23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140156162 | Measuring and Displaying Tractor Performance - A method of measuring and displaying track-type tractor performance in real time calculates both a measure of work performance and a theoretical optimum work performance for a given input state, such as track speed. After estimating soil conditions, the theoretical optimum is estimated using an iterative technique. The optimum and current performance are normalized and displayed using a first bar representing a full range of work performance, a second bar depicting a range of optimum performance for current conditions is presented overlying the first bar, and an indicator line showing the current performance. This allows an operator to adjust speed or load accordingly. A coefficient of traction and a shear modulus adjustment, reflecting soil conditions, are calculated at the tractor during operation and used to offset a table of ideal condition operating points to produce the second bar. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156163 | AUTO CRUISE DOWNHILL CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is an auto cruise downhill control (ADC) method for a vehicle, whereby, when a speed of the vehicle exceeds an auto cruise setting speed, the speed of the vehicle is automatically adjusted to be the auto cruise setting speed by using an engine control unit (ECU) and an electronic stability control (ESC) unit. In other words, when a current vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined value compared to a driver's setting speed for auto cruise, automatic braking activation control is performed by the ESC unit to adjust the speed of the vehicle to be the auto cruise setting speed when the vehicle is operating on a steep decline. Additionally, when a driver makes a steep downward adjustment of the setting speed, automatic braking activation control is performed by the ESC unit to decrease the speed of the vehicle to a downwardly adjusted level at an accelerated rate. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156164 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LONGITUDINAL DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - Method for operating a longitudinal driver assistance system ( | 2014-06-05 |
20140156165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE OPERATION - A system includes a controller configured to control one or more parameters of a gas turbine engine based on a feedback and a predicted lifespan of one or more components of the gas turbine engine to substantially maintain at least one of power output or heat rate above a threshold level in response to degradation or fouling of the gas turbine engine. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156166 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ACOUSTICS EVALUATION AND CONTROL - An operations support system is provided for an engine. The system includes a diagnostics module configured to receive engine data from the engine and to generate diagnostics data based on the engine data using a thermodynamic model, the thermodynamic model being based on component maps associated with the engine; an acoustics module coupled to the diagnostics module and comprising an acoustics calculation unit, the acoustics calculation unit configured to receive the diagnostics data and to determine an acoustics level for the engine based on the diagnostics data; and a graphical user interface coupled to the acoustics module and configured to display the acoustics level. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156167 | SIMPLIFIED METHOD TO INJECT ETHANOL OR OTHER SOLUTION ADDITIVES INTO DIESEL ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH A DIGITAL DATA BUS - A system for the delivery of ethanol or other solution additives to the intake manifold of compression ignition diesel engines comprising an electronic control module containing a microcomputer capable of monitoring SAE J1939 serial data, receive a signal from an additive monitoring sensor and have outputs to turn on a pump relay, indicator lamp and from 1 to n pulse width modulated electrical fluid injectors. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156168 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RAIL PRESSURE - Proposed is a method for closed loop rail pressure control of a V-type internal combustion engine with an asymmetrical firing order, wherein an actual rail pressure is computed from the measured rail pressure; a system deviation is determined by means of the actual rail pressure and a set rail pressure; and wherein a correcting variable for actuating a pressure actuating element, in particular a suction throttle, for regulating the rail pressure is computed. The invention is characterized by the fact that the actual rail pressure is computed from the measured rail pressure by means of an averaging filter in that below a limit speed (nLi) the rail pressure is averaged over a constant time and in that above the limit speed (nLi) the rail pressure is averaged over a working cycle of the internal combustion engine. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156169 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A control system for fuel delivery systems associated with cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine is provided. The control system includes a detector, a processor, and an actuator. The detector is configured to sense a signal to change from a compression ignited fuel to a spark ignited fuel in a pre-determined number of cylinders. The processor is configured to receive the signal from the detector and generate one or more actuation signals. The controller is configured to receive the actuation signals and tandemly control the fuel delivery systems associated with the pre-determined cylinders based on the actuation signals. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156170 | Method and Device for Controlling a Variable Valve Train of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method for controlling a variable valve train of an internal combustion engine including multiple cylinders is disclosed. At a first operating point of the engine, an intake air amount is determined and cylinder-individual values for a fuel amount reduction are determined by successively reducing the respectively supplied fuel amount for each cylinder until a characteristic representing uneven running of the engine has reached a predetermined uneven running threshold value. A ratio of a change in the intake valve lift to the resulting change in the intake air amount is determined for the first operating point. Cylinder-individual deviations of the intake valve lift from a reference value are determined based on the ratio, the intake air amount at the first operating point, and the associated value for the fuel amount reduction. The variable valve train is then controlled on the basis of the cylinder-individual deviations of the intake valve lift. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156171 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device is a vehicle control device for a vehicle capable of coasting, in which when there is no acceleration or deceleration request to the vehicle while traveling, power transmission between an engine and drive wheels is cut off and the vehicle is allowed to travel by inertia, wherein in a state in which there is no acceleration or deceleration request to the vehicle while traveling and power is transmitted between the engine and the drive wheels, whether or not to implement the coasting is determined by comparing a required deceleration rate Dt which is estimated as a deceleration rate to be later required of the vehicle and a coasting deceleration rate Dn which is estimated as a deceleration rate during the coasting. Where it is determined to implement the coasting, power transmission between the engine and the drive wheels is cut off and the coasting is implemented, and where it is determined not to implement the coasting, power transmission between the engine and the drive wheels is maintained. As a result, the implementation of coasting that can provide a sense of anxiety or discomfort to the driver can be suppressed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156172 | EXHAUST HUMIDITY SENSOR - Embodiments for adjusting engine operating parameters based on output from an exhaust humidity sensor are provided. One example method for an engine comprises based on a dew point of exhaust gas, adjusting an exhaust gas sensor heater configured to heat an exhaust gas sensor disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, the dew point based on output from a humidity sensor disposed in the exhaust passage. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156173 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electronic control unit calculates a rotation variation amount ΣΔNE as a cetane number index value of the fuel supplied to an internal combustion engine and executes fuel injection control in a first execution mode corresponding to the rotation variation amount ΣΔNE (S | 2014-06-05 |
20140156174 | FUEL DISTRIBUTOR FOR DUAL-INJECTOR ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL DISTRIBUTOR - A dual-injector engine for a dual-injector engine that includes at least two injectors disposed on at least two respective intake ports that communicate with a single combustion chamber. The at least two injectors are independently, asymmetrically and cooperatively operated to distribute the amounts of fuel injected from the injectors. Eventually, the fuel vaporability of a fuel and air mixture may be maximized. Thus, the combustion performance of the engine may be increased. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156175 | DRIVER ALERT AND DE-RATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A driver alert and de-rate control system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to monitor an engine operating condition, and a control unit in communication with the sensor. The control unit is configured to estimate a time until automatic de-rate of the engine based on the engine operating condition and to modify a performance parameter of the vehicle in dependence upon the estimated time until automatic de-rate. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156176 | MANAGING VEHICLES ON A ROAD NETWORK - A system and method for managing vehicles on a road network can include a processor that performs operations including accessing a matrix of vehicle parameters of a plurality of communicating vehicles on the road network and representing the plurality of communicating vehicles in a graph with a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of communicating vehicles and edges corresponding to the vehicle parameters. The system and method can include partitioning, with a processing device, the graph to reduce disruptions to the road network below a threshold level to support safe and efficient traffic flow and assigning one or more exclusion zones within the road network to each partition of the graph by associating the vehicle parameters for each vehicle. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156177 | MANAGING VEHICLES ON A ROAD NETWORK - A system and method for managing vehicles on a road network can include a processor that performs operations including accessing a matrix of vehicle parameters of a plurality of communicating vehicles on the road network and representing the plurality of communicating vehicles in a graph with a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of communicating vehicles and edges corresponding to the vehicle parameters. The system and method can include partitioning, with a processing device, the graph to reduce disruptions to the road network below a threshold level to support safe and efficient traffic flow and assigning one or more exclusion zones within the road network to each partition of the graph by associating the vehicle parameters for each vehicle. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156178 | ROAD MARKER RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed is a road surface marker recognition device and method. The device includes an infrared transceiver that is configured to irradiate an infrared beam on a road surface and receive the reflected beam to detect a distance from a road surface and a strength of the reflected beam. The device further includes a controller that is configured to create a road map of the road using distance information, signal strength information, and speed information of a vehicle to define a marker shape of the road. Furthermore, the controller is configured to compare the defined marker shape with stored marker information to determine a definition of the marker shape and output the marker shape definition. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN GLOBAL POSITION MEASUREMENTS - Embodiments of the invention involve providing assistance data to a global position and navigation receiver, for example topographical data, such that the receiver can decide on a specific action depending on that data. The topographical data may include one or both of geographical data and architectural data. Geographical data may include information about natural formations, such as hills, valleys, forests, etc. Architectural data may include manmade formations, such as streets, buildings, bridges, etc. The receiver may then interpret and decide on a course of action for controlling the receiver base on the assistance data. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156180 | Reduction Of The Impact Of Hard Limit Constraints In State Space Models - A location of a mobile device in a venue can be estimated by using a state space estimator to determine candidate locations of the mobile device at a first time point based on previous candidate positions conditioned upon an observation of one or more environmental variables. A second observation is received at a second time point, and the state space estimator performs a propagation step to determine the candidate locations at the second time point based on the candidate locations at the first time point and the second observation. The propagation step includes a plurality of sub-propagation steps in which a time length between the sub-propagation steps is a fraction of the time length between the first and second time points, and at each sub-propagation step each candidate location is propagated according to a stochastic process. The location of the mobile device at the second time point is determined based on the candidate locations at the second time point. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156181 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION PROGRAM - Because a navigation device or method according to the present invention extracts only route guidance expressions which a speaking person, such as a fellow passenger, provides for the driver, interprets the abstract route guidance expressions to determine a concrete route guidance expression, and outputs information to be presented corresponding to the concrete route guidance expression, the navigation device enables the driver to understand the content intuitively and can prevent the driver from mishearing the speaking person's utterance and from driving the vehicle toward a direction which the speaking person does not intend. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156182 | DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING AUTO DRIVE LANES IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to identifying and displaying traffic lanes that are available for autonomous driving. This information may be displayed to a driver of a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode, in order to inform the driver of where he or she can use the autonomous driving mode. In one example, the display may visually distinguishing between lanes that are available for auto-drive from those that are not. The display may also include an indicator of the position of a lane (autodrive or not) currently occupied by the vehicle. In addition, if that lane is an autodrive lane the display may include information indicating how much further the vehicle may continue in the autonomous driving mode in that particular lane. The display may also display information indicating the remaining autodrive distance in other lanes as well as the lane with the greatest remaining autodrive distance. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156183 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AVAILABLE PARKING SPOTS - Techniques are disclosed for reporting occupied and unoccupied parking spaces are disclosed. The techniques include determining that a mobile computing device has entered a parking area and determining whether the mobile computing device has entered a pedestrian mode. The pedestrian mode is indicative of a user of the mobile computing device parking a vehicle and exiting the vehicle. When the mobile computing device has entered the pedestrian mode, the technique includes determining a first location of the mobile computing device at a first time corresponding to the mobile computing device entering the pedestrian mode, and providing an occupied notification to a remote computing device, the occupied notification including the first location and indicating that a parking spot corresponding to the first location is occupied. Techniques are further disclosed for reporting unoccupied parking spaces to the mobile computing device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156184 | NAVIGATION MESSAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A navigation message providing system and a method thereof are provided. A server searches, according to a planned moving path, for a location message corresponding to a target location, and when determining that a distance or a relative position of a position where the navigation terminal is currently located and the target location satisfies a predetermined condition or determining that preset time or a preset position is met, a navigation terminal displays the satisfied or met location message, so as to give a prompt to a user when close to the target location, and achieve the technical efficacy of proactively providing location message of the target location. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156185 | Navigation Method and Navigation Device - In a navigation method, at least one constant travel characteristic (CONST_KW) is determined that is representative of a vehicle-specific energy requirement with respect to a predetermined trip length at quasi-constant speed and on a quasi-level stretch. At least one dynamic characteristic (DYN_KW) is determined that is representative of a vehicle-specific energy requirement with respect to a predetermined trip length at quasi-dynamic speed and on a quasi-level stretch. The constant travel characteristic (CONST_KW) is respectively adapted on the basis of at least one vehicle-specifically determined energy consumption characteristic (EV_KW) for a traveled route segment that has been recognized as quasi-level and in which a quasi-constant speed was detected. To determine an expected energy requirement for a predetermined driving route (RT) with several route segments (STA), the individual route segments (STA) are each made available either as a constant travel segment (CONST_STA) or as a dynamic travel segment (DYN_STA). For each route segment (STA), the estimated route segment energy requirement characteristic (ST_EB_KW) is determined on the basis of a respective constant travel characteristic (CONST_KW) in the event of a route segment (STA) made available as a constant travel segment (CONST_STA) and on the basis of a respective dynamic characteristic (DYN_KW) in the event of a route segment made available as a dynamic travel segment. An estimated route energy requirement characteristic (RT_EB_KW) for the predetermined driving route (RT) is determined on the basis of the respective route segment energy requirement characteristics (ST_EB_KW). | 2014-06-05 |
20140156186 | FACILITY WAYFINDING SYSTEM - A facility wayfinding system is provided which includes an interactive public display device and a mobile device, running a mobile wayfinding application. The interactive public display device, which is situated at a first location within a facility, displays a facility map showing facility units, receives a user selection of a facility unit as a second location, and displays a route from the first location to the second location on the facility map. The mobile device also displays the facility map, displays a route from a start location to a destination location on the facility map, and updates the start location to the first location and the destination location to the second location by synchronizing with the interactive public display device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156187 | Dynamically Varied Map Labeling - Methods for dynamically varying label density and label placement on a map display used in mapping and/or navigation solutions. Label density and label placement on a map display are adjusted dynamically based on: a function class of a road being navigated, a function class of a road to be navigated following an upcoming maneuver, a distance to an upcoming maneuver, and/or a speed a device receiving mapping/navigation services is travelling. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156188 | Personalized Map Routes - A method and implementing computer system are provided which collects annotation information from users of a mapping site, associates the annotation with particular segments of a travel route, scores the annotations and constantly adjusts the scores of the annotations in determining preferred travel routes. When a user requests a route, the relationship between requestor and annotation provider is considered, and the requestor is provided with the highest-ranked annotations in accordance with the requestor's personal preferences for driving directions. The user can request updates to the annotations if their scoring changes after the route is provided. Current weather conditions and continuous weather condition updates are also provided at predetermined intervals for selected routes of travel. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156189 | Personalized Map Routes - A method and implementing computer system are provided which collects annotation information from users of a mapping site, associates the annotation with particular segments of a travel route, scores the annotations and constantly adjusts the scores of the annotations in determining preferred travel routes. When a user requests a route, the relationship between requestor and annotation provider is considered, and the requestor is provided with the highest-ranked annotations in accordance with the requestor's personal preferences for driving directions. The user can request updates to the annotations if their scoring changes after the route is provided. Current weather conditions and continuous weather condition updates are also provided at predetermined intervals for selected routes of travel. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156190 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE DEVICES FOR GENERATING A RESPONSE TO FLOODING - The present disclosure relates generally to methods, systems and computer program storage devices for generating a response to flooding. In one specific example, the present disclosure relates to methods, systems and computer program storage devices for generating one or more operational responses to flooding. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING A DATA WEIGHTED ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE FOR TIME-LAPSE MONITORING OF A RESERVOIR PRODUCTION OR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - A system and a method for time lapse monitoring of a target feature within a rock formation are provided. The system includes a data weighted electromagnetic source configured to generate an electromagnetic field in vicinity or at a surface of the rock formation; and an electromagnetic receiver configured to measure a component of the electromagnetic field generated by the source. The data weighted electromagnetic source includes a plurality of electromagnetic sources and an electromagnetic field contribution from each electromagnetic source is weighted so as to enhance the component of the electromagnetic field measured by the electromagnetic receiver. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156192 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF MARKER DEPTH COORDINATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GEOLOGICAL MODEL OF DEPOSIT - The invention relates to constructing a geological model of oil or other mineral deposit. In particular, the invention refers to the method, device, and machine-readable data carrier intended for evaluating the correlation coefficient for a set of well log curves and determining the position of marker depths at which the coefficient of correlation is maximal. A technical result is the improved accuracy of evaluation of parameters used in the construction of geological model describing the location of oil or other deposits. The method makes enables calculation of the depths of marker in a group of wells, given the depths to this marker in another well group used as a reference set. For any well W where the marker depth is to be determined, wells from the reference group are chosen lying at specified distance from the well W and the well with the maximal correlation coefficient is chosen among them. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156193 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF MARKER DEPTH COORDINATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GEOLOGICAL MODEL OF DEPOSIT - A system for building a geological model of oil or other mineral deposit. In particular, the system allows the coefficients of correlation to be determined for a set of well-logging curves and marker depth positions to be established for which the values of correlation coefficient are maximal. A technical result is the improvement of the accuracy of evaluating the parameters that are used to construct a geological model of location of oil or other deposits. The system makes it possible, given a marker, which already has its marks in a group of wells, which is referred to as reference group, to calculate such marks for wells from another group. For any well W where the marker depth is to be determined, wells from the reference group are chosen lying within the specified distance from the well W, and a well with the maximal coefficient of correlation is chosen among them. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156194 | DEVIATED WELL LOG CURVE GRIDS WORKFLOW - A method for displaying an exploration and production (EP) data set of a field having a subterranean formation involves obtaining well logs corresponding to deviated wells in a portion of the field, where the well logs represent measured properties of the subterranean formation, extracting a section of each well log corresponding to a horizontal leg of a deviated well, extrapolating data items in the section of each well log to generate extrapolated data items forming the EP data set, where extrapolated data items represent the measured properties combined with a corresponding spatial coordinate across the geological surface, and displaying the numerous extrapolated data items of the EP data set. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156195 | Systems and Methods for Collecting, Analyzing, Recording, and Transmitting Fluid Hydrocarbon Production Monitoring and Control Data - Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, transmitting, and acting on information collected from instruments monitoring and controlling equipment used for natural gas well production collection and pipeline insertion platforms (skids). Said instruments may include handheld computing devices like the Apple iPhone, iPad, or other PDAs; said devices using short or long range, wired or wireless communication. The systems and methods reduce costs, errors, inefficiencies, and increase safety by giving the user simple GUI interfaces for data collection and for action items. The said handheld devices can guide the data collector to the skid location using GPS or other location based services, collect data via wired of wireless methods, guide the data collector through manual data input methods or safety action items, compare current readings to past history and evaluate current safety or out-of-tolerance conditions or entries, among other items. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156196 | MOLDED WRISTBAND CASE - A biometric monitoring device and multiple carrying cases for same are provided. In some implementations, the case may be made from a flexible viscoelastic material and the biometric monitoring device may be slipped into a receptacle in the case through an opening in the case; the opening may become distended during the insertion of the biometric monitoring device. In some implementations, the case may feature a display window that, in combination with materials of the biometric monitoring device, may mask a display of the biometric monitoring device from view when the display is off and may allow the display to be seen when the display is displaying content. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL - A method of processing a signal may include receiving an input signal including a motion artifact, determining a filter parameter based on a frequency component of a motion-based signal analogous to the motion artifact, and filtering the input signal using a filter having the determined filter parameter. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156198 | Determining Coronary Artery Disease Risk - Markers and methods useful for assessing coronary artery disease in a subject are provided, along with kits for measuring their expression. Also provided are predictive models, based on the markers, as well as computer systems, and software embodiments of the models for scoring and optionally classifying samples. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156199 | MOLECULAR PROFILING OF TUMORS - Provided herein are methods and systems of molecular profiling of diseases, such as cancer. In some embodiments, the molecular profiling can be used to identify treatments for a disease, such as treatments that were not initially identified as a treatment for the disease or not expected to be a treatment for a particular disease. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156200 | ASSESSMENT OF CELLULAR SIGNALING PATHWAY ACTIVITY USING PROBABILISTIC MODELING OF TARGET GENE EXPRESSION - The present application mainly relates to specific methods for inferring activity of one or more cellular signaling pathway(s) in tissue of a medical subject based at least on the expression level(s) of one or more target gene(s) of the cellular signaling pathway(s) measured in an extracted sample of the tissue of the medical subject, an apparatus comprising a digital compressor configured to perform such methods and a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by a digital processing device to perform such methods. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156201 | PEAK ASSIGNING METHOD, ASSIGNING PROGRAM AND ASSIGNING DEVICE - A peak assigning apparatus for assigning peaks of a FP configured by peaks and retention time points of the peaks detected from a chromatogram of a multicomponent material includes a peak pattern preparing part preparing a peak pattern for each peak of the target FP and a reference FP that comprises n+1 peaks including n peaks being present on at least one of sides located in front and in the rear of each peak in a time axis direction, and a peak assigning part specifying the peaks corresponding to each other by comparison of the peak patterns. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156202 | SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES, IN PARTICULAR IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, WITH CALIBRATION OF THE INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSE, AND THE CORRESPONDING METHOD - Analysis system for the quantitative chemical analysis of samples includes a detection equipment to detect the quantity of target analytes in the samples to be analyzed, which includes a chromatography system, an ion source and a mass spectrometer; a data processing system to process quantitative data of the target analytes in the samples analyzed, as detected by the detection equipment; and an innovative database containing corrective and control data and coefficients to calibrate and correct the instrumental response of the detection equipment, wherein the corrective and control data and coefficients are determined and acquired by the database before the actual analysis of the samples, the sample being prepared with a universal dilution solution to minimize the corresponding matrix effect, the data processing system determining the quantitative data of the target analytes by processing the quantitative data taking account of the corrective and control data and coefficients contained in the database. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ANALYSIS DATA - Data of a plurality of samples collected by an LC/MS, GC/MS or other systems are converted into a two-dimensional table format. After LC/MS measurement data on a plurality of samples are obtained and the respective extracted ion chromatograms (XICs) are created, a time-axis adjustment for correcting a discrepancy in the retention time is performed, followed by a process of correcting the missing of data which has occurred in the head and/or tail section of the data as a result of the time-axis adjustment. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156204 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Glycemic Control - Methods to provide glycemic control and therapy management based on monitored glucose data, and current and/or target Hb1AC levels are provided. Systems to provide glycemic control and therapy management based on monitored glucose data, and current and/or target Hb1AC levels are provided. Kits to provide glycemic control and therapy management based on monitored glucose data, and current and/or target Hb1AC levels are provided. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156205 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR MULTICYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A first parameter correlated with a degree of a variation in the output from the air-fuel ratio sensor is calculated. A possible range of a second parameter representing a degree of a variation in air-fuel ratio among the cylinders is determined based on the first parameter. The first parameter is calculated with an air-fuel ratio of a predetermined cylinder forcibly changed. A difference between the unchanged first parameter and the forcibly changed first parameter is determined. A first characteristic representing a relation between the second parameter and the difference is determined based on the possible range of the second parameter and the difference. One of the determination value and the first parameter calculated before the forced change is corrected based on inclination of the determined first characteristic. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156206 | Detection and Quantification of Polypeptides Using Mass Spectrometry - The invention relates to the detection and quantification of polypeptides using mass spectrometry. Specifically, the invention provides a method for testing whether a target polypeptide is present in a sample of a set of polypeptides, a method for deriving a value for distinguishing polypeptides of a set of polypeptides from each other, a database containing values for distinguishing each polypeptide of a set of polypeptides from each other, and an apparatus for configuring a mass scan of a mass spectrometer to test whether a target polypeptide of a set of polypeptides is present in a sample of the set. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156207 | SOOT MONITORING METHOD AND ALERT SYSTEM - A system and method of monitoring regeneration of a particulate matter filter for a stationary diesel engine is disclosed. The system monitors exhaust temperature and operating time of an engine to calculate accumulated operating time below a critical temperature. Upon reaching a maximum allowed accumulated operation time, the system initiates a warning signal to inform the operator to increase exhaust temperatures for passive regeneration of the filter. During regeneration, the system periodically measures filter pressure differential and the exhaust temperature to calculate a difference in pressure differentials measured at two different times and determine whether the difference is below a critical value to inform the operator that regeneration is complete. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156208 | NETWORK EVENT DETECTION - Various aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying network events. In one aspect, a method includes monitoring signal characteristic values for signals transmitted over a communications channel of a power line communications system and determining that a signal level value for the channel is less than a threshold signal level value for the channel. In response to determining that the signal level value for the channel is less than the threshold signal level value for the channel, a signal to noise ratio for the communications channel is computer and it is determined that the signal to noise ratio for the channel exceeds a threshold value. In response to determining that the signal to noise ratio for the communications channel exceeds the threshold value, storing data received over the communications channel is stored as valid data. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156209 | DEVICES WITH BATTERY REMAINING CAPACITY ESTIMATING FUNCTIONS - A device includes an interface and a processor. The interface receives information for a parameter indicative of a status of a battery. The processor calculates a remaining capacity of the battery, calculates a capacity ratio of the calculated remaining capacity to a capacity reference of the battery, compares the parameter with a parameter reference to generate a first comparison result, compares the capacity ratio with a ratio reference to generate a second comparison result, sets an amount according to the first and second comparison results, and changes the calculated remaining capacity by the amount. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156210 | Control Voltage Signal Synthesis System and Method - Multiple positions within a mechanical system are measured with a plurality of sensors including at least one 4-wire and at least one 5-wire sensor. The 5-wire sensor has two output voltage signals sent to a signal conversion processor, and the 4-wire sensor also sends a signal. A sum is created of the two voltage signals from the 5-wire sensor. An excitation voltage supply supplies a common excitation voltage to both sensors. Feedback of the excitation voltage is measured by the signal conversion processor. The excitation voltage feedback is utilized to ratio-metrically correct a position feedback signal from the 4-wire sensor at the signal conversion processor. The signal conversion processor is able to synthesize a signal indicative of the excitation voltage from the two voltage signals sent from the 5-wire sensor in the event the excitation voltage feedback is not received at the signal conversion processor. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156211 | Tilted Test Loop Calibration System - A tilted test loop for use in calibrating an electromagnetic logging tool includes a substantially cylindrical hub, a planar elliptical frame connected to the hub and oriented at a tilt angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hub, at least one triangular wedge connected to the hub and the planar frame, the triangular wedge having an angle that defines the tilt angle, and a plurality of elliptical conductive loops deployed in corresponding elliptical grooves in the frame. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE EXCITATION CHARACTERISTIC OF CURRENT TRANSFORMER - This disclosure relates to the field of current transformers, for testing the excitation characteristic of a current transformer is disclosed. The method comprise applying alternately positive and negative DC voltages across terminals of secondary winding of a CT to be tested and acquiring a secondary current; constructing a mathematical model of the relationship between the secondary current and a root mean square (rms) equivalent voltage at rated frequency of the CT from the relationship between a magnetic flux of a secondary winding iron-core of the CT and the rms equivalent voltage; and generating an excitation characteristic curve according to the mathematical model. The method and apparatus of the embodiments may test CTs requiring lower testing voltage as well as CTs with knee-point up to tens of kV by supplying a relatively low voltage and power, which makes the embodiments widely applicable. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156213 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF TESTING OPEN FAILURES THEREOF - Semiconductor memory devices are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes an input/output (I/O) drive controller, a data I/O unit and a data transmitter. The data I/O unit selectively drives a first global I/O line and first/second global I/O lines according to the first or second test modes. The data transmitter selectively transfers the data on the first global I/O line onto first and second local I/O lines to store the data on the first global I/O line, and the data on the first and second global I/O lines onto the first and second local I/O lines according to the first or second test modes. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156214 | MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND MOTION ANALYSIS METHOD - A motion analysis system includes a signal comparing unit configured to compare output signals from a plurality of motion sensors attached to a measurement target and an attachment-position determining unit configured to determine attachment positions of the motion sensors to the measurement target on the basis of a comparison result of the signal comparing unit. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156215 | GAIT ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for gait analysis may include a mobile data recording device configured to record accelerations associated with user motion and a data processing device in communication with the mobile data recording device. The data processing device can be configured to receive acceleration data from the mobile data recording device and process the acceleration data to extract stride data sequences from the acceleration data through use of bounding boxes on one or more points of the acceleration data. Each of the stride data sequences comprising data for a corresponding stride. The bounding boxes may define time and acceleration bounds. The data processing system may further determine one or more stride metrics. According to one embodiment, the data recording device may be a smartphone or other device having an accelerometer with a limited range that is inadequate to capture the full range of accelerations experienced by a runner. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156216 | ESTIMATING VELOCITY IN A HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL DIRECTION FROM ACCELERATION MEASUREMENTS - There is provided a method of determining an estimate of the velocity of a device in a horizontal or vertical direction, the method comprising obtaining measurements of the acceleration acting on the device in three dimensions; using a first filter and the obtained measurements to estimate acceleration due to gravity; estimating the acceleration acting in a horizontal or vertical direction due to motion of the device using the estimated acceleration due to gravity; integrating the estimate of the acceleration acting in said direction due to motion of the device to give an estimate of velocity in said direction; and using a second filter to remove offset and/or drift from the velocity to give a filtered velocity; wherein at least one of the first filter and second filter is a non-linear filter. An apparatus configured to operate according to the above method is also provided. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF MARKER DEPTH COORDINATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GEOLOGICAL MODEL OF DEPOSIT - The invention relates to the method, device, and a machine-readable data carrier used for building a geological model of oil or other mineral deposit. In particular, the invention refers to the method, device, and machine-readable data carrier used for determining the position of marker depth coordinates in wells W from a reference group of wells at the building of a geological model. A technical result is the improved accuracy of the evaluation of parameters used in the building of a geological model describing the location of oil or other deposits. The invention makes it possible, for markers chosen as an initial solution, to calculate the marker depth in each well to maximize the total correlation. For each marker in the set, a functional is defined as the sum of correlation coefficients of a set of well-logging methods for pairs of wells located within a specified distance from one another. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156218 | METHOD OF MOTION TRACKING - A motion of a model including a joint, at least one body part that rotates with respect to the joint, and a plurality of inertial sensors attached to each body part and measuring a rotational motion of the body part is tracked by obtaining a rotational matrix of a sensor coordinate system fixed to each of the inertial sensors with respect to an inertial coordinate system fixed to ground, by using a signal measured by the inertial sensor attached to each body part; obtaining a rotational matrix of the sensor coordinate systems with respect to a body part coordinate system fixed to each body part, by using an obtained rotational matrix value of the sensor coordinate system; obtaining a rotational matrix of each body part coordinate system with respect to the inertial coordinate system, by using a calculated rotational matrix of the sensor coordinate systems; and calculating a joint variable with respect to each body part, by using a calculated rotational matrix of the body part coordinate system. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156219 | DETERMINING TILT ANGLE AND TILT DIRECTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING - A method of determining a tilt angle and a tilt direction of a survey instrument includes capturing first images at a first location that include features from an environment around the survey instrument and capturing second images at a second location that include a portion of the features. A pose of the imaging device is determined at the second location using observed changes in location of a common portion of the features between the first images and the second images. The tilt angle and the tilt direction of the survey instrument at the second location are determined using the pose of the imaging device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156220 | Magnetic Field Measuring Device - The present invention provides a magnetic field measuring device comprising first to fourth magnetoelectric transducers, magnetic convergence plates, and a calculation unit that calculates the strength of a magnetic field applied in a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction with respect to a magneto-sensing surface of the magnetoelectric transducers, wherein the magnetic convergence plates are placed in the vicinity of the first to fourth magnetoelectric transducers so as to convert magnetic field vectors, and the calculation unit includes a first calculation block that adds or subtracts output from the first to fourth magnetoelectric transducers, and outputs a calculation result. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156221 | ANGULAR POSITION ENCODER FOR A ROTATING SHAFT - An angular position encoder for a rotating shaft is disclosed, in particular for application on the rotor shaft in wind turbines. A materialized measure in the form of a roller chain is arranged around the circumference of the shaft. A scanning head in the form of a sensor is arranged at a distance from the materialized measure and scans the surface of the materialized measure as the shaft is rotating. A measurement value evaluation unit processes recorded measurement values to give positional and/or speed data on the shaft. A method for determination and measurement of the rotor speed or position for a rotating shaft by means of the angular position encoder is also disclosed which includes determination and measurement of the rotor speed or position, creating or mapping at least one reference pattern or map of the chain, and a comparing the pattern and an actual measurement value. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156222 | ESTIMATION OF WEIGHT FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a system for estimating a weight m | 2014-06-05 |
20140156223 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION OF SPATIAL POINTS - A method for analyzing spatial point patterns and visualizing the results is presented. The method includes simulating at least one point set within a region using a point process, dividing the region into a plurality of elements, determining scores for both real data and simulated data for each element by weighting the point sets within a domain of a predetermined kernel. The method further includes comparing scores for each element, computing confidence intervals for at least one confidence level having a predetermined statistical significance; and providing a visualization to identify clusters and exclusion zones. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156224 | SINGLE-PROTEIN NANOMECHANICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY IN REAL TIME - Methods and devices relating to measuring a landing position and mass of an analyte adsorbed to a nanomechanical resonator by resolving adsorbate-induced frequency shifts in at least two modes of a resonator resonance frequency, where during the resolving of the frequency shifts in the at least two modes analysis is so that the transformation (G) from the fractional-frequency shift pair to the analyte mass-position pair is one-to-one. Complex protein mixtures can be analyzed at high sensitivity and resolution. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156225 | ASSESSMENT OF POWER SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND/OR RISK MITIGATION - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for assessing power system equipment of a power system. Historical sensor data and/or historical field test data collected from the power system equipment may be utilized to develop a health profile of the power system equipment. The health profile is indicative of a predicted health (e.g., or probability of failure) of the power system equipment. In one embodiment, the health profile further comprises a health index score which evaluates that health of the power system equipment in terms of the importance of the power system equipment to the power system. Using the health profiles developed for a plurality of power system equipment, a maintenance strategy for at least a portion of the power system may be developed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156226 | Pitot Tube Diagnostic Systems and Methods - A pitot tube diagnostic system including a data acquisition unit to acquire an output signal of a pitot-static system, the output signal having a static component and a dynamic component, and a processing unit to monitor the dynamic component for one or more characteristics that deviate from one or more predetermined reference characteristics to indicate impairment of the pitot-static system. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156227 | TIME STAMPING A SENSOR SAMPLE - Methods and devices for determining a timestamp that represents a time a sensor sample was generated are described. In one aspect, a method includes: obtaining a sampling rate estimate for the sensor; determining an expected sample time based on the sampling rate estimate; detecting a sensor sample and assigning a reporting time to the detected sensor sample, the reporting time representing the time when the sensor sample was detected; and determining the timestamp for the sensor sample based on the expected sample time and the reporting time. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156228 | METHOD OF DATA SYNTHESIS - Methods, devices, and computer programs are presented for consolidating overlapping data provided by multiple sources. One method includes operations for associating a plurality of devices to a user, each device operable to capture data associated with the user, and for receiving, from the plurality of devices, captured data about a first activity associated with a first period of time. Additionally, the method includes operations for detecting that the received captured data from two or more devices provide overlapping information about the first activity, and for evaluating one or more rules for consolidating the overlapping information to produce consolidated data. The consolidated data provides a unified view of the first activity during the first period of time. The consolidated data is stored in permanent storage and made available for presentation to the user. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156229 | FATIGUE-BASED TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND TOOL - A method for performing fatigue-based topology optimization of a structure on a computational device is provided. The method may include receiving first data pertaining to a problem definition of the structure; generating a density filter; generating interpolation schemes for stiffness, volume and fatigue; generating a global fatigue measure; generating an adaptive normalization scheme; generating a regional fatigue measure; generating second data based on the first data, the density filter, the interpolation schemes, the global fatigue measure, the adaptive normalization scheme and the regional fatigue measure, the second data pertaining to an optimized solution to the problem definition; and displaying the optimized solution at an output device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156230 | METHODS OF DESIGNING AND FORMING EARTH BORING TOOLS USING A PLURALITY OF DEPTH OF CUT VALUES - Methods of designing an earth-boring tool are described, including calculating one or more performance parameters of the tool based on drilling conditions, a plurality of depth of cut values, and a set of values of other design variables. Methods of enhancing a performance parameter in the design of an earth-boring tool are also described, including calculating the performance parameter based at least partially on a plurality of depth of cut values and a first set of values of other design variables, calculating the performance parameter based at least partially on a second set of values of the other design variables different than the first set, and comparing the calculated performance parameters to determine which of the first and the second set is closer to a target range or value across a range of the plurality of depths of cut. Related methods of forming an earth-boring tool are also described. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156231 | PROBABILISTIC RELATIONAL DATA ANALYSIS - A multi-relational data set is represented by a probabilistic multi-relational data model in which each entity of the multi-relational data set is represented by a D-dimensional latent feature vector. The probabilistic multi-relational data model is trained using a collection of observations of relations between entities of the multi-relational data set. The collection of observations includes observations of at least two different relation types. A prediction is generated for an observation of a relation between two or more entities of the multi-relational data set based on a dot product of the optimized D-dimensional latent feature vectors representing the two or more entities. The training may comprise optimizing the D-dimensional latent feature vectors to maximize likelihood of the collection of observations, for example by Bayesian inference performed using Gibbs sampling. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156232 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE DEVICES FOR GENERATING A FLOODING FORECAST - The present disclosure relates generally to methods, systems and computer program storage devices for generating a flooding forecast. In one specific example, the present disclosure relates generally to methods, systems and computer program storage devices for generating a flooding forecast for an urban environment. In another example, a fully conservative model may be utilized that allows employing an unstructured hybrid grid (1-dimesional/2-dimensional) to represent an urban area, where the 1-dimesional grid is a simplified representation of part of the domain. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156233 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SIMULATION - A method and apparatus using a programmed processor for electronic circuit simulation in which raw data containing both independent and dependent variables is acquired. That raw data is analyzed using an analysis method which generates relationships between the independent and the dependent variables. A mathematical model is created from those relationships and this is repeated for at least two different analysis methods. The statistical error between the raw data and the computed dependent variables is then calculated and the analysis method having the smallest statistical error with sufficient sample size is selected. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156234 | INPUT OUTPUT CLONING FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - Methods and systems for creating and running and industrial control system simulation are described herein. The physical I/O and other modules of the industrial control system may be modeled and specific communication channels may be created by a modeling software module. This may increase the likelihood that the timing of the simulation may be more like real-time operation of the industrial control system. This may enhance the system design and save time of system design and start-up and troubleshooting of the operational industrial control system. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156235 | MODELING MULTIPLE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE LOCI - Various embodiments generate a quantitative model of genetic effect. In one embodiment, a processor receives a set of loci of an entity. Each locus is associated with a contribution value to a given physical trait. A first set of interacting loci associated with a first interaction and at least a second set of interacting loci associated with at least a second interaction are identified. The first interaction type is associated with a first interaction model. The at least the second interaction is associated at least a second interaction model. A model of a quantitative value of the entity is generated based on at least the contribution value associated with each locus in the set of loci, a contribution value of the first interaction as defined by the first interaction model, and a contribution value of the second interaction as defined by the at least the second interaction model. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156236 | MODELING MULTIPLE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE LOCI - Various embodiments generate a quantitative model of genetic effect. In one embodiment, a processor receives a set of loci of an entity. Each locus is associated with a contribution value to a given physical trait. A first set of interacting loci associated with a first interaction and at least a second set of interacting loci associated with at least a second interaction are identified. The first interaction type is associated with a first interaction model. The at least the second interaction is associated at least a second interaction model. A model of a quantitative value of the entity is generated based on at least the contribution value associated with each locus in the set of loci, a contribution value of the first interaction as defined by the first interaction model, and a contribution value of the second interaction as defined by the at least the second interaction model. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156237 | Predicting Shrinkage of Injection Molded Products with Viscoelastic Characteristic - A computer-implemented method and non-transitory computer medium for calculating a shrinkage of a molding product comprises a step of using a computer processor to calculate a molding pressure of a molding fluid in a molding cavity by taking into consideration an increase of a shear viscosity of the molding fluid by a decrease of a shear rate, and a step of calculating the shrinkage of the molding products by taking into consideration a variation of a specific volume of the molding fluid as the molding pressure and a molding temperature decrease. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156238 | OPTIMIZATION WITH A CONTROL MECHANISM USING A MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR FORMULATION - A method of optimizing production of wells using choke control includes generating, for each well, an intermediate solution to optimize the production of each well. The generating includes using an offline model that includes a mixed-integer nonlinear program solver and includes using production curves based on a choke state and a given wellhead pressure. The method further includes calculating, using a network model and the intermediate solution of each well, a current online wellhead pressure for each well. The method further includes setting the intermediate solution as a final solution based on determining that a difference between the current online wellhead pressure of each well and a prior online wellhead pressure of each well is less than a tolerance amount. The method further includes adjusting, using the final solution of each well, at least one operating parameter of the wells. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156239 | ENGINEERED METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF ULTRA-DEEP HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE OIL AND GAS WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT - A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis. The process may further comprise a process for qualifying the materials to be used in the manufacture of the equipment components with respect to their ability to withstand high pressure and high temperature environmental conditions. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156240 | Simulation Method And Apparatus Of The Effects Of A Welding Process - The present invention relates to a simulation method and apparatus of the deformations and inner tensions generated by a welding process of metal parts suitable for composing a metal structure. Methods are described for simulation using a simulation programme to calculate the deformations and tensions generated by the welding of metal parts suitable for composing a metal structure. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156241 | PREDICTION OF REFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF OIL - Method(s) and a system for predicting the refining characteristics of an oil sample are described. The method of predicting the refining characteristics, such as distillate yield profile, processability, product quality or refinery processing cost, may include development of a prediction model based on regression analysis. The method may further include determining the physical properties of the oil sample and predicting the refining characteristics based on the developed prediction model. The determination of the physical properties of the oil sample includes determining at least one of Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) content, Ramsbottom Carbon Residue (RCR) and Micro Carbon Residue (MCR). | 2014-06-05 |
20140156242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MACHINE DESIGN - A system for automated machine design is disclosed. The system may have at least one of a part database and a relationship database, a display device, and an input device. The system may also have one or more processors in communication with the at least one of a part database and a relationship database, the display device, and the input device. The processors may be configured to cause a listing of components selectable by a customer for inclusion within a machine to be shown on the display device, and to receive a selection of the components from the listing by the customer via the input device. The processors may also be configured to retrieve data regarding selected components from the at least one of the part database and the relationship database, and to generate a design for at least one new support component in the machine based on the selected components and the data. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156243 | FAN SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fan selection method is provided. The method determines an optimal amount of each type of fan to be used in a cabinet. The optimal amount of each type of fan is determined by an intersection between a fan performance curve and an airflow resistance curve of the cabinet. The model number and optimal amount of each type of fan is output to a user. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156244 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF MARKER DEPTH COORDINATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GEOLOGICAL MODEL OF DEPOSIT - System for building a geological model of oil or other mineral deposit. The system determines functionals represented by the sum of coefficients of correlation for a set of well log curves. A technical result is the improvement of the accuracy of evaluating parameters that are used to build geological model of the location of oil or other deposits. The system makes it possible, given set of markers, chosen as initial solution and to calculate their depths at each well to ensure the best total correlation. For any marker in the set, functional is determined, represented by the sum of correlation coefficients for the set of well log methods for pairs of wells located within specified distance from one another. Partial derivatives are evaluated for this functional, and the vector thus obtained is smoothed and used to search for a larger value of the functional within certain segment along this vector. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF SURFACES FOR BUILDING OF GEOLOGIC HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSIT BY SEISMIC DATA - The invention generally relates to methods of modeling and building models of oil-and-gas deposits. More particularly, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method, a computerized system, and a computer-readable medium designed for automated identification of surfaces for building a geologic-hydrodynamic model of an oil and gas deposit based on seismic data. A technical result is the improvement of the accuracy of building a geological-hydrodynamic model of an oil-and-gas deposit. The objective of embodiments of the invention is to provide a method, device, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium designed for the implementation of stages accounting for a considerable part of the entire problem of building a geological-hydrodynamic model, namely, automated (that is, requiring the user to participate only in the stage of initial data input) building of a set of surfaces based on input seismic data. The output surfaces can be used, without additional processing, to construct a geological-hydrodynamic grid. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156246 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF SURFACES FOR BUILDING OF GEOLOGIC HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSIT BY SEISMIC DATA - Systems for modeling and building models of oil and gas deposits. In particular, the utility model relates to systems designed for automated identification of surfaces for building a geologic-hydrodynamic model of an oil and gas deposit based on seismic data. A technical result is the improvement of the accuracy in building a geological-hydrodynamic model of an oil-and-gas deposit. The objective of this utility model is to provide a system designed for building a geological-hydrodynamic model, in particular, automated (that is, requiring the user to participate only in the stage of initial data input) construction of a set of surfaces based on input seismic data. The output surfaces can be used, without additional processing, to construct a geological-hydrodynamic grid. The input data for the system are volumes of seismic data attributes P, Q; and seismic volume (optional). | 2014-06-05 |
20140156247 | Computer-Implemented Method For Simulating, In A Three-Dimensional Scene, The Evolution Of Biological Data - A computer-implemented method for simulating, in a three-dimensional scene, the evolution of biological data comprising the steps of:
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20140156248 | TRANSIENT SIMULATION METHOD FOR A PHOTODIODE - A simulation method for a P-I-N junction photodiode uses a model that may include a diode model configured to characterize electrical behavior of the P-I-N junction photodiode, and an input for applying a fictitious electrical signal representing optical power received by the P-I-N junction photodiode. A current source model may be coupled to the diode model and may have a transient response to a variation of the fictitious electrical signal, based upon a sum of a first first-order transient response with a time constant based upon to a transit time of carriers in a depletion region of the P-I-N junction, and a second first-order transient response with a time constant based upon a diffusion time of carriers outside of the depletion region. The first and second responses may be respectively weighted by a length of the depletion region and a length of the P-I-N junction outside the depletion region. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156249 | MODELING A BUS FOR A SYSTEM DESIGN INCORPORATING ONE OR MORE PROGRAMMABLE PROCESSORS - Systems and methods for modeling a bus for a system design are provided. In an embodiment, the method operates by accepting a virtual bus model, wherein the model simulates behavior for a bus master and slave device, such that the model accurately simulates the timing and behavior of the transfer of data from master to slave, and, from slave to master devices. The method routes a transaction issued by the master device to the slave device. The transaction has storage for transaction data, or a pointer to transaction data, to be transferred through the transaction. The transaction data is transferred in one or more data payloads and the sender of data sets the length of data payloads to be returned. The data payloads are sent from the sender of data to the receiver of data and may contain one or more bus data beats. This method accurately models the bus timing and behavior of the delivery of one or more data beats as one data payload. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156250 | EMULATING POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS - Systems and methods of emulating power system operations. The Emulation system may include a software model of an engine driven electrical power generator, Emulation code to enable various testing of one or more power system components, and using real-world values, where applicable, to enhance the Emulation and test operation of the power system. An example method may include receiving a desired operating configuration of a proposed power system. The method may also include simulating operating data of at least one component of the power system. The method may also include emulating operations of the proposed power system using at least some actual operating data and the simulated operating data. The method may also include outputting emulated operational data for the proposed power system into an actual control and monitoring system to emulate operations of the proposed power system. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156251 | SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a simulation method and device. According to the present invention, a simulation method using a plurality of blocks comprises: a dividing step of dividing a simulation into computation operations for performing unique operations on the blocks and communication operations for data exchanges between different blocks; a grouping step of performing a grouping between the interdependent computation and communication operations; and a simulation performing step of performing an operation included in each group using the blocks according to whether or not the level of interdependency between the computation and communication operations is resolved. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156252 | HYBRID PLATFORM-DEPENDENT SIMULATION INTERFACE - According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system and technique for a hybrid platform-dependent simulation interface is disclosed. The system includes a processor and a simulation engine executable by the processor to provide a simulation environment for an application, the simulation engine simulating a non-simulation environment for hosting the application. The application comprises a library having a platform-independent application programming interface (API) for interacting with the simulation engine and a platform-dependent API providing an interface to the simulation engine using a platform-dependent hardware element, the platform-dependent hardware element unaffecting a non-simulation environment when the application is running in the non-simulation environment. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156253 | FUNCTIONAL BUILT-IN SELF TEST FOR A CHIP - According to one embodiment, a self-test system integrated on a chip is provided, the chip including a functional logic module for performing a selected application. The self-test system includes a primary interface a primary interface to the functional logic module, the primary interface configured to interface with a primary device, an input interface protocol generator for generating a pattern to be inserted into the primary interface and a secondary interface to the functional logic module, the secondary interface configured to interface with a secondary device. The system also includes an emulator engine coupled to the secondary interface, the emulator engine for testing a function of the functional logic module based on the inserted patterns, the function being configured to communicate with a secondary device coupled to the secondary interface, wherein the emulator engine tests the function when no secondary device is coupled to the chip. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156254 | MULTI-LINGUAL CONFERENCE BRIDGE WITH CUES AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to a new method and system for use of a multi-protocol conference bridge, and more specifically a new multi-language conference bridge system and method of use where different cues, such as an attenuated voice of an original non-interpreted speaker, is used to improve the flow of information over the system. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156255 | ENHANCING AUTOMATED TERMS LISTINGS IN HTML DOCUMENT PUBLISHING BASED ON USER SEARCHES - A terms listing production system generates a terms listing associated with an electronic document. Primary terms and primary definitions may be extracted from a glossary associated with the electronic document. Secondary terms may be identified based on user searches in relation to the electronic document. Secondary definitions associated with primary terms or secondary terms may be retrieved from external content and stored in connection with the associated terms. A markup language document configured for presentation to users is generated based on the stored terms and definitions. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156256 | INTERFACE DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VOICE OF USER AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention suggests an interface device for processing a voice of a user which efficiently outputs various information so as to allow a user to contribute to the voice recognition or the automatic interpretation and a method thereof. For this purpose, the present invention suggests an interface device for processing a voice of a user which includes an utterance input unit configured to input utterance of a user, an utterance end recognizing unit configured to recognize the end of the input utterance; and an utterance result output unit configured to output at least one of a voice recognition result, a translation result, and an interpretation result of the ended utterance. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156257 | Translation Station - An interactive electronic translation and communications process is provided for use in a translation station that provides a mobile or stationary fixed interactive facility for interviews or interrogations to be carried out between two persons speaking in different languages. The process can be assisted by animated virtual characters (avatars) realistically created and displayed on a computer screen to represent ethnic looks from around the globe. The avatars can be lip synchronized to deliver messages to the interviewee in the interviewee's languages and can guide the users and interviewee through a series of questions and answers. Biometric conditions of the interviewee and electronic identification of the interviewee can also be readily accomplished by the novel process. The process is particularly useful for hospitals, law enforcement, military, airport security, transportation terminals, financial institutions, and government agencies. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156258 | FOREIGN LANGUAGE WRITING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a foreign language writing support apparatus includes following units. The input unit receives input of a sentence in a foreign language including a word in another language. The dictionary search unit performs a dictionary search for the word to acquire a translated word. The candidate generation unit generates one or more foreign language sentence candidates including a first foreign language sentence candidate generated by replacing the word in the other language with the translated word. The display unit displays the foreign language sentence candidates together with the machine translation results. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156259 | Generating Stimuli for Use in Soliciting Grounded Linguistic Information - A processing system is described which generates stimulus information (SI) having one or more stimulus components (SCs) selected from an inventory of such components. The processing system then presents the SI to a group of human recipients, inviting those recipients to provide linguistic descriptions of the SI. The linguistic information that is received thereby has an implicit link to the SCs. Further, each linguistic component is associated with at least one feature of a target environment, such as a target computer system. Hence, the linguistic information also maps to the features of the target environment. These relationships allow applications to use the linguistic information to interact with the target environment in different ways. In one case, the processing system uses a challenge-response authentication task presentation to convey the stimulus information to the recipients. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156260 | GENERATING SENTENCE COMPLETION QUESTIONS - The subject disclosure is directed towards automated processes for generating sentence completion questions based at least in part on a language model. Using the language model, a sentence is located, and alternates for a focus word (or words) in the sentence are automatically provided. Also described is automated filtering candidate sentences to locate the sentence, filtering the alternates based upon elimination criteria, scoring sentences with the correct word and as modified the alternates, and ranking the alternates. Manual selection may be used along with the automated processes. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156261 | DETERMINING SIMILARITY OF UNFIELDED NAMES USING FEATURE ASSIGNMENTS - Provided are techniques for comparing names. A first phrase score is obtained by comparing a name phrase in a first name to a name phrase in a second name. A second phrase score is obtained by comparing another name phrase in the first name to another name phrase in the second name. An overall score is generated based on the obtained first phrase score and the obtained second phrase score. The overall score is updated based on comparing features of the first name with features of the second name. | 2014-06-05 |