45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150316890 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus which conveys a sheet includes: a humidifying portion which humidifies a sheet by a humidifying liquid; and an absorbing member which provided in a downstream side of the humidifying portion in a sheet conveying direction and is capable of absorbing the humidifying liquid on the surface of the sheet into the inside thereof. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316891 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having: a filter member configured to trap particles floating in the apparatus; a suction section configured to suck air including the particles at a variable suction rate; a determiner configured to determine the suction rate of the suction section; an exhaust path capable of leading the air sucked by the suction section to outside of the apparatus through the filter member; a circulation path capable of allowing the air sucked by the suction section and passing through the filter member to circulate inside the apparatus; a switching member configured to make switches between the exhaust path and the circulation path; and a control unit configured to control at least the suction section and the switching member. The control unit allows the switching member to open the exhaust path only when the suction rate determined by the determiner is equal to or less than a predetermined value. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316892 | SCANNER DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF OBJECT - A laser beam (L | 2015-11-05 |
20150316893 | THREE DIMENSIONAL DECORATION METHOD - A method of decorating an element. This method includes the steps of: taking the element ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316894 | REGULATING BODY FOR A WRISTWATCH - Regulating body for a wristwatch, comprising: a generator provided with a rotor and a stator with M+N coils, M being a whole number higher than, or equal to, 1; and an electronic regulating circuit having a first load impedance with an adjustable value for adjusting the current in N of said M+N coils, and therefore the rotational speed of the rotor. Only a limited number of coils is therefore used for the braking, the other coils continuing to supply the electronic regulating circuit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316895 | THERMOCOMPENSATED CHRONOMETER CIRCUIT - An electronic module including at least one electric motor for driving an analog display, a clock module including a time base delivering a clock signal connected to a divider circuit, the divider circuit delivering a reference signal sent to a control circuit arranged to control the electric motor, the clock module further including a measuring and correction circuit arranged between the time base and the divider circuit and delivering an intermediate compensated signal. The time base, the compensation module, the divider circuit, and the control circuit are arranged in a same case to form the clock module. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316896 | SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A TIMEPIECE SENSOR - A three dimensional support element for a timepiece sensor, made in 3D-MID and including integrated electrical connection paths, a flexible connection interface formed of bent wire springs or flexible finger-pieces, and a rigid connection interface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316897 | Electronic Timepiece - An electronic timepiece can determine the reception state in detail, and can display the reception state with high precision. A GPS wristwatch | 2015-11-05 |
20150316898 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROTECTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer program products for automatic monitoring of the performance of a technological process at industrial facilities. An example method for protecting technological equipment comprises: receiving control parameters of an operation for adoption by actuating elements of an equipment; establishing a range of values for at least one performance factor of the operation; determining a value of the at least one performance factor based on the control parameters; comparing the value of the at least one performance factor with the range of values; determining based on the comparison whether the value of the at least one performance factor is outside the range of values; and preventing the adoption of the control parameters by the actuating elements if it is determined that the value of the at least one performance factor is outside the range of values. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316899 | FIELD DEVICE FOR DETERMINING OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE IN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY - A field device for determining or monitoring a process variable in automation technology. The field device meets a safety standard, which is required in a predetermined safety-critical application, comprising: a sensor, which works according to a defined measuring principle; and a control/evaluation unit, which processes and evaluates measurement data delivered by the sensor along at least three redundant and/or diversely designed measurement channels, wherein a redundant analog electrical current interface is provided, via which an electrical current representing the process variable is settable in a two-wire line. The analog electrical current interface is designed triply redundantly wherein the following components are associated with the analog electrical current interface: three electrical current setting channels connected in parallel, a doubly redundant voter, which detects a malfunction in one of the measurement channels and/or the electrical current setting channels a doubly redundant turn off stage, via which a measurement channel, respectively an electrical current setting channel, is turned off, when the voter detects a malfunction in the measurement channel or in the electrical current setting channel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316900 | Arrangement with an actuator - An arrangement with an actuator has a transmitting device for transmitting control telegrams with a control command for the actuator. At least two receiving devices receive the control telegrams and generate a control signal for the actuator. A decision device between the receiving devices and the actuator allows the actuator to implement the control signals with a release signal if the control signal is present from all or a minimum number of receiving devices. The transmission device transmits the control command to each receiving device with a receiver-specific control telegram that is provided with a respective control instruction that indicates the continuous telegram number of the respective transmitted control telegram in encrypted or non-encrypted form. The receiving devices accept a control telegram as valid if the control instruction indicates a telegram number that is expected by the receiver. The control signal is generated if the control telegram is valid. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316901 | INCORPORATING A DEMAND CHARGE IN CENTRAL PLANT OPTIMIZATION - An optimization system for a central plant includes a processing circuit configured to receive load prediction data indicating building energy loads and utility rate data indicating a price of one or more resources consumed by equipment of the central plant to serve the building energy loads. The optimization system includes a high level optimization module configured to generate an objective function that expresses a total monetary cost of operating the central plant over an optimization period as a function of the utility rate data and an amount of the one or more resources consumed by the central plant equipment. The optimization system includes a demand charge module configured to modify the objective function to account for a demand charge indicating a cost associated with maximum power consumption during a demand charge period. The high level optimization module is configured to optimize the objective function over the demand charge period. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316902 | HIGH LEVEL CENTRAL PLANT OPTIMIZATION - An optimization system for a central plant includes a processing circuit configured to receive load prediction data indicating building energy loads and utility rate data indicating a price of one or more resources consumed by equipment of the central plant to serve the building energy loads. The optimization system includes a high level optimization module configured to generate an objective function that expresses a total monetary cost of operating the central plant over an optimization period as a function of the utility rate data and an amount of the one or more resources consumed by the central plant equipment. The high level optimization module is configured to optimize the objective function over the optimization period subject to load equality constraints and capacity constraints on the central plant equipment to determine an optimal distribution of the building energy loads over multiple groups of the central plant equipment. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316903 | LOW LEVEL CENTRAL PLANT OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for low level central plant optimization are provided. A controller for the central plant uses binary optimization to determine one or more feasible on/off configurations for equipment of the central plant that satisfy operating constraints and meet a thermal energy load setpoint. The controller determines optimum operating setpoints for each feasible on/off configuration and generates operating parameters including at least one of the feasible on/off configurations and the optimum operating setpoints. The operating parameters optimize an amount of energy consumed by the central plant equipment. The controller outputs the generated operating parameters via a communications interface for use in controlling the central plant equipment. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316904 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING OPERATIONS OF AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM BASED ON MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES - An industrial automation component may receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation component, such that the industrial automation component is associated with a first industrial automation system. The industrial automation component may then receive a second set of data associated with one or more other industrial automation components, such that the one or more other industrial automation components are associated with one or more other industrial automation systems. The industrial automation component may then identify one or more similar patterns in the first set of data and the second set of data and adjust one or more operations of the industrial automation component based on the similar patterns. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316905 | ONLINE CONTROL CALCULATION FOR MODELS CONTAINING NEAR COLINEARITY AND UNCERTAINTY - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for increasing closed-loop stability in a MPC controller controlling a process where there are significant uncertainties in the model used by the controller. This invention focuses on the improvement of the robustness of the steady-state target calculation. This is achieved through the use of a user defined robustness factor, which is then used to calculate an economic objective function giveaway tolerance and controlled variable constraint violation tolerance. The calculation engine uses these tolerances to find a solution that minimize the target changes between control cycles and prevent weak direction moves caused by near collinearity in the model. If the controller continues to exhibit large variations in the process, it can slow down the manipulated variable movement to stabilize the process. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316906 | AN ACTIVE FRONT-END RECTIFIER FILTER DELAY COMPENSATION METHOD BASED ON MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL - An active front-end rectifier filter delay compensation method based on model predictive control is disclosed. The method includes following steps: detecting a three-phase grid voltage and three-phase input current sampling value of an active front-end rectifier, and transforming both via Clarke transformation to acquire grid voltage sampling values e | 2015-11-05 |
20150316907 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FORECASTING TIME SERIES VALUES OF BUILDING VARIABLES - A building management system (BMS) includes sensors that measure time series values of building variables and a deterministic model generator that uses historical values for the time series of building variables to train a deterministic model that predicts deterministic values for the time series. The BMS includes a stochastic model generator that uses differences between actual values for the time series and the predicted deterministic values to train a stochastic model that predicts a stochastic value for the time series. The BMS includes a forecast adjuster that adjusts the predicted deterministic values using the predicted stochastic value to generate an adjusted forecast for the time series. The BMS includes a demand response optimizer that uses the adjusted forecast to generate an optimal set of control actions for building equipment of the BMS. The building equipment operate to affect the building variables. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316908 | SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor system includes a sensor module disposed in a compartment. The sensor module includes first and second sensors, a first processor, and a first transceiver. The second sensor is separated from the first sensor in the compartment. The first processor is configured to monitor the first and second sensors. The first transceiver is configured to transmit sensor data from the first processor to a location remote from said compartment. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE AWARENESS - An industrial automation component that may receive data associated with at least one other industrial automation component in an industrial automation system. The industrial automation component may contextualize the data with respect to the industrial automation system and recognize a relationship between the industrial automation component and the at least one other industrial automation component based on the contextualized data. The industrial automation component may then store the relationship between the industrial automation component and the at least one other industrial automation component in a memory. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316910 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICES BASED ON HIERARCHICAL LEVEL AWARENESS - An industrial automation component may be configured to receive an input that corresponds to at least one of a plurality of hierarchical levels associated with an industrial automation system. The industrial automation component may also receive data from a first set of industrial automation components associated with the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels. After receiving the data, the industrial automation component may send one or more commands to the first set of industrial automation components, wherein the commands are configured to control one or more operations of at least one of the first set of industrial automation components. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING LOADS IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM - An industrial control system may receive processing information from at least two control systems associated with at least two components within an industrial automation system. The processing information may include a processing load value for each of the at least two control systems. The industrial control system may then distribute processing loads associated with the at least two control systems when a total processing load between the at least two control systems is unbalanced. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316912 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR AFTER A POWER-LOSS EVENT - A motor controller and methods of controlling a variable speed motor using the motor controller after a power-loss event are described. The motor controller is configured to be coupled to a motor. The motor controller includes a computing device configured to determine power is being supplied to the motor controller a power-loss event. The computing device is also configured to operate the motor in accordance with a predetermined operating schedule such that the computing device operates the motor at a first speed for a first time period, and after completion of the first time period, the computing device operates the motor at a second speed for a second time period. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316913 | AN INTERFACE FOR A POWER TOOL - An interface for a power tool has a data communication module arranged to form a data connection between the power tool and a portable electronic device, wherein the data connection is arranged to communicate data therebetween, and a power transmitter arranged to transmit electrical power between the power tool and the portable electronic device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316914 | INTER-MAIN-APPARATUS INTERFACE DEVICE, MAIN-APPARATUS SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, AND INTER-MAIN-APPARATUS INTERFACE METHOD - There is provided an inter-main-apparatus interface device which, even if a first-standard main apparatus and a second-standard main apparatus are gathered in a main apparatus system, enables both of main apparatuses to function normally. The device comprises a control data interface provided between the first-standard main apparatus and the second-standard main apparatus for operating a controller included in the second-standard main apparatus on the basis of control data supplied from the first-standard main apparatus, and a content data interface provided between the first-standard main apparatus and the second-standard main apparatus for enabling the second-standard main apparatus, as controlled by the controller operating on the basis of the control data, to relay by multiplexing and demultiplexing, content data sent and received by a base station connected to the first-standard main apparatus and content data sent and received by a base station connected to the second-standard main apparatus. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316915 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF AN AUTOMATED DOOR AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316916 | REDUCING PILOT RUNS OF RUN-TO-RUN CONTROL IN A MANUFACTURING FACILITY - A system and method for reducing pilot runs of run-to-run control in a manufacturing facility calculates an unbiased estimation of an independent model intercept based on a state space model associated with the manufacturing facility. A determination is made as to whether to perform a pilot run in the manufacturing facility. Upon determining that the run is to be performed, an indication that the pilot run is to be performed is generated. Pilot run data is received in response to the pilot run being performed, and the state space model is updated based on the received data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316917 | CONTROLLER THAT OUTPUTS SWITCHOVER NOTIFICATION SIGNAL UPON SWITCHING OF SEQUENCE PROGRAM - After obtaining a switchover request that causes a sequence program in execution to be switched to another one, the controller turns ON a signal that notifies the sequence program in execution of its switchover. Then, after repetitively executing the sequence program in execution a predetermined number of times, the controller turns OFF the signal, and then switches the sequence program in execution to a designated sequence program. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316918 | Smart Process Modules and Objects in Process Plants - An operator interface within a process plant includes an execution engine that implements process flow modules made up of interconnected smart process objects that are aware of devices and other entities within the plant and that can perform methods to detect conditions within the plant, especially on a system-level basis. The smart process objects include a display element to be displayed to the operator, data storage for storing data pertaining to and/or received from an associated entity within a plant, inputs and outputs for communicating with other smart process objects and methods that may be executed on the data to detect plant conditions, including system-level conditions, such as leaks, errors and other conditions. Process flow modules, which may be made up of numerous interconnected smart process objects, may also include flow algorithms associated therewith to calculate mass balances, flows, etc. for the process elements within the process flow modules. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316919 | Multifunctional Hydraulic Drive Unit - The present invention describes a multi-functional hydraulic assembly for driving hydraulic fools with the aim of fulfilling as many requirements as possible for a variety of system applications. This is realized, firstly, by a high-performance cooling and filtering concept, secondly, by modular cascadability of the motor and the electronics, or also the option to be able to attach any number of auxiliary reservoirs via suction lines or communicating systems. To meet the requirements of the industry in terms of data management, access and currentness, it is possible to control and to update the assembly and to bidirectionally exchange data via external central servers or via a cloud. Program data and/or process data and/or system data of the hydraulic assembly is by means of an online portal as a cloud service stored and analyzed for process evaluation and provided to an authorized group of individuals for download or via a web browser. A further cloud service informs the user and clients in automated form when maintenance of the assembly or the system is pending or necessary. Moreover, it is possible via the cloud to integrate all employed system accessories for the inclusion of maintenance intervals, thus creating a flexible overall system and ensuring the multifunctional use of the hydraulic assembly in the system network. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316920 | POSITIONING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING METHOD - A positioning apparatus is provided that starts positioning control according to output of a positioning command in accordance with input of an external input signal from an external sensor. The positioning apparatus includes an external input unit, a timer unit that counts a period of time that starts when the external input signal is input to the external input unit, a memory that stores a setting timer value that is set, using a positioning control program, as delay time for delaying the start of the positioning control and positioning command data calculated by an arithmetic processing unit, and a positioning command output unit that output the positioning command on the basis of the positioning command data stored in the memory to a target to be controlled. The positioning command output unit outputs the positioning command when a count value of the timer unit agrees with the setting timer value retained in the memory. The setting timer value stored in the memory is changeable in accordance with setting in the positioning control program. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASUREMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL LIFTING PRODUCTS USING REMOTE MONITORING - A system and method of measurement, identification and analysis of material lifting products using remote monitoring. The method includes designing a lift plan for a load including various equipment and a plurality of legs. A lift sensing and monitoring device is selected for each of the legs and connected thereto. Load data is transmitted from each of the lift sensing and monitoring devices during the lift to a mobile receiving and transmitting device. An alert is generated if any tension value from the load data is greater than capacity. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROADCASTING DATA AND DATA TAGS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM - An industrial control system may receive data associated with at least one component within an industrial automation system. The industrial control system may then determine whether the data is associated with at least one of a plurality of data tags, such that the at least one of the plurality of data tags describes at least one characteristic of the data. The industrial control system may then broadcast the data and the at least one of the plurality of data tags in a data feed channel when the data is associated with the at least one of the plurality of data tags. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316923 | GATEWAY OFFERING LOGICAL MODEL MAPPED TO INDEPENDENT UNDERLYING NETWORKS - An apparatus includes a first interface configured to communicate over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol. The apparatus also includes a second interface configured to communicate over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol. The apparatus further includes a third interface configured to communicate with at least one supervisory device over a third network. In addition, the apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to provide concurrent access for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316924 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM - Provided is a data transmission system for automated material handling system in that, in the automated material handling system for transferring the products in course of manufacturing in the semiconductor manufacturing process or the liquid crystal display manufacturing process etc. to each manufacturing station, it switches the communication between the unmanned automatic transfer vehicle and the manufacturing station to the optical communication or the RF communication in readiness for the communication failure between the unmanned automatic transfer vehicle for master and the manufacturing station for slave, it transmits various input and output state data including the communication log data to the higher control system for master or the management computer system of slave/wireless data transmitter-receiver for slave by means of the master and/or slave device through the wire and wireless transmission and reception communication, thereby quickly coping with the operation error through the data analysis. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316925 | AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TENDING A PRODUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an automation system for tending a production system comprising a plurality of workstations for producing products. The automation system comprises a mobile manipulator ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316926 | WIRELESS ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ENGINE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK - A plurality of wireless engine sensors each includes a sensing circuit that senses an engine parameter as engine data. A radio transceiver receives and transmits the engine data regarding the sensed engine parameters. An engine monitoring module includes a housing configured to be mounted at the aircraft engine. A sensor receiver is mounted within the housing and receives the engine data from the wireless engine sensors. A first wireless transmitter is carried by the housing. A memory is carried by the housing and a processor is carried by the housing and coupled to the memory and the first wireless transmitter and configured to collect and store in the memory engine data related to engine parameters sensed during operation of the aircraft engine by the plurality of wireless engine sensors and transmit the engine data via the first wireless transmitter. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316927 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a digital device controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle to provide a flight trajectory feedback based on at least one of an application and a task of the application. The digital device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an unmanned aerial vehicle, a display unit, and a processor configured to control the communication unit and the display unit. The processor is further configured to transmit application data including information of at least one of an application executed by the digital device and/or a task of the application to the unmanned aerial vehicle through the communication unit. The application data causes the unmanned aerial vehicle to provide a flight trajectory feedback determined based on the application data. The flight trajectory feedback is one of plural predetermined flight trajectory feedbacks and displays at least one of the application and the task pairing with the unmanned aerial vehicle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316928 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE COMBINED SIMULATION AND CONTROL OF REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLES - The invention relates to a device and a method for the combined simulation and control of remote-controlled vehicles in a simulator. A driver's/pilot's compartment comprising real operating elements and emulating the vehicle to be controlled is provided with a six-axis industrial robot connected to ground via a support system that can be designed. as an undercarriage. A display emulating the contours of the driver's/pilot's compartment serves to convey a simulated view of the exterior. The invention is characterized by the following: a) a receiving unit for receiving optical data of the vehicle to be controlled, b) a receiving unit for receiving acoustic data of the vehicle to be controlled, c) a transmitting and receiving unit, for the bidirectional transmission of motion-relevant data, d) a control unit which uses mathematical models to process any signals that are mechanically produced by the user of the simulator, and transmits them to the controls of the vehicle, and e) a sensor unit mounted in the head region of the user for detecting the position of the head, the data thereof influencing the gaze direction and/or the image perspective shown on the display. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316929 | Runway Traction Estimation and Reporting System - A runway traction estimation and reporting method and computer readable medium is provided. Upon detection of a landing event, a runway traction estimation and reporting method provides for various measurements and calculations to estimate the traction of the runway and create a traction map of the runway. A computer readable medium may contain instructions for a runway traction estimation and reporting processor directing the processor to perform various measurements and calculations to estimate the traction of the runway. The processor may communicate with a ground station or with other aircraft to produce collaborative results. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316930 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MULTPLE HYPOTHESES IN A VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING SYSTEM - 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. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316931 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A FLYING WING - The invention relates to a method for control of a flying wing. The flying wing is arranged to be controlled to move along a predetermined trajectory by means of a fluid stream passing a wing of the flying wing. The flying wing comprises at least one control surface for controlling the movement of the flying wing along the predetermined trajectory. The flying wing is positioned in a reference frame where the x-axis is directed horizontally along a level L above which the flying wing moves, the y-axis is perpendicular to the x-axis in a vertical direction and the z-axis is perpendicular to the x-axis along the level L in a direction along the principal direction of the fluid stream. The invention further relates to a system comprising a flying wing and a computer-readable medium for use with a flying wing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316932 | ELECTRIC POWER METER CAPABLE OF MONITORING CONTACT STATUS OF LATCH RELAY - An electric power meter capable of monitoring a contact status of a latch relay, comprises: a latch relay having a pair of primary coils and a secondary contact, the secondary contact operable to a closed position or an open position, the primary coils configured to provide a magnetic force to open or close the secondary contact; and a meter controller configured to determine that the latch relay is in a closed position when the input voltage of the primary coils is substantially equal to the output voltage of the secondary contact with a predetermined allowable error range, and configured to determine that the latch relay is in an open position when the output voltage of the secondary contact has not been input, even if the input voltage of the primary coils has been input. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316933 | ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR - An electric linear motion actuator includes an electric motor, a motion converting mechanism that converts the rotational motion of the electric motor into a linear motion of a linear moving member, a load sensor that detects the magnitude of the load applied to the brake disk from the linear moving member, and a controller that performs feedback control on the electric motor based on the difference between the load detected by the load sensor and a load command value. The controller reduces the number of revolutions of the electric motor when the linear moving member moves into a predetermined zone immediately before the position where the clearance between the linear moving member and the brake disk becomes zero. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316934 | FLOW RATE CONTROLLER FOR HIGH FLOW RATES AND HIGH PRESSURE DROPS - A flow rate controller is disclosed that maintains constant flow rate with changes in pressure drop across the valve by maintaining a constant pressure drop across a restrictor with the aid of a spring balanced piston that mates a cone to a seat to dissipate the majority of pressure drop across the valve. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316935 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR BALANCING A GROUP OF CONSUMERS IN A FLUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM - To balance (S | 2015-11-05 |
20150316936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR FLUID MANAGEMENT - The present invention discloses an application specific operating profile (or use-profile) that includes functions based on one or more criteria specific to an environment within which fluid is managed. The functions include a set of attributes, the values of which enable management of fluid. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316937 | GAS PRESSURE CONTROLLER - A pressure controller is provided with an insulating substrate having a gas inlet and a gas outlet and including an inner channel, a valve mechanism including an MEMS valve element that is attached directly to a front surface or a back surface of the insulating substrate and that is connected to the inner channel via a port communicating with the inner channel, a pressure sensor section including an MEMS pressure sensor element that is attached directly to the front surface or the back surface of the insulating substrate and that is connected to the inner channel via a port communicating with the inner channel, and a control section for feedback-controlling the valve mechanism based on a detection signal of the pressure sensor section. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316938 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Acid Concentration for Pickling in Cold Rolling - The present invention discloses an acid concentration control method and device for cold rolling pickling production line. In the method, the acid circulating tank of the pickling production line are provided with three acid-filling tanks. And the three acid-filling tanks are interconnected with each other. An acid concentration measuring device is concatenated on the acid solution back-flow pipeline of each acid-filling tank and acid tank, through which the actual acid concentration of the acid solution in the acid tank of the production line may be measured. The measured acid concentration, after being analyzed by the analyzer, will be transmitted to the multi-variable controller where it is compared to the specified acid concentration as per process requirements. The difference between the measured acid concentration and the specified acid concentration will be used as the input value for the model of the multi-variable controller. As the acid concentrations of the three acid-filling tanks are affected by each other, the coupling relationship of the acid concentrations at the three measuring points must be found out to build the mathematical model for the acid circulating tank of the production line, and perform the multi-variable decoupling calculation. With the control method of the present invention, the close-loop control to the acid concentration can be achieved, thus to save the hydrochloric acid, reduce the regeneration amount of waste acid and decrease the environmental pollution. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316939 | Four Way Valve With Oil Filled Actuator - A thermally actuated flow control valve comprises a wax filled actuator assembly including a guide, a piston, a cup and a diaphragm. The cup is disposed at the guide first end and defines a cavity that receives a thermally activated pellet. The thermally activated pellet, diaphragm and piston act in concert to exert a variable actuating force as a temperature of a fluid increases between a first temperature T | 2015-11-05 |
20150316940 | MIXING VALVE - A mixing valve ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316941 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS USING PULSED HEAT TRANSFER FLUID FLOW - Methods and systems for controlling temperatures in plasma processing chamber via pulsed application of heating power and pulsed application of cooling power. In an embodiment, temperature control is based at least in part on a feedforward control signal derived from a plasma power input into the processing chamber. In further embodiments, fluid levels in each of a hot and cold reservoir coupled to the temperature controlled component are maintained in part by a passive leveling pipe coupling the two reservoirs. In another embodiment, digital heat transfer fluid flow control valves are opened with pulse widths dependent on a heating/cooling duty cycle value and a proportioning cycle having a duration that has been found to provide good temperature control performance. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316942 | PRESENTING INFORMATION REGARDING CONDITIONS OF AN ENVIRONMENT WITH A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - Configuring a user interface by which a user can view information regarding one or more conditions of an environment collected by an environmental monitoring system. An environmental monitoring system comprises one or more sensor units disposed in an environment and one or more servers. The servers may receive from an operator of the environment a visual representation of the environment and may identify a position in the visual representation corresponding to the location and configure a user interface to present information regarding the environment based at least in part on the positions. The user interface can be configured to display the visual representation and display information related to the first sensor unit so as to indicate a relationship between the information and the position corresponding to the location of the first sensor unit. Information identifying a location of one or more sensor units may be determined through an automated process. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316943 | CONTROL CHIP AND CONNECTION MODULE UTILIZING THE SAME - A control chip including a first pin, a second pin, a trigger circuit and a control circuit is provided. The first pin is configured to couple to a connection port. The second pin is configured to couple to the connection port. The trigger circuit sets a level of the second pin to a second level when the connection port is coupled to an external electronic device and the level of the second pin is equal to a first level. The control circuit maintains the level of the second pin at the second level when a voltage of the first pin is equal to a pre-determined voltage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316944 | Smart Electrical Panel Enclosure - A self-contained smart electrical panel enclosure has two or more circuit breakers each having terminals, a back plate for mounting breakers and other devices, an openable protective breaker cover within a larger openable protective enclosure cover over the breakers and other devices, a power meter-display for each breaker connected to the terminals, for monitoring the circuit characteristics of the panel mains and individual loads, and connected to each power meter-display, for displaying circuit characteristics. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316945 | CONFIGURABLE WEB-BASED METERING OF BUILDING ENERGY USING WIRELESS SENSORS - Embodiments relate to providing a configurable energy management service to remote users of computing devices over a computer network. A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling a user to configure energy management of at least one building or project from a remote computing device through an energy management service hosted on a computer network. The method includes hosting a set of energy management modules configurable for different users subscribed to the energy management service, and storing in a database energy management information relating to a building or project fitted with wireless sensors that capture data representative of real-time power consumption. Other embodiments are a system and non-transitory computer readable medium for enabling a user to configure energy management of at least one building or project from a remote computing device through an energy management service hosted on a computer network. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316946 | INCORPORATING A LOAD CHANGE PENALTY IN CENTRAL PLANT OPTIMIZATION - An optimization system for a central plant includes a processing circuit configured to receive load prediction data indicating building energy loads and utility rate data indicating a price of one or more resources consumed by equipment of the central plant to serve the building energy loads. The optimization system includes a high level optimization module configured to generate an objective function that expresses a total monetary cost of operating the central plant over the optimization period as a function of the utility rate data and an amount of the one or more resources consumed by multiple groups of the central plant equipment. The optimization system includes a load change penalty module configured to modify the objective function to account for a load change penalty resulting from a change in an amount of the building energy loads assigned to one or more of the groups of central plant equipment. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316947 | TRANSFER SWITCH WITH MAXIMUM POWER LEARN FUNCTION - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, devices, methods, and the like, for a transfer switch of a power system incorporating a self-powered electronic meter that provides a learn function to determine the maximum amount of power an attached generator can provide, and adjust a power meter display associated with the switch accordingly so that the indicator of the display may be used for any size generator and display the full range of the generator. The learning function is activated and a user turn on devices and loads in the load center until the generator stalls. A microcontroller records the max generator power that was measured before the generator stalled and save it to non-volatile memory as the new 100% setting for that particular generator connected to the transfer switch. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316948 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING THE TOTAL CONVERSION POWER BETWEEN THE CONVERTERS OF A MULTIPLE-CONVERTER CONVERSION DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for distributing the total power of an energy conversion device between at least two converters in said energy conversion device,
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20150316949 | HANDLE FOR KITCHEN DEVICES - A knob/handle for kitchen devices having a rotary motion is provided. The knob/handle includes a handle body and a modified sprag clutch mechanism integrated into the handle body to enable rotation of the handle in one pre-designated direction for application of torque to a connected shaft. A hub is secured to the handle body and has one end in communication with the modified sprag clutch mechanism and an opposing end configured for connection to a shaft of a kitchen device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316950 | DUAL-EDGE GATED CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATOR - A clock signal generator provides a gated clock signal GCLK to trigger operation of dual-edge triggered circuits. A first detector generates, while a clock gating signal /EN is asserted, a first detector output signal that is asserted or de-asserted as a function of disjunction or conjunction respectively of the values that an input clock signal CLK and the gated clock signal GCLK had when the clock gating signal /EN transitioned. A second detector generates, while the clock gating signal /EN is de-asserted, as the value of the gated clock signal GCLK, the value CLK or its complement /CLK as a function of the first detector output signal. When the clock gating signal /EN is asserted, the second detector maintains the value that the gated clock signal GCLK had when the clock gating signal /EN transitioned from de-asserted to asserted. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316951 | EDP INTERFACE AND CONTROL METHOD OF TRANSMISSION RATE OF EDP INTERFACE - The present invention discloses an eDP interface, including: a determination module, a clock signal generating module, a clock signal adjusting module, a first eDP data processing chip and a second eDP data processing chip. When the determination module determines that a target transmission rate is not equal to a protocol rate, the clock signal generating module generates a first clock signal and a second clock signal. The clock signal adjusting module adjusts the frequency of the second clock signal. The first and second eDP data processing chips process data according to the first and second clock signals, respectively. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316952 | CLOCK SOURCE, METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING A CLOCK SIGNAL AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a clock source for an integrated circuit, comprising a primary oscillator adapted to generate a primary clock signal based on a reference control signal, at least one secondary oscillator each secondary oscillator being adapted to generate a secondary clock signal based on the reference control signal, wherein for each secondary oscillator a frequency correction unit is provided and adapted to adjust the reference control signal for the associated secondary oscillator based on the primary clock signal and the secondary clock signal of the associated secondary oscillator such that the clock frequency of the secondary clock signal of the associated secondary oscillator essentially equals the clock frequency of the primary clock signal. The present invention furthermore provides a method for providing a clock signal, and an integrated circuit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316953 | Information Processing Device, Printing Device, and Control Method of an Information Processing Device - Efficient power conservation is enabled using a configuration having multiple processors. A printing device has a first processor unit that runs a program stored in a first memory, and a second processor unit that runs a program stored in a second memory, and has operating modes including a normal mode in which the first processor unit and the second processor unit operate according to a normal clock, and a first power conservation mode in which, after going to a state enabling the first processor unit to execute some processes of the second processor unit, the first processor unit operates according to the normal clock, and the second processor operates according to a slow clock having an operating frequency lower than the normal clock. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316954 | RETRACTABLE WIRE SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Retractable wire systems for mobile devices include a wire and a winding mechanism within a housing for the mobile device. The wire is configured to provide electrical communication between the mobile device and an accessory for the mobile device. The winding mechanism is configured to releasably wind the wire, the wire being selectively moveable between a wound position and an unwound position. In some examples, the housing is integral to a rear wall of the mobile device. In some further examples, the housing is a mobile device cover releasably attachable to an outer surface of the mobile device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316955 | METHOD OF MAKING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS ON A SUBSTRATE - A method of patterning a conductive layer to form transparent electrical conductors that does not require etching is disclosed. The method includes peeling a strippable polymer layer from a substrate coated with the conductive layer to pattern the conductive layer. In some embodiments, a resist matrix material is patterned over the conductive layer to prevent removal of the conductive layer beneath the resist matrix material. In other embodiments, a liner having a pressure sensitive adhesive surface is brought into contact with the patterned strippable polymer material to remove both the patterned strippable polymer material and the conductive layer beneath it. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316956 | TOUCH DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a touch device. The touch device comprises a sensor electrode layer, a conductive jumper and a dielectric layer. The sensor electrode layer includes conductive sensors. The conductive jumper is configured to electrically connect the conductive sensors. Moreover, the dielectric layer has a patterned surface, which physically contacts the conductive jumper and embeds therein a portion of the conductive jumper. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316957 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR DESIGNING DISPLAY PANEL AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A method for designing a display panel. The method includes calculating, for each of a plurality of viewing locations, a difference value between a right side viewing angle of that viewing location and a left side viewing angle of that viewing location, the calculating is performed for each of a plurality of curvatures, and setting, from among the plurality of curvatures, a curvature of the curved display panel based on the difference values. Accordingly, a curved display panel which enlarges a viewing angle of a viewer than a flat display panel, increases an immersion, and decreases a distortion of a viewing angle may be realized. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316958 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - To provide a display device having an input means using a bending action. A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display part, a first sensor element, and a second sensor element. The display part is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sensor element and the second sensor element are provided in their respective regions overlapping with the display part between the first substrate and the second substrate. The region where the second sensor element is provided overlaps with the region where the first sensor element is provided. The first substrate and the second substrate have flexibility. The first sensor element has a function of detecting the presence or absence of an object touching the first substrate or the second substrate. The second sensor element has a function of detecting the distortion of the first substrate or the second substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316959 | MOVEABLE KEYBOARD LATTICE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a moveable keyboard lattice frame for a portable electronic device. According to one embodiment, the portable electronic device includes a display housing and a base housing. The base housing is attached to the display housing via hinge members and also includes a keyboard input area comprising of a plurality of input keys. Furthermore, a moveable keyboard lattice frame is formed within the base housing and includes key openings corresponding with positions of the plurality of input keys. Moreover, the keyboard lattice frame is configured to rise and lower based on rotational movement of the display panel and hinge members. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316960 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TABLET ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECEIVING BAG - A multi-functional tablet electronic device receiving bag comprises: a box body having a receiving space for receiving a tablet electronic device; a cover for covering upon the box body from a front side or a back side of the box body; a pivotal portion installed between the box body and the cover for connecting the box body to the cover; the pivotal portion serving to cause that when the cover is opened from the box body, it can be retained at a predetermined angle and does not fall down to cover the box body again; and a mirror assembly pivotal to the cover so that the mirror assembly is rotatable along the cover and can be positioned at a predetermined angle. The tablet electronic device is one of a handset and a tablet computer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316961 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEFORMABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses an information processing method and a deformable electronic device. The information processing method is applied in a deformable electronic device. The method comprises: acquiring a first deformation parameter corresponding to deformation of the electronic device when the first content is displayed on the display unit provided in the deformable electronic device; determining a control instruction based on the first deformation parameter; and displaying a second content on the display unit based on the control instruction, the first content being different from the second content. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316962 | FRAME SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE PANEL - A frame system for supporting flexible panels or displays, where the frame system includes at least one member formed from a memory material. The memory material is flexible in a first configuration and rigid in a second configuration. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316963 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN FLEXIBLE INTERFACE DEVICES - Disclosed is a flexible device, including: a flexible panel configured to flex in any direction; a flex sensor configured to measure a first flex information corresponding to a flex of the flexible panel; a data memory configured to store data; a communication module configured to receive a second flex information generated from other flexible device adjacent to the flexible device when the other flexible device is flexed; and a processor configured to determines whether the first flex information corresponds to the second information. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316964 | SEGMENTED FRAME FOR A STORAGE DRIVE - A segmented frame adapted to receive a storage drive is provided. The segmented frame in one example includes a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive, and a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over a corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316965 | Heat radiation apparatus of terminal - The present invention provides a heat radiation apparatus of a terminal, the apparatus includes an air channel ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316966 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED HEAT DISSIPATION - An electronic device may include: a circuit board having a board surface; a heat-generating source including a first electronic component mounted on the board surface of the circuit board; and a heat dissipating panel stacked over the circuit board, having a panel surface, and formed with a first recess that is indented inwardly from the panel surface and that is defined by a first recess-defining wall. The first electronic component protrudes from the board surface into the first recess to contact the first recess-defining wall. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316967 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEALED VENTING THERMAL SOLUTION - Some embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for a concealed venting thermal solution. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure arranged around one or more heat generating components, a duct arranged around an internal perimeter of the enclosure and a seam inlet arranged around an external perimeter of the enclosure to allow an airflow to enter the duct. Other embodiments are described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316968 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes a circuit board, a cable assembly, a voltage conversion component, and a DC voltage conversion component. The circuit board includes a connector. The cable assembly, the voltage conversion component, and the DC voltage conversion component are electrically connected to the circuit board. The cable assembly includes an external connector configured to connect to a peripheral circuit. The voltage conversion component can convert an AC voltage to a first DC voltage. The DC voltage conversion component can convert the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage. The power supply further includes a DC voltage conversion card to convert the second DC voltage to a third DC voltage. The cable assembly outputs the third DC voltage when the DC voltage conversion card is engaged with the connector, and the cable assembly outputs the second DC voltage when the DC voltage conversion card is disengaged from the connector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316969 | APPARATUSES SUPPORTING MULTIPLE INTERFACE TYPES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - Apparatuses supporting multiple interface types and methods operating the same are described. One such method can include providing, to a memory device, a first input/output (I/O) supply voltage corresponding to a first interface type and subsequently determining whether the memory device supports a second interface type having a second I/O supply voltage corresponding thereto. In response to a determination that the memory device supports the second interface type, the method can include adjusting the I/O supply voltage provided to the memory device from the first I/O supply voltage to the second I/O supply voltage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316970 | BUDGETING FOR POWER CONSUMPTION IN A CHASSIS ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY ELEMENTS - Methods, apparatuses, and products for budgeting for power consumption in a chassis environment that includes a plurality of integrated technology elements (‘ITEs’), each ITE having power utilization information indicating an average power consumption of the ITE, including: determining, by a chassis management module, a total power requirement value based on a sum of the average power consumption for each ITE; increasing, by the chassis management module, the total power requirement value in dependence upon a predetermined power utilization delta; identifying, by the chassis management module, one or more power supplies to provide power to the ITEs in the chassis environment in dependence upon power delivery capabilities of the one or more power supplies and the total power requirement value; and powering on the identified one or more power supplies by the chassis management module. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE AND PORTABLE DEVICES WITH NON-VOLATILE MEMORIES - An unified power management scheme for all the idle subsystems during normal mode of operation and power save mode of operation reduces significant power and time during saving and restoring context of System on a chip (SoC). Power management schemes based on subset of manufacturing tests and high speed non-volatile memory provides transparency and shortest latency of entering and exiting power save mode and as a result providing significant power savings and extending battery life. Due to the shortest logic delays in some phases of logic scan, memory BIST and analog BIST, entry procedure and exit procedures from power save mode consume least amount of time with little overhead due to clock switching and power gating procedures. Any part of SoC that can be tested during manufacture using standard procedures of logic scan, memory BIST, analog BIST and boundary scan will be able to enter and exit power save mode and still retain the state. By enabling power to the functional units only while they are performing a function prolongs the duration of normal operation with a single charging of the battery for mobile and portable devices. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316972 | DATA TRANSFORM METHOD AND DATA TRANSFORMER - A data transform method and a data transformer. The method includes: importing a data transform rule; acquiring from the data transform rule a source data definition, a destination data definition and a data transform rule definition; predicting resource energy consumption parameters of a data transform node server according to the source data definition, the destination data definition and the data transform rule definition; and deploying a resource energy consumption optimization policy of the data transform node server according to the predicted resource energy consumption parameters of the data transform node server. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316973 | LOAD OPTIMIZATION USING CABLE-ASSOCIATED VOLTAGE DROP - According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for load optimization using cable-associated voltage drop is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of tasks for processing by a plurality of electronic devices. The method may also include determining a power loss value for one or more power cables powering each of the plurality of electronic devices. The method may further include assigning the plurality of tasks to one or more of the plurality of electronic devices based on the power loss value for the one or more power cables powering each of the plurality of electronic devices. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SLAVE DEVICE IDENTIFIER - A slave controller including an impedance element, and a processor configured to generate an identifier of the slave controller based on an electrical value of electric energy entering the impedance element. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316975 | FAST-WAKE MEMORY CONTROL - A memory controller is transitioned to a low-power mode in which an active-mode resource required to transmit memory access commands to a memory device at a first command-signaling frequency is disabled. The memory controller transmits a first memory access command to the memory device using an alternative signaling resource during a transitional interval in which the active-mode resource is re-enabled. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316976 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A low-power semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a movable portion, a plurality of scan line driver circuits, and a control portion. The movable portion includes a plurality of regions driven by the plurality of scan line driver circuits. One of the scan line driver circuits is electrically connected to another one of the scan line driver circuits adjacent to the scan line driver circuit through a switch. The control portion has a function of supplying a start pulse to one scan line driver circuit selected from the plurality of scan line driver circuits. The movable portion can be folded between the plurality of regions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316977 | DYNAMIC BIASING CIRCUIT FOR TRANSCEIVER - Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing a dynamic bias voltage to one or more transistors of a transceiver. In embodiments, a transceiver may include receive circuitry and transmit circuitry coupled to a same input/output (I/O) pad. A dynamic biasing circuit may detect a voltage level of a data signal on the I/O pad, and may generate a dynamic bias voltage having a value based on the detected voltage level. In some embodiments, the dynamic bias voltage may be a selected one of a first bias voltage or a second bias voltage, The dynamic biasing circuit may provide the dynamic bias voltage to one or more transistors of the transceiver to protect the transistors from electrical overstress. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316978 | MULTIMEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The multimedia processing system includes a plurality of first units including a CPU and a top domain; a storage domain configured to store a plurality of multimedia data; a multimedia codec domain configured to decode segments of target multimedia data received from the storage domain and to output decoded segments according to control of the CPU or the top domain; a system bus configured to connect the plurality of first units, the storage domain, and the multimedia codec domain with one another; and an alive domain configured to control power supply to the plurality of first units, the storage domain, the multimedia codec domain, and the system bus and to receive a signal from a user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BODY-WORN CAMERA WITH RE-CONNECT FEATURE - A POV camera system having at least two parts: a main recording unit and an external POV camera having a built-in microphone. The main recording unit also has a built-in camera and microphone. In the event that the external POV camera is disconnected from the main recording unit, the built-in camera and microphone of the main recording unit will activate, and audio and video recording will resume. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316980 | USER INTERFACE RENDERING IN AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - An augmented reality display system comprises a passable world model data comprises a set of map points corresponding to one or more objects of the real world. The augmented reality system also comprises a processor to communicate with one or more individual augmented reality display systems to pass a portion of the passable world model data to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems, wherein the piece of the passable world model data is passed based at least in part on respective locations corresponding to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316981 | GAZE CALIBRATION - Calibration of gaze tracking equipment is described, for example, in a desktop computing scenario. In various examples, an explicit calibration phase is carried out, optionally followed by an implicit calibration phase. In examples, the explicit calibration phase comprises requesting and receiving user manual input events associated with specified locations and measuring gaze associated with the manual input events. In examples, the implicit calibration phase is carried out without disturbing other activity of a user in the desktop computing environment, such as operating a graphical user interface. In various examples calibration data is stored in a plurality of buffers and used to control switching between explicit and implicit calibration phases. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316982 | UTILIZING PSEUDO-RANDOM PATTERNS FOR EYE TRACKING IN AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - An augmented reality display system comprises a passable world model data comprises a set of map points corresponding to one or more objects of the real world. The augmented reality system also comprises a processor to communicate with one or more individual augmented reality display systems to pass a portion of the passable world model data to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems, wherein the piece of the passable world model data is passed based at least in part on respective locations corresponding to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316983 | METHOD FOR OPERATING USER FUNCTIONS BASED ON EYE TRACKING AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO - An eye tracking based user function controlling method and a mobile device adapted thereto are provided. A camera unit of a mobile device is activated while a specific user function is executed. A gaze angle of a user's eye is acquired from an image obtained via the camera unit. An eye tracking function is executed in which execution state is controlled according to the gaze angle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316984 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Provided are a wearable device and a method of operating the same. The wearable device includes: a display configured to display content; a user input unit configured to receive a command of a wearer; and a controller configured to: when the content is reproduced in a state in which the wearable device is worn, output, through the display and based on content reproduction related information of the wearable device, information informing the wearer that stopping reproduction of the content is requestable, and control to stop the reproduction of the content in response to a reproduction stop request for the content, received through the user input unit in response to the output information, wherein the content reproduction related information corresponds to information influential on a health of the wearer when the content is reproduced in the state in which the wearable device is worn. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316985 | Systems and Methods for Viewport-Based Augmented Reality Haptic Effects - One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a display configured to receive a display signal and output an image, and an image capture device configured to capture an area image and transmit an image signal. The illustrative system also includes a processor in communication with the image capture device and the display, the processor configured to: receive the image signal; determine a virtual object based in part on the image signal; determine the display signal based in part on the image signal, wherein the display signal includes data associated with the virtual object; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the virtual object; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The illustrative system further includes a haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316986 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REALIZE DYNAMIC HAPTIC FEEDBACK ON A SURFACE - A haptic device including a first electrode including a first sub-electrode configured to receive a first voltage, and a second sub-electrode configured to receive a second voltage, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a deformable layer located between the first and second electrodes and configured to deform in response to the applied first and second voltages, and to change a relative position of at least one of the first and second sub-electrodes with respect to the second electrode, wherein the first and second voltages are in reference to the second electrode. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316987 | ACTUATOR FOR A TACTILE INTERFACE MODULE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK - The invention relates to an actuator for a tactile interface module ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316988 | System and Methods of Camera-Based Fingertip Tracking - Systems and methods for camera-based fingertip tracking are disclosed. One such method includes identifying at least one location of a fingertip in at least one of the video frames, and mapping the location to a user input based on the location of the fingertip relative to a virtual user input device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316989 | OPERATING TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD - An operating terminal operates an external device for projecting and retracting a part of the external device, and includes: a display unit that displays an image; a touch panel on the display unit, and configured to detect a touched area of an object and to receive a position signal in response to the touched area; a determining unit that determines a change of the touched area on the touch panel, based on the position signal; a detecting unit that detects a boundary of areas having different features in the touched area in the image; and a signal generating unit that generates a drive signal indicating a drive amount for causing the part of the external device to be projected and retracted, based on a determination result by the determining unit and a detection result by the detecting unit, and outputs the drive signal to the external device. | 2015-11-05 |