| 28th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20090174458 | Level Shifter with Embedded Logic and Low Minimum Voltage - In one embodiment, a level shifter circuit may include a shift stage that also embeds transistors that implement a logic operation on two or more inputs to the level shifter. At least one of the inputs may be sourced from circuitry that is powered by a different power supply than the level shifter and circuitry that receives the level shifter output. Additionally, the level shifter includes one or more dummy transistors that match transistors the perform the logic operation, to improve symmetry of the level shifter circuit. In some embodiments, certain design and layout rules may be applied to the level shifter circuit to limit variation in the symmetry over various manufacturing variations. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174459 | QUADRATURE RADIO FREQUENCY MIXER WITH LOW NOISE AND LOW CONVERSION LOSS - In one embodiment of the invention, a method for convolution of signals is disclosed including generating four phased half duty cycle clocks each being out of phase by a multiple of ninety degrees from the others; coupling the four phased half duty cycle clocks into a four phase half duty cycle mixer; and switching switches in the four phase half duty cycle mixer in response to the four phased half duty cycle clocks to convolve a differential input signal with the four phased half duty cycle clocks to concurrently generate a differential in-phase output signal and a differential quadrature-phase output signal on a dual differential output port. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174460 | Method of third-order transconductance cancellation and linear mixer thereof - A third-order transconductance (g | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174461 | Quick turn on apparatus and method for a NMOSFET switch - A quick turn on apparatus and method for a NMOSFET switch are used to maintain the gate voltage of the NMOSFET switch non-zero but not enough to turn on the NMOSFET switch, such that the NMOSFET switch turns on more quickly when it is to be turned on. Seamless transition can be further achieved in a single pole double throw switching circuit by using the quick turn on apparatus and method. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174462 | CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE INPUT COMPONENTS - Electronic devices may be provided with one or more input components and one or more circuit boards. An input component may include sensor circuitry supported by a first circuit board and controller circuitry supported by a second circuit board. In other embodiments, the sensor circuitry may be coupled to a first portion of a first surface of a circuit board and the controller circuitry may be coupled to a second portion of the first surface of the same circuit board. The input component may be a multi-touch input component, such as a multi-touch trackpad. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174463 | Multi-system module having functional substrate - A multi-system module having a functional substrate includes a substrate comprising therein at least one control circuit units, and a plurality of main circuit units provided on one side surface of the substrate. The main circuit units are electrically connected to the control circuit unit, whereby the control circuit unit is used to manage the operation of the main circuit units. Via the above module structure, the substrate can improve the function of controlling multiple systems. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED LEAKAGE CURRENT OF SILICON ON INSULATOR TRANSISTORS USING A FORWARD BIASED DIODE - Use of a forward biased diode to reduce leakage current of transistors implemented on silicon on insulator (SOI) is a particular challenge due to the difficulty of achieving effective contact with the region beneath the gate of the transistor. An improved implementation in SOI gate fingers that reach under the source through tunnels that are contacted with a region outside the transistor. A further embodiment uses drain extension implants to provide good channel connection. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174465 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a boost circuit configured to boost a power supply voltage so as to generate first and second voltages, the second voltage being lower than the first voltage, a load circuit supplied with the first voltage, and a capacitor. The capacitor has first and second diffusion regions, a first insulating film formed on a channel region, a first electrode formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the second insulating film. The second voltage is applied to the first electrode. The first voltage is applied to the second electrode. The power supply voltage is applied to at least one of the first and second diffusion regions. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174466 | CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT - A charge pump circuit is provided. The charge pump circuit includes a pump unit, first through sixth switches, a fly capacitor and an output capacitor. In a first period, an input voltage and a first voltage charge at least one internal capacitor of the pump unit via a first terminal and a second terminal of the pump unit. In the second period, the internal capacitor of the pump unit provides charges to the fly capacitor via the second switch and generates a first output voltage. In the third period, the fly capacitor supplies the charges to the output capacitor via the fourth switch to generate a second output voltage. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174467 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR THE WALL MOUNTED ELECTRONIC SWITCH - This is a disclosure of a power supply circuit for wall-mounted electronic switches. The disclosed invention is about a power supply circuit for driving circuit inside the wall-mounted electronic switches, which can supply sufficient current demanded by these switch circuits. Recently the functions of wall-mounted electronic switches are being diversified from lamp switching to security, watch, remote control, room temperature control, etc. and the amount of current required inside the switch circuits is increased up to tens of mA. This requires a competitive power supply circuit that can supply a high current. In addition, a space-saving characteristic is also required because the space of a wall-mounted switch is narrow. The invented power supply circuit for electronic switches saves space, supplies a high current, and enhances competitiveness in price and quality, and consequently it makes a considerable contribution to the competitiveness of wall-mounted electronic switches. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174468 | Thermal Sensing Circuit Using Bandgap Voltage Reference Generators Without Trimming Circuitry - Methods, systems and thermal sensing apparatus are provided that use bandgap voltage reference generators that do not use trimming circuitry. Further, circuits, systems, and methods in accordance with the present invention are provided that do not use large amounts of chip real estate and do not require a separate thermal sensing element. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174469 | Sizing and Placement of Charge Recycling (CR) Transistors in Multithreshold Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MTCMOS) Circuits - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first row of circuit blocks that are each connected to a supply directly and to ground via a first sleep transistor. A connection between the first circuit block and the first sleep transistor is a virtual ground node. The circuit includes a second row of circuit blocks that are each connected to ground directly and to the supply via a second sleep transistor. A connection between the second circuit block and the second sleep transistor is a virtual supply node. The circuit includes a transmission gate (TG) or pass transistor connecting the virtual ground nodes to the virtual supply nodes to enable charge recycling between circuit blocks in the first row and circuit blocks in the second row during transitions by the circuit from active mode to sleep mode, from sleep mode to active mode, or both. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174470 | LATCH-UP PROTECTION DEVICE - A latch-up protection device is provided. The latch-up protection device includes a first transistor, a detection module, and a processing module. The first transistor includes a first source/drain coupled to a pad, a body and a second source/drain coupled to a first voltage, and a gate. The detection module is adapted for detecting a terminal voltage between the first source/drain and the second source/drain of the first transistor, and generating a first signal when the terminal voltage is greater than a trigger voltage. The processing module is coupled between the detection module and the gate of the first transistor, for conducting a logic processing to the first signal, and generating an enable signal to the gate of the first transistor to conduct the first transistor. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174471 | SAMPLES OF BANDLIMITED SIGNALS RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system of sample recovery is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting initially in an arbitrary manner, a current symbol from a sequence of input samples, comparing a symbol timing estimate associated with the current symbol to a predetermined threshold, selecting a future symbol strobe that is ahead at an interval equivalent to a predetermined interval based on the comparison of the symbol timing estimate to the predetermined threshold, selecting a future symbol from the sequence of samples corresponding to the future symbol strobe, assigning the future symbol to the current symbol, which is the recovered symbol, rearranging the recovered symbols to form Pulse Code Modulated (PCM) samples of a bandlimited signal at a sample rate which is derived from the recovered symbol rate, and resampling at the sample rate of the receptor block which receives the recovered PCM samples. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174472 | Apparatus and method for improving the feedback linearity of a 1.5-bit sigma-delta class-D amplifier - A conversion circuit is provided for a 1.5-bit Σ-Δ class-D amplifier to improve the feedback linearity of the class-D amplifier, by periodically inverting and mixing a first positive feedback signal and a first negative feedback signal from the power stage of the class-D amplifier to generate a second positive feedback signal and a second negative feedback signal with better linearity for feedback control in the class-D amplifier. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174473 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Linear Envelope Elimination and Restoration Transmitters - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for linear envelope elimination and restoration transmitters that are based on the polar modulation operating in conjunction with the orthogonal recursive predistortion technique. The polar modulation technique enhances the battery life by dynamically adjusting the bias level. Further, the analog orthogonal recursive predistortion efficiently corrects amplitude and phase errors in radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PA) and enhances the PA output capability. Additionally, even-order distortion components are used to predistort the input signal in a multiplicative manner so that the effective correction bandwidth is greatly enhanced. Also, the predistortion scheme, which uses instantaneously feed-backed envelope distortion signals, allows for correction of any distortion that may occur within the correction loop bandwidth, including envelope memory effects. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174474 | POWER AMPLIFIER - An amplifier element amplifies RF signals. An emitter follower unit drives the amplifier element at a constant voltage corresponding to a reference voltage supplied to a reference terminal from outside. A current injection unit drives the amplifier element a constant current corresponding to the reference voltage. An analog control unit analogically controls the output voltage of the emitter follower unit in correspondence with the control voltage supplied to a control terminal from outside. A mode switching unit switches whether the emitter follower unit is operated or not in correspondence with the control voltage. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174475 | Smart linearized power amplifier and related systems and methods - A power amplifier subsystem that includes a first stage amplifier and a second stage amplifier. A first bias circuit is coupled to the first stage amplifier, and the first bias circuit has a variable impedance that increases with radio frequency (RF) power. A second bias circuit is coupled to the second stage amplifier, and the second bias circuit has impedance relatively fixed with respect to radio frequency (RF) power. According to an embodiment of the invention, the first bias circuit comprises a transistor having a collector current that increases as radio frequency (RF) power increases. The second bias circuit can have a relatively fixed impedance. A method of designing an amplifier subsystem, where transistor size and resistor values are selected to obtain the desired bias and linearity characteristics, or transistor size and resistor values are selected to operate within a selected range, and amplifier performance is adjusted by changing the bias control voltage. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174476 | NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR CANCELING LEAKAGE SIGNAL - In a noise reduction circuit, a transistor circuit amplifies an input signal and outputs an output signal with supply of power from the DC voltage source via a power supply line circuit. The canceling signal adding circuit acquires and attenuates a part of the output signal, to generate a canceling signal having a phase substantially opposite to a phase of a leakage signal leaking to the power supply line circuit, and having an amplitude substantially the same as an amplitude of the leakage signal. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174477 | MULTI-SEGMENT PRIMARY AND MULTI-TURN SECONDARY TRANSFORMER FOR POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention may provide for power amplifier systems and methods. The systems and methods may include a power amplifier that generates a first differential output signal and a second differential output signal, a primary winding comprised of a plurality of primary segments, where a first end of each primary segment is connected to a first common input port and a second end of each primary segment is connected to a second common input port, where the first common input port is operative to receive the first differential output signal, and where the second common input port is operative to receive the second differential output signal, and a single secondary winding inductively coupled to the plurality of primary segments. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174478 | Circuit and method for generating a PWM control signal for a class-D amplifier - In a class-D amplifier, the input signal is compared with a carrier signal to generate a basic PWM signal, the PWM signal is then sent to a pulse processing unit, and by comparing with a basic periodic signal, half-width of the output PWM signal is extracted. Then, in the pulse processing unit, the half-width PWM pulse signal is used to generate a complete pulse whose width equals to the output PWM signal. The output power of the class-D amplifier can be kept as large as that by using differential input signals although the input signal is single-end and the entire signal processing path is kept single-ended. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174479 | High-voltage differential amplifier and method using low voltage amplifier and dynamic voltage selection - A differential amplifier ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174480 | Systems and Methods for Cascode Switching Power Amplifiers - Example embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for a power amplifier. The systems and methods may include a first common-source device having a first source, a first gate, a first drain, and a first body, where the first source is connected to the first body, and wherein the first gate is connected to an input port. The systems and methods may further include a second common-gate device having a second source, a second gate, a second drain, and a second body, where the second source is connected to the first drain, where the second source is further connected to the second body, and where the second drain is connected to an output port. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174481 | MULTI-LINEARITY MODE LNA HAVING A DEBOOST CURRENT PATH - A modified derivative superposition (MDS) low noise amplifier (LNA) includes a main current path and a cancel current path. Third-order distortion in the cancel path is used to cancel third-order distortion in the main path. In one novel aspect, there is a separate source degeneration inductor for each of the two current paths, thereby facilitating tuning of one current path without affecting the other current path. In a second novel aspect, a deboost current path is provided that does not pass through the LNA load. The deboost current allows negative feedback to be increased without generating headroom problems. In a third novel aspect, the cancel current path and/or deboost current path is programmably disabled to reduce power consumption and improve noise figure in operational modes that do not require high linearity. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174482 | HIGH POWER INTEGRATED RF AMPLIFIER - An integrated HF-amplifÊer structure comprises in a first direction (FD) in the order mentioned: an input bond pad (IBP), a plurality of cells (CE | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174483 | GAIN-CONTROLLED LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER MEANS - A gain-controlled low noise amplifier means is provided. The amplifier means comprises an amplifier (T | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174484 | POWER AMPLIFIER - An amplifying transistor for amplifying a radio frequency signal between an input terminal and an output terminal. The cathode of a first diode is connected to the input terminal and the anode of a second diode is connected to the output terminal. A matching and attenuating circuit is connected between the anode of the first diode and the cathode of the second diode. A matching and attenuating circuit reduces impedance mismatches on the input terminal side and the output terminal side, and attenuates the radio frequency signal. In an amplification mode, a bias circuit supplies a bias current to an amplifying transistor and a current mirror circuit turns off the first and second diodes. In an attenuation mode, the bias circuit supplies no bias current to the amplifying transistor and the current mirror circuit turns on the first and second diodes. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174485 | OVER-CURRENT SENSING DURING NARROW GATE DRIVE OPERATION OF CLASS D OUTPUT STAGES - Two transistors of a class D output stage are driven by complementary, variable duty cycle signals PWM+ and PWM−. When the pulse width of the PWM+ signal becomes too narrow for reliable operation of prior art over-current protection circuits sensing the drain to source voltage of FET | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174486 | Low power frequency division and local oscillator generation - A plurality of inverters are arranged serially to form a ring oscillator and coupled to receive a reference clock signal. The reference clock signal is used to switch the inverters on and off so that not all of the inverters are on at a same time. The ring oscillator circuit is used as a divider circuit to divide the frequency of the reference clock signal to produce a local oscillator signal at a second frequency. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174487 | VOLTAGE-CONTROL OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS WITH COMBINED MOS AND BIPOLAR DEVICE - A voltage controlled oscillator includes: a first merged device having a first bipolar transistor and a first MOS transistor, the first bipolar transistor having a collector sharing a common active area with a source/drain of the first MOS transistor, and an emitter sharing the common active area with another source/drain of the first MOS transistor, a second merged device having a second bipolar transistor and a second MOS transistor, the second bipolar transistor having a collector sharing a common active area with a source/drain of the second MOS transistor, and an emitter sharing the common active area with another source/drain of the second MOS transistor, and a first inductor connected to both the collector of the first bipolar transistor and a base of the second bipolar transistor. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174488 | Oscillation module - To provide an oscillation module which is able to improve an input level by passing signals in a main signal band while removing near noise and far noise. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174489 | ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - An atomic oscillator that controls an oscillation frequency by using an optical absorption property derived from a quantum interference effect occurring when two kinds of resonance light are made incident as coherent light having different wavelengths from each other, includes an optical system that includes: a gas cell sealing metal atoms in a gas state therein; a coherent light source for supplying the resonance light to the metal atoms being in the gas cell; and a light detector for detecting light transmitted through the gas cell. In the atomic oscillator, a first refraction unit is formed at a light incident side, on which coherent light is made incident, of the gas cell. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174490 | PHASE LOCKED LOOP WITH ADAPTIVE FILTER FOR DCO SYNCHRONIZATION - A digital phase locked loop has a digital controlled oscillator, a feedback loop coupled to the output of said digital controlled oscillator, a phase detector for comparing a feedback signal from said feedback loop with a reference signal to produce a phase error signal, and a low pass filter for filtering the phase error signal for controlling said digital controlled oscillator. A bandwidth calculation unit calculates the required filter bandwidth based on the phase error. The bandwidth calculation unit then controls the bandwidth of said low pass filter, which is thus adaptively adjusted in accordance with the phase error. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174491 | Mixed-Mode PLL - A mixed-mode PLL is disclosed. The mixed-mode PLL comprises an analog phase correction path and a digital frequency correction path. The analog phase correction path comprises a linear phase correction unit (LPCU). The digital frequency correction path comprises a digital integral path circuit. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174492 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOP WITH SELF-CORRECTING PHASE-TO-DIGITAL TRANSFER FUNCTION - A phase-locked loop includes a phase-to-digital converter portion as well as a novel correction portion. The phase-to-digital converter (PDC) portion outputs a stream of first phase error words. The novel correction portion receives the first phase error words and generates a stream of second phase error words that is supplied to a loop filter. The PDC portion has a phase-to-digital transfer function that exhibits certain imperfections. In a first example, the correction portion determines an average difference between pairs of first phase error words, and uses this average difference to normalize the first phase error words to correct for changes in PDC portion transfer function slope due to changes in delay element propagation delay. In a second example, the correction portion corrects for gain mismatches in PDC portion transfer function. In a third example, the correction portion corrects for offset mismatches in PDC portion transfer function. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174493 | ADJUSTABLE INDUCTOR AND WIDEBAND VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - An adjustable inductor includes a first conductor line to receive an alternating current (AC) signal, a second conductor line configured in a loop arrangement, to generate an inducting current upon receiving the AC signal at the first conductor line, and a switch to adjust an inductance of the first conductor line by switching a loop connection of the second conductor line according to an external control signal. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174494 | PULSE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND MODULATOR - It is an object of the invention to provide a pulse generation circuit and a modulator for realizing a high On/Off ratio in a small circuit scale and with lower power consumption. A short pulse generation circuit according to the invention includes an oscillator | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174495 | CONTACTLESS IC CARD SYSTEM - In a contactless IC card system, a modulating circuit manufactured in an IC form is operable at a high power efficiency. The demodulating apparatus is configured to include: first signal output means for outputting a first output signal having a predetermined phase with respect to that of an input signal, a second signal output means for outputting a second output signal having a predetermined phase with respect to that of the input signal, gate means for gating at least the second output signal, calculation means for adding, or subtracting the first output signal and the second output signal; and control means for controlling the operation of the gate means in response to a logic level of input data. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174496 | Load-Line Adaptation - According to the general concept disclosed herein, a circuit for adaptive matching of a load impedance to a predetermined load-line impedance of a load-line connected to a power amplifier output includes a fixed matching network between the power transistor and an adaptive matching network, whereby the fixed matching network acts as an impedance inverter which results in a relatively low insertion loss at high power. Results indicate that the impedance-inverting network can be used over more than a factor of 10 in impedance variation. Further, the usage of the fixed matching network, close to the power transistor, allows for the implementation of transmission zeros and/or for a well defined load impedance at a predetermined harmonic frequency, independent of the (variable) load impedance at the fundamental frequency. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174497 | Electrical Module - An electrical module with a first substrate, and a component mounted on the first substrate is specified. The component includes a second substrate and a chip arranged on the second substrate. In the module, a filter circuit is realized that includes shunt arms connected to ground each with at least one parallel resonator. The parallel resonators are arranged on the chip. The ground-side connection of at least two of the shunt arms to each other is realized outside the chip and the second substrate. The ground-side connection of the shunt arms is advantageously realized in the first substrate or on a circuit board on which the first substrate is arranged. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174498 | RF SWITCH DEVICE, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND AN RF SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - A radio frequency (RF) switch device has at least two RF switch units, each RF switch unit having an output terminal and at least two input terminals. The RF switch units select one channel of RF signals from several channels of the RF signals that are supplied as inputs to their input terminals for emission as an output from their output terminals. A magnetic resonance imaging system and an RF signal transmission method employ such an RF switch device. The use of such an RF switch device reduces the number of channels of the RF signals that need to be further transmitted, which in turn reduces the number of the corresponding long RF cable channels and the number of channels of the subsequent devices, thereby preventing waste and reducing the cost of the system. Moreover, if the subsequent devices include a receiver coil channel selector, then the complexity of the receiver coil channel selector will also be reduced as the number of RF signal channels is decreased. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174499 | Dielectric Waveguide Device, Phase Shifter, High Frequency Switch, and Attenuator Provided with Dielectric Waveguide Device, High Frequency Transmitter, High Frequency Receiver, High Frequency Transceiver, Radar Device, Array Antenna, and Method of Manufacturing Dielectric Waveguide Device - The invention relates to a small and low-voltage operable dielectric waveguide device. First and second electrode are embedded in a dielectric part and are formed to be thinner than a skin depth for a frequency of electromagnetic wave propagating along a first dielectric part included in the dielectric part. Thereby, even if the first and second electrodes are arranged to be in contact with the first dielectric part, the propagating electromagnetic wave can transmit the first and second electrodes, and therefore the electromagnetic wave can propagate without being cut off and there is no influence on waveguide modes of the electromagnetic wave. Further, in a state where a transmission loss due to the embedded of the electrode is suppressed, an electric field with large electric field strength can be applied to the first dielectric part by the first and second electrodes, and a small and low-voltage operable dielectric waveguide device can be achieved. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174500 | Continously Tunable Delay Line - A tunable delay line for radiofrequency applications includes a waveguide and a dielectric perturbing member that is displaceable relative to the waveguide for varying the delay imparted by the line. The waveguide is a ridge waveguide and the perturbing member is arranged parallel to a longitudinal end surface of the ridge and is movable in the ridge plane, toward and away from the ridge end surface, or in a direction transversal to the ridge. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174501 | ELECTRONICALLY VARIABLE INDUCTOR, ASSOCIATED TUNABLE FILTER AND METHODS - The electrically tunable inductive device includes an electromagnet including an electromagnet core and a bias or tuning coil cooperating therewith to define opposing magnetic poles for generating a quiescent magnetic field that may be varied. An inductor is tunable based upon the variable magnetic field and includes an inductor core having a toroidal shape and fixed at a position adjacent the opposing magnetic poles of the electromagnet, and an inductor or signal coil is around at least a portion of the inductor core. The electromagnet core may include a pair of opposing legs and a bight portion therebetween defining a horseshoe shape. The inductor core may be positioned between ends of the opposing legs of the electromagnet core, and the tuning coil may surround the bight portion of the electromagnet core. The electrically tunable inductive device may have the combination of fine precision, high speed and high power handling, useful for tunable RF filters. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174502 | PRINTED BOARD AND FILTER USING THE SAME - A printed board is mounted with a chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor of a four-terminal structure where a pair of positive electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions and a pair of negative electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions on a mounting surface. The printed board has a pair of positive electrode patterns and a pair of negative electrode patterns to which the positive electrode terminals and negative electrode terminals of the chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor are connected, respectively. The printed board further has an inductor section that is insulated from the negative electrode patterns, and electrically connects the positive electrode patterns. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174503 | INTEGRABLE TUNABLE FILTER CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SET OF BAW RESONATORS - A tunable filter circuit having inputs IN | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174504 | ULTRA WIDEBAND FILTER - An ultra wideband (UWB) filter ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174505 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FREQUENCY-TUNED GROUNDPLANE - An electrical connector with a frequency-tuned groundplane is disclosed. The connector includes a signal medium to communicate an electrical signal and a frequency-tuned groundplane medium to communicate a reference voltage (i.e., ground). The groundplane medium differentially supplies the reference voltage to the groundplane second end, responsive to the frequency of the electrical signal. In one aspect, the first groundplane layer conductive trace includes a transmission line pattern, and the second groundplane layer conductive trace is connected to the first groundplane layer conductive trace through a plurality of conductive vias. For example, the first groundplane layer may include a plurality of conductive patches, some of which have a via connection to the second groundplane layer conductive trace. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174506 | WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE THEREOF - A waveguide comprises a connecting part, a main chamber and a buffer. The connecting part is connected to the main chamber via the buffer. The side length of the junction between the connecting part and the buffer is smaller than that of the junction between the buffer and the main chamber. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174507 | ON-DIE TERMINATION CIRCUIT - Methods and apparatuses to terminate transmission lines using voltage limiters. In one aspect, a termination circuit is integrated on a substrate to terminate a transmission line connected from outside the substrate. The termination circuit includes: a port to interface with the transmission line; a first resistive path including a first voltage limiter coupled between the port and a first power supply voltage provided on the substrate resistive path; and a second resistive path including a second voltage limiter coupled between the port and a second power supply voltage provided on the substrate. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174508 | Circuit Breaker with Electronic Sensing and De-Latch Activation - A circuit breaker and method includes a mechanical pole moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position to open an electrical connection between a pair of electrical contacts. An electronic tripping device is configured to respond to a sensor signal. The sensor signal is output from a condition sensor wherein upon receiving the sensor signal the electronic tripping device trips the mechanical pole into the unlatched position. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174509 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCELERATING PARTICLES USING INDUCTION TO GENERATE AN ELECTRIC FIELD WITH A LOCALIZED CURL - A method is described wherein the acceleration of a beam of charged particles is achieved using the properties of conductors to limit the penetration of magnetic and electric fields in short times compared to natural time constants. This allows the use of induction electric fields with a Curl localized to a gap to accelerate particles while coupling the accelerated beam to a power supply. Two methods of coupling the particle beam to the power supply are disclosed as exemplary. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174510 | VIBRATION DEVICE - A vibration device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes upper and lower cases combined with each other to form a case, a magnetic force generating unit provided on at least one surface of the upper and lower cases, a vibrating unit including at least one magnet disposed to be opposite to the magnetic force generating unit, and a weight, and at least one elastic unit configured to support the vibrating unit elastically, the elastic unit having a first portion directly contacting the upper case and a second portion contacting the vibrating unit. Further, the first portion is arranged on a first circumference and the second portion is arranged on a second circumference, and wherein a diameter of the first circumference is larger than a diameter of the second circumference. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174511 | Magnet pole for magnetic levitation vehicles - A magnetic pole for magnetic levitation vehicles is described which pole comprises a core ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174512 | IRON POWDER COATED WITH Mg-CONTAINING OXIDE FILM - Oxide-coated Fe powder for producing various electromagnetic circuit components requiring high resistivity is provided. The oxide-coated Fe powder is a Mg-containing oxide film-coated iron powder coated with an Mg—Fe—O ternary-based deposition film at least containing (Mg, Fe)O. The (Mg,Fe)O is a crystalline MgO-dissolving wustite. The Mg—Fe—O ternary-based oxide deposition film has a sulfur-enriched layer containing a higher concentration of sulfur than that of central portion of the iron powder, fine crystalline texture having a grain size of 200 nm or less, and the outermost surface is substantially composed of MgO. A composite soft magnetic material using the Mg-containing oxide film-coated iron powder is also provided. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174513 | COIL FORMERS FOR MRI MAGNETS - A former for a coil of a magnet has a coil former body having an axially-extending floor, a first radially extending wall and a second radially extending wall. The walls are positioned at axial extremities of the axially extending floor. A radial dimension of the coil former body at an axial position corresponding to one wall is greater than a radial dimension of the coil former body at an axial position corresponding to the other wall. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174514 | Transformer Board - A transformer board is disclosed. In some embodiments, the transformer board includes a base, a circuit board, a transformer having a first and second winding, a first and a second connector, a ribbon cable and a nonconductive fill material. The base has a recess within which the circuit board is positioned. The transformer is mechanically coupled to the circuit board. The first connector is configured to electrically couple to transducers within a pressure boundary of an ultrasonic flow meter and is electrically coupled to the second winding of the transformer. The ribbon cable is electrically coupled between the first winding of the transformer and the second connector. The nonconductive fill material is contained by the recess and encases the circuit board, the transformer, the coupling of the first connector to the second winding of the transformer, and the coupling of the ribbon cable to the first winding of the transformer. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174515 | Compact Multiple Transformers - Example embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for multiple transformers. The systems and methods may include a first transformer that may include a first primary winding and a first secondary winding, where the first primary winding may be inductively coupled to the first secondary winding, where the first transformer may be associated with a first rotational current flow direction in the first primary winding. The systems and methods may further include a second transformer that may include a second primary winding and a second secondary winding, where the second primary winding may be inductively coupled to the second secondary winding, where the second transformer may be associated with a second rotational current flow direction opposite the first rotational current flow direction in the second primary winding, where a first section of the first primary winding may be positioned adjacent to a second section of the second primary winding, and where the adjacent first and second sections may include a substantially same first linear current flow direction. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174516 | SYSTEM FOR ISOLATING A MEDIUM VOLTAGE - A signal isolating transformer may be arranged such that a first coil of the signal isolating transformer is located in a medium voltage compartment and a second coil of the signal isolating transformer is located external to the medium voltage compartment. The transformer spans an opening defined by a grounded wall to isolate faults in the medium voltage compartment. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174517 | Conductor Assembly Formed About A Curved Axis - A conductor assembly of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or in which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, a voltage is induced. In the assembly a first layer, tubular in shape, is formed about an axis. The axis includes a curved portion along which a conductor may be positioned to define a first conductor path. The first layer also includes a curved portion having a shape that includes a curve extending along the curved portion of the axis. A first conductor is arranged about the curved portion of the first layer in a first helical configuration including a curved segment, helical in shape and formed about the curved portion of the axis. The configuration is capable of sustaining a magnetic field having multipole components oriented in directions transverse to the axis. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174518 | Toroidal star-shaped transformer - A toroidal power transformer is disclosed. The toroidal power transformer comprises a circular core composed of plurality of laminated electrically conductive materials, a plurality of multi-layered first windings radially wound around the circular core, said winding arranged with an angular spacing of 2θ and a number of windings in each winding layer is less than a number of windings in each previous layer, a multi-layered second winding radially wound around the circular core covering a corresponding one of said plurality of first windings, wherein the layers of each of said second windings are arranged to form a substantially triangular cross-section; and an insulating layer between each of said first and section windings. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174519 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile memory element comprising: a first electrode | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174520 | Laminates, Thin-Film Sensors, Thin-Film Sensor Modules, and Methods for Producing the Thin-Film Sensors - A laminate includes an insulating substrate, and a temperature-sensitive resistor made of crystals of a metal based on a platinum group element and laminated on the insulating substrate; and has a percentage of (111) planes of crystals oriented at 10° or less from the normal direction (ND direction) in a layer of the temperature-sensitive resistor being 90% or more. By controlling the orientation of crystals forming the temperature-sensitive resistor, laminates suitable as a thin-film sensor, thin-film sensors including the laminate, thin-film sensor modules including the thin-film sensor, and methods for producing the thin-film sensors are provided. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174521 | Resistor Arrangement and Method for Producing a Resistor Arrangement - A resistor arrangement with resistor elements is specified that are arranged essentially regularly and that are spaced apart from each other and that are interconnected by a flexible substrate. According to a first preferred embodiment, intermediate spaces that are provided to carry a flow of flowing medium are arranged between the resistor elements. According to a second preferred embodiment, the resistor elements are arranged between two flexible substrates and are rigidly connected to these substrates. According to a third preferred embodiment, an electrically insulating adhesive layer that has openings through which the resistor elements are conductively connected to the substrate is arranged between the resistor elements and the substrate. According to a fourth preferred embodiment, the substrate is composed of, as a ground material, an elastic plastic that is filled with electrically conductive particles. In addition, a method for producing the resistor arrangement is specified. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174522 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A SHUNT RESISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A SHUNT RESISTOR - The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a shunt resistor with at least an electrically conductive first connecting leg and an electrically conductive second connecting leg. A resistance area of the shunt resistor is electrically connected to the first connecting leg and to the second connecting leg. The arrangement further comprises a circuit carrier with a first metallization and a second metallization. The first connecting leg is directly joined to the first metallization and the second connecting leg is directly joined to the second metallization. The resistance area of the shunt resistor is in thermal contact with the thermally conductive substrate by use of a thermal filler arranged between the resistance area and the substrate, and/or by directly contacting the resistance area with the substrate. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174523 | THICK FILM RESISTOR - In a flat plate type thick film resistor, an insulation performance is improved by excluding the nonuniformity of potential distribution on a wiring plane, which is generated when electric current flows in a resistance wire. Simultaneously, generation of noise depending on potential distribution and variation of stray capacitance around a resistor is suppressed. When the resistance wire having a constant thickness and uniform resistivity, which is formed on an insulating substrate, is connected to a pair electrode conductors that face to each other, in the way that the resistance wire is repetitively bent to the alternate side in zigzags, a potential gradient on the wiring plane, which is generated when electric current flows in the resistance wire, is constant by properly selecting the line width, the bending angle, and the spacing between bending vertexes of a resistance wire. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174524 | USER-ASSISTED PROGRAMMABLE APPLIANCE CONTROL - A universal remote control interacts with a user to assist in training to one or more appliances. If the appliance is activated by a rolling code activation signal, a sequence of different rolling code activation signals is transmitted until the user indicates a successful transmission. If the appliance is activated by a fixed code activation signal, a fixed code word is used to generate and transmit each of a sequence of different fixed code activation signals until the user indicates a successful transmission. At least one of the sequences of activation signals inserts a preset amount of time after each activation signal transmission. If user input is not received within the preset amount of time, the next activation signal in the sequence is transmitted. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174525 | Communication system and communication method - An object of the invention is to provide a communication system for inputting authentication information to a communication machine without providing an external machine access interface for inputting authentication information. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174526 | Systems and Methods for Recognition of Individuals Using Multiple Biometric Searches - The search results of a first iteration of a biometric search are used to form a probe for subsequent iterations searches in a biometric database. his enables the search methodology to “drill down” into the database to find matching biometric templates. In addition, the results of a search using a template of first biometric type are used to limit the search applied using a template of a second biometric type to improve the effectiveness of a one to many search for matching data in a biometric database. These search methods are used in various combinations with different types of biometric templates and demographic information of an individual who is subject of the one to many search. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174527 | SURFACE MOUNT CAPACITOR USED AS A SUBSTRATE FLIP-CHIP CARRIER IN A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG - In a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder comprising an integrated circuit, an antenna coil, and at least one surface mount capacitor, a configuration is disclosed in which the surface mount capacitor is used as the integrated circuit carrier. The integrated circuit comprises a bumped die flip-chip, and the surface mount capacitor substrate has electrically conductive contacts and connections for electrically joining the antenna coil, capacitor, and integrated circuit. Transponders in accordance with embodiments of the invention do not include an intermediate substrate carrier onto which the capacitor and integrated circuit are mounted and interconnected, and to which the antenna coil is subsequently attached. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174528 | Apparatus for communicating with RFID tag using optical information - An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag includes on an upper part of a housing with a display part provided, an antenna configured to perform radio communication with a RFID circuit element provided at an article to be detected; and a barcode sensor configured to optically get tag grasping information from a barcode provided with the tag grasping information for grasping the RFID circuit element to be communicated with the antenna. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174529 | SELF-CALBRATING RFID TRANSPONDER - A RFID transponder includes a resonant circuit for providing a clock signal at a predetermined clock frequency, a self-calibration stage for calibrating the resonant circuit's current clock frequency towards the predetermined clock frequency. The self-calibration stage is adapted to compare a first clock frequency of the resonant circuit determined during an interrogation period, during which the resonant circuit is excited by an external RF signal, with a second clock frequency determined during a frequency maintenance period, during which the resonant circuit is excited internally through an oscillation maintenance circuit of the RFID transponder and to calibrate the resonant circuit towards the predetermined clock frequency based on the comparison result. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174530 | WIRELESS PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND PAIRING METHOD APPLIED THERETO - A wireless presentation system includes a first wireless input element, a second wireless input element and a wireless receiving and processing host. A pairing method for use in the wireless presentation system includes the following steps. The wireless receiving and processing host generates a first identification code, and if the first wireless input element is present, issues the first identification code to the first wireless input element for storage, so that a pairing relation therebetween is established by the first identification code. The wireless receiving and processing host automatically generates a second identification code after the first identification code is issued, and if the second wireless input element is present, issues the second identification code to the second wireless input element for storage, so that the pairing relation therebetween is established by the second identification code. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174531 | Apparatus for communicating with RFID tag, processing device for communication with RFID tag, RFID tag, and RFID tag communication system - There are provided an antenna of an apparatus for producing RFID label configured to transmit/receive information via radio communication with a RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit part storing information, a control circuit of the apparatus for producing RFID label configured to create file additional information relating to an electronic file to be processed and to create tag access information to the IC circuit part, and a radio frequency circuit configured to transmit at least the file additional information and the tag access information to the RFID circuit element via the antenna and to write the information in the IC circuit part. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174532 | METHOD, SYSTEM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION MODULE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ACHIEVING RESOURCE SHARING INCLUDING SPACE AND TIME REUSE WITHIN A POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system includes communication protocols that allow a single network or multiple neighboring networks to increase resource sharing and reduce mutual interference and increase their overall throughput. Various protocols apply to homogenous networks in which all power line communication (PLC) devices of multiple networks are interoperable with respect to full power line communication in a common PHY (specifications, signaling capabilities, modulation scheme, coding scheme, bandwidth, etc.) and to heterogeneous networks in which devices of some PLC networks are not interoperable with PLC devices of other PLC networks with respect to full power line communication given that the devices of the different networks do not employ a common PHY. With respect to heterogeneous networks, a protocol is provided to enable coexistence via a signaling scheme common to all of the devices of the network that allows resource sharing between the devices of the multiple heterogeneous networks. Homogeneous networks are those in which all nodes can communicate with each other using a common PHY, so that information about one PLC network can be transferred to another PLC network. Heterogeneous networks are those in which not all PLC networks can exchange information using their own native PHY, such as where users in different apartments or houses use different devices having different specifications, different signaling capabilities, modulation scheme, coding scheme, bandwidth and the like. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174533 | Instrumentation Assembly For A Vehicle - An instrumentation assembly for installation in the dashboard of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The instrumentation assembly includes an electronic controller, an enclosure, a viewable gauge, a viewable display, and a proximity-sensing switch. The controller has a memory for storing information. The enclosure has a designated front section and a designated rear section, wherein the front section includes substantially transparent material so as to define a window. Both the gauge and the display are electrically connected to the controller and mounted within the enclosure so as to substantially face the window. The switch is electrically connected to the controller and operable to sense the proximal presence of a mass, such as a human finger. In this configuration, the display is operable to exhibit the memory's information for viewing, and the switch is activatable by a human finger to selectively control the exhibition of the information on the display. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174534 | Vehicle Antitheft System and Method - A vehicle antitheft system and method detects the starting of a vehicle and starts a first timer. If the first timer times out without the system having detected a first predetermined sequence, the system actuates a vehicle system warning signal and starts a second timer. If the second timer times out without detecting a second predetermined sequence, which may be the same as or different from the first predetermined sequence, the system disables the vehicle. The system may send vehicle location information to a monitoring service or the like. The vehicle remains disabled until the antitheft system is reset. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174535 | Vehicle Reversing Radar Alarm - The vehicle reversing radar alarm of this invention pertains to the field of alarming device and particularly relates to a vehicle reversing radar alarm for cars. The vehicle reversing radar alarm consists of a frame mount, a camera assembly, a support means for camera, mounting holes for ultrasonic sensors, a circuit board and a rear cover. The ultrasonic sensors are mounted into the mounting holes for ultrasonic sensors arranged on the frame mount. The camera assembly is mounted into the mounting holes for camera assembly arranged on the frame mount. The support means for camera covers the camera assembly and is fixed on the frame mount by screws. There are rotation axes at both ends of the camera assembly and the camera assembly can rotate together with the rotation axes. This invention has a simple structure and a reasonable design, and it is easy to mount it and convenient to use it. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174536 | ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE DURING VEHICLE BACKUP - In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method to operate a host vehicle having a rearview camera vision sensor, and an electronic controller with memory. The method comprises the steps of determining whether the host vehicle is in reverse gear, activating a rearview camera vision sensor on said host vehicle to detect objects, determining host vehicle motion and path of travel, simultaneously determining an inter-frame difference metric and a histogram difference metric of the field of view of said rearview camera, determining a dynamic scene change, determining a collision threat assessment based upon said dynamic scene change, and activating warnings and collision avoidance moves, | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174537 | CUSTOMIZABLE VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY - A system and method for creating a customizable video display in a vehicle is provided for allowing a user to select what driving information is to be displayed. The system having a video display device fixed on the instrument panel of a vehicle, and an input device allowing users to choose what to view and the size the information will appear in, from a list of vehicle driver information. The method having the steps of providing a list of driver information from which the user may select, selecting the desired driver information to be displayed, selecting the size the information will be displayed in, and displaying the information on the video display device. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174538 | Display Device of Cargo Handling Vehicle and Hybrid Cargo Handling Vehicle Equipped With the Display Device - A display device of a hybrid cargo handling vehicle and a hybrid cargo handling vehicle equipped with the display device are provided, with which whether operation is performed by engine drive or motor drive or engine plus motor drive and whether driving operation, i.e. energy consuming operation or energy recovering operation is performed is indicated on a monitor screen, and also fuel consumption rate of the engine, state of charge of the battery, and position of center of gravity of the vehicle are indicated on the monitor screen in both traveling and cargo handling operations, so that the operator is possible by monitoring the displayed indications to perform safe operation of the cargo handling vehicle with high efficiency and high cargo handling power without occurrence of slip down of the cargo or fall down of the vehicle. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174539 | UEI FUEL & DRIVING MONITOR - This invention, UEI FUEL & DRIVING MONITOR, will monitor and record on a SD/Flash memory card, the events that exceed the proprietary software/hardware preprogrammed for acceleration, braking, left and right turns, or swerving. The events will be recorded and retrieved by a PC program for analysis of driving habits. The LED lights will give the driver immediate visual and audio output of their driving and fuel consumption by displaying RED=POOR, YELLOW=FAIR, GREEN=GOOD, by modifying their driving habits to drive mostly in the GREEN=GOOD area they will be able to conserve fuel, be a safer driver and also reduce wear on the vehicle. This is new technology using proprietary hardware and software developed by Universal Energy Innovations, LLC. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174540 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE VEHICLE INTENT - The present invention relates to the field of smart cars and automatic signaling of a vehicle's intent. The invention allows a driver to choose between manual or automatic signaling (turns, deceleration, acceleration) and a prominent feature is that the system is not cooperative and can be phased in over time, one car at a time and offer immediate benefits. Much of the prior art relating to newer automotive technologies relies on the use of cooperative technologies, such as transponders or beacons and the like, requiring all cars to equip in order to gain benefits. While this is technically achievable it is an institutional limitation, and therefore systems that do not rely on this extent of cooperation are more practical and can be introduced sooner. The invention has the capability of ensuring that many more cars on the road provide proper turn signals as well as acceleration and deceleration signals. This display of intent will lead to increased situational awareness for all drivers and will improve efficiencies on the roads leading to less congestion. Today, the car ahead may simply slow down leaving a following or approaching driver to wait and guess what is happening. With this invention the car ahead will declare its intentions in advance. The invention also allows for the broadcasting of the vehicles intentions over commercially available data links. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174541 | Light assembly with shielding device and visibility window - The present disclosure relates to an housing that reduces obstruction of the vehicle operator's ability to see through the upper portion of the windshield. Rather than a light shield constructed entirely of a opaque plastic, an interior mounted warning light assembly incorporates a visibility window above the vehicle operator's position. A cutout in the opaque casing material is fitted with a window of transparent one-way mirror material. The mirror coating faces the interior of the light assembly and acts as a shield by blocking flashback when the light assembly is activated, while simultaneously allowing the operator of the vehicle to see upwardly through it to the outside during normal vehicle operation. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING SIGNAGE AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY - A system for increasing awareness and enhancing visibility of a sign that includes a base attached to the sign panel, a plurality of illumination devices coupled to the base, a power source, and a controller coupled to the illumination devices and the power source. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174543 | EMERGENCY CALL APPARATUS - An emergency call apparatus includes a databank having a plurality of contact person information units; an alarm sending mechanism including a plurality of alarm generating units and an alarm output unit connected to the alarm generating units for outputting an alarm signal; an identifying mechanism linked to the databank and the alarm sending mechanism for analyzing the output alarm signal and identifying one or more contact person information units in the databank that correspond to the alarm signal; and a message transmitting mechanism linked to the identifying mechanism for cooperatively transmitting a warning message to receiving devices being used by all contact persons that are set in the corresponding contact person information units. Therefore, emergency help may be timely and widely provided to the user sending the alarm signal. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174544 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM NEURAL NETWORK MINIMIZING FALSE ALARMS AND FAILURES TO DEACTIVATE - A method, system and computer program product for managing false alarms in a security system. A detection zone is established. An alarm event is triggered based on the detection of a tag in the detection zone using an initial alarm trigger sensitivity. The initial alarm trigger sensitivity is based on an initial set of one or more detection criteria. The set of detection criteria is modified to adjust the alarm trigger sensitivity of the security system. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174545 | ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL - An alarm system for sending alarm e-mails flexibly defines various alarm conditions and alarm procedures according to a predetermined reference. The alarm system obtains monitoring data from a monitor system, and determines if the monitoring data meets any of the alarm conditions. The alarm system correspondingly selects an alarm procedure, generates alarm e-mails, and sends the alarm e-mails according to the alarm procedure. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF OBJECTS - An object tracking system, method and computer product, that include a remote communication device associated with the object to be tracked that includes a transmitter for broadcasting a tracking signal, and a search unit, that includes a receiver receiving the tracking signal from the remote communication device, and a processor analyzing the received tracking signal from the remote communication device to derive a relative direction and a relative distance to the remote communication device from the search unit. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174547 | Wearable or portable device including sensors and an image input for establishing communications interoperability and situational awareness of events at an incident site - Common handheld transceivers operating on different frequencies with differing protocols can be provided with a mini module attached to the handheld transceiver that not only converts the audio information available from the handheld to the format and frequency of the temporary incident area network, the mini module also provides a sensor platform coupled to a wide variety of sensors whose data gathering capabilities in the vicinity of the individual are used to provide an incident commander or other individuals at nodes on the network with data to ascertain the conditions at the incident scene in the vicinity of the individual. Thus not only can information pertaining to the immediate health of and danger to emergency personnel be ascertained quickly, the transmission of sensor and image data over the same network provides situational awareness for the incident commanders and indeed for all those coupled to nodes on the network. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174548 | TRACKING SYSTEM - A tracking system for monitoring a location of a person and initiating a communication or emitting an alarm if the tracking system is moved outside of a specified area. The tracking system may include a microprocessor module, a location determining module, a communication module and an alarm module. The location determining module determines the location of the tracking system. The communications module transmits and receives data relating to the location of the tracking system. The alarm module emits an alarm notification. The location determining module, the communications module and the alarm module are operably connected to the microprocessor module. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174549 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING INDOOR TARGET USING WIRELESS DISTANCE MEASURING TECHNOLOGY - A method and system for sensorless tracking of an indoor target using a wireless distance measuring technology. A location tracking apparatus is initially moved, and then it is determined whether or not an initial traveling direction of the location tracking apparatus is forward or backward with respect to the target. A minimum distance between the location tracking apparatus and the target during the movement is determined, the minimum distance is stored, and the location tracking apparatus is moved to a location corresponding to the minimum distance, where it is determined whether the location tracking apparatus is directed forward or backward with respect to the target at the location corresponding to the minimum distance. The location tracking apparatus is then moved to the target. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ALARMS AND RESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND ASSETS - A monitoring system is provided, by which alarm information and location data from a wireless personal tracking device carried by an individual is transmitted to an administrative hub for processing and action according to defined rules, including dispatching optimum assistance in the event of an alarm. Simultaneous monitoring of a plurality of individuals with diverse tracking units and effective event recording and reporting can be implemented. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174551 | Internet activity evaluation system - Methods and apparatus for evaluating Internet activity are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention pertains to a child using the Internet and a parent inspecting said child's activity on the Internet, which enables said parent to intervene if said child's Internet activity is inappropriate. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174552 | DIGITAL OCCUPANCY SENSOR LIGHT CONTROL - A method of sensing motion in a predetermined area is provided. The method may include using a digital output motion sensor to produce a digital output signal indicative of the presence of motion in the predetermined area. The method may further include transmitting the digital output signal along a signal path independent of analog amplification and filtering. The method may also include using a microprocessor coupled to the signal path to receive the digital output signal and to process the digital output signal. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174553 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DOOR LOCK - An electromagnetic door lock is described which includes at least two external generally planar surfaces and light emitting means; the light emitting means indicates the status of the lock and is arranged to emit light from the at least two external surfaces. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174554 | Method and system for screening luggage items, cargo containers or persons - A system for screening luggage items, which includes an image generation device suitable for generating an image signal associated with a luggage item where the image signal conveys information related to the contents of the luggage item. The system also includes an apparatus having an input for receiving the image signal and a processing unit. The processing unit processes the image signal in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item. The processing unit generates a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item. An output module conveys information derived at least in part on the basis of the detection signal to a user of the system. In alternative embodiments, the system may also be used to screen cargo containers and persons. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174555 | MESH-TYPE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE - The present invention provides a mesh-type anti-theft device. The mesh-type anti-theft device includes a drive unit, drive axle, brake tooth, coupling rotary base and cutter assembly. As the drive unit is used to drive the brake tooth, the drive axle will generate rotation and axial displacement, enabling the rotation of coupling rotary base via a single-way bearing. The cutter assembly is driven to release the anti-theft mesh. With the centrifugal effect applied from the rotation of anti-theft mesh accommodating disc, the anti-theft mesh will be expanded in a centrifugal pattern. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174556 | RFID PROTECTION DEVICE, AND RELATED METHODS - Devices and methods of preventing data transfer between an RFID reader and an RFID device to be protected, are provided. An example of an embodiment of an RFID signal capture device includes a container, a signal capture circuit configured to substantially disrupt the signal provided by the RFID reader when the RFID signal capture device is positioned to protect the RFID device, and an interrogation indictor configured to indicate to a user of the RFID device that an unauthorized RFID reader is attempting to interrogate the RFID device when the RFID signal capture device is positioned in close proximity to the RFID device to provide protection thereto and when the RFID reader is producing the interrogation signal. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174557 | COMPACT FLEXIBLE HIGH GAIN ANTENNA FOR HANDHELD RFID READER - A compact flexible high gain antenna is disclosed which includes a co-planar array of at least three substantially parallel main conducting antenna elements, a reflector, a driven element, and a director. Each of these elements may be terminated on the ends by a stub element, and the reflector and the director may include an intermediate meander element. Stub elements capacitively load the antenna, while meander elements inductively load the antenna, and the loading affects the resonant frequency of the antenna. The conducting antenna elements may be affixed to a flexible dielectric substrate and may be bent or curved into different compact shapes, suitable for fitting manufacturing form factors for a handheld RFID reader. The antenna has a high directional gain which results in a longer operating range. | 2009-07-09 |
