| 23rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20120139702 | Protection of a Medical Device Against RFID-Associated Electromagnetic Interference Like an Automobile Keyless Entry System Having an RFID Interrogator - A keyless entry system for an automobile is described. The keyless entry system comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that has been programmed to selectively unlock an automobile when the RFID tag is within a predetermined distance and, optionally, to lock the automobile when the RFID is outside the predetermined distance. An interrogator housed on or within the automobile comprises an actuatable RF signal generator for transmitting an electromagnetic signal and a time-out circuit. Regardless whether the programmed RFID tag is detected, or not, the RF signal generator transmits a first electromagnetic signal having a first limited total continuous transmit time, followed by an interim period of a defined length where the time-out circuit renders the interrogator incapable of transmitting the electromagnetic signal, followed by the RF signal generator transmitting a second electromagnetic signal having a second limited total continuous transmit time. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139703 | Intelligent Peripheral Device and System for the Authentication and Verification of Individuals and/or Documents Through a Secure Multifunctional Authentication Service with Data Storage Capability - A device possessing a secure multifunctional authentication service integrated with data storage capability, wherein the device is disposed to comprise a multifunctional intelligent peripheral or accessory device, which, upon implementation into a system, is disposed to control a set of transactions that the system is designated to perform by the device, in conjunction with a data transfer medium which is under the control of the device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139704 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG LOCATION ESTIMATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for locating one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided. A phase difference of received information signals of illuminated RFID tags is utilized to locate the RFID tags. One or more exciters transmit interrogation signals to illuminate the RFID tags in which the exciters may have a plurality of antenna selectively configured to transmit through two or more antennas and to receive on one antenna. Multiple reads of the same RFID tag can also be performed to generate a probability model of the location of the RFID tag. An enhanced particle filter is applied to probability model to determine the exact location of the RFID. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139705 | MEDIA TRANSACTION KIOSK AND METHOD - A media transaction kiosk with an antenna which provides better field coverage around a return slot. The media transaction kiosk includes a return portion including a wall containing an aperture for receiving a storage device containing media, and an antenna. The antenna includes a first antenna portion in a first position relative to the aperture, wherein the first antenna portion is coupled to a tag reader, wherein the first antenna portion is for radiating an electromagnetic field at a tag reading frequency for reading a tag on the storage device. The antenna further includes a second antenna portion in a second position relative to the aperture, wherein the second antenna portion is located within the electromagnetic field from the first antenna portion, and wherein the second antenna portion is for resonating at the tag reading frequency and for radiating another electromagnetic field for reading the tag. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139706 | Systems and Methods for Providing Modulation of Switchmode RF Power Amplifiers - Systems and methods are provided for generating an amplitude modulation signal to a switchmode power amplifier. A DC to DC switch is configured to receive a DC input voltage and to provide a DC output voltage. A low dropout regulator is configured to provide the amplitude modulation signal according to a modulation control signal received by the low dropout regulator. A control circuit is configured to establish a nominal operating power level for the power amplifier via the amplitude modulation signal and to maintain a minimum voltage difference between the DC output voltage and the low dropout regulator output. A modulator control circuit is configured to provide the modulation control signal to the low dropout regulator. The modulator control circuit provides the transition from a high amplitude to a low amplitude and a transition from the low amplitude to the high amplitude at configurable first and second slopes, respectively. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139707 | SUPPORTED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG - A supported RFID tag that positions the antenna of the RFID tag away from an object identified by the tag. In one form, the support includes a flat, relatively rigid sheet and a bumper. The antenna of the RFID tag is supported by one end of the flat sheet and a hole is located in the other end. When tightly attached to an object via the hole, the bumper causes the antenna portion to be positioned away from the object. In another form, a semi-rigid support is rotated into a cylinder or truncated cone. The antenna portion of the RFID tag is positioned such that when the support sheet is attached to an object, at least the antenna portion is positioned away from the object. In another form, the inner surfaces of the opposed ends of the semi-rigid support sheet create a loop. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139708 | Wireless Hand Gesture Capture - In exemplary implementations of this invention, finger and hand gestures are tracked using passive RFID tags. The RFID tags include sensors, and/or can accommodate sensor signals from adjacent sensors. An RFID reader is worn by the user. The tags may be housed in rings worn on a user's fingers, or may be located in other locations on a user's body or clothing. The RFID system may transmit in the UHF range. The sensors may include inertial sensors and proximity sensors. For example, the proximity sensors may be magnetic sensors, capacitive sensors, sensors that detect electrical contact, sensors that detect signal strength, sensors that detect detuning of resonant tags, and other sensors that measure distance or contact between two objects. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139709 | RFID NETWORK CONTROL AND REDUNDANCY - In accordance with embodiments of the invention, RFID network control devices (RNCDs) are provided wherein RFID traffic signals from any one of multiple RFID readers may be routed to any of the RFID antennas coupled to the RNCD. Each reader coupled directly or indirectly to the RNCD, either through its own action or the action of the external host controller managing the reader, may issue commands to the RNCD, over the same cable used to carry RFID traffic signals, and cause the RNCD to set its internal switch configuration such that a channel is established for RFID traffic signals between that reader and a particular RFID antenna coupled to the RNCD. This may include commands from the reader or external host controller which place other intervening RNCD units in a bypass state so as to establish the required communications channel with a minimum of signal strength loss. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139710 | DIRECT COMMUNICATION IN ANTENNA DEVICES - Provided are a method, system, and device in which non-RF (radio frequency) data signals are transmitted to a non-RF data port connected to an antenna of a device. The non-RF data signals from the non-RF data port are coupled to a data bus using a low frequency coupler of the device. RF signals are blocked from the data bus using the low frequency coupler of the device. In another aspect, RF signals are transmitted to the antenna of the device and are coupled to an RF port using a high frequency coupler of the device. Non-RF data signals are blocked from the RF port using the high frequency coupler. Additional embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139711 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF TRANSPONDERS IN A FIELD - A total number of transponders in an interrogation field is estimated or determined based on demodulated baseband direct and quadrature components from a plurality of collided responses from multiple transponders, including collided responses from which information encoded therein cannot be recovered, and would conventionally be discarded. A query or Q value may be set without an a priori knowledge of the actual number or even approximate number of transponders in the field of the interrogator or reader. Such may allow transponders to be quickly and efficiently singulated, for example in a single pass, and information read from and/or written to singulated transponders. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139712 | HYBRID SWITCH FOR EXTENDING ANTENNA PORT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RFID SYSTEM USING THE HYBRID SWITCH - A hybrid switch includes a plurality of antenna ports, a switching module for setting up a path so that a signal received from a reader passes through a designated antenna port from among the plurality of antenna ports, an antenna sense module for determining whether antennas have been attached to the plurality of antenna ports, and a communication module for processing a communication signal with the reader or a communication signal with other switch. According to the present invention, an electric wave fading zone can be obviated and RFID tags can be more efficiently recognized by increasing the number of antenna ports, without generating problems, such as the attenuation of transmission output of a reader and a reduction of the recognition ratio due to a collision between tags resulting from the constant transmission of power of the reader. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139713 | Controlling Connectivity of a Wireless Smart Card Reader - A system includes a wireless-enabled smart card reader able to be connected concurrently to at least two devices and a mobile device able to be connected wirelessly to the smart card reader and to control connections of the smart card reader. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139714 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - In order to increase the continuous operating time of a display device driven by a battery or the like, and a portable information terminal using the same, the volume and weight of the battery are increased. Thus, there arises a trade-off between the increased capacity of the battery and the portability of the device/terminal. Therefore, the invention provides a display device with portability ensured, which is capable of operating continuously for long periods and a portable information terminal using the same. In the display device, TFTs and an RFID tag are formed over the same insulating substrate. The RFID tag detects signals from a reader/writer, and generates DC power based on the signals. While the RFID tag is detecting signals, the display device is driven by the DC power generated in the RFID tag. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139715 | COLLISION DETECTOR AND WARNING APPARATUS - A collision detector accurately detects a situation where a subject vehicle is likely to come into contact with an external object. The collision detector defines a subject area including an enter-determination area and an exist-determination area. The enter-determination area is defined to determine that the external object entering therein is likely to come into contact with the subject vehicle. The exist-determination area is defined to determine that the external object existing therein is likely to come into contact with the subject vehicle. The detector determines whether the external object comes into the enter-determination area or the external object exists in the exist-determination area. The detector outputs that the subject vehicle is likely to come into contact with the external object when the external object comes into the enter-determination area or when the external object exists in the exist-determination area. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139716 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - Disclosed is a driving assistance apparatus for assisting a driving operation by outputting a reverse sound at the time of a reversing maneuver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes an information acquisition unit for acquiring driving assistance information including a vehicle condition and a vehicle surrounding condition, a reverse sound management unit for managing reverse sounds belonging in a musical scale including the reverse sound as the tonic note thereof as musical scale reverse sounds, an output reverse sound determination unit for determining a sequence of musical scale in the form of temporal sequence corresponding to the driving assistance information, and a reverse sound output control unit configured to select from the reverse sounds managed by the reverse sound management unit and output to a speaker reverse sounds suitable for the sequence of the musical scale determined by the reverse sound determination unit. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139717 | Tire Temperature Measurement System - A system and method for a tire temperature measurement system is disclosed. An instantaneous temperature value of a tire may be requested through an input device. At the time of a temperature measurement request a control unit may retrieve tire temperature from a sensor and determine an instantaneous temperature value of a tire. The instantaneous temperature value of a tire may be displayed, stored and transmitted to a remote device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139718 | Automated Audio Messaging in Two-Way Voice Alarm Systems - An alarm monitoring station is capable of establishing a two way communications channel over a network to connect the monitoring station and alarm panels at monitored premises, for real time voice communication between the panels and the monitoring station. The monitoring station is further operable to provide pre-programmed voice messages to the alarm panels based on the sensed alarm condition over the two way communications channel. In this way, occupants at the premises may be notified of the sensed condition before speaking with an operator at the monitoring station. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139719 | Safety warning system and method - An appliance warning system comprises a floor pad which has a switch movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected and a closed position when activated by weight pressure. A transmitter transmits a signal depending upon whether the switch is in the open or closed position. A remotely located module has a receiver for the signal from the transmitter. A control circuit is operational between a ready state before the switch is activated to the closed position and a monitoring state after the switch is activated. A warning device is activated by the control circuit when in the monitoring state when the switch has been in the open position for a preselected period of time after having been in the closed position. A reset switch resets the control circuit from the monitoring state to the ready state. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139720 | REPEATER PROVIDING DATA EXCHANGE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR REMOTE PATIENT CARE AND METHOD THEREOF - A repeater providing data exchange with a medical device for remote patient care and method thereof are provided. The repeater includes a transmission device configured to send the data over a wireless medium to a data repository and a processing device configured to detect conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange, where the processing device is configured to send the data based at least in part on the conditions. The processing device is further configured to analyze the data from the medical device to detect a problem with the medical device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139721 | Sensory Enhancement Systems and Methods in Personal Electronic Devices - Disclosed are personal electronic devices (PEDs) having a sensory enhancement (SE) system for monitoring environmental conditions and detecting environmental events, for example but not limited to, changes in acoustic, thermal, optical, electromagnetic, chemical, dynamic, wireless, atmospheric, or biometric conditions. The detection of such events can be used to invoke a notification, an alert, a corrective action, or some other action, depending upon the implementation to the PED user or another party. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139722 | Sleep-Posture Sensing and Monitoring System - In a system for protecting a user from injury sustained during sleep, a sensing device is operated to automatically monitor orientation or posture of a user during sleep of the user. A signal is transmitted from the sensing device to a control unit, which is operated to activate an appliance so that the appliance generates an alert signal upon detection by the sensing device and control unit of an undesirable orientation or posture of the user. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139723 | GPS Based Tracking And Reporting System - A GPS based controlled tracking and monitoring system. A geo-fab transceiver device is connected with a GPS device. The user keeps a detached geo-fab transmitter. When the transceiver does not receive signals from the detached radio frequency transmitter, it sends an activation signal to the GPS to create a radius of the location for determining an “away” status. When a GPS attached object moves outside the boundary of the radius, alarm messages are sent to the user, and positioning information are constantly sent to a central server for the user's accessing through the internet. The user can send an automated email to a police from his/her online account. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139724 | Area Identification and Area Definition by Utilizing RF Technology - The object of the invention is a positioning system for positioning at least one mobile device ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139725 | AUTOMATIC VALVE SEATING INTEGRITY TEST - The present invention comprises methods for testing the valve seating integrity of a valve. The valve components that determine valve seating integrity are typically a valve seat and a valve closing element that engages the valve seat to close the valve. Examples of the test method described herein respectively test valve seating integrity during opening of the valve and during closing of the valve, and do so in all instances without interrupting the operation of a process control system that includes the valve, without isolating the valve, and without relying on user analysis. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139726 | INTELLIGENT MUSIC ON HOLD - Prior art solutions only implement absolute music-on-hold suppression at the conference bridge. The present disclosure moves the intelligence and control capabilities to the entity implementing music-on-hold functionality and also provides mechanisms for applying the music-on-hold treatment more intelligently. Intelligent and flexible music-on-hold control algorithms are disclosed which make conference participation more convenient and enjoyable. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139727 | PHYSICAL INTERACTION DEVICE FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONICS AND METHOD FOR USE - The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method that may include receiving, at one or more sensors in communication with a mobile computing device positioned within a device receptacle portion of a device, the device receptacle portion being configured to substantially enclose and protect the mobile computing device during physical activity, sensor data. The method may include determining, by a processor of the mobile computing device, motion data regarding a movement of the protective device. The method may include estimating a behavior of a user based in part upon the motion data. The method may include generating a response to the behavior including at least one of graphic, audio, tactile, or video output. The method may include providing, through a wireless communications path, the response to a second device in wireless communication with the mobile computing device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139728 | INTRUSION DETECTING SYSTEM - A space required to locate a leakage coaxial transmission path so as to suppress false detection is reduced, and a target range where the intrusion detecting system is available is enlarged. An intrusion detecting system in which a transmitter leakage transmission path that transmits a detection signal for detecting an intrusion and a receiver leakage transmission path that receives the detection signal leaked from the transmitter leakage transmission path are installed apart from each other within an intrusion monitor area, and an intrusion detecting device detects presence or absence of an intrusion object in the intrusion monitor area on the basis of a change in the detection signal received by the receiver leakage transmission path, wherein at least one of the transmitter leakage transmission path and the receiver leakage transmission path is a surface wave leakage coaxial transmission path. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139729 | GOLF CLUB APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Methods, apparatuses, machine readable non-transitory storage media, and systems which process measured light values in order to determine the status of a golf club relative to a golf club bag are described. In one embodiment, a system uses a floating threshold, which is between a running bright average and a running dark average, to determine whether to add a current light meter value to one or the other of these running averages. In another embodiment, a system resets or re-seeds the running averages so that re-seeded averages are used after exiting from a sleep state such as a dark sleep state. In another embodiment, a system uses light sensor information or other sensor information to determine when a club is in use. In another embodiment, an active golf ball tag includes a sensor (e.g. one or more impact sensors) to detect when a golf ball is hit and to cause an RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal to an RFID reader. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139730 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - An electronic article surveillance (EAS) system includes: a plurality of conductors arranged into an EAS coil and disposed within a flexible, insulation strip; an adhesive layer for attaching to a mounting side of the insulation strip to a device; and, a transmitter/receiver connected to the plurality of conductors for pairing the EAS coil with an EAS tag. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS MONITORING OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES - The subject disclosure provides a system and method for wireless monitoring of sports activities. A subject participating in a sports activity is associated with biometric sensors which measure the subject's body movements. In one aspect, the system includes a sensor for continuously gathering biometric data from a subject performing a sports activity where the biometric data associated with the body movements of the subject. A wireless transceiver coupled to the sensor transmits the biometric data and a database engine receives the biometric data from the wireless transceiver and providing real-time feedback. The real-time feedback associated with the biometric data from the subject is characterized by instructions associated with the sports activity. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139732 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING PRESSURE INJURIES AND CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS IN SEDENTARY PATIENTS - A warning device for the prevention of pressure sores and circulation problems from prolonged inactivity includes a sensor positioned in a pad to detect the weight of a user on the pad. A sitting timer measures the amount of time the user has continuously sat on the pad, and an alarm activated by the warning device when the user has continuously sat on the pad in excess of a first predetermined limit, wherein the alarm includes a visual alarm mechanism, an auditory alarm mechanism, and a sensory alarm mechanism. A standing timer is started when the user's weight is removed from the pad and measuring the amount of time the user has been off of the pad. The alarm is reactivated if the sensor detects the user's weight reapplied to the pad before the standing timer has expired. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING DROWSINESS - A system and a method for preventing drowsiness are provided. The system for preventing drowsiness calculates brainwaves of a user by receiving a signal around a head of a user without contact, detects a state of the user based on the calculated brainwaves, and performs a necessary function according to the detected state of the user. Thus, convenience is increased when measuring the brainwaves of the driver using the contactless electrodes. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139734 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CLIP FOR MEDICAL SENSORS - A connector clip for medical sensors, including a first main body having two main tip contacts in electrical contact with electrical wires connectable to an instrument and a second main body mounted on the first main body and movable with respect to the first main body between an open position and a closed position. Two auxiliary tip contacts and an electric/electronic circuit provided with two connecting leads each electrically connected to one of the two auxiliary tip contacts are positioned in first or second main body. When a disposable sensor tab is correctly located and clamped each of two contacts is in contact with one of the main tip contacts and one of the auxiliary tip contacts and the electric circuit is connected in parallel with an electrical circuit defined by the sensor | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139735 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine has at least one sensor to record at least one capacitive variable. The at least one sensor is formed as a wireless signal transmission chip, particularly a RFID chip (Radio Frequency Identification). Thus, a particularly precise and reproducible record of measurement results is possible, while permitting reduced cabling needs in view of the wireless signal transmission. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139736 | DETECTOR AND ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEM - A detector and an entry control system includes: an identifying unit including a surface to which an identification target is moved close; a blower supplying airflow along the surface; a sampling port sucking the airflow from the blower; an analyzing unit analyzing a compound sucked by the sampling port; a database unit including an analysis data; a determining unit determining an analyzed result based on the data of the database unit; and a control unit performing control in accordance with a determined result of the determining unit. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139737 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND COMBINATION OF SEVERAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A photovoltaic module including a plurality of single photovoltaic cells is described. The photovoltaic module includes an electric connection device having power connections for outputting generated photovoltaic energy to a consumer network and an electric cutout device having cutout terminals at the power connections of the electric connection device and at least one safety circuit breaker through which the power connections of the electric connection device may be disconnected electrically from the consumer network. The electric cutout device includes a trigger device which is formed with a thermal sensitivity and/or a smoke sensitivity, which is connected to the safety circuit breaker in such a way that upon detection of a temperature and/or of smoke exceeding a predetermined threshold, the safety circuit breaker electrically disconnects the power connections of the electric connection device from the consumer network. A combination of several such photovoltaic modules is also described. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139738 | PORTABLE COMPUTER BATTERY INDICATOR - A portable computer may include battery indicator light structures. Battery status information in the portable computer may be presented to a user using an array of light-emitting diodes or other light emitters. Light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a printed circuit board. A stiffener may provide the printed circuit board with rigidity. The printed circuit board may include a connector that allows the board to be connected to a main logic board. A switch on the printed circuit board may be actuated by a power button on the portable computer. An opaque member with an array of holes may be used to reduce light bleed between adjacent light-emitting diodes. Diffusing plastic may be mounted within the array of holes. Bumps in the diffusing plastic may mate with corresponding holes on a portable computer housing. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139739 | Monitored Filament Insertion for Resitivity Testing - A friction-flow piercing apparatus for piercing very deep and fine holes is described, that relies on a novel support method for the piercing means. An apparatus for monitoring during the piercing process to determine the electrical properties gradient of the substrate is further described, particularly for meltable dielectric such as plastic industrial equipment. A permanently installed piercing means may function as a permanent test site. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139740 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A STATIC AND/OR DYNAMIC STABILITY OF A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a method for monitoring a static and/or dynamic stability of a wind turbine. The wind turbine has a tower, a nacelle, which is supported by the tower, and a rotor, which is mounted in or on the nacelle and has at least one rotor blade which can be adjusted about its longitudinal axis. The method includes the following steps: the wind turbine is excited to oscillate in at least one direction. A frequency (f | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139741 | OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION APPARATUS - An over-current protection apparatus includes a first connector connected to a power supply, a second connector connected to a motherboard. A non-inverting input terminal of a comparator receives a voltage from a power supply and compares the received voltage with a preset voltage, when the received voltage is greater than the preset voltage. The comparator outputs a high level signal to control a first electrical switch to be turned on and a second electrical switch to be turned off. A clock pin of a flip-flop receives a high level signal from the second electrical switch, and an output terminal of the flip-flop outputs a low level signal to a third electrical switch, to control the third electrical switch to be turned off. A control pin of a first connector is disconnected to a control pin of a second connector and the power supply does not provide voltages to a motherboard. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139742 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING A DISPLACEMENT OF A MAGNETIC OBJECT INTO A DIRECTLY PERCEPTIBLE SIGNAL, INSTRUMENT INCORPORATING THIS APPARATUS - This method of converting a displacement of a magnetic object into a signal directly perceptible by a human being, comprises:-the acquisition ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139743 | Movable Object Proximity Warning System - Vehicles and other objects ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139744 | THREE DIMENSIONAL ORIENTATION AND DIRECTION INDICATOR AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON A DIRECTION - A device for indicating a direction or axis in three dimensions to a user, comprises an indicator member ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139745 | DC POWER OUTLETS IN FIXED POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN OR ON WALL INSTALLATIONS - An electrical power distribution system has fixed stations with AC power to DC power conversion circuitry at these stations. The converter(s) are switchable ON/OFF at outlet ports or sockets where the socket configuration permits. Standardized DC sockets accommodate a variety of voltage requirements typical of portable digital devices. In some embodiments feedback circuitry is provided to regulate the power to these devices in accordance with parameters programmed in the portable devices or in the sensing circuitry provided at each station. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139746 | Self Adaptive Two Dimensional Least Square Filter for Distributed Sensing Data - A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for filtering a signal from a plurality of distributed sensors is disclosed. The signal is obtained from the plurality of distributed strain sensors. A first subspace of a measurement space of the obtained signal is selected, wherein the first subspace is characterized by a step having a selected step size. An error for a filter corresponding to the first subspace is estimated and the step size when the estimated error meets a selected criterion. A second subspace characterized by a step having the adjusted step size is selected and the signal is filtered by applying a filter corresponding to the second subspace. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139747 | REAL TIME WELL DATA ALERTS - An apparatus for remote monitoring of well operations. The apparatus may include an alerts module positioned proximate a well, at least one well parameter sensor in communication with the alerts module, and a well operation control module in communication with the alerts module. The apparatus may further include a remotely positioned well monitoring station in communication with the alerts module, and a plurality of user terminal in communication with the well monitoring station. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139748 | Borehole Array for Ranging and Crosswell Telemetry - A borehole array for ranging and crosswell telemetry is disclosed along with certain methods for employing such a borehole array. Some embodiments of the borehole array include electrically coupled reference nodes distributed along the length of a reference well. Each reference node includes a solenoid operated by a control unit. The control unit employs the solenoid to generate a magnetic field for guiding a bottomhole assembly in a nearby well. The control unit further serves as a communications intermediary between the bottomhole assembly and a surface facility. The bottomhole assembly can be guided in turn by subsequent reference nodes of the array and employ the closest reference node as a communications link to the surface. Moreover, the use of multiple reference nodes offers greater precision in determining the bottomhole assembly's position relative to the reference well. The borehole array can be used to guide multiple drilling operations concurrently. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139749 | WATER USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM - An example water usage monitoring system includes at least one sensor communicating at least one parameter relating to water usage. At least one microcontroller represents a location with each microcontroller in communication with at least one of the sensors and having at least one input for selectively receiving said parameters, a counter, an accumulator that utilizes said counter and said parameters received from the at least one input for a discrete count to create a data packet in response to a change in at least one of said parameters, and a transmitter for wirelessly sending said data packet. The system also includes a data collection device configured to receive and combine at least one data packet from the at least one microcontroller into an information set. The data collection device is configured to transmit the information set. A storage device is configured receive the information set from the data collection device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139750 | SENSOR NODE - There is disclosed a sensor node capable of transmitting and receiving a large amount of data or data desired to be reliable without missing data, while preventing battery exhaustion and unnecessary compression of the transmission bandwidth. A name-tag type sensor node includes a detector for detecting connection of an external power supply. When the detector detects that the external power is supplied, the name-tag type sensor node transmits and receives a large amount of data, such as bulk transmission data, at an increased frequency by means of a data selector, a communication timing controller, and a wireless communication controller. Alternatively, the name-tag type sensor node transmits and receives the data desired to be reliable, such as rewriting data of firmware. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139751 | Tire-Pressure Signal Transmitting Device - A tire-pressure signal transmitting device includes a tire pressure detector mounted in a tire of a vehicle. The tire pressure detector detects pressure in the tire. A transmitting device includes a data receiver and a wireless transmitter. The data receiver receives data containing pressure of the tire detected by the tire pressure detector. The wireless transmitter is connected to the data receiver by a transmission interface. The transmission interface converts the data from the data receiver into a signal indicative of the data and transmits the signal to the wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter sends out the signal indicative of the data. A portable electronic device receives the signal sent by the wireless transmitter, allowing a user of the portable electronic device to know the pressure of the tire. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139752 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE SIREN INDICATOR - An emergency vehicle includes a siren signal generator emitting an electronic siren signal. A siren loudspeaker is coupled to the siren signal generator and emits an audible siren sound in response to receiving the electronic siren signal. The loudspeaker has two inputs. An impedance detector is coupled to the two inputs of the loudspeaker and measures impedance across the two inputs of the loudspeaker. The impedance detector outputs a loudspeaker presence signal if the measured impedance is within a predetermined range. A siren signal detector is coupled to the siren signal generator and emits a siren signal presence signal in response to verifying that the electronic siren signal has a set of predetermined siren signal characteristics. Logic circuitry emits an enable signal in response to receiving both the loudspeaker presence signal and the siren signal presence signal. A radio frequency transmitter transmits a radio frequency notification signal in response to receiving the enable signal. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139753 | DETECTING TRAFFIC - Devices and methods for detecting traffic objects. A detector configured to capture radiated energy and to generate data associated with the radiated energy, wherein the radiated energy is radiated from traffic objects. A communicator configured to transmit the data associated with the radiated energy. A power source configured to provide power to the detector and the communicator. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139754 | Driver Safety Enhancement Using Intelligent Traffic Signals and GPS - A driver safety system determines a correspondence between a vehicle and an upcoming traffic signal, and predicts a state of the traffic signal when the vehicle is expected to reach the signal's location. Based on proximity to the signal and speed of the vehicle, the system provides a warning to the vehicle if it determines that the vehicle is likely to proceed contrary to the signal (e.g., a driver is likely to run a red light). The warning becomes progressively stronger as the prediction becomes more certain. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139755 | Automatic Detection of Road Conditions - A system for automatic detection of road conditions reduces emissions from vehicles by determining whether proposed routes may be less efficient due to weather conditions. In one aspect, the system chooses routes not only based on overall distance to travel, but also based weather conditions. The determination is made by information received from various sources, including other vehicles and roadside sensors. In-vehicle warnings are also provided by combining data from in-vehicle sensors with data from other sources, such as conditions currently sensed at upcoming locations and historical and forecast weather data. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139756 | Height warning system - A multi-sensory height warning system for informing a driver of a motor vehicle of the proximity of an overhead obstruction in the path of the vehicle that will contact the vehicle that has: | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139757 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PARKING INFORMATION BASED ON DUAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for providing parking information based on dual wireless communication including a vehicle terminal configured to connect to a server via a first wireless communication network when a parking information request is generated, and configured to connect to the server via a second wireless communication network if a connection via the first wireless communication network is failed, thereby receiving and displaying the parking information on a screen. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139758 | Locator System - A locator system employs personal communicators which are carried on or worn in a holster by drivers. The communicators are employed to automatically transmit data for determining the identity of the driver, the identity of the vehicle and date and time stamps when the vehicle enters and exits various detection zones. In one embodiment the detections zones are defined by Bluetooth signals. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139759 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LANDING A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - An aircraft | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139760 | VEHICLE SECURITY AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A vehicle monitoring system includes a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication, and a controller mounted in a vehicle and configured to receive data indicative of a location of the vehicle and to control the communication subsystem to transmit the data indicative of the vehicle location toward a remote communication center and receive operational information transmitted from the remote communication center. The controller receives a mode change command included in the operational information and in response changes operating mode between an authorization mode, in which the controller transmits an alert signal to the remote communication center, and a tracking mode, in which the controller transmits the data indicative of vehicle location continuously at predetermined intervals regardless of the authorization signal. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139761 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND VEHICLE COMMUNICATION UNIT - Methods and an appropriately setup communication unit for positioning in vehicle-to-surroundings communication are described, wherein the method involves a first sensor (S | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139762 | VEHICLE RECOVERY SYSTEM - A vehicle recovery system includes a position sensor and a transmitting phone. The position sensor stores a preset location value and is used for generating a notification when the displacement of the position sensor exceeds the preset location value. The transmitting phone is used for communicating with a receiving phone. The transmitting phone includes a camera module and an alarm module. The camera module is used for capturing images and sending the images to the transmitting phone. The alarm module is electrically coupled to the position sensor and used for activating the transmitting phone to communicate with the receiving phone such that the transmitting phone sends the images to the receiving phone when the alarm module receives the notification from the position sensor. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139763 | DECODING ENCODED DATA - A method for decoding encoded data. The method includes receiving data encoded by replacing each of a plurality of characters with bit strings. The method also includes recording, on the basis of definition information, at least one of the characters as corresponding to each of the bit lengths, and generating decode information based on the number of characters, wherein the decode information includes bit string information for sorting the bit strings in a bit length order that is a predetermined order associated with bit lengths. The method also includes, in response to receiving a particular bit length, generating character information in which the characters are sorted in the bit length order by inserting a character corresponding to the particular bit length into a position corresponding to the particular bit length in an array in which at least one of the bit lengths. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139764 | Continuous Time Sigma-Delta ADC with Embedded Low-Pass Filter - A filtering analog to digital converter (ADC) includes an integrator receiving at its input an analog input signal. A filtering capacitor at the input of the integrator filters out a large portion of out-of-band interferers in the analog input signal. The integrator produces an output that is quantized to produce a digital output. A feedback path between the quantizer output and the integrator input includes a digital to analog converter (DAC). | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139765 | Processing System Compensating DC Offset and Gain Error - A processing system including a first processing module and a second processing module is disclosed. The first processing module transforms and amplifies a grounded signal to generate a first processed signal and transforms and amplifies a predetermined signal to generate a second processed signal. The second processing module transforms the first processed signal to a first digital code according to a first reference voltage group and transforms the second processed signal to a second digital code according to a second reference voltage group. The second processing module adjusts a third reference voltage group according to the first and the second digital codes, and during a normal mode, the second processing module generates a third digital code according to the adjusted third voltage group. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139766 | Digital to Analog Converter Circuits and Methods - The present disclosure provides for improved DAC circuits and methods. In one embodiment, a digital-to-analog converter receives a digital signal and outputs a first analog output signal corresponding to the digital signal. A current buffer receives the first analog output signal and generates an analog output current. The current output digital-to-analog converter and the current buffer are constructed on an integrated circuit, and the analog output current is coupled to a pin of the integrated circuit. The pin of the integrated circuit receives the analog output current and provides the analog output current to additional circuitry external to the integrated circuit. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139767 | CHARGE INJECTION MECHANISM FOR ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS - A low-cost charge injection mechanism may enable oversampling to be used on low frequency signals by injecting dither noise into the ADC input. The dither noise can reduce the quantization noise allowing even direct current (DC) signals to be oversampled correctly. A low-cost charge injection mechanism can also be used to improve the ENOB by characterizing the ADC and digitally correcting the converted signal for non-linearity errors such as INL. Reducing INL errors may also allow a higher degree of oversampling to be used to further improve the ENOB. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139768 | Device and method for the transmission and reception of high fidelity audio using a single wire - An audio device ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139769 | D/A CONVERTER - A resistor string type D/A converter includes a higher-order decoder to which a digital signal is input, a higher-order resistor string in which a plurality of resistors and a plurality of voltage drawing points are alternately connected between a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, the higher-order resistor string being configured to output a plurality of first voltages, each from a respective one of the plurality of voltage drawing points, a plurality of first higher-order switches connected to the plurality of voltage drawing points in a one-to-one configuration, conductive states of the first higher-order switches being controlled based on the digital signal, and a conversion unit that outputs a second voltage based on the plurality of the first voltages supplied through the plurality of first higher-order switches. The higher-order decoder brings two first higher-order switches into conduction based on the digital signal. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139770 | CURRENT SENSING CIRCUIT - A current sensing circuit including a current sensing unit, a feedback control unit, and a digital output unit is provided. The current sensing unit senses a current and generates a pulse signal according to at least one reference signal and at least one feedback signal. The feedback control unit is coupled to the current sensing unit and generates the at least one feedback signal according to a clock signal and the pulse signal. The digital output unit is coupled to the current sensing unit and outputs a digital signal according to the pulse signal. The digital output unit counts an amount of pulses of the pulse signal in a predetermined time period to output the digital signal, wherein the amount of pulses is positively correlated with a value of the current. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139771 | DIFFERENTIAL SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A differential successive approximation analog to digital converter including: a comparator; a first plurality of capacitors coupled between a corresponding plurality of first switches and a first input of the comparator, at least one of the first capacitors being arranged to receive a first component of a differential input signal; and a second plurality of capacitors coupled between a corresponding plurality of second switches and a second input of the comparator, at least one of the second capacitors being arranged to receive a second component of the differential input signal, wherein each of the first and second plurality of switches are each adapted to independently couple the corresponding capacitor to a selected one of: a first supply voltage level; a second supply voltage level; and a third supply voltage level; and control circuitry adapted to sample the differential input voltage during a sample phase, and to control the first and second switches to couple each capacitor of the first and second plurality of capacitors to the third supply voltage level at the start of a voltage conversion phase. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139772 | PULSE PHASE DIFFERENCE CODING CIRCUIT - In a pulse phase difference coding circuit, a count unit includes a plurality of partial counters connected to each other in series so that the most significant bit of an output of the previous stage serves as an operation clock of the subsequent stage. A circulation number detecting unit includes a first latch circuit which is provided for each of the partial counters and latches an output of the partial counter according to a pulse for measurement, and a first delay circuit which treats the partial counter in the second stage or later as an object counter and delays the pulse for measurement by a total delay time in all the partial counters located at the previous stages of the object counter. The pulse for measurement is inputted into the first latch circuit which latches an output of the object counter. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139773 | DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTING METHOD AND DETECTION PROGRAM - This disclosure provides a device, which includes a transceiver for outputting a reception signal according to an echo intensity of a transmission signal, a reception signal monitoring module for monitoring an intensity of the reception signal based on a saturation condition, and a transmitting condition setting module for controlling a transmitting power according to the intensity of the reception signal monitored by the reception signal monitoring module. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139774 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE OF A VEHICLE FROM A RADIO BEACON AND RADIO BEACON FOR THIS PURPOSE - A method and a radio beacon for determining a distance of a vehicle passing a radio beacon of a road toll system, from beacon. The vehicle is equipped with an onboard unit, which emits a signal with a known curve of its frequency over time. The method includes receiving the signal in the radio beacon during passage of the vehicle and recording a curve of its frequency over time in relation to the known frequency curve; detecting a change in the recorded frequency curve exceeding a predetermined threshold value; looking for two far regions in the frequency curve lying before and after the detected change in time and showing a frequency change below a threshold value; scaling the recorded frequency curve in such a manner that the far regions assume predetermined values; and determining the said distance from a gradient of the scaled frequency curve in an inflection point thereof. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139775 | Method for Testing GNSS-Based Positioning Systems in Obstructed Environments - Methods of testing GNSS-based positioning systems in obstructed environments may include specifying a required accuracy threshold for use in determining a reference trajectory. One or more difficult areas of relatively poor or missing GNSS availability may be located within the obstructed environment. Positioning information may be established for first reference points outside the difficult areas. Subsequently, by surveying with respect to the first reference points, positioning information may be established for second reference points within the difficult areas. The first and second reference points may then be used to determine a true path associated with the reference trajectory. When an improved GNSS-based positioning system is navigated along the reference trajectory, a set of measured points may be gathered, and errors between the true path and a measured path (derived from the measured points) may thereby be evaluated with respect to statistical characteristics, or to other improved GNSS-based positioning systems. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139776 | Obtaining a Calibration Parameter for an Antenna Array - Embodiments herein include a method for obtaining a calibration parameter for an antenna array. The antenna array comprises a first and a second radio module with respective associated antennas, wherein both radio modules comprise a main transmitter and a connected calibration receiver or both radio modules comprise a main receiver and a connected calibration transmitter. The method comprises: injecting a first calibration signal in the first radio module and measuring a first response to the first calibration in the first radio module. This injecting and measuring is repeated for all combinations of the first and second radio modules. Finally, a numerical value is calculated using the responses; a calibration parameter is calculated based on the calculated numerical value. Embodiments herein also include a corresponding antenna array, computer program and computer program product. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139777 | ADAPTIVE MAINLOBE CLUTTER METHOD FOR RANGE-DOPPLER MAPS - A method of adaptively removing mainlobe clutter from range-Doppler data includes estimating the peak of the mainlobe clutter, and determining clutter regionboundaries adaptively and robustly. The mainlobe clutter peak may be estimated from the range-Doppler data, for example using both nonlinear and linear filters. Alternatively the mainlobe clutter peak may be estimated from knowledge of the position and speed of the vehicle, such as a missile, upon which the radar system moves. The clutter boundaries may be determined at each of the range bins by stepping along Doppler bins from the mainlobe clutter peak estimate in opposite directions, locating the boundary at locations off of the mainlobe clutter peak estimate that meet a given criterion. The method produces a finer determination of the mainlobe clutter region, resulting in less of the range-Doppler data being excluded as part of the mainlobe clutter region. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139778 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING RELEVANT WEATHER DETERMINATION - Systems and methods for improving relevant weather determination for aircraft at altitude. An exemplary system includes a weather radar component and memory that stores weather radar data in a three-dimensional (3D) buffer. A processor calculates vertically integrated reflectivity using the stored weather radar data at a predefined reference altitude at one or more locations from the aircraft. The processor then adjusts a lower boundary of a relevant weather envelope from a first value to a second value, if the vertically integrated reflectivity is greater than a predefined threshold. The range of the adjusted lower boundary of the envelope is associated with the weather radar data having the calculated vertically integrated reflectivity greater than the predefined threshold. A display device displays the weather radar data located within the envelope in a first manner and displays the weather radar data located outside of the envelope in a second manner. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139779 | METHOD OF CORRECTING REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS BY ISOTHERM DETECTION AND RADAR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method of correcting the reflectivity measurements performed by a radar such as a weather radar, a reflectivity measurement being associated with a resolution volume includes analyzing the current resolution volume to determine whether the plane representing the 0° C. isotherm passes through it. When the plane representing the 0° C. isotherm passes through the current resolution volume, the volume is split into two parts lying on either side of said plane, the attenuation associated with the resolution volume is determined by taking into account the contribution of each of the parts to the measured reflectivity. The reflectivity associated with the current resolution volume is corrected using the attenuation thus determined. An onboard weather radar implements the method. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139780 | POWER MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR PROTECTING COMPONENTS ON BOARD A SPACECRAFT - A system for protecting a power unit on a spacecraft may include a ground station. The ground station may include a power unit loading estimation and monitoring module for estimating a power loading level on a power unit of the spacecraft power unit. The ground station may also include a ground station power limiter to regulate a power of a signal for transmission from the ground station to the spacecraft to prevent overloading the spacecraft power unit. The power of the signal for transmission to the spacecraft may be regulated based at least in part on an estimated power loading level on the power unit of the spacecraft. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139781 | LOCATION MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ACCESS POINT FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SERVICE - Measuring a location of a communication terminal using a wireless local area network access point based on location coordinates of the access points and global positioning system (GPS) location information of the communication terminal. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139782 | DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTION SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT LEVERAGES ROVING RECEIVERS ENABLED FOR A NON-GPS, SECONDARY PN&T SIGNAL TO CHARACTERIZE LOCAL ERRORS - System, methods, and devices for a self-sustaining differential corrections network that employs roving reference devices (RRDs) as reference stations for improving positioning, navigation, and timing (PN&T) solutions for other enabled local roving and/or stationary receiving devices (RDs) are disclosed herein. The disclosed differential correction system enhancement leverages RRDs enabled for a non-global positioning system (non-GPS), secondary PN&T signal to characterize local errors. These local errors are then used by local RDs in combination with a signal to calculate an improved PN&T estimate for the RDs. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139783 | Position Determining System Incorporating One or More Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Antennas - A system for determining position, velocity, time, and/or altitude of a vehicle of object using GNSS under a broad range of dynamic conditions. The system may utilize a plurality of antennas in some aspects. In some aspects, the system may operate in a differential mode incorporating a fixed or mobile base station. In some aspects, the system may be connected to a smart phone, tablet, or other mobile computing device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139784 | SATELLITE DIFFERENTIAL POSITIONING RECEIVER USING MULTIPLE BASE-ROVER ANTENNAS - A rover processor determines position of a rover based upon the interaction between multiple antennas located at the rover and multiple antennas located at a base. The rover antennas may include a rover master antenna having a phase center located at the centroid of the antennas patterns of at least two auxiliary rover antennas. The rover processor may determine the position of the rover master antenna based upon the relative positions of at least two rover antennas (e.g., the rover master antenna and at least one rover auxiliary antenna, or at least two rover auxiliary antennas) with respect to at least two antennas of a base transceiver. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139785 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND MANAGING RAINFALL ATTENUATION AND RAINFALL INTENSITY ON SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Provided is a system for collecting and managing rainfall attenuation data and rainfall intensity data in a satellite communication system. The system may include: a satellite transmitter to transmit a satellite beacon signal; a Global Positioning System (GPS) to transmit a GPS signal; at least one data collecting apparatus to generate rainfall attenuation data about the satellite beacon signal when the satellite beacon signal is received from the satellite transmitter, and to generate rainfall intensity data within a valid path length of rainfall attenuation, to extract time information from the GPS signal, and to assign the time information to the rainfall attenuation data and the rainfall intensity data; and a data managing apparatus to receive, from the at least one data collecting apparatus, the rainfall attenuation data and the rainfall intensity data assigned with the time information, and to manage the received rainfall attenuation data and rainfall intensity data. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139786 | Mobile Radar System - Described is a mobile radar system which provides both persistent surveillance and tracking of objects with adaptive measurement rates for both maneuvering and non-maneuvering objects. The mobile radar system includes a vehicle having mounted therein an active, electronically-steerable, phased array radar system movable between a stowed position and a deployed position and wherein the phased array radar system is operational in both the deployed and stored positions and also while the vehicle is either stationary or moving. Thus, the mobile radar system described herein provides for longer time on target and longer integration times, increased radar sensitivity and improved Doppler resolution and clutter rejection. This results in a highly mobile radar system appropriate for use in a battlefield environment and which supports single-integrated-air-picture metrics including but not limited to track purity, track completeness, and track continuity and thus improved radar performance in a battlefield. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139787 | Beam Steering And Manipulating Apparatus And Method - An apparatus and method for electromagnetic beam steering and manipulating employ narrow beams in close proximity. The beam width and distance between neighboring beams are around or smaller than the wavelength. A strong beam is steered by a much weaker beam. A strong beam is also focused by a relatively small group of much weaker beams. The resulting device is compact and has better power efficiency. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139788 | Self-provisioning antenna system and method - A self-provisioning antenna (SPA) system and method provides for automatic simultaneous remote optimization of one or more field antenna terminals over a wireless network. A central server communicates with a field controller to modify configurations of any directional radiating elements, filters settings, and low noise amplifier settings associated with one or more remotely located antenna banks, determines the optimal configurations based on readings of field signal quality metrics including RSSI, EC/IO, and date rate standard samples, and allows a human operator to select a configuration. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139789 | TRANSMITTER INDEPENDENT TECHNIQUES TO EXTEND THE PERFORMANCE OF PASSIVE COHERENT LOCATION - Methods to improve the performance of passive coherent location by non-reliance on a direct view of the signal source are described. Passive Coherent Location, or PCL, has become a promising technology as more computer-processing power has become generally available. Basically, most PCL techniques rely on comparing signal sources with their reflections from an object in order to determine the location of the object. However, this requires line of sight access from the receiver system to the signal source which may not always be practical and may limit the performance of the system overall. The techniques described herein do not require line of sight to the transmitter sources. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139790 | OPTIMAL STORAGE SCHEME FOR ACCESS POINT COVERAGE DATA - It is disclosed to determine, as a representation of a set of terminal positions, a polygon that encloses all terminal positions of the set of terminal positions. The terminal positions are positions of one or more terminals within a coverage area of a communication node. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139791 | Concept for Determining an Estimated Value of a Location of a Receiving Element - Apparatus for determining an estimated value for a location of a receiving element within a reference system which may receive signals of a signal source movable to different measuring positions, it being possible to measure—on the basis of the signals received—localization data which indicate a relative location of the receiving element with respect to the movable signal source, the apparatus being configured to determine the estimated value on the basis of at least two different measuring positions and localization data corresponding thereto by means of an evolutionary algorithm. On the basis of the localization data measured, a fitness function of the evolutionary algorithm is formed, the localization data having an angle of arrival of the received signals on the receiving element, and/or a signal arrival time from which a distance from the signal source may be determined. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139792 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A dual-band antenna is disclosed, comprising a radiating body, a shorting element, and a feeding element. The radiating body comprises a plurality of radiating portions located in a first, a second, a third, and a fourth planes, respectively. The shorting element and the feeding element both extend from the radiating body and are located in the first plane. The radiating portions located in the first, the second, and the third planes transmit and/or receive signals in a first frequency band. The radiating portions located in the first, the second, and the fourth planes transmit and/or receive signals in a second frequency band. A first angle between the first and the second planes, a second angle between the second and the third planes, and a third angle between the second and the fourth planes range between 80 degrees to 100 degrees. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139793 | HIGH ISOLATION MULTIBAND MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM - The high isolation multiband MIMO antenna system is a multi-band dual and quad antenna for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems. Element and ground plane geometries that can cover a wide range of frequency bands (780 MHz-5850 MHz) are based on the varying some simple geometrical lengths and widths of the elements and ground planes. The MIMO antenna systems can be used for next generation cellular and wireless MIMO communication systems. Several isolation enhancement schemes increase the isolation between adjacent antenna elements. Any combination of the isolation and MIMO antenna system geometries can be created to support different wireless system standards. The novel MIMO antenna systems are disposed within a dielectric substrate area of 50×100 mm | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139794 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A multi-band antenna includes a base plate, a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The base plate has a transverse front edge and a longitudinal side edge perpendicular to the transverse front edge. A feeding portion and a ground portion are extended frontward and then bent downward from two spaced portions of the transverse front edge. The first radiating element is substantially lying L-shaped and connected with one end of the base plate adjacent to the feeding portion. The first radiating element includes a first connection section, a first extension section and a second extension section. The second radiating element includes a first radiating strip, a short second connection section, a second radiating strip, a third connection section and a third radiating strip. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139795 | NEAR-FIELD ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a near-field antenna. In an aspect, the near-field antenna may include a dielectric layer, a ground plane formed on one side of the dielectric layer, a plurality of U-shaped slots periodically disposed in the ground plane for radiation, and a microstrip line provided on the other side of the dielectric layer for power feeding. In another aspect, the near-field antenna may include a dielectric layer, a ground plane formed on one side of the dielectric layer, a plurality of U-shaped slots periodically disposed in the ground plane for radiation, and a microstrip line configured to have a plurality of U-shaped slots diverged on the other side of the dielectric layer in parallel for power feeding, have the plurality of U-shaped slots periodically disposed in series in respective diverged lines, and have an end shorted to form standing waves. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139796 | MULTI BAND ANTENNA WITH MULTI LAYERS - A multi-layer multi band antenna is provided. Because the antenna carrier has a structure stacked in a plurality of layers having different dielectric constants, the antenna maintains a small size yet has an improved radiation performance in a desired bandwidth. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139797 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a plurality of antenna elements, a feed circuit which feeds power to the plurality of antenna elements, a conductive chassis which accommodates the plurality of antenna elements and the feed circuit and which is provided with a plurality of opening portions as being opposed respectively to the plurality of antenna elements, and a sheet-shaped cover which covers the plurality of opening portions of the conductive chassis to seal the plurality of opening portions. In addition to covering the plurality of opening portions of the conductive chassis, the sheet-shaped cover may cover the entire conductive chassis. A patch antenna may be utilized as each of the plurality of antenna elements. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139798 | COVER ASSMEBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A cover assembly includes a cover body, an antenna, and a function key. The cover body includes an end wall and a peripheral wall cooperatively defining a receiving slot. The peripheral wall defines an assembly hole. The antenna is received in the receiving slot and fixed to the end wall. The function key includes a latching plate and a press portion positioned on the latching plate. The press portion extends from the assembly hole, and the latching plate is sandwiched between the antenna and the cover body. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139799 | Method for Saving Terminal Electricity and Terminal - A method for saving power of terminal is disclosed by the present invention. The method comprises: a control unit being connected with a radio frequency unit when a telescopic antenna is in a pulled-out state; and the control unit is disconnected from the radio frequency unit when the telescopic antenna is in a retraction state. A terminal is also provided by the present invention, terminal power consumption can be reduced based on said method and said terminal, so as to achieve the purpose of saving the battery power. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139800 | ANTENNA SYSTEM - A housing includes a 3-D composite structure. The structure includes a flex foil. An antenna trace is provided on a first surface of the flex foil. A shield, which may be a sheet, is positioned on the antenna trace. A resin is molded to the first surface, the shield and the antenna trace. The resultant structure allows for a thin-walled design that can communicate efficiently via wireless signals. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139801 | INTEGRATED ANTENNA - An integrated antenna ( | 2012-06-07 |
