetic field—relative to the skier position, to provide six degree of freedom in calculation of skier position as well as moments applied to the ski edge and forces experiences by the skier body. These sensors communicate with the monitoring application residing in the user wireless terminal (call phone) over the PAN wireless network. The instantaneous measurements are analyzed either locally or remotely and when the system is configured in an active mode, a corrective response to the MEMS actuators embedded in the ski or ski bindings may be send does changing the parameters of the run or provide enhanced safety. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131013 | UBIQUITOUS MONITORING SYSTEM - There is provided a ubiquitous monitoring system comprising a plurality of sensor nodes, one or more agent adapters receiving sensing data from the plurality of sensor nodes and determining to where the sensing data is transmitted according to one of characteristics of the plurality of sensing nodes and characteristics of the sensing data, one or more first monitoring agents receiving the sensing data from the agent adapter, one or more second monitoring agents receiving the sensing data from one of the agent adapter and the first monitoring agent, one or more third monitoring agents receiving the sensing data from one of the agent adapter and the second monitoring agent, and a monitoring engine receiving the sensing data from the third monitoring agent and monitoring the received sensing data. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MODEL OF AN OBJECT - A method of generating a model of a real object derived from a model of a second object, the model of the second object being defined by an array of data points, a number of identifiable components and a number of further components, comprises measuring parameters of corresponding identifiable components of a real object corresponding to the identifiable components in the model the second object. An array of data points defining a first model of the real object is generated the measured parameters. A further model of the real object is generated by substantially aligning the model of the second object with the first model of the real object, placing identifiable components represented in the model of the second object into positions corresponding to positions of equivalent components in the real object as defined by the measured parameters, placing the further components represented in the model of the second object into positions on the first model of the real object to represent corresponding components in the real object and adjusting the positions of one or more of the components placed on the first model of the real object to generate the further model of the real object. There is also disclosed an apparatus for generating a model of a real object. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131015 | Distribution of Properties in a 3D Volumetric Model Using a Maximum Continuity Field - A model of the geological properties in a volume of the earth is created by distributing a plurality of points in the volume in the absence of a grid. Each point has a location. A first vector is assigned to a first point of the plurality of points. The first vector has a length, a magnitude, and a direction derived from a geological property in the neighborhood of the location of the first point. The magnitude of the first vector represents the value of the geological property in the neighborhood of the first point. The direction of the first vector represents the direction of maximum continuity. The direction of maximum continuity is the direction in the volume along which the magnitude of the geological property stays substantially the same for the greatest distance when moving away from the first point. The length of the first vector represents the distance through the volume from the first point in the direction of the first vector that the magnitude and direction of maximum continuity of the geological property stay substantially the same. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131016 | Parallel Navigation in a Plurality of CAD Models - A method for representing a plurality of computer aided design (CAD) models, wherein objects are compared between the CAD models, objects that match between the CAD models are selected, and the CAD models are aligned uniformly using the selected objects. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131017 | DECENTRALIZED INDUSTRIAL PROCESS SIMULATION SYSTEM - A high fidelity distributed plant simulation technique includes a plurality of separate simulation modules that may be stored and executed separately in different drops or computing devices. The simulation modules communicate directly with one another to perform accurate simulation of a plant, without requiring a centralized coordinator to coordinate the operation of the simulation system. In particular, numerous simulation modules are created, with each simulation module including a model of an associated plant element and these simulation modules are stored in different drops of a computer network to perform distributed simulation of a plant or a portion of a plant. At least some of the simulation modules, when executing, perform mass flow balances taking into account process variables associated with adjacent simulation modules to thereby assure pressure, temperature and flow balancing (i.e., conservation of mass flow) through the entire simulation system. In a dynamic situation, a transient mass storage relay technique is used to account for transient changes in mass flow through any non-storage devices being simulated by the simulation modules. Moreover, adjacent simulation modules located in different drops communicate directly with one another using a background processing task, which simplifies communications between adjacent simulation modules without the need for a central coordinator. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131018 | Finite Difference Algorithm for Solving Slender Droplet Evaporation with Moving Contact Lines - A system and method for simulating a droplet on a substrate with a moving contact line. The height of the droplet above the substrate is represented as a height function. A height evolution equation represents how the height of a droplet with moving contact line varies over time. The height function at a first point in space and a first point in time is calculated. An extrapolated height value at the first point in time is based on the height function at the first point in space and the first point in time, and the contact line at the first point in time. The extrapolated height value is at a second point in space below the substrate. The height evolution equation is used to calculate the height function at a second point in time based upon the extrapolated height value at the first point in time. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131019 | Judiciously Retreated Finite Element Method for Solving Lubrication Equation - A system and method for simulating a physical process in a simulation domain. Dividing the simulation domain into a first sub-domain and a gap region. The gap region defines a region of a specified width between a contact line of a droplet and the first sub-domain. Generating a mesh that represents the first sub-domain as a plurality of elements. The specification of each element includes an integer element number that represents an order of each element. The specified width of the gap region is on the order of half the width of an element in the first sub-domain adjoining the gap region divided by the integer element number. Using the finite element method and the mesh to calculate a state of the droplet at a first point in time. Using a plurality of evolution equations to calculate the state of the droplet at a second point in time. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131020 | DIP GUIDED FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION - A method of determining seismic data velocity models comprising dip-guided full waveform inversion that obtains a better velocity model with less computational requirements. DG-FWI quickly converges to provide a better image, obtains better amplitudes, and relies less on lower frequencies. Improved image quality allows detailed seismic analyses, accurate identification of lithological features, and imaging near artifacts and other anomalies. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131021 | METHOD OF COMPONENT CONCENTRATION DETECTION BASED ON REFERENCE WAVELENGTH - A method of detecting a concentration of a target component by using a reference wavelength comprises: defining a wavelength at which a light intensity is insensitive to the variation of the target component concentration as a reference wavelength for the target component; detecting spectra at both the reference wavelength and a further measuring wavelength; processing the spectrum detected at the further measuring wavelength, with the spectrum detected at the reference wavelength as an inner reference, to obtain a characteristic spectrum including specific information of the target component; building a calibration model between the characteristic spectrum and the concentration of the target component; and determining the concentration of the target component based on the calibration model. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131022 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH AND BLOOD PRESSURE SIGNALS SIMULATOR - System, methods, and apparatuses produce simulated human physiological waveforms such as electrocardiograph (ECG) and blood pressure signals where the microcontroller and/or digital-to-analog converters may be switched to a lower power-consuming state by programmable instructions and switched on in response to a programmable sleep timer. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131023 | Computer Systems for Data Manipulation and Related Methods - A computer system for data management arranged to provide at least four components: a generator component, a solver component, a simulation component and a visualisation component, wherein the simulation component is arranged to simulate stochastic processes and output simulation data of the simulated process to the generator component; the generator component is arranged to process a model input thereto and to generate a Dynamic Stochastic Program (DSP) therefrom and also to process the simulation data received from the simulation component and output the DSP together with the processed simulation data to the solver component; the solver component being arranged to receive the DSP and the processed simulation data and to process the DSP together with the simulation data; and the visualisation component being arranged to allow the data being processed by the solver to be visualised. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131024 | MODELING COMPLEX HIEARCHICAL SYSTEMS ACROSS SPACE AND TIME - A system model of a real-world system includes a multi-level hierarchy of Capabilities, where each Capability includes a Verb specifying an action and an Object acted on by the Verb. The system model also contains one or more multi-level Performer hierarchies, where each Performer hierarchy includes a plurality of Performers each having an associated lifecycle and at least one associated Capability provided or required by the Performer. In addition, a multi-level Location hierarchy associates one of a plurality of Locations with each Performer. A plurality of Capability Instances define requirement and provision of Capabilities by Performers in the one or more multi-level Performer hierarchies. In response to a query specifying a Location and a time, a view of the system model for the specified Location and time is output. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131025 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A PERSON WITH INFORMATION FOR STATICALLY ADJUSTING A MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH WHEELS FITTED WITH TYRES - An apparatus for supplying a person with information for statically adjusting wheels, or tyres, of a motor vehicle comprises: a data storage module defining a model of vehicle operation through a plurality of model parameters; a control module adapted to set a parameter for evaluating the on-road behaviour of the vehicle and to receive values of measurement parameter correlated with the on-road behaviour of the vehicle and measured on the vehicle wheels, in order to set values of model parameters defining a starting configuration of the model parameters; a processing module adapted to perform simulations of the on-road behaviour of the vehicle using said model, while varying the value of at least one of the model parameters in order to determine, according to the set evaluation parameter, a modified model parameter configuration corresponding to an on-road behaviour of the vehicle that is better than that corresponding to the starting configuration; a module for presenting to the person service information for adjusting the vehicle according to the given modified configuration of the model parameters. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131026 | PORTABLE IN-THE-VEHICLE ROAD SIMULATOR - The portable simulation system is a computer-based driving simulator, which uses an actual vehicle as an input device, and a portable display to present a Virtual Driving Environment (VDE) to the driver. Vehicle's steered wheels are placed atop of the turntables permitting free operation of the steering wheel. The vehicle remains immobile while its engine and power steering can be turned off during the simulation. External non-invasive sensors can be placed under the gas and brake pedals, permitting any vehicle to be used in the simulator, including the driver's own vehicle. A digital interface to the vehicle's systems, like OBD II, can be used to increase the fidelity of the simulation. A portable computer used for driving simulation and VDE presentation provides a low cost simulation option. A simple configuration of the portable simulator does not require an external power source and can be set-up and operated at any parking space. Possible applications of the simulation system include driver training and testing. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131027 | Bioinformatics system - The invention develops models of functional proteomics. Simulation scenarios of protein pathway vectors and protein-protein interactions are modeled from limited information in protein databases. The system focuses on three integrated subsystems, including (1) a system to model protein-protein interactions using an evolvable Global Proteomic Model (GPM) of functional proteomics to ascertain healthy pathway operations, (2) a system to identify haplotypes customized for specific pathology using dysfunctional protein pathway simulations of the function of combinations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) so as to ascertain pathology mutation sources and (3) a pharmacoproteomic modeling system to develop, test and refine proposed drug solutions based on the molecular structure and topology of mutant protein(s) in order to manage individual pathologies. The system focuses on simulating the degenerative genetic disease categories of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, immunodegenerative diseases and aging. The system reveals approaches to reverse engineer and test personalized medicines based upon dysfunctional proteomic pathology simulations. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131028 | CELL POPULATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A cell population process executed by a computer system, the process including generating cell population data representing numbers of cells in a cell population from one or more probability distributions representing probabilities for cell division in the absence of cell death in successive generations of cells of the cell population, and one or more probability distributions representing probabilities for cell death in the absence of cell division in successive generations of cells of the cell population. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131029 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE INFLUENZA VIRUS POLYMERASE PAC-PB1N COMPLEX AND USES THEREOF - Provided are the expression method of influenza virus polymerase PAc-PB1 | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131030 | LINK ANALYSIS COMPLIANCE AND CALIBRATION VERIFICATION FOR AUTOMATED PRINTED WIRING BOARD TEST SYSTEMS - A transmission line on a printed wiring board is tested and printed wiring board manufacturing variability is assessed. A response of the transmission line to a signal test pattern is measured. A network including a plurality of components connected by the transmission line is then simulated. The simulated network is based on the measured scattering parameters and virtual models representative of each of the components in the network. A system-level output response of the simulated network to a simulated input signal is analyzed, and the printed wiring board is characterized based on a comparison of the system-level output response to a printed wiring board performance metric threshold. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131031 | DYNAMIC GENERATION OF TESTS - Generation of a test based on a test template comprising of branch instructions. The test template may be a layout test template, defining a set of possible control flows possibilities between template instructions in the layout test template. The test is generated by a test generator which may simulate a state of a target computerized system executing the test. The simulation may be performed during generation of the test. The test generator may further verify previously generated instructions. The test generator may further generate instructions associated with leftover template instructions. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131032 | HYBRID TRANSLATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A hybrid translation apparatus includes a source language input unit for generalizing an input source language sentence for each node; a statistics-based translation knowledge database(DB) for storing learning data generalized for each node to be acquired; a first translation result generating unit for transforming the source language sentence generalized for each node into a node expression using the statistics-based translation knowledge to generate a first translation result; and a second translation result generating unit for repeatedly performing the generation of a target word for each node on the first translation result using pattern-based knowledge to generate a second translation result as target words for the respective nodes. Further, the hybrid translation apparatus includes a pattern-based translation knowledge DB for using in the pattern-based translation; and a translation result combining unit for combining the first translation result and the second translation result to output a target language sentence. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131033 | Weight-Ordered Enumeration of Referents and Cutting Off Lengthy Enumerations - In many reference resolution problems there are many candidate referents, and the overhead of enumerating them can be considerable. The overhead is reduced by stopping enumeration before all candidate referents have been enumerated, utilizing the properties of ordered and semi-ordered enumerators. Converting semi-ordered enumerators into ordered enumerators and combining several ordered enumerators into a single using dynamic weightings for handling determiner interpretations are disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131034 | METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A COMPUTER MESSAGE - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, computer program and apparatus for processing a computer message, the method comprising: upon receipt of a computer message at a computer, classifying the computer message and assigning it a message cluster identification in dependence thereon; and, utilising a message template to trans-denotate the message, wherein the message template is selected in dependence on the message cluster identification. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131035 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISAMBIGUATION OF COMPOUND TEXT INPUT EMPLOYING DIFFERENT GROUPINGS OF DATA SOURCES TO DISAMBIGUATE DIFFERENT PARTS OF INPUT - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate compound text input. The device is able to assemble language objects in the memory to generate compound language solutions. The device is able to generate compound language solutions by employing different groupings of data sources to generate different portions of the compound language solutions. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING ADAPTIVE MISRECOGNITION IN CONVERSATIONAL SPEECH - A system and method are provided for receiving speech and/or non-speech communications of natural language questions and/or commands and executing the questions and/or commands. The invention provides a conversational human-machine interface that includes a conversational speech analyzer, a general cognitive model, an environmental model, and a personalized cognitive model to determine context, domain knowledge, and invoke prior information to interpret a spoken utterance or a received non-spoken message. The system and method creates, stores, and uses extensive personal profile information for each user, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context of the speech or non-speech communication and presenting the expected results for a particular question or command. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131037 | Vocabulary Dictionary Recompile for In-Vehicle Audio System - An in-vehicle audio system and methods are provided. A respective word or a respective phrase may be associated with each item of audio content stored in the in-vehicle audio system. The in-vehicle audio system may perform an action with respect to one of the stored items of audio content in response to a spoken command, which may include the respective word or the respective phrase associated with the one of the stored items. When audio content is to be added to the in-vehicle audio system, phonetics related to the audio content may be generated and added to a vocabulary dictionary during a compile process. When stored audio content is to be deleted from the in-vehicle audio system, phonetics related to the stored audio content to be deleted may be eliminated from the vocabulary dictionary during the compile process, which, in some embodiments, may be performed during a shutdown process. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131038 | EXCEPTION DICTIONARY CREATING UNIT, EXCEPTION DICTIONARY CREATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR, AS WELL AS SPEECH RECOGNITION UNIT AND SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD - An exception dictionary creating device, an exception dictionary creating method, and a program therefor allowing creating an exception dictionary are provided for affording high speech recognition performance while reducing the size of the exception dictionary, as well as a speech recognition device and a speech recognition method capable of recognizing a speech with high accuracy of recognition by using the exception dictionary. To achieve this, a text-to-phonetic symbol converting unit ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131039 | COMPLEX ACOUSTIC RESONANCE SPEECH ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for determining an instantaneous frequency and an instantaneous bandwidth of a speech resonance of a speech signal. The method includes receiving a speech signal having a real component; filtering the speech signal so as to generate a plurality of filtered signals such that the real component and an imaginary component of the speech signal are reconstructed; and generating a first estimated frequency and a first estimated bandwidth of a speech resonance of the speech signal based on both a first filtered signal of the plurality of filtered signals and a single-lag delay of the first filtered signal. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131040 | MULTI-MODE SPEECH RECOGNITION - A method and an in-vehicle system having a speech recognition component are provided for improving speech recognition performance. The speech recognition component may have multiple vocabulary dictionaries, each of which may include phonetics associated with commands. When the in-vehicle system receives speech input, the speech recognition component may determine whether the received speech input includes a speech access command. If the received speech input is determined to include a speech access command, then a dictionary changing component may transition a currently-used dictionary of the speech recognition component to a vocabulary dictionary associated with the determined speech access command. Otherwise, the dictionary changing component may transition the currently-used dictionary to a first vocabulary dictionary. A command included in the received speech input may then be recognized by the speech recognition component using the transitioned currently-used dictionary. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131041 | Systems And Methods For Synthesis Of Motion For Animation Of Virtual Heads/Characters Via Voice Processing In Portable Devices - Systems and methods consistent with the innovations herein relate to communication using a virtual humanoid animated during call processing. According to one exemplary implementation, the animation may be performed using a system of recognition of spoken vowels for animation of the lips, which may also be associated with the recognition of DTMF tones for animation of head movements and facial features. The innovations herein may be generally implemented in portable devices such as PDAs, cell phones and Smart Phones that have access to mobile telephony. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110131042 | DIALOGUE SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM, DIALOGUE SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING DIALOGUE SPEECH RECOGNITION PROGRAM - Disclosed is a dialogue speech recognition system that can expand the scope of applications by employing a universal dialogue structure as the condition for speech recognition of dialogue speech between persons. An acoustic likelihood computation means ( | 2011-06-02 |
