40th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110241847 | LIN BUS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A local interconnect network BUS remote control system, including a printed circuit board antenna for receiving wireless communications signals and transmitting them to at least one radio frequency module, the printed circuit board antenna including a digital layer; a power layer; a ground layer; a radio frequency layer; at least one radio frequency module mounted on the vehicle, the at least one frequency module in communication with the printed circuit board antenna for demodulating the wireless communication signals into local interconnect network signals; a local interconnect network BUS in communication with the at least one frequency module for receiving the local interconnect network signals; and a local interconnect network controller in communication with the local interconnect network BUS for receiving the local interconnect network signals. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY INTEGRATING A DEVICE IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM - The invention relates to automatically integrating a device in a networked system so that a user does not have to set-up or configure the new device. A basic idea of the invention is to provide an automatic copying procedure of the functionality of a device of a networked system to a new device, which is integrated in the networked system. An embodiment of the invention provides a method for copying the functionality of a device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110241849 | Programmable audio device - An apparatus allowing the recording and storage of data with a programmable timer alarm/alert. This data that can be either retrieved manually or automatically via audio playback or computer link. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241850 | STEERING WHEEL SENSORS - A sensor for installation on a steering wheel includes a pressure sensitive material mounted on a base material of the steering wheel. The pressure sensitive material is configured to provide an electrical signal to a controller when pressure is applied. The controller provides a command to a vehicle system based on the electrical signal. The pressure sensitive material has at least one of a variable resistance and a variable capacitance based on the amount or type of pressure that is applied to the material. The electrical signal is based on the at least one of a variable resistance and a variable capacitance. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241851 | HAPTIC ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A haptic actuator system and a method of making the same include an ultrasonically vibrating motor body. A shaft is coupled to the vibrating motor body, the shaft arranged to rotate in at least one direction in response to the vibrating motor body. At least one unbalanced mass is coupled to and is moveable with the shaft to generate human-detectable vibrations in response to a motion of the shaft. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241852 | Hybrid Control Of Haptic Feedback For Host Computer And Interface Device - A hybrid haptic feedback system in which a host computer and haptic feedback device share processing loads to various degrees in the output of haptic sensations, and features for efficient output of haptic sensations in such a system. A haptic feedback interface device in communication with a host computer includes a device microcontroller outputting force values to the actuator to control output forces. In various embodiments, the microcontroller can determine force values for one type of force effect while receiving force values computed by the host computer for a different type of force effect. For example, the microcontroller can determine closed loop effect values and receive computed open loop effect values from the host; or the microcontroller can determine high frequency open loop effect values and receive low frequency open loop effect values from the host. Various features allow the host to efficiently stream computed force values to the device. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241853 | HIGH-MOUNT PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A projection display apparatus that presents a high-mount image to the driver of a vehicle includes an LCD or OLED display device and a set of projection minors embedded in an instrument panel forward of the driver. The display includes a first display portion facing away from the driver, on which a first image for high-mount presentation is formed. The projection minors project the first image back into the driver compartment for presentation to the driver in a high-mount location. Preferably, the display further includes a second display portion facing toward the driver, on which a second image for cluster presentation is formed. In the preferred arrangement, the driver directly views the second image in a cluster location disposed below the high mount location. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241854 | In-vehicle wireless communication terminal - An in-vehicle wireless terminal is disclosed. The in-vehicle wireless terminal includes a disconnection detection section for detecting whether an antenna is disconnected, and a determination section for determining whether the vehicle is located within a predetermined distance from a wireless base station. The in-vehicle wireless terminal further includes a control section configured to set transmission power to a maximum value to perform data transmission to the wireless base station if the disconnection detection section detects that the antenna is disconnected and if the determination section determines that the vehicle is located within the predetermined distance from the wireless base station. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241855 | COMBINED MOTION /THERMAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A motion/thermal detection system and method for detecting the presence of a child or pet comprising: a detector where said detector includes a motion/thermal detection lens and provides a mechanism to detect motion and thermal activity over a range of space; a receiver to electronically collect the image passed thru the FOV lense; a processor within the detector, where said processor toggles the detector between a motion detection mode and a thermal detection mode via data acquired from the receiver; software residing on memory within the detector, said software capable of allowing the user to program the functions related to the detector; a mechanism to transmit an alert of the presence of a child or pet; and a power supply mechanism. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241856 | AUTOMATIC NETWORKING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to an automatic networking apparatus for vehicles for a vehicle with a first component and a second replaceable component, and it comprises a first identity recognition module disposed on the first component and a second identity recognition module disposed on the second component. When the second identity recognition module turns into a networking mode, it transmits a low-frequency wake-up signal through a low-frequency signal transmission circuit to wake up the first identity recognition module. A low-frequency sensor circuit of the first identity recognition module is able to sense the low-frequency wake-up signal, and responds to the low-frequency wake-up signal to transmit an identity code corresponding to the first component through the high-frequency signal transmission circuit. The high-frequency signal receiving circuit of the second identity recognition module can receive the identity code of the first component and store the received identity code. In the following data transmission, the second identity recognition module can send the data with the identity code of the first component loaded with, so that a receiving apparatus of the first component identifies it. The present invention features in networking automation, simple installation, and convenient maintenance. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241857 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR MOVING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driver assistance method for moving a motor vehicle, in particular for avoiding collisions, using at least one first sensor system which provides first items of obstacle information within a first detection zone for notifying the motor vehicle driver of an obstacle while an obstacle is located in the first detection zone, and using at least one second sensor system, which provides second items of obstacle information within a second detection zone which is located at an angle greater than 0° in relation to the first detection zone even if the obstacle is no longer located in the second detection zone. It is provided that the first and second items of obstacle information are combined in such a way that detection errors of the sensor systems are corrected and an updated item of obstacle information is provided. Also described is a driver assistance device, in particular for carrying out the driver assistance method according to the aforementioned embodiments. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241858 | VEHICLE-USE OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - The vehicle-use object detection apparatus includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors mounted on a vehicle, each of the ultrasonic sensors being configured to receive a reflected version of an ultrasonic wave transmitted by itself and not to receive reflected versions of ultrasonic waves transmitted by the other ultrasonic sensors, a first determination means to make a determination whether an object is present around the vehicle based on the received reflected versions of the transmitted ultrasonic waves when a first detection condition is satisfied, and a second determination means to make a determination, for each of the ultrasonic sensors, whether there is adhesion of snow around the ultrasonic sensor based on an echo wave received by the ultrasonic sensor when a second detection condition different from the first detection condition is satisfied. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241859 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display plane and a control unit. The display plane configured to display a first display portion that shows a locomotion region in the first locomotion mode in a display region based on the output request and a future locomotion distance of the vehicle and a second display portion that shows a locomotion region in the second locomotion mode next to the first display portion in the display region. The control unit configured to control an image displayed in the display plane. The control unit changes a border between the first display portion and the second display portion based on the future locomotion distance in accordance with an estimation result of displacement of a switching point between the first locomotion mode and the second locomotion mode. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241860 | OCCUPANT SENSING SYSTEM - An occupant sensing system for a vehicle includes a pressure sensitive material installed in one or more pressure sensing zones in or around at least one vehicle seat. The pressure sensitive material of each zone is configured to provide an electrical signal to a controller when pressure is applied. The controller determines at least one of occupant presence, position, and classification based on the electrical signal. The pressure sensitive material has at least one of a variable resistance and a variable capacitance based on the amount or type of pressure that is applied to the material. The at least one of a variable resistance and a variable capacitance changes characteristics of the electrical signal. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241861 | VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY - A fuel efficiency display for a vehicle includes a scale extending vertically on a screen with a bar superimposed over the scale to represent the instantaneous fuel efficiency of the vehicle. A numerical representation of the instantaneous fuel efficiency of the vehicle is displayed above the scale and the bar. A first marker indicating and a numerical representation of the average fuel efficiency of the vehicle over a pre-selected range is displayed on a left side of the scale and the bar. A second marker indicating a numerical representation of the greatest fuel efficiency achieved by the vehicle over the pre-selected range is displayed on a right side of the scale and the bar. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING OPERATION OF LIMITED-ABILITY AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES - A method for ensuring operation of a limited-ability autonomous driving enabled vehicle includes monitoring a plurality of specific conditions necessary for preferred and reliable use of limited-ability autonomous driving, and initiating a fault handling and degradation strategy configured to maneuver the vehicle to a preferred state if the driver is unable to manually control the vehicle when at least one of the specific conditions is either violated or will become violated. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241863 | DRIVER OPERATION PREDICTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND DRIVER OPERATION PREDICTION PROGRAM - A deviation angle, between a progression direction of a vehicle and a direction of a target destination point after a predetermined forward gaze duration on a target course the vehicle is travelling on, is detected by target destination point deviation angle detection unit. A yaw angular speed proportional to the deviation angle detected by the target destination point deviation angle detection unit is predicted by yaw angular speed prediction unit, as a yaw angular speed realized by steering wheel operation by a driver after a predetermined lag time for matching a timing of change in the vehicle movement with a timing of change in curvature of the target course. By so doing, the yaw angular speed due to steering wheel operation by a driver can be predicted with good precision. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241864 | APPARATUS FOR COACHING A DRIVER FOR DRIVING OPERATION TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY - Coaching for driving operation for improving the fuel efficiency is provided. A first region and a second region adjacent to the first region are visually distinguishably displayed in one direction with respect to a predetermined reference position. A third region and a fourth region adjacent to the third region are visually distinguishably displayed in another direction with respect to reference position. The first region is established as a region indicating a fuel-efficient driving Operation, state for an operation for driving the vehicle. The second region is established as a region indicating a fuel-inefficient driving operation state for the operation for driving the vehicle. The third region is established as a region indicating a fuel-efficient driving operation state for an operation for braking the vehicle. The fourth region is established as a region indicating a fuel-inefficient driving operation state for the operation for braking the vehicle. Extensible graphics is provided at the reference position. For each operation for driving and braking the vehicle, the length of the graphics is changed based on an operating state of the vehicle according to the operation, thereby allowing a driver to recognize whether his/her operation is fuel-efficient. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241865 | DRIVING CONDITION EVALUATION DEVICE AND EVALUATION METHOD - A driving condition evaluation device is provided. The device includes a vehicle speed detection portion configured to detect a vehicle speed. A driving force estimation portion is configured to estimate driving force for driving a vehicle generated in accordance with a driving operation performed by a driver. A threshold value setting portion is configured to set a threshold value of the driving force based on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection portion. A driving force information informing portion is configured to inform the driver of a relationship between the driving force estimated by the driving force estimation portion and the threshold value set by the threshold value setting portion. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241866 | VEHICLE BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle brake monitoring system comprises at least one sensor for detecting relative rotational position of a brake camshaft during vehicle braking. The at least one sensor is unconnected to the camshaft for remotely detecting the position. Processing structure communicates with the at least one sensor, and processes the output of the at least one sensor to determine brake status. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241867 | SUMMER ALERT SYSTEMS - An alarm device of the infant car seat alarm system may comprise a transmitter and receiver system whereby a vehicle user will be alerted audibly upon the inadvertent abandonment of an infant or pet inside a vehicle when the vehicle is parked and has been or is about to be exited. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241868 | SOUND PRODUCING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A sound producing apparatus for a vehicle notifying a vehicle's approach outside the vehicle comprising an original-tone generating portion generating an original tone of a vehicle's approaching sound for recognition of a vehicle's approach, a modulation-tone generating portion generating a modulation tone from the original tone with a comb filter function which is configured to apply gains to frequency components so that a gain to be applied to a specified frequency component of a times-tone row which has frequencies of n-times of a fundamental frequency is greater than that to be applied to the other frequency component than the specified frequency component of the times-tone row, a sound-pressure setting portion setting a sound pressure of the approaching sound of the modulation tone, and a speaker producing outside the vehicle the vehicle's approaching sound of the modulation tone with the set sound pressure. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241869 | ROBUST ALARM SYSTEM - A robust alarm system has an alarm controller adapted to input an alarm trigger and to generate at least one alarm drive signal in response. Alarm subsystems input the alarm drive signal and activate one or more of multiple alarms accordingly. A subsystem function signal provides feedback to the alarm controller as to alarm subsystem integrity. A malfunction indicator is output from the alarm controller in response to a failure within the alarm subsystems. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241870 | TETHER CORD AND SENSOR ALARMS - Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with protecting merchandise items are presented. A method of protecting merchandise items includes displaying merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer. A detection is made if one merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance from the consumer display. The method determines if an authorized key is detected within a predetermined key distance from the consumer display. An alarm is then generated when one of merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance and an authorized key is not detected within a predetermined key distance | 2011-10-06 |
20110241871 | Sensor Alert - A stand-alone alert device that monitors electrical inputs from a third party sensor and alerts a user of a condition change via a cell phone or embedded transmitter. Typical inputs are one or more switches or environmental sensors of various types. User accessible settings allow configuring the device for different sensor output types. The device may also be set to make daily calls at a specific time to indicate device integrity. Power for the control circuit and the cell phone or embedded transmitter may be supplied via a battery pack when connection to public power is not desired or possible. By employing battery power, a flexible sensor interface and cellular telephony, the device enables simple and low cost monitoring in remote, mobile, temporary, clandestine or otherwise restrictive circumstances. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241872 | MOBILE DEVICE GEOLOCATION - GPS receivers are included in many mobile communications devices; however, there are circumstances where GPS is unavailable or undesirable to use. In an implementation, a device identifies nearby wireless signals, such as Wi-Fi access points and cell towers, and compares them to a database of known signals to determine an approximate location for the device. Because such a database can be large and change rapidly, it may not be appropriate to store the database entirely on a device. Instead, a server may store the database. In an implementation, to minimize the time required to determine a device's location, the device may first transmit location-related information to a server and receive a subset of the database corresponding to an area near the device so that future locations nearby can be determined without needing to communicate with the server. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241873 | TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL - Emergency equipment stations (e.g., fire extinguisher stations, fire alarm pull stations, defibrillator stations, etc.) distributed throughout a facility monitor one or more internal or external conditions (e.g., ambient air temperature near the station, presence of an obstruction restricting access to the station, etc.) and relay information about the monitored conditions to a central station. The central station transmits information about the monitored conditions to emergency response personnel (e.g., the fire department) in the event of an actual or apparent emergency. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241874 | Electronic Device and Procedure for Locating Pieces of Luggage Gone Astray - An arrangement and a method for locating pieces of luggage gone astray in a commercial air flight shipment, comprising a plurality of mobile units ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110241875 | TWISTED FIBER OPTIC SECURITY MESH - A fiber optic mesh intrusion detection system includes a mesh structure made from twisted fiber optic cable to form a plurality of rhombic openings. For each of the crossings, a fastener is wrapped around the crossed fiber optic cable, serving both to provide the mesh structure and to protect the crossing points from tampering. Embodiments include fasteners having rotationally symmetric, interlocking portions such that when wrapped around the crossed cable the portions engage each other to hold the fastener in place. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241876 | INDICIA READER WITH DIRTY WINDOW INDICATOR - A method of operating an indicia reader comprising the steps of: transmitting light partly through a window toward a target; receiving reflected light from a target and the window onto a photodetector; converting the received light into photodetector output signals representative thereof with the photodetector; storing a baseline photodetector photodetector output signal derived solely from light reflected from the window; decoding indicia information within the target containing information bearing indicia derived from the photodetector output signals; comparing photodetector output signals with the baseline photodetector output signal; and, notifying an operator with an audible or visual signal when the comparison indicates the window is contaminated. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241877 | EVACUATION SYSTEM - A method includes receiving, at a server, an indication of an evacuation condition from a sensory node located in a structure. The method also includes determining a severity of the evacuation condition. The method further includes adjusting a sensitivity of at least one sensory node in the structure based at least part on the severity of the evacuation condition. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241878 | MEDICATION SAFETY SYSTEM - A medication safety system includes a panel mounted to an IV pole above a multi-channel infusion pump also mounted to the IV pole. The panel includes multiple RFID readers for reading the RFID tags placed on each of the medication containers mounted to the panel. The pump includes a controller that communicates with the RFID readers at the panel to receive the information read by the RFID readers and automatically program the respective pump channel. A verification program verifies that the medication delivery information from the containers matches the patient identified for the pump and the programming parameters of the pump fall within acceptable ranges. In another aspect, the panel contains multiple vibration devices to impart vibrations to the medication of each of the containers mounted to the panel. Those vibrations are sensed by the particular pumping channel to confirm that the correct channel has been programmed for that medication. When the clinician opens the door of the pumping channel, the pump may request information from the RFID reader at the panel for that medication and may wait for receipt of the vibrations in the medication of the tubing mounted into the channel. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241879 | CABLE WRAP SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for protecting a merchandise item that includes a housing, a first cable, a second cable, a spool, a locking mechanism and a crossover device that is in the housing and is rotatable about a vertical axis. The locking mechanism locks the spool so that it is not rotatable about the vertical axis. The cable crossover device is placed on a side of a merchandise item opposite the housing. The crossover device in is formed with a crossover body and a latch. The crossover body has the first cable slidably attached to it. The latch is configured to be locked to the crossover body. The second cable slidably is attached to the latch. The latch is configured to be partially released from the crossover body when it unlocked. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241880 | Electronic Device and Computer-Readable Medium | 2011-10-06 |
20110241881 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL SECURE ALARMED PROTECTIVE FIBER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT - A fiber optic network has alarmed fiber optic lines in the cables connecting a secured junction box to plural user lock boxes. An outgoing alarm line and return alarm line in each cable connect the junction box to each user box. The outgoing alarm line is looped to the return alarm line inside the user lock box. The return alarm line is looped to the outgoing alarm line of a different cable inside the junction box to interconnect a plurality of alarm lines passing through a plurality of user boxes. A detector detects an alarm signal in the connected alarm lines to trigger an intrusion alarm. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241882 | MOBILE TERMINAL, LOCATION-BASED SERVICE SERVER, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - A mobile terminal including a position detection unit that detects a current position of the mobile terminal; a communication interface that transmits the detected current position to a server, and receives, from the server, a plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; a status detection unit that detects a current status of the mobile terminal; a tag determination unit that determines a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal; a tag comparison unit that determines at least one recommended service by comparing the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal with each of the plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; and
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20110241883 | METHOD FOR USING A TABLE OF DATA TO CONTROL ACCESS TO A SECURE CONTAINER - A container has a lid and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a male wall with a switch. A female wall mounts to the inside wall of the container and, when closed, encompasses the male wall. The female wall has a magnet that activates the switch. A lever contained inside the male wall moves into and out of a slot formed in the female wall. The switch completes a circuit that generates a close signal to the lever when the lid is closed. A button extends through a hole in the lid such that the button can be depressed to indicate locking and cannot be depressed when unlocked. When unlocked, the button cannot be depressed because the lever blocks the button. To open the container when closed, the actuation mechanism moves the lever in response to an entered code that must match a stored code or calculated content-specific code. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241884 | Asset protection keychain - This is an invention that seeks to help preserve consumers largest assets in a unique but wholly relevant manner. For most consumers their houses and cars are their most expensive and largest assets, (but the invention holds it's relevance with all assets that use keys), as it so happens both of these assets have a very important connection to keys. At the point that a person reaches for his keys this is also the point where he leaves or enters his most important asset this is the time where great danger can happen to his assets. Some common dangers as it relates to homes are fire hazards; windows open; doors open, water left running as it relates to cars; some important safety and protection checks may include; daily tire check, oil checks brake fluid checks this invention fits on the end of an item that connects the items keys to the invention. And holds them together to be used at the same time. It allows the user to take note of the particular time in question, then he can use the information on the invention to become aware; at the most important and relevant time; that he needs to make important asset protection checks. At that relevant; time he can use the information provided by the invention to check off that he has performed the asset protection checks that he may be most concerned about. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241885 | ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A system for identifying an animal, comprising an identification tag/transponder device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110241886 | Presence Detector and Occupant Support Employing the Same - An occupant support | 2011-10-06 |
20110241887 | Waterproof optically-sensing fiberless-optically-communicating vitality monitoring and alarming system, particularly for swimmers and infants - The vitality of a swimmer, or of a child, is monitored by a periodically-activated micro-powered solar- and battery-powered waterproof microminiaturized (1) optical sensor of heart activity, electrically connected to (2) a microprocessor monitor, for jointly determining when a person's heart activity has stopped. When and if required, the microprocessor causes to be transmitted, through water a blue-green light alarm signal. When this optical alarm signal is received by an optical receiver/alarm in air, the receiver/alarm produces an audio and/or visual alarm that, when sensed by a human, potentially timely permits rescue and resuscitation of the swimmer, or the child. The battery-and-solar-powered monitor that forms the core of the vitality monitoring system is roughly ten times faster and more capable, with but one-tenth the power consumption, than previous real-time biological monitoring systems. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING CAVITATION IN PUMPS - A system and method for detecting cavitation in pumps for fixed and variable supply frequency applications is disclosed. The system includes a controller having a processor programmed to repeatedly receive real-time operating current data from a motor driving a pump, generate a current frequency spectrum from the current data, and analyze current data within a pair of signature frequency bands of the current frequency spectrum. The processor is further programmed to repeatedly determine fault signatures as a function of the current data within the pair of signature frequency bands, repeatedly determine fault indices based on the fault signatures and a dynamic reference signature, compare the fault indices to a reference index, and identify a cavitation condition in a pump based on a comparison between the reference index and a current fault index. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241889 | BULK GRAIN STORAGE SPOILAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus is disclosed for facilitating spoilage detection in bulk grain storage bins via dust-free or substantially dust-free air sampling. Dust particles are passively removed from sampled air without the use of barrier filters or electrostatic screens, but instead through the use of a non-linear pathway that is open at one end and closed at the other end. A system is disclosed that incorporates a coiled pathway as an air inlet element combined with a carbon dioxide or other gas detector element to provide an integrated detector module suitable for permanent installation in a dusty bulk grain storage bin environment to provide spoilage gas measurements over time. The system may communicate data to a central data storage system via cellular telephone or long range radio frequency data transmission. Alerts and alarms are generated and transmitted electronically to users via email, SMS text, automated phone messages and other means. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241890 | Collective objects management system with object identification using addressable decoder units - A collective objects management system for objects such as documents contained in file folders in drawers of file cabinets. Each file folder has an electrical circuit with a visible indicator mounted on the file folder. Each folder circuit has an address decoder with a unique system address which generates a VALID signal whenever an incoming address from a source is a match. A local microcomputer and optional encoder receive incoming object identification signals from the source and supplies the desired object address to all the file folders in the cabinet. To aid the user, each file drawer has a visible indicator mounted on the front panel, the panel indicator being illuminated when the sought folder is contained in that drawer. The invention can be applied to a wide variety of collective objects management systems, such as supermarkets, automobile parts distributors, and various manufacturing operations. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241891 | GROUND FAULT INDICATOR - A constant current source, a measurement unit, an indication unit, and a controller are provided. The constant current source is connected to a shell of an electric device and configured to supply a constant current to the shell. The shell is connected to a ground line terminal of a power supply to which the electric device is connected. The measurement unit is configured for measuring a first voltage of the ground line terminal and a voltage between the shell and the ground line terminal. The controller is configured for controlling the indication unit to give warnings either when the first voltage is zero or when the second voltage is higher than a preset value. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241892 | Frequency Monitoring to Detect Plasma Process Abnormality - Abnormal conditions within an RF-powered plasma process chamber are detected by detecting whether the frequency of a variable-frequency RF power supply moves outside established lower and upper limits. In a first aspect, a first pair of lower and upper limits are established as a function of the frequency of the power supply sampled after a new process step begins or after a sample control signal changes state. In a second aspect, a second pair of lower and upper limits are not adapted to the frequency of the power supply. Both aspects preferably are used together to detect different occurrences of abnormal conditions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241893 | VOLTAGE DROP CANCELLATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for bypassing a voltage drop. A protection module allows electric current to flow from an electric power storage device to a load. The protection module prevents electric current from flowing to the electric power storage device. The protection module includes a voltage drop between the electric power storage device and the load. A power source detection module detects an absence of electric power from an electric power source. The electric power source provides electric current to the load when electric power from the electric power source is present. A bypass module bypasses the protection module and the voltage drop in response to the power source detection module detecting the absence of electric power from the electric power source. A conservation module delivers, to the load, electric current flowing through the power source detection module. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241894 | LOW VOLTAGE WARNING CIRCUIT - A low voltage warning circuit includes an input terminal configured to receive a supply voltage, a reference voltage connected to the input terminal for providing a reference voltage, a transistor connected to the reference voltage circuit and the input terminal, and a silicon controlled rectifier connected to the transistor and the input terminal via a indicating device, the low voltage warning circuit raise a warning through the indicating device when the supply voltage is below the reference voltage. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241895 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SUB-SAMPLING - An object detection system, controller, and method using sub-sampling for detecting a presence of an object at the location. An electrode arranged near the location radiates an electric field that corresponds to an electrode signal that arises in response to an excitation signal. When the excitation signal is coupled to the electrode and the electric field is radiated, the electrode exhibits an electrode impedance indicative of the presence of an object. The presence of an object is detected by analyzing the electrode signal using sub-sampling. Traditionally, such electrode signals have frequencies, high enough to warrant the use of expensive high-frequency signal processing devices. Sub-sampling is a way of sampling and processing the electrode signal such that the signal processing to detect the object can be performed by a lower cost general purpose microprocessor. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241896 | Aural warning processor - An aural warning processor includes a warning signal monitoring circuit and an audio output generation circuit under the operable control of a microcontroller. A system interface provides off-system electrical connectivity for the processor. The warning signal monitoring circuit is monitors the states of various subsystems of a host system with which the aural warning processor is used, as actually measured by through failure detection circuits otherwise provided with the host system and configured to produce electrical signals indicative of the existence of abnormal conditions in or pertaining to monitored subsystems. The electrical signals output from the failure detection circuits are conveyed to the warning signal monitoring circuit through the system interface, the control circuit operates to determine whether any conveyed signal is indicative of an abnormal condition and, if so, further operates to control generation of an appropriate audio message. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME DATA TRANSMISSION DURING WELL COMPLETIONS - Presently, existing completion tools have not been designed to couple with wired drill pipe. As such, present completions operations and tools have not been able to take advantage of the expanded bandwidth in wire drill pipe. Instead of designing new completions tools with wired pipe connections, the disclosed system and methods propose use of a short-hop or wireless system to transmit data from a completions tool to an upper receiver module coupled to the wired drill pipe. Various measurements from the region around the completions tool may be transmitted from one or more lower wireless modules to the upper wireless module and then transmitted through the wired drill pipe to the surface. Likewise, signals may be transmitted from the surface through the wired drill pipe to the upper module and then to the lower wireless module. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241898 | Method And System For Locating An Available Vehicle Parking Space - A method and system of the invention locates an available vehicle parking space. In the method, parked information indicative of a parked condition is stored in a first vehicle. The first vehicle may detect a change in condition from the parked condition to a vacating condition. The first vehicle then communicates the change in condition from the first vehicle to a neighboring searching vehicle and the searching vehicle detects the change. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241899 | Targeted Enforcement For Road User Charging - A method is disclosed that includes, for a set of passages of a vehicle, where each passage is associated with at least one confidence level, applying at least one heuristic to confidence levels corresponding to the set to determine at least one score. The method also includes performing the applying at least one heuristic for a number of sets of passages of a number of vehicles and selecting a number of the sets based on their associated at least one scores. The method additionally includes outputting identifications corresponding to each of the selected sets. Apparatus and computer readable media are also disclosed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241900 | NAVIGATION AID INSTRUMENT FOR AIRCRAFT - Navigation aid instrument for an aircraft pilot including:
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20110241901 | Standby Display Aircraft Management System - One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TRACKING AND DISPLAY - Systems and methods are provided for automated collection and analysis of aircraft flight data. In accordance with one aspect, a system for collecting flight data associated with an aircraft is provided to transmit collected flight data to a remote system for storage and processing. In accordance with another aspect, a remote system utilizes received aircraft location data to determine whether an aircraft flight incident has occurred, and to alert appropriate emergency services. In accordance with another aspect, a remote system analyzes received aircraft flight data and quantitatively evaluates performance of a pilot. In yet another aspect, a system is provided for graphical and textual display of collected aircraft flight data and pilot performance evaluation data. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241903 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A VEHICLE TRACKING DEVICE IN A VEHICLE - A simulated vehicle tracking device is installed in a conspicuous location in a vehicle. The simulated vehicle tracking device outwardly resembles the appearance of a functional vehicle tracking device, including indicator lights which flash on and off in a pattern to simulate the operation of indicator lights on a functioning vehicle tracking device. An functional vehicle tracking device is installed in an inconspicuous location in the vehicle. A person inclined to disable vehicle tracking will remove or disable the simulated vehicle tracking device instead of the functional vehicle tracking device. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241904 | Communication Method for Monitoring Location of Construction Equipment - The present disclosure relates to a communication method for monitoring the position of a construction machine. The communication method according to the present disclosure includes: generating positional information of the construction machine and at least one piece of state information and at least one piece of operation information associated with the construction machine in the construction machine; and transmitting the generated information to a remote management unit which is positioned in a remote area from the construction machine by using a communication means, wherein the remote management unit partitions an area where the construction machine is movable and previously determines the amount and transmission cycle of information to be transmitted from the construction machine in accordance with the partitioned area, and the amount of information to be transmitted other than the positional information from the construction machine is reduced as the construction machine is distant out of a boundary line of the movable area, on the basis of the positional information received from the construction machine. According to the present disclosure, by controlling the amount and communication cycle of information to be transmitted according to a distance between the boundary line of the movable area and the construction machine, the more accurate positional information can be provided in a theft danger state or a theft state while keeping power consumption. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241905 | VEHICULAR TRAVEL GUIDANCE DEVICE, VEHICULAR TRAVEL GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A vehicular travel guidance apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a map image display unit that displays a map image on a display device and a maximum energy amount acquisition unit that acquires a maximum charging energy amount of an in-vehicle battery. The apparatus further includes a charging facility information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a charging facility capable of charging the in-vehicle battery. Also included is a travelable area acquisition unit that acquires a travelable area, within which the vehicle is able to travel from the charging facility by consuming an energy amount corresponding to a predetermined percentage of the maximum charging energy amount. The apparatus also includes a display mode change unit that varies a display mode of the map image based on the acquired travelable area. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241906 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle includes a plurality of electronic detection devices for detecting and making available vehicle-related information items, wherein the vehicle-related information items relate to various areas or components outside or inside the motor vehicle; a display unit for displaying the vehicle-related information items; an operator control device for detecting an operator control action; and a control unit. The control unit is configured and coupled with the detection devices, the display unit and the operator control device such that in a first display operating state, first vehicle-related information items and a first graphics object, which represents the motor vehicle, are displayed. In a second display operating state, second vehicle-related information items and a second graphics object, which represents the motor vehicle, are displayed. The first graphics object, which represents the motor vehicle, is larger than the second. Switching between the first and the second display operating states is brought about by way of an operator control action. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241907 | BASELINE UPDATE PROCEDURE FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - A touch sensitive device implementing a routine that controls the device's baseline update procedure in certain circumstances, and associated methods. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241908 | System and method for processing sensory effect - A sensory effect processing system and method are disclosed. Sensory effects contained in contents may be embodied in a real world, by generating command information for controlling a sensory device based on sensory effect information and sensory device capability information. In addition, data transmission rate may be increased by encoding metadata into binary metadata, encoding metadata into extensible mark-up language (XML) metadata, or encoding metadata into XML metadata and further encoding the XML metadata into binary metadata. Also, a bandwidth may be reduced. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241909 | KEYPAD AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY OF SAME - A keypad is described herein in which the keypad can have a base surface and a plurality of keys positioned on the base surface. The plurality of keys can be made up of a first group that that is an arrangement of number keys for initiating a voice-based communication and a second group that is an arrangement of letter keys. In addition, the number keys of the first group and the letter keys of the second group are independent of one another. As an example, the number keys of the first group can be positioned on the base surface in a number of columns, and the letter keys of the second group can be positioned in areas between the number keys. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241910 | MINIATURE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A miniature electronic device includes a main body, a cover, two sliding boards and a functional component. The main body includes two rotation members and two connection members. Each rotation member includes a first annular groove, a second annular groove and a geared portion. Each connection member includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion having an equal length with the first connection portion. The cover includes two rotation shafts each including a first annular groove and a second annular groove. Each sliding board includes a rack. The functional component is below the two sliding boards. When the cover is opened or closed, the two rotation shafts are driven to rotate to drive the two geared portions to rotate in the two racks to cause the two sliding boards to slide relative to the main body, thereby exposing or covering the functional component. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241911 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL ENCODING IN A COMMUNICATION/BROADCASTING SYSTEM - An encoding apparatus and method in a communication/broadcasting system are provided. When an encoding symbol is generated using at least one source symbol from among total source symbols to be encoded, encoding symbols are generated by using each of the total source symbols with a uniform probability before repeatedly using any of the total source symbols. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241912 | ADC - This invention relates to Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) and, inter alia, to Time Interleaved ADCs and Successive Approximation Register (SAR) ADC's. In a conventional Time Interleaved ADC employing SAR ADC units, the input signal is processed through a track-and-hold circuit (T/H), and then through a buffer circuit, before the SAR ADC unit. There, by means of a comparator, the signal is compared with a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) signal from the SAR logic. The buffer reduces the influence of capacitive loading and physical layout design on the SAR ADC input, but typically has a non-linear response and thus introduces distortion to the input signal. This can limit the ADC linearity, particularly for high-speed ADCs operating with low-supply voltages. An objective of the invention is to reduce or eliminate the effect of the buffer non-linearity. This is done in some embodiments by routing both the signals to the comparator through the same buffer circuit. In another embodiment the DAC signal is routed through a separate second buffer circuit. By use of a single buffer circuit, or where there is ideal matching of the buffer circuits in the latter embodiment, the distortion effects are completely eliminated; however, for practical imperfectly matched buffer circuits according to the latter embodiment, the gain and off-set mismatches can be accommodated through calibration of the buffers or, in suitable applications, through the DAC calibration. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241913 | AD CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND ERROR CORRECTING METHOD - In a microcomputer | 2011-10-06 |
20110241914 | TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Test system and method for analog-to-digital converter (ADC) based on a loopback architecture are provided to test an M-bit ADC. In the invention, an N-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) converts a digital input to a basic test signal, a segmentation circuit scales the basic test signal and superposes it with segmentation DC levels for providing corresponding segmented test signals, such that the ADC converts the segmented test signals to reflect result of testing. With the invention, practical loopback architecture of low-cost can be adopted for testing. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241915 | Digital-to-Analog Converter - A system and method for converting a digital signal to an analog signal is provided. The present disclosure provides a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that can convert a large bit value digital signal to a corresponding analog signal. In accordance with an embodiment, a method comprises receiving portions of a digital signal by a plurality of sub-DACs; converting the portions of the digital signal to a corresponding analog signal by the plurality of sub-DACs; biasing one or more of the plurality of sub-DACs; and calibrating the portions of a digital signal by one or more calibration elements. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241916 | RE-CONFIGURABLE MULTIPURPOSE ANALOG INTERFACE - Systems and apparatus are provided for interfacing a digital controller with an analog input means. The system comprises a digital controller with the input of the digital controller coupled to the output of the analog-to-digital converter. The system further comprises a digital-to-analog converter coupled to an analog interface circuit. The analog interface circuit comprises a reconfigurable RC network switchably coupled to a first amplifier or to a second amplifier. The analog interface circuit further comprises a third amplifier having an input being coupled to an output of the second amplifier and the output of the third amplifier being coupled to the one or more input signal paths to the first amplifier. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241917 | Method And Apparatus For Signal Reconstruction From Saturated Measurements - A method for recovering a signal by measuring the signal to produce a plurality of compressive sensing measurements, discarding saturated measurements from the plurality of compressive sensing measurements and reconstructing the signal from remaining measurements from the plurality of compressive sensing measurements. Alternatively, a method for recovering a signal comprising the steps of measuring a signal to produce a plurality of compressive sensing measurements, identifying saturated measurements in the plurality of compressive sensing measurements and reconstructing the signal from the plurality of compressive sensing measurements, wherein the recovered signal is constrained such that magnitudes of values corresponding to the identified saturated measurements are greater than a predetermined value. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241918 | PIPELINE TYPE A/D CONVERTER - There is provided a pipeline type A/D converter capable of expanding an input range and increasing the number of bits of digital output signals, without increasing thermal noises or an open loop gain needed for an operational amplifier. The number of sample-hold capacitors is divided from M into N and further multiplies the reference voltage by N to increase the number of capacitors available to add to and subtract from the reference voltage. Consequently, it enables expanding the input range and increasing the number of bits of the digital output signals. On this occasion, the thermal noises are not deteriorated before and after the division of the capacitors, as the analog signal is sampled by all the capacitors. Further, the open loop gain needed for the operational amplifier will not be increased, since the ratio of the capacitors each used as a feedback element for amplifying the analog signal to the remaining capacitors is unchanged before and after the division of the capacitors. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241919 | System and method for generating shaped noise - In a particular embodiment, a circuit device is disclosed that includes a data generator adapted to output a random pulse sequence having a particular spectral shape. The data generator includes a feedback loop with a transfer function, the output of which may be altered by limiter circuitry to increase stability of the data generator. The circuit device may further include, for example, a pulse edge control circuit to selectively apply a carrier suppression operation to at least one pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal in response to the random pulse sequence to produce at least one modulated PWM output signal. In such an example, the spectral energy associated with a PWM carrier of the modulated PWM output signal at a carrier frequency and associated harmonics is changed such that the modulated PWM output signal has a spectral shape defined by the particular spectral shape. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241920 | RESISTANCE-TYPE DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - Provided is a resistive digital-to-analog converter capable of reducing a digital-to-analog conversion error caused by a change of the on-resistance of a transistor. On-resistance correcting PMOS transistors Q | 2011-10-06 |
20110241921 | Multi-Function Remote Control and a Method for Obtaining Residual Power - The present invention is related to a multi-function remote control which is supplied power by a rechargeable battery. The multi-function remote control comprises a micro controller unit (MCU), a residual power display, a button unit, a current detector and a voltage detector. The MCU couples to the rechargeable battery and then charges or discharges the rechargeable battery. The current detector measures the current of the rechargeable battery and correspondingly outputs a current-value signal (S | 2011-10-06 |
20110241922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING COMPONENTS IN WIRELESS HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - Configuration information is exchanged between a home entertainment system server and various wireless components by pushing a button on the server and a random button on a remote control device as it is pointed at the devices sought to be authenticated. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241923 | DIGITAL RECEIVER TECHNIQUES IN RADAR DETECTORS - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a RADAR signal. RADAR channel data in a frequency range is received, where the frequency range is divided into a plurality of equally wide channels. The received RADAR channel data is digitally processed and analyzed to identify a signal in the RADAR channel data in the frequency range. The frequency range is advanced to a next channel of the plurality of channels, where the frequency range of the next channel of the plurality of channels is nonsequential with the frequency range of the first channel. The steps of receiving, processing, and analyzing are repeated for the next channel of the plurality of channels. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241924 | PROJECTION DETECTING APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DETECTING METHOD - A projection detecting apparatus according to the present invention is that for detecting a projection on a surface of a running metal object, and includes a transmission antenna for radiating electromagnetic waves; a reception antenna for receiving reflected electromagnetic waves; and a transmission and reception signal processing section for processing a transmission signal and a reception signal. The transmission antenna and the reception antenna have unidirectionality and the transmission antenna and the reception antenna are installed in such a way that the reception antenna does not catch electromagnetic waves which have been radiated by the transmission antenna and reflected on the surface of the metal object and the reception antenna catches electromagnetic waves alone which have been radiated by the transmission antenna and reflected on the projection. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241925 | SECONDARY RADAR SYSTEM WITH SIGHTING FUNCTIONALITIES TYPICAL OF PRIMARY RADAR SYSTEMS - The invention concerns a radar for the control of civil aerial traffic, comprising a secondary radar ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110241926 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LIGHT POLLUTION - A system for preventing light pollution includes one or more radar units that monitor for vehicles in a volume surrounding or containing one or more obstructions having one or more obstruction lights. A master radar detection processing unit receives sensed radar detection information from the one or more radar units with associated radar signal processing units and determines whether a vehicle is present within the monitored volume. A plurality of obstruction light controller units are interconnected in a network, such as a wireless network. Each obstruction light controller unit turns on an obstruction light when a vehicle enters the monitored volume or a failure condition exists, and turns off the obstruction light when the vehicle has vacated the monitored volume and no failure condition exists. The one or more radar units can transmit sensed radar detection information to a master radar detection processing unit via the network. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241927 | Method for Detecting Small Targets in Radar Images Using Needle Based Hypotheses Verification - A method detects a target in a sequence of radar images, wherein each image is partitioned into a grid of cells, and wherein each cell has a corresponding position in an image coordinate system associated with a location in a world coordinate system. For each most recent image in a sliding temporal window of images, intensities of each cell are determined, and the subset of the cells having highest intensities is stored as a set of current needles. A set of hypotheses, obtained by using a state transition model and corresponding maximum limits, is determined for the current set of needles and appended to a set of queues. The hypotheses for the previous sets of needles to the corresponding set of queues are updated, and a maximum likelihood in the set of queues are selected to detect the location of targets. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241928 | RADAR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A radar system for discriminating between sources of radar interference and targets of interest. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting radar signals into a region, a receiver for receiving return signals of the radar signals returned from within the region, and a processor for processing the return signals to discriminate between return signals returned from a first object and return signals returned from a second object where the return signals from the second object comprise both zero and non-zero Doppler components and interfere with the return signals from the first object. The radar system is operable for discriminating between the return signals when the return signals are received at a distance from the second object which is less than a proximity limit based on the geometry of the object. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241929 | HIGH FREQUENCY SURFACEWAVE RADAR - A process for reducing erroneous plots when detecting targets using High Frequency surfacewave radar (HFSWR) is provided. Detection of genuine targets is thereby enhanced. A first difference in range of an apparent target is determined, based on range data, associated with the apparent target. A second difference in range of the apparent target is determined, based on Doppler data, associated with the apparent target. The first and second range differences are compared to one another over time to assess a consistency therebetween. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241930 | System and Method of Using Image Grids in Detection of Discrete Objects - A sensor is used to identify detections of discrete objects in a search grid. An image grid of the detections is created. The image grid is analyzed to identify a pattern of detections. The pattern of detections is used to identify objects of interest. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241931 | ITERATIVE CLUTTER CALIBRATION WITH PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS - An iterative clutter calibration method comprises measuring an average of a sidelobe power in a range-Doppler image for a plurality of ranges. A determined value of an objective function is responsive to an average of the sidelobe clutter power. A plurality of beamformer weights is modified and the step of determining the value of the objective function is repeated until a maximum value of the objective function is determined. Each beamformer weight determines a gain and phase of a respective antenna element in an antenna system. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241932 | SHIELD - A printed circuit board shield ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110241933 | PIXEL DATA GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING PIXEL DATA AND PIXEL DATA GENERATING PROGRAM - The disclosed device generates a plurality of pixel data in an XY coordinate system. The pixel data includes first pixel data generated on a first sweep line, according to a distance from a transmitting source, based on an echo of a detection signal from the source toward a first direction, and second pixel data generated on a second sweep line, according to a distance from the source, based on an echo of a detection signal from the source toward a second direction different from the first direction. The device includes a module for converting the first and second pixel data into data in the XY coordinate system, a module for generating pixel data of an interpolation target pixel located between a first pixel as an observing pixel on an interpolation axis parallel to X-axis or Y-axis and a second pixel as a corresponding pixel on the same interpolation axis, based on the pixel data on the first and second sweep lines. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241934 | INDIRECT RADAR HOLOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The present invention relates to an indirect radar holography apparatus for scanning a scene and generating a high-density signal pattern representing said scene. To reduce the signal acquisition time and/or increase the resolution a device is proposed comprising an illumination means for illuminating said scene with radiation according to an illumination signal, a reference signal generation means for generating a reference signal from said illumination signal, a radiation detection means for detecting radiation emitted in a predetermined spectral range from a spot of said scene and for generating a radiation signal per spot from said detected radiation, a control means for controlling said illumination means and/or said radiation detection means so that radiation is detected at a number of spots distributed over the scene, wherein said number is lower than the number of intensity signals of said high-density signal pattern, a signal combination means for combining said radiation signals generated from the radiation detected at said number of spots and said reference signals to obtain a low-density signal pattern of intensity signals, and a processing means for processing the intensity signals of said low-density signal pattern and for generating said high-density signal pattern by applying compressive sensing to said low-density signal pattern. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING GPS RECEIVER ACCURACY USING AN EMBEDDED MAP DATABASE - The present invention is related to location positioning systems, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for making accuracy improvements to a GPS receiver's navigation solutions. According to a first aspect, cartography information from a map database embedded within the GPS receiver is integrated into the position calculations performed by the GPS receiver. According to another aspect, the map database embedded within the GPS receiver is optimized for the purpose of improving the accuracy of the GPS receiver's position calculations. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND UPDATING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA - A system and method for generating a geographical data transaction including information about a topography of a region and utilities within the region. The method and system include providing information about the topography of the region; receiving information from a user collecting data related to one or more utilities in the region; receiving information about time and date of the collected data; receiving information about each of the utilities; and receiving information about location of each of the utilities. The system and method further include receiving information about revisions made to the information about the map; and integrating the received information with the information about the topography of the region into a geographical data transaction. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL ACQUISITION IN GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEIVER - An apparatus for signal acquisition of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver may downsample digitalized satellite signals based on a code resolution, correlate the downsampled satellite signals and oversampled pseudo-random noise (PRN) codes using a block unit based on a size of a matching filter, and may perform FFT of a value output as a correlation result by employing, as M points, a number of blocks used for the matching filter. Also, the signal acquisition apparatus may estimate a coarse Doppler and a code phase of the satellite signals by comparing a power value, calculated based on the M-point fast Fourier transformed value, with a threshold value, and may estimate a fine Doppler using zero-padding based FFT when the satellite signals are successfully acquired. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241938 | Sequential Chip Correlation Array - An arrangement of M signal generators in a global navigation satellite signal baseband chip for obtaining a sequential chip correlation array is provided. The sequential chip correlation array generates M×N code bit sequences, M in-phase and M quadrature-phase carrier mixed signals. The M signal generators are arranged consecutively. A programmable parameter is created for providing a spacing of T | 2011-10-06 |
20110241939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY DOMAIN CORRECTION OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM PSEUDORANCE MEASUREMENTS IN RECEIVERS HAVING CONTROLLED RECEPTION PATTERN ANTENNAS - Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) pseudorange measurements must be compensated for receiver hardware and directionally dependent antenna errors to obtain desired accuracies for high precision GNSS positioning applications. The problem of pseudorange measurement errors resulting from directionally dependent group delays is not an issue in Fixed Reception Pattern Antenna (FRPA) GNSS sensors. However, for the complex case of a GNSS receiver employing a controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) and dynamic beam steering, the multiplicity of combinations of antenna element outputs makes compensation of directionally dependent antenna induced errors more difficult, as the simple subtraction that might be used for FRPA compensation does not work with a CRPA. Example embodiments provide for frequency domain correction of GNSS pseudorange measurements in CRPA receivers. The correction takes place in the signal processing of the satellite signals, after they have been converted to the frequency domain, but before they are formed into beams for the respective satellites. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241940 | RADIATION REDUCING APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A radiation reducing apparatus for a wireless communication device includes a sensing module, a control module, and a radiation reducing module. The sensing module senses radiation intensity of the wireless communication device and generates a signal corresponding to the sensed radiation intensity. The control module compares the sensed radiation with a preset radiation intensity threshold. The radiation reducing module is activated by the control module to reduce the radiation of the wireless communication device when the sensed radiation intensity reaches the radiation intensity threshold. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241941 | METHOD FOR LOW SIDELOBE OPERATION OF A PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA HAVING FAILED ANTENNA ELEMENTS - Described is a method of modifying an antenna pattern for a phased array antenna having at least one failed antenna element. A number of proximate beamformers in a proximate angular region about a beamformer at an angle of interest are determined. Each of the proximate beamformers has a proximate beamformer weight vector. A corrected beamformer weight vector is determined for the angle of interest as a linear combination of the proximate beamformer weight vectors. Each element of the corrected beamformer weight vector that corresponds to one of the failed antenna elements has a value of zero. The method enables computation of low spatial sidelobe antenna patterns without requiring a recalibration of the antenna thereby enabling uninterrupted operation of systems that employ phased array antennas. The method can also be used to control taper loss or sidelobe level for phased array antennas that have no failed antenna elements. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241942 | MULTIPLEXING RECEIVER SYSTEM - A position tracking system includes a transmitter constructed and arranged to emit a electromagnetic signal and an array of at least three receiver antennae. Each of the at least three receiver antennae is constructed and arranged to receive the electromagnetic signal emitted from the transmitter. The position tracking system also includes a receiver channel disposed in electrical communication with each of the at least three receiver antennae. The receiver channel is constructed and arranged to receive the electromagnetic signal from each of the at least three receiver antennae. The position tracking system also includes a data processing component disposed in electrical communication with the receiver channel. The data processing component is constructed and arranged to calculate the position of the transmitter by comparing the electromagnetic signal received at each receiver antennae. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241943 | METHODS FOR FORMING CAVITY ANTENNAS - An antenna resonating element may be mounted in an antenna cavity. The antenna resonating element may have a printed circuit board substrate with a patterned metal layer. Components may be soldered to the antenna resonating element using solder with a given melting point before soldering the antenna resonating element the antenna cavity using solder with a lower melting point. Solder widow openings may be formed in the antenna resonating element and antenna cavity to allow for application of solder paste. Engagement features and alignment structures may be used to align the antenna resonating element relative to the antenna cavity. The antenna cavity may have a curved opening. The printed circuit board substrate may be bent to the shape of the curved opening before soldering components to the printed circuit board. An elastomeric fixture may be used to hold the antenna resonating element to the cavity during soldering. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241944 | ANTENNA HAVING PLANAR CONDUCTING ELEMENTS, ONE OF WHICH HAS A SLOT - An antenna includes a dielectric material having i) a first side opposite a second side, and ii) a conductive via therein. A first planar conducting element is on the first side of the dielectric material and has i) at least one closed slot therein, and ii) an electrical connection to the conductive via. A second planar conducting element is on the first side of the dielectric material. Each of the first and second planar conducting elements is positioned adjacent a gap that electrically isolates the first planar conducting element from the second planar conducting element. An electrical microstrip feed line is on the second side of the dielectric material, is electrically connected to the conductive via, and has a route extending from the conductive via, to across the gap, to under the second planar conducting element. The second planar conducting element provides a reference plane for the electrical microstrip feed line. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241945 | MULTIPLE-BAND ANTENNA - A multiple-band antenna includes a planar substrate, a feed back line, a first and a second antenna body. The feedback line is configured for receiving wireless communication signals. The first antenna body includes a feedback terminal connected to the feedback line and a ring structure connected to the feed back terminal. The ring structure is divided into a left and a right arc portion by an axis line of the feedback terminal, the left arc portion cooperates with the feedback terminal to form a first antenna structure, and the right arc portion cooperates with the feedback terminal to form a second antenna structure, the first and the second antenna structure are configured for working in a first and a second frequency band respectively. The second antenna body is configured for working in a third frequency band by coupling the first and the second antenna structure. | 2011-10-06 |
20110241946 | HOLLOW CELL CRLH ANTENNA DEVICES - A CRLH antenna device is presented having a hollow cell patch structure. | 2011-10-06 |