29th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150198901 | TONER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A toner is provided. The toner includes toner particles each including a binder resin and a release agent. From 20% to 80% by number of the toner particles satisfy the following formulae (1) and (2): | 2015-07-16 |
20150198902 | STATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING SAME - Provided is a static charge image developing toner of which flowing start temperatures (Tfb) measured with a flow tester satisfy relational formulae below: | 2015-07-16 |
20150198903 | Liquid Toner Dispersion and Use Thereof - A liquid toner dispersion provided with marking particles comprising a pigment and a polyester based resin, the dispersion comprising a nonpolar organic carrier liquid and a hyperdispersant comprising a graft copolymer provided with an anchor group comprising an amine-functionalized polymer onto which at least one stabilizing group is grafted, wherein a first stabilizing group and a second stabilizing group are coupled to the anchor group, wherein the first stabilizing group is a polyolefin and the second stabilizing group is hydroxylated fatty acid compound. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198904 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electroconductive member including an electroconductive support layer and a surface layer formed on a circumference thereof and having a network structure containing fibers, in which an arithmetic mean value d | 2015-07-16 |
20150198905 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electroconductive member configured to suppress a void image caused by abnormal discharge and a horizontal streak-like image caused by downstream discharge without depending on the thickness of a photosensitive layer of a photosensitive drum over a long period of time. The electroconductive member for electrophotography comprises at least an electroconductive support and a surface layer formed on an outer side of the electroconductive support. The surface layer includes a porous body and satisfies the predetermined (1), (2), and (3). | 2015-07-16 |
20150198906 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - To suppress an image trouble resulting from abnormal discharge independent of the use conditions and use environment of an electroconductive member, provided is an electreconductive member to be used while being brought into contact with a body to be contacted, the electroconductive member comprising a layer of a network structural body on an outer peripheral surface of a electroconductive support, in which: when a surface of the network structural body in a surface of the electroconductive member is observed, at least a part of the network structural body exists in an arbitrary square region having one side length of 200 μm; the network structural body contains non-electreconductive fibers; and an average fiber diameter of a top 10% of fiber diameters of the non-electreconductive fibers measured at arbitrary points is 0.2 μm or more and 15 μm or less. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198907 | ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE ROLLER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electro-conductive roller, such as a charging roller, that can reduce abnormal electrical discharge in the axial direction of the roller and pinhole leak and be resistant to degradation in electrical characteristics even with long-term use, and a method of manufacturing the same, are provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198908 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - This invention is to provide a developing device uniformly developing an image along an axis line of a developing roller and stably obtaining the image with a uniform concentration. The developing device comprises: a developer tank, the developing roller, and a cylindrical layer thickness-regulating member. The layer thickness-regulating member comprises a body part regulating a layer thickness of a developer retained on an outer periphery of the developing roller; a first supporting part having a diameter smaller than that of the body part and supporting the body part at one end of the body part; and a second supporting part having a diameter smaller than or the same as that of the body part and supporting the body part at the other end of the body part. The first supporting part is provided such that a central axis of the first supporting part is configured to be eccentric to a central axis of the body part at a predetermined eccentricity ratio; therefore, the body part tentatively supported by the first supporting part and the second supporting part is appropriately rotated and adjusted to obtain a predetermined gap before the layer thickness-regulating member is fixedly supported by the developer tank. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198909 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearer that carries a latent image and a developer carrier including a developer carrying member that carries a developer on a surface thereof. The developer carrier conveys the developer to a developing position opposite to the latent image bearer by moving the developer carrying member so as to develop the latent image carried by the latent image bearer. In a startup operation after a stop operation performed during a developing operation by the developer carrier, the developer carrying member is rotated for a predetermined time while the latent image bearer is set in a stopped state before starting a rotation. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198910 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THIS - A developing device includes a case, an agitating member, a moving mechanism and a detecting device. The case contains a developer inside. The agitating member is rotated in the case to agitate the developer while conveying the developer in a rotation axis direction. The moving mechanism reciprocates the agitating member in the rotation axis direction in accordance with the rotation of the agitating member. The detecting device detects a developer amount contained in the case. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198911 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - A developing device has a developing container, a developer carrier, and a restricting member. The restricting member restricts the layer thickness of developer on the surface of the developer carrier. The restricting member includes a restricting base formed of resin with higher strength than the developing container and a metal foil arranged at a tip part of the restricting base. The metal foil has a downstream face portion fixed to a downstream-side face of the restricting base and a restricting face portion formed by bending the tip of the downstream face portion to an upstream side and arranged to face the developer carrier. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198912 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREOF - According to an example, a liquid electrophotography printing (LEP) apparatus includes a fluid chamber to store fluid to be used to form an image and a filtration assembly to filter the fluid of the fluid chamber. The filtration assembly may store a filtration material to filter the fluid received from the fluid chamber and may provide the filtered fluid to the fluid chamber. The LEP apparatus may also include a detector assembly to detect a fluid parameter of the filtered fluid in the fluid chamber and a filtration adder unit to add a predetermined amount of the filtration material to the filtration assembly in response to a detection of the fluid parameter by the detector assembly. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198913 | TRANSFER ASSIST MEMBERS - A transfer assist member comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the layers being a check film layer comprised of a crosslinked mixture of an epoxy resin and a carboxylated polyester. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198914 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer device includes a transfer body having an endless structure and to which an image is transferred while the transfer body is rotated; a first transfer portion that transfers an image formed with toner containing metallic pigment to a surface of the transfer body by applying a transfer current; a second transfer portion that is disposed on the upstream side of the first transfer portion in the rotation direction of the transfer body and transfers an image formed with toner not containing metallic pigment to the surface of the transfer body by applying a transfer current; and a support member that is grounded and disposed on the downstream side of the first transfer portion in the rotation direction of the transfer body, the support member being in contact with the back surface of the transfer body to support the transfer body. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198915 | FUSER MEMBER COMPOSITIONS - A fuser member that contains a mixture of a polyimide and an aramid polymer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198916 | SHEET SEPARATING MECHANISM - A sheet separating mechanism is provided to solve the problem that a sheet processed by heating step is easy to stick with surface of the heating roller. The sheet separating mechanism according to the present invention applies combination of contactless separating structure and contact-type separating structure to reduce the cost and manufacture process of contact part. Besides, the sheet separating mechanism can decrease the probability of the heating roller damaged by the contact-type separating structure, so as to increase the usage life of the heating roller. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198917 | RECORDING MATERIAL CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A recording material conveying device includes a stripping claw being in contact with one rotary body of a first pair of rotary bodies, and a supporting member supporting a recording material curved when a jam occurs. The supporting member includes a supporting section located more away from the stripping claw than an imaginary straight line (C) passing a nip portion of the first pair of rotary bodies and a surface on a conveying path's side of the stripping claw, and the supporting section supports the recording material curved when the jam occurs. The recording material conveying device further includes a conveyance guide that is disposed on the downstream side from the supporting member and is displaced toward a pressed direction by a pressing force acting when the curved recording material comes into contact with the conveyance guide. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198918 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF FAN BASED ON DETECTED TEMPERATURE - In an image-forming apparatus an image-forming portion performs a printing operation in which an image is formed on a sheet. A heater thermally fixes the image on the sheet. A processor is configured to: determine whether a temperature detected by a detector is higher than a threshold value before the image-forming portion perform the printing operation; drive a fan at a first speed following start of the printing operation when the temperature is higher than the threshold value; and drive the fan at a second speed lower than the first speed for a prescribed period of time following the start of the printing operation when the temperature is lower than the threshold value or equal to the threshold, and subsequently drive the fan at the first speed; control a temperature of the heater based on the temperature detected by the detector while the image-forming portion performs the printing operation. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198919 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A fixing device including a lubricant supply unit is provided. The lubricant supply unit supplies a lubricant between a fixing belt and a nip forming member and includes a lubricant storage member and an impregnation member. The lubricant storage member stores the lubricant, and the impregnation member impregnates the lubricant discharged from the lubricant storage member and supplies the lubricant to an inner surface of the fixing belt. The lubricant stored in the lubricant storage member includes base oil and a thickener, and a weight of the thickener is equal to or less than 20% with respect to a weight of the lubricant. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198920 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes an endless fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A pressure rotator is pressed against an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to drive and rotate the fixing rotator. A nip formation member presses against the pressure rotator via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. The nip formation member supports the fixing rotator. A driving rotator supporting the fixing rotator drives and rotates the fixing rotator. The driving rotator rotates at a circumferential speed greater than a circumferential speed of the pressure rotator. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198921 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drive transmission device includes: a gear, provided with a shaft hole, for transmitting a driving force; a frame to which a fixing shaft for rotatably supporting the gear by engaging with the shaft hole is fixed, wherein during transmission of the driving force, the gear is urged in a radial direction of the shaft hole, and a predetermined region of an outer peripheral surface of the fixing shaft slides on an inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole; and a holding portion, provided in a position closer to a center of the fixing shaft than the predetermined region with respect to a radial direction of the fixing shaft, for holding a lubricant between itself and the shaft hole. The holding portion is disposed only in a position opposite the predetermined region with respect to the center of the fixing shaft. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198922 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided, including an apparatus body; an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet member; and a sheet ejection container including a sheet ejection tray on which the sheet member ejected from the apparatus body is stacked. In the image forming apparatus, at least one side of the apparatus body is open and the sheet ejection container is disposed inside the apparatus body at the open side. The sheet ejection tray is configured to be movable between a first position in the sheet ejection container where the sheet member is ejected to the sheet member tray and a second position nearer to the open side than the first position. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198923 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - The intermediate transfer belt cleaning device includes a cleaning blade for removing residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt, a waste toner conveying screw that conveys the removed toner, and a vibrating part with multiple vanes, arranged between the cleaning blade and the waste toner conveying screw, each vane partly coming into contact with the waste toner conveying screw and vibrating in linkage with the motion of the waste toner conveying screw. Each vane has a projected part that is positioned close to, and projects toward, the intermediate transfer belt. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198924 | DIGITAL INFRARED HOLOGRAMS - Embodiments are directed to an apparatus for creating a scene comprising: a plurality of micro-mirrors configured to rotate between an off position and at least two on positions to generate a plurality of holograms, and a processor configured to select positions for the micro-mirrors based on an input specification of the scene. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198925 | REVERSER FOR TIMEPIECE - A reverser for a timepiece including a first input moving part having a first receiving toothing and integral with a first transmission toothing, a second input moving part having a second receiving toothing and integral with a second transmission toothing, a first satellite cooperating with the first transmission toothing configured to rotate in a single direction, a second satellite cooperating with the second transmission toothing configured to rotate in a single direction, the satellite being freely rotatable relative to the first satellite, a satellite carrier carrying the second satellite and an output moving part integral with the satellite carrier in which the first satellite is carried by the satellite carrier. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198926 | NON-DISMANTLABLE SHOCK-PROOF SYSTEM FOR TIMEPIECE - A shock-absorber bearing for a staff of a moving part of a timepiece, the bearing including a support including a housing configured to receive a pivot module configured to cooperate with the staff, and an elastic mechanism configured to exert at least one axial force on the pivot module to retain the module in its housing. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198927 | METHOD OF IMPROVING THE PIVOTING OF A WHEEL SET - A method of improving pivoting of a wheel set for a scientific instrument, including an arbor pivoting or oscillating about a wheel set axis, the method including: static balancing of the wheel set to bring the center of gravity onto the axis; determining a desired value for the resulting unbalance moment of the wheel set about the axis, corresponding to a predetermined desired divergence between a first principal longitudinal axis of inertia of the wheel set, and the axis; setting the wheel set in rotation at a predetermined speed about the wheel set axis, the resulting unbalance moment is measured with regard to the axis; and adjusting a value of the resulting unbalance moment of the wheel set about the axis within a given determined tolerance with regard to the desired value. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198928 | Radio-Controlled Timepiece - A radio-controlled timepiece is shown including the following. A timekeeping unit keeps date and time. A date/time obtaining unit obtains date/time information from outside to correct the date and time of the timekeeping unit. A preliminary notice information obtaining unit obtains from outside preliminary notice information regarding whether leap second adjustment in which a leap second is inserted or deleted is executed. A date/time obtaining necessity setting unit sets whether the date/time information needs to be obtained based on history of obtaining the date/time information. The date/time obtaining necessity setting unit sets that the date/time information needs to be obtained when the preliminary notice information is not obtained by the adjustment possible date/time or the leap second adjustment is executed at the adjustment possible date/time, and does not change setting when the preliminary notice information is obtained and the leap second adjustment is not executed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198929 | Wearable Electronic Device - An analog wearable electronic device that is operationally coupleable to a transmitting device. The transmitting device permits viewing a simulation of a display provided on the wearable electronic device, changing information displayable on the simulated display and transmitting the changed information and/or information from which the changed information is derivable to the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes a receiver for receiving from the transmitting device the changed information and/or the information from which the changed information is derivable. A controller assembly processes the changed information and/or derives the changed information, and an actuation mechanism moves a display indicator based at least in part on the changed information. The changed information is thereafter reflected on the display of the wearable electronic device by the display indicator. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198930 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN OPERATING LEVER OF A VEHICLE - A process and device for controlling a synchronous motor driving an operating lever in opposition to a friction brake, including a sensor for sensing the position of the lever, and a control computer include:
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20150198931 | APPARATUS FOR LIMITING INTERPHASE CURRENT AND LEAKAGE CURRENT OF FLOODED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - An apparatus for limiting an interphase current and a leakage current of flooded electrical installations. More specifically, provided is the apparatus, when electrical installations are flooded in water, vapor, and other liquids which have high electrical conductivity, for preventing the electrical installations from being damaged after an interphase current, between both power lines in the electrical installations, rapidly increases through the liquids with high electrical conductivity, or preventing an electric shock accident by limiting a leakage current flowing into the earth through the liquid on both power lines. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198932 | POWER SUPPLY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided, which includes a user interface unit configured to receive an input of a user command, a controller configured to perform an operation according to the input user command and to control the user interface to display a screen according to the result of the operation, and a power supply configured to provide a power to the user interface and the controller, wherein the power supply includes a plurality of converters configured to supply the power to respective loads of the electronic device, and the plurality of converters output voltage values that correspond to levels of the respective loads connected thereto. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198933 | SIZING POWER-GATED SECTIONS BY CONSTRAINING VOLTAGE DROOP - A method for powering up a circuit comprising a plurality of sections of progressively increasing size is described. The method comprises receiving a signal for powering up the circuit, and, in response to the signal, sequentially powering up the plurality of sections in an order of increasing size. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198934 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - This disclosure discloses a motor control apparatus including a current conversion part, a voltage control part, a current detection part, and a current estimation part. The current conversion part generates a voltage command on the basis of a current deviation between a current command and an estimated current. The voltage control part controls an output voltage to a motor. The current detection part detects a motor current. The current estimation part inputs the detected motor current and the voltage command and outputs the motor current in which an influence by a disturbance has been compensated for as the estimated current. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198935 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - This disclosure discloses a motor control apparatus including a current conversion part, a voltage control part, a current detection part, and a phase compensation part. The current conversion part generates a voltage command on the basis of a current deviation between a current command and an estimated current. The voltage control part controls an output voltage to a motor. The current detection part detects a motor current. The phase compensation part inputs the detected motor current and the voltage command and outputs, as the estimated current, the motor current in which a delay in phase of the motor current relative to the current command has been compensated. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198936 | CONTROLLING A MACHINE IN REMOTE OR AUTONOMOUS MODE - A system for controlling a machine may include a remote control (RC) input device configured to remotely initiate a RC enabled mode on the machine. The RC input device may subsequently establish a communication link with the machine when no other RC input device currently has a communication link with the machine. The RC input device may transition the machine to a RC reserved mode in which the machine is reserved for control by the RC input device, and transition a mode of control for the machine to a RC active mode from the RC reserved mode. The RC input device may selectively control the machine when in the RC active mode. The RC input device may also transition the mode of control for the machine to an autonomous mode from the RC active mode. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198937 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN APPLIANCE AND A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE - A method for operating an appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, is provided. The method includes establishing a location of the appliance, obtaining weather information associated with the location of the appliance, scheduling a predicted power loss event for the appliance based at least in part on the weather information from the step of receiving, and operating the appliance according to a power loss operating profile before or during the predicted power loss event. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198938 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for configuring an automation system. A parameter for a building in which an automation system is to be installed is obtained. Configuration information is obtained for properly configuring components of the automation system in accordance with a parameter for the building. It is determined whether or not each of the components of the automation system being installed within the building is properly configured based on the obtained configuration information and input received from a user indicating the locations of the respective components within the building. A notification is provided to the user, which indicates the results of the determination for one or more of the components, and the user is presented with options for modifying configuration settings for one or more of the components. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198939 | System and Method for Alerting a User - The system and method provides users with customized alerts that are unique to each user and environment through the use of an application in communication with a smart wireless signaling puck, the puck vibrates in response to alerts based on a customized vibration pattern from the smartphone and from time based commands stored in memory on the puck. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198940 | ELECTRONIC HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electric home appliance includes a sensing unit configured to sense whether a user's body is within a predetermined range from the electric home appliance and to determine a distance value of the user's body from the electric home appliance, an output unit configured to output information, and a controller configured to determine, from among a plurality of predetermined distance ranges, a distance range that corresponds to the distance value of the user's body from the electric home appliance and to select, from among a plurality of information output modes, an information output mode of the output unit based on the determined distance range. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198941 | Cyber Life Electronic Networking and Commerce Operating Exchange - A cyber-life electronic commerce and system control device is disclosed having a three dimensional or other image of an area stored on a server. An operating exchange interfaces with the image to enable an individual to manipulate virtual control elements within the operating exchange. A visible light embedded communication system is used as the backbone to communicate commands from the operating exchange to a building operating system control item in order to alter the setting or status of a building operating system. The operating exchange may also be used by a consumer to virtually explore a cyber-retail location and to engage in commercial activities. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198942 | CARRIER ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARRANGING CARRIERS - A semiconductor electronic device structure includes an active area array disposed in a substrate, an isolation structure, a plurality of recessed gate structures, a plurality of word lines, and a plurality of bit lines. The active area array a plurality of active area columns and a plurality of active area rows, defining an array of active areas. The substrate has two recesses formed at the central region thereof. Each recessed gate structure is respectively disposed in the recess. A protruding structure is formed on the substrate in each recess. A STI structure of the isolation structure is arranged between each pair of adjacent active area rows. Word lines are disposed in the substrate, each electrically connecting the gate structures there-under. Bit lines are disposed above the active areas, forming a crossing pattern with the word lines. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198943 | 3D DESIGN AND FABRICATION SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTS - A method of designing, presenting, generating, and fabricating custom implants by obtaining a 3D image of a site to receive an implant, simulating volumetric changes of the site, generating a virtual 3D implant that effects the volumetric changes of the site, and fabricating a real 3D implant that includes the volumetric changes. A method of designing, presenting, generating, and implanting custom implants by obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) image of a site to receive an implant, simulating volumetric changes of the site, generating a virtual 3D implant that effects volumetric changes of the site, and injecting or infusing a gel or semi-solid implant into a patient to effect the volumetric changes. A method of implanting a custom implant in a patient. A method of correcting disfigurement in a patient. A method of replacing a disc in a patient's back. An implant fabricated by this method. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198944 | METHOD AND SYSTEM MANAGING EXECUTION OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OPERATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - Provided are a method and a system for managing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The method may be performed using an equipment computer and may include ordering to perform a preventive maintenance to a chamber and parts in the chamber, monitoring a result of the preventive maintenance to the chamber and the parts, and performing a manufacturing process using plasma reaction in the chamber, if the result of the preventive maintenance is normal. The monitoring the result of the preventive maintenance may include a pre-screening method monitoring the result of the preventive maintenance using electric reflection coefficients obtained from the chamber and the parts without using the plasma reaction. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198945 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DISTANT LOCATION ROBOT - A robot remote monitoring system ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198946 | Template Framework For Automated Process Routing - A method and corresponding system is provided for determining an optimum manufacturing process routing. The method comprises electronically constructing a plurality of manufacturing process routings for a component to be manufactured. The electronically constructing for each manufacturing process routing of the plurality of manufacturing process routings comprises defining a recursive process routing tree for each manufacturing process routing, the recursive process routing tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes corresponding to a manufacturing process and comprising a branch node when the manufacturing process for a given node may be decomposed into a plurality of sub-processes for the given node. The method further comprises electronically determining an optimum process routing by evaluating each recursive process routing tree with reference to a cost for manufacturing the component to be optimized and determining the optimum process routing that minimizes the cost for manufacturing the component. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198947 | FAILURE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention improves the accuracy of detecting abnormality in a substrate processing apparatus. A failure detection apparatus | 2015-07-16 |
20150198948 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a mobile communication system having a safe driving system central micro-processor which interfaces with a vehicle's controller area network or CAN BUS network and communicates between multiple transceiver micro controllers and their respective and discrete modules to remotely monitor a vehicle's operation and remotely execute commands to the vehicle. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198949 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DRIVING OF A BIG RIG AND DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for remotely controlling a big rig comprises a tractor unit and one or more trailers coupled to the tractor unit, wherein the tractor unit comprises a drive train which can be electronically actuated by control means of the tractor unit and by way of which the tractor unit can be driven automatically. The control means of the tractor unit have a wireless communication link to a touchscreen device so that automatic driving of the big rig can be remotely controlled by way of the touchscreen device during which at least one articulation angle between a longitudinal axis of the tractor unit and a longitudinal axis of the trailer is continuously regulated. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198950 | VESSEL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN VESSELS OPERATIVELY COUPLED AND METHOD - A method of maintaining positioning between vessels includes monitoring a relative position between a storage tank vessel and a shuttle tanker with a control system in operative communication with the vessels. Also included is inputting physical property data relating to the storage tank vessel and the shuttle tanker to the control system. Further included is processing environmental condition data with the control system. Yet further included is controlling at least one positioning action to be taken by the storage tank vessel and the shuttle tanker with the control system in response to positioning calculations conducted by the control system based on the physical property data and the environmental condition data. Also included is maintaining an angular differential within a predetermined limit with the at least one positioning action. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198951 | VEHICLE ADAPTED FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTRUCTING OBJECTS - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle adapted for autonomous driving, such as an autonomous vehicle, comprising an assisting object detecting system for detecting obstructing objects to the vehicle. The object detecting system is adapted to detect an object by comparing a reference value of a selected parameter with a measured value of the selected parameter. The present disclosure also relates to a method and a computer program product for use in the vehicle. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198952 | SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT DEVICE, BASE STATION AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The inventive system comprises an autonomous robot device, a base station and a method operating the same. The autonomous robot device includes a sensor means, e.g. an optical sensor, and a propulsion means. The base station includes a cleaning means specifically adapted for cleaning the sensor means of the autonomous robot device. In a preferred embodiment the propulsion means of the autonomous robot device is configured to move the autonomous robot device in a manner suitable to generate a relative movement of the autonomous robot device with respect to the passive cleaning means arranged at the stationary base station to effect the cleaning of the sensor means of the autonomous robot device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198953 | Path planning autopilot - A path planning autopilot guides vehicles efficiently even when they are far from a desired path. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198954 | Method for securing a ground speed used an algorithm for guiding landing of an aircraft, associated computer program and device - A method for securing a ground speed used for guiding landing of an aircraft by determining a ground speed of the aircraft and determining a landing guidance instruction based on the determined ground speed. Next, estimate the vertical speed of the aircraft and limit, during guidance along a glide path having a descent angle, the determined ground speed as a function of the estimated vertical speed. The guidance instruction is based on the limited ground speed. Further, measure the height of the aircraft and compare it with a threshold height. If the measured height is greater than the threshold height, limit the ground speed as a function of acceleration measurements. If the measured height is below the threshold height, limiting the ground speed as a function of the estimated vertical speed and as a function of acceleration measurements of the aircraft taken once threshold height has been crossed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198955 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A DOOR AIRCRAFT - A device for opening and closing according to the invention relates to an aircraft door ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198956 | Water Monitoring and Control System and Method Thereof - Disclosed is a system and method usable for controlling multiple flows of water. The system may include a first sensor configured to sense a condition, a first drain tile, a first flow regulator configured to control a flow of water in the first drain tile, and a first transceiver configured to control the first flow regulator based on the sensed condition. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER MODIFICATION OF COOLING DEVICE RESPONSE IN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented for facilitating user modification of cooling device speed response to sensed temperature in information handling systems. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to allow an information handling system user to modify how one or more individual cooling device/s respond to device speed control values specified by stored device speed control information without requiring the user to change the identity or pre-defined device speed values of the device speed control information with which the information system is currently operating. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198958 | LAST GASP HOLD-UP CIRCUIT USING ADAPTIVE CONSTANT ON TIME CONTROL - A hold-up circuit coupled to a first node to receive an input voltage and to provide a hold-up voltage includes an inductor, a constant on-time buck-boost control circuit configured to drive a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch to operate in a buck mode and a boost mode of operation, and an energy storage capacitor. When the input voltage is greater than a predetermined threshold, the buck-boost control circuit is configured to drive the power switches in the boost mode to charge the capacitor to a capacitor voltage greater than the input voltage. When the input voltage is less than the predetermined threshold, the buck-boost control circuit is configured to drive the power switches in the buck mode to supply the energy stored on the capacitor to the inductor to provide a regulated voltage less than the capacitor voltage as the hold-up voltage to the first node. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198959 | LOW NOISE LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a regulator having a high regulation speed and low noise across a wide frequency range. A pass through device outputs a regulated voltage based on a control signal output by an error amplifier. The control signal is boosted via a regulated boost signal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198960 | LOW-POWER LOW-DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATORS WITH HIGH POWER SUPPLY REJECTION AND FAST SETTLING PERFORMANCE - A low-power low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator device includes an error amplifier, a level-shifter circuit, and an NMOS pass transistor. The error amplifier compares a sampled portion of a regulated output voltage of the LDO voltage regulator with a reference voltage and generates an error signal. The level-shifter circuit is coupled to the error amplifier. The NMOS pass transistor provides the regulated output voltage with low dropout operation. The level-shifter circuit can shift a voltage level of the error signal to facilitate the low dropout operation of the NMOS pass transistor. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198961 | Method for determining the unique natural thermal lag (NTL) of a building - The invention provides an improved method for determining the natural thermal lag (NTL) of a building, where the improvement includes using the 15 minute interval energy usage data for the building, and data the external temperature to determine the NTL. This improved method has the advantage of being independent of any need to acquire data regarding internal temperature of the building in question. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198962 | Building energy usage reduction by automation of optimized plant operation times and sub-hourly building energy forecasting to determine plant faults - The invention provides a method for improved building energy usage reduction by computer automation of optimized plant operation times and sub-hourly building energy forecasting to determine plant faults. The invention provides a computer system to derive the NTL, mechanical heat-up (MHL) and mechanical cool-down (MCL) lags and in conjunction with a readily available interval weather forecast, the system can output various signals to indicate optimized start and stop times for heating and cooling equipment. The algorithm to calculate the 15-minute energy forecast is used to indicate out-of-control conditions in the operation of the plant. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198963 | Device for producing direct current passing into load power-supply circuits - The apparatus, of the field of electrical engineering, comprises a DC voltage source (DCVS), a DC-to-pulse voltage converter (DCPVC), a pulse-to-DC voltage converter (PDCVC), a DC stabilizer (DCS) and a control circuit (CC). The DCPVC is connected to the DCVC by its inputs and to the PDCVC by its outputs. A PDCVC output is connected to the DCPVC first control input and to a DCS first input, whose second input is connected to a DCVS positive output and whose first output is an apparatus output. A CC first input is connected to the PDCVC output, a CC second input is connected to a DCS second output, a CC first output is connected to a DCVS negative output, and a CC second output is connected to a DCPVC second control input. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198964 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE - A multidirectional input device includes a mount, an operation lever, first and second interlocking members, and first and second detectors. The mount includes a support face of generally spherical convex shape. The operation lever is slidably supported on the support face. The first interlocking member receives the operation lever therethrough and is movable in a first direction in an arc-like manner in accordance with movement in the first direction of the operation lever. The second interlocking member crosses the first interlocking member, receives the operation lever therethrough, and is movable in a second direction in an arc-like manner in accordance with movement in the second direction of the operation lever the second direction crossing the first direction. The first detector can detect a direction and an amount of movement of the first interlocking member. The second detector can detect a direction and an amount of movement of the second interlocking member. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198965 | PEDAL BRACKET FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle pedal bracket includes a plate-like base plate portion fixed to a vehicle cabin side of a dash panel that separates an engine room and a vehicle cabin from each other, a support portion that is fixedly fitted to the base plate portion and by which a pedal arm is pivotably supported, and a plurality of tubular spacers fixedly fitted to the base plate portion, the vehicle pedal bracket is fixed to the dash panel with a plurality of screw members respectively inserted through the plurality of spacers, a plurality of tubular holding portions is disposed so as to project from a back side of the base plate portion, the back side is on the dash panel side, and so as to be in close contact with outer peripheral faces of the plurality of spacers, and a sound absorbing structural portion having a large number of bottomed holes. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198966 | METHOD TO MANAGE CURRENT DURING CLOCK FREQUENCY CHANGES - A system for managing a change in a frequency of a clock signal, including a clock generator configured to output the clock signal, a clock divider coupled to the output of the clock generator, a processor configured to select the frequency of the clock signal, and a clock management circuit. The clock management circuit may be configured to set the clock generator to adjust the clock signal to the selected frequency. The clock management circuit may be further configured to adjust a divisor value of the clock divider in a plurality of steps in response to a determination the clock signal stabilized at the selected frequency. A new divisor value may be selected during each step in the plurality of steps and each step may occur after a given time period. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198967 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING DATA PROCESSING SPEED BASED ON BUFFER UTILIZATION - The embodiments disclosed herein provide a computing device that includes an upstream buffer and downstream data processing circuit that establish a data processing path where the data stored by upstream buffer is received and processed by the downstream data processing circuit. Using a buffer utilization characteristic of the upstream buffer such as its current availability (e.g., the buffer is 50% full) or an input data rate, the computing device adjusts the clock signal used to drive the downstream data processing circuit. For example, if the utilization of the upstream buffer is low, the number of clock edges in the clock signal may be reduced thereby reducing power consumption of the computing device. However, as the utilization of the buffer begins to increase, the computing device may increase the number of clock edges to prevent a buffer overflow. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198968 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - The semiconductor device includes a command generator, an information signal storage unit, a termination signal generator and a code generator. The command generator generates a mode register write command signal, a start command signal and a termination command signal from external command signals. The information signal storage unit extracts information signals from the external command signals to store the information signals and output the information signals. The termination signal generator generates a termination signal in response to the information signals. The code generator generates code signals to control a timing of a control signal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING CLOCK TIME BETWEEN ASYNCHRONOUS TIME DOMAINS - The techniques for resolving asynchronous clock times include determining at least a high resolution time period and a low resolution time period for a clock of a first time domain, generating a plurality of sequenced transition signals for the high resolution time period where each sequenced transition signal corresponds to a respective bit transition period of the high resolution clock of the first time domain, encoding the plurality of sequenced transition signals for the high resolution time period into a high resolution vector, and encoding the low resolution time period into a low resolution vector. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198970 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TIMING SIGNALS BASED ON PROCESSOR, AND CMOS IMAGE SENSOR USING THE SAME - A timing signal generation apparatus includes a timing signal generation module suitable for generating a timing signal based on a timing pattern, a timing pattern generation and control module suitable for generating the timing pattern and controlling the timing signal generation module, and an interface module suitable for signal interface with a neighboring device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198971 | Stub minimization for multi-die wirebond assemblies with parallel windows - A microelectronic assembly | 2015-07-16 |
20150198972 | Electroconductive Film, And Touch Panel And Display Device Provided With Same - An electroconductive film is provided on a display unit and has at least two wiring layers that are disposed on both sides of a transparent substrate or each disposed on either side of each of the at least two transparent substrates in a laminate form and are regularly arranged. A wiring pattern of the wiring layers is superimposed onto a pixel array pattern of the display unit, the wiring pattern of a lower layer being displaced in phase in relation to an upper layer. The electroconductive film satisfies: fm | 2015-07-16 |
20150198973 | DISPLAY DEVICE HOUSING AND FORM-FITTED CONFIGURATION - A display device may be mounted at a predetermined angle via a free-standing display housing. In one example, the display device bracket may include at least two spring loaded tabs and a display monitor affixed to the display device bracket. A base mount may be on a resting surface with at least one side that is configured to make contact with the display device. A rear housing cover may also be included with at least two receiving tabs form-fitted to receive the spring loaded tabs and provide a secure spring-loaded locking position that maintains the display device bracket in a locked position and in an upright predefined angled viewing position. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198974 | MULTIMEDIA INFORMATIONAL DECK - A method of identifying risk at a job site, the method comprising tracking the requests for content from multiple field devices having processors and software to a server and creating a record of requests. Then using a server to decide if the request meets a threshold level and if yes reporting an alert to a supervisor's computing device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198975 | Cover with Angle Adjustable Standing Slot - A cover with an angle adjustable standing slot is used to place an electronic device. The cover includes a keyboard, a cradle with a standing slot, a torque structure, and an elastic structure. The electronic device can be placed to the standing slot. A user can push the electronic device to rotate the cradle and the cradle would force the torque structure and the elastic structure to move. The electronic device can be stopped at an appropriate viewing angle, because the force between the electronic device, the torque structure, and the elastic structure are balanced. Additionally, the user can use the keyboard on the cover to type or edit documents anytime and anywhere. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198976 | TRIMLESS GLASS ENCLOSURE INTERFACE - An enclosure for a portable computing device can include a cover glass affixed to an enclosure without trim pieces disposed between the cover glass and the disclosure. In one embodiment, the enclosure can include an edge profile that can define a relatively large contact pad about the enclosure. The contact pad can distribute impact forces over a relatively large area and thereby protect the cover glass integrity. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198977 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a device body, a touch panel which having a front side and a reverse side, a vibration unit that is disposed on the reverse side and vibrates the touch panel, and a flexible member that is disposed on an inside and on the reverse side of the touch panel, the flexible member connecting the device body and the reverse side of the touch panel in a watertight manner and being flexibly deformed upon vibration of the touch panel. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198978 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention provides a detachable flexible display device comprising: at least one electronic paper display screen; attachment means to attach said display device to a mobile electronic device; interfacing means to enable said device to communicate with said mobile electronic device; and wherein said device is convertible between a wrapped state and an unwrapped display state. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198979 | MOVEABLE DISPLAY PORTION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - The computing device includes a base portion including a keyboard, a display portion including a display. The display includes a viewable surface and a hinge configured to operably couple the base portion to the display portion. If the computing device is in a closed position the viewable surface faces in a first direction away from the base portion. Further, if the computing device is in a transition from the closed position to an open position, the hinge is further configured to rotate around a first axis of the base portion with a primary plane of the display portion being substantially parallel to a primary plane of the base portion and to rotate around a second axis of the display portion such that the viewable surface faces in a second direction toward a user plane extending from the keyboard and approaches a perpendicular position with respect to the base portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198980 | DETACHABLE FORWARD CRADLE DOCK - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that could include a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include a display portion and a keyboard portion (e.g., having about the same length and width as the display portion). The keyboard portion can include a cradle dock that allows the keyboard portion to be removably connected to the display portion in a first configuration. A viewing angle of the display portion can be changed when the cradle dock is rotated about an axis of rotation on the keyboard. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198981 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CASING THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CASING - A casing of an electronic device including a casing body and a sensing assembly is provided. The casing body includes a button portion. The sensing assembly includes a first conductive line and two first contacts. The first conductive line is disposed on an inner surface of the casing body, and the first conductive line forms a strain sensing pattern on the button portion. The first contacts are disposed on the inner surface of the casing body, and connected to two ends of the first conductive line, respectively. The strain sensing pattern is adapted to result a resistance variation accompanied with a deformation of the button portion when the button portion is deformed, so as to generate an electrical signal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198982 | PORTABLE KEYBOARD - A portable keyboard is disclosed, by which portability can be enhanced with a simple configuration. The present invention includes a plurality of key assemblies, a body part and a flexible connecting member. When the portable keyboard is carried, a plurality of the key assemblies are rolled up around an outer circumference of the body part in a manner that the flexible connecting member between a plurality of the key assemblies is folded. When the portable keyboard is used, a plurality of the key assemblies are unfolded by being rolled down centering on the body part in a manner that the flexible connecting member between a plurality of the key assemblies is unfolded. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198983 | ACCESS USING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH AN ACCELEROMETER - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems, apparatuses and methods for using a mobile device with an accelerometer to gain access into a secured or restricted area. A first device and a second device interact by making physical contact with each other thereby generating interaction data that is representative of the physical interaction between the first and second device. The first and second device may be mobile phones. The second device may be a point of sale terminal, access point device, or any other stationary (i.e., in a fixed position) device positioned at a line, door, gate, or entrance. A server computer determines, based on interaction data, that the first device and the second device made physical contact. After determining that the first device and the second device made contact, communications may be initiated between the devices. Communications may relate an access transaction comprising an exchange of information, such as credentials, between a prospective entrant (operating the first device) and a gatekeeper (operating the second device) to verify that the prospective entrant is permitted or is not permitted access to a particular area that is secured or restricted by the gatekeeper. Other embodiments are direct to confirmation transactions. Access transaction and confirmation transactions may be combined with a financial transaction using a payment processing network. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198984 | Folio for Electronic Device - A folio for an electronic device, the folio having an outer housing, an inner housing within the outer housing and including electronics, and a hinged cover attached to one of either the inner or outer housing. The cover may attach along any of four sides of one of the housings. Further, the electronics of the inner housing are divided into a plurality of components. The sensor circuit board assembly, the main electronics circuit board assembly and the dock connector are separate components. The cover attaches to the inner housing on either or both sides of the sensor assembly and the dock connector is positioned at the opposite end of the inner housing. Preferably, the three separate components are connected by ribbon wire or the like. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198985 | ALTERNATING HARD DRIVE ORIENTATION - An aspect provides a system, including: a processor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor; and a plurality of drives that store data accessible to the processor and each having a. spinning component therein; wherein at least two or more spinning drive components are arranged in an alternating configuration such that at least two spinning drive components take on opposite spin orientations. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198986 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, FUNCTIONAL UNIT, AND POWER-DOWN METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus comprises a switch, a processing unit, a functional unit and a power management unit. The function unit has a timer. The power management unit is coupled to the processing unit and the function unit. The processing unit and the function unit receive a switch signal generated by the switch. The processing unit generates a power-down signal after detecting a change in the logic level of the switch signal received for a first predetermined time. The timer starts counting upon detecting a change in the logic level of the switch signal, and executes a power-down procedure after the timer has counted to a second predetermined time. The second time is less than the first predetermined time. The function unit completes the power-down procedure before the power management unit receives the power-down signal and stops powering the processing unit and the function unit. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198987 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND MICRO SERVER HAVING THE SAME - A power supply device includes a power supply configured to supply DC power, and a PMIC configured to convert DC power provided from the power supply and to provide the converted DC power to an SoC, wherein the PMIC is provided with a plurality of rails configured to output different voltages. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198988 | CORE SPECIFIC PROCESS VOLTAGE SCALING FOR OPTIMIZING MULTI-CORE OPERATION - A multi-core processor comprising a plurality of cores, a plurality of core caches, each core cache associated with a single core, a plurality of low drop out (LDO) devices, each LDO device associated with a single core for scaling operating voltage to the core; and a memory for storing a lookup table that maps core operating frequency to core operating voltage, and a voltage scaling algorithm for determining a core specific voltage scaling factor for each cor. Each of the plurality of LDO devices applies the core specific voltage scaling factor determined by the algorithm. During operation, one core operates at a different operating voltage than a second core for the same operating frequency. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS POWER SOURCE TO POWER A COMPUTER DEVICE - An apparatus (e.g., a computer device) includes a power system. The power system includes a universal serial bus (USB) adapter communicatively coupled to a USB power source with a power bus, a first controller configured to increase a current associated with the USB power source, a second controller configured to determine a power utilization of the computer device, and a third controller configured to couple a battery to the power bus based on the determined power utilization such that a current associated with the USB power source does not exceed a threshold current rating of the USB power source. The apparatus includes a display configured to inform a user of the device of a power limitation of the USB power source based on the determined power utilization. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198990 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING COMPUTER PERIPHERAL SAFETY - A method and system for enhancing computer peripheral safety is provided. In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, the exemplary method and system are configured to monitor and/or isolate alternating current (A.C.) supplies with and/or from any peripheral subsystems or devices. An exemplary method and system comprises an A.C. supply, a host computer system, and a peripheral subsystem or device connected to the host computer system, such as an ultrasound imaging and/or therapy peripheral, and an isolation subsystem configured for monitoring and/or isolating the A.C. supply from the peripheral subsystem or device. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, an isolation subsystem comprises application software and associated modules and functions that when executed continuously monitors and/or polls the host computer's hardware and/or operating system for the presence of an isolated source, such as a battery, or an unisolated power source, such as through a battery charger and/or other connection path to the A.C. main supply. In accordance with other exemplary embodiments, an isolation subsystem can comprises a wireless or other safe/isolated electrical link for connecting a patient contact device, and/or a verification link or other verification mechanisms configured between an isolation transformer and host computer to monitor or observe usage to power the host computer and peripheral subsystem. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198991 | PREDICTING POWER MANAGEMENT STATE DURATIONS ON A PER-PROCESS BASIS - Durations of power management states are predicted on a per-process basis. Some embodiments include storing, in one or more data structures associated with one or more processes, information indicating previous durations of a power management state associated with the process(es). Some embodiments also include predicting a subsequent duration of the power management state for the process(es) using information stored in the data structure(s). | 2015-07-16 |
20150198992 | FLOATING POINT COPROCESSOR DYNAMIC POWER GATING FOR ON-DIE LEAKAGE REDUCTION - An apparatus is disclosed for managing operational modes of a processor. The apparatus may include the processor which may include a coprocessor, an instruction queue, and a monitoring circuit for detecting instructions for the coprocessor in the instruction queue. The monitoring circuit may detect when the instruction queue holds no instructions for the coprocessor. If the instruction queue holds no instructions for the coprocessor, the coprocessor may be placed into a mode in which the coprocessor consumes less power. The monitoring circuit may detect an instruction for the coprocessor in the instruction queue. In response to the instruction for the coprocessor, the coprocessor may be placed into a mode in which the coprocessor may execute the instruction. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198993 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE MONITORING OF RACE DETECTION IN PARALLEL PROGRAMS BASED ON MULTI-CORES - Provided are a scalable monitoring apparatus and method for detecting a race when a multicore-based parallel program is executed. The scalable monitoring apparatus for race detection of a multicore-based parallel program includes a monitoring code inserting unit configured to add a scalable monitoring code to a source parallel program to generate a transformed source parallel program, a thread monitoring unit configured to generate a data structure of a thread generated according to execution of the transformed source parallel program, an access event selecting unit configured to inspect a race likelihood according to execution of the transformed source parallel program to select an access event, an access event storage unit configured to store the access event in a shared data structure, a power measuring unit configured to measure and store power data according to execution of the source parallel program, and a power analyzing unit configured to analyze the power data to determine whether an energy bug has been generated. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198994 | BROADCAST RECEPTION MOBILE TERMINAL - There is provided a broadcast reception mobile terminal capable of improving both electric power saving and user-friendliness includes a broadcast reception mobile terminal that is constructed to be foldable as a result of a lid body arranged to be rotated with respect to a main body, and includes a main LCD panel ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198995 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF DATA PROCESSING RESOURCES, SUCH AS POWER ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF DATA STORAGE OPERATIONS - A system and method for performing power conservation actions is described. In some examples, the system determines a power conservation policy based on information from the system, and implements that policy in an enterprise or in one or more buildings, such as within a data storage environment. In some examples, the system adds or modifies global filters or system performance based on information from the system. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198996 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE POWER USAGE - Techniques for managing power consumption are described herein. In some embodiments, the subject technology provides a method for managing power consumption in a battery powered device, the method comprising steps for determining a user engagement with a battery powered device, wherein the battery powered device comprises one or more hardware components, calculating a power time duration for which the battery powered device is to be maintained in a powered state based on the user engagement with the battery powered device and automatically adjusting power consumption characteristics of the one or more hardware components based on the power time duration. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198997 | System and Method of Adaptive Voltage Frequency Scaling - Provided is a system that includes a monitoring unit, processing units, and peripheral units. Each of the processing units is linked to the monitoring unit and each of the peripheral units is also linked to the monitoring unit. Each of the processing units is configured to transmit requests to and subsequently receive responses from at least one of the peripheral units through the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit is configured to measure and store delays between the responses and the respective requests. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198998 | INTELLIGENT SELECTION OF OPERATING STATE UPON CHANGE OF POWER STATE - A method includes operating a computing device in a first power mode and a first operating state. The first operating state includes first operating state information stored in a volatile memory. The method includes receiving a first request to change the power mode from the first power mode to a second power mode. In response to receiving the first request, a sub-portion of the first operating state information that includes less than all of the first operating state information is stored in a non-volatile memory. The method includes receiving a second request to change the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode. In response to receiving the second request, the computing device is restored to the first power mode, and is placed in a second operating state, by re-creating a portion of the first operating state information. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198999 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for switching operating systems and an electronic apparatus are provided. A first operating system (OS) is notified to enter a power saving mode when a switching signal is received in case of running the first OS. In the power saving mode, a first running data of the first OS is stored to a first dump area of a storage unit from a system memory, a second OS is loaded to the system memory such that the second OS enters a normal operating mode. | 2015-07-16 |
20150199000 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM - A novel information processing apparatus includes an energy-saving mode controller that controls the information processing apparatus in an energy-saving mode, and a restart controller that restarts the energy-saving mode controller each time a predetermined value is counted using a counter. The energy-saving mode controller resets a counter in the restart controller based on information output in a shorter cycle than counting of the predetermined value by the counter in accordance with an operating mode of the information processing apparatus. | 2015-07-16 |