38th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130241685 | Method of Constructing Inductors and Transformers - An embodiment of the invention relates to an apparatus including a magnetic device and a related method. A multilayer substrate is constructed with a winding formed in a metallic layer, an electrically insulating layer above the metallic layer, and a via formed in the electrically insulating layer to couple the winding to a circuit element positioned on the multilayer substrate. A depression is formed in the multilayer substrate, and a polymer solution, preferably an epoxy, containing a ferromagnetic component such as nanocrystaline nickel zinc ferrite is deposited within a mold positioned on a surface of the multilayer substrate above the winding and in the depression. An integrated circuit electrically coupled to the winding may be located on the multilayer substrate. The multilayer substrate may be a semiconductor substrate or a printed wiring board, and the circuit element may be an integrated circuit formed on the multilayer substrate. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241686 | REACTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reactor includes a coil and a core unit having partial cores butted against one another to form a closed magnetic path. The partial cores include a first partial core forming and a second partial core. The first partial core is inserted in the hollow of the coil. A pressed face of the first partial core is oriented orthogonal to the winding axis direction of the coil. The second partial core is butted against the first partial core. A pressed face of the second partial core is oriented orthogonal to a direction different from the winding axis direction. The pressed face of the second partial core is a substantially flat plane. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241687 | POWER CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE - A power circuit interrupting device including a first housing including a pair of fixed electrodes and a fuse having terminals at both ends thereof, and a second housing including a moveable electrode, the moveable electrode interrupting electrical connection between the fixed electrodes when the second housing is uncoupled from the first housing, and establishing the electrical connection between the fixed electrodes when the second housing is coupled with the first housing. The first housing has an opening provided for carrying out a continuity test for the fuse. The opening is always covered with the second housing in a condition that continuity of a circuit is allowed. The power circuit interrupting device serves to facilitate the continuity test for the fuse built therein and comply with such a maintenance procedure that the continuity test should be carried out after interrupting continuity of the power circuit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241688 | LAYER STRUCTURE COMPRISING A SWITCH ILLUMINATED BY AN ACPEL ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a layer structure comprising at least one switch ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241689 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND TOUCH PANEL - The present invention provides a transparent conductive film in which occurrence of scratches during sliding is suppressed even when transparent conductive layer forming surfaces are so arranged as to face each other. Provided is a transparent conductive film comprising a transparent film base; at least one dielectric layer formed on a first main surface of the transparent film base; and a transparent conductive layer formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the transparent conductive layer is patterned; and the surface on the first main surface of the transparent conductive film has an arithmetical mean roughness Ra of 22 nm or more, and has 140/mm | 2013-09-19 |
20130241690 | DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF VARIATIONS IN OPERATING CONDITIONS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A system for detecting tamper events in a digital circuit by having a Critical Path Replica (CPR) circuit operable in parallel with the circuit being monitored, and adjusted to generate a timing violation if the operating parameters of the circuit change to be outside the normal operating parameters. The critical path replica circuit is adjusted to generate a timing violation before the actual circuit being monitored fails due to the changed operating parameters. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241691 | CONTROL DEVICE OF AN OPERATING ELEMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A receiver belongs to a control device of an operating element in a motor vehicle, which receiver is a component part of the operating element and into which signals are able to be inputted by a person. In order to be able to establish with great reliability a threshold for the decision ‘signal valid/signal invalid”, it is proposed defined in the invention that the receiver of the operating element has a first coupling-in element and a second coupling-in element, which are arranged at a defined distance from one another on an evaluation axis. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241692 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND CONTAINER SYSTEM - An authentication apparatus includes an authentication unit configured to perform authentication processing according to power generation information from a power generation unit configured to generate electric power from ambient energy. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241693 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - An operation management system includes an authentication system and a control system. The authentication system includes a first terminal identification information reception unit that receives terminal identification information from an operation portable terminal device as the terminal device enters an authentication zone, and a terminal identification information transmission unit that transmits the identification information to the control system. The control system includes a second terminal identification information reception unit that receives the identification information from the terminal identification information transmission unit, a first terminal identification information storage unit that stores the identification information, a third terminal identification information reception unit that receives the identification information from the terminal device, and a permission unit that permits operation of the control system by the terminal device as the identification information received by the third terminal identification information reception unit is stored in the first terminal identification information storage unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241694 | NON-CONTACT ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS HAVING SPECIALIZED RADIO FREQUENCY BEAM FORMATION - An electronic door lock (“EDL”) is adapted to interact with an electronic key unit having a key antenna and a transmitter configured to transmit a radio frequency (“RF”) signal over the key antenna, the RF signal containing an identification (“ID”) code identifying the electronic key unit. The EDL can include a first antenna adapted to form a first directional radiation beam to receive the RF signal from the key unit, a second antenna adapted to form a second directional radiation beam to receive the RF signal from the key unit, and a processing component adapted to use RF signals received by one or both of the first and second antenna to determine whether the presence of an acceptable ID code is detected on the key. The EDL can determine the location of the key, and whether the key is inside or outside of the room. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241695 | SECURE ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA STORAGE ELEMENT HAVING A SELECTIVELY DETERMIND SWITCHABLE SECURITY MODE - The apparatus of the present invention are directed to a selectively accessible electromagnetically resonant data storage element (implemented as a resonant tag, card, embedded element and/or similar devices), for inventory and facility control and management, for product tracking during transportation, for security purposes (e.g., personal identification (e.g., passports, driver's licenses), access control, etc.), and to facilitate various forms of electronic information interchange (for example in electronic commerce, such as payment card, tag etc.), that is selectively responsive to predetermined electromagnetic interrogation thereof, that comprises a novel connecting component and a security mode selection component, for a user to change from Always-ON to Always-OFF, then enabling selectively to ON and OFF for interrogatory access to resonant component, to protect from unauthorized interrogation thereof. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241696 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING A USER ON AN EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - A method, a system and a program product for identifying a user on a exercise equipment. An equipment identification code associated to a exercise equipment is acquired by means of an electronic portable device of the user. The equipment identification code and the user identification code are sent, by means of the electronic portable device, to an electronic calculator operatively connected to the exercise equipment. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241697 | SPATIALLY AWARE SMART DEVICE PROVISIONING - Various system and techniques for spatially aware smart device provisioning are described herein. Location data indicating a physical location of the configuration device can be received from the configuration device. A subset of one or more smart devices can be received from a device management module. The subset of one or more smart devices can be based on stored physical locations of each smart device of one or more smart devices and a predetermined area. The subset of smart devices can be presented to the configuration device. The configuration device can present the subset of smart devices to a user and accept a user selection of a smart device from the subset of smart devices to provision. The user selection of the smart device can be received. The smart device can be provisioned based on the user selection. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241698 | APPLICATION OF LOW POWER RFID TAGS TO DATA COLLECTION DEVICES AND RECEIVERS/INSTRUMENTS TO SPEED SETUP - A method for improving a data collection process is provided. The method comprises: (A) providing at least one Data Generation device, whereas each Data Generation device is configured to obtain a set of data; (B) attaching an ID tag to at least one Data Generation device; whereas each ID tag includes an externally readable code; and (C) employing a Data Collection device having an ID tag reader configured to identify at least one Data Generation device by reading the externally readable code corresponding to its ID tag; whereas the Data Collection device is located within the pre-determined range from the Data Generation device; and whereas the Data Generation device is configured to transmit a set of data to the Data Collection device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241699 | DEVICE TRACKING WITH LIGHTING SYSTEM - A system for tracking rack-mount devices may be provided that may include a light fixture and a communication module. The light fixture may include one or more RFID readers and/or one or more antennas configured to read an RFID tag coupled to a rack-mount device. The rack-mount device may be mounted in any mounting position of a modular equipment rack. The communication module may cause a device identifier to be transmitted to a power device that powers the light fixture. The device identifier may identify the rack-mount device determined to be mounted in the modular equipment rack based on any of the RFID readers and/or any of the antennas reading the RFID tag. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241700 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED READING/WRITING OF RFID TAGS - A device is provided for reading/writing RFID tags, and includes a so-called pre-defined reading site, on/in which at least one object bearing an RFID tag is to be places; at least one RFID antenna; and at least one RFID reader co-operating with the RFID antenna; the at least one RFID antenna being arranged in such a way as to read the at least one RFID tag of the at least one object placed on/in the reading site. A method for reading RFID tags is also provided. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING PARAMETERS AND FIRMWARE ON RFID READERS - A method for wirelessly transferring operational information to an RFID reader using a tag-reader air interface. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241702 | RFID TAG SYSTEM AND RFID READER/WRITER - An aspect of the present invention provides an RFID tag system in which a null point is hardly generated. The RFID tag system includes an RFID tag and an RFID reader/writer. The RFID reader/writer includes a transmitter that transmits a circularly-polarized radio wave to the RFID tag, a receiver that separately receives horizontal and vertical polarization components of a return wave from the RFID tag; and a received signal combiner that logically combines signals separately received by the receiver. The received signal combiner includes an optimum combiner that combines the horizontal polarization component and the vertical polarization component such that an S/N ratio of the received signal is enhanced compared with the case that the horizontal polarization component and the vertical polarization component are separately received. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241703 | RFID READER/WRITER AND RFID TAG SYSTEM - An aspect of the present invention provides an RFID reader/writer in which a null point is not generated. The RFID reader/writer includes an RFID tag and an RFID reader/writer. The RFID reader/writer and the RFID tag conduct communication with each other while an antenna of the RFID reader/writer and an antenna of the RFID tag are slanted. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241704 | RFID TAG AND RFID TAG SYSTEM - An aspect of the present invention provides an RFID tag, in which a null point is hardly generated. The RFID tag includes a long antenna provided in a rectangular surface. The antenna is accommodated in a tag case of the RFID tag, and the antenna extends in a direction oblique to sides constituting the rectangular surface of the tag case. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241705 | BATTERY ASSISTED RFID COMMAND SET AND INTERFERENCE CONTROL - Specialized battery assisted command set design methods are disclosed that provide for interference rejection using highly sensitive but relatively broadband RFID tags. The command set design also supports RFID system RF power control for further interference control. The command set design also allows for convenient expansion to active transmitters and receivers in tags operating within the same system. Embodiments of the present invention provide RFID systems having battery-assisted, Semi-Passive RFID tags that operate with sensitive transistor based square law tag receivers utilizing a plurality of tag receiver dynamic range states. Additional enhancement attained via power leveling methods that optimize the amount of transmitted power and interference from a reader in relation to the sensitivity of the RFID tags, their ranges from the reader, and the unique physics of the backscatter RFID radio link. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241706 | IC CARD AND COMMAND PROCESSING METHOD FOR IC CARD - According to one embodiment, an IC card includes a communication unit, a controller, a data storage unit, a command processor, and a response unit. The controller performs data communication of the communication unit by using a logical channel. The command processor performs access to data specified by a command on a logical channel specified by the command. The response unit outputs a response message in response to the command, with the response message added with information indicating that the specified data is inaccessible because the data is used on an other logical channel, if the data specified by the command is inaccessible because the data is used on a channel other than the logical channel of the command. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241707 | SYSTEM FOR ENABLING TEST DATA FROM A CLINICAL ANALYTIC DEVICE TO BE COMMUNICATED TO AN ELECTRONIC PATIENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system for enabling test data resulting from an analytic determination carried out on a clinical analytic device ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241708 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE KINEMATICAL PARAMETERS USING RFID TAGS - Systems and methods to determine kinematical parameters of physical objects using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to the objects. In one embodiment, one of a population of RFID tags is selectively instructed by an RFID reader to backscatter the interrogating electromagnetic wave and thus allow the RFID reader to measure the position, speed, acceleration, jerk of the object to which the tag is attached. The RFID reader combines the signal representing the backscattered interrogating electromagnetic wave and the signal representing the interrogating electromagnetic wave transmitted by the RFID reader to determine or monitor one or more of the kinematical parameters of the object. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241709 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION READER DEVICE, NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TAG DEVICE, NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION METHOD - A near field communication reader device is provided including a transmitter to transmit a request to a near field communication tag device; wherein the request is formed according to a predetermined format including an identifier section for carrying a request identifier; a receiver to receive a response from the near field communication tag device; wherein the response is formed based on the request according to the predetermined format including the identifier section for carrying a response identifier; and a processor to generate the request identifier, to compare the request identifier with the response identifier and to accept the response as a valid response if the response identifier is different from the request identifier. A corresponding near field communication tag device, a near field communication system and a near field communication method are provided as well. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241710 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TAGGED ARTICLES - A method of identifying articles, each of which has a data carrier that includes identifying data of the article, the data carriers having an operation frequency, provides a robust electromagnetic (EM) field within an enclosure in which the articles are stored, even when the natural resonance frequency of the enclosure differs from the operation frequency of the data carriers. In one case data carriers comprise, RFID tags. The EM energy at the operation frequency that is injected into the enclosure to form the robust EM field is injected at a selected location in the enclosure so that the reflected phase of the EM energy from enclosure walls equals the location of injection thereby producing a robust EM field to activate and/or detect data carriers. Active impedance matching is also provided. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241711 | RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READER - An RFID reader comprises a memory having a first data for identifying the reader and a second data associated with the first data stored therein; a communication interface; and a microcontroller unit. The microcontroller unit is configured to transmit the first data via the communication interface; receive a first request for transmitting the second data; transmit the second data via the communication interface; receive a third data via the communication interface; overwrite the second data stored in the memory with third data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241712 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GPS-ENABLED BAGGAGE TAGS - An electronic baggage tag is self-reliant and self-regulating and provides the underlying foundation for a baggage tracking and management system, the center of which operates one or more tag service provider servers. The tag is attached to a baggage and is loaded with various data, including passenger itinerary, GPS data, and journey profile data. The tag has sensors, such for detecting different vibrations, electro-magnetic sensor, GPS, and others. As the baggage to which the tag is attached goes on its journey, the sensors detect stimuli and ascertain where in the journey the baggage is and use itinerary and other data to determine where the baggage should be. The tag service provider server communicates with the tag at various stages in the journey, providing up-to-date itinerary data to the tag. The tag automatically shuts off to be compliant with government regulations for devices in flight. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241713 | Method and Read/Write Device for Interchanging Data Between a Wirelessly Accessible Data Memory and an Industrial Automation Component - A method and a read/write device for addressing at least one wirelessly accessible data memory in an arrangement having a read/write device for the at least one data memory and an industrial automation component, wherein the data memory is addressed, during radio-based data interchange between the data memory and the read/write device, using a first identification number of the data memory. The read/write device assigns a second identification number to the first identification number of the data memory, and the second identification number is used to identify the data memory in the event of data interchange between the read/write device and the automation component based on this data memory. As a result, the automation component can use shortened identification numbers, and there is still unique addressing between the automation component and the wirelessly accessible data memory. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241714 | REMOTE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD - A remote control apparatus is disclosed, which radio transmits a control command from a remote controller to a reception apparatus connected to an electronic device which is an apparatus under control. The reception apparatus stores a first identification information which represents a destination remote controller. When the remote controller issues a pairing start command, the remote control apparatus transmits a pairing request containing second identification information of the remote controller itself. The reception apparatus extracts the second identification information from the received pairing request and decides that the remote controller is a pairing party if the first identification information matches the second identification information. The reception apparatus transmits a pairing response containing third identification information of the reception apparatus itself to the remote controller. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED COMMAND INPUT - A portable electronic device having an input device for receiving a gesture based input from a user is used to control a navigation operation of an appliance. The portable electronic device receives via the input device the gesture based input and uses one or more parameters stored in a memory of the portable electronic device and one or more characteristics associated with the gesture based input to cause the portable electronic device to transmit a navigation step command to thereby control the navigation operation of the appliance. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241716 | TRANSMITTER AND TRANSCEIVER HAVING THE SAME IN AN RFID SYSTEM - A transmitter in an RFID system, the transmitter includes a signal generator which has a PIN diode and generates a first signal, a directional unit connected to a cathode of the PIN diode; and an antenna connected to the directional unit, wherein the signal generator has a first terminal configured to receive a first control signal to control a frequency band of the first signal and a second terminal configured to receive a second control signal to control a modulation depth of the first signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241717 | MOBILE HIGH-DEFINITION LINK WITH BUILT-IN POWER SUPPLY - A mobile high-definition link with built-in power supply includes an adaptor module, a power supply module, and a battery. The power supply module is automatically or manually switchable between the battery and an external power source. When a transfer unit is to transfer a signal from a smart mobile phone or a tablet computer to a displaying device, a detection module automatically activates the transfer unit by using electrical power supplied from the power supply module. The power supply module may select the battery or the external power source based on a result of detection so as to realize a power saving function of automatic detection and activation/deactivation of the battery power source and also provide an advantage of requiring no seeking for an external power supply. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241718 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING AND VARYING SURFACE TEXTURE AND/OR FORCE LEVELS ON A MOBILE DEVICE USING HAPTIC FEEDBACK - Mobile devices having haptic interfaces located on an edge or back of mobile phones for selectively controlling and varying surface texture and/or force levels are provided. The haptic interfaces may allow for haptic interaction with the user of the mobile device when audio or visual feedback is not practical. The haptic interface may be an electro-mechanical system that may include a matrix or array of individually addressable actuators that can convey haptic information through the deformation of a flexible surface or membrane covering the array of individually addressable actuators. The array of “individually addressable” actuators may provide each actuator the ability to be separately addressable or addressable as a group (i.e. two or more) actuators. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241719 | VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION PLATFORM FOR HEALTHCARE - A system relates to a first communication device configured to present data to and/or receive data from a health care practitioner; a second communication device configured to present data to and/or receive data from a patient; a processor configured to determine values of one or more metrics that characterize the patient's mental state based data received from the patient via the second communication device; a storage configured to store the metrics. Another system for providing tactile and/or electrical stimuli remotely, the system comprising a body-suit to be worn by a human, the body-suit comprising one or more actuators configured to convert electrical signals to tactile and/or stimuli, wherein the body-suit is configured to convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to a body part of the human. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241720 | CONFIGURABLE VEHICLE CONSOLE - Methods and systems for a configurable vehicle console are provided. Specifically, a configurable console may comprise one or more displays that are capable of receiving input from a user. At least one of these displays may be removed from the console of a vehicle and operated as a stand-alone computing platform. Moreover, it is anticipated that each one or more of the displays of the console may be configured to present a plurality of custom applications that, when manipulated by at least one user, are adapted to control functions associated with a vehicle and/or associated peripheral devices. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241721 | DEVICE FOR ACCOMMODATING SENSORS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for accommodating vehicle sensors and a motor vehicle having such a device are provided. The device includes a sensor, a communication means, a location finding and object detection means, and a housing with an installation space for accommodating the sensor, the communication means, and the location finding and object detection means. The housing is secured to an interior vehicle mirror by a retaining arm. The installation space incorporates an evaluator unit coupled with the sensor, the communication means, and the location finding and object detection means so as to evaluate data from the sensor, the communication means, and the location finding and object detection means. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241722 | Kit for Controlling a Commercial Trucks Lights Wirelessly - A digital RF Kit used to control the lights of a commercial truck. The digital RF Kit comprises of a digital master RF device that is housed in a cabin of a commercial vehicle (the commercial vehicle has a front and rear side and it has a DC electrical system and a transmission), at least one front digital RF device that is positioned in the front of the vehicle that communicates with the digital master RF device and at least one front light of the vehicle, at least one rear digital RF device that is positioned in the rear of the vehicle that communicates with the digital master RF device and at least one rear light of the vehicle, and a transmission RF device that is connected to the vehicles transmission so that when the vehicle is placed in reverse, a signal is transmitted to the digital master RF device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241723 | AIR PRESSURE MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE TIRE AND VEHICLE TIRE CAPABLE OF OUTPUTTING AIR PRESSURE INFORMATION - Vibration electric power generation is carried out by a relative parallel movement of a ferroelectric member including floating electrodes arranged in parallel and a movable member including electrets maintaining a surface electric potential of approximately 100 volts at a temperature of 100° C. and opposed electrode portions alternately arranged, the ferroelectric member and the movable member being provided in a tire. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241724 | Method and Apparatus for Electric Powered Vehicle Recharging Safety - An apparatus comprising a charging pin in a recharging inlet of an electric powered vehicle (EPV) recharging inlet, a ground pin in the recharging inlet and substantially parallel to the charging pin, a safety pin in the recharging inlet and substantially parallel to the charging pin and the ground pin, an electric power source coupled to the safety pin, and a control circuit coupled to the electric power source and the safety pin, wherein the length of the safety pin extended in the recharging inlet is substantially shorter than the length of the ground pin and longer than the length of the charging pin. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241725 | Roadway Medical Complication Alert Method and Device - A roadway medical complication alert method for provides a remotely monitored roadway medical complication alert device on a vehicle to a patient with at least one medical complication who is hurriedly proceeding on a roadway to a health care professional. The roadway medical complication alert method allows a woman who experiences excessive pregnancy complications and contractions to obtain a special limited time medical prescription from a health care professional, such as gynecologist. The medical prescription permits the women access to obtain and register, from a roadway authority, a roadway medical complication alert device. The roadway medical complication alert device also utilizes technological components for remotely monitoring the vehicle, including a beacon for transmitting the vehicle position to a monitored remote user interface. If the woman is belated in returning the roadway medical complication alert device after the limited time prescription or medical complication terminates, she is penalized. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION CONTENT DELIVERY - A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party; selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content; and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241727 | DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a detection and alarm system comprising at least one sensor configured to produce a first signal when a critical state is detected. The critical state is defined as the presence of a particular element specific to that particular sensor, for example, the presence of water when the sensor is water sensor. The detection and alarm system further includes a monitoring unit including a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive the first signal from the sensor, and the transmitter is configured to transmit a second signal when the receiver has received the first signal. The detection and alarm system also includes at least one notification device configured to receive the second signal from the transmitter and produce an alarm to notify a user of the critical state. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241728 | SENSOR WITH REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY - A system and method for monitoring the state of an individual, in which a biological sensor is attached to the individual, and a wireless transmitter is attached to the sensor via a microprocessor. The transmitter transmits any changes in the biological state of the individual to a remote receiver. The remote receiver can be programmed to automatically send an alert to various entities, which can then send assistance. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241729 | LOCATION DEPENDENT MONITORING FOR STOLEN DEVICES - A system and method for controlling the surveillance conducted by lost or stolen electronic devices dependent upon the location of such electronic devices is provided. A data repository contains data that specifies, for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. legal jurisdictions), a set of surveillance methods that are permissible in the respective region. At least some of the geographic regions have different respective sets of permissible surveillance methods than others. A computer system is operable to communicate with the devices over a computer network, and programmed to use received information regarding a location of a potentially lost or stolen device, in combination with the data in the computer data repository, to cause the potentially lost or stolen device to initiate surveillance according to the set of permissible surveillance methods (and/or other actions) corresponding to the location. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241730 | ALERT VOLUME NORMALIZATION IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - Techniques are disclosed for normalizing and publishing alerts using a behavioral recognition-based video surveillance system configured with an alert normalization module. Certain embodiments allow a user of the behavioral recognition system to provide the normalization module with a set of relative weights for alert types and a maximum publication value. Using these values, the normalization module evaluates an alert and determines whether its rareness value exceed a threshold. Upon determining that the alert exceeds the threshold, the module normalizes and publishes the alert. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241731 | MERCHANDISE SECURITY DEVICE INCLUDING STRAIN RELIEF BLOCK - A merchandise security device for displaying an electronic item of merchandise includes a strain relief block configured for attachment to the merchandise and an alarming power cable configured for being electrically coupled to a power input port provided on the merchandise. The alarming power cable is routed through the strain relief block for reducing strain applied to the alarming power cable, which may prevent damaging the power input port or the portion of the alarming power cable extending between the strain relief block and the power input port. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241732 | ATTACHMENT DETECTION - An attachment detection method and system. The method includes receiving, by a computer processor of a computing system, attachment data describing different devices associated with and attachable to an electro/mechanical apparatus. The computer processor retrieves first data describing a first attachment device currently attached to the electro/mechanical apparatus and analyzes the attachment data with respect to the first data. In response to the analysis, the computer processor determines specified protective gear required for operation of the electro/mechanical apparatus and the first attachment device. The computer processor generates indication data specifying required usage of the specified protective gear and presents the indication data to a user. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241733 | Method and Apparatus for Discouraging W-Sitting - An orthotic apparatus includes a garment, first and second switches, a power source, an indicator and a series of electrical conductors. When a patient wearing the garment assumes an undesirable position, the switches are activated and the indicator produces an audible, visual or other prompt to remind the patient to change position. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING IMPROPER WIRING OR CONFIGURATION IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - A system and method for detecting improper wiring or configuration in a monitoring system. The improper wiring or configuration is detected by measuring the value of an electrical property (e.g., voltage or current) of an electrical signal received from a first set of wiring terminals to which a transducer is connected and comparing that value to a predetermined value or range of values of the electrical property based on values that would be expected for the electrical signal if the transducer was the type configured to be monitored by the monitoring unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241735 | ACCESSORY SPEAKER FOR MOBILE DEVICE - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there are at least a method, apparatus, and executable computer program to perform operations including detecting by an accessory speaker that a mobile device is in proximity to the accessory speaker. In response to the detecting, visually displaying a charging surface on a surface of the accessory speaker, and directing with indicator lights of the charging surface a placement of the mobile device to a specific location of the charging surface to charge the device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241736 | Method and Device for Detecting Crack Formation in a Hoisting Member - The invention relates to a method for detecting crack formation in a hoisting member, comprising the steps of measuring a stress under load at two points of the hoisting member, comparing the measured stresses and generating a warning signal when the measured stresses differ too much from each other. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241737 | PORTABLE SECURITY CONTAINER WITH ROTATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A device and method for protecting personal property. The device includes an angular rotation detection system utilizing a gyroscope and an alarm adapted to signal when the device has tilted or rotated beyond a predetermined position from a reference position. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241738 | SETTING THE OPERATING MODE OF A HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRICALLY READABLE BIPOLE, IN PARTICULAR A RESISTOR, WHICH IS ARRANGED IN A HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM SOCKET - A bipole is fitted in a warning system socket for removably receiving a hazard warning system in order to set one of at least two operating modes of the hazard warning system. An electric characteristic of the bipole can be read out electrically by an electronic control of the hazard warning system via two electric contact pairs which are in contact with each other in the received state of the hazard warning system. In particular, the bipole is used via at least one pair of electric contacts, the pair being generally provided for externally connecting an optical and/or acoustic alarm emitter, in order to read in the electric characteristic of the bipole. The bipole is preferably a passive electric resistor. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241739 | INDICATOR LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE - An exemplary indicator light control device includes a motherboard, an indicator control board, and a status indicator unit. The motherboard, the indicator control board, and the status indicator unit are connected in series. The motherboard outputs a first control signal and a second control signal according to an operational status of an electronic device. The indicator control board determines the operational status of the electronic device according to the first and second control signals, and controls operation of the status indicator unit according to the determined operational status of the electronic device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241740 | Reconfigurable user-interface device - A user-interface device comprises a plurality of indication elements ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241741 | DOWNHOLE SYSTEM HAVING A WIRELESS UNIT - The present invention relates to a downhole system ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241742 | Data Retrieval Device for Downhole to Surface Telemetry Systems - A data retrieval device for communicating between a downhole location within a wellbore ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241743 | iKT Universal Electronic Monitoring Device and Method of Use for Smart Cooking - A universal iKT electronic monitoring device, system and method of use, to receive data from a variety of types of sensors (e.g. measuring weight, temperature) housed within apparatuses (e.g. a kitchen appliances, utensils) that are electronically compatible with the monitoring device. The monitoring device then wirelessly transmits the sensor data to a User's mobile device (i.e. a smartphone) to be analyzed and stored. The User's mobile device also comprises software to assist in using the apparatus, such as listing recipes, or transmitting commands to the device to turn off an apparatus (e.g. oven). One iKT device is compatible for use with a multitude of electronic apparatuses, such as mixing bowls to measure the weight of cooking ingredients, spatulas and oven mats to measure food temperature, cups to measure liquid volumes, and oven controls to turn off/on or reduce the temperature. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241744 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for monitoring an area is provided. The system comprises a plurality of stationary sensors that can sense events and comprise a wireless output signal broadcast capability for transmitting output signals from the stationary sensors by a wireless communication protocol. The system further comprises gateway units connected to a wired backbone network and configured to transmit information relating to the output signals of the stationary sensors by a wired communication protocol, and a base station connected to the wired backbone network configured to receive the information transmitted by the gateway units on the wired communication protocol and to time-stamp the events signaled by the stationary sensors. The monitored area comprises sub-areas, and a group of stationary sensors are assigned to each of the sub-areas and to a gateway unit for directly receiving the output signals from the group of stationary sensors. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241745 | ELECTRODYNAMIC FIELD STRENGTH TRIGGERING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for automatically triggering wireless power and data exchange between an external reader and an implanted sensor. The implanted sensor may measure the strength of an electrodynamic field received wirelessly from the reader and convey field strength data based on the measured strength of the received electrodynamic field to the reader. If the field strength data indicates that the strength of an electrodynamic field received by the sensor is sufficient for the implanted sensor to perform an analyte measurement, the reader may convey an analyte measurement command to the sensor, which may execute the analyte measurement command and convey measurement information back to the reader. The systems and methods may trigger the analyte measurement as the reader transiently passes within sufficient range/proximity to the implant (or vice versa). | 2013-09-19 |
20130241746 | A/B/C PHASE DETERMINATION AND SYNCHROPHASOR MEASUREMENT USING COMMON ELECTRIC SMART METERS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) tend to be specialized and expensive—relegated to only key points in power distribution networks, and are generally reliant on GPS technology. The present disclosure details how any smart meter—using wireless communication—can perform sub-microsecond-grade synchrophasor measurements. Other aspects concern smart meter-based determination of A, B or C phase of the tri-phase power network. This can involve count-stamp enabling message packets sent to and/or from a smart meter, and then associating such count-stamps to local measurements of power phase by a metrology unit. Once a network of such enabled smart meters and other devices is formed, sub-microsecond metropolitan-wide and entire region-wide synchronizing time standard can calibrate local measurements of power phase, where simple A, B and C phase determination is one low hanging fruit application of such. Low cost aggregate monitoring of metropolitan-wide synchrophasors promises a next chapter of importance for that relatively recent art. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241747 | VEHICLE INFORMATION TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A subject is to provide a vehicle information transmitting device capable of more clearly transmitting information to a driver. In the present embodiment, a virtual image for attracting attention in which a variation amount per unit change of color or luminance is set small is appeared under a situation where a relative deceleration of an object, i.e. a preceding vehicle, is small and thus attention attracting is necessary. A virtual image for warning in which the variation per unit change of color or luminance is set large is appeared under a situation where the relative deceleration of the object is large and thus warning is necessary. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241748 | NOTIFICATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A notification apparatus for notifying a passenger in a vehicle of existence of a specific object disposed on a road includes: an information obtaining device that obtains positional information indicative of a position of each specific object and angle information indicative of a direction of each specific object; a candidate retrieving device that: sets an inclusive region including a driving schedule route; and retrieves one specific object in the inclusive region as a notification object candidate; a first eliminating device that eliminates the one specific object from the notification object candidate when the one specific object does not correspond to a driving direction; and a second eliminating device that eliminates the one specific object from the notification object candidate when the one specific object is not disposed on the driving schedule route. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241749 | TRAFFIC SUPERVISION SYSTEM - A method and a computer system for monitoring traffic, the computer system comprising an information handling server ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241750 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR, WINDOW PROVIDER, ENCODED MEDIA SIGNAL, METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WINDOW - A signal processor for providing a processed version of an input signal in dependence on the input signal includes a windower configured to window a portion of the input signal, or of a pre-processed version thereof, in dependence on a signal processing window described by signal processing window values for a plurality of window value index values, in order to obtain the processed version of the input signal. The signal processor also includes a window provider for providing the signal processing window values for a plurality of window value index values in dependence on one or more window shape parameters. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241751 | PROVIDING A FEEDBACK LOOP IN A LOW LATENCY SERIAL INTERCONNECT ARCHITECTURE - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a de-serializer to receive serial data at a first rate and to output a parallel data frame corresponding to the serial data aligned to a frame alignment boundary in response to a phase control signal received from a feedback loop coupled between the de-serializer and a receiver logic coupled to an output of the de-serializer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241752 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CODING AND DECODING THE POSITION OF THE LAST SIGNIFICANT COEFFICIENT - Methods and devices are described for entropy coding data using an entropy coder to encode quantized transform domain coefficient data. Last significant coefficient information is signaled in the bitstream using two-dimensional coordinates for the last significant coefficient. The context for bins of one of the coordinates is based, in part, upon the value of the other of the coordinates. In one case, instead of signaling last significant coefficient information, the number of non-zero coefficients is binarized and entropy encoded. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241753 | ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) AND CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREFOR - An ADC has ADC channels converting an analog input signal into an digital output signal in a time interleave manner; a channel combiner combining channel digital signals respectively output by the ADC channels and generate the digital output signal; an adaptive filter provided at one of the plurality of ADC channels; and a correction circuit detecting a skew error in the digital output signal, generating a coefficient of the adaptive filter according to the skew error for setting it in the filter. According to the skew error, in a first setting, the correction circuit sets the coefficient such that the adaptive filter phase-shifts to one direction a phase of the channel digital signal and, in a second setting, the correction circuit sets the coefficient such that the adaptive filter phase-shifts to an opposite direction and sets a coefficient with which the skew error is suppressed to a desired level. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241754 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER WITH NON-UNIFORM RESOLUTION - A circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter with non-uniform resolution for converting a digital signal into an analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter includes high-resolution circuitry, reduced-resolution circuitry coupled to the high-resolution circuitry and a switch coupled to the high-resolution circuitry and to the reduced-resolution circuitry. The switch couples one of the high-resolution circuitry and the reduced-resolution circuitry to an output node. The circuit also includes a decoder coupled to the switch. The decoder receives the digital signal to control the switch. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241755 | TIMING CALIBRATION CIRCUIT FOR TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A timing calibration circuit for a time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The timing calibration circuit includes a correlation unit, an adaptive filter and a delay cell. The correlation unit generates a first correlation coefficient according to a first zero-crossing possibility distribution between a first digital data and a second digital data, and generates a second correlation coefficient according to a second zero-crossing possibility distribution between the second digital data and a third digital data. The adaptive filter generates a predicted time skew according to a difference between the first correlation coefficient and the second correlation coefficient. The delay cell calibrates a clock signal of the ADC according to the predicted time skew. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241756 | LIGHT INTENSITY SUBTRACTOR, OPTICAL A-D CONVERTER, AND METHOD FOR SUBTRACTING LIGHT INTENSITY - A light intensity subtractor according to one aspect of the present invention includes a light subtraction unit, a feedback circuit, a light input port, a first light output port, and a second light output port. The light subtraction unit receives input light through the light input port, outputs first output light to the first light output port, and outputs second output light to the second light output port. The light subtraction unit generates the first output light by reducing the light intensity of the second output light from the light intensity of the input light in accordance with a control voltage. The feedback circuit is connected to the light subtraction unit through the second light output port, and outputs the control voltage in accordance with the light intensity of the received second output light. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241757 | PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL UP-CONVERSION FOR CONCURRENT MULTI-BAND SIGNALS - Embodiments of a digital up-conversion system for a concurrent multi-band signal and methods of operation thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital up-conversion system includes multiple digital up-converter chains, each for a different frequency band of the concurrent multi-band signal, and a digital combiner that combines up-converted signals output by the digital up-converter chains to provide a combined digital signal. The combined digital signal is processed by one or more additional processing components including a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to provide the concurrent multi-band signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241758 | THREE-LEVEL DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - A system for processing a signal includes a detector configured to detect a two-level stream of bits; a converter configured to generate a three-level control signal based on two adjacent values within the two-level stream of bits; and a switch configured to determine which of three different paths to couple a current source to based on a value of the three-level control signal. Thus, based on adjacent values of the output stream a three-level control signal is generated which controls coupling of the current source to one of three different paths. This type of three-level digital-to-analog converter can be, for example, part of the feedback loop of an analog-to-digital converter. Similar techniques can also be utilized in a multi-segment digital-to-analog converter in which each segment of the DAC is controlled by a 3-level control signal and the DAC is implement using PMOS devices. The current source for each DAC segment is diverted to ground, the M-node, or the P-node depending on the value of the 3-level control signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241759 | N-PHASE POLARITY DATA TRANSFER - System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate transmission of data, particularly between two devices within an electronic apparatus. Data is selectively transmitted as N-phase polarity encoded symbols or as packets on differentially driven connectors. A data transfer method comprises encoding data and control signals in a sequence of symbols to be transmitted on a plurality of connectors, and transmitting the sequence of symbols on the plurality of connectors. Each symbol may be transmitted using a combination of a phase state of a first pair of connectors, a polarity of a second pair of connectors, and a selection of at least one undriven connector. Transmission of each symbol in the sequence of symbols may cause a change of state for at least one of the plurality of connectors. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241760 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An object detection device includes a RF emitter composed of a RF emitting module and an emitter antenna for emitting an EM wave, a RF receiver composed of a RF receiving module and a RF antenna for receiving a reflected EM wave by a predetermined object and a processor connected to the RF emitter and the RF receiver to process the received reflected EM wave so as to obtain a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) such that existence of the object is determined based on fluctuation of the RSSI when compared with a predetermined threshold value. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241761 | BEAM STEERING FOR LASER RADAR AND OTHER USES - Optical systems suitable for use as or in laser radar systems and other uses include a beam-forming unit, a beam-scan unit, and a controller. The beam-forming unit includes a first optical element, and the beam-scan unit includes a second optical element. The first optical element is movable to shape and direct a substantially collimated optical beam along a nominal propagation axis to a target, and the second optical element includes at least one movable beam deflector that moves the optical beam in a scanning manner relative to the nominal propagation axis. The controller is coupled to the beam-forming unit and beam-scan unit, and is configured to induce movement of the first optical element required for shaping and directing the optical beam along the nominal propagation axis and to induce independent motion of the beam deflector of the second optical element as required to scan the optical beam relative to the nominal propagation axis. The beam deflector can be refractive or reflective. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241762 | LIGHT-BEAM SCANNING FOR LASER RADAR AND OTHER USES - A light beam is scanned, for use in laser radar and other uses, by an optical system of which an example includes a beam-shaping optical system that includes a first movable optical element and a second movable optical element. The first optical element forms and directs an optical beam along a nominal propagation axis from the beam-shaping optical system to a target, and the second optical element includes a respective actuator by which the second optical element is movable relative to the first optical element. A controller is coupled at least to the actuator of the second optical element and is configured to induce motion, by the actuator, of the second optical element to move the optical beam, as incident on the target, relative to the nominal propagation axis. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241763 | RADAR DEVICE - According to an embodiment, there is provided a radar device including a generating unit, an estimating unit, and a determining unit. The generating unit generates a frequency spectrum from a beat signal corresponding to a predetermined period. The estimating unit estimates a peak frequency corresponding to a target on the basis of location information of the target corresponding to a past period. The determining unit determines, with respect to the frequency spectrum corresponding to the latest period, whether the peak frequency is a peak corresponding to the target by comparing power near the peak frequency estimated by the estimating unit with a predetermined threshold. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241764 | Surveillance and Tracking System and Method - A system for detecting object movement including a sensory network having at least one sensory device using modulated radar for detecting an object in proximity to the sensory network. The sensory network including wireless transmission means and a base station having computer processing means located remote from the sensory network and including wireless transmission means to communicate with the sensory network. The base station having computer readable program code means for causing the computer processing means to analyze data received from the sensory network to determine motion characteristics of the object in proximity to the sensory network. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241765 | SURVEILLANCE AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for detecting object movement including a sensory network having at least one sensory device using modulated radar for detecting an object in proximity to the sensory network. The sensory network including a wireless transmission system and a base station having a computer processing system located remote from the sensory network and including a wireless transmission system to communicate with the sensory network. The base station having a computer readable program code for causing the computer processing system to analyze data received from the sensory network to determine motion characteristics of the object in proximity to the sensory network. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241766 | RADAR DEVICE - Under control of a first transmission code controlling section, a first radar transmitting section periodically transmits a first radar transmission signal with a first transmission period based on a first transmission trigger signal produced after elapse of a first delay time period from reception of a predetermined synchronization establishment signal by a first transmission trigger signal producing section. Under control of a second transmission code controlling section, a second radar transmitting section periodically transmits a second radar transmission signal with a second transmission period similarly. In accordance with the first delay time period and the second delay time period, arrival times of interference signals from the first radar transmitting section and the second radar transmitting section are within transmission zones of the second radar transmission signal and the first radar transmission signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241767 | Apparatus and Method for Electromagnetic Wave Structure Modulation - Electromagnetic wave structure modulation apparatus comprises an encoded device that has an electromagnetic wave-transparent material having a three-dimensional volume and electromagnetic wave-opaque walls, and a plurality of electromagnetic wave-opaque projections projecting into the electromagnetic wave-transparent material. The apparatus further comprises an interrogating device that has a transceiver operable to transmit an electromagnetic wave into the electromagnetic wave-transparent material, the electromagnetic wave being modulated and reflected by the electromagnetic wave-opaque walls and projections, an antenna operable to receive the reflected electromagnetic waves, and a decoder operable to decode the received reflected electromagnetic waves. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241768 | GNSS POSITIONING SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ANTI-JAMMING ANTENNA AND UTILIZING PHASE CENTER CORRECTED CARRIER - A carrier phase correction sub-system for use with a GNSS receiver that utilizes an active null and beam steering controlled radiation pattern antenna (CRPA) determines carrier phase corrections that compensate for antenna phase center movements in the carrier phase measurements taken from the CRPA filtered signal. The carrier phase sub-system utilizes measured radiation patterns, angles of incidence of the satellite signals at the CRPA, and the applied weights to determine carrier phase corrections to be applied to the CRPA filtered signals from which the carrier phase measurements are later taken or to the carrier phase measurements depending on the dynamics of the jamming signal. With the carrier phase corrected, the GNSS receiver may utilize known RTK techniques to resolve carrier cycle ambiguities. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241769 | Microwave Ablation Generator Control System - A microwave energy delivery and measurement system, including a microwave generator and a microwave energy delivery device, for performing medical procedures, and a remote power coupler system for measuring one or more parameters of the microwave energy signal including a remote RF sensor housed in the microwave energy delivery device and a power coupler processer coupled with the processing unit of the microwave energy delivery device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241770 | Reconfigurable Radiating Phase-Shifting Cell Based on Complementary Slot and Microstrip Resonances - A radiating phase-shifting cell is designed to favour the excitation of an equivalent resonance of the “slot” type in a first part of the phase cycle, and to favour an equivalent resonance of the “microstrip” type in a second part of the phase cycle. This property notably allows the bandwidth of the phase-shifting cells to be optimized. A phase range of 360° can in effect be segmented into two sub-ranges of around 180°. This segmentation into two sub-ranges is made possible by the complementarity of the resonant modes of the slot or microstrip type. The radiating phase-shifting cell is notably applicable to reflector arrays for an antenna designed to be installed on a space craft such as a telecommunications satellite or on a terrestrial terminal for satellite telecommunications or broadcasting systems. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241771 | FRACTIONAL BEAM FORMING NETWORK ANTENNA - A fractional beam forming network antenna includes a beam forming network and a plurality of antennas. The network includes input ports, output ports, and at least one delay device. The beam forming network couples input ports to the output ports through the at least one delay device. The antennas are vertically disposed relative to each other, and coupled to the output ports. At least two of the antennas include a different elevation tilt and/or azimuth rotation relative to each other. A method of fractional beam forming is provided, which includes coupling, using a beam forming network, input ports to output ports through at least one delay device; disposing a plurality of antennas vertically relative to each other; coupling the antennas to the output ports; and rotating at least two of the antennas in different elevation and/or different azimuth relative to each other. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241772 | INTEGRATED PHASE-SHIFTING-AND-COMBINING CIRCUITRY TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - The disclosed embodiments generally relate to techniques for processing signals received from multiple antennas. More specifically, the disclosed embodiments relate to a system that uses an integrated phase-shifting-and-combining circuit to process signals received from multiple antenna elements. This circuit applies a specified phase shift to the input signals, and combines the phase-shifted input signals to produce an output signal. In some embodiments, the integrated phase-shifting-and-combining circuit uses a current-steering mechanism to perform the phase-shifting-and-combining operations. This current-steering mechanism operates by converting the input signals into associated currents, and then steering each of the associated currents through multiple pathways which have different delays. Next, the currents from the multiple pathways for the associated currents are combined to produce the output signal. During this process, while steering each of the associated currents through multiple pathways to achieve different phase shifts, complementary impedance changes through the multiple pathways cause the aggregate impedance at the output to remain substantially constant. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241773 | SYSTEM FOR ORIENTING AND POSITIONING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RECEIVER - According to the invention, a transmitting beacon ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241774 | WIRELESS POSITIONING SERVER USING CLOCK OFFSET CALIBRATION AND WIRELESS POSITIONING METHOD USING THE SAME - A wireless positioning server using clock offset compensation and a wireless positioning method using the same. The wireless positioning server using clock offset compensation estimates a precise position of a tag requiring position information by effectively predicting information regarding a distance between a beacon for performing positioning and the tag requiring position information. An error in the positioning estimation result due to a clock offset is minimized by measuring a relative clock frequency ratio between beacons and by compensating for clock frequencies of the beacons when a distance between a beacon and a tag is estimated. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIRECT SEQUENCE SPREAD SPECTRUM TRANSMITTER - A direct sequence spread spectrum data transmitter for creating a modulated data signal comprising: a programmable-system-on-a-chip baseband modulator having only four blocks of programming logic, the four blocks of programming logic consisting of a DigBuf clock buffer block, a pseudo-random-sequence 8-bit block, an 8-bit timer block, and a serial peripheral interface slave block. A remote telemetry unit comprising the foregoing transmitter. A method for manufacturing the foregoing transmitter. A method for controlling the foregoing transmitter. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241776 | TECHNIQUE FOR USING CACHED INFORMATION WITH A WLAN POSITIONING SYSTEM TO OBTAIN AN ESTIMATE OF A POSITION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - In one embodiment, techniques are employed to estimate a position of a wireless local area network (WLAN) enabled mobile device. The mobile device receives one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) packets transmitted within a range of the mobile device. The mobile device extracts information from the one or more WLAN packets to identify one or more WLAN access points (APs), and caches information indicating an identity of the one or more WLAN APs and a time of detection of the one or more WLAN APs. Subsequent to the caching, a request may be received for a position estimate of the mobile device. In response to the subsequently-received request for the position estimate, the cached information is provided to a WLAN positioning system (WPS) to obtain an estimate of a position of the mobile device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241777 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA STRUCTURE - The instant disclosure relates to a multi-band antenna structure for accepting a feed signal. The antenna structure includes a grounding portion, a radiating portion, and a tuning portion. The radiating portion is spaced apart from the grounding portion and disposed on one side thereof. The radiating portion has a first and a second radiating segments interconnected perpendicularly. The tuning portion is connected between the first radiating segment and the grounding portion. The tuning portion has a hairpin segment and a grounding segment. The hairpin segment is substantially U-shaped and one end thereof is connected to one end of the first radiating segment proximate to the grounding portion. The opposite ends of the grounding segment are connected to the other end of the hairpin segment and the grounding portion. The connecting location between the first radiating segment and the hairpin segment is used for accepting the feed signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241778 | ANTENNA AND COMBINATION ANTENNA - Provided are an antenna and a combination antenna having a wide directivity in a predetermined plane direction. The antenna | 2013-09-19 |
20130241779 | MULTI-RESONANCE ANTENNA, ANTENNA MODULE, RADIO DEVICE AND METHODS - An internal dual band antenna meant for small radio devices. In one embodiment, the antenna contains two radiators and a parasite element, which is shared between them. The parasite element is implemented on three sides of the antenna module, which are perpendicular to the side where the two radiators are implemented. The short-circuit conductor of the parasite element extends close to the supply point/points of the antenna on the circuit board of the radio device and is connected to the ground plane of the radio device. The antenna structure is dimensioned such that the two resonance frequencies on both functional bands are at a lower frequency than the resonance frequencies of the actual radiators. Accordingly, both the lower and upper frequency band is widened. The shape of the parasite element does not weaken the adaptation of the antenna in either functional band. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241780 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CAPACITIVE PROXIMITY SENSORS FOR PROXIMITY-BASED RADIO-FREQUENCY POWER CONTROL - An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. An antenna window may be mounted in the housing to allow radio-frequency signals to be transmitted from the antenna and to allow the antenna to receive radio-frequency signals. Near-field radiation limits may be satisfied by reducing transmit power when an external object is detected in the vicinity of the dielectric antenna window and the antenna. A capacitive proximity sensor may be used in detecting external objects in the vicinity of the antenna. The proximity sensor may have conductive layers separated by a dielectric. A capacitance-to-digital converter may be coupled to the proximity sensor by inductors. The capacitive proximity sensor may be interposed between an antenna resonating element and the antenna window. The capacitive proximity sensor may serve as a parasitic antenna resonating element and may be coupled to the housing by a capacitor. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241781 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHODS - An apparatus comprising: a cover portion defining an exterior surface of the apparatus and including a conductive cover part; a first conductive loop connected to the conductive cover part; and a first coupling member, connectable to radio circuitry and configured to electromagnetically couple with at least one of the first conductive loop and the conductive cover part, wherein at least the conductive cover part and the first conductive loop have a first electrical length and are configured to operate in a first frequency band. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241782 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An antenna device in a wireless communication includes antenna wires of four sides which include three feeding points and have a loop structure and four main switches which are located among the antenna wires of the four sides, wherein the antenna device operates as a loop antenna when the antenna wires of the four sides are connected according to operations of the main switches and wherein the antenna device operates as dipole antennas when the antenna wires of the four sides are disconnected according to operations of the main switches. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241783 | Ultra-High Frequency (UHF)-Global Positioning System (GPS) Integrated Antenna System for a Handset - Embodiments provide an integrated antenna system that enables dual-use operation (e.g., communications and navigation). In an embodiment, the integrated antenna system includes a sleeve monopole antenna system and stacked shorted annular ring (SAR) patch antenna system, which are compactly integrated to fit on a military handset or a smart phone. In an embodiment, the integrated antenna system enables communication in the 225-450 MHz Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) band and reception of various Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) bands. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241784 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND TUNABLE ANTENNA ELEMENT THEREIN - A communication device includes a ground element, an antenna element, a circuit element group, and a communication module. The antenna element is a loop antenna. One end of the antenna element is a grounding end coupled to the ground element, and the other end of the antenna element is a feeding end close to the grounding end. The circuit element group includes at least two separate circuit element sub-groups. The communication module is coupled to the circuit element group. One of the circuit element sub-groups of the circuit element group is selectively coupled to the feeding end so as to make the antenna element operate in different communication bands. | 2013-09-19 |