44th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100280748 | OPTIMIZED ROUTE PLANNING AND PERSONALIZED REAL-TIME LOCATION-BASED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT - A method for optimized route planning for a user, including:
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20100280749 | ON-VEHICLE GUIDANCE APPARATUS - An on-vehicle guidance apparatus is characterized in including an output sound control means for acquiring a sound volume setting of onboard equipment, a sound volume determining means for determining whether or not the sound volume setting is smaller than a predetermined threshold, and a guidance output control means for issuing a command for carrying out voice guidance in response to a determination signal from the sound volume determining means at a time when the sound volume setting becomes smaller than the above-mentioned threshold. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280750 | Estimating Probabilities of Arrival Times for Voyages - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are present for generating a route for a ship. A start point and an end point are identified for the ship. A number of forecasts of weather conditions is obtained for a period of time to travel from the start point to the end point. A probability of reaching the end point from the start point is generated for a number of routes from the start point to the end point for the ship within the period of time using the number of forecasts of weather conditions to form a number of probabilities. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280751 | Road physical condition monitoring techniques - Arrangement and method for managing information about the condition of travel lanes on which vehicles travel includes a sensor system arranged in each vehicle for obtaining information about the maintenance state of the travel lane, a communication system arranged in each vehicle and coupled to a respective sensor system for communicating the obtained information to a control station, and a transmission system arranged at or coupled to the control station for transmitting the obtained information to vehicles other than the one which provided the obtained information. A positioning system may be arranged on each vehicle to determine its position and the communication systems transmit the position of each vehicle along with the obtained information. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PARTICIPANT SECURITY IN A RIDESHARE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for monitoring participant security in a rideshare environment is provided. A rideshare participant device is made available to at least one rideshare participant during a rideshare. A security check is triggered while the rideshare is in progress. An action is performed based on the security check during which security information is gathered regarding the rideshare participant device. The security information is analyzed for any inconsistencies. A security response provider is contacted when the inconsistency is identified. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280753 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING A MAP IN RESPONSE TO SELECTION OF CONTENT FOR DISPLAY ON THE MAP - Methods and systems are provided for presenting information on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a navigational map in a viewing area on the display device with initial display settings, identifying selection of a first category of information, and identifying content associated with the first category resulting in a first set of content. The method further comprises automatically updating display settings for the navigational map in response to identifying selection of the first category, wherein the display settings are updated based on the first set of content. The method further comprises displaying the first set of content on the navigational map based on the updated display settings. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING LANDMARKS FOR VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING - The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders, the visual techniques are economically practical in a wide range of applications and can be used in relatively dynamic environments, such as environments in which people move. One embodiment further advantageously uses multiple particles to maintain multiple hypotheses with respect to localization and mapping. Further advantageously, one embodiment maintains the particles in a relatively computationally-efficient manner, thereby permitting the SLAM processes to be performed in software using relatively inexpensive microprocessor-based computer systems. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280755 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT - Systems and devices for assessment of an impact by an event on an environment are disclosed. Processes for automated impact assessment are also disclosed. An impact assessment can be performed in computer-generated environments which include data regarding the environment impacted and data regarding the event impacting the environment. Environment data may be represented as a geospatial layer. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280756 | HIGH RESOLUTION WIND MEASUREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT - A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to measure wind. Data at a first resolution (i.e., low resolution data) is collected by a satellite scatterometer. Thin slices of the data are determined. A collocation of the data slices are determined at each grid cell center to obtain ensembles of collocated data slices. Each ensemble of collocated data slices is decomposed into a mean part and a fluctuating part. The data is reconstructed at a second resolution from the mean part and a residue of the fluctuating part. A wind measurement is determined from the data at the second resolution using a wind model function. A description of the wind measurement is output. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280757 | Multi-Phase Fluid Measurement Apparatus and Method - The present disclosure provides a flowmeter including a vibrating element configured to be inserted in a measured fluid; a driver circuit to vibrate the vibrating element in its natural frequency of oscillation; one or more additional technology flow meters configured to measure an additional property of the fluid; a data acquisition circuit configured to measure signals effected by the flow of a multi-phase fluid; and a computer suitable to solve non-linear simultaneous equations. The fluid may include gas, oil and/or water. The fluid may also include solids. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280758 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE APPARATUS - A method for determining nucleotide sequence encompasses (a) injecting a solution containing a sample nucleic acid into a chip cartridge, (b) detecting first detection, second detection, and control signals through electrodes on the chip cartridge, (c) calculating a first difference between a mean value of the control signals and a mean value of the first detection signals, and dividing the first difference by the mean value of the control signals to define X, (c) calculating a second difference between the mean value of the control signals and a mean value of the second detection signals, and dividing the second difference by the mean value of the control signals to define Y, (d) calculating an angle between a positive X-axis and a vector from origin to a point (X, Y), and (d) comparing the angle with angle judgment criteria so as to identify a genotype of the sample nucleic acid. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280759 | MASS SPECTROMETER OUTPUT ANALYSIS TOOL FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEINS - Methods and apparatus for consolidation and visualization of a dataset output from a mass spectrometer. The number of proteins identified in a mass spectrometry experiment may be systematically reduced by identifying and excluding proteins which may not be necessary to explain the observed peptides in a sample. Peptide counts from excluded proteins may be redistributed to non-excluded proteins to preserve total observed peptide counts. The consolidated dataset may be represented as a data structure having a plurality of cells arranged into rows and columns. Visual parameter values may be assigned to various cells in the data structure to emphasize particular features of the data. Data from multiple samples may be arranged in sets of columns in the data structure, and difference scores may be calculated to determine peptide expression differences between the multiples samples. The difference scores may be displayed using textual and/or graphical representations to facilitate data analysis. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280760 | BIOMARKERS FOR MONITORING TREATMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASES - Methods for identifying and measuring pharmacodynamic biomarkers of neuropsychiatric disease, and for monitoring a subject's response to treatment. For example, materials and methods for monitoring the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation in a subject having a neuropsychiatric disease are provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280761 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE IN AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - A method and device are provided for determining the transmembrane pressure during an extracorporeal blood treatment in which blood flows at a defined blood flow rate through an arterial blood conduit of an extracorporeal blood circuit into the inlet of a first chamber of a dialyzer, which is divided by a semipermeable membrane into the first chamber and a second chamber, and flows through a venous blood conduit from the outlet of the first chamber of the dialyzer, while dialysis liquid flows through a dialysis liquid supply conduit into the inlet of the second chamber of the dialyzer and flows through a dialaysis liquid discharge conduit from the outlet of the second chamber of the dialyzer. The method and the device for determining the transmembrane pressure are such that the pressure on the blood side and on the dialysis liquid side of the dialyzer is measured with relatively little technical outlay, specifically with fewer than four pressure sensors, and a preliminary uncorrected value is calculated for the transmembrane pressure and is thereafter corrected by a correction variable that is dependent on a variable correlating with the viscosity of the blood. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280762 | System and Method for Analyzing Biological Samples Using Raman Molecular Imaging - A system and method for determining at least one of: a disease state, a metabolic state, a clinical outcome, and a disease progression of a test renal or prostate sample. A test Raman data set is obtained from the sample wherein said test Raman data set may comprise at least one of a plurality of Raman spectra and a plurality of spatially accurate wavelength resolved Raman images. The test Raman data set is compared to a plurality of reference Raman data sets using a chemometric technique. For analysis of renal samples, each of these reference Raman data sets may have an associated known renal sample and an associated known metabolic state, clinical outcome, and/or disease progression. For analysis of prostate samples, each of these reference Raman data sets may have an associated known prostate sample and an associated known disease state, metabolic state, clinical outcome, and/or disease progression. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280763 | BIOINFORMATIC TRANSACTION SCHEME - Secure network transaction system obtains user-authorized genetic term or bioinformatic profile, and transacts online service according to genetically-based user medical or other risk determined therefrom. Insurance policy, promotional offer, or other service may dynamically address genetically-based condition. Bioinformatic data classifies user per personal mask which filters subset of user genetic sequence. Risk profile may be calculated according to actuarial statistics, genetics and/or heredity using non-discriminatory rules specified for users in temporal or jurisdictional groups. User transactions are modifiable according to bioinformatic data representing genetically-based risk increase or decrease. Data is securely processed, modulated, and stored by network server for remote access and transaction using various portable user devices. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280764 | METHOD OF QUANTITATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Quantitation is performed using data from a mass spectrometer. A calibration ion mass spectrum is acquired for each of a plurality of known quantities of a material. From the calibration spectra a plurality of ions that identify the material is determined, and for each ion of the plurality of ions a linear range and linear function are determined. A sample ion mass spectrum is acquired for an unknown quantity of the material. A sample intensity is measured for each ion of the plurality of ions from the sample spectrum. After acquiring the sample spectrum, one or more ions are selected from the plurality of ions such that the sample intensity of each of the one or more ions is within a linear range of the ion. The unknown quantity is calculated from the sample intensities and linear functions of the one or more ions. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280765 | SENSING USING POLARIZATION DIVERSITY AND WAVELENGTH DEPENDENT BACKSCATTER - Provided herein are systems and methods capable of detecting and discriminating and/or classifying hazardous biological agents or other hazardous agents. In one aspect, a system measures electromagnetic energy scattered by a material at the different polarizations states and wavelengths. The system then combines the measured electromagnetic wavelengths at the different polarization states and wavelengths into different combinations to produce input parameters for a classifier. The input parameters include both depolarization and wavelength-dependent back scattering measurements of the material illuminated by transmitted electromagnetic energy. The depolarization measurement provides information on the shape and absorption features of the material and the wavelength-dependent information provides information on the shape and index of refraction of the material. The combined measurements provided in the input parameters increases the information available to the classifier to classify materials, enabling the classifier to classify a wider range of materials. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280766 | Cassette-Based Power Meter - A cassette-based power measuring apparatus includes a power sensing arrangement mounted within a cavity defined by a hollow bicycle cassette. The power sensing arrangement includes a torque sensing assembly including torque sensing elements configured to measure a user applied torque. The torque sensing elements are in communication with an electronics assembly configured to process the measured data and transmit it to a receiver. The torque sensing assembly may comprise a torque tube or a series of bending beams secured between a rear plate of the cassette and a freehub. The torque tube or bending beams may include strain gauges bonded thereto for measuring strain induced by application of forces in response to user-applied power. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280767 | Optical Air Data Systems And Methods - A method for remotely sensing air outside a moving aircraft includes generating laser radiation within a swept frequency range. A portion of the laser radiation is projected from the aircraft into the air to induce scattered laser radiation. Filtered scattered laser radiation, filtered laser radiation, and unfiltered laser radiation are detected. At least one actual ratio is determined from data corresponding to the filtered scattered laser radiation and the unfiltered laser radiation. One or more air parameters are determined by correlating the actual ratio to at least one reference ratio. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280768 | FAIL SAFE MULTI-SENSOR COMPONENT - A system and method is presented for a multi-sensor component for an HVAC system. The multi-sensor component comprises a sensor assembly, having a temperature detector for measuring a temperature of an object or medium, a presence detector to detect the presence of the object or medium against the sensor, and a pressure detector for measuring a pressure of the medium. The temperature, presence and pressure detectors may also be affixed within a single sensor housing. In a heating mode the multi-sensor component is heated by a heater, and in a cooling mode the multi-sensor component cools toward a temperature of the object or medium, and the temperature detector provides temperature data indicative of a temperature response comprising one of a temperature change, a rate of change and a time constant of a thermal decay rate of the multi-sensor component and the presence of the object or medium. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280769 | METHOD TO DETERMINE CONNECTOR LEAKS DURING TESTING - A method for evaluating the leak tightness of a connector, or multiple connectors. The method uses an administrative server having a library of pressure and temperature information on various connectors, as well as the ability to report pressure and temperature data to a network as uncorrected and corrected responses. The method uses a data logger for recording pressure and temperature readings and also reporting corrected and uncorrected responses using one or more equations to shorten the test time by at least 50 percent or to about 5 minutes or less. The method uses a test pump for applying pressure to a connector to generate a corrected pressure which indicates leaks when the corrected pressure changes. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280770 | System to determine connector leaks during testing - A system for evaluating the leak tightness of a connector, or multiple connectors. The system uses an administrative server having a library of pressure and temperature information on various connectors, as well as the ability to report pressure and temperature data to a network as uncorrected and corrected responses. The system uses a data logger for recording pressure and temperature readings and also reporting corrected and uncorrected responses using one or more equations to shorten the test time by at least 50 percent or to about 5 minutes or less. The system uses a test pump for applying pressure to a connector to generate a corrected pressure which indicates leaks when the corrected pressure changes. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280771 | NON-INVASIVE LIQUID LEVEL SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A non-invasive liquid level sensing system for monitoring the amount of liquid in at least one container includes a platform for supporting the at least one container, at least one holder associated with the at least one container supported by the platform, a source for generating a radio frequency signal, circuitry in communication with the at least one holder for transmitting the radio frequency signal through the at least one holder into the at least one container and receiving a portion of the radio frequency signal reflected at a liquid-air interface in the at least one container, and circuitry for processing the reflected radio frequency signal and determining the amount of liquid in the at least one container. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280772 | METHOD FOR DETECTION AND AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF DAMAGE TO ROLLING BEARINGS - The subject of the invention is a method for detection and automatic identification of defects in rolling bearings applicable in diagnosing rolling bearings and detecting damage in a very early stage of its occurrence. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280773 | UNDERWATER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - There is provided an underwater measurement system ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280774 | MONITORING POWER-RELATED PARAMETERS IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT - A power distribution unit (PDU) disposable in an electrical equipment rack. The PDU has a housing, a power input penetrating the housing, outlets in the housing, a processor disposed in the housing, voltage and current sensors, and a voltage calculation procedure communicable with the processor. The processor samples voltage and current waveforms and calculates RMS values and other power parameters. A method of managing electrical loads each drawing electrical power from a PDU includes repeatedly sampling voltage across and current flowing through each of the loads, calculating raw RMS values of voltage and current, and scaling the raw RMS values to obtain corrected RMS voltage and current values and other power parameters. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280775 | HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING AN ENERGY HARVESTING POWER SUPPLY - A communication and control system for a high voltage power line using an energy harvesting power supply to avoid batteries in the communication components maintained at line voltage. The energy harvesting power supply utilizes scavenged backscatter power received from a transceiver maintained at ground potential or a power supply with a super-saturating magnetic flux core, such as a mu-metal core, to harvest electromagnetic field energy from the power line. The communication equipment maintained at line voltage communicates information to the transceiver maintained at ground potential by modulating backscatter energy reflected from the beam transmitted by the ground level transceiver to minimize the power requirement of the communication equipment maintained at line voltage. Response equipment includes capacitors, voltage regulator, voltage sag supporter, circuit interrupter, remote communication equipment, reporting and analysis system. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280776 | Mobile Electronic Device and Method for Controlling the Same - It is possible to provide a mobile electronic device which can accurately judge the service life of a cell even when the cell is replaced. Provided is also a method for controlling the mobile electronic device. A control block ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280777 | Method for Measuring SOC of a Battery in a Battery Management System and the Apparatus Thereof - According to an embodiment of this invention, a method for measuring SOC (State Of Charge) of a battery comprises the steps of: obtaining current data, voltage data and temperature by measuring the current, the voltage and the temperature of a battery; calculating SOCi (State Of Charge based on current) by accumulating the current data; calculating open circuit voltage by using an equivalent circuit model which simply presents the current data, the voltage data and the battery through an electric circuit; calculating SOCv (State Of Charge based on voltage) by using the temperature data and the open circuit voltage; and choosing at least one of the SOCi and the SOCv as SOC of the battery by using the SOCi and the SOCv based on the judgment on the current state of the battery for a certain time interval. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280778 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTRIBUTION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - An electromagnetic distribution processing device calculates an electromagnetic distribution over areas that are spatially discretized. The electromagnetic distribution processing device includes an electromagnetic processing unit configured to calculate a physical amount of an electromagnetic current in each of the areas based on an electromagnetic field intensity; an electromagnetic change amount processing unit configured to calculate, for each of the areas, a temporal change amount of the physical amount of the electromagnetic current calculated by the electromagnetic processing unit; and a cumulative change amount processing unit configured to calculate, for each of the areas, a cumulative value that is obtained by accumulating the temporal change amounts of the physical amount of the electromagnetic current calculated by the electromagnetic change amount processing unit. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE THE TRANSIT TIME POSITION(S) OF PULSES IN TIME DOMAIN DATA - A system and method to measure, with increased precision, the transit time position(s) of pulses in a time domain data. An example data set would be the transit time of pulses in Time-Domain Terahertz (TD-THz) data. The precision of the pulse timing directly affects the precision of determined sample properties measurements (e.g., thickness). Additionally, an internal calibration etalon structure and algorithm method provides for continuous system precision/accuracy check method to increase sample measurement integrity. The etalon structure can improve the precision of sample property measurements (e.g., absolute thickness). Various hardware and system implementations of the above are described. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280780 | POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A positioning method includes: executing a first positioning mode or a second positioning mode, a first positioning process that is performed using a least-square method based on a positioning signal and a second positioning process that is performed using a Kalman filter based on the positioning signal utilizing a positioning result obtained by the first positioning process as a base value being performed in the first positioning mode, and the second positioning process being further performed in the second positioning mode utilizing a positioning result obtained by the second positioning process as a base value; determining accuracy of a positioning result obtained by the second positioning process performed in the executed positioning mode; and changing the positioning mode to be executed to the first positioning mode or the second positioning mode corresponding to the accuracy. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280781 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING COLOR SHIFTS IN FIBER-OPTIC IMAGING SYSTEMS - A color value for an optical fiber of a fiberscope can be generated on the basis of the intensity values of a plurality of sensor elements of a sensor element arrangement that are sensitive to one spectral region each from a set of sensor spectral regions, if calibration values are provided for each of the spectral regions associated with the optical fiber. The intensity values of all sensor elements of the respective spectral region that are illuminated by the light guide can be combined with the provided calibration values, in order to obtain the color value associated with the optical fiber, which correctly reproduces the color of the light transported by the optical fiber. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280782 | Method and System for Providing Real Time Analyte Sensor Calibration with Retrospective Backfill - Provided are methods and apparatus for receiving sensor data from an analyte sensor of a sensor monitoring system, processing the received sensor data with time corresponding calibration data, outputting the processed sensor data, detecting one or more adverse conditions associated with the sensor monitoring system, disabling the output of the sensor data during the adverse condition time period, determining that the one or more detected adverse conditions is no longer present in the sensor monitoring system, retrieving the sensor data during the adverse condition time period, processing the retrieved sensor data during the adverse condition time period, and outputting the processed retrieved sensor data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280783 | CALIBRATION OF THE ACCELEROMETER SENSOR OF A REMOTE CONTROLLER - A method and a video game system are disclosed for maintaining the readings of the accelerometer sensor of the remote controller used in conjunction with the video game system consistent over different controllers and different styles of play. The video game system looks at a predetermined time period, when the largest difference in the acceleration vectors for each frame is within a small limit, indicating that the player is holding the controller relatively idle. Then, the video game system averages the acceleration vectors over this time period, and the inverse of the magnitude of this average is used as a normalization constant. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280784 | Method for monitoring the quality of a control circuit in a power plant - A method of monitoring quality of a control circuit in a power plant is provided. The quality of the control circuit is continuously assessed by determining characteristic quantities describing the quality by applying a plurality of testing methods suitable for describing dynamic properties of the control circuit to current operating data originating from the instrumentation and control equipment of the power plant, and by evaluating the characteristic quantities. Further, a system and a computer readable medium are provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280785 | METHOD FOR TESTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATION - To test a software application, a method submits an electronic board including a component implementing an application to a laser radiation generated in test equipment. The component is excited with laser pulses having very short durations distributed during complex operational phases of the component for running the application, and the reaction of the component and the application are observed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280786 | ADDRESSABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary method and system of addressing an integrated circuit within a daisy chain network. In the exemplary method, the address of the integrated circuit may be initialized to a predetermined initial address. The integrated circuit may receive a command that includes a type identifier and an address field. Based on the type identifier, the type of command may be determined. As a result of the determination, reading the address from the address field. The read address may be stored in a register. The address may be modified, and may be output. Upon receipt of the data or a command, the integrity of the data including data within the received command, may be confirmed by an error checking algorithm. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280787 | FEEDBACK CONTROLLER PARAMETER GENERATION WITH STABILITY MONITORING - Stability of a control system for a materials testing system using specified filter parameters is confirmed by inputting to the control system a test signal having a predetermined waveform, automatically monitoring the output of the materials testing system, and automatically comparing the output to a threshold. If the output exceeds the threshold, a first action is taken. If the output does not exceed the threshold, input of a command signal to the control system is permitted. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280788 | INTEGRATED MULTI-SENSOR COMPONENT - A system and method is presented for a multi-sensor component for an HVAC system. The multi-sensor component comprises a sensor assembly, having a temperature detector for measuring a temperature of an object or medium, a presence detector to detect the presence of the object or medium against the sensor, and a pressure detector for measuring a pressure of the medium. The temperature, presence and pressure detectors may also be affixed within a single sensor housing. In a heating mode the multi-sensor component is heated by a heater, and in a cooling mode the multi-sensor component cools toward a temperature of the object or medium, and the temperature detector provides temperature data indicative of a temperature response comprising one of a temperature change, a rate of change and a time constant of a thermal decay rate of the multi-sensor component and the presence of the object or medium. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280789 | MELTING CURVE ANALYZING METHOD AND MELTING CURVE ANALYZING DEVICE - The present invention provides a melting curve analyzing method that can automatically analyze whether or not a peak is present in at least one of two temperature ranges. A signal differential value (A) having a maximum absolute value is searched for among signal differential values at respective temperatures. When a temperature (t | 2010-11-04 |
20100280790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING END EFFECTOR ALIGNMENT USING AT LEAST A LIGHT SOURCE - A method for calibrating alignment of an end effector with respect to a chuck in a plasma processing system is provided. The method including providing a first light beam from the end effector to said chuck. The method including moving the end effector along a predefined calibration path such that the first light beam traverses a surface of the chuck. The method also includes receiving a set of reflected light signals, the set of reflected light signals being generated at least when the surface reflects the first light beam during the moving. The method including analyzing the set of reflected light signals to identify three or more discontinuities. The three or more discontinuities are related to three or more reflected light signals generated when the first light beam encounters an edge of the chuck. The method also including determining three or more coordinate data points based on the three or more discontinuities, the three or more coordinate data points representing three or more points on the edge of the chuck. The method includes determining a center of the chuck based on the three or more coordinate data points. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280791 | Apparatus and method for measuring dimension of circular object - The invention provides an apparatus and a method for measuring a dimension of a circular object. First to third sensors arranged in a straight line are disposed above a track to respectively measure time instants when the circular object moves past the first to third sensors. The dimension of the circular object is calculated according to distances between the first and second sensors and between the second and third sensors. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280792 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT AND CALCULATION OF DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF PEDESTRIAN LOCOMOTION - The disclosed subject matter relates to a portable and autonomous device and corresponding method for the measurement, recording and calculation of dynamic parameters of the pedestrian locomotion of its bearer. The method hereby disclosed allows determining the distance effectively travelled, the velocity of displacement and the pressures exerted on the contact surface of the lower limb with the ground, during the pedestrian locomotion, according to its different phases. Through sensors strategically placed, accelerations, angular velocities and pressures are measured and recorded on the control unit. The device disclosed includes a processing unit that implements the method disclosed and a communication unit to transfer to an external unit the calculated parameters. The disclosed invention can be used in applications that involve monitoring parameters of the locomotion activity or daily ambulation of its bearer, in the areas of health and sports or in any physical and occupational activities. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280793 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE EFFICACY OF PLAQUE REMOVAL - A method for measuring the efficacy of a dental care product with respect to plaque removal on the teeth of a volunteer, comprising the steps:
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20100280794 | SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device includes a time determining part and an output circuit. The time determining part determines time point information, and adds the time point information to the output supplied from a part subjected to failure diagnosis and related to generation of a failure detection signal, and to the output related to generation of a sense signal. The output circuit outputs the sense signal with the time point information added by the time determining part after the failure detection signal correlated with the sense signal by the time point information is output. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280795 | SENSING METHOD FOR IMPROVED SENSING MODULE - A sensing method for an improved sensing module comprises the steps of: (1) determining whether a sensed object is the same to previous one; (2) collecting sensed signals by using a sensor; (3) processing the sensed signals to produce sensed data through a central processor; (4) determining whether a moment to transmit the sensed data is approached; (5) capturing and transmitting the sensed data; (6) receiving the sensed data by a computer of an end user; (7) writing the sensed data into a flash memory; (8) determining whether the flash memory is full, if so, going to step (5), otherwise, going to step (2); and (9) updating the data in an API by the end user for executing step (2). | 2010-11-04 |
20100280796 | Apparatus and method for visualizing environmental conditions in a data center using wireless sensor networks - Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for visualizing environmental conditions in a data center using wireless sensor networks. An example embodiment includes: establishing communication with a plurality of networked environmental sensors deployed at particular points in one of a plurality of pre-defined layers for a facility; periodically obtaining measured environmental data values from each of the plurality of networked environmental sensors using a wireless sensor network; using the measured environmental data values at the particular points to extrapolate computed environmental data values at intermediate points in the facility; and using the measured environmental data values and the computed environmental data values to generate a visualization of environmental conditions in the facility. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280797 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF CHARGE ORIGINATING FROM LIGHTNING - The invention relates to a detection apparatus of a wind turbine wherein said wind turbine comprises a down-conducting system arranged to conduct current induced from lightning, wherein said detection apparatus comprises a charge measurement apparatus for establishment of a charge representation, wherein said charge representation represents charge induced into said down-conducting system by lightning, and wherein said detection apparatus further comprises an estimator for estimating deterioration induced by lightning of one or more components in a wind turbine on the basis of said charge representation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280798 | TOOTH MOVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient's dentition is analysed to determine an orthodontic treatment plan by simulating an intervention in advance. 3D imaging techniques and computer technology are used to simulate and predict tooth movement as a function of the chosen treatment, i.e. a specific orthodontic appliance. In this way treatment options can be compared and the most optimal (shortest treatment time, lowest forces . . . ) treatment for each individual patient can be selected. Sub-steps of the tooth movement are not predefined but computed based on a simulation of orthodontic elements and wire as they would be used in the orthodontic treatment of the patient. This means that the sub-steps are calculated based on the relationship between the applied loads and the tooth movement; only one of both parameters can be chosen freely. Thus, either the tooth load is specified and applied in order to calculate the resulting tooth movement or vice versa the tooth movement is specified and applied in order to calculate the tooth load that should be applied. Moreover, the current invention allows predicting the time at which brackets and/or archwire should be changed, and comparing different treatment options with respect to tooth loading and duration. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280799 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SMOKE PROPAGATION ANIMATION - A method and system for modeling a three-dimensional smoke propagation animation system. The animation system can be configured to include a particle system manager, a compartment manager, a state variable manager, a three-dimensional space outline rendering module, and a three-dimensional smoke animation rendering module. The particle system manager creates and updates an existing particle system based on an input script and data from the state variable manager. The state variable manager loads smoke propagation data and provides smoke information to the particle system manager to create and update the particle system and space outline. The compartment manager creates a three-dimensional outline with respect to each compartment space from a compartment data and updates the status of the existing three-dimensional outlines based on information from the state variable manager. A final three-dimensional smoke propagation animation can then be rendered by the three-dimensional smoke animation rendering module. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280800 | Method of modeling flexural characteristics of a bar subjected to local heating - The method of modeling flexural characteristics of a bar subjected to local heating utilizes thermal diffusion equations and the finite element method to model vibrational frequency and amplitude variation in a substrate material subjected to local heating. Both heated and non-heated cases are considered. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280801 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A MODEL OF A MULTIPARAMETER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280802 | METHOD OF PREDICTING THE AERODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF AN AIRCRAFT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for predicting the aerodynamic performance of an aircraft element under predetermined conditions, the said aircraft element having at least one break ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280803 | Compositions and Methods for Modeling Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolism - The invention provides an in silico model for determining a | 2010-11-04 |
20100280804 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING RESIDUAL ONLINE TIME OF PEER IN PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK - A method for predicting a residual online time of a peer in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network is provided. The method includes: obtaining M history life cycle sampling data S | 2010-11-04 |
20100280805 | METHOD FOR MEASURING RECIRCULATION IN CATHETERS - A system and method for measuring recirculation of blood in a catheter designed for implantation in a human is described. In one variation, the system comprises an artificial circulatory system and an ultrasonic detection device for measuring and comparing the density of a circulated blood simulant with a later introduced bolus saline. The system may be configured to simulate a human heart by providing the flow, pressure and dimensions of a typical human heart. In addition to simulating the circulatory system of a normal human heart, the system may also be configured to simulate particular negative conditions of a patient, such as stenotic condition, which would affect the recirculation measurement. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280806 | COMPUTATION OF MULTIPLE BODY INTERACTIONS - Distributed computation of multiple body interactions in a region uses multiple processing modules, where each of the processing modules is associated with a respective corresponding portion of the region. In some examples, the approach includes establishing multiple coordinate frames of reference, each processing module corresponding to one the coordinate frames of reference. In some examples, efficient techniques are used for selecting elements for computation of interactions according at least in part to a separation-based criterion. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280807 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PATTERNED STRUCTURES - A method and system are presented for determining a line profile in a patterned structure, aimed at controlling a process of manufacture of the structure. The patterned structure comprises a plurality of different layers, the pattern in the structure being formed by patterned regions and un-patterned regions. At least first and second measurements are carried out, each utilizing illumination of the structure with a broad wavelengths band of incident light directed on the structure at a certain angle of incidence, detection of spectral characteristics of light returned from the structure, and generation of measured data representative thereof. The measured data obtained with the first measurement is analyzed, and at least one parameter of the structure is thereby determined. Then, this determined parameter is utilized, while analyzing the measured data obtained with the second measurements enabling the determination of the profile of the structure. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280808 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PATTERNED STRUCTURES - A method and system are presented for determining a line profile in a patterned structure, aimed at controlling a process of manufacture of the structure. The patterned structure comprises a plurality of different layers, the pattern in the structure being formed by patterned regions and un-patterned regions. At least first and second measurements are carried out, each utilizing illumination of the structure with a broad wavelengths band of incident light directed on the structure at a certain angle of incidence, detection of spectral characteristics of light returned from the structure, and generation of measured data representative thereof. The measured data obtained with the first measurement is analyzed, and at least one parameter of the structure is thereby determined. Then, this determined parameter is utilized, while analyzing the measured data obtained with the second measurements enabling the determination of the profile of the structure. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280809 | Biological state-evaluating apparatus, biological state-evaluating method, biological state-evaluating system, biological state-evaluating program and recording medium - An object is to provide a biological state-evaluating apparatus, a biological state-evaluating method, a biological state-evaluating system, a biological state-evaluating program, and a recording medium that can evaluate a biological state with high accuracy by using the concentrations of amino acids in blood. According to the present invention, a Bayesian network method is performed by using previously obtained amino acid concentration data on the concentration values of amino acids and previously obtained biological state data on the numerical value indicative of the biological state so that a Bayesian network model that includes, as explanatory variables, the concentration values of amino acids and the numerical value indicative of the biological state is created, and the biological state of the subject is evaluated by using the created Bayesian network model and the previously obtained amino acid concentration data on the subject. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280810 | System and Method of Modeling Mono-Glycerides, Diglycerides and Triglycerides in Biodiesel Feedstock - A computer-implemented method and system of modeling physical properties of biodiesel feedstock are presented. The invention method and system include (i) estimating values of a physical property of constituent fatty acid fragments of a mono-, di-, or triglyceride, and (ii) computing a value of the physical property of the mono-, di-, or triglyceride by expressing the value of the physical property of the mono-, di-, or triglyceride as a sum of the estimated values of the physical property of constituent fatty acid fragments thereof. The method and system further include repeating steps (i) and (ii) for different mono-, di-, and/or triglycerides, resulting in a plurality of computed values of the physical property of different mono-, di-, and triglycerides. Using the resulting plurality, the method and system determine a value of a subject physical property of a biodiesel feedstock by expressing the value of the subject physical property of the biodiesel feedstock as a sum of values from the resulting plurality of the computed mono-, di-, and triglyceride physical property values corresponding to constituent mono-, di-, and triglycerides of the biodiesel feedstock. The determined value of the subject physical property enables blending of the biodiesel feedstock in production of biodiesel. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280811 | BASELINE MODELING IN CHROMATOGRAPHY - An apparatus and a method of chemical analysis entail acquiring a chromatogram, median filtering the chromatogram to produce a model baseline, smoothing the model baseline to reduce noise, and subtracting the smoothed model baseline from the acquired chromatogram to produce a modified chromatogram having a substantially flat baseline. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280812 | Modeling critical-dimension (CD) scanning-electron-microscopy (CD-SEM) CD extraction - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a process that models critical-dimension (CD) scanning-electron-microscopy (CD-SEM) extraction during photolithography process model calibration. During operation, the process receives measured CD values which were obtained using a CD-SEM extraction process, wherein the CD-SEM extraction process determines a measured CD value for a feature by measuring multiple CD values of the feature along multiple electron beam scans. The process then determines simulated CD values, wherein a simulated CD value is determined based at least on a set of CD extraction cut-lines evenly placed around the target feature. During subsequent photolithography process model calibration, the process fits a parameter that models an aspect of the photolithography process based at least on both the measured CD values and the simulated CD values. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280813 | PORTABLE USB POWER MODE SIMULATOR TOOL - A simulation tool includes a printed circuit board assembly or PCBA having a built-in USB communication port and a microcontroller. A host computer transmits user-selected configuration data to the microcontroller, which transforms the data into solid-state signals. These are provided to a power master module in an electrical bench or a test vehicle. A method of simulating a low-current ignition switch that is usable with the PMM includes transmitting user-selectable configuration data from a host computer to a PCBA having a microcontroller, transforming the configuration data into a set of solid-state signals simulating a desired set of power mode parameters, and transmitting the solid-state signals to the PMM to thereby simulate an operation of the low-current ignition switch. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280814 | LOGIC SIMULATION AND/OR EMULATION WHICH FOLLOWS HARDWARE SEMANTICS - Some embodiments of the present invention provide techniques and systems for simulating a circuit design so that the simulation follows hardware semantics. Specifically, some embodiments ensure that the simulation follows hardware semantics by properly handling race conditions in state elements and/or glitches in clock trees that can occur during logic simulation. Each logic simulation cycle can include two stages: a stimuli application stage in which the system evaluates signal values of the circuit design which do not depend on a clock signal, and a clock propagation stage in which the system evaluates signal values that depend on a clock signal. Some embodiments of the present invention sample signal values during the stimuli application stage, and use the sampled signal values during the clock propagation stage to handle race conditions in state elements and/or glitches in clock trees that may occur during logic simulation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280815 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR TESTING ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE POWER SWITCHES FOR ACTIVATING OCCUPANT PROTECTION MEANS - A circuit and a method for testing electrically controllable power switches for activating occupant protection means are proposed. A triggering element for the testing is simulated in that a resistance of this simulation is changed for each of the consecutive time blocks by activating the simulation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280816 | MODELLING A POWER PRODUCTION NETWORK FOR DISTRIBUTING THE LOAD - The modelling arrangement of the configuration situation of the electric power transmission network according to the invention comprises a modelling element ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280817 | DIRECT POINTER ACCESS AND XIP REDIRECTOR FOR EMULATION OF MEMORY-MAPPED DEVICES - A system, apparatus and method for emulating memory-mapped devices in the development of software where a device is mapped to protected memory space. When an instruction causing an attempted read or write to the protected space occurs, an exception or interrupt occurs, the instruction is analyzed and converted into a function call. The function call is sent to a device simulator for execution. The results of the function call are then used to update the registers of the processor and execution of application program will resume at a subsequent instruction. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280818 | Key Talk - A method provides communication of information between a first and second communicator utilizing a plurality of lexicons. The first lexicon has a plurality of words in the language of the first communicator, each word in the first lexicon having an assigned numerical value determined by the frequency of use of the word, or an equivalent of the word, in a base language. The second lexicon functions similarly in the language of the second communicator. The numerical values are transmitted via a wired or wireless telecommunication system, whereby information is communicated between the first and second communicator by substituting numerical values common to both the first and second communicator for words representing the information communicated. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280819 | Dialog Design Apparatus and Method - This invention relates to a dialog design apparatus and method. More specifically, this invention relates to a state oriented dialog design apparatus and method to facilitate the creation of natural language dialogs and creating data structures for voice user interfaces. The dialog design apparatus may include inputting means for receiving a user's prompt; response generating means for the user to generating at least one response; dialog structure generating means for structurally managing the user's input and response; and output means for outputting and displaying at least one dialog structure. A state in the present invention may include at least one system prompt and at least one response, and a linking unit may link a first state to a second state related to the first state, link the second state to a third state, and so on until certain system actions are achieved. A loop detecting unit in the present invention detects and identifies loops in the dialog structure. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280820 | INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM - Methods and systems for testing and analyzing integrated voice response systems are provided. Computer devices are used to simulate caller responses or inputs to components of the integrated voice response systems. The computer devices receive responses from the components. The responses may be in the form of VXML and grammar files that are used to implement call flow logic. The responses may to analyzed to evaluate the performance of the components and/or call flow logic. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280821 | TEXT EDITING - An apparatus is provided with an ambiguous keystroke disambiguation and/or word autocompletion text editor application that uses a common language dictionary. The apparatus is also provided with one or more lexica that contain a vocabulary relating to a specific subject matter. The ambiguous keystroke disambiguation and/or word autocompletion text editor application uses one or more of the lexica in combination with a language dictionary for ambiguous keystroke disambiguation and/or word autocompletion text editing. The user can determine which of the lexica are to be used by the ambiguous keystroke disambiguation and/or word autocompletion text editor application. The user can also determine the priority with which the lexica are used. The lexica can be downloaded to the apparatus from the Internet or transferred from any other device that the apparatus is connected to and the lexica that are stored on the apparatus can be edited by a user. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280822 | STEREO SOUND DECODING APPARATUS, STEREO SOUND ENCODING APPARATUS AND LOST-FRAME COMPENSATING METHOD - A stereo sound decoding apparatus wherein lost-frame compensation performance has been improved to enhance the quality of decoded sounds. In this stereo sound decoding apparatus, a sound decoding part ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280823 | Method and Apparatus for Encoding and Decoding - An encoding method includes extracting background noise characteristic parameters within a hangover period, for a first superframe after the hangover period, performing background noise encoding based on the extracted background noise characteristic parameters, for superframes after the first superframe, performing background noise characteristic parameter extraction and DTX decision for each frame in the superframes after the first superframe, and for the superframes after the first superframe, performing background noise encoding based on extracted background noise characteristic parameters of the current superframe, background noise characteristic parameters of a plurality of superframes previous to the current superframe, and a final DTX decision. Also, a decoding method and apparatus and an encoding apparatus are disclosed. Bandwidth occupancy may be reduced substantially while the signal quality may be guaranteed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280824 | Wind Suppression/Replacement Component for use with Electronic Systems - Systems and methods to reduce the negative impact of wind on an electronic system include use of a first detector that receives a first signal and a second detector that receives a second signal. A voice activity detector (VAD) coupled to the first detector generates a VAD signal when the first signal corresponds to voiced speech. A wind detector coupled to the second detector correlates signals received at the second detector and derives from the correlation wind metrics that characterize wind noise that is acoustic disturbance corresponding to at least one of air flow and air pressure in the second detector. The wind detector controls a configuration of the second detector according to the wind metrics. The wind detector uses the wind metrics to dynamically control mixing of the first signal and the second signal to generate an output signal for transmission. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280825 | Voice Input Device, Method of Producing the Same, and Information Processing System - A voice input device includes a first microphone ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280826 | SOUND SOURCES SEPARATION AND MONITORING USING DIRECTIONAL COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - An apparatus and a method that achieve physical separation of sound sources by pointing directly a beam of coherent electromagnetic waves (i.e. laser). Analyzing the physical properties of a beam reflected from the vibrations generating sound source enable the reconstruction of the sound signal generated by the sound source, eliminating the noise component added to the original sound signal. In addition, the use of multiple electromagnetic waves beams or a beam that rapidly skips from one sound source to another allows the physical separation of these sound sources. Aiming each beam to a different sound source ensures the independence of the sound signals sources and therefore provides full sources separation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280827 | NOISE ROBUST SPEECH CLASSIFIER ENSEMBLE - Embodiments for implementing a speech recognition system that includes a speech classifier ensemble are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the speech recognition system includes a classifier ensemble to convert feature vectors that represent a speech vector into log probability sets. The classifier ensemble includes a plurality of classifiers. The speech recognition system includes a decoder ensemble to transform the log probability sets into output symbol sequences. The speech recognition system further includes a query component to retrieve one or more speech utterances from a speech database using the output symbol sequences. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280828 | Communication Device Language Filter - Techniques are described that generally relate to systems, methods, and devices designed to selectively filter offensive communications in accordance with a user's intentions. Example methods may be designed to filter (such as by deleting, blocking, replacing, and/or modifying) various offensive words, phrases, and/or sounds that have been identified as having offensive meanings. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280829 | Photo Management Using Expression-Based Voice Commands - A system and method are provided for photo management using expression-based voice commands. The method interfaces a photo-image discovery device, having no dedicated display, to a display monitor. Expression-based user voice prompt are received and used to access a photo-image in storage at a storage site. The accessed photo-image is then presented on the display monitor. The photo-image in storage at the storage site can be accessed to perform an operation such as: selecting a storage site, selecting a photo-image, transforming a selected photo-image, converting a file format of a selected photo-image, and selecting a delivery option. In one aspect, a menu of photo-image user prompt options are presented on the display monitor, originating from the photo discovery device, and the expression-based user voice prompts are received in response to the presented menu. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280830 | DECODER - A decoder for decoding an encoded audio signal from a first part of the encoded audio signal, wherein the decoder is configured to: receive a first part of an encoded audio signal; determine at least one scaling factor dependent on the first part of the encoded audio signal; scale the first part of the encoded audio signal dependent on the at least one scaling factor to produce a scaled encoded audio signal; and decode the scaled encoded audio signal. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280831 | Method and Device for Fast Algebraic Codebook Search in Speech and Audio Coding - A method and device for searching an algebraic codebook during encoding of a sound signal, wherein the algebraic codebook comprises a set of codevectors formed of a number of pulse positions and a number of pulses distributed over the pulse positions. In the algebraic codebook searching method and device, a reference signal for use in searching the algebraic codebook is calculated. In a first stage, a position of a first pulse is determined in relation with the reference signal and among the number of pulse positions. In each of a number of stages subsequent to the first stage, (a) an algebraic codebook gain is recomputed, (b) the reference signal is updated using the recomputed algebraic codebook gain and (c) a position of another pulse is determined in relation with the updated reference signal and among the number of pulse positions. A codevector of the algebraic codebook is computed using the positions of the pulses determined in the first and subsequent stages, wherein a number of the first and subsequent stages corresponds to the number of pulses in the codevectors of the algebraic codebook. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280832 | Packet Generator - A packet generator for generating packets from an input signal configured to: generate at least one first signal, dependent on the input signal, the first signal comprising a first relative time value; generate at least one second signal, dependent on the input signal and associated with the at least one first signal; and generate at least one indicator associated with each of the at least one second signal, each indicator dependent on the first relative time value. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280833 | ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an encoding device which can suppress quality degradation of a decoded signal in a band extension for estimating a high range from a low range of a decoded signal. The encoding device includes: a first layer encoding unit ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280834 | ENCODING DEVICE AND DECODING DEVICE - An encoding device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280835 | DYNAMIC RADIO CLIENT - This disclosure relates to enabling a potential participant to define preferences for a talk radio program. In one embodiment, via a radio client, a potential participant defines preferences for a talk radio program wherein the preferences include at least a topic of interest and a semantic relevance. In one embodiment, the participant preferences also include a time availability indicating when the potential participant is available to participate in the talk radio program. The radio client sends the preferences to a talk radio program service. When a talk radio program satisfying the preferences of the potential participant is scheduled or otherwise available, the talk radio program service notifies the potential participant. A topic of the talk radio program is semantically related to the topic of interest of the potential participant to at least a degree defined by the semantic relevance. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280836 | FIRST RESPONDER DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM BASED ON BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL (BIM) - A first responder support system is disclosed. The first responder support system includes a plurality of sensors deployed within a building, such that each of the plurality of sensors is configured to communicate an environmental condition, an emergency control module in communication with the plurality of sensors deployed within the building, the emergency control module is configured to receive the environmental conditions provide by the plurality of sensors, a modeling module configured to receive a building information model and to generate a building representation, and a responder support module in communication with the emergency control module and the modeling module and configured to generate an interactive rescue plan based on the building representation and the received environmental conditions. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280837 | System and method for tracking and controlling infections - The present invention is a system and method for performing real-time infection control over a computer network. The method comprises obtaining a sample of a microorganism at a health care facility, sequencing a first region of a nucleic acid from the microorganism sample, comparing the first sequenced region with historical sequence data stored in a database, determining a measure of phylogenetic relatedness between the microorganism sample and historical samples stored in the database, and providing infection control information based on the phylogenetic relatedness determination to the health care facility, thereby allowing the health care facility to use the infection control information to control or prevent the spread of an infection. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280838 | Coaching Engine for a Health Coaching Service - An automated coaching service executes one or more coaches for a health service user. The coaches evaluate expressions created in part from a current user status and evaluate whether any actions should be taken for the user. Once an action has been performed, the status of the user is updated and taken into account the next time user coaches are executed. Actions performed by health coach service coaches can be directed to a user or a health care professional. The health coach service can provide a dynamic coaching mechanism to the user that provides custom coaching based on the most current user health data and recent actions performed for the user. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280839 | Collaboration for Excellence: An Integrated Method for Providing the Best Patient Experience - A system and method to perform the collaboration for excellence integrated method are provided. The computer system comprises at least one controller adapted to perform the collaboration for excellence integrated method for providing the best patient experience. The method further comprises the steps of prioritizing and determining a target entity; establishing a road map with said entity; performing an initial assessment of critical issues; performing a discovery process; designing an action plan; and driving the outcomes and measuring progress. The Nursing Satisfaction with Support Services (NS3) survey is a tool used to perform one of the many analyses that are part of this process. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280840 | DRUG INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DRUG INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A drug information processing device includes: a connection unit connecting via a global network to a data center, in which prescription on prescriptions in hospitals and dispensing information on dispensing in pharmacies are stored as a database in a correlated manner; an acquisition unit acquiring a unique identification information; a sending unit sending prescription information or dispensing information to be correlated to the database in response to acquisition of the identification information with the identification information used as a requirement for accessing and registration in the global network; a receiving unit receiving the prescription and dispensing information with the identification information used as a requirement for accessing and retrieving from the global network; and a providing unit providing information based on the prescription information and the dispensing information received by the receiving unit. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280841 | Adjudication of Arrhythmia Episode Data Systems and Methods - A system and method for automatically adjudicating arrhythmia episode information is described, and includes an episode database having episode data regarding a plurality of different arrhythmia episodes and an adjudication processor configured to output characterization data characterizing the input episode data. The characterization data includes an arrhythmia classification. The system further includes an episode processor configured to process the characterization data and episode data, provide at least one report on the characterization data related to a plurality of the different arrhythmia episodes, and provide at least one programming recommendation or at least one alert. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280842 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A medical image processing apparatus includes a unit configured to analyze a target medical image a unit configured to register information representing an aptitude of each doctor with respect to interpretation of a specific lesion and a modality used by each doctor, and a unit configured to, when the analysis result includes information associated with a lesion, decide an assigned doctor based on information representing the aptitude of each doctor with respect to interpretation of the specific lesion, and, when the analysis result includes no information associated with a lesion, decide an assigned doctor based on the modality. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280843 | MEDICAL CLAIMS FRAUD PREVENTION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A medical claim fraud prevention system includes a first controller positioned at a medical facility, a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller, and a patient locating device adapted to be within a predetermined vicinity of a patient and adapted to be in communication with the second controller to provide location data relating to the location of the patient locating device. The first controller may a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event. The second controller may transmit an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller of whether the patient locating device is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the location data relating to the location of the patient locating device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280844 | Secure Identification of Dependants - The present invention provides a method for identifying patients using common forms of identification, and specifically readable personal identifiers such as credit cards, and for identifying dependents through a guardian's personal identification. The guardian registers the account with a health care database, and associates the dependent patients with the account. Thereafter, the guardian can process healthcare services for the guardian by providing a readable identifier identifying the account. As a result, the guardian can register the dependent patient for an appointment through a kiosk or other publicly accessible terminal, and can also access scheduling or other services. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280845 | MARKETING METHOD FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - A healthcare professional enters signature data into a signature capture device upon receipt of a pharmaceutical product. The signature capture device receives the signature data and displays a promotional message for the pharmaceutical product while receiving the signature data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280846 | PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHODS - Computer-implemented systems, program code, and related methods are provided. The systems, program code, and methods can be employed to analyze the effectiveness of pharmaceutical treatments for medical conditions utilizing real time prescription compliance records. Information related to medical history of a patient can be reviewed while simultaneously reviewing prescription compliance records for the same patient. Trends in target and non-target medical parameters can be identified and correlated with the prescription compliance records to determine the effectiveness of a pharmaceutical treatment on target and non-target medical parameters that various compliance and prescription levels. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280847 | DETECTION OF ERRORS IN THE INFERENCE ENGINE OF A CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - An electronic clinical decision support system (CDSS) ( | 2010-11-04 |