45th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110276228 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR STEERING OF A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER AND A VEHICLE - A method for variation of steering sensation in a steering arrangement of a vehicle, e.g. a truck, which steering arrangement comprises a steering column ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276229 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS | 2011-11-10 |
20110276230 | Method for operating a power steering mechanism - A method is disclosed for operating a power steering system in which a motor torque is computed by an electronic processor and established by suitable motor actuation, wherein a plausibility check is carried out for the computed motor torque as part of a 3-level design, wherein integration of a part above a motor torque limit curve and decrementation of an integrator with a part below the motor torque limit curve are performed, the target motor torque being limited to a first integration threshold in level 1, and the limitation is monitored in level 2, with an intrinsically safe motor torque limit curve being used as a function of an actual torque. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276231 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING DEVICE - A steer-by-wire steering device, in which when a turning motor fails, a toe angle adjusting motor is converted into a drive source for steering the wheel, is provided. A steering wheel not mechanically coupled with a steering axle; a steering angle sensor; a steering reactive force motor; and a steering control unit are provided therein. In addition to a turning power transmitting mechanism for transmitting power from a turning motor to the steering axle, the use is made of a toe angle adjusting power transmitting mechanism for transmitting power from a toe angle adjusting motor to the steering axle. When the turning motor fails, a switching unit for disconnecting the turning motor from the turning power transmitting mechanism, locking of the toe angle adjusting power transmitting mechanism and turning the wheel using the toe angle adjusting motor is interposed between those transmitting mechanisms. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276232 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BUOYANCY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND A CONTROL SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of controlling a buoyancy system for an aircraft, wherein the buoyancy system including automatic trigger means and the method consists in:
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20110276233 | TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CARRYING A PAYLOAD IN A DESIRED PLANE INDEPENDENT OF 3D TILTING OF SAID APPARATUS - A transportation apparatus includes a payload receiving unit, a transportation body, and a compensation system arranged there between providing adjustment of a desired spatial relationship of a payload surface of the compensation unit. The compensation system has at least one of a first compensation unit and a second compensation unit for adjustment of the spatial relationship. The compensation units adjust the spatial relationship in different directions. Thus the compensation system maintains a desired orientation of the payload surface independent of changes of orientation of the transportation surface. Further, the compensation system substantially maintains a common point of gravity of the transportation apparatus including the payload by displacing the center of gravity of the payload receiving unit and the payload substantially opposite to a displacement of a center of gravity of the transportation apparatus. At least one of the compensation units are extendable from at least one end thereof during operation. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276234 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A MOVING PART OF A VEHICLE WITHOUT CONTACT - The present invention relates to a device for actuating a moving part ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276235 | PRIME MOVER REVOLUTION SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A prime mover revolution speed control system for a hydraulic construction machine sets the revolution speed of the prime mover in accordance with the operating state invoked by an operating command and as a result of a determination of an excavation state so that that the revolution speed of the engine can be increased for a heavy load (speedup) in the excavation state. When the control lever is fully operated in the direction of arm crowding, the control lever | 2011-11-10 |
20110276236 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR BULLDOZER - An automatic transmission system for a bulldozer includes an automatic speed stage shifting section that switches among speed stages depending on a vehicle speed, a speed stage maintaining section that maintains a currently selected speed stage until a predetermined speed stage shifting disobedient time elapses after completion of a speed stage shifting while disobeying a switching instruction from the automatic speed stage shifting section, a load detecting section that detects a vehicle load, and a control restricting section that restricts a control processing of the maintaining section for causing it to obey the shifting section's instruction when the vehicle load is a predetermined load or greater even before the disobedient time elapses. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276237 | LUBRICATING OIL SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A lubricating oil supply control device controls a lubricating oil supply amount to a transmission in a construction machine including a torque converter with a lock-up clutch. The lubricating oil supply control device includes a clutch state determining section, a lubricating oil amount detecting section and a lock-up clutch controlling section. The clutch state determining section determines whether or not the lock-up clutch is being coupled. The lubricating oil amount detecting section detects whether or not the lubricating oil supply amount to the transmission is short of a preliminarily set supply amount. The lock-up clutch controlling section decouples the lock-up clutch when the lock-up clutch is being coupled and the lubricating oil supply amount is short of the preliminarily set supply amount. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276238 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER OUTPUT OF ENGINE FOR WORKING MACHINE - An engine control device detects the state of work of a working vehicle such as a construction machine or the like, and controls the power output capacity of an engine automatically. A determination is made as to whether excavation or uphill traveling is being performed, based upon the detection signals from a hydraulic oil pressure detector for a hydraulic cylinder of an arm, detectors for arm and bucket operation commands, a shift operation detector for a transmission, a pitch angle detector for the vehicle body, a traveling acceleration detector, and an accelerator opening degree detector. When the result of this determination is that excavation or uphill traveling is being performed, the engine is controlled to operate at a high power capacity, while at other times it is controlled to operate at a low power output capacity. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276239 | Torque Compensation Method And System - A system and method of compensating for torque converter slip in a motor vehicle include measuring rotational speeds of an engine crankshaft and mainshaft, as well as measuring operating temperatures of a fluid associated with the motor vehicle. Engine output torque is adjusted as required by controlling some combination of ignition timing, intake air flow, fuel injection, and accessory load. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276240 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - The driving output of the electric oil pump during an engine automatic stop is learnt by gradually increasing the driving output of the electric oil pump after an engine automatic stop and discriminating a state immediately before engagement on the basis of the behavior of an input shaft rotation number and a turbine rotation number. Thereby, the working oil pressure supplied by the electric oil pump during an engine automatic stop immediately after an engine automatic stop can be made suitable even if a vehicle is in a stopped state without adding an oil pressure sensor and an oil pressure switch, and a vain increase in power consumption, a deterioration of acceleration responsiveness at the time of an engine restart, generation of shock, or a soaring of the number of engine rotations can be prevented. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276241 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM OF FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a power transmitting system of a four wheel-drive vehicle, which includes a first drive power source, a second drive power source, and a central differential mechanism disposed between the first and second drive power sources. The central differential mechanism has an input rotary element and a pair of output rotary elements and is constructed to distribute an output of the first drive power source received by the input rotary element, to the pair of output rotary elements to transmit the output of the first drive power source to front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle. The second drive power source is disposed in a power transmitting path between one of the pair of output rotary elements and the front or rear wheels. The control apparatus includes a coupling device disposed between the pair of output rotary elements, and drive force distribution changing unit which changes drive force distribution to the pair of output rotary elements by changing a drive force generated by the second drive power source and an engaging capacity of the coupling device. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING VEHICLE MOVEMENT - Methods and systems are provided for assessing movement of a vehicle having a plurality of wheels. A plurality of wheel direction values are obtained. Each of the wheel direction values pertains to a direction of wheel rotation of a respective wheel. An average value of the wheel direction values is calculated. A direction of movement of the vehicle is obtained via a controller using the average value. In addition, a signed velocity is determined for and indicative of both forward and reverse motions using the wheel direction values. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276243 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING CONTROL IN VEHICLES - Methods and systems for modulating regenerative braking in a vehicle having a regenerative braking system and an energy storage system are provided. A value is obtained for a variable pertaining to a condition that affects energy absorption of the energy storage system. A regenerative braking torque capacity for the regenerative braking system is determined using the value. Regenerative braking is controlled via the regenerative braking system based at least in part on the regenerative braking torque capacity. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276244 | METHOD FOR SECURING THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE PROVIDED WITH HILL START ASSIST, AND SUCH AN AUTOMOBILE - Following an automobile start command, at least one condition is examined before a hill start assist is executed and if the condition is fulfilled, the execution of the hill start assist is prevented. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276245 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A method for operating a vehicle brake system during a wheel slip condition. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method involves receiving a requested brake torque, monitoring wheel slip, and if no wheel slip is detected then operating the vehicle brake system according to the requested brake torque. If, however, wheel slip is detected then the method may operate the vehicle brake system according to a modified brake torque that is less than the requested brake torque. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276246 | VEHICLE RUNNING CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is a vehicle running control device that controls the speed of a vehicle on the basis of the information of a set inter-vehicle distance or a set vehicle speed according to the detection state of a vehicle in front. When an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal of the vehicle is operated and the vehicle in front of the vehicle is present, the set inter-vehicle distance is updated. When the pedal of the vehicle is operated and the vehicle in front of the vehicle is absent, the set vehicle speed is updated. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276247 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VIBRATORY PHENOMENA THAT OCCUR IN AN AVIATION GAS TURBINE ENGINE IN OPERATION - The invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring vibratory phenomena that occur in an aviation gas turbine engine in operation. The method consists: in establishing (E | 2011-11-10 |
20110276248 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE EXHAUST BACK PRESSURE - A control system for an engine includes a restriction determination module and a valve control module. The restriction determination module determines a desired exhaust back pressure of the engine based on an exhaust flow rate of the engine. The valve control module selectively adjusts a valve position of an exhaust valve that restricts an exhaust flow of the engine based on the desired exhaust back pressure. The exhaust valve may include a valve body, a throttle plate, and an annular protrusion coupled to an inner surface of the valve body and protruding towards the throttle plate. The annular protrusion may abut a side of the throttle plate and may restrict fluid flow through an annular space between the throttle plate and the inner surface when the throttle plate is positioned in a rotational position transverse to a direction of fluid flow. A related method is also provided. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276249 | METHOD TO OPERATE AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN OPCJ VALVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is provided to operate an electrically driven OPCJ valve of an internal combustion engine that includes, but is not limited to cyclically performing a control method able to generate an opening request for the OPCJ valve, of opening (which includes, but is not limited to keeping opened the OPCJ valve), when the control method generates an opening request, and of closing (which includes, but is not limited to or keeping closed the OPCJ valve), when the control method does not generate an opening request. The control method comprises the steps of determining a value of a control parameter related to an engine torque, and of generating an opening request for the OPCJ valve, if the control parameter value exceeds a threshold value of the control parameter. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276250 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM - The present invention has its object to provide a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine including a variable valve operating mechanism which is capable of accurately and effectively identifying an abnormality-occurring cylinder during operation while preventing the deterioration of a catalyst. A fuel injection valve which is capable of injecting fuel for each cylinder is provided. Variable valve operating mechanisms which are capable of halting the operation of the intake and exhaust valves in the closed state for each cylinder are provided. An abnormality evaluation index value is acquired during the operation of the internal combustion engine and, based on the abnormality evaluation index value, an abnormality which has occurred in at least one cylinder in the internal combustion engine is detected. When the abnormality is detected, a cylinder halting to perform the halting of fuel supply and the halting of the valve operation in the closed state is executed with a first partial cylinder made up of at least two cylinders as the target. After the cylinder halting, with the cylinder to be halted being changed, a cylinder halting is executed with a second partial cylinder made up of at least one cylinder as the target. Based on the change in the abnormality evaluation index value associated with the changing of the cylinder to be halted, the abnormality-occurring cylinder is identified. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276251 | TRANSIENT COMBUSTION NOISE CONTROL IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN INCLUDING AN HCCI ENGINE - A method for controlling a direct injection internal combustion engine and a torque machine configured to transfer torque to a driveline responsive to an operator torque request includes operating the direct injection internal combustion engine to transfer torque to the driveline, monitoring the operator torque request, determining a time constant associated with the operator torque request, detecting a fast transient condition associated with the operator torque request, providing a restricted engine torque command as a function of the operator torque request and the time constant, and during fast transient conditions controlling engine operation to achieve the restricted engine torque command, and operating the torque machine responsive to a motor torque command, the motor torque command corresponding to a difference between the operator torque request and the restricted engine torque command. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276252 | Heated Fuel Injector System - A heated fuel injector system and controller that includes a temperature sensing means to provide closed-loop control of a heating element heating fuel dispensed by a heated fuel injector. Closed-loop control provides more accurate temperature control of the heating element so that fuel heating is provided as quickly as possible while also protecting the fuel from being boiled and protecting the heated fuel injector from being damaged by excessive temperature. By monitoring how the signal from the temperature sensing means varies over time, fault conditions such as a lack of fuel flow, and fuel ethanol percentage may be detected. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276253 | BI-FUEL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS - A bi-fuel control system can include an electronic control module and a control unit that are in communication with each other. The system can include a first set of fuel injectors that are configured to deliver a primary fuel to an engine and can include a second set of fuel injectors that are configured to deliver a secondary fuel to the engine. The bi-fuel control system can operate in either a primary operational state in which the first set of injectors is used or a secondary operational state in which the second set of injectors is used. In either operational state, the electronic control module can control the respective set of injectors independently from the control unit. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276254 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ESTIMATING APPARATUS - An atmospheric pressure estimating apparatus which estimates an atmospheric pressure applied to a calculation of control parameters of an internal combustion engine, is provided. An estimated intake air control valve passing air flow rate is calculated based on the estimated atmospheric pressure, the detected intake pressure, and the detected intake air control valve opening. The estimated atmospheric pressure is updated so that the estimated intake air control valve passing air flow rate coincides with the detected intake air control valve passing air flow rate. The estimated intake air control valve passing air flow rate is calculated using the updated estimated atmospheric pressure. The update of the estimated atmospheric pressure and the calculation of the estimated control valve passing air flow rate are sequentially performed. Consequently, the estimated control valve passing air flow rate follows the intake air flow rate, and the estimated atmospheric pressure follows the atmospheric pressure. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276255 | METHOD OF MULTIPLE INJECTION TIMING CONTROL - A method for adjusting fuel injection timing in an internal combustion engine including a cylinder and configured to operate multiple fuel injections in the cylinder per combustion cycle includes monitoring in-cylinder pressure through a first combustion cycle, determining actual combustion phasing metrics based upon the in-cylinder pressure, monitoring a baseline fuel injection timing comprising a first injection timing and a second injection timing, providing expected combustion phasing metrics based upon the baseline fuel injection timing, comparing the actual combustion phasing metrics to the expected combustion phasing metrics, and adjusting the baseline fuel injection timing in a second combustion cycle based upon the comparing. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276256 | System and method for reducing powertrain disturbances based on system energy - A control system for a powertrain includes an energy determination module and a speed control module. The energy determination module determines a rotational energy input to the powertrain during a first period of a negative lash event of the powertrain. The speed control module selectively limits an increase in a rotational speed of the engine to a first predetermined rate based on the rotational energy during a second period of the negative lash event following the first period. The rotational energy is based on an acceleration rate of the rotational speed, and the speed control module limits the increase when the acceleration rate is greater than a predetermined acceleration rate. The speed control module further selectively increases the rotational speed at a second predetermined rate during a third period beginning at an end of the second period. A related method is also provided. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276257 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, PROBE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORING PROBE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE - When a vehicle passes through an intersection that is stored in a collection target intersection database and for which direction-specific probe information is collected, a CPU of a navigation device generates a plurality of direction-specific probe information (entry link, exit link, section travel time, and the like) from a plurality of unit distance section information that is collected within a direction-specific traffic information acquisition section until the vehicle passes through the intersection, an entry link traveled before entering the intersection; and an exit link traveled after passing through the intersection, and transmits these to an information distribution center. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276258 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device which performs driving assistance for an assisted vehicle A traveling on a non-priority road | 2011-11-10 |
20110276259 | REAL-TIME TRAFFIC CONDITION MEASUREMENT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for identifying a first location, at time one, of a plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate a cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, identifying a second location, at time two, for each of the plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate the cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, calculating a vehicle speed for each of the plurality of automobiles using the first and second locations already identified, and creating a traffic condition measure for a route in proximity to the first and second locations. The computer program product may repeat this process in real-time to calculate a real-time traffic condition measure that may be a traffic density measure the computer program product may use to predict a travel time. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276260 | AUTOMOBILE FUEL PERFORMANCE CALCULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle mileage calculation device includes a travel distance calculation unit for calculating a travel distance of a vehicle, an actual fuel consumption amount calculation unit for calculating an actual amount of fuel consumed in an engine, a mileage calculation unit for calculating a mileage based on the travel distance and the actual fuel consumption amount, a stored energy change amount calculation unit for calculating a change amount of stored energy including one of kinetic energy, potential energy and electric energy, and a consumed energy amount calculation unit for calculating an amount of energy consumed when storing the stored energy. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276261 | CRANE OPERATION EVALUATION DEVICE - A crane operation evaluation device for evaluating an operation status of an operator of a crane performing a crane work by using drive power of an engine. The crane operation evaluation device includes: a display device provided at a position of the crane that is visible to the operator and serving to display predetermined data; a detector for detecting a state of a given part of the crane; and a data control unit that, after a stopping operation of the engine, derives a first fuel consumption index for analyzing a fuel consumption efficiency of the crane work performed between the most recent start of the engine and the stop of the engine by the stopping operation and a first work index for analyzing content of such crane work, on the basis of detection data of the detector, and causes the display device to display the derived first fuel consumption index and first work index. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276262 | SIGNAL PROCESSING MODULE, NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH THE SIGNAL PROCESSING MODULE, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NAVIGATION DATA - A signal processing module ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276263 | MAP DISTRIBUTION SERVER, MAP INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND MAP DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING THESE MAP DISTRIBUTION SERVER AND MAP INFORMATION TERMINAL - A map distribution system that implements navigation using desired map data in which the degree of reliability of information about an object, such as a road or a facility, is taken into consideration is provided. A map distribution server | 2011-11-10 |
20110276264 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION IN A BUILDING - A system for guidance and navigation in a building. For example, the system may determine a route for egress or rescue of one or more people from a building with a hazardous condition. The system may process the route into waypoints and segments developed within a set of constraint rules. Semantic information about the building may be associated with the waypoints and/or segments. The waypoints and segments may be processed into navigation commands. The navigation commands may be formed in natural language from sentence templates. The system may additionally have 3D beacon audio to assist in guidance and navigation of the one or more people in the building. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276265 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ALTERNATIVE ROUTE DETERMINATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a potential route from a current location to a destination; assigning a steady state change indicator to a route characteristic of the potential route for maintaining a steady state of a vehicle; calculating a total steady state change for the potential route based on the steady state change indicator; and determining a selected route based on the potential route with the total steady state change that is the lowest for displaying on a device. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276266 | Indoor localization with wayfinding techniques - A user proceeds from one location to another location inside of a building by traveling in a sequence of several hops in response to different visual cues. A portable handheld device may provide the visual cues to the user. The user reaches the destination through the sequence of hops using the portable handheld device. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276267 | LOCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for managing location information of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes determining location information of a current position while in a Global Positioning System (GPS) reception mode, determining at least one of preference routes and interest sites within an interest area in a vicinity of the current position, and presenting at least one of the preference routes and the interest sites on a map. The present invention improves a user's convenience and a utilization efficiency of the location information of the mobile terminal. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276268 | Apparatus for Determining the Orientation of Vehicles - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276269 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING SOLAR POWER - A solar power forecasting system can provide forecasts of solar power output by photovoltaic plants over multiple time frames. A first time frame may be several hours from the time of the forecast, which can allow utility personnel sufficient time to make decisions to counteract a forecasted shortfall in solar power output. For example, the utility personnel can decide to increase power production and/or to purchase additional power to make up for any forecasted shortfall in solar power output. A second time frame can be several minutes from the time of the forecast, which can allow for operations to mitigate effects of a forecasted shortfall in solar power output. Such mitigation operations can include directing an energy management system to shed noncritical loads and/or ramping down the power produced by the photovoltaic plants at a rate that is acceptable to the utility to which the photovoltaic plants provide power. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276270 | METHOD TO DETERMINE CURRENT GAS SATURATION IN A NEAR-WELLBORE ZONE IN A VOLATILE OIL FORMATION - The invention is related to the development of volatile oil deposits and may be used to determine current gas saturation in a near-wellbore zone in a volatile oil formation. The method for the current gas saturation determination in the near-wellbore zone requires the measurement of the formation rock parameters and formation fluid parameters before the gas accumulation start in the near-wellbore zone and creation of the numerical model of the neutron logging signal change during the production period for the measured formation and formation fluid parameters and expected gas saturation value. During the production period when the well productivity decreases, neutron logging is performed and then the measured signals are matched with the model calculations and based on the provision of the best match of the measured and simulated neutron logging signals gas saturation is determined. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276271 | METHOD TO DETERMINE CURRENT CONDENSATE SATURATION IN A NEAR-WELLBORE ZONE IN A GAS-CONDENSATE FORMATION - The invention is related to the development of gas condensate deposits and may be used to determine current condensate saturation in the near-wellbore zone in the formation. The method for the current condensate saturation determination in the near-wellbore zone requires the measurement of the formation rock parameters and formation fluid parameters before the start of gas-condensate production and creation of the numerical model of the neutron logging signal change during the production period for the measured formation rock parameters and formation fluid parameters and expected condensate saturation value. During the production period when the well productivity decreases, neutron logging is performed and then the measured signals are matched with the model calculations and based on the provision of the best match of the measured and simulated neutron logging signals condensate saturation is determined. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276272 | TIME REVERSE IMAGING ATTRIBUTES - A method and system for processing synchronous array seismic data includes acquiring synchronous passive seismic data from a plurality of sensors to obtain synchronized array measurements. A reverse-time data propagation process is applied to the synchronized array measurements to obtain a plurality of dynamic particle parameters associated with subsurface locations. Imaging conditions are applied to obtain imaging values that may be summed or stacked to obtain a time reverse image attribute. A volume of imaging values may be scaled by a non-signal noise function to obtain a modified image that is compensated for noise effects. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276273 | IMAGE DOMAIN SIGNAL TO NOISE ESTIMATE - A method and system for processing synchronous array seismic data includes acquiring synchronous passive seismic data from a plurality of sensors to obtain synchronized array measurements. A reverse-time data propagation process is applied to the synchronized array measurements to obtain a plurality of dynamic particle parameters associated with subsurface locations. Imaging conditions are applied to obtain imaging values that may be summed or stacked to obtain a time reverse image attribute. A volume of imaging values may be scaled by a non-signal noise function to obtain a modified image that is compensated for noise effects. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276274 | Seismic Interference Noise Elimination - An automatic and robust method to attenuate seismic interference noises in marine seismic survey using multi-dimensional filters in Tau-P domain to identify and isolate seismic interference noises as anomalies. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276275 | Systems And Methods For Wavelet Transform Scale-Dependent Multiple-Archetyping - Methods and systems are disclosed for producing a plurality of archetype signals in wavelet space at a plurality of wavelet scales. A signal is transformed using a continuous wavelet transform based at least in part on a wavelet function. A scale dependent archetype transformed signal is computed based at least in part on the transformed signal and based at least in part on a natural periodicity of the wavelet function used to transform the signal. Information may be derived about the signal from the archetype transform signal, and stored in memory. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276276 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS - An apparatus and method for determining an analyte concentration of a sample, such as a tissue sample. The apparatus may comprise an emitter, close proximity detectors laterally located less than about 2 mm away from the emitter, and far away detectors laterally located greater than about 0.5 cm away from the emitter. A plurality of wavelengths may be sent from the emitter to the sample, reflected off of the sample, and received by the detectors. The reflectance value measured by the close proximity detectors may be used to calculate one or more scattering coefficients. The reflectance value measured by the far away detectors may be compared with a reflectance value calculated using the scattering coefficients in a numerical inversion of a diffusion model to determine the analyte concentration of the sample. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276277 | SIZE-BASED GENOMIC ANALYSIS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for performing a prenatal diagnosis of a sequence imbalance are provided. A shift (e.g. to a smaller size distribution) can signify an imbalance in certain circumstances. For example, a size distribution of fragments of nucleic acids from an at-risk chromosome can be used to determine a fetal chromosomal aneuploidy. A size ranking of different chromosomes can be used to determine changes of a rank of an at-risk chromosome from an expected ranking. Also, a difference between a statistical size value for one chromosome can be compared to a statistical size value of another chromosome to identify a significant shift in size. A genotype and haplotype of the fetus may also be determined using a size distribution to determine whether a sequence imbalance occurs in a maternal sample relative to a genotypes or haplotype of the mother, thereby providing a genotype or haplotype of the fetus. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276278 | POTENTIOMETRIC-SENSOR CHIP, POTENTIOMETRIC ASSAY, AND ASSAY KIT - Provided is a potentiometric sensor chip in which the positional relationship among a reference electrode, a measurement electrode, and a sample inlet which enables measurement from the start of a reaction is defined, and further provided is a method for detecting the start time of the reaction. A very small amount of sample is measured with high accuracy. The very small quantity of sample is measured by a rate assay. When a reference electrode ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276279 | FAULT DIAGNOSTICS ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - An exemplary electric drive system has a plural number of electric drive subsystems. Each subsystem having a fault diagnostics arrangement, where the arrangement includes a respective control board for each subsystem. Event data of each subsystem is recorded on the respective control board, and one of the respective control boards of the electric drive system is a main control board of the electric drive system. Event data of a subsystem is transferred from the respective control board to the main control board through a data transfer medium. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276280 | YARN ENTANGLEMENT STRENGTH TESTER - A yarn entanglement strength tester includes first and second rolls that apply incrementally increasing elongation levels on a yarn in order to remove entanglements from the yarn. The yarn entanglement strength tester also includes a third roll, where the second and third rolls apply a constant tension on the yarn which enables optimum diameter measurements of the yarn by a camera. The camera captures images of diameters of the yarn after each of the incrementally increasing elongation levels is applied to the yarn. The yarn entanglement strength tester further includes a computing device that controls operation of the camera and the first, second, and third rolls, and determines an entanglement strength of the yarn based on the captured images of the diameters of the yarn after each of the incrementally increasing elongation levels is applied to the yarn. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276281 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE OF A MEDIUM - An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium. The apparatus includes: at least one evaluation unit, which monitors and/or signals an exceeding and/or subceeding of a predeterminable limit value of the process variable by the medium; and at least one memory unit, in which limit values of the process variable associated with at least one property of the medium are stored; and wherein the evaluation unit, based on information concerning the property of the medium, applies from the memory unit, for determining and/or monitoring the process variable, a stored limit value associated with the property of the medium. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276282 | Method and Apparatus Using Lateral Access to Obtain Acoustoelastic Extraction of Axial Material Properties - An ultrasound machine processes ultrasonic data according to acoustoelastic properties of the materials to obtain strain information without specific assumptions with respect to the material properties of the measured material or a variety of different material properties normally not obtained by ultrasound machines. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276283 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT CONFIGURED FOR TIME GAIN AND LATERAL GAIN COMPENSATION - The present invention provides an ultrasound system, which comprises: a signal acquiring unit to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and acquire an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processing unit to control TGC (Time Gain Compensation) and LGC (Lateral Gain Compensation) of the echo signal; a TGC/LGC setup unit adapted to set TGC and LGC values based on TGC and LGC curves inputted by a user; and an image producing unit adapted to produce an ultrasound image of the object based on the echo signal. The signal processing unit is further adapted to control the TGC and the LGC of the echo signal based on the TGC and LGC values set by the TGC/LGC setup unit. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276284 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ESTIMATION AND COMPENSATION ON NONLINEARITY ERRORS - An estimation unit for estimating a nonlinearity error of a conversion circuit, such as an ADC, is adapted to receive a continuous-time input signal and output a digital output signal. In at least one embodiment, the continuous-time input signal is essentially bandlimited to an angular frequency band [ω | 2011-11-10 |
20110276285 | Apparatus and Method for Vital Signal State Detection in Overlay Rail Signal Monitoring - A railroad monitoring apparatus includes first and second diverse vital processing units, first and second current sensors configured to measure the current being provided to one or more signaling elements of an item of wayside signaling equipment, and means for measuring voltage levels being supplied to each of the signaling elements. The first processing unit receives a first current measurement from the first current sensor and the measured voltage levels, and the second vital processing unit receives a second current measurement from the second current sensor and the measured voltage levels. The vital processing units are each programmed to determine based on one or more of the first current measurement, the second current measurement and the measured voltage levels: (i) the state of the item of railroad wayside signaling equipment, (ii) failures within the item of railroad wayside signaling equipment, and (iii) failures within the monitoring apparatus itself. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276286 | ANALYSIS SUPPORT COMPUTER PRODUCT, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A computer-readable, non-transitory medium stores a program that causes a computer to execute a process including acquiring a unique coefficient that is unique to a device in a circuit under test and is included in a function expressing fluctuation of leak current of the device; detecting as a group and based on the unique coefficient, devices having an identical or similar characteristic; converting first random variables into a single second random variable, the first random variables expressing fluctuation of leak current unique to each of the detected devices; yielding a function that expresses fluctuation of leak current of the detected devices, using the second random variable; and outputting the yielded function. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276287 | METHODS FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSORS - A system and method for detecting a damaged magnetoresistive sensor includes measuring a median DiffPN value of a group of GMR sensors on a module, the sensors characterized as having been deposited on a same wafer and having been lapped as a single unit; comparing the DiffPN values to the median; determining that physical and/or magnetic damage has occurred to an individual sensor if the difference in the DiffPN value of the individual sensor from the median is greater than a statistically predetermined value for the group of sensors; where the difference is at least one times the average of the standard deviations of a large number of normal modules or the average of the standard deviations of a large number of modules, wherein at least the largest and the smallest DiffPN value within the module is not included in the calculation of the module's standard deviation. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276288 | APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING AN INTERIOR ENERGY SYSTEM - A system for analysing an interior energy system comprising: at least one detachable sensor arranged to monitor a portion of the interior energy system; and an apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive data of a first parameter of the interior energy system from the at least one detachable sensor and determine a second parameter of the interior energy which is inferred on the basis of the received data of the first parameter; and determine a characteristic of the interior energy system from the determined second parameter. The system may provide analysis of the interior energy system and recommend improvements. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276289 | POWER MONITORING APPARATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A power monitoring apparatus is externally coupled to a household appliance so that the power monitoring apparatus can provide a communication function and a power metering function to the household appliance. As a result, the household appliance need not include the power monitoring apparatus, resulting in reduction in production costs of the household appliance. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276290 | Device for counting and storing automatically number of times of usage of cell - A device for counting and storing automatically the number of times of usage of a cell is provided. The device essentially includes at least a battery, a current sensor, a microprocessor, a memory unit, and a communication interface. Electrical connection is provided between the microprocessor and other components. The microprocessor, coupled with the current sensor, determines a time to start or stop counting, adds up the calculated charging and discharging duration, and sends the total duration to the memory unit. An external device can be connected to the microprocessor via the communication interface for reading from the memory unit the accumulative total of the charging and discharging duration, and obtain the number of times of the full charging and the full discharging of the battery by formula-based conversion. The device enables users and maintenance technicians to understand the past usage of the cell, and provides reference for warranty maintenance. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276291 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE AND CALCULATION METHOD FOR CALCULATING APPROACH POSITION OF CONDUCTOR - An electrostatic capacitance type input device includes: first electrodes arranged in a first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; second electrodes arranged in the second direction and extending in the first direction; a storage unit storing first direction detection values obtained through the first electrodes resulting from the change in capacitance between a first conductor and the electrodes, and storing second direction detection values obtained through the second electrodes resulting from the change in capacitance between the first conductor and the electrodes; and a calculation unit, which generates first map values from a first value and a second value obtained, respectively, by processing at least one of the first direction detection values and at least one of the second direction detection values. The calculation unit determines whether the first conductor has approached the first electrodes and second electrodes using the first map values. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276292 | Method and apparatus for reading a programmable anti-fuse element in a high-voltage integrated circuit - In a method for reading a programmable anti-fuse block of a high-voltage integrated circuit a first voltage is applied to a first pin of the HVIC, the first voltage being lowered to a second voltage at a first node. Current is shunted from the first node, thereby lowering the second voltage to a third voltage. An isolation circuit block is then activated to couple the third voltage to a common node of the programmable anti-fuse block, the common node being coupled to a plurality of anti-fuses, each anti-fuse having a programmed state. A read signal is generated that causes a voltage potential representative of the programmed state of each anti-fuse to be latched into a corresponding latch element. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276293 | FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ANALYZING APPARATUS - A frequency spectrum analyzing apparatus for performing a frequency spectrum analysis with respect to a detected value of an operating parameter of an internal combustion engine in synchronism with rotation of the engine, is provided. The operating parameter is sampled at predetermined time intervals, and the sampled value is converted to a digital value. Intensities of first and second elements are calculated with respect to a predetermined number of the sampled values, wherein the first and second elements respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency components contained in the detected value, and a phase of the second element differs from a phase of the first element by 90 degrees. Frequency component intensities corresponding to the plurality of frequencies are calculated in synchronism with rotation of the engine, using the first element intensities and the second element intensities. Offset components contained in the first element intensities and the second element intensities are calculated, and the frequency component intensities are calculated after removing the offset components from the first and second element intensities. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276294 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus is realized which is capable of shortening the updating period of the measurement of a specific channel and lengthening the updating period of the measurement for another channel, thereby making the measurements for all the channels possible. The measurement apparatus includes a multiplexer that sequentially switches between analog input signals of a plurality of channels and internal calibration signals; an analog-to-digital converter that converts the signals from an analog to digital form; and a digital processor to which the signals are input, wherein the digital processor includes a sequence operation unit for sequentially switching between a combination of a channel for which a high-speed update is necessary and another channel, and the internal calibration signal among the input signals of the plurality of channels and supplying, to the multiplexer, an operation signal that is input to the AD converter. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276295 | METHOD OF MONITORING THE VOLTAGE OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATING ELEMENT OF A BATTERY - A method of monitoring the voltage U | 2011-11-10 |
20110276296 | CALIBRATION OF PARTICLE DETECTORS - A method of calibrating an optical detector arrangement ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION - A system and a method for monitoring and inspecting food safety is disclosed. The system adopts insert and use concept that only requires an initial push on a button to begin its function. The system provides visual alert for different conditions if food products are in unsafe status. The system is pre-calibrated during manufacture without complicated or multi-step calibration or recalibration procedures during application. The system relies on modern surface-mount microprocessor technology that enables long-term calibration stability along with very low power consumption for extended battery life. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276298 | Visual Weight Compensation - A method for determining a corrected weight of a mixed volume, by gravimetrically measuring a total weight of the mixed volume, creating an image of the mixed volume, detecting at least one selected component within the image of the mixed volume, estimating a component weight of the at least one selected component from the image of the mixed volume, and subtracting the component weight from the total weight to yield the corrected weight. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276299 | REFERENCE WAFER FOR CALIBRATION OF DARK-FIELD INSPECTION APPARATUS,METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REFERENCE WAFER FOR CALIBRATION OF DARK-FIELD INSPECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CALIBRATING DARK-FIELD INSPECTION APPARATUS, DARK-FIELD INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND A WAFER INSPECTION METHOD - A technology capable of ensuring measurement results of a dark-field inspection apparatus up to a microscopic area is provided. A dark-field inspection apparatus is calibrated using a bulk wafer as a reference wafer, the bulk wafer having microroughness of an irregular asperity pattern accurately formed on a surface, and the microroughness of the surface having an ensured microroughness degree. The microroughness can be more accurately formed by a chemical treatment with a chemical solution. This microroughness is measured by using an AFM, and an expected haze value is obtained based on the measured value. Then, haze of the surface of the reference wafer is measured by the dark-field inspection apparatus to be inspected to obtain an actually-measured haze value, and a difference between the expected haze value and the actually-measured haze value is obtained. Based on this difference, a haze measurement parameter of the dark-field inspection apparatus is adjusted so that the actually-measured haze value and the expected haze value match each other. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276300 | VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD HAVING IMPROVED AUTOMATIC MODE OPERATION - An AC/DC voltage measuring instrument is operable in a DC mode, an AC mode, or an automatic mode. In the DC mode, an input terminal is coupled directly to an analog-to-digital converter, which generates a digital output signal indicative of the amplitude of the received signal. In the AC mode, the input terminal is coupled to an RMS circuit through a capacitor. The RMS circuit generates an output signal having an amplitude indicative of the RMS amplitude of the received signal, and this output signal is coupled to the analog-to-digital converter. In the automatic mode, the input terminal is also coupled to the RMS circuit, but it is coupled to the RMS circuit without being coupled through the capacitor. The input terminal is coupled to the RMS circuit through an amplifier, and a calibration procedure is used to compensate for any offset of the amplifier. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276301 | SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING MACHINE PARAMETERS OF AN INDUCTION MACHINE - A system for computing machine parameters of an induction machine includes a relation providing module and a circuit parameter computing module. The relation providing module is operable to provide a relationship between slip rates and primary side resistances of the induction machine and a relationship between the slip rates and primary side reactances of the induction machine. The circuit parameter computing module is operable to perform a parameter computing process according to the relationships obtained from the relation providing module. The parameter computing process includes the steps of: a) generating a set of initial values of equivalent circuit parameters of the induction machine; b) updating the initial values; c) calculating a cumulative resistance error and a cumulative reactance error; and d) repeating steps b) and c) until the cumulative resistance error and the cumulative reactance error are smaller than first and second error thresholds, respectively. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276302 | RE-CONFIGURABLE TEST CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SETTING UP AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT - A re-configurable test circuit for use in an automated test equipment includes a test circuit, a test processor and a programmable logic device. The pin electronics circuit is configured to interface the re-configurable test circuit with a DUT. The test processor includes a timing circuit configured to provide one or more adjustable-timing signals having adjustable timing. The programmable logic device is configured to implement a state machine, a state sequence of which depends on one or more input signals received from the pin electronics circuit, to provide an output signal, which depends on a current or previous state of the state machine, to the pin electronics circuit in response to the signal(s) received from the pin electronics circuit. The test processor is coupled to the programmable logic device to provide at least one of the adjustable-timing signal(s) to the programmable logic device to define timing of the programmable logic device. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276303 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISING A MEASUREMENT CYCLE - A method is described for calculating an optimum stand-off distance for surface position measurements to be acquired by a coordinate positioning apparatus including a measurement probe. The coordinate positioning apparatus may include a machine tool and the measurement probe may include a touch trigger probe having a deflectable stylus. The method includes the step of calculating an optimum stand-off distance using at least one measured acceleration characteristic of the coordinate positioning apparatus. In this manner, measurement cycle times may be optimised. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276304 | DETERMINING ENERGY EXPENDITURE OF A USER - The invention relates to an electronic device for estimating energy consumption of a person. The electronic device uses a mathematical model based on acceleration data for estimating the person's energy consumption as a function of the actual performed activity and acceleration values. The acceleration values are converted to an estimate of energy consumption of a given activity by scaling a value of time integrated acceleration data with an activity scaling parameter. The activity scaling parameters for different activities have been determined off-line by comparing measured energy consumptions over e.g. a day with estimated energy consumptions over the same period, where the estimated values are determined using the mathematical model. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276305 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELLING ROTARY ACCELERATIONS OF A VESSEL - Method and system for modeling angular accelerations of a vessel, so that forces/accelerations in real time and with a high degree of accuracy can be transformed to any other point on the vessel or in the vicinity of the vessel, provided that the vessel can be considered as a rigid body and that the vessel does not perform loops or rolls as a part of its general movement pattern. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276306 | Display element manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus - The display element manufacturing apparatus has a transporting part, which transports a substrate in a first direction, a first alignment system, which detects fiducial marks, a second alignment system, which is arranged at a prescribed distance from the first alignment system in the first direction and detects fiducial marks, calculating parts, which detect the fiducial marks and calculate the expansion/contraction of the substrate in the first direction or the transport speed of the substrate, and a processing part, which processes a prescribed position of the substrate based on at least one of the expansion/contraction of the substrate in the first direction or the transport speed of the substrate and the fiducial marks. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276307 | Method and System for Registering an Object with a Probe Using Entropy-Based Motion Selection and Rao-Blackwellized Particle Filtering - A probe is registered with an object by probing the object with the probe at multiple poses, wherein each pose of the probe includes a location and an orientation. A probability distribution of a current location of the probe is represented by a set of particles, and a probability distribution of a current orientation of the probe is represented by a Gaussian distribution for each particle conditioned on the current location. A set of candidate motions is chosen, and for each candidate motion, an expected uncertainty based on the set of particles is determined. The candidate motion with a least expected uncertainty is selected as a next motion of the probe, the probe is moved according to the next motion, and the set of particles is updated using the next pose of the probe. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276308 | Non-Contact Deviation Measurement System - A non-contacting deviation measurement system projects a first line and a second line upon a surface of an object. The projections of the first line and second line are arranged to overlap at an intersection line oriented at a nominal location such that when the surface is oriented at the nominal location, the intersection line appears on the surface. As the location of the surface deviates from the nominal location, the first line and second line as projected upon the surface move away from one another. The distance between the lines may be used to calculate the deviation from the nominal location. The deviation calculated may be compared to a predetermined maximum allowable deviation. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276309 | TRAIN LOAD MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a train load measuring system and a method thereof. The train load measuring system includes a speed/acceleration measuring unit, a position measuring unit, a railway-line state receiving unit, a driving/braking force receiving unit and a calculate unit. The speed/acceleration measuring unit measures a speed and acceleration of the train. The position measuring unit measures a current position of the train. The railway-line state receiving unit receives a railway-line state. The driving/braking force receiving unit receives driving and braking forces of the train. The calculating unit calculates a train load based on information transferred from the units. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING REACTIONS TO COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments of methods and systems are described that provide methods for quantifying an entity's reaction to one or more communication signals by quantifying a probabilistic relationship between the communication signal and a known relationship of an attribute to the communication signal. With this quantification, the entity's reaction can be modeled as probability distributions that can be compared to the communication signal and known relationship. With this information, an entity's reactions can be compared to an ideal algorithm that optimally integrates the known relationships and communication signals to arrive at an optimal reaction. By making this comparison between the entity's reaction and an optimal reaction, a quantitative calibration measure can be determined. The meaning of the communication signals, or relationships to an attribute, may or may not be known and in embodiments the quantification of reactions can provide an ability to estimate an unknown attribute from the communication signals. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276311 | METHOD FOR TESTING FUNCTIONALITY OF AN OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE OF A MACHINE TOOL - In a method for testing functionality of an optical measuring device of a machine tool, optical measurement signals are acquired and converted into analog electrical signals, which are in turn supplied to an evaluation unit. The analog electrical signals are also supplied as test signals to a monitoring unit, which performa, upon initiation by a control device of the machine tool, a self-test of the monitoring unit by adjusting the test signals supplied to the monitoring unit such that a combination signal formed from the test signals is below the lower or above the upper threshold limit. It is then checked, if an error signal is transmitted to the control device of the machine tool, when the combination signal is below the lower or above the upper threshold limit, wherein failure to transmit an error signal indicates a malfunction of the monitoring unit. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276312 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND MODIFYING EATING BEHAVIOR - A device for monitoring eating behavior of a user is provided. The device includes at least one sensor mounted on a head of the user, the sensor being capable of detecting jaw muscle movement and sound while not occluding an ear canal of the user. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276313 | RECORDING SYSTEM, IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An in-vehicle apparatus is connected with a portable terminal to enable communications. The in-vehicle apparatus then acquires an ID code of the portable terminal and opens a log file corresponding to the ID code, registering a record describing a vehicle compartment environment, etc. When the vehicle compartment is under an abnormal environment (high temperature, high humidity, or strong vibration environment), a record describing a duration of the abnormal environment is registered in the log file. In addition, when an operation anomaly occurs in the portable terminal or the vehicle compartment is under the abnormal environment, a record describing an operation state of the portable terminal is registered in the log file. Furthermore, when the connection between the portable terminal and the in-vehicle apparatus is released, a record describing a duration of the connection is registered in the log file. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276314 | Method for Calculating The Sphericity of a Structure - Sphericity of a structure can be determined using the technology described herein. A system for determining sphericity can include a computer processor configured to compute a covariance matrix for a three dimensional model of a structure. The processor can be configured to calculate a sphericity of the structure using the covariance matrix and a long-axis vector associated with a long axis of the modeled structure. In certain embodiments, the processor can be configured to compute the sphericity as a ratio between a determinant of the covariance matrix and a cubed extent of the model in the long-axis direction. Certain embodiments can include an imaging device, such as an ultrasound scanner, for example, configured to capture an image of the structure and obtain a model of the structure. Certain embodiments can include a user interface configured to allow a user to identify the long axis of the modeled structure. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276315 | System and Method for Identifying Under-Defined Geometries Due to Singular Constraint Schemes - Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying under-defined geometries due to singular constraint schemes. A method includes receiving a CAD model having a plurality of geometries and determining the degrees of freedom for each of the geometries. The method includes identifying a number of constraints on each of the geometries and identifying any of the geometries that are under-defined and any of the geometries that are well-defined. The method includes identifying any of the under-defined geometries that are under-defined due to singular (UDS) and storing a UDS indicator for each of the geometries identified as UDS. The method can include identifying geometries computed from these UDS geometries (CFS) and storing a CFS indicator for each of the geometries identified as CFS. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276316 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A TUBE FRAME - The invention relates to a method for designing a tube frame out of a number of tube parts, the method comprising the steps of: providing a selection of predefined tube parts, each tube part having at least one attachment zone; selecting a first tube part from the selection of predefined tube parts; selecting an attachment zone of the selected tube part; selecting a second tube part from the selection of predefined tube parts for connection to the selected attachment zone and connecting said second tube part at the selected attachment zone to the first tube part; repeating the steps of selecting an attachment zone of a tube part and selecting a further tube part in order to design a tube frame. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODEL-BASED qPCR - A method for determining a cycle threshold for a PCR amplification curve is provided. The method includes receiving a data set for a plurality of biological samples for a PCR amplification reaction. The data set includes a plurality of amplification curves, each amplification curve associated with a biological sample of the plurality of biological samples. The method further includes performing a nonlinear optimization comprising a fit of each amplification curve to a complementary modeled amplification curve to determine a best-fit set of parameters for a modeled efficiency curve and associated amplification curve. The modeled amplification curve is based on a modeled efficiency curve. The method includes determining a cycle threshold value for each biological sample based on a complementary relationship of the modeled efficiency curve to the modeled amplification curve. In an embodiment, the nonlinear optimization is a constrained nonlinear optimization. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276318 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CLOSURE PRESSURE OF A HYDRAULIC FRACTURE - The method relates to the field of hydraulic fracturing of subsurface formations. A mathematical simulation model of a pressure pulse propagation inside a wellbore and inside a fracture is created. Pressure pulses are sent to the wellbore, and the response of the well to the pressure pulses is registered. Then, a bottom-hole pressure corresponding to each pulse is determined. An average fracture width is derived by using the mathematical simulation model of pressure pulse propagation inside the wellbore and inside the fracture, and a ratio between the simulated average fracture width and the determined bottom-hole pressure is determined. The said ratio is extrapolated to a zero-width point, and the closure pressure is determined as the bottom-hole pressure corresponding to the zero width. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276319 | DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL OPTICAL PROPERTIES FOR OPTICAL METROLOGY OF STRUCTURES - Methods of determining a material optical property for optical metrology of a structure is described. One method includes simulating a set of diffraction orders for a grating structure based on two or more azimuth angles and on one or more angles of incidence. A simulated spectrum is provided based on the set of diffraction orders. Another method includes simulating a set of diffraction orders for a grating structure based on two or more angles of incidence. A simulated spectrum is provided based on the set of diffraction orders. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276320 | Artifact Reduction In Iterative Inversion Of Geophysical Data - Method for reducing artifacts in a subsurface physical properties model ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276321 | DEVICE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION OF OPERATING VOLTAGE - A method and circuit for device specific configuration of an operating voltage is provided. A circuit design is analyzed to determine a maximum gate-level delay for the circuit design. A minimum voltage value corresponding to the maximum gate-level delay is determined along with a default voltage value corresponding to a default gate-level delay. A voltage scaling factor corresponding to the minimum voltage and default voltage values is determined. The circuit design is synthesized such that the synthesized design includes the voltage scaling value. The synthesized design specifies setting an operating voltage to a value of a startup voltage value scaled by the voltage scaling value. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276322 | TEXTUAL ENTAILMENT METHOD FOR LINKING TEXT OF AN ABSTRACT TO TEXT IN THE MAIN BODY OF A DOCUMENT - Aspects of the exemplary embodiment relate to a system and method for processing a document which enables assessment of the coherence of an abstract of the document. The method includes storing the document in memory and, for each sentence of the abstract, comparing the sentence with sentences of a main body of the document using textual entailment techniques to identify whether the sentence of the abstract entails a sentence in the main body of the document. Links can then be generated between the entailing sentences of the abstract and the corresponding entailed sentences of the document. The document and generated links are output. The links enable the coherence of the abstract to be evaluated, either manually or automatically, using an evaluation component of the system. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276323 | SPEECH-BASED SPEAKER RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The illustrative embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for authenticating a speaker. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving reference speech input including a reference passphrase to form a reference recording, and receiving test speech input including a test passphrase to form a test recording. The method includes determining whether the test passphrase matches the reference passphrase, and determining whether one or more voice features of the speaker of the test passphrase matches one or more voice features of the speaker of the reference passphrase. The method authenticates the speaker of the test speech input in response to determining that the reference passphrase matches the test passphrase and that one or more voice features of the speaker of the test passphrase matches one or more voice features of the speaker of the reference passphrase. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276324 | Adaptive Filter Pitch Extraction - An enhancement system extracts pitch from a processed speech signal. The system estimates the pitch of voiced speech by deriving filter coefficients of an adaptive filter and using the obtained filter coefficients to derive pitch. The pitch estimation may be enhanced by using various techniques to condition the input speech signal, such as spectral modification of the background noise and the speech signal, and/or reduction of the tonal noise from the speech signal. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276325 | Training A Transcription System - According to certain embodiments, training a transcription system includes accessing recorded voice data of a user from one or more sources. The recorded voice data comprises voice samples. A transcript of the recorded voice data is accessed. The transcript comprises text representing one or more words of each voice sample. The transcript and the recorded voice data are provided to a transcription system to generate a voice profile for the user. The voice profile comprises information used to convert a voice sample to corresponding text. | 2011-11-10 |
20110276326 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN DISPATCH CONSOLE SYSTEMS IN A MULTI-SOURCE ENVIRONMENT - A method and system for operational improvements in a dispatch console in a multi-source environment includes receiving ( | 2011-11-10 |
20110276327 | VOICE-TO-EXPRESSIVE TEXT - A method including receiving a vocal input including words spoken by a user; determining vocal characteristics associated with the vocal input mapping the vocal characteristics to textual characteristics; and generating a voice-to-expressive text that includes, in addition to text corresponding to the words spoken by the user, a textual representation of the vocal characteristics based on the mapping. | 2011-11-10 |