28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130176112 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPORT ACTIVITIES - An approach is provided for a system for managing sport activities, which comprises at least one identifier, multiple transceivers and a server. The identifier is configured for inspecting each player in a sport activity, and has a serial number. The transceivers are located in specific spots of the sport activity, and each transceiver comprises a short-range radio signal receiver being configure for reading the serial number of the identifier, and a long-range radio signal transmitter the serial number of identifier and a timestamp when the serial number is obtained. The server is located distant from the sport activity, receives the timestamp and serial number from the transceiver, and uploads the timestamps with the corresponded player. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176113 | WIRELESS BIDIRECTIONAL INFORMATION INTERCHANGE SYSTEM - An RFID enabled information delivery system utilizes readable RFID tags which are attached to particular buildings, utilities, services, products, equipment and/or appliances. A user scans the RFID tag with a handheld device to obtain data unique to that item. That data is wirelessly transmitted from the handheld device to an information clearinghouse server. The information clearinghouse also receives detailed information from the product manufacturers' or service providers' information management system. The information clearinghouse server compares and matches the RFID data to the detailed information and wirelessly transmits the matched item-specific information back to the user's handheld device, thus immediately supplying the user with extensive information relating to the exact building, utility, service, product, equipment and/or appliance. The handheld device is equipped with a software application that graphically and textually displays the expansive and detailed data on a display screen. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176114 | Method and System for Performing Affinity Transactions - There is provided a physical token for use in a defined venue with a server having communication with the physical token. The physical token may comprise an identification data and a transmitter configured to transmit the identification data. The physical token is configured to transmit the identification data to the server to cause the server to initiate a sensory interaction with a user possessing the physical token. The sensory interaction may comprise a character in the defined venue interacting with the user possessing the physical token. The sensory interaction may also comprise a display screen in the defined venue displaying information to the user possessing the physical token. The sensory interaction may further comprise an audio speaker in the defined venue announcing information to the user possessing the physical token. The physical token may represent an affinity comprising an experience, entitlement, or characteristic of the user possessing the physical token. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176115 | RFID DRIVE MANAGEMENT FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for managing RFID tags, where an RFID tag and associated RFID tag data are presented to a computing device through an RFID drive management facility as a seamless extension of a logical file system within the computing device such that the RFID tag and associated RFID tag data can be managed in a manner that is consistent with other items within the file system. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176116 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal can transmit/receive information or a signal to/from a cooking apparatus, improve user convenience, remotely monitor a state of the cooking apparatus, and receive a control command with respect to the cooking apparatus. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176117 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INFORMATION USING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus performs two-way communication with a remote control device, and includes a receiving unit which receives a data signal from the remote control device, a signal processing unit which performs signal processing to convert the received data signal into a pulse signal and a control unit which detects information included in the data signal based on a time interval between starting points of pulse periods which are in a row in the pulse signal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176118 | TRANSMISSIVE DISPLAY OVER GAUGE - A vehicle instrument panel is provided. The vehicle instrument panel includes, but is not limited to, an analogue indicator overlying a first substrate and a display device overlying the analogue indicator. The display device has transparent portions for allowing light to pass through and non-transparent portions for displaying information. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176119 | VEHICLE ALARM WITH PROTECTION AGAINST POWER SOURCE AND WIRING TAMPERING - A vehicle alarm system with protection against power source and wiring tampering is provided. For some embodiments, the system may have a dual power source. As such, the alarm system is not easily defeated by simply disconnecting the alarm unit from a siren (or the power source from an alarm unit). | 2013-07-11 |
20130176120 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE - A display system for a working machine displays basic information at all times and, in case of an abnormality, displays the details of the warning in addition to the basic information to enable an operator to reliably recognize details of the warning. For example, a first warning display function, upon receiving an abnormality information signal relating to a charge warning, displays an appropriate warning icon in a warning icon display region. A simplified basic-information display function, then displays simplified basic-information images and a second warning display function displays, in a free area of the display, a second warning message inclusive of a “Charge warning” message as display details of the warning icon, and of character information relating to a simplified remedial action. The operator can then reliably recognize the “Charge warning” and understand its details as well, by viewing the second warning message in addition to the warning icon. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176121 | AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT ASSEMBLY - An automotive light assembly is revealed. The automotive light assembly includes a controller that is electrically connected to a daytime running light switch and a turn signal light switch of a vehicle. The controller is connected to each light source of a daytime running light set by at least one control cable. The controller is also connected to each light source of a turn signal light set by a plurality of control cables, allowing each light source emitting light in turn for indicating directions of vehicle movement. Thus not only the structure of the automotive light assembly is simplified and the production cost is dramatically reduced. By means of light from each light source of the turn signal light set, the direction the vehicle will be turned is indicated more precisely so as to achieve better warning effect and higher safety. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SENSOR SIGNAL - A sensor signal processing apparatus receives a sensor signal from a sensor in order to detect an object, determines whether an object exists from the received sensor signal, and if an object exists, the sensor signal processing apparatus generates an alarm signal, and it removes an alarm signal corresponding to a false alarm signal from the alarm signal based on at least one of a length and energy of the alarm signal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176123 | ARROW MOUNTED TRACKING APPARATUS - An animal tracking device removably attachable to an arrow and including an antenna, a controller, a battery for powering the controller, a housing for housing the antenna, controller, and battery, and an animal attachment component fixed to the housing. The controller may transmit wireless signals to a receiver via the antenna. The housing may have a first and second portion pivotally attached at a first joint. The first and second portions may also meet, but not attach with each other, at a second joint in a closed position. The first and second portions may pivot between the closed position and an open position about the first joint, may be naturally biased in the open position, and may be detachably attached in the closed position to the arrow shaft. The animal attachment component may attach to an animal shot by the arrow, forcing the housing away from the arrow. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATE DATA COLLECTION DURING A MANDATORY INSPECTION - A system and method for verifying that an operator was sufficiently close to one or more items to be inspected during an inspection to actually inspect the components, and storing an indication to that effect in a memory accessible via a computer network. In addition to the indication, the memory can store other inspection related data, such as a starting time or ending time of the inspection, or maintenance information about the item that was input during the inspection. The system and method enable a third party application, such as an accounting program or a maintenance program, to access any of the inspection related data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176125 | MANAGING A POTENTIAL CHOKING CONDITION WITH A MONITORING SYSTEM - A method, system or computer usable program product for managing a potential choking condition with a monitoring system including monitoring by the monitoring system by detecting relative positions of a set of emitters disposed along an object, wherein a choking condition is indicated by the set of emitters being on close proximity to a neck portion of a body and arranged in a potentially choking configuration, and responsive to the determination of the choking condition, the monitoring system performing an action. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176126 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING RUNNING STEPS - Systems and methods of monitoring a running step and signaling the runner when a correction is desired. In one aspect, the portion of the foot that contacts the ground first is monitored to determine if a correction is desired. To monitor the running step, a step analyzing apparatus can be used that is positioned within a shoe. The step analyzing apparatus can include sensors that are positioned at the midfoot and the heal when the apparatus is within the shoe. To signal the runner, an indicator can be used that is positioned within the shoe or outside the shoe. The step analyzing apparatus can also be used in a ski boot to monitor proper ski form. Running cadence can also be monitored to determine if a correction is desired. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176127 | Context Dependent Application/Event Activation for People with Various Cognitive Ability Levels - The system includes a computer-readable memory having a data structure configured to store information about a time-based event for a patient having reduced cognitive abilities, and optionally also electronic data reflecting the patient's cognitive ability. A networked computer system coupled to the computer-readable memory provides an information communicating interface to the patient. The computer system is programmed to monitor context information relevant to the patient and to dynamically adjust the presentation of the stored information based on the context, and optionally also based upon the patient's cognitive ability. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176128 | ACTIVITY TREND DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION TO A CAREGIVER - In one example, a process includes receiving a plurality of first communications and a plurality of second communications, each first communication capturing activity of a patient or other monitored person using a first device at a different time and each second communication capturing activity of the patient or other monitored person using a second device at a different time. The process includes identifying a macro trend for all monitored activity of the patient or other monitored person based on data taken from the first and second communications. The process includes comparing data taken from a new communication from at least one of the first and second devices to the identified macro trend. A caregiver may be notified according to the comparison. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176129 | DROWSINESS DETECTION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A drowsiness detection method for detecting drowsiness of a detection target is provided. The method includes a data collecting process including steps of: detecting physiological symptom information of the detection target; determining whether the detection target satisfies a predetermined drowsiness threshold condition according to the physiological symptom information; when the detection target satisfies the predetermined drowsiness threshold condition, triggering a stimulation event on the detection target; determining whether a response event is received from the detection target in response to the stimulation event; when the response event is not received, determining whether the stimulation event satisfies a threshold strength condition; and recording the physiological symptom information as a corresponding drowsiness detection condition of the detection target when the stimulation event satisfies the threshold strength condition. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176130 | MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY - A method, system or computer usable program product for providing alerts of inefficiency of an environmental conditioning system including, responsive to a cycle initiation by the environmental conditioning system, measuring a difference between an intake temperature and an outlet temperature after a predetermined period of time, and responsive to the difference being below a minimum level, generating an alert. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176131 | SMOKE DETECTION CIRCUIT, SMOKE DETECTOR COMPRISING SAID CIRCUIT AND ALARM DEVICE COMPRISING BOTH THE CIRCUIT AND THE DETECTOR - The optical scattering-based smoke detector comprises a scattering zone accessible to the smoke, a printed circuit forming a supporting member and a first and second light reflectors mounted on a common supporting member. An electronic smoke detection unit, a light emitter and a light receiver are mounted on the printed circuit. The receiver is sensitive to at least some of the wavelengths of the light rays emitted by the emitter. The first light reflector facing the emitter to direct the emitted light into a detection zone in the scattering zone. The second light reflector facing the receiver to direct, in the presence of smoke in the scattering zone, the scattered light from the detection zone onto the receiver. A single mechanical part comprises the first and second light reflectors and a link resistant to the passage of the light from the first light reflector to the second light reflector. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176132 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTRUSION DETECTION IN NETWORKED CONTROL SYSTEMS - A method and system for detection of intrusion in networked control systems, is provided. The method includes generating an operating model of a system being controlled. The operating model of the system comprises a relationship between a plurality of components in the system defined by a plurality of parameters. Further, the method includes calculating an estimated value of at least one parameter for at least one component in the system. The operating model is used to calculate the estimated value of the at least one parameter. Furthermore, the method includes measuring a latest value of at least one parameter at a predefined interval. The method also includes triggering an alert for intrusion for the at least one component based on an analysis of at least one of the latest value and the estimated value of at least one parameter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176133 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PROCESS CONTROLLER HEALTH - A method to monitor health of a process controller. The method includes receiving, at a remote service computer, a limited set of diagnostic alarm data that relates to the health of the process controller. The limited set of diagnostic alarm data includes diagnostic alarm data that has been filtered based on a set of rules. The method also includes displaying the limited set of diagnostic alarm data to a user. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176134 | OPERATION MACHINE - To accurately grasp a generation situation of a warning generated in an operation machine, the operation machine is provided with: warning generation means | 2013-07-11 |
20130176135 | QUICK-RELEASE ANGLE MEASURING DEVICE - A quick-release angle measuring device is disclosed. The quick-release angle measuring device is applied to a hand tool, and includes a body, an angle sensor, a controller, a monitor and a power supply. The body has a quick-release part arranged on the body and for being detachable connected to the hand tool. The angle sensor is arranged in the body for detecting an angle value of the hand tool. The controller is arranged in the body and is signally connected to the angle sensor for a user to set a factor on the angle value. The monitor is arranged on the body and is signally connected to the controller for displaying the angle value. The power supply is arranged in the body for supplying electric power to the controller, the angle sensor and the monitor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176136 | DISPLAY PROCESSING SYSTEM, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display processing system includes a state display unit ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176137 | HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AREA NETWORK AND METHODS - A drilling area network hub is located proximate to a drill rig and includes an uphole transceiver in bidirectional communication with a downhole transceiver by utilizing the drill string as an electrical conductor. Certain information is collected including rig-based and/or location information. At least one field report is generated based on the certain information to characterize at least one of an inground operation, an operational condition of the downhole transceiver, an operational condition of the uphole transceiver, and an operational condition of the drill rig. A drilling area network server receives the field report from the Internet at a remote location and can generate a custom report and/or recommended actions based on field data. Region specific parameters can be applied to the operation of a drilling system. The drilling area network hub can transfer data logs to the remote location according to assigned priorities. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176138 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SUBSURFACE SURVEYS - This invention generally relates to the field of 2D, 3D and 4D survey techniques used to delineate the subsurface structure of the earth. In one aspect, a method of using a downhole system is provided. The method includes the step of deploying the downhole system in a wellbore. The method further includes the step of allowing wellbore fluid to move through the down-hole system. Additionally, the method includes the step of selectively generating signals in the downhole system that are used in subsurface surveys. In another aspect, a downhole system for use in generating signals in a wellbore that are used in subsurface surveys is provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176139 | ADVANCED DRILL STRING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPONENTS AND METHODS - A drill string communication system is described. An uphole transceiver can couple a signal onto the drill string at a power that is always greater that a selectable power for a downhole signal. Communication from a drill rig to an inground tool can be re-initiated using a maximum uphole transmit power of an uphole transceiver. A procedure can establish a new set of transmission parameters for a drill string signal to establish communication between the drill rig and the inground tool. The system can include a walkover locator that receives an active/inactive status-controlled electromagnetic locating signal. Responsive to a locating signal degradation, a reconfiguration command can modify the locating signal. The uphole transceiver and a downhole transceiver can automatically modify at least one parameter of a downhole signal. An uphole receiver can apply a compensation response to a transferred signal to compensate for a drill string channel transfer function. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176140 | Enhanced Transmitter and Method for a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Logging Tool - An enhanced radio frequency transmitter suitable for use in a nuclear magnetic resonance logging tool, may employ a power amplifier that comprises two pairs of switching amplifiers and a summation stage. The first pair of switching amplifiers together generate a first pair of pulse sequences having an adjustable phase difference, while the second pair of switching amplifiers generate a second pair of pulse sequences, each pulse sequence in the second pair being provided a fixed phase offset from a respective pulse sequence in the first pair. The summation stage forms a combined signal from the pulse sequences in both said first and second pairs. The fixed phase offset operates to at least partly cancel a higher harmonic of the pulse sequences from the combined signal, thereby reducing energy losses downstream from the transmitter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176141 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS OF A UTILITY METER - A system and method that allow customers to provide acknowledgement to a utility provider for closing a utility meter. One embodiment features an authorization code disposed on the utility meter such that when a customer sends the authorization code to the utility provider as acknowledgement, the utility provider, having received the authorization code, sends a signal to the utility meter that closes the utility meter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176142 | DATA-CAPABLE STRAPBAND - A data-capable strapband is described, including techniques for monitoring co-participation in an activity using a data-capable strapband. Data associated with each co-participant's participation in the physical activity may be gathered, processed, analyzed, monitored and compared by each co-participant using data-capable strapbands. Additional devices, such as mobile communications devices, mobile computing devices, computers, laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and the like, along with any available accompanying software applications, may be used in conjunction with the data-capable strapbands to further analyze the data that is gathered and presented via, for example, a server configured to provide a social networking service. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176143 | MONITORING METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE - The invention provides a monitoring method. The method includes collecting data using one or more sensors, transmitting the data wirelessly to one or more residential gateways, each residential gateway being a device installed in a premises to at least provide the premises with access to the internet, and transmitting the data from the one or more residential gateways to a central database via the internet. The invention also provides related systems and devices. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176144 | APPROACH WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE APPROACH OF MOVING OBJECTS - An approach warning system includes at least one marking module and a warning module. The at least one marking module comprises a marking module transmission unit configured to emit electromagnetic signals, and a motion detector configured to detect a motion. The at least one marking module is configured to emit presence signals as the electromagnetic signals when a motion is detected. The warning module comprises a reception unit configured to receive the electromagnetic signals emitted by the at least one marking module, and an output device configured to emit an approach warning. The warning module is configured to emit the approach warning via the output device dependent on a reception of the presence signals emitted by the at least one marking module. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176145 | AUTOMOBILE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system is provided for detecting a blind spot for a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a side mirror. The side mirror is arranged on a body of the vehicle and includes a side mirror body, a mirror, and a supporting structure. The system also includes a detection system. The detection system is physically coupled with the side mirror to detect an object in a detection zone of the detection system. The detection zone covers the blind spot, and the detection system includes a detection module, an alert indicator, and a control module. The detection module includes at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, and the alert indicator is configured to send an alert light to the driver at a predetermined angle such that the alert light does not interfere with drivers of other vehicles close to the vehicle. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176146 | Decentralised Autonomic System and Method for Use in an Urban Traffic Control Environment - The invention provides a system of agents for use in an Urban Traffic Control environment, each agent representing a traffic light controller at a traffic junction to control traffic flow, said system comprising each agent is adapted to collect data local to the junction using one or more sensors and applying a Distributed W-Learning model to said collected data; each agent comprises means for mapping locally collected data to one of the system state representations available to determine action values; each agent is adapted to determine a current importance value of an action value using a Distributed W-Learning model. The main operational advantage of the system of the invention is that it utilizes machine learning to learn appropriate behaviours for a variety of traffic conditions, in a fully decentralized distributed self-organizing approach capable of addressing multiple performance policies on multiple agents, where data collection and analysis is performed by the junctions or intersections locally. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176147 | MANAGING PARKING SPACE AVAILABILITY - A method, system or computer usable program product for a data processing system to anticipate parking space availability including receiving from the first user a request for a parking space for a first vehicle, obtaining location tracking data of a set of users, each of the set of users associated with one of a set of vehicles, each vehicle located at one of a set of parking spaces, predicting a set of departure times based on the location tracking data for a subset of the set of users away from and associated with vehicles located in parking spaces, determining a subset of departure times that are within an acceptable period of time, and sending to the first user a subset of parking spaces with vehicles associated with users having the subset of departure times. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176148 | VEHICLE CONDITION MONITORING AND REPORTING - Systems and methods for aircraft cabin noise analysis are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer based system to monitor vehicle conditions comprises a trigger table stored in a tangible computer readable memory which stores at least one set of logic conditions which may trigger directive to analyze if alert conditions exist. The system further comprises a trigger processor to receive one or more data streams comprising vehicle condition data for a monitored vehicle and transmit the directive to analyze alert logic to an alert evaluation queue when the vehicle condition data satisfies the at least one set of logic conditions in the trigger table, and an alert evaluation processor to execute a stand-alone program to analyze vehicle data and generate an alert when the vehicle condition data satisfies the at least one set of alert conditions. In some embodiments, the system may be implemented in a computing system or as logic instructions recorded on a computer readable medium. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176149 | ENCODER SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - An encoder signal processing circuit is connected to encoder heads outputting an encoder signal in accordance with a relative displacement with respect to a corresponding scale in such a way that signals can be transmitted to and received from the encoder heads, and processes encoder signals from the encoder heads. The circuit includes a processing unit and a processing decision unit. The processing unit generates displacement information from the encoder signal. The processing decision unit decides at least one of content of processing for the encoder heads and content of processing on encoder signals read from the encoder heads after starting to read an encoder signal from one of the encoder heads. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176150 | ENCODING DEVICE AND ENCODING METHOD - An encoding device enables the amount of processing operations to be significantly reduced while minimizing deterioration in the quality of an output signal. This encoding device ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176151 | SERIALIZER - A serializer includes a clock generator configured to receive N reference clock signals (φ_) (where N is a natural number) having different phases, and generate first clock signals (φ_) and second clock signals (φd_); a logic circuit configured to generate output signals (φo_) of N parallel data pieces using the first clock signals and the second clock signals; and a drive circuit configured to serialize data corresponding to N output signals received from the logic circuit, and output the serialized data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS - An analog-to-digital converter system that includes a pipeline of successively-cascaded signal converters, each operating alternatively in a first circuit configuration and a second circuit configuration, an error estimator coupled to the pipeline to receive the digitized error for estimating an amplifier gain of the present signal converter stage, and a code aligner/corrector that temporally aligns and corrects the digital codes received from the successively-cascaded signal converters to provide a digital out of the ADC system. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176153 | Method and System for Broadband Analog to Digital Converter Technology - Nonlinearity correction in a device that performs analog-to-digital conversion on received analog signals, may be calibrated by generating correction-parameters estimation which when applied to the total spectral content reduces distortion resulting from said nonlinearity in originally-unoccupied spectral regions. Digital signals generated based on sampling of the received analog signals may then be corrected, to remove nonlinearity related distortion, based on the estimated correction-parameters. The nonlinearity calibration may be performed during reception and handling of said analog signals. The correction-parameters may be generated based on signals located in particular spectral regions, such as the originally-unoccupied spectral regions. These signals may be injected within the device, into the particular spectral regions, and the signal may have known characteristics to enable estimating the required correction. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176154 | OFF-LINE GAIN CALIBRATION IN A TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of ADC blocks each including: at least one ADC unit configured to convert an analog input to a digital output; and a digital gain controller configured to adjust a reference voltage of the at least one ADC unit based on a comparison of an actual output of the at least one ADC unit to an expected output of the at least one ADC unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176155 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM TO SUPPRESS ANALOG FRONT END NOISE INTRODUCED BY CHARGE-PUMP THROUGH EMPLOYMENT OF CHARGE-PUMP SKIPPING - An apparatus, comprising: a charge-pump; a sampler that samples an optical signal, including: a black sampler; a video sampler; and an analog to digital converter. The first aspect further provides a single clock that is coupled to and provides clocking signals to: a) the charge-pump logic that is coupled to the charge-pump; and b) the sampler logic that is coupled to the sampler that samples the optical signal, wherein if the clock for the charge pump is running faster than an analog front end (“AFE”) video sampling clock, a state-machine control is configured to: skip the charge pump clock period right before a video sample signal falling edge, thereby recovering to a normal operation the next charge-pump clock period, wherein this duty cycle modulation of charge pump clock will not substantially impact charge pump output. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176156 | COMPAPATOR AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTOR - A comparator includes: a differential amplifier circuit to operate based on a clock signal and output a first intermediate output and a second intermediate output corresponding to a first input signal and a second input signal respectively; and a differential latch circuit to operate based on the clock signal and vary a state based on the first intermediate output and the second intermediate output, the differential latch circuit having a controllable sensitivity with respect to a state variation of the first intermediate output and the second intermediate output. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION OF TIME INTERVAL TO DIGITAL WORD - The solution according to the invention consisting in conversion of a voltage value to a digital word of a number of bits equal to n is characterized in that the converted voltage value is first mapped to a portion of electric charge accumulated in the sampling capacitor (C- | 2013-07-11 |
20130176158 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND RECEIVING DEVICES THEREOF - Provided are a distance measuring device using an impulse signal and a receiving device thereof. The distance measuring device includes: a transmitting device transmitting an impulse signal; and a receiving device receiving the impulse signal and measuring a time interval (hereinafter, referred to as a delay time) between a transmitting timing and a receiving timing of the impulse signal, wherein the receiving device measures the delay time through a Time to Digital Converter (TDC) technique. According to the present invention, the distance measuring device measures the distance accurately and speedly. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176159 | ONE-WAY REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER CAPABLE OF MEMORIZING LAST BUTTON PUSHED - A one-way remote control transmitter capable of memorizing last button pushed includes a button circuit for activating or deactivating an anti-theft system; an encoding circuit electrically connected to the button circuit for encoding a remote control code; an emitter circuit electrically connected to the encoding circuit for transmitting the remote control code to remotely control a main unit of the anti-theft system; a display electrically connected to the encoding circuit for displaying an operating state of the one-way remote control transmitter; a memory unit electrically connected to the encoding circuit for memorizing a button of the button circuit pushed last time; and a battery for supplying power needed by the one-way remote control transmitter to work normally. A selected button of the button circuit serves as a last-button-pushed display button that can be pushed to read the memory unit and show the last button pushed via the display. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176160 | INTELLIGENT RADAR DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An intelligent radar detection device and method thereof comprise an airport signal detection device detecting a specific airport signal intensity for judging if the device enters an airport, a radio communication device identifying a takeoff of the airplane and reporting location information of the device after the airplane lands, a GPS device acquiring GPS data to ensure the location information, and a system power respectively connected to the radio communication device, the airport signal detection device, and the GPS device. The radio communication device is respectively connected to the airport signal detection device and the GPS device. The present invention for locating and tracking packages and goods transported through aviation can automatically identifies if the device enters the airport to turn off the radio communication function. The present invention also automatically identifies the takeoff of and the landing of the airplane to turn on the radio communication function. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176161 | OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting an object to be detected. The object is associated with a profile, wherein the profile characterizes the reflection of a signal on the object. The method includes, for a device in a telecommunication network, the acts of selecting a first profile corresponding to a first object to be detected; requesting, based on the first profile, a resource allocation to the communication network; receiving the resource allocation from the communication network; transmitting a signal in the direction of a second object using the allocated resource; receiving a reflected signal, corresponding to the reflection of the transmitted signal on the second object; computing a second profile using the received reflected signal; and indicating the detection of the first object to be detected when the second profile matches the first profile. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176162 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A TARGET BY MASKED HIGH ENERGY REFLECTORS - Methods and devices for detecting, in a scene, a first type reflector is provided. The method includes identifying, using a radar in a mobile system, a zone of a distance-radial velocity space that contains a second type reflector. The second type reflector is capable of concealing the first type reflector. The method includes modeling an order two phase shift over time of theoretical first type and second type reflectors. The method includes creating a filter a distance and a radial velocity. The method includes illuminating the scene. The method includes acquiring raw radar data from the echoes reflected by the reflectors of the scene. The method includes obtaining distance profiles. The method includes applying a filter on the distance profiles. The method includes detecting the first type reflector among the second type reflector. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176163 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING AIRCRAFT AND OTHER OBJECTS - A system for sensing aircraft and other objects uses bistatic radar with spread-spectrum signals transmitted from remotely located sources such as aircraft flying at very high altitudes or from a satellite constellation. A bistatic spread spectrum radar system using a satellite constellation can be integrated with a communications system and/or with a system using long baseline radar interferometry to validate the digital terrain elevation database. The reliability and safety of TCAS and ADS-B are improved by using the signals transmitted from a TCAS or ADS-B unit as a radar transmitter with a receiver used to receive reflections. Aircraft and other objects using spread spectrum radar are detected by using two separate receiving systems. Cross-Correlation between the outputs of the two receiving systems reveals whether a noise signal is produced by the receiving systems themselves or is coming from the outside. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176164 | PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY WITH ELECTRO-OPTIC READOUT CIRCUIT AND RELATED METHODS - A phased antenna array includes an array of antenna elements, and an electro-optic (EO) readout circuit coupled to the array of antenna elements. The EO readout circuit includes an optical source configured to generate an optical carrier signal, a first EO modulator configured to modulate a signal from an antenna element based upon the optical carrier signal, and an optical-to-electrical converter coupled downstream from the first EO modulator. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176165 | PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY WITH ELECTRO-OPTIC READOUT CIRCUIT WITH MULTIPLEXING AND RELATED METHODS - A phased antenna array includes an array of antenna elements, and an electro-optic (EO) readout circuit coupled to the array of antenna elements. The EO readout circuit includes an optical source having a first wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) configured to generate an optical carrier signal including beam carrier wavelengths, a first EO modulator configured to modulate a signal from an antenna element based upon the optical carrier signal, a second WDM coupled downstream from the first EO modulator, and optical-to-electrical converters coupled downstream from the second WDM. The second WDM is configured to multiplex each modulated beam carrier wavelength to a respective optical-to-electrical converter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176166 | RADAR DEVICE - A first sector radar generates signals which are obtained by modulating a first code sequence at a first transmission cycle, obtained by modulating a second code sequence at a second transmission cycle, obtained by modulating the first code sequence at a third transmission cycle, and obtained by modulating the second code sequence at a fourth transmission cycle respectively. A second sector radar generates signals which are obtained by modulating the second code sequence at the first transmission cycle, obtained by modulating, at the second transmission cycle, a third code sequence having the opposite polarity to the first code sequence, obtained by modulating, at the third transmission cycle, a fourth code sequence having the opposite polarity to the second code sequence, and obtained by modulating the first code sequence at the fourth transmission cycle respectively. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176167 | WAVEFRONT COMPENSATION IN OPTICAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING PROCESSORS - There is provided a System and method of wavefront compensation in a synthetic aperture imaging system. A return signal data representative of a signal reflected by a target area to be imaged is received. A compensation phase figure corresponding to a wavefront compensation to be applied is provided. The compensation phase figure is added or otherwise applied to the phase pattern of the return signal data in order to obtain a compensated phase pattern. An optical beam is spatially modulated according to the compensated phase pattern to produce a modulated optical beam such that the compensation phase figure produces a wavefront compensation on the optical beam. An image of the target area is optically generated using the modulated optical beam. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176168 | Controlled access satellite navigation receiver - A controlled access satellite navigation receiver has only incomplete knowledge of secret codes transmitted by satellites. This incomplete knowledge allows only intermittent position determination. Incomplete secret codes and the intermittent positions they provide are useful for authenticating navigation signals or controlling access to secret satellite services. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176169 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE NAVIGATION USING SMART PHONE - A method for mobile navigation by using a smart phone is provided. The smart phone comprises: a GNSS navigation processor, a motion detector, a correlation processor, a triangulation processor, and a verified location display. The method of the present technology comprises: (A) obtaining a set of GNSS processor position fixes by using the GNSS navigation processor; (B) obtaining a set of motion-related data of the smart phone by using the motion detector; and (C) correlating the set of GNSS processor position fixes associated with the smart phone and the set of motion-related data associated with the smart phone and obtaining a set of GNSS correlation data. If the set of GNSS processor position fixes based on the set of GNSS correlation data is verified, the GNSS navigation processor is used for navigation; whereas if the set of GNSS processor position fixes based on the set of GNSS correlation data is not verified, the motion detector aided by triangulation processor is used for navigation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176170 | REVERSE FREQUENCY AND TIME AIDING - The present system relates to a GNSS receiver that includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a temperature signal from a temperature sensor indicating an operating temperature of an resonator. The processor is also configured to compute a frequency and a frequency correction data of the resonator based on the temperature and a frequency model of the resonator. The processor then transmits the frequency correction data to an RF receiver which utilizes the frequency correction data and the resonator to receive and RF signal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176171 | GNSS SUPERBAND ASIC AND METHOD WITH SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-FREQUENCY DOWN CONVERSION - A multi-frequency down converter includes first and second signal paths. A common local oscillator/synthesizer drives both of the signal paths. Exemplary applications include GNSS systems operating across superbands. The down converter is adapted for use in a GNSS receiver system. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176172 | Mobile Directional Antenna with Polarization Switching - An antenna with polarization switching comprising a plurality of waveguides fed with radiofrequency signals and perforated with apertures disposed so as to illuminate radiating elements placed on mobile support means in a plane that is distant from the said apertures, it being possible for the said support means to be configured according to at least two distinct configurations. The radiating elements illuminated according to one and the same configuration are adjacent, the support means being adapted for orienting the radiating elements illuminated in a first configuration according to a different direction from the radiating elements illuminated in a second configuration. The antenna applies notably to the switching of antennas onboard objects moving on the ground required to undertake high-speed communications with a satellite, in particular a geostationary satellite. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176173 | GRATING LOBE MITIGATION IN PRESENCE OF SIMULTANEOUS RECEIVE BEAMS - A method that digitally distinguishes mainlobe detections from grating lobe and sidelobe detections without need for added antenna or receiver architecture. The method includes applying receive weights to return radar data for each radar receive element to steer each subarray of a array radar antenna to a direction other than the subarray transmit angle and includes applying a subarray weight to each subarray to generate the array radar antenna receive beam data having magnitude and phase components. The method includes applying predetermined scale factors to the subarray beam data magnitude for each subarray to generate scaled subarray beam data magnitudes. The method includes generating guard beam data for each subarray based on the scaled subarray beam data magnitudes. The method also includes determining if the return radar data corresponds to a mainlobe or a grating lobe or sidelobe based on the receive beam data and the guard beam data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176174 | Method and System for Estimating Time of Arrival of Signals Using Maximum Eigenvalue Detection - A method estimates the time-of-arrival (ToA) of signals received via multipath channels. The received signal of a number of trials is first passed through a band-pass filter and then sampled. The presence of a channel tap within a time window is estimated by comparing a threshold to a largest eigenvalue of the covariance matrix of a time window. The signal samples are used to calculated a band region of a complete covariance matrix. After the band region has been updated for all signal samples, the covariance matrices for a moving window can be extracted from the band region. The ToA is estimated as the ending time of the leading window, which is the earliest window, such that the largest eigenvalue is larger than a given threshold. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176175 | Apparatus For Arrow Locating And Game Tracking - A signal-transmitting arrow operable to transmit an encoded RF signal, an arrow locating and game tracking receiver system for use with the signal-transmitting arrow, and a transmitter-nock unit for installation on an arrow to construct a signal-transmitting arrow. The arrow includes an arrow shaft, an arrow head disposed at an arrow shaft forward end, and a nock disposed at an arrow shaft rearward end. A transmitter unit includes a transmitter housing that is removably mounted in interior chamber at the rearward end of the arrow shaft, and is rigidly connected to the nock to provide the transmitter-nock unit. The transmitter unit has an RF transmitter with a rigid antenna that extends rearwardly into the nock. The receiver system includes omnidirectional and directional antennas and RF receivers, a processor for generating direction indicating signal, and a user interface that indicates arrow location. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176176 | DIMENSIONALLY TOLERANT MULTIBAND CONFORMAL ANTENNA ARRAYS - Some embodiments relate to a multiband antenna array formed on a flexible substrate. Low frequency antenna elements may be formed using nanoink. High frequency elements may be provided on a prefabricated antenna chip. The antenna array may be heated in a low temperature oven to sinter the nanoink into a solid antenna element. In some embodiments, an adhesive insulation layer may be provided which allows the antenna array to be attached to any surface. In other embodiments, the antenna array may be embedded in a composite material. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176177 | RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNAS UTILIZING PARASITIC PIXEL LAYERS - Reconfigurable antennas utilizing parasitic layers are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, a reconfigurable antenna may include an active driven antenna element. The active driven antenna may be a patch antenna element. A parasitic element may be disposed over the active antenna element and be configured to couple with electromagnetic energy emitted from the active antenna element via electromagnetic mutual coupling. The parasitic element may include an array of selectively reconfigurable pixels interconnected via microelectromechanical switches. By selectively reconfiguring the geometry of the array, the reconfigurable antenna may be configured to operate in multiple operating modes. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176178 | Wideband Antenna - A wideband antenna for a wireless communication device includes a grounding element, a radiating element, extending in a first direction, for transmitting and receiving wireless signals, a feed-in terminal electrically connected to the radiating element, for transmitting a feed-in signal to the radiating element, and a first parasitic radiating element, extending in the first direction, having a side separated from a side of the radiating element by a first distance, and another side separated from the grounding element by a second distance. The first distance allows the first parasitic radiating element and the radiating element to generate a coupling effect to form a slot antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals, and the second distance allows the first parasitic radiating element and the grounding element to generate a coupling effect to form a coupling path to the grounding element to increase bandwidth. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176179 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a case that forms at least a portion of a terminal body of the mobile terminal. The case may include a case body, a different material portion attached to the case body and composed of a plateable material that is different from a material composing the case body, and an antenna coil formed on the different material portion via plating and configured to detect a change in magnetic flux occurring at a periphery of the terminal body. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176180 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus that can suppress sensitivity degradation as much as possible to receive AM broadcasts and FM broadcasts even if an antenna height is decreased to 70 mm or less. An antenna board is vertically mounted on a planar antenna base, and a top portion is disposed to stride over the antenna board. An antenna element includes the top portion and an antenna pattern formed on the antenna board. A distance between the antenna base and a lower edge of the top portion is not less than 10 mm, and the lower edge of the top portion is bent downward. The top portion is configured such that an antenna capacitance of the antenna element becomes about 3 pF or more. A received signal from the antenna element is guided to an amplifier board through a connecting wire and amplified. An antenna case is fitted in the antenna base. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176181 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Disclosed are electronic devices. The electronic device includes a metal component configured as an antenna arm, wherein a current delivery path for delivering high-frequency current is formed on the metal component so that the high-frequency current is delivered in accordance with a predetermined path along the current delivery path on the metal component. In this way, the delivery path of the high-frequency current on the antenna can be adjusted to satisfy requirement on antenna performance. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176182 | Universal Antenna Mounting Bracket - An apparatus for fastening an antenna to several vehicles which have restrictive placement locations is disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a mounting bracket and a shelf bracket; where the mounting bracket is adapted to be securely attached to several vehicles. An antenna mounts on the shelf bracket and the shelf bracket is adapted to be oriented to a preferred antenna position and to be securely attached to the mounting bracket. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176183 | DIPOLE ANTENNA FOR SAFETY HELMETS - Substantially-linear dipole antenna for safety helmets, of the type comprising two conductive branches arranged to be electrically connected, at one of their ends, to respective radio equipment, the two conductive branches being disposed substantially aligned. The two conductive branches have a length essentially equal to ¼ of the expected operative wavelength of the radio equipment. The dipole antenna further comprises at least two conductive arms, each having a length essentially equal to ½ of said operative wavelength, each of which is electrically connected respectively to the free end of both of the two conductive branches, both having a length essentially equal to ¼ of the operative wavelength. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176184 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes a flexible base material film, a flexible antenna conductor that is provided in substantially the entire region of one main surface of the flexible base material film and that includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element facing each other through a slit, an inductor substrate that is connected to the first radiation element and the second radiation element so as to extend across the slit, the inductor substrate including an inductance element, and a wireless IC element that is connected in parallel to the inductance element and that is mounted in the inductor substrate. The wireless IC element is connected to the first radiation element and the second radiation element so as to extend across the slit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176185 | BROADBAND ANTENNA FEED ARRAY - A microwave antenna suitable for monopulse radar applications is operable over a broad frequency band. The antenna uses a horn with two walls. Each wall includes two ridges that extend into an inner region of the horn near the horn's base and then taper into the wall surfaces. The horn is coupled to two ridged waveguide sections with the ridges of the waveguide sections matched to opposed pairs of the horn ridges. The antenna may be coupled to electronics via standard waveguides. In many embodiments, dimensions of the waveguides coupled to the horn are smaller (to provide a small array spacing) than dimensions of the standard waveguides with a tapered waveguide section providing a transition. In one embodiment, the antenna operates with frequencies from 5.25 to 10.5 GHz. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176186 | LOW PROFILE CAVITY BACKED LONG SLOT ARRAY ANTENNA WITH INTEGRATED CIRCULATORS - The present invention relates to active electronically scanned array antennas. A thin, low cost design is provided by coupling electromagnetic energy into periodically driven long slots ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176187 | ANTENNA - It is an object of the present invention to provide a shared antenna capable of communicating radio waves with different frequencies or different polarization characteristics, having a simple configuration, and capable of being placed in a small device. An antenna | 2013-07-11 |
20130176188 | COMPACT HIGH-GAIN ANTENNA - The invention relates to a panel antenna comprising: a ground plane (P); a dielectric substrate ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176189 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal that includes a first antenna element disposed in proximity to a first side of the mobile terminal, a second antenna element disposed in proximity to a second side of the mobile terminal, and a third antenna element disposed in proximity to a third side of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal further including a switching mechanism that switches between a first connection mode in which the first and second antenna elements are feed elements and the third antenna element is a parasitic element, and a second connection mode in which the first and third antenna elements are feed elements, and a control unit that controls the switching mechanism to switch between the first connection mode and the second connection mode in accordance with a predetermined condition. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176190 | Amplified Television Antenna - An amplified television antenna system is disclosed that receives its power from a non-dedicated source such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection. The USB connection that powers the amplified television antenna can be made with any USB device such as a television, a television receiver, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a game console, or a USB AC wall adaptor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176191 | MULTI-DISPLAY DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING EXTERNAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING THE DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A digital image processing apparatus that supports multi-display to reproduce images on an external display apparatus connectable to the digital image processing apparatus, a method of operating the digital image processing apparatus, and a computer readable recording medium recorded thereon a program for executing the method. The digital image processing apparatus includes: a digital signal processor which, when a signal of a first display command is input to the digital image processing apparatus, displays a screen obtained by performing the first display command on the digital image processing apparatus, and when a signal of a second display command corresponding to the signal of the first display command is input to the digital image processing apparatus, displays a screen obtained by performing the second display command on the external display apparatus. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176192 | Extra-sensory perception sharing force capability and unknown terrain identification system - An occlusion or unknown space volume confidence determination, and planning system using databases, position, and shared real time data to determine unknown regions allowing planning and coordination of pathways through space to minimize risk. Data such as from cameras, or other sensor devices can be shared and routed between units of the system. Hidden surface determination, also known as hidden surface removal (HSR), occlusion culling (OC) or visible surface determination (VSD), can be achieved by identifying obstructions from multiple sensor measurements and incorporating relative position with depth between sensors to identify occlusion structures. Weapons ranges, and orientations are sensed, calculated, shared, and can be displayed in real time. Data confidence levels can be highlighted from time, and frequency of data. The real time data can be displayed stereographically for and highlighted on a display. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176193 | COMBINED-SCREEN-BASED MULTI-PITCHING ANGLE SUSPENDED PANORAMIC SPACE 3D DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention discloses a combined-screen-based multi-pitching angle suspended panoramic space 3D display device comprising: a combined deflective diffusing screen, a high speed projector, an image control module, a rotation detecting module, a motor and a drive mechanism. The high speed projector projects the composite images of the 3D objects of different pitching angles and horizontal 360° FOV to different areas of the combined deflective diffusing screen. Each area of the combined deflective diffusing screen controls the deflecting angle and the scattering angle in the vertical direction and the diffusing angle in the horizontal direction, ensuring that the eyes of the surrounding viewers of different height levels can see the 3D images corresponding to their respective positions, representing the 3D scene suspended over the combined deflective diffusing screen. The multi-pitching angle suspended panoramic space 3D display device provided in this invention allows watching by multiple persons at multiple pitching angles and horizontal 360° FOV in naked eyes, realizing space occlusion, allows exploration and interaction. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176194 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, each defined by a scan line, a data line, and a power supply line, a plurality of control lines branching off of one wire in a first direction and simultaneously transferring control signals to the plurality of pixels; and a plurality of repair bridges placed between neighboring ones of the plurality of control lines, each of the plurality of repair bridges including a first bridge connected to one of the neighboring ones of the plurality of control lines and a second bridge connected to another one of the neighboring control lines. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176195 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode display device is provided. The organic light emitting display device includes at least one capacitor, at least one transistor, and an organic light emitting element connected to the capacitor and the transistor. The transistor includes a first structure and a second structure disposed on the first structure with a first insulating layer therebetween. The capacitor includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode with the insulating layer therebetween. A distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a region, is less than a distance between the first structure and the second structure. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176196 | Light Emitting Device - The invention provides a light emitting device which is capable of displaying on both sides, has a small volume, and is capable of being used as a module. A light emitting element represented by an EL element and the like is used in a pixel portion, and two pixel portions are provided in one light emitting device. A first pixel portion has a structure to emit light only from a counter electrode side of the light emitting element. A second pixel portion has a structure to emit light only from a pixel electrode side of the light emitting element. That is, in the first pixel portion and the second pixel portion, directions of light emission are reverse in front and back. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176197 | DISPLAY DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL - A display driving apparatus for driving a display panel is disclosed. The display driving apparatus includes a controller, a source driving circuit, and a gate driving circuit. The controller receives a display data and enables a specific driving mode when the display data is a specific display mode data. The source driving circuit generates a plurality of source driving signals. When the specific driving mode is enabled, the source driving circuit makes each source driving signal to hold at a DC driving voltage during a first sub-frame period of a frame period and at another DC driving voltage during a second sub-frame period of the frame period. When the specific driving mode is enabled, the gate driving circuit masks a first part of a plurality of gate scanning signals during the first sub-frame period and masks a second part of the gate scanning signals during the second sub-frame period. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176198 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176199 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL PAENL USING DOT INVERSION SYSTEM - Provided is a liquid crystal panel driving method and device employing a dot inversion system. The liquid crystal panel driving method includes the steps of: (a) generating an alternating signal; (b) adding a signal of a different potential to the alternating signal, to then be applied to input ends of a gamma voltage generating unit ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176200 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT ILLUMINATION METHOD FOR DISPLAY THEREOF - A terminal device includes a display ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130176201 | Corner Control - Methods, Methods, program products, and systems for corner control are described. Each of the four corners of a rectangular display field can be individually configured to be a rounded corner or an angled corner. In some implementations, a method can include providing a user interface item for display. The user interface item can include four control elements. Each of the control elements can correspond to a corner of a display field. Each of the control elements can individually and independently control a shape of the corresponding corner of the display field. The display field can have one or more corners in rounded shape and one or more corners in angled shape, according to user input received through the user interface item. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176202 | MENU SELECTION USING TANGIBLE INTERACTION WITH MOBILE DEVICES - An electronic device (such as a mobile device) displays on a screen of the device, a live video captured by a camera in the device. While the live video is being displayed, the device checks if a first predetermined condition is satisfied. When the first predetermined condition is satisfied the device displays a menu on the screen. The menu includes multiple menu areas, one of which is to be selected. While the menu is being displayed on the screen, the device checks if a second predetermined condition is satisfied, e.g. by a movement of a predetermined object in real world outside the device. When the second predetermined condition is satisfied, the device displays on the screen at least an indication of a menu area as being selected from among multiple menu areas in the displayed menu. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176203 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE USING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel and a liquid crystal lens. The display panel includes a first pixel displaying an N-th portion of a left image corresponding to an N-th position in the left image and a second pixel displaying an N-th portion of a right image corresponding to the N-th position in the right image. The second pixel is spaced apart from the first pixel with additional pixels disposed between the second and first pixels. The liquid crystal lens includes a unit lens directing the N-th left image to a left eye of an observer and the N-th right image to a right eye of the observer where N is a positive integer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176204 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND DEVICE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electrnic device includes]: a connected device information management module; a connected device information sending module; an operation state sending module; and a connected device operation module. The connected device information management module is configured to manage function information of an external device connected to the electronic device. The connected device information sending module is configured to send the function information of the external device to a portable terminal in response to a transmission request from the portable terminal. The operation state sending module is configured to send an operation state of the electronic device with respect to the external device in response to the transmission request from the portable terminal. The connected device operation module is configured to perform a functional operation of the external device specified by a request sent from the portable terminal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176205 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus configured to control an external apparatus, the electronic apparatus includes, a communicator configured to communicate with the external apparatus, a recognition module configured to recognize a connection apparatus connected to the external apparatus, an operation menu generator configured to generate an operation menu which is used to control the external apparatus or the connection apparatus, and a controller configured to control in such a manner that a divided operation screen including display regions which are used to display the operation menus is displayed in a display and a signal is transmitted to the external apparatus in accordance with an operation in the divided operation screen. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176206 | CAMERA BASED SENSING IN HANDHELD, MOBILE, GAMING, OR OTHER DEVICES - Method and apparatus are disclosed to enable rapid TV camera and computer based sensing in many practical applications, including, but not limited to, handheld devices, cars, and video games. Several unique forms of social video games are disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176207 | IMPLANTED DEVICES AND RELATED USER INTERFACES - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to electronic devices capable of being implanted beneath the skin of a human user. The electronic devices include input devices for receiving input from a user, and output devices for output signals or information to a user. The electronic devices may optionally include one or more sensors, batteries, memory units, and processors. The electronic devices are protected by a protective packaging to reduce contact with bodily fluids and to mitigate physiological responses to the implanted devices. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176208 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A mobile phone which is an example of electronic equipment includes an infrared camera and an infrared LED. The infrared camera is arranged above a display and the infrared LED is arranged below the display. A user, by an eye-controlled input, designates a button image or a predetermined region on a screen. When a line of sight is to be detected, an infrared ray (infrared light) emitted from the infrared LED arranged below the display is irradiated to a lower portion of a pupil. Accordingly, even in a state that the user slightly closes his/her eyelid, the pupil and a reflected light of the infrared light can be imaged. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176209 | INTEGRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTS - Described herein are integration systems and methods for providing a cohesive user experience within an environment of a plurality of products. An exemplary integration system may comprise a gateway for bidirectional communication with the products. The integration system may also comprise a central or remote database defining the user interface design for a plurality of products, and a database that provides new features for a plurality of extensible products. An input to an interaction point on a first of the products may be transmitted to the gateway, which may interpret the input and transmit output instructions to the first product or to another product in the environment. Audio, visual, and tactile inputs and outputs may be provided through the gateway. In some embodiments, the database may provide a user interface skin or theme to the products, so that a standard look and feel is provided across the plurality of products. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176210 | IMAGE VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR REMOTE DISPLAYS - Systems, methods and devices are disclosed that provided for providing remote video feedback. The disclosure herein includes a transmitting computing device that is configured to produce an image frame encoded with metadata and to transmit the encoded image frame over a network to a remote display device. The remote display device includes a viewing screen contained in a chassis with bevel. The viewing screen includes an information validation pixel with the chassis extending over and covering the image validation pixel. The chassis also includes a photo sensor positioned on the under side of the bezel so as to be in operational view of the image validation pixel. The system also includes a sensor electronics module that is configured to detect the metadata when the metadata is displayed by the information content pixel and is received by the photo sensor. The sensor electronics module also generates image frame feedback information based upon the detecting. A remote computing device is included that is configured to receive the encoded image frame from the transmitting computer, render the encoded image frame upon the viewing screen and re-transmit the image frame feedback information to the transmitting computer from the sensor electronics module. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176211 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING MOVING IMAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Data of a moving image has a hierarchical structure comprising a 0-th layer, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer in a z axis direction. Each layer is composed of moving image data of a single moving image expressed in different resolutions. Both the coordinates of a viewpoint at the time of the display of a moving image and a corresponding display area are determined in a virtual three-dimensional space formed by an x axis representing the horizontal direction of the image, a y axis representing the vertical direction of the image, and a z axis representing the resolution. By providing a switching boundary for layers with respect to the z axis, the layers of the moving image data used for frame rendering are switched in accordance with the value of z of the frame coordinates. | 2013-07-11 |