| 23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20140152455 | AUTONOMOUS UNDER WATER VEHICLE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF GEOPHYSICAL DATA - The present invention has, as a first object, an autonomous underwater vehicle equipped for the acquisition of the gravimetric and magnetic gradient near the seabed, characterized in that it comprises: —at least one gravimetric gradiometer; —at least one magnetic gradiometer. In particular, said autonomous equipped underwater vehicle allows underwater explorations as far as 3,000 m. A second object of the present invention relates to an analysis method of the geophysical characteristics of the subsoil, comprising the acquisition of the gravimetric and magnetic gradient in an underwater environment characterized by the following phases: —use of an autonomous equipped underwater vehicle according to the present invention; —immersion of said vehicle to the proximity of the seabed; —navigation along a programmed route; —acquisition and storage of the data collected by said gradiometers and said instruments with correlation to the geographic measurement point; —recovery of the data collected and use thereof for geophysical analysis of the subsoil. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152456 | Failure Point Diagnostics in Cable Telemetry - Methods and systems for failure point diagnostics in cable telemetry at a wellsite. The methods involve providing a system includes a cable operatively coupling between a surface modem and a downhole modem that is operatively coupled to a downhole toolstring of one or more downhole tools via a toolbus. The methods further involve generating a plurality of test signals, sequentially applying the test signals across one or more test loops in the cable telemetry system, and generating a failure point alert when at least one of the test signals fails in at least one of the test loops. The failure point alert identifies which component of the cable telemetry system caused the test signal to fail. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152457 | Toolstring Communication in Cable Telemetry - Systems and methods for toolstring communication in cable telemetry. The methods involve positioning a cable telemetry system in a wellbore. The cable telemetry system can include a surface modem, a downhole toolstring of downhole tools, a downhole modem operatively coupled to the downhole toolstring, a cable operatively coupling between the surface modem and the downhole modem, and a surface data routing module that polls and trains the cable telemetry system. The methods also involve performing a pre-transmission poll of a rate requirement for the downhole toolstring and a telemetry type for the downhole modem, applying a training phase to establish a transmission link between the surface modem and the downhole modem, configuring data obtained by the downhole toolstring for an uplink via the transmission link, and transmitting the uplink via the transmission link. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152458 | INDUCTIVE CONNECTION - A well pipe for inductive connection to a well tool includes a tubular pipe string and an inductive pipe element. The pipe string includes an inner pipe wall defining a longitudinal opening, where a compartment is provided radially in a radial groove of the inner pipe wall and the inductive pipe element is provided in the compartment. The well tool includes a tool body and an inductive tool element provided in a groove provided radially on the outside of the tool body. The inductive tool element is connected to the tool body by a connection device, where the inductive tool element is movable between a run state and a set state, where the inductive tool element is provided in the groove in the run state and where the inductive tool element is radially protruding from the groove in the set state. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152459 | Wellsite System and Method for Multiple Carrier Frequency, Half Duplex Cable Telemetry - Methods and systems for multiple carrier frequency, half duplex cable telemetry for a wellsite. The methods involve generating a first type of bi-directional message in a first propagation mode, generating a second type of bi-directional message in the first propagation mode and in a second propagation mode, transmitting over a cable operatively coupling a surface modem and a downhole modem the first and second types of bi-directional message sequentially in a plurality of time periods across a single frequency bandwidth, and separating each of the first and second types of bi-directional message from a most subsequently transmitted one of the first and second types of bi-directional message by a quiet time sample during which no message is transmitted. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152460 | Toolstring Topology Mapping in Cable Telemetry - Toolstring topology mapping systems having a downhole toolstring including a master node controller and a plurality of nodes and related methods. The methods involve querying each of the plurality of nodes in the downhole toolstring for actual topology information, receiving actual topology information from each of the plurality of nodes in the downhole toolstring in response to querying, and generating a topology map of the downhole toolstring based on the actual topology information from each of the plurality of nodes in the downhole toolstring. The methods can also involve comparing the topology map with the input topology information to identify topology mismatch and then take remedial actions if needed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152461 | Remote Dynamic Configuration of Telemetry Reporting Through Regular Expressions - A system for dynamic configuration of telemetry data may comprise a client to place a library call to a configuration server, the library call including identifying information associated with the client. The system may further comprise a processor to receive, from the configuration server, one or more regular expressions for configuration of the telemetry data collected at the client, based on the identifying information, collect, at the client, the telemetry data based on predetermined criteria, match the one or more regular expressions to the telemetry data, based on the match, selectively provide the telemetry data based on the one or more regular expressions to produce filtered telemetry data, and periodically report the filtered telemetry to the server, the filtered telemetry data including or excluding the telemetry data matching the one or more regular expressions. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152462 | REMOTE-SIGNAL DATA ACQUISITION METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a data acquiring field and provides a remote-signal data acquiring method and device. In the present invention, the remote-signal data are received according to the user's command or a fixed frequency, the currently received remote-signal data are compared with previously received remote-signal data. If the currently received remote-signal data are different from the previously received remote-signal data, a position-alternation indication signal is generated, and the currently received remote-signal data are acquired according to the position-alternation indication signal, thereby the remote-signal data are acquired only when the remote-signal data generate position-alternation and remains unchanged when the remote-signal data do not generate position-alternation. Therefore, the problems of long processing time and low acquiring effect to the remote-signal data of the known method for acquiring the remote-signal data are solved. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152463 | POWER MONITORING DEVICE AND POWER ANALYSIS METHOD - A power monitoring device and a power analysis method are provided. The power monitoring device receives a plurality of pieces of power consumption information from a power meter. The power meter is installed on a power line of an electric device. The power monitoring device stores a piece of power specification information of the power device and a piece of user and environment information associated with the power device, and generates a piece of user behavior feature information according to the plurality of pieces of power consumption information. The power monitoring device retrieves a piece of key feature information from the power specification information, the user and environment information and the user behavior feature information so as to generate an inform message according to the key feature information, and transmit the inform message to a user device associated with the electric device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152464 | Companion Activity Sensor System - The present invention relates to compliance monitoring systems for health care monitors and, more particularly, in certain embodiments, to a compliance monitoring system for a mandibular repositioning device. Embodiments may include a system and method for measuring usage data of health care monitor or apparatus. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING LIKELY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS OF ANOMALIES IN A WATER UTILITY NETWORK - A computerized method for determining one or more statistically likely geographical locations of an anomaly in a region or zone of a water utility network, the water utility network comprising at least a network of pipes for delivering water to consumers and a plurality of meters positioned within the water utility network including a plurality of meters capturing data regarding the water delivering within the region or zone of the anomaly, the method comprising. The method includes receiving anomaly event data, the anomaly event data representing an indication of an anomaly occurring or having occurred within a region or zone of the water utility network, the anomaly event data being associated with meter data produced by one or more of the meters. The method also includes performing a plurality of tests on the anomaly event data each designed to statistically determine a likely geographical location of the anomaly within the region or zone, the performance of each test producing a result. The results of the plurality of tests to generate scores for the determined likely locations for the anomaly are combined. The one or more of the determined likely locations are presented to a user. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152466 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING MEDICAL DEVICES VIA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A remote monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of medical devices at a patient care or home care facility. The system includes a device integration server in communication with wireless relay modules for receiving data packets from the medical devices including an identifier and data for each medical device. The system also includes a data management system and an outbound web server. The data management system is configured to log data for the medical devices. The web server is configured to provide webpages including the data of the medical devices for display on a remote monitoring computer, subject to authentication of an associated data request from the monitoring computer. The Web server is configurable to look up patient information from a secure source when user has appropriate permissions. In addition, the device integration server is configured to process alert messages received from the wireless relay modules and, in response, to transmit text message information to the wireless relay modules to be relayed to one or more text messaging recipients. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152467 | Medical Communication Hub and Associated Methods - A patient communication system having a medical sensing device operable to collect medical data, a network communication module operable to transmit the medical data onto a data network, a controller operable route the first medical sensing data to the network communication module, and a power source operable to provide power to the first medical sensing device, the controller, and the network communication module. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152468 | GAS SUPPLY WARNING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A gas supply warning and communication system to generate and communicate alarm signals indicating gas pressure and gas flow malfunctions in a pressurized gas system, and to open a reserve gas reservoir in the event of certain types of malfunction. The system stores, transmits, and makes available for download, gas pressure, gas flow, and oxygen concentration data, and information regarding the status of the system. The system also accepts commands for modification of system function from users of remote devices. A software product encoding methods for operating the gas supply warning and communication system. A motorized reservoir changing device including a universal valve coupler, and methods for operating a reservoir valve with the reservoir changing device. A gripper tube for secure connection of gas lines linking components of a pressurized gas system. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152469 | VEHICLE SPEED ADVISOR - A vehicle speed advisor system that provides an indication of the local speed limit to the driver in order to warn the driver when the local speed limit has been exceeded. The system detects the actual GPS position and obtains the allowed local speed limit of that position in a USB or flash memory, which is then displayed using a speed limit indicator in the scale of the speedometer of the instrument cluster in one mode of operation when the speed limit has not been reached, or in a second mode of operation when the speed limit has been reached or surpassed. The driver does not have to look at the street to see the allowed driving speed because the instrument cluster always provides an indication of the local speed limit. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152470 | Vehicle-Induced Roadway Debris Monitoring - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of monitoring vehicles is provided, the method including: generating a debris report of an incident relating to vehicle-induced roadway debris, the debris report generated by a reporting vehicle; in a monitored vehicle distinct from the reporting vehicle, updating an incident record for the monitored vehicle based on the debris report and determining, based on the updated incident record, whether the monitored vehicle is associated with the incident or in a vicinity of the incident; and initiating a safety action to be performed on the monitored vehicle in response to a determination that the monitored vehicle is associated with the incident or in the vicinity of the incident. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152471 | SNOW-MELTING LED TRAFFIC SIGNAL - Provided is an LED traffic signal which can inhibit snow accretion, ice accretion, frost accretion, freeze of snow, freeze of ice, freeze of frost, and the like promptly without fail and which can obtain satisfactory visibility. The snow-melting LED signal includes: an LED signal light including in order: a lens cover; a heat generating sheet; an LED mask plate; an LED lens module; and a printed board protection cover; and a signal body for housing the LED signal light. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152472 | OBJECT LOCATION CONFIRMATION SYSTEM - An object location confirmation system for use in an area is provided. The area includes a first zone and a second zone. The object location confirmation system includes a first retrieving device, a second retrieving device, and a data processing apparatus. The first retrieving device is disposed on a path of the area to retrieve a first datum of an object. The second retrieving device is disposed in a boundary region of the second zone. The data processing apparatus is configured to receive the first datum and identify the first datum so as to generate a piece of identification information related to the object. The data processing apparatus determines and records that the object is located in the first zone when the data processing apparatus receives the identification information related to the object and has not received a second datum of the object retrieved from the second retrieving device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152473 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle for monitoring cross-traffic includes a transmitting device for transmitting electromagnetic signals and operable for monitoring a kidney-shaped area in both a first monitoring direction and in a second monitoring direction and a receiving device for receiving electromagnetic signals. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152474 | Safety Directional Indicator - Provided is a safety directional indicator to improve highway safety. Embodiments of the invention include devices for guiding a driver of a vehicle in a desired direction, typically away from highway workers, pedestrians, curbs, and opposing lanes of traffic. Specifically included is a safety directional indicator system comprising a flexible belt with a plurality of light transmitting bars disposed along the belt and having a plurality of LEDs disposed at one elongated end of each light transmitting bar and in operable communication with a control system for illuminating the LEDs in a manner to indicate a direction for traffic. Safety devices according to the invention can be stand-alone devices, devices capable of being attached to objects or structures at a highway scene, or configured to be worn on a person's body. An object of the safety devices according to embodiments of the invention is to increase driver awareness of highway situations especially during conditions of restricted visibility. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152475 | DATA COMPRESSION DEVICES, OPERATING METHODS THEREOF, AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of operating a data compression device includes analyzing data using an analyzer and generating a result of the analysis, while the data is buffered by an input buffer, and selectively compressing the buffered data according to the result of the analysis. A data compression device includes a data pattern analyzer configured to analyze data transmitted to an input buffer, and generate an analysis code based on the analysis of the data; and a data compression manager configured to selectively compress the data in the input buffer based on the analysis code. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152476 | DATA ENCODING METHODS, DATA DECODING METHODS, DATA RECONSTRUCTION METHODS, DATA ENCODING DEVICES, DATA DECODING DEVICES, AND DATA RECONSTRUCTION DEVICES - In an embodiment, a data encoding method may be provided. The data encoding method may include: inputting data to be encoded; determining a polynomial so that an evaluation of the polynomial at a sum of a first supporting point of the polynomial and a second supporting point of the polynomial corresponds to the sum of an evaluation of the polynomial at the first supporting point and an evaluation of the polynomial at the second supporting point, wherein coefficients of the polynomial are determined based on the data to be encoded; and generating a plurality of encoded data items by evaluating the polynomial at a plurality of supporting points. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152477 | Time Interleaving Analog-to-Digital Converter - A time interleaving Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) comprises a plurality of ADCs; a timing generator that generates a clock signal for each of the ADCs such that edges of said clock signals trigger sampling of an input signal by the ADCs; and a timing adjustment circuit to receive and adjust the clock signals before the clock signals are received by the ADCs such that samplings of said input signal are spaced in time and occur at a rate of 1/N times a desired sampling rate; and circuit for adjusting the bandwidth of the plurality of ADCs. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152478 | RANDOMIZED TIME-INTERLEAVED SAMPLE-AND-HOLD SYSTEM - A time interleaving Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) comprises a plurality of ADCs; a timing generator that generates a dock signal for each of the plurality of ADCs such that edges of said clock signals trigger sampling of an input signal by the plurality of ADCs; and a timing adjustment circuit to receive and adjust the dock signals before the dock signals are received by the ADCs such that samplings of said input signal are spaced in time and occur at a rate of 1/N times a desired sampling rate; and a random number generator to pseudo randomly select which ADC samples the input signal; and a circuit for adjusting the bandwidth of the plurality of ADCs. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152479 | DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTERS WITH ADJUSTABLE OUTPUT RESOLUTION - A digital to analog converter (DAC) includes: first and second nodes; a first switching device; a second switching device; and a switch control module. The switch control module selectively configures the first and second switching devices such that: in a first configuration, the first switching device connects a first current to the first node and the second switching device connects a second current to the second node; in a second configuration, the first switching device connects the first current to the second node and the second switching device connects the second current to the first node; and in a third configuration, the first and second switching devices disconnect the first current and the second current from the first and second nodes. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152480 | ENHANCED SECOND ORDER NOISE SHAPED SEGMENTATION AND DYNAMIC ELEMENT MATCHING TECHNIQUE - A method and circuit to perform noise shaped splitting of a digital input signal may include using multiple layers to process the input signal. In the first layer, the most significant bits of the input signal may be distributed to a plurality of branches. Dynamic element matching may be performed using the least significant bits of the input signal. Based on the results of the dynamic element matching, values may be added to the plurality of branches. If there is insufficient data activity, dynamics enhancement may be performed to increase the data activity. The output signals of each of the plurality of branches in the first layer may be provided to a second layer, in which these steps can be repeated on each of the output signals. The outputs of the second layer may be provided to a plurality of three level unit elements. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152481 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING AT LEAST ONE CHARACTERISTIC WITHIN A DIGITAL TO ANALOGUE CONVERTER MODULE - An integrated circuit device comprises at least one digital to analogue converter module. The DAC module includes at least one current replicator component having a first channel terminal, a second channel terminal and a reference voltage terminal arranged to receive a reference voltage signal; the at least one current replicator component being arranged to moderate a current flowing between the first and second channel terminals based at least partly on the received reference voltage signal. The DAC module also includes at least one filter component coupled to the reference voltage terminal to perform filtering of the reference voltage signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152482 | COMPARATOR AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREFOR - A comparator has a comparator circuit to output an output voltage based on a voltage difference between a first and second input voltage, a variable capacitor connected to an output terminal, an input voltage control circuit to generate a common voltage and add the common voltage to the first and the second input voltages, and a correction circuit to control the variable capacitor to control the common voltage. The correction circuit controls a first capacitance value of the variable capacitor so that the output voltage is reversed when the voltage difference equals a first voltage difference, and controls a second capacitance value of the variable capacitor so that the output voltage is reversed when the voltage difference equals a second voltage value, and controls the common voltage so that a difference between the first capacitance value and the second capacitance value becomes equal to a predetermined capacitance value. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152483 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING THE MATERIAL OF A TEST OBJECT IN A NONDESTRUCTIVE MANNER - A method for testing the material of a test object ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152484 | OVERSAMPLING TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An oversampling time-to-digital converter includes an input pulse generation circuit generating two pulse signals, a reference pulse generation circuit generating two pulse signals, a swap circuit swapping two pulse signals, a multiplexer selecting an output of the input pulse generation circuit or the swap circuit, a time-to-current conversion circuit outputting two pulse currents in accordance with an output of the multiplexer, a current mirror circuit whose input and output terminals receive the two pulse currents, an integration circuit integrating a differential current between the pulse current connected to the output terminal of the current mirror circuit and an output current of the current mirror circuit, and a comparison circuit comparing an output signal of the integration circuit to a threshold voltage. An output signal of the comparison circuit is given to the swap circuit as a control signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152485 | SYMBOL DECODER, THRESHOLD ESTIMATION AND CORRELATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A threshold estimate system includes a level quantizer, a correlation mechanism, and a threshold adaptation component. The level quantizer is configured to receive an input signal and to generate a quantization signal from the input signal according to one or more threshold levels. The correlation mechanism is configured to correlate the quantization signal with reference symbols to generate an output signal. The threshold adaptation component is configured to modify the one or more threshold levels according to the output signal and the input signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152486 | NEAR FIELD SUBWAVELENGTH FOCUSING SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR WITH CHEMICAL DETECTION MODE - Detection of objects such as a buried explosive device while operating from a moving platform using a radio frequency emission system having two modes. An electromagnetic wave emission and detection system operates in a first mode to locate objects of interest and in a second mode to determine if an object contains explosive materials. In the first mode, the emission and detection system preferably operates as a subwavelength focusing, wideband, superlens using a near field super gain synthetic aperture continuous wave (CW) swept radar. In the second mode the system preferably enabled after detection of an object in the first mode, uses chemical detection methods such as Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR). | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE MEASURING OF A COATNG THICKNESS ON A CURVED SURFACE - An improved method and apparatus for non-destructive measurements of coating thicknesses on a curved surface by measuring components of the microwave energy reflected from the surface. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a portable microwave thickness detector with a rounded rocker-type base allowing the microwave beam to be moved through a range of angles with respect to the target surface. An optical alignment system determines when the microwave angle of incidence is at a desired angle when the components of the reflected microwave energy are measured. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide a portable microwave thickness detector which maintains a constant standoff distance between the between the microwave detector and the sample to be measured. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152488 | TARGET DETECTING DEVICE FOR AVOIDING COLLISION BETWEEN VEHICLE AND TARGET CAPTURED BY SENSOR MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE - The target detecting device comprises a radar sensor, an imaging sensor, and an ECU. The target detected by the radar sensor is selected under certain conditions, for example, i) a reception intensity of the reflected radar waves is equal to or more than a predetermined value, or ii) the target is moving, to be outputted externally. When a stopped vehicle is detected on a road by the sensor, and a target, for example a pedestrian, present behind the stopped vehicle is detected from the image acquired by the imaging sensor by performing image recognition using predetermined patterns of a target, the ECU makes the selection condition less restrictive than the selection condition for targets other than the target present behind the stopped vehicle, or unconditionally selects the target present behind the stopped vehicle. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152489 | HIGH-FREQUENCY OCEAN SURFACE RADAR USING FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING AND ORTHOGONAL WAVEFORMS - A method of reusing a frequency by allocating two orthogonal signal waveforms to the same frequency band is as follows. Two high-frequency ocean surface radars can be operated in the same frequency band without mutual interference by allocating a signal having an up-chirped LFM waveform and a signal having a down-chirped LFM waveform, having the same frequency band, to the two radars by employing an orthogonal characteristic between the two signals. Furthermore, a plurality of radars located within a distance within which interference is possible can be operated without mutual interference by combining and allocating two orthogonal signals and a plurality of frequency bands. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152490 | Method and Arrangement for the Detection of an Object in a Radar Field - A method and arrangement for detecting an object in a radar field ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152491 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING ACTIVE STATE OF OBJECT - An electronic device and a method for sensing an active state of an object are provided; the electronic device includes a signal generating module, a non-symmetric antenna module and a signal analyzing module. The signal generating module is configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal, generate a measuring signal with overshoot and undershoot pulses according to the pulse width modulation signal, and generate a reference signal according to the measuring signal. The non-symmetric antenna module includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna. The transmitting antenna is configured to transmit the measuring signal to an object. The receiving antenna is configured to receive the measuring signal reflected by the object. The signal analyzing module is configured to receive and process the reference signal and the measuring signal reflected by the object, so as to obtain an object active state signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152492 | PORTABLE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a Portable Satellite Communication (“PSC”) antenna. The PSC antenna ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152493 | QUASI TIGHTLY COUPLED GNSS-INS INTEGRATION PROCESS - A quasi tightly coupled (QTC) aided INS (AINS) process has an inertial navigator system with a loosely-coupled AINS Kalman filter that constructs INS-GNSS position measurements, a GNSS position engine that computes a position fix from observables and an externally provided a priori position and position VCV matrix. An INS position seeding process in which the externally provided a priori position to the GNSS position engine is an antenna position computed from the INS position and attitude solution. An observable subspace constraint (OSC) process computes an OCS matrix that suppress the components of the GNSS position error due to a poor geometry in the GNSS position solution in the IG position measurement constructed by the AINS Kalman filter and that multiplies the OSC matrix and the IG position measurement and measurement model matrix to suppress uncorrected component of the GNSS position error in the IG position measurement and measurement model. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152494 | Elevation Assistance for Location Determination - In some implementations, a tightly-coupled elevation-assisted location estimate can be calculated based on digital elevation model (DEM) elevation measurements and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data. The DEM elevation measurements and GNSS data can be provided as input to an estimator (e.g., a Kalman filter) to calculate an estimated geographic location of a mobile device. In some implementations, DEM elevation data can be filtered before being provided to the Kalman filter for estimating the geographic location of the mobile device. The DEM elevation data can be filtered in response to detecting bridge and/or tunnel events that indicate that the DEM elevation data does not accurately represent the actual elevation of the mobile device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152495 | PROCEDURE TO INCREASE POSITION LOCATION AVAILABILITY - A device, method and system are provide which permits the methodology used to make the position determination to change dynamically in connection with achieving a position fix of a desired accuracy. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152496 | GNSS RECEIVER AND CALCULATING METHOD FOR PSEUDO-RANGE AND POSITION DETERMINATION THEREOF - Methods and apparatus are provided for calculating a pseudo-range and position in a global navigation satellite system receiver. A first pseudo-range of a satellite is calculated for position determination of the global navigation satellite system receiver. A second pseudo-range of the satellite is calculated for position correction of the global navigation satellite system receiver. A differential operation is performed using the first pseudo-range and the second pseudo-range to eliminate an error. A more precise pseudo-range of the satellite is calculated using the differential pseudo-range. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN ERROR IN THE ESTIMATION OF THE TIME TAKEN TO CROSS THE IONOSPHERE - A method for determining an error in the estimation of time taken to cross the ionosphere by a signal along a vertical sight axis associated with a receiver, the vertical sight axis cutting the ionosphere at a point of interest, the vertical sight axis being an axis passing through the receiver and a satellite of interest, comprises: determining at least two points of cutting of the ionosphere by two sight axes between a satellite and at least two ground stations; determining at least one angle formed by segments going from the point of interest to two of the cutting points; and determining the spatial dispersion of the cutting points with respect to the point of interest on the basis of the angle, by finding the difference with a predetermined angle and taking the average of the difference or differences. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152498 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BROADBAND RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE - Systems and methods for monitoring broadband radio frequency interference are provided. In certain embodiments, a method comprises calculating a smoothed carrier to noise value for a received signal on a processing unit, wherein the received signal is associated with a receiver and at least one satellite; calculating an average jammer power to noise power value for the receiver; calculating an instantaneous carrier to noise value for the received signal based on the average jammer power to noise power value and the smoothed carrier to noise value; comparing the instantaneous carrier to noise value to an exclusion threshold, and determining whether to exclude the received signal from calculations of global positioning data based on the comparison of the instantaneous carrier to noise value to the exclusion threshold; and when the received signal is excluded, monitoring the received signal for readmittance to the calculation of global positioning data. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152499 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MITIGATION OF IN-BAND INTERFERENCE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SIGNALS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for mitigation of interference of GPS signals are disclosed providing selective mitigation of in-band interference implementing deterministic phase control. In one embodiment, a system for mitigating interference of GPS signals includes a pair of antennas, each receiving GPS signals that include both a desired signal component and a jammer signal component. The signal from one antenna is phase-shifted as needed to make it anti-phase with the signal from the other antenna, so that when the two signals are combined, the jammer signal components substantially cancel each other, leaving the desired signal components. Determining the phase shift required involves deterministically calculating the phase shift based on the amplitudes of the two input signals and the amplitude of the combined signal instead of the iterative techniques used in conventional systems. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152500 | SATELLITE POSITIONING METHOD, SATELLITE PESUDORANGE CALCULATION APPARATUS AND SATELLITE PESUDORANGE CALCULATION METHOD - A satellite positioning method, a satellite pesudorange calculation apparatus and a satellite pesudorange calculation method thereof are provided. The satellite pesudorange calculation apparatus is used for calculating a pesudorange between a satellite and a satellite positioning receiving device, wherein the pesudorange includes an integer code value and a decimal code value. The satellite pesudorange calculation apparatus comprises a receiver and a processor electrically connected with the receiver. The receiver is configured to receive a code phase from a satellite signal acquisition unit, and the processor is configured to calculate the decimal code value according to the code phase. The receiver is further configured to define an approximation position and calculate the integer code value according to the approximate position and the decimal code value. The satellite positioning method is used for positioning the satellite positioning receiving device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152501 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STEERING AN ANTENNA ARRAY - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of steering an antenna array. For example, a steering controller may control steering of an antenna array, the steering controller may be configured to select a first plurality of timing taps out of a second plurality of timing taps of a channel estimation, to determine a plurality of steering vectors corresponding the first plurality of timing taps, to determine a particular steering vector based on the plurality of steering vectors, and to control steering of the antenna array according to the particular steering vector. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152502 | RADAR SYSTEM, SUB-MODULE, AND RADAR PROCESSING METHOD - A radar system contains a plurality of sub-modules which irradiate beams for a distributed aperture radar. Each of the plurality of sub-modules irradiates the beam, moves and, and communicates with an external unit for a distributed aperture process. The radar system may contain a command unit configured to command the sub-modules. The command unit measures each sub-module and communicates with the sub-module, acquires necessary data of measurement data of the sub-module, position data received from the sub-module, operation situation data of the sub-module and topographical data around the sub-module, calculates a synthetic beam pattern, calculates the arrangement of the sub-modules when the synthetic beam pattern becomes equal to a predetermined pattern, and instructs each sub-module to move based on the calculated arrangement of the sub-modules. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152503 | DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION USING LINEAR ARRAY - A linear array of sensors includes at least two omni-directional sensors and at least one directional sensor, with the axis of sensitivity of the directional sensor arranged, e.g., perpendicular to the linear axis of the linear array. The omni-directional sensors and directional sensor receive a signal and in response produce output signals. The direction of arrival of the received signal is estimated with a 360° range using the output signals of the omni-directional sensors and directional sensor. For example, two symmetric solutions for the direction of arrival of the received signal may be determined using the output signals of the omni-directional sensors, and the output signal from the directional sensor is used to determine the correct solution. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152504 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL OF WIRELESS SIGNAL USING CIRCULAR ARRAY DISPLACEMENT - The various embodiments herein provide a Uniform Circular Displaced Sensor Array (UC-DSA) system and method for measuring/estimating Direction of Arrival (DOA) of a wireless signal. The UC-DSA system comprises at least a set of two circular antenna arrays. The two circular antenna arrays have a number of elements. A Radio frequency (RF) receiver captures a wireless signal incident on a circular antenna array. A Direction of Arrival (DOA) estimator processes a received input signal and a Triangulation system provides the exact location of the source of the wireless signal. The two circular antenna arrays with the same number of elements are placed on different radii, and are shifted to have equal separation between inner elements and outer elements. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING DIRECTION OF RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL - An apparatus and method for estimating the direction of an RF signal is provided. The apparatus includes an antenna for receiving an RF signal. An electronic compass is configured to, as a pointing direction of the antenna is varied, generate information about pointing directions and pointing angles corresponding to variations in the pointing direction of the antenna. A control unit determines RSSI values at respective, pointing angles of the antenna based on a received signal of the antenna and information of the electronic compass depending on the variations, extracts a maximum RSSI value from the RSSI values at respective pointing angles, and stores the maximum RSSI value and a pointing direction corresponding to the maximum RSSI value. A display unit displays the RSSI values at the respective pointing angles and a trajectory of the RSSI values at respective pointing angles under control of the control unit. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152506 | LOCATING DEVICE FOR LOCATING A SOURCE EMITTING A SHORT-DURATION HIGH POWER MICROWAVE PULSE - A locating device locates a source emitting a short-duration high power microwave pulse. The locating device contains at least three separately disposed receiving antennas that are not disposed on a line, each with an associated detection device for detecting the point in time of the reception at the antenna of the high power microwave pulse. At least one short time measurement device is provided for determining at least two time differences between the points in time of reception of each two of the detection devices. A computing device is provided for calculating a location of the origin of the high power microwave pulse based on at least two of the measured time differences. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152507 | RFID AND ROBOTS FOR MULTICHANNEL SHOPPING - The present invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for consumers using RFID-tagged items for multichannel shopping using smartphones, tablets, and indoor navigation, preservation of consumer's privacy related to RFID-tagged items that they leave a retail store with, and automatically reading and locating retail inventory without directly using store labor. Robots and aerial mobile automated RFID reading devices are disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152508 | RF Confinement System - A system of locating a moveable RFID transceiver, in which the moveable transceiver is capable of sending and receiving TOF (Time of fight) signals, and also includes battery powered base stations suitable for outdoor use, and capable of sending and receiving TOF signals. The system measures the signals to derive time of flight information between the moveable transceiver and the base stations and using this data to calculate the position of the moveable transceiver. The position of the base stations may be fixed using TOF signals before attempting location of the moveable RFID transceiver. The base stations may be solar powered, and can work with a base network of only 2 base stations. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152509 | Embedding Low-K Materials in Antennas - A device includes a patch antenna, which includes a feeding line, and a ground panel over the feeding line. The ground panel has an aperture therein. A low-k dielectric module is over and aligned to the aperture. A patch is over the low-k dielectric module. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152510 | STRUCTURAL WIDEBAND MULTIFUNCTIONAL APERTURES - A structural wideband multifunctional aperture and methods are presented. A ground plane grounds radio frequency (RF) and direct current (DC) electrical fields. A structural egg crate circuit board comprises a grid of circuit board planes coupled to the ground plane and perpendicular to the ground plane around open boxes. A signal feed-line is coupled to the structural egg crate circuit board and couple-able to a signal transmission line. A driven feed layer parallel to the ground plane is coupled to the signal feed-line and to a side of the structural egg crate circuit board opposite to the ground plane. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152511 | PORTABLE DEVICE WITH APERTURED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - The invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising a supporting member receiving on one side conductive contact lands or tracks extending substantially as far as the edge of the side and connecting an electronic microcircuit, the conductive contact lands or tracks comprising a plurality of perforations. The device is noteworthy in that the interior of the perforations is free, or intended to be kept free, of metal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152512 | ANTENNA USING THROUGH-SILICON VIA - An antenna includes a substrate and a conductive top plate over the substrate. A feed line is connected to the top plate, and the feed line comprises a first through-silicon via (TSV) structure passing through the substrate. The feed line is arranged to carry a radio frequency signal. A method of designing an antenna includes selecting a shape of a top plate, determining a size of the top plate based on an intended signal frequency, and determining, based on the shape of the top plate, a location of each TSV of at least one TSV contacting the top plate. A method of implementing an antenna includes forming a first feed line through a substrate, the first feed line comprising a TSV, and forming a top plate over the substrate, the top plate being electrically conductive and connected to the first feed line. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152513 | VEHICLE ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna unit includes first and second antenna units arranged on opposite sides of a vehicle. Each antenna unit includes an antenna body and a second terminal portion. The antenna body includes an antenna portion and a first terminal portion. The antenna portion includes at least two antenna coils each having an axis, and the two axes of the at least two antenna coils intersect each other. The first terminal portion includes first terminals each arranged on two ends of the at least two antenna coils. The second terminal portion is arranged on the vehicle and includes second terminals respectively connected to the first terminals. The second terminal portion of each antenna unit includes a wire-connecting structure, which series-connects the at least two antenna coils. The wire-connecting structures differ between the antenna units. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152514 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) ANTENNA - A small-sized ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna includes a radiating unit configured to have a contour of a first shape, a ground unit configured to have a contour of a shape substantially equal to the first shape, and disposed parallel to the radiating unit, at least one shorting pin connected orthogonal to the ground unit and the radiating unit to connect a first area of the ground unit and a first area of the radiating unit, and a feeding unit connected orthogonal to the ground unit and the radiating unit to connect a second area of the ground unit and a second area of the radiating unit. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152515 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The antenna device includes a first antenna | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152516 | ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - A dual antenna for wireless communication transmission (WPT) and near field communication (NFC) includes a loop antenna, and a dual loop antenna disposed at an inside and an outside of the loop antenna. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152517 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR MIMO APPLICATION - An antenna structure for MIMO application includes a substrate, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. A metal ground layer covers a portion of a first surface of the substrate, and the first antenna element is arranged on the metal ground layer. The first antenna element includes an open-slot, which extending from an edge of the metal ground layer toward an inner portion of the metal ground layer, and a signal feed-in member arranged on a second surface of the substrate and spatially corresponding to an open end of the open-slot. The second antenna element is arranged on the first surface of the substrate adjacent to the first antenna element and extending away from the metal ground layer, and includes a signal feed-in portion arranged adjacent to the open end of the open-slot, and electronically connects to the signal feed-in member. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152518 | DUAL-BAND FOLDED META-INSPIRED ANTENNA WITH USER EQUIPMENT EMBEDDED WIDEBAND CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments of a folded meta-inspired antenna for dual-band operation and user equipment for dual-band operation in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the folded meta-inspired antenna may include first and second conductive layers disposed on opposite sides of a substrate to provide a wideband distributed structure comprising a plurality of high-Q resonances resulting from, at least in part, metamaterial-based loading. Conductive material on the first side of the substrate is arranged around a central longitudinal slot coupled with a plurality of perpendicular slots. For dual-band operation, the folded meta-inspired antenna may operate as a folded monopole at a higher frequency band and operate as a slot-type radiator at a lower frequency band. The plurality of resonances may cause the folded meta-inspired antenna to achieve broader bandwidth at both lower and higher frequency bands. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152519 | WIRE CAPACITOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR A RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAID WIRE CAPACITOR - The invention relates to a radio frequency device including an antenna connected to a capacitor. Said capacitor includes first and second conductive plates that are opposite each other and separated by an insulator. At least one of said first and second plates is formed of a plurality of wire capacitor portions. Said radio frequency device is different in that the antenna and at least one capacitor plate are formed with wire portions placed on a substrate in a guided manner. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152520 | ANTENNA AND PRINTED-CIRCUIT BOARD USING WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE - An antenna includes a first conductive plane, a second conductive plane disposed in parallel with the first conductive plane, a power-supply unit applying a high frequency signal between the first conductive plane and the second conductive plane, and at least one shunt which is aligned in the second conductive plane and includes a transmission line including an open end aligned in a plane above or below the second conductive plane and a conductive via electrically connecting another end of the transmission line to the first conductive plane. A distance between a bottom surface of the transmission line and the second conductive plane is less than a distance between the bottom surface of the transmission line and the first conductive plane. The transmission line is formed on a plane positioned to face the second conductive plane outside a region circumscribed between the first conductive plane and the second conductive plane. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152521 | ANTENNA, ANTENNA APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The claimed invention discloses an antenna including: a magnetic core ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152522 | Apparatus with Antenna and Method for Wireless Communication - An apparatus including a first port configured to couple to a first location on an antenna; a second port configured to couple to a second location on the antenna; a switch configured to switch between a first electrical configuration in which the first port is coupled to radio circuitry, and a second electrical configuration in which the second port is coupled to the radio circuitry; first reactive circuitry configured to impedance match the antenna with the radio circuitry at a first operational resonant frequency band; and second reactive circuitry, different to the first reactive circuitry, and configured to impedance match the antenna with the radio circuitry at a second operational resonant frequency band, different to the first operational resonant frequency band. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152523 | DEVICE FOR DECOUPLING ANTENNAS IN COMPACT ANTENNA ARRAY AND ANTENNA ARRAY WITH THE DEVICE - Devices and methods for decoupling two antennas in a compact antenna array and antenna arrays comprising the devices are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the device comprises a first resonator coupled with a source, the source being connected with a first antenna of the two antennas; and a second resonator coupled with the first resonator and a load, the load being connected with a second antenna of the two antennas, wherein the first and second resonators are configured so that a first coupling between the source and the first resonator, a second coupling between the first and second resonators, and a third coupling between the second resonator and the load are satisfied with a constraint that an isolation coefficient in a whole network composed of a first two-port network consisting of the two antennas and a second two-port network consisting of the first and second resonators in parallel approach zero as well as reflection coefficients of each port of the whole network are minimized. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152524 | ANTENNA - An antenna includes a base, a ground layer printed on the base, a first antenna portion, a second antenna portion, and an isolation slot defined in the grounded layer. The isolation slot is arranged between the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion to reduce the interference between the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152525 | TRANSMISSION LINE AND ANTENNA DEVICE - A transmission line has a triplate line including a first outer conductor and a second outer conductor disposed in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval, and a central conductor disposed in a space between the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor; and a dielectric spacer interposed between the first and second outer conductors and the central conductor and configured to support the central conductor. The central conductor has a supported portion supported by the dielectric spacer, and first and second high-impedance portions having characteristic impedances higher than a characteristic impedance in the supported portion. The first and second high-impedance portions are disposed on input and output sides, respectively, of the supported portion. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152526 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In some implementations, a near field communication (NFC) apparatus may include an insert for installation in a cut-out of a panel or housing, the insert comprising a first portion adapted to extend through the cut-out and a second portion comprising a flange adapted to abut the panel or housing adjacent the cut-out, wherein the flange comprises an NFC antenna. The flange thus serves the purposes of securing the apparatus in place, providing a discrete cosmetic finish concealing and protecting the antenna, and housing an antenna of larger area than otherwise possible to allow improved communications range. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152527 | ANTENNA CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention relates to the field of data transmission. In one form, the invention relates to the transmission and/or reception of data modulated signals between various devices, including loads and/or antennas. In another form, the invention relates to the field of transponders (tags), such as Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID), interrogator devices/systems and the transmission of data between a tag and an interrogator. The present invention utilises antenna design to alleviate tag coupling. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152528 | RUGGEDIZED ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE FOR IN-GROUND INSTALLATION - A ruggedized electronic enclosure for in-ground installation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the ruggedized electronic enclosure comprises a top cover which is exposed above a top surface of the ground and a cylindrical base portion which is embedded within the ground. The top cover and the cylindrical base portion are configured to create a channel conveying an adhesive toward the center of the ruggedized enclosure when the top cover and the cylindrical base portion are coupled. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152529 | Compact Dual Polarization Antenna - A dual polarization antenna includes a transducer element having two orthogonal sides and configured to conduct current at least two orthogonal directions. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152530 | MULTIMEDIA NEAR TO EYE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system and method include receiving video images based on field of view of a wearer of a near to eye display system, analyzing the video images to identify an object in the wearer field of view, generating information as a function of the identified objects, and displaying the information on a display device of the near to eye display system proximate the identified object. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152531 | Head Mounted Display With Remote Control - A head mounted display device that displays three dimensional images from a mobile device, which includes a strap that secures the head mounted display to the head of a viewer, a viewing assembly connected to the strap, that includes a housing, a mobile device holder, connected to the housing, a reflecting surface, connected to the housing, that reflects images displayed by the mobile device; and an eyepiece onto which the reflecting surface reflects the images. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152532 | PANEL VIDEO SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND LCD DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a panel video system controller and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. The panel video system controller includes a timing control circuit and a video processing circuit, and the timing control circuit and the video processing circuit are integrated into a same integrated circuit. In research, data. connection between a back-end system of the LCD device such as television and the LCD panel is mainly achieved by a video processing, chip and the timing control circuit. In the present disclosure, the video processing chip in the back-end system of the LCD device and the timing control circuit in the LCD panel are integrated. On one hand, circuit integration level is increased, and assembly process is simplified. On the other hand, it is not needed to use additional data conversion interface between the back-end system of the LCD device and the LCD panel, thereby reducing the product development cycle, development cost, and assembly process. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152533 | METHOD FOR DRIVING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - In order to reduce the frequency of rewriting pixels, gray scales of image signals input to a plurality of pixels provided in a display portion are checked before displaying each image. Specifically, in the case where image signals having medium gray scale levels are input to many of the plurality of pixels, display is performed by normal driving (for example, driving in which rewriting pixels is performed at a frequency higher than or equal to 60 times per second); otherwise, display is performed by driving with a small number of frequencies of rewriting pixels (for example, driving in which rewriting pixels is performed at a frequency lower than or equal to once per second). With this method, an information processing device which can reduce users' eye strain and perform eye-friendly display can be provided. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152534 | Selectively Steer Light from Display - In one embodiment, a computing device dynamically determines a current viewing direction with respect to a display of the computing device; the computing device also dynamically directs at least some light emitted by at least a portion of the display toward the current viewing direction. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152535 | LED BACKLIGHT DRIVER CIRCUIT, LCD DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driver circuit includes at least two lightbars which are independently driven, an output end of each lightbar is coupled with a constant current driver integrated circuit (IC), and a monitoring module controlling the constant current driver IC. The monitoring module outputs a phase delay time to drive each lightbar and a current duty of each lightbar to the constant current driver IC, and the constant current driver IC drives the lightbars one by one according to the corresponding current duty in accordance with the phase delay time in sequence. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152536 | Backlight Scanning Method, Backlight Scanning Device And Liquid Crystal Display Device - There are provided a backlight scanning method and a device thereof. The method comprises: dividing an edge lighting type backlight source into an upper side optical region and a lower side optical region; turning on the light sources at the upper and lower sides respectively after the response of the liquid crystal corresponding to the pixels in the last row of the upper and lower side optical regions is stationary; turning off the light sources at the upper and lower sides respectively when the next response period of the liquid crystal corresponding to the pixels in the first row of the upper and lower side optical regions starts. The method solves the difficulties of applying the scanning backlight to the edge lighting type backlight source by respectively controlling the timings of turning on and off the light sources at the upper and lower sides, whereby the application scope of the scanning backlight is broadened. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152537 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING CONTACTLESS GESTURES - Methods and devices for identifying contactless gestures are described. In one example, the present disclosure describes a method of detecting a contactless gesture on an electronic device. The electronic device has an electromagnetic radiation transmitter and an electromagnetic radiation receiver. The electromagnetic radiation receiver is configured for receiving electromagnetic radiation emitted from the electromagnetic radiation transmitter and reflected by an object. The method includes: monitoring an amplitude of received electromagnetic radiation at the electromagnetic radiation receiver; detecting a proximity event by comparing the amplitude to a predetermined proximity threshold; after detecting the proximity event, continuing to monitor the amplitude of the received electromagnetic radiation at the electromagnetic radiation receiver; and, in response to detecting the proximity event, performing an analysis on the received electromagnetic radiation to determine whether the received electromagnetic radiation indicates a predetermined gesture. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152538 | View Detection Based Device Operation - Methods and apparatuses for peripheral device operation are disclosed. In one example, a user viewing direction is detected corresponding to the user viewing a first display or a second display. Responsive to the user viewing direction, a peripheral device is operated with a first device or a second device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN INFRARED CONTACTLESS GESTURE SYSTEM - An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus generates at least one signal in response to a contactless gesture performed proximate to an infrared proximity sensor situated on the optical device, the contactless gesture corresponding to a command, identifies the command using the at least one signal, and executes the command. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152540 | GESTURE-BASED COMPUTER CONTROL - Instead of controlling a computer by means of a hardware controller (e.g., keyboard, mouse, remote control, etc.), the present application provides systems and methods for a user to control a computer by performing certain body movements or postures (herein referred to as “gestures”) that are recognized by the computer and translated into computer commands. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152541 | Card-Stack Interface - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying one of a number of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of one or more applications as a card on top of a card stack. One or more of the cards in the card stack corresponds to a GUI of a home screen of the computing device. Each of one or more of the cards in the card stack corresponds to one of the GUIs of an application. The application controls presentation of their GUIs as cards in the card stack. The method also includes receiving user input to display another one of the GUIs as the card on top of the card stack; and, in response to the user input, displaying the other one of the GUIs as the card on top of the card stack. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152542 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE TACTILE COMPUTER INPUT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for flexible tactile computer input. A surface module may define a pressure-sensitive surface, any physical surface, or a virtual surface of a flexible input device, the surface having a default shape, reshaping the surface in response to physical proximity to one or more external objects, including one or more bodily appendages of a user, and restoring the default shape when the surface is not in physical proximity to the objects. A sensing module may sense manipulation of the flexible input device by the bodily appendages in proximity to the surface. An analysis module may interpret the manipulation of the flexible input device as input to a computer. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152543 | SYSTEM, DATA PROVIDING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a system includes a receiver, a controller, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a plurality of stroke data, which correspond to a plurality of strokes handwritten on first contents in a plurality of terminals, from the plurality of terminals. The controller stores the plurality of stroke data in a storage medium, the plurality of stroke data associated with an identifier of a terminal which is a sender. The transmitter transmits to a first terminal of the plurality of terminals one or more first stroke data of the plurality of stroke data. The one or more first stroke data are stroke data associated with an identifier of a terminal other than the first terminal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152544 | DISPLAYING SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROLLER, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD - An exemplary display system includes: a first display device; a second display device; and a display control unit that controls one of the first display device and the second display device to display a map image corresponding to a given position, and controls the other of the first display device and the second display device to display a partial image which is a part of a panoramic image corresponding to the position. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152545 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND NOTIFICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display device includes: a display; an audio output module; a recognition module configured to recognize a time-series motion of a user; an issuing module configured to issue an operating instruction when the recognized time-series motion is a predetermined time-series motion; and a notification module configured to, when the time-series motion is recognized, notify the user of the recognized time-series motion by at least one of outputting of audio and displaying of an image on the display, regardless of whether the operating instruction is issued based on the recognized time-series motion. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152546 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING A PRINCIPAL DIMENSION OF A DATA SPACE - Systems and methods are described for navigating through a data space. The navigating comprises detecting a gesture of a body from gesture data received via a detector. The gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a point in time and physical space. The detecting comprises identifying the gesture using the gesture data. The navigating comprises translating the gesture to a gesture signal, and navigating through the data space in response to the gesture signal. The data space is a data-representational space comprising a dataset represented in the physical space. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152547 | USER ACCESS CONTROL BASED ON HANDHELD DEVICE ORIENTATION - Disclosed is a novel system, computer program product, and method for allowing access to an application on a handheld device. This is also known as logging on or password entry. The method begins with detecting a change in at least one of orientation and position of a handheld device relative to a given plane. At least one of a keyboard, a touch screen, a gesture, and voice recognition engine input is received. Based on a combination of the at least one of orientation and position of the handheld and the user input received matching a previously stored value, unlocking access to an application running on the handheld device. The detecting of the change in orientation or position or both can occur simultaneously with the user input or previous to the user input or after the user input. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152548 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus includes an operation definition management unit that manages definition data in which a pattern of a predetermined operation input including a specification of an object to which an effect is generated is corresponded with an effect; an operation input accepting unit that accepts an operation input by a user; an operation input recognizing processing unit that recognizes the operation input accepted by the operation input accepting unit by referring to the definition data; and an effect control unit that performs the effect of the definition data corresponding to the operation input recognized by the operation input recognizing processing unit. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING HAND SHAPE TRACE RECOGNITION IN VEHICLE - A system and method of manipulating a user interface using hand shape trace recognition within a vehicle includes receiving, by a controller, an input of a passenger image and recognizing the hand shape trace information from the passenger image. In addition, the controller is configured to select a vehicle device manipulation that corresponds to the recognized hand shape trace. Therefore, when a passenger manipulates a steering wheel with one hand while viewing the front side, various electronic devices within the vehicle are controlled with a motion of one hand. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152550 | PRECISION POSITION TRACKING DEVICE - Embodiment of a lightweight and compact wireless precision position tracking device and a precision position tracking motion capture system are described. Optionally, the wireless precision position tracking device is configured to be worn by a user. The wireless precision position tracking device may be configured to emit optical light from two or more respective markers, where the light from one of the markers is distinguishable from light from another of the markers. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152551 | VEHICLE GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of vehicle gesture recognition systems and methods are disclosed. An example vehicle gesture recognition system comprises a data interface configured for receiving 2d image data from a 2d sensor and/or from a portable device camera via a portable device interface. Additionally or alternatively, the data interface is configured for receiving gesture data indicating a gesture. A vehicle processing unit is configured for controlling user interfacing with a user interface based on the gestures recognized from the 2d image data and/or as indicated by the gesture data. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152552 | DETECTING USER INTENT TO REMOVE A PLUGGABLE PERIPHERAL DEVICE - A method includes receiving, from a three-dimensional (3D) sensing device coupled to a computer, a sequence of 3D maps including at least part of a hand of a user positioned in proximity to the computer. In embodiments of the present invention, the computer is coupled to one or more peripheral devices, and upon identifying, in the sequence of 3D maps, a movement of the hand toward a given peripheral device, an action preparatory to disengaging the given peripheral device is initiated. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152553 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THE SAME - A method in an electronic device comprises when a display unit is deformed, determining a display area visible to a user, and displaying content on the confirmed display area. An apparatus for displaying content on an electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to detect that a flexible display unit is bended, recognize at least a part of a user's body, determine which display area is visible to the user based on the user position; and move at least part of content on the visible display area. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140152554 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a portable device is provided. The method includes detecting bending of the portable device and determining whether to perform motion sensing correction due to the bending; acquiring a motion sensing correction factor for performing the motion sensing correction due to the bending; performing motion sensing correction of at least one motion sensor using the motion sensing correction factor; and controlling the portable device according to the corrected motion sensing. | 2014-06-05 |
