25th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140172263 | SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM WITH SIDE AREA DETECTION - A safety interlock system for a motor vehicle has a plurality of object sensors capable of detecting the presence of an object such as a pedestrian in the danger zone at the front of the vehicle, rear the vehicle or proximate to the wheels. A door sensor is capable of detecting the open or closed state of the vehicle doors. An interlock override switch and a control circuit are also connected to the safety interlock system. The control circuit is capable of activating the safety interlock system when a door open signal is received. When the safety interlock system is activated the control circuit may engage the brakes to prevent motion of the vehicle if an object signal is received from the object sensor. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172264 | METHOD FOR INCREASING ACTIVE DURATION TIME OF AN AUTOMATIC FREEWHEELING FUNCTION IN A VEHICLE - A method for increasing active duration time of an automatic freewheeling function in a vehicle with cruise control and during a cruise control active period is provided. The function includes an arrangement for determining a vehicle set speed (Vset speed) for when the function is allowed to be activated and means for calculating a predetermined allowable vehicle speed drop to a first under speed value (Vunderspeed) below the vehicle set speed (Vset speed). The function is controlled based on said under speed value, in order to extend active duration time of the function. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172265 | VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONVOY TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device mounted to a subject vehicle with a traveling control device is provided. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication device includes a communication portion, a connection transmission process portion, a connection control signal obtain portion, a connection signal obtain portion, and a connection control signal transmission process portion. The communication portion receives and transmits a signal between the subject vehicle and a preceding vehicle, and between the subject vehicle and a follower vehicle. The connection transmission process portion transmits a connection request signal. The connection control signal obtain portion obtains a connection control signal. A convoy travel control device includes the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device and the traveling control device. The traveling control device periodically outputs a first instruction and a second instruction to the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONS - A method of operating a vehicle comprising an adaptive cruise control system and an engine control module is provided. The engine control module is coupled to the adaptive cruise control system. The method comprises issuing a speed reduction signal from the adaptive cruise control system, verifying a speed reduction with a first sensor using the adaptive cruise control system, verifying the speed reduction with a second sensor using the engine control module, thereafter, receiving a resume signal from an operator input device, and executing a speed increase of the vehicle with the engine control module in response to receiving the resume signal with the engine control module. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172267 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING MISDIAGNOSIS OF OIL LEVEL SENSOR - A method for preventing misdiagnosis of an oil level sensor may include determining whether a driving status of a vehicle satisfies a first diagnosis condition, a second diagnosis condition or both. When the first diagnosis condition is satisfied, the method may include measuring oil levels, calculating a first average of the measured oil levels, and comparing the calculated first average of the measured oil levels with a predetermined reference oil level. When the second diagnosis condition is satisfied, the method may include measuring oil levels, calculating a second average of the measured oil levels, and comparing the calculated second average of the measured oil levels with the predetermined reference oil level. The method may also include warning an excess of oil when the first, the second or both first and second averages of the measured oil levels are higher than the predetermined reference oil level. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172268 | STEPPED IDLE RETURN FOR MULTIAIR EQUIPPED ENGINES WITH HIGH AERATION - A method and system for controlling the engine during a return to idle maneuver when the engine's oil is highly aerated. The system and method will implement a stepped return to idle maneuver when the engine oil has a predetermined amount of aeration. The predetermined amount of aeration is an amount that could cause an engine to stall due to valve lift loss if the engine speed were reduced to the idle speed in the conventional manner. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172269 | Dual-Mode Cryogenic LNG Piston Pump Control Strategy - A control strategy for a cryogenic LNG piston pump and method of operation same are disclosed. The piston pump may employ a bifurcated control strategy based on the operating speed of an engine to which the pump is providing fuel. More specifically, at engine idle speed, the control strategy may employ a first control strategy split wherein a compression stage and a suction stage of the pump are conducted at a first ratio. At engine rated speed, the control strategy may employ a second split wherein the compression stage and suction stage are conducted at a second ration, wherein the second ratio is different from the first ratio. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172270 | METHOD TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION WHILE OPERATING A POWER TAKE OFF - A system and method for reducing fuel consumption of an engine while operating a power take off. Whenever practical, the system and method will operate the engine with fewer than all cylinders when operating a power take off. Operating the engine with fewer than all cylinders will reduce fuel consumption and improve fuel economy. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172271 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A method of controlling an electric continuous variable valve timing apparatus improves starting performance of an engine by a simplified phase control for the camshaft. The method, in which intake and exhaust timing of an engine is changed in accordance with a phase of the camshaft, may include: determining whether starting off of the engine is required during driving; recognizing a target phase of the camshaft for next starting of the engine; controlling the phase of the camshaft so that the intake timing of the engine is advanced in accordance with the target phase; and ending the phase control of the camshaft in accordance with a state of the engine or the camshaft. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172272 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED FUEL EFFICIENCY - A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines based on skip fire operation of the engine are described. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE OUTPUT OF AN ENGINE WHEN A WATER PUMP COUPLED TO THE ENGINE IS SWITCHED ON OR OFF - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a pump control module, an actuator control module, and a torque reserve module. The pump control module switches a water pump between on and off. The water pump circulates coolant through an engine when the water pump is on. The actuator control module controls a first actuator of the engine based on a first torque request and that controls a second actuator of the engine based on a second torque request. The torque reserve module adjusts a torque reserve before the water pump is switched on or off based on a change in engine load expected when the water pump is switched on or off. The torque reserve is a difference between the first torque request and the second torque request | 2014-06-19 |
20140172274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUEL CONTROL DURING COLD STARTS - A cold start control system for a vehicle having a spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) engine includes a startup control module and a fuel actuator module. The startup control module sets a mode of operation to a cold start mode. In response to setting the mode to the cold start mode, the startup control module determines target combustion parameters and a predetermined amount of fuel, wherein the predetermined amount of fuel is less than an amount of fuel required to initiate a combustion stroke of the SIDI engine. The startup control module controls injection of the predetermined amount of fuel, during cranking of the SIDI engine, based on the target combustion parameters. The fuel actuator module injects the predetermined amount of fuel, during cranking, based on the target combustion parameters. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172275 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling exhaust emissions by adjusting an injection profile for fuel injected into an engine cylinder from a plurality of fuel injectors during engine start and crank. By splitting injection of fuel during start so that a portion of fuel is port injected and a remaining portion is direct injected as one or multiple injections, the soot load of the engine can be reduced and fuel economy can be improved. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172276 | FUEL INJECTION AMOUNT COMPENSATING METHOD - Disclosed is a fuel injection amount compensating method that may include measuring a real pressure of a combustion chamber, calculating a real pressure level of the combustion chamber based on the real pressure, calculating a real combustion noise index based on the real pressure level of the combustion chamber, calculating a target combustion noise index based on a driving condition, calculating a difference between the real combustion noise index and the target combustion noise index, and increasing or reducing a pilot injection amount of a fuel injector in accordance with the difference. Also disclosed is a fuel injection amount compensating system. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172277 | ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A diagnostic method for a reciprocating internal combustion engine is disclosed. The diagnostic method includes determining a cylinder pressure relationship between a periodic or continuous pressure of a combustion chamber of the engine and a crankshaft angle of the engine for a combustion cycle including a fuel injection. The method further includes determining a heat release rate relationship between the heat release rate in the combustion chamber and the crankshaft angle as a function of the pressure relationship. The method includes estimating an end of fuel injection crankshaft angle for the combustion cycle as a function of the first derivative of the heat release rate relationship. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172278 | INTERNAL EGR AMOUNT CALCULATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal EGR amount calculation device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of improving calculation accuracy of an internal EGR amount in a case where a valve overlap time period is changed. The internal EGR amount calculation device for an internal combustion engine of which the internal EGR amount is changed according to the valve overlap time period calculates an in-cylinder volume at a blow-back occurrence timing, which is a timing in which blow-back of exhaust gases from an exhaust passage into a cylinder occurs after the intake valve is opened, during the valve overlap time period, according to engine speed and an intake cam phase, calculates a remaining gas amount according to the in-cylinder volume, and calculates the internal EGR amount by adding a blown-back gas amount to the remaining gas amount. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172279 | METHOD TO REDUCE ENGINE COMBUSTION AND HARMONIC NOISE FOR MISFIRE DETECTION - A method and system for determining combustion and harmonic noise correction factors for current operating conditions corresponding to the actual vehicle and applying the combustion and harmonic noise correction factors to a sensor signal, thereby removing engine combustion and harmonic noise from the sensor signal and leaving a misfire data signal in the sensor signal. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172280 | METHOD FOR DETECTING COMBUSTION NOISE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, COMBUSTION NOISE DETECTION DEVICE, AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Although a method for changing a combustion method taking place in an internal combustion engine depending on running condition is proposed, it can be considered that conditions under which a combustion noise occurs naturally differ with different methods. A detection method of prior art is not compatible with different combustion methods and the accuracy of combustion noise detection was low. Accurate combustion noise detection is enabled by identifying a combustion mode taking place in the internal combustion engine, selecting a sensed frequency or frequency band of a combustion noise sensor that detects a combustion noise in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine according to the combustion mode, and detecting a combustion noise. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172281 | ECU DATA SETTING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING EOBD SELECTION LOGIC - An engine control unit (ECU) data setting system employs an European on-board diagnosis (EOBD) selection logic by which a function of managing and operating data according to application of EOBD can be improved, and an ECU data setting method. The ECU data setting system employing an EOBD selection logic includes: a control logic including a software switch for selecting application of EOBD; and end of line (EOL) equipment operated by the software switch of the control logic to input a control signal to an ECU and set application of the EOBD. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172282 | METHOD AND MODULE FOR ESTIMATING AFTER-CHARGE DRIVABLE RANGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A method and module for estimating after-charge drivable range of an electric vehicle and a driving assistant device are provided. The method includes a power supplement location selecting step, a planned charging time determining step, an after-charge total power estimating step, and an after-charge drivable range estimating step. The planned charging time determining step calculates an estimated driving time for arriving at each power supplement location and an estimated charge waiting time, and determines a planned charging time at each power supplement location. The after-charge total power estimating step calculates an estimated power increment of the electric vehicle and an estimated after-charge total power. The after-charge drivable range estimating step calculates an estimated after-charge drivable range of the electric vehicle centering at each power supplement location according to the current driving information and each estimated after-charge total power. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172283 | AVERAGE VEHICLE SPEED CALCULATION SYSTEM AND AVERAGE VEHICLE SPEED CALCULATION METHOD - An average vehicle speed calculation system and an average vehicle speed calculation method thereof are provided. The average vehicle speed calculation system comprises a calculation module and a mobile body. The mobile body includes a body speed detector, a radar speed detector and a transceiver. The body speed detector detects a body speed. The radar speed detector detects at least one speed of an adjacent vehicle. The transceiver connects to the calculation module via a network, and transmits the body speed and the at least one speed of the adjacent vehicle to the calculation module. The calculation module calculates an average vehicle speed according to the body speed and the at least one speed of the adjacent vehicle. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172284 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A display device for a vehicle is provided in a vehicle having idling stop function and includes: a fuel economy display unit to display fuel economy information on the vehicle; an first fuel economy display unit to calculate a first fuel economy based on a distance traveled and fuel consumption in a first period; and a second fuel economy calculation unit to calculate an second fuel economy based on a distance traveled and fuel consumption in a second period shorter than the first period. The device also includes a display control unit to control display of the fuel economy display unit based on a fuel economy difference between the first and second fuel economies. When the second fuel economy reaches a reference value before performing idling stop, the fuel economy display control unit controls the fuel economy display unit based on the last fuel economy difference without updating the difference. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172285 | Method For Displaying The Operating Range Of An Electric Drive Vehicle, And Display - A method and display for displaying the operating range of an electric drive vehicle and a display for carrying out same are provided. The battery energy in a vehicle is detected, and a maximum operating range of the vehicle is determined therefrom. At least one battery service station is selected as destination point for determining the maximum operating range. Based on a starting point, a reachability threshold is determined. If exceeded, the vehicle will be unable to reach the destination point with the current battery energy available, wherein said reachability threshold is displayed as an operating range in a map illustration. During the determination of the reachability threshold, the current location is used as the starting point and the current battery energy of the vehicle is used, both of which are updated at pre-defined intervals while the vehicle is moving. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172286 | MOTORISED VEHICLE WITH CONTROLLED INCLINATION - The motor vehicle of the invention is provided with at least three wheels and includes a driving cab capable of accommodating a single person in the width direction. The motor vehicle comprises a bend-balancing means that acts by the inclination of at least the portion of the chassis that bears the driving cab. According to the invention, the vehicle is also provided with speed, acceleration and/or inclination sensors, and the balancing means are automatically controlled when the information supplied by the sensors is lower than a main predetermined threshold. The invention also provides that the automatic control of the balancing means is deactivated when the information provided by the sensors is higher than said main threshold. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172287 | MOBILE TERMINAL - If identification information is updated periodically, there is such a problem that when another vehicle is receiving driving support based on transmitted identification information of an own vehicle, if the identification information of the own vehicle is updated, the operation of driving support using the identification information becomes unstable because another vehicle can no longer identify the own vehicle. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172288 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CONSTRAINED RESOURCE ROUTE PLANNING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving an entry for a destination; and generating a travel route to the destination through a sufficient number of one or more replenishment locations required for reaching the destination for displaying on a device. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING COMMUTER GROUPS - A commuter groups service (CGS) allows commuters to join commuter groups so that they are able to socialize while commuting. Through the commuter groups, the users may share commuting routes, traffic updates, road conditions, and other information. Group members may arrange car pools, short term riding arrangements, and may anonymously or directly contact each other. The CGS may collect group member position information, e.g. GPS information, to enable the CGS to calculate traffic conditions and to select location specific information for group members. The system may include an on-line service accessible through a computer or wireless networking device. The user may log into the CGS, create or modify a user profile, and join groups of their choosing. Groups may be associated with specific events or with getting to/from work. Commuter groups may be formed for commuters that use private vehicles and/or public transportation. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172290 | NAVIGATION OF ON-ROAD VEHICLE BASED ON VERTICAL ELEMENTS - A vehicle can include a navigation unit configured to determine a position of the vehicle. A detection unit can be configured to recognize position and features of objects external to the vehicle. An identification unit can be configured to identify objects expected to be detected based on a determined position of the vehicle, by comparing the recognized features to feature data of object reference data stored in a local database. When the identification unit is unable to identify an object, the identification unit can compare recognized or stored object features to the additional feature data received from a remote database. A navigation unit can update the position of the vehicle based on position data of identified objects and more accurate and safe autonomous operation of a vehicle can be achieved. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172291 | Visualization of Paths Using GPS Data - A map editing system for visually indicating the location of GPS devices on a map and identifying paths from the map. GPS data is received from a plurality of GPS devices. The data is filtered based parameters including the speed of the GPS devices. The filtered GPS data is displayed on a map using representations that visually indicate the location of the GPS devices that the data was received from. The representations can then be used for identifying and creating new paths on the map. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172292 | Methods and Apparatus for Context Based Trip Planning - A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle location and context information. The processor is also configured to execute a prediction algorithm to predict one or more next-destinations based on the location and context information compared to observed driver behavior stored in a database and deliver the one or more next-destinations to a vehicle computing system. The processor is further configured to receive next-destination input and utilizing the next-destination input as a new vehicle location and estimating new context information, repeat execution of the prediction algorithm, delivery of the predicted next-destinations, and receipt of the next-destination input, until input indicating completed journey assembly is received. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172293 | MAP MATCHING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A map matching device for a positioning device includes an inertial detect module, measuring a moving signal generated from the positioning device, a movement estimation module, estimating location information of the positioning device according to the moving signal, a map data storage module, storing a plurality of types of map feature information of an environment where the positioning device is located, and a matching module, matching the location information with the plurality of types of map feature information for performing map matching processes, and providing a positioning coordinate. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING EXPECTED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF OBJECTS - The embodiment provides a method for predicting Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) of an object. The method includes tracking location data of the object and estimating time of arrival of the object based on the location data and historic data of one or more objects. Further, the method includes determining whether the object reached a predefined area based on the location data of the object and sending a notification about the ETA of the object to a remote entity upon determining that the object reached the predefined area. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING ROAD CURVE PROPERTIES AND CALCULATING MAXIMUM SAFE ADVISORY SPEED - This invention relates generally to the field of Highway signage and more specifically to a device for automatically capturing road curve properties and a process for automating calculating the maximum safe Advisory Speed of Roads. This invention is a new device that automates the accurate measurement of road curve/Railway radius and super elevation. This information is assembled to automatically report the recommended curve speed, or Curve Advisor Speed (CAS) for a particular curve. The device is assembled into a single, compact, low power and transportable case which can be driven at normal road speeds in a car. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172296 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION - The present invention relates to a navigation device. The navigation device is arranged to dynamically generate multidimensional video signals based on location and directional information of the navigation device by processing at pre-generated 3D data set (3D Model or 3D point cloud). The navigation device is further arranged to superimpose navigation directions and/or environment information about surrounding objects onto the generated multidimensional view. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172297 | SENSOR DATA COLLECTION - Example apparatus and methods concern rigorous survey-plan based sensor data collection where physical survey locations are correlated to logical locations rather than being tightly coupled to physical map locations. An embodiment includes accessing a venue map and a survey plan associated with the venue map. A survey plan includes a survey path defined by one or more logical survey points. A logical survey point includes a unique co-ordinate free identifier, a description of a recognizable location in the venue, and a co-ordinate configured to register the logical survey point to the corresponding venue map. A surveyor surveys the venue using the survey plan. Surveying the venue includes following the survey plan and acquiring sensor fingerprints at sensor reading points along the survey path. A fingerprint observation data store is populated with survey points that are registered to the survey plan. Survey points include sensor fingerprint data and correlation data. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172298 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN CHARGING - A method and a device for navigating an electric vehicle in charging are provided. The method comprises: S | 2014-06-19 |
20140172299 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes: an intersection attribute determination unit | 2014-06-19 |
20140172300 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROAD DATA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND GROUND-BASED DEVICE - Ground-based devices are provided which each have a transceiver apparatus and a data memory. Route data are stored in the data memory. This route data can be transmitted in a wireless fashion from the ground-based device to motor vehicles so that information relating to such a route is made available in the motor vehicles which are located outside the sensing range of a sensing apparatus of the motor vehicle. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172301 | USING AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY DATA TO INFER ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS - The present disclosure relates to a method of inferring data relating to atmospheric conditions within an airspace of interest using observations of aircraft trajectories. Information relating to aircraft intent may also be inferred. Aircraft flying within the airspace are identified, and their trajectories and aircraft type are determined. Aircraft performance data relating to that type of aircraft is retrieved from memory, along with any filed aircraft intent data. Then, the atmospheric conditions data and, optionally, any missing aircraft intent data that, in combination with the filed aircraft intent data and the aircraft performance data, would give rise to the determined trajectory for each processed aircraft are inferred. The atmospheric data and optionally the missing aircraft intent data are provided as an output. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172302 | Downhole Treatment Monitoring Systems and Methods Using Ion Selective Fiber Sensors - A disclosed system includes a plurality of ion selective fiber sensors configured to measure treatment concentration variance, and a computer in communication with the plurality of ion selective fiber sensors. The computer determines treatment coverage for different downhole zones using information received from the plurality of ion selective fiber sensors. A disclosed method includes collecting data from a plurality of ion selective fiber sensors configured to measure treatment concentration variance. The method also includes determining treatment coverage for different downhole zones using information received from the plurality of ion selective fiber sensors. A disclosed downhole treatment management system includes a data analysis unit that collects data from a plurality of downhole ion selective fiber sensors configured to measure treatment concentration variance, and that determines treatment coverage for different downhole zones using the collected data. The downhole treatment management system also includes a treatment control interface in communication with the data analysis unit. The treatment control interface updates treatment operations using treatment coverage information determined by the data analysis unit. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172303 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING THE QUALITY OF A WELLBORE - A method of performing wellbore operations includes calculating, based on measurements obtained by drilling a wellbore, at least one wellbore quality factor of a wellbore quality index; and performing at least one wellbore operation in a wellbore through a subterranean formation, based on the at least one calculated wellbore quality factor. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172304 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP TRANSIENT RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING - A method for estimating a property of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole includes conveying a drill tubular through the borehole and transmitting a signal into the formation with a transmitter transducer disposed at the drill tubular. The method further includes receiving a first signal with a first receiver transducer having a sensitivity oriented in a first direction and disposed an axial distance from the transmitter transducer and receiving a second signal with a second receiver transducer having a sensitivity oriented in a second direction different from the first direction and disposed an axial distance from the transmitter transducer. The method also includes calculating a corrected signal that corrects for at least one of bending and torsion of the drill tubular between the transmitter transducer and the first and second receiver transducers using the first signal and the second signal and estimating the property using the corrected signal. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172305 | Systems and Methods for Real-Time Sag Detection - Disclosed are systems and methods for the real-time detection and measurement of sag within a deviated borehole. One method includes measuring a first pressure at a first time at a point within the borehole, predicting a characteristic of the drilling fluid at the point using a computer model, thereby obtaining a predicted characteristic, calculating the characteristic based on the first pressure, thereby obtaining a calculated characteristic, and determining whether sag has occurred based on a comparison between the calculated characteristic and the predicted characteristic. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172306 | INTEGRATED OILFIELD DECISION MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for controlling operations during construction of a subsurface wellbore includes measuring a plurality of wellbore construction parameters. At least one wellbore state parameter is calculated from the wellbore construction parameters in a computer. A plurality of users to communicate with the computer to enable access at least one of the measured wellbore construction parameters and the at least one wellbore state parameter. Depending on a assigned tasks, such user may receive task specific wellbore construction parameters and selected wellbore state parameters for display when a requested is communicated to the computer. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172307 | TARGET-ORIENTED 4D BINNING IN COMMON REFLECTION POINT - Methods and systems for target oriented 4D binning of seismic data are presented. A target depth horizon is selected in the vicinity of where 4D changes are expected. Respectively for each data vintage, relationships between the seismic traces and reflection bins, associated with the depth surface, are established and the seismic traces are divided into common reflection angle subsets. The best matching traces from both vintages are selected for each reflection bin and output for further processing. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172308 | REPEATABILITY INDICATOR BASED ON SHOT ILLUMINATION FOR SEISMIC ACQUISITION - Methods and systems for similarity indicator calculation associated with seismic data acquisition are described. A similarity indicator value can, for example, be based on a normalized partitioned intensity uniformity (PIU) metric. In another aspect, shot imprints are compared by mapping a base (reference) shot imprint onto a current sample of a shot imprint before calculating the similarity indicator value. The similarity indicator value is associated with the shot imprint location used in the calculation and allows re-shooting of only the areas where an insufficient quality of shot data is detected based on a preconfigured threshold value for the similarity indicator. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172309 | CONTEXT AWARE BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A blood glucose measurement system is configured to detect a wireless communication channel in proximity to the measurement system. An electronic data management unit of the measurement system automatically identifies a source of the detected wireless communication channel and uses the source information based on a stored rule set to automatically adjust at least one feature relating to the measurement system for use thereof. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACQUISITION OF SENSOR INFORMATION - Systems and methods are described for controlling acquisition of sensor information, including: one or more physiological sensors and a computing device including a processor programmed to query the physiological sensors to measure one or more physiological parameters of an individual in response to at least one flag indicating a need to measure the one or more physiological parameters; receive a set of sensor values from the physiological sensors; assign a quality value to the set of sensor values received from the physiological sensors; retain the set of sensor values if the assigned quality value of the set of sensor values meets or exceeds a minimum quality value threshold; and update the at least one flag if the assigned quality value of the set of sensor values meets or exceeds the minimum quality value threshold. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATION AND TESTING OF SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT - Discussed herein are methods and apparatuses to produce profiles for scientific measurement equipment and to use those profiles for various purposes in using, designing, calibrating and managing such equipment, such as to carry out critical laboratory testing. In this approach, either the analyzers' quality control data or serial patient data are numerically reduced to generate graphical precision profiles. Precision profiles for serial patient data show increased (im)precision vs time implying increased patient variation over increased time. Precision profiles for quality control data, according to one implementation, can demonstrate three different zones: 1) increased imprecision for quality control determinations that are close spaced (implies the discovery of an error condition and rapid reanalysis, 2) the usual imprecision and 3) a zone of increased imprecision which indicates either a need for a quality control analysis or re-calibration. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172312 | STABLE GENES IN COMPARATIVE TRANSCRIPTOMICS - Various embodiments perform stable gene analysis of transcriptome sequencing data. In one embodiment, a plurality of datasets each including transcriptome sequencing data are received by a processor. Each of the plurality of datasets includes a plurality of genes and a respective ranking value for each of the plurality of genes. A plurality of rank normalized input datasets is generated based on assigning, for each of the plurality of datasets, a rank to each of the plurality of genes. One or more longest increasing subsequence (LIS) of ranks are identified between each pair of the plurality of rank normalized input datasets. A set of stable genes from the plurality of genes is identified based on each of the one or more LIS of ranks across the plurality of rank normalized input datasets. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172313 | HEALTH, LIFESTYLE AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Devices, methods, and systems for modulating a user's personal health are presented. In one aspect, a device containing a sensor is configured for tracking, measuring, and modulating a characteristic is provided. In certain instances, the characteristic to be measured pertains to food consumption. A personal health modulating device for communicating health modulating data with a mobile computing device is presented. The mobile computing device includes at least one electronic data input for receiving electronic data, at least one wireless transceiver for communicating with a wireless network, and an interactive display. The personal health modulating device includes a wearable unit configured to be worn on a part of a user's body, the wearable unit having one or more sensors to sense an environment of the user, to gather data representing one or more attributes related to an activity of a user within the environment, the data being selected for processing according to one or more personal health modulating data processing routines, the wearable unit further having a transmitter to transmit the data to the at least one electronic data input of the mobile computing device. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CALORIC INTAKE USING A PERSONAL CORRELATION FACTOR - Systems and methods are provided for determining an individual's personal correlation factor and, using the personal correlation factor, determining the individual's caloric intake. A method for determining a personal correlation factor includes determining a body composition change over a calibration period, converting the body composition change to an equivalent energy value, and dividing the equivalent energy value by a net caloric value for the same calibration period, wherein the net caloric value includes a caloric expenditure less a caloric intake. A method for determining a subsequent caloric intake includes converting a body composition change to an equivalent energy value, dividing the equivalent energy value by the personal correlation value, and adding to this quotient the individual's caloric expenditure, wherein each step is performed using a processor. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172315 | Operation and Verification of A Portable Clinical Analysis System - The present invention covers the integration and utility of accelerometer features into a clinical analysis system. For example, measurement of dynamic acceleration and orientation of a blood-testing instrument with respect to Earth's gravitational field may be used to determine reliability of a test procedure and optionally to provide corrective elements thereof. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172316 | Portable Clinical Analysis System for Hematocrit Measurement - The present invention covers the integration and utility of accelerometer features into a clinical analysis system. For example, measurement of dynamic acceleration and orientation of a blood-testing instrument with respect to Earth's gravitational field may be used to determine reliability of a test procedure and optionally to provide corrective elements thereof. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DRUG SCREENING - Provided are a method and apparatus for performing drug screening. The method includes: obtaining statistical data regarding prognostic indices that indicate a recurrence likelihood of a disease and expression levels of phenotype features from biological samples; obtaining drug data regarding expression levels of the determined phenotype features that are changed by administering different types of drugs to the biological samples; and screening efficacy of the administered drugs by using the obtained statistical data and the obtained drug data. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172318 | COST-OPTIMIZED DESIGN ANALYSIS FOR RAPID MICROBIAL PROTOTYPING - Computer-implemented methods for providing improvements in genome-scale metabolic models are described. The methods identify and optimize metabolic flux states that minimize the cost of enzyme production while maximizing a desired cellular phenotype. The computer-implemented methods may maximize cellular phenotypes such as growth (biomass) or production of a metabolite, such as a commercially valuable chemical compound, through the selection of metabolic pathways that maximize these phenotypes while minimizing metabolic costs associated with production of the proteomic constituents of individual metabolic pathways. The computer implemented methods may be useful for computationally designing microbial strains for the production of chemicals. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172319 | 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. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172320 | STABLE GENES IN COMPARATIVE TRANSCRIPTOMICS - Various embodiments perform stable gene analysis of transcriptome sequencing data. In one embodiment, a plurality of datasets each including transcriptome sequencing data are received by a processor. Each of the plurality of datasets includes a plurality of genes and a respective ranking value for each of the plurality of genes. A plurality of rank normalized input datasets is generated based on assigning, for each of the plurality of datasets, a rank to each of the plurality of genes. One or more longest increasing subsequence (LIS) of ranks are identified between each pair of the plurality of rank normalized input datasets. A set of stable genes from the plurality of genes is identified based on each of the one or more LIS of ranks across the plurality of rank normalized input datasets. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172321 | LEUKEMIA CLASSIFICATION USING CPD DATA - Embodiments of the present invention encompass automated systems and methods for predicting an acute leukemia sub-type of an individual diagnosed with acute leukemia based on a biological sample obtained from blood of the individual. Exemplary techniques involve correlating aspects of direct current (DC) impedance, radiofrequency (RF) conductivity, and/or light measurement data obtained from the biological sample with an acute leukemic sub-type of the individual. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172322 | ANTI-TERRORISM WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. The system includes the collection of data from the water distribution system and from the water treatment facility and from advanced separation processes which are integrated into analytical instruments. The data collected are stored in a remote database on a remote server computer or bank of computers and accessible by Homeland Security or its designated agency. Preferred parameters of monitoring include the turbidity and disinfectant such as chlorine, hypochlorous acid, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, ozone, chlorine dioxide, chloramines, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172323 | SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES - A system of systems to monitor data for carbon flux, for example, at scales capable of managing regional net carbon flux and pricing carbon financial instruments is disclosed. The system of systems can monitor carbon flux in forests, soils, agricultural areas, body of waters, flue gases, and the like. The system includes a means to identify and quantify sources of carbon based on simultaneous measurement of isotopologues of carbon dioxide, for example, industrial, agricultural or natural sources, offering integration of same in time and space. Carbon standards are employed at multiple scales to ensure harmonization of data and carbon financial instruments. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172324 | ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM - A disclosed method involves: receiving, by a processing device, a first plurality of photon count values indicating a number of photons detected by an optical system during a plurality of first time periods as a result of laser beam excitation of an observation volume of a sample during fluorescence fluctuation microscopy analysis; calculating, by the processing device based on the first plurality of photon count values, a first count rate per molecule indicating the average number of photons detected per molecule of the observation volume; and generating, by the processing device based on the first count rate per molecule, a control signal for configuring a phase modulation device of the optical system. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172325 | LIFE MONITORING IN SOLID-STATE DRIVE - An embodiment is a method and apparatus for a technique to report remaining life information of a non-volatile memory array. Information on expected life of a non-volatile memory array is received from a solid-state drive (SSD) processor. The information is converted into remaining life information according to a pre-defined format. The remaining life information is transmitted to an indicator or a communication device. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172326 | FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A method implemented using a processor based device includes obtaining a measured electrical signal from an electrical device coupled to a mechanical device and generating a signal signature representative of a fault in the mechanical device based on the measured electrical signal. The method also includes determining a diagnostic parameter based on a harmonic frequency of the signal signature and determining the fault in the mechanical device based on the diagnostic parameter. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172327 | UNDERGROUND TRANSFORMER ELECTRICAL FAULT DETECTION USING ACOUSTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY - An electrical fault detection system includes an underground transformer unit having an enclosure and an electrical busbar element extending from the enclosure, and an acoustic sensor apparatus operatively coupled to an external structure of the enclosure or the electrical busbar element. The acoustic sensor apparatus is structured to: (i) detect an acoustic signal within the enclosure, (ii) analyze the detected acoustic signal and determine whether the detected acoustic signal is indicative of an electrical fault within the enclosure using an event time correlation (ETC) algorithm, and (iii) responsive to determining that the detected acoustic signal is indicative of an electrical fault, output a message indicating that a fault has been detected. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172328 | MONITOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for identifying an electronic apparatus is provided. The method is adapted for a monitor apparatus in a power system, and includes the following steps of adaptively updating a power signature database related to at least one electronic apparatus; adaptively updating a line resistance database related to the monitor apparatus; detecting whether at least one power signature event occurs; calculating a system impedance of the at least one power signature event when the at least one power signature event occurs; and identifying at least one unknown electronic apparatus resulting the at least one power signature event according to the system impedance, the power signature database and the line resistance database. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND GENERATION FORECASTING - Systems and methods for managing electricity of an electrical supply grid electrically connected to a wind farm are disclosed. Some systems and methods may include identifying relationships among a plurality of turbines in the wind farm with a minimum spanning tree, calculating a power output relationship among the plurality of turbines with the minimum spanning tree, creating a finite state space Markov chain forecast model for the plurality of turbines in the wind farm, predicting a power output of the wind farm with the finite state space Markov chain forecast model, and modifying at least one of a generation of electricity and a distribution of electricity based on the predicted power output of the wind farm. Also disclosed are systems and methods for predicting the power output of a wind farm. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172330 | DETERMINING THE ENERGY YIELD LOSS OF A WIND TURBINE - A method for determining an energy yield loss of a first wind turbine ( | 2014-06-19 |
20140172331 | MANUFACTURING DEVICE NETWORK - A manufacturing device network including a power supply line having supply connectors, at least one manufacturing device provided with a device supply line having a device connector for detachably connecting the manufacturing device with a supply connector. The requirement of power by the manufacturing device is monitored and each manufacturing device may be identified in the associated power supply network, independent from the producer or the design of the manufacturing device, is obtained by the supply connectors and/or said device connector being provided with a monitoring unit. A receiving unit is provided for receiving data from communication means. An identifying unit can transmit an identification signal identifying the manufacturing device to the receiving unit. Sensor means can monitor a parameter being related to the transfer of power through the device connector to the manufacturing device and to transmit a signal representing said parameter to the receiving unit. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172332 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT IS USABLE FOR A STATE OF CHARGE ESTIMATION - Systems and methods for improvements in battery state of charge accuracy, charge termination consistency, capacity estimation, and energy delivery consistency. More specifically, embodiments herein detail systems and methods using an algorithm to calculate the change in state of charge for a given voltage change (dSOC/dV) at a given temperature in a region around the present voltage measurement or estimation and to set a signal indicating when the measurement should not be used due to potential error. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172333 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATE OF CHARGE ESTIMATION - The present disclosure includes systems and methods for state of charge estimation. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a method comprising receiving a voltage corresponding to a state of charge of a battery, converting the voltage to an estimated state of charge using different algorithms across different ranges. In another embodiment, an offset state of charge is applied to a first state of charge to produce an estimated state of charge. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172334 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF ACCUMULATORS AND RELATED DEVICES - A method for characterization of the parameters of an equivalent model of an accumulator is described. The method is based on an accumulator equivalent circuit modelling primary and secondary chemical reactions. The method includes: a step of identification of the accumulator equivalent circuit; a step of characterization of the primary reactions during an accumulator charging process, wherein measurements of a given number of electric parameters of primary reactions branch in absence of secondary reactions are performed; a step of characterization of the secondary reactions during the charging process when also the secondary reactions are active; and a calculation step, that can be performed subsequently to the charging process, wherein mathematical functions allowing to extrapolate the values of the electric parameters in correspondence of a given state of charge are determined. A charging system, a charge control system, a computer and a storing device related to the method are also described. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172335 | DETERMINING A VALUE OF A VARIABLE ON AN RF TRANSMISSION MODEL - Systems and methods for determining a value of a variable on a radio frequency (RF) transmission model are described. One of the methods includes identifying a complex voltage and current measured at an output of an RF generator and generating an impedance matching model based on electrical components defined in an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF generator. The method further includes propagating the complex voltage and current through the one or more elements from the input of the impedance matching model and through one or more elements of an RF transmission model portion that is coupled to the impedance matching model to determine a complex voltage and current at the output of the RF transmission model portion. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172336 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE VARIATION OF A CAPACITANCE AND ASSOCIATED MEASURING METHOD - A method and device for measuring a variation of a capacitance, the device includes: a capacitance having a voltage across its terminals; a charging element and a discharging element; a comparison element; control elements activating the charging element or the discharging element as a function of the value of the voltage across the terminals of the capacitance and of which an output voltage has a high value during the charging and a low value during the discharging; a counter measuring a time representative of a predetermined number of charging and discharging cycles of the capacitance; and an additional capacitance electrically connected to the output voltage and to the capacitance, able to be charged and discharged simultaneously with the charging and discharging of the capacitance. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172337 | Device and Method for Monitoring Signal Levels - A device for monitoring signal levels of signals that are generated, for the purpose of detecting a magnetic field, by a plurality of Hall sensors includes a first, second, and third input and a diagnostic device. The first input is configured to receive a first signal from a first Hall sensor. A first electrical resistor is connected between the first input and a central point. The second input is configured to receive a second signal from a second Hall sensor. A second electrical resistor is connected between the second input and the central point. The third input is configured to receive a third signal from a third Hall sensor. A third electrical resistor is connected between the third input and the central point. The diagnostic device is connected to the central point and is configured to determine a position of the detected magnetic field using an average value. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172338 | NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FOR OPTIMIZATION OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A method of detecting whether a receiver coil is near a transmit coil in a wireless power transfer system (WPTS), the method involving: applying a pseudo-random signal to the transmit coil; while the pseudo-random signal is being applied to the transmit coil, recording one or more signals produced within the WPTS in response to the applied pseudo-random signal; by using the one or more recorded signals, generating a dynamic system model for some aspect of the WPTS; and using the generated dynamic system model in combination with stored training data to determine whether an object having characteristics distinguishing the object as a receiver coil is near the transmit coil. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172339 | AUTOMATIC CENTER FREQUENCY AND SPAN SETTING IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - A test and measurement instrument having initial display center frequency and span settings and configured to process an input signal is disclosed. The test and measurement instrument includes a processor configured to digitize the input signal and locate a primary peak and determine a primary peak center frequency of the input signal. The processor is configured to adjust the initial display center frequency setting based on the primary peak center frequency. The processor is configured to perform a bandwidth comparison by comparing a bandwidth of the primary peak at a peak bandwidth test level to a peak bandwidth threshold. The processor is configured adjust the initial span setting based on the bandwidth comparison and generate a processed waveform signal using the adjusted display center frequency and span settings. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172340 | DEBUGGING METHOD FOR PRE-ALIGNMENT - The application discloses a debugging method for pre-alignment applicable to an electronic device and the method includes: obtaining a preset voltage value which is an average voltage value of a first voltage value corresponding to a thin wafer placed on a table of the electronic device and a second voltage value corresponding to a thick wafer placed on the table of the electronic device; detecting and acquiring a first operation, and correcting a third voltage value of the electronic device according to the preset voltage value in response to the first operation so that a voltage difference between the third voltage value and the preset voltage value lies in a preset voltage range; detecting location of a flatten edge of the thick wafer on the table of the electronic device to obtain first location information, and detecting location of a flatten edge of the thin wafer on the table of the electronic device to obtain second location information; and detecting and acquiring a second operation, and correcting the second location information according to the first location information in response to the second operation so that an angle difference between the corrected second location information and the first location information lies in a preset angle range. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172341 | Self Correction for Spatial Orientation and Motion of Portable Clinical Analyzers - The present invention covers the integration and utility of accelerometer features into a clinical analysis system. For example, measurement of dynamic acceleration and orientation of a blood-testing instrument with respect to Earth's gravitational field may be used to determine reliability of a test procedure and optionally to provide corrective elements thereof. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172342 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE SETTING METHOD - A tire pressure sensor device setting method includes the step of: installing the tire pressure sensor device in a tire and starting it up, the step of enabling the main control processor to match the detected tire pressure value with a predetermined tire pressure reference value, the step of enabling the main control processor to accept a wireless signal from the receiver for altering the communication protocol of the tire pressure sensor device if the detected tire pressure value is greater than the tire pressure reference value, and the step of stopping the main control processor from receiving a wireless signal from the receiver so that the communication protocol of the tire pressure sensor device is locked up to finish the installation. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172343 | Emulation System and Method - In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of testing a device includes a circuit includes a device-under-test and an emulated apparatus. The emulated apparatus includes digital circuitry that models a real device. The circuit is powered and a response of the circuit is calculated. The calculated response is determined at least based on the emulated apparatus. An analog response signal is generated based on the digitally calculated response. The analog response signal is applied to the device under test. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172344 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING MULTIPLE IDENTICAL COMPONENTS OF MULTI-COMPONENT INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A method, system and apparatus for testing of multi-component integrated circuits are provided. A multi-component integrated circuit has multiple identical components to be tested. A testing apparatus is provided that is configured to simultaneously apply a test signal to each of a plurality of components of a multi-component integrated circuit to execute a first test on each of the components. A processor receives a group test result for the first test that indicates that one or more of the components failed the first test. The group test result comprises failure data that does not directly indicate whether each component passed or failed the first test. The failure data can be processed to determine which components failed the first test. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172345 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING AUTOMATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus for scanning an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of time-synchronized laser microscopes, each of which is configured to scan the same field of view of an integrated circuit under test that generates a plurality of images of the integrated circuit under test, a data processor, coupled to the laser scanning microscope, for processing the plurality of images, comprising, a netlist extractor (NE) that produces one or more netlists defining structure of the integrated circuit under test. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING REDUNDANCY TESTS ON TURBINE CONTROLS - A computing device for use in performing a redundancy test on a turbine assembly and a turbine control system including a plurality of controllers each configured to independently control operation of the turbine assembly is provided. The computing device configured to be coupled to the turbine control system and configured to determine whether a plurality of test conditions are satisfied, display to a user an indication of which test conditions are satisfied, and test, in response to a user input, the plurality of controllers. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172347 | GENERATION OF A RANDOM SUB-SPACE OF THE SPACE OF ASSIGNMENTS FOR A SET OF GENERATIVE ATTRIBUTES FOR VERIFICATION COVERAGE CLOSURE - System, method and computer readable medium are described. The method may include obtaining user defined distribution traits characterizing a random sub-space of a space of assignments for a set of generative variables. The method may further include applying the user defined distribution traits on the space of assignments for a set of generative variables to generate the random sub-space of the space of assignments for a set of generative variables. The method may also include testing a device under test using the generated random sub-space of the space of assignments for a set of generative variables. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172348 | THERMAL TEST DETERMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER - A thermal test determining method is executed by a computing device to set a preset test time of each thermal test of a server. To-be-monitored channels of the server are selected. A fan rotation speed for each thermal test is set. In each thermal test, a control command is transmitted to the server to control fans to work according to the fan rotation speed. The temperature of each to-be-monitored channel is obtained from the temperature recorder. A reference temperature is selected from N obtained temperatures of each to-be-monitored channel. The reference temperature is compared with each temperature obtained after the reference temperature. The server is determined to has reached temperature equalization if each comparison result is not greater than a preset value, and the actual test time of each thermal test is not greater than the preset test time. A related computing device and storage medium is also provided. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172349 | Method and Apparatus for Determining a Process Variable - A method and apparatus for determining a process variable, of a primary sensor, wherein by means of the primary sensor an analog measurement signal is produced, which analog measurement signal is converted into a digital signal representing the measured variable, wherein by means of at least one secondary sensor at least one reference signal is produced, and wherein as a function of the point in time, at which the reaching of a predetermined state of the process variable, especially the reaching of a value of the reference signal. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172350 | REMOTE SENSOR CONFIGURATION - Embodiments are directed to receiving, by a device, an identification of a coupling configuration associated with at least one sensor via a user interface, sensing, by the device, a sensed parameter associated with the at least one sensor, calculating, by the device, a translated parameter based on the sensed parameter, and mapping, by the device, the translated parameter to a temperature. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE HEIGHT OF A DEVICE ABOVE GROUND - A device updates a value representing its current height above ground when it detects a height change. The device uses the slope calculated from collected barometric pressure data samples to calculate height change during a period when the value of the slope exceeds a predetermined value. The device also analyzes a predetermined number of barometric pressure sensor data samples preceding and succeeding a height change indicated by the slope change. The device performs an evaluation, i.e., determining the difference between an average of the preceding and succeeding samples, to determine a height change. The device may select either the slope-of-the-curve-during-the-height-change-period method or the difference-between-the-averages method based on meeting a criterion. The processor de-energizes a GPS circuit, height determination method, and sets the height above ground to zero if it detects movement. Placing the device on a charger resets the device's height value to the charger height above ground. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172352 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE INSTANT A VEHICLE MAKES CONTACT WITH AN IMPACT OBJECT - A device for determining the instant a vehicle makes contact with an impact object. The device determines the instant of contact by approximating a signal derived from an acceleration signal using a function. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172353 | Method and Apparatus for Estimating Position of a Ferromagnetic Object - A method and apparatus for detecting a magnetic object comprising detecting change in a total magnetic field of an area along a first path and a second path of a magnetic sensor, fitting data points of the detected change from the first path and the second path to a curve by varying a first plurality of variables and a second plurality of variables until a best fit is achieved, calculating a first circle based on the first plurality of variables and a second circle based on the second plurality of variables and determining a position of the magnetic object at the intersection of the first and second circle. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172354 | INCANDESCENT SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVINGBEACON MODULE FOR INDOOR POSITIONING, ANDINDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An incandescent socket connector having a beacon module for indoor positioning and an indoor positioning system using the same are provided. The incandescent socket connector includes a power supply unit, an AC/DC converter, and an indoor positioning beacon module. The power supply unit supplies an Alternating Current (AC) power source input from a main socket, to an electrode part of an incandescent lamp or a clip type Tri-phosphor lamp. The AC/DC converter receives an input of the AC power source from the power supply unit, converts the received AC power source into a Direct Current (DC) power source, and supplies a driving power source to the indoor positioning beacon module. The indoor positioning beacon module periodically wireless transmits the beacon signal including the beacon ID to the external. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172355 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Correlation calculation is performed on a received signal of a GPS satellite signal as a positioning signal based on a given predicted frequency. Then, an erroneous frequency of the predicted frequency is estimated using carrier phase of the GPS satellite signal based on a result of the correlation calculation. Then, whether or not the erroneous frequency satisfies a predetermined allowable condition is determined, and whether or not an electronic apparatus is in a non-translational movement state in which the electronic apparatus moves while changing the location thereof with respect to a body of the user is determined. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172356 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LOCATION OF USER TERMINAL USING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUE NORTH AND MAGNETIC NORTH AND THE USER TERMINAL THEREOF - A method of estimating a location of a user terminal is provided. It is based on a difference between a true north and a magnetic north that may estimate a location of a user terminal on a magnetic field map based on a difference between a true north and a magnetic north corresponding to each location of the magnetic field map, and the user terminal thereof. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172357 | ANALYSIS OF SENSOR DATA - The present disclosure provides a method, system and a computer program product for remote sensing. The method, system and the computer program product include a vehicle including a plurality of sensors configured to measure position and pose of the vehicle and to collect spatial data of a discovered object. In addition, the method, system and a computer program product include a storage having an object model database, a processor and a memory. The memory includes a comparison engine configured to compare the discovered object spatial data with spatial data in the object model database and a position and pose calculator arranged to calculate position and pose of the vehicle from the discovered object spatial data when the discovered object spatial data matches spatial data of a model object in the object model database. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172358 | Package Management System For Tracking Shipment And Product Integrity - A product integrity tracking shipping label includes a label body for attaching to a product to be shipped or to packaging containing the product. One or more movement monitoring configured with the label body detects a movement metric of the product. A microprocessor configured with the label body and in communication with the one or more movement monitoring devices time-tags the movement metric when the movement metric exceeds a pre-selected threshold. A product integrity tracking system includes a movement monitoring device with one or more sensors for attachment to a product or packaging containing the product. The movement monitoring device senses at least one movement event during handling of the product. A processor compares the movement event with a pre-selected event threshold, and time-tags and stores above-threshold movement events in a memory. Information in the memory is readable via an interrogation device during shipment or at product delivery. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172359 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE - A rotation angle detection device includes resolvers | 2014-06-19 |
20140172360 | Volume Measurement Using Non-Volumetric Sensors - A method of volumetric monitoring for individual remotely located storage bins, in which a plurality of non-volumetric bin sensors are deployed for temperature or other monitoring. By monitoring the contact of particulate material stored within the bin with the non-volumetric bin sensors deployed therein, in relation to the positioning of those sensors within the height of the bin, the approximate level of filling of the storage bin can be monitored remotely by connecting the sensors to a location-based transceiver, which in turn communicates with a central monitoring system. The transceiver will monitor data received from the bin sensors and in accordance with predetermined notification conditions may send a signal to the central monitoring system when a notification condition, such as a depleted storage level within the bin, is detected. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172361 | MULTI-POSTURE STRIDE LENGTH CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - A multi-posture stride length calibration system for indoor positioning includes: at least an inertial measurement unit, configured to sense at least a signal; a signal preprocessing unit, connected to the inertial measurement unit to process sensed signal; a multi-posture determination unit, configured to determine at least a posture based on processed signal; a step-computing decision unit, configured to compute a number of steps and a step frequency based on processed signal; a map feature calibration unit, configured to receive the number of steps, step frequency and posture to determined a stride length and decide whether the stride length matching a criterion; a step-computing threshold adjustment unit, configured to adjust a step-computing threshold if stride length not matching the criterion; and a stride length regression unit, configured to update a stride length regression curve for posture based on step frequency and stride length if stride length matching the criterion. | 2014-06-19 |
20140172362 | Methods, Systems and Devices for Generating Real-Time Activity Data Updates to Display Devices - Methods, systems and devices are provided for displaying monitored activity data in substantial real-time on a screen of a computing device. One example method includes capturing motion data associated with activity of a user via an activity tracking device. The motion data is quantified into a plurality of metrics associated with the activity of the user. The method includes connecting the activity tracking device with a computing device over a wireless data connection, and sending motion data from the activity tracking device to the computing device for display of one or more of the plurality of metrics on a graphical user interface of the computing device. At least one of the plurality of metrics displayed on the graphical user interface is shown to change in substantial real-time based on the motion data. | 2014-06-19 |