48th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130314152 | DEMODULATION CIRCUIT AND RFID TAG INCLUDING THE DEMODULATION CIRCUIT - An object is to provide a demodulation circuit having a sufficient demodulation ability. Another object is to provide an RFID tag which uses a demodulation circuit having a sufficient demodulation ability. A material which enables a reverse current to be small enough, for example, an oxide semiconductor material, which is a wide bandgap semiconductor, is used in part of a transistor included in a demodulation circuit. By using the semiconductor material which enables a reverse current of a transistor to be small enough, a sufficient demodulation ability can be secured even when an electromagnetic wave having a high amplitude is received. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314153 | COLLECTOR BOOST - Embodiments of power amplification devices are described that include a power amplification circuit, a first voltage regulation circuit, and a second voltage regulation circuit. The voltage regulation circuits are configured to provide regulated voltages to the power amplification circuit. The power amplification device also includes a threshold detection circuit to get better maximum output power performance while preserving power efficiency. The threshold detection circuit is configured to increase a voltage adjustment gain of the first voltage regulation circuit when a regulated voltage level of regulated voltage from the second voltage regulation circuit reaches a threshold voltage level. In this manner, the voltage adjustment gain can be increased when the second voltage regulation circuit is close to or has railed. Increasing the voltage adjustment gain when the second voltage regulation circuit is railing or is close to railing improves the power performance and the power efficiency of the power amplification circuit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314154 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a signal processing apparatus including: a short-circuiting controlling section configured to control whether or not the input side of a resistor connected between an input terminal and an output terminal and the output terminal are to be short-circuited in response to a signal level of a signal inputted from the input terminal; and a connection controlling section configured to control whether or not a resistor member is to be connected between the output terminal and a reference potential in response to the signal level of the signal, wherein at least one of the short-circuiting controlling section and the connection controlling section includes a plurality of switches disposed in parallel to each other for changing over a state thereof between open and closed states at signal levels different from each other. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314155 | SIGNAL LEVEL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal level conversion circuit | 2013-11-28 |
20130314156 | Variable Gain Amplifier - A method may include applying an input differential voltage to input terminals of an amplifier, a first input terminal coupled to a gate of a first transistor and a second input terminal coupled to a gate of a second transistor. The method may also include varying a gain of the amplifier by varying at least one of: a resistance of a first resistor, the first resistor coupled between a source of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor; and a resistance of a second resistor, the second resistor coupled between a source of a third transistor and a source of a fourth transistor; wherein: the third transistor is coupled at its drain to the drain of the first transistor; and the fourth transistor is coupled at its drain to the drain of the second transistor and a gate of the third transistor and coupled at its gate to the drain of the third transistor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314157 | VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a variable gain amplifier and relate to the field of electronic circuits. The linear-in-dB relationship between an output current and a control voltage of the variable gain amplifier is relatively ideal. The variable gain amplifier includes a fitted differential module group and an offset voltage output module, where the fitted differential module group is configured to output, under the control of a driving voltage and offset voltages, an output current of the variable gain amplifier according to a reference current; and the fitted differential module group includes n fitted differential modules, the n fitted differential modules are cascaded in turn, and n is any positive integer larger than 1. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314158 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A semiconductor device capable of achieving high speed performance in addition to correction of differential offset and a communication device provided with the semiconductor device are provided. For example, there are provided: a variable gain type differential amplifier circuit VGA | 2013-11-28 |
20130314159 | OPERATIONAL TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER WITH INCREASED CURRENT SINKING CAPABILITY - An amplifier circuit includes an input terminal and an output terminal. A current sinking transistor includes a first conduction terminal coupled to the output terminal and a second conduction terminal coupled to a reference supply node. A voltage sensing circuit has a first input coupled to the input terminal and a second input coupled to the output terminal. An output of the voltage sensing circuit is coupled to the control terminal of the current sinking transistor. The voltage sensing circuit functions to sense a rise in the voltage at the output terminal which exceeds the voltage at the input terminal, and respond thereto by activating the current sinking transistor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314160 | LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER AND SAW-LESS RECEIVER WITH LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER - A low noise amplifier is used to amplify a differential input pair to generate a differential output pair. The low noise amplifier includes two main paths, two assistant circuits and two adders to make noise carried on two output signals of the differential output pair be the same; therefore, the noise of the two output signals can be fully cancelled in the following operations. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314161 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a signal processor including: a plurality of parallel-connected variable gain amplification sections with variable gains; and a control section adapted to control the potentials of control terminals of each of the variable gain amplification sections and make transitions in the control terminal potentials according to different input signal levels. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314162 | AMPLIFIER ARRANGEMENT - An amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising at least a first amplifier module and a second amplifier module is presented wherein a splitter stage for dividing an amplifier stage input signal into several signal portions. The signal portions are amplified in the at least two parallel amplifier modules. A combiner stage combines the separate amplifier output signals into a single amplifier arrangement output signal. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314163 | INTEGRATED STACKED POWER AMPLIFIER AND RF SWITCH ARCHITECTURE - Combination circuitry includes a relatively small preamplifier and includes hybrid circuitry. The hybrid circuitry is configured to perform mode switching while also performing some amplification, thus allowing the relatively small preamplifier to be smaller than a conventional power amplifier. In one embodiment, the hybrid circuitry includes first series portion configured to amplify when ON, a first shunt portion, a second series portion configured to amplify when ON, and a second shunt portion. The first series portion may include: a first transistor; a first variable impedance in communication with a gate of the first transistor, wherein the first variable impedance is configured to receive a first transistor control signal; a second transistor in series with the first transistor; and a second variable impedance in communication with a gate of the second transistor, wherein second variable impedance is configured to receive a second transistor control signal. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314164 | Low-Noise Amplifier with Impedance Boosting Circuit - A low-noise amplifier ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314165 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is formed by sealing, with a resin, a semiconductor chip (CP | 2013-11-28 |
20130314166 | OSCILLATOR USING SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE - An oscillator using spin transfer torque includes i) a pinned magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, ii) a non-magnetic layer located on the pinned magnetic layer, and iii) a free magnetic layer located on the non-magnetic layer. The pinned magnetic layer includes i) a first part of the fixed magnetic layer and ii) a second part of the fixed magnetic layer located thereon. The first part of the fixed magnetic layer includes i) a first interface in contact with the second part of the fixed magnetic layer and ii) a second surface exposed to an outside while surrounding the first interface. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL THE LC TANK TEMPERATURE NULL CHARACTERISTIC IN A HIGHLY STABLE LC OSCILLATOR - A substantially temperature-independent LC-based oscillator uses bias control techniques. Temperature independence may be achieved by controlling the harmonic frequency content of the output of the oscillator by controlling the amplitude. Amplitude control may be achieved by inserting a control mechanism in the feedback loop of the oscillator. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314168 | TEMPERATURE-STABLE LC OSCILLATORS AND METHODS OF OSCILLATION AT TEMPERATURE NULL PHASE - An LC oscillator tank that generates a tank oscillation at a phase substantially equal to a temperature null phase. The oscillator further includes frequency stabilizer circuitry coupled to the LC oscillator tank to cause the LC oscillator tank to operate at the temperature null phase. In one aspect of the disclosure, a feedback loop may split the output voltage of the LC tank into two voltages having different phases, where each voltage is independently transformed into a current through programmable transconductors, The two currents may be combined to form a resultant current which is then applied to the LC tank. The phase of the resultant current is such that the LC tank operates at an impedance condition that achieves frequency stability across temperature. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314169 | OSCILLATING DEVICE, OSCILLATING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An oscillating device includes a temperature compensated oscillator that compensates a frequency temperature characteristic in a temperature compensation range including apart of a first temperature range, and a temperature control circuit that includes a heater and controls a temperature of a quartz crystal resonator of the temperature compensated oscillator into a second temperature range included in the temperature compensation range. Further, the temperature compensation range of the temperature compensated oscillator may include a part of the first temperature range in which compensation can be performed by first-order approximation. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314170 | SWITCH MODULE - A switch module includes a plurality of mounting electrodes for external connection provided on a peripheral portion of one main surface of a wiring substrate. The plurality of mounting electrodes includes a common electrode, a plurality of RF signal electrodes, a control electrode, and a power supply electrode. At least one of the power supply electrode and the control electrode is arranged between the RF signal electrodes. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314171 | SWITCHABLE FREQUENCY DIPLEXER CIRCUIT - An electronic circuit comprises a high-pass and a low-pass. The low-pass comprises at least one low-pass series element and a low-pass transverse element. The high-pass comprises at least one high-pass series element and a high-pass transverse element. The low-pass series element and the high-pass transverse element are realised in this context by a common component, and/or the high-pass series element and the low-pass transverse element are realised in this context by a common component. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314172 | Broadband Magic Tee - Embodiments of the invention provide a hybrid tee waveguide structure including a first collinear arm having a first waveguide, a second collinear arm having a second waveguide, an H-arm having a third waveguide and including at least one window; and an E-arm having a fourth waveguide and including at least one window, the E-arm oriented perpendicular to the H-arm. The first, second, third and fourth waveguides join at a common junction. The at least one window of the H-arm and the at least one window of the E-arm are proximate the common junction. The at least one window of the H-arm and the at least one window of the E-arm change an impedance of the common junction to reduce reflections in the H-arm and E-arm. The hybrid tee waveguide structure further includes an impedance matching element positioned in the common junction. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314173 | FILTER, DUPLEXER, AND COMMUNICATION MODULE - A filter includes: acoustic wave resonators connected between an input terminal and an output terminal; and a cancel circuit including an input connection portion and an output connection portion connected so that the cancel circuit is connected in parallel to at least a part of the acoustic wave resonators, wherein the cancel circuit includes a first acoustic wave resonator connected between a node between the input connection portion and the output connection portion and a ground. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314174 | DUPLEXER MODULE - At least one duplexer includes first and second balanced terminals. A mount electrode layer includes a first balanced mount electrode, which is connected to the first balanced terminal, and a second balanced mount electrode, which is connected to the second balanced terminal. An internal electrode layer includes at least one internal ground electrode. When viewing a mount board from a side on which the duplexer is mounted, the first and second balanced mount electrodes do not oppose the same internal ground electrode. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314175 | MIXED-TECHNOLOGY COMBINATION OF PROGRAMMABLE ELEMENTS - The present subject matter relates to systems and methods for arranging and controlling programmable combinations of tuning elements in which more than one form of switching technology is combined in a single array. Specifically, such an array can include one or more first switchable elements including a first switching technology (e.g., one or more solid-state-controlled devices) and one or more second switchable elements including a second switching technology that is different than the first switching technology (e.g., one or more micro-electro-mechanical capacitors). The one or more first switchable elements and the one or more second switchable elements can be configured, however, to deliver a combined variable reactance. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314176 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A laminated body includes a plurality of insulator layers that are laminated to one another. First and second LC parallel resonators are loop-shaped or substantially loop-shaped and include via hole conductors extending in a z-axis direction and conductor layers provided on the insulator layers, and define a band pass filter. A first loop surface surrounded by the first LC parallel resonator is parallel or substantially parallel to a second loop surface surrounded by the second LC parallel resonator, and is disposed within the second loop surface in planar view in an x-axis direction. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314177 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING COLLAR, FRAME AND PERIMETER DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR - An acoustic resonator includes a bottom electrode disposed over a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the bottom electrode, a top electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer, and a cavity disposed beneath the bottom electrode. An overlap of the bottom electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the top electrode defines a main membrane region of the acoustic resonator structure. The acoustic resonator further includes an acoustic reflector disposed over the substrate adjacent to the cavity, the acoustic reflector including a layer of low acoustic impedance material stacked on a layer of high acoustic impedance material. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314178 | LADDER FILTER DEVICE AND ELASTIC WAVE RESONATOR - A ladder filter device includes elastic wave resonators with IDT electrodes. An apodization angle θ in an IDT electrode of a series arm resonator in the ladder filter device falls within a range from about 2° to about 14° with respect to an elastic wave propagation direction. This arrangement provides a ladder filter device that has a smaller insertion loss in a low frequency side portion of a passing band. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314179 | MILLIMETER WAVEBAND FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A transmission line which allows electromagnetic waves in a predetermined frequency range of a millimeter waveband to propagate in a TE10 models formed by a first waveguide and a second waveguide. A resonator is formed by electric wave half mirrors fixed to the first waveguide and the second waveguide. The second waveguide has a structure in which a first transmission line forming body has a plate shape and has a square hole forming the first transmission line formed to pass therethrough from one surface toward an opposite surface, a second transmission line forming body has a plate shape and has a square hole forming the second transmission line formed to pass therethrough from one surface toward an opposite surface, and the first transmission line forming body and the second transmission line forming body are connectable and separable. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314180 | CONNECTING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A data processing system is proposed which comprises two electronic devices, each of them having an electro-magnetic coupler embedded on the exterior casing, at least one of the electronic device having one or more sliding surfaces for directing relative movement between the two devices, such that they automatically come into correct alignment during the sliding. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314181 | COUPLER - An electromagnetic coupler comprising: a transmitter configured to operate at a first central frequency, a first termination configured to connect to the transmitter and having a second resonant frequency, a receiver configured to operate at the first frequency, a second termination configured to connect to the receiver and having a third resonant frequency, wherein when the first and second terminations are bought into close proximity when engaged, the equivalent resonant frequency is substantially the first frequency, and wherein the second and/or third frequencies being substantially spectrally spaced from the first frequency. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314182 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a signal transmission device including a high-frequency signal waveguide that transmits a high-frequency signal emitted from an electronic device. When the electronic device is arranged close to the high-frequency signal waveguide, the high-frequency signal is transmitted via the high-frequency signal waveguide. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314183 | MAGNETIZER FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINES - The present invention relates a device for magnetizing a rotor of an electrical machine with a power rating of at least 1 MW, wherein the rotor comprises permanent magnet material, said device comprising a yoke with an electromagnetic coil arranged to produce a pulsed magnetic field for magnetizing the permanent magnet material, wherein the magnetic field is sufficient to magnetize a permanent magnetic pole wherein the rotor and yoke is in a fixed relation to each other. The invention also relates to a method for magnetization of a rotor with permanent magnets for an electrical machine. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314184 | Magnetic Device Using Non Polarized Magnetic Attraction Elements - A magnetic force profile system and related methods and devices based on a sequence of magnets arranged according to a code and acting on a complementary sequence of non-polarized magnetic attraction elements, for example, iron, soft iron, steel, and others. Variations include the addition of polarity codes to the first sequence of magnets, and operation with electromagnets. Exemplary attachment devices and lock and key devices are disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314185 | TRANSFORMER COOLING APPARATUS AND TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a transformer cooling apparatus and a transformer assembly including the same. The transformer cooling apparatus includes a first plate on which a transformer including a magnetic member and a coil is seated, a second plate disposed on a side of the first plate, the second plate being spaced apart from the first plate, and a coolant passage in which a coolant flows, the coolant passage being defined between the first plate and the second plate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314186 | CONVERTER AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A converter including a reactor as one of a component for the converter, the reactor comprising: a coil; a core having an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion covering the outside of the coil; and a case housing the coil and the core, wherein the case has a heat-radiation structure at an inner wall surface, the heat-radiation structure being provided for at least one of the coil and the inner core portion, wherein the heat-radiation structure is non-similar to an outer wall surface of the case, and is formed of the inner wall surface that is formed to correspond to an external shape of the at least one of the coil and the inner core portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314187 | Fault Current Limiter - A three phase fault current limiter (FCL | 2013-11-28 |
20130314188 | Magnetic Structure for Large Air Gap - New and Useful magnetic structures are provided. One feature of the magnetic structures is that they are configured to help minimize the air gap reluctance, improving the magnetic structure's coupling coefficient. Another feature is that reducing the windings AC impedance of a magnetic structure is produced by shielding the winding under ears formed of magnetic material. Still another feature is that leakage inductance of a magnetic structure is reduced, by making ears with cuts which converge toward the magnetic rods that are used in the formation of the structure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314189 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes an insulating layer formed on a substrate, a coil conductor provided between the substrate and the insulting layer, a first electrode connected to one end of the coil conductor, a second electrode connected to the other end of the coil conductor, and a magnetic layer formed on the insulting layer so as to cover a side surface of each of the first and second electrodes without covering a top surface of each of the first and second electrodes. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314190 | LAMINATED INDUCTOR ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a laminated inductor element, outer electrodes and terminal electrodes are electrically connected by via holes, internal wiring lines, and end surface electrodes. The via holes on an upper surface side are provided immediately under the outer electrodes and in a non-magnetic ferrite layer. The via holes on a lower surface side are provided immediately above the terminal electrodes and in a non-magnetic ferrite layer. Since outermost layers are defined by the non-magnetic ferrite layers, a parasitic inductance is not increased, even if the outermost layers are provided with the via holes. In this case, the internal wiring lines are not routed on a surface of the element. Therefore, there is no complication of a wiring pattern, and it is possible to prevent an increase in a mounting area of the element. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314191 | COIL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A coil device ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314192 | INDUCTOR WITH STACKED CONDUCTORS - A thin film coupled inductor, a thin film spiral inductor, and a system that includes an electronic device and a power supply or power converter incorporating one or more such inductors. A thin film coupled inductor includes a wafer substrate; a bottom yoke comprising a magnetic material above the wafer substrate; a first insulating layer above the bottom yoke; a first conductor above the bottom yoke and separated therefrom by the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer above the first conductor; a second conductor above the second insulating layer; a third insulating layer above the second conductor; and a non-planar top yoke above the third insulating layer, the top yoke comprising a magnetic material. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314193 | CHIP INDUCTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a chip inductor and a method of manufacturing the same. The chip inductor includes: a laminate in which a magnetic sheet having a C-pattern electrode formed thereon and a magnetic sheet having an I-pattern electrode formed thereon are alternately laminated; a via penetrating through the magnetic sheet and connecting the C-pattern electrode and the I-pattern electrode; and an external electrode terminal provided at either side portion of the laminate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314194 | LAMINATED INDUCTOR ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A laminated inductor element is configured to prevent warpage of the entire element with a structure in which a non-magnetic ferrite layer on an upper surface side is reduced in thickness to achieve a reduction in height of the entire element, a non-magnetic ferrite layer on a lower surface side is increased in thickness to be thicker than the non-magnetic ferrite layer so as to prevent a metal component diffused from a magnetic ferrite layer from coming into electrical contact with a land electrode of a mounting substrate, and an inductor is disposed toward the lower surface side across a non-magnetic ferrite layer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314195 | FERROMAGNETIC TRANSFORMER CORES - Ferromagnetic transformer cores comprise transformer beads with multiple holes or channels extending through the bead. The physical dimensions of individual core components are adjusted relative to each other to ensure that transformers to be associated with the core components are balanced in impedance. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314196 | Wound Core Scot Transformer - A wounded core Scott transformer configured so that opposed core legs of wounded cores corresponding to core legs mounted in a main coil and a teaser coil are arranged on the inside between the respective coils so as to be supported. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314197 | Magnetic Configuration for High Efficiency Power Processing - Several new and useful features for a magnetic structure are provided. One feature is that the magnetic structures are configured to help minimize the winding's AC losses, improving the system's efficiency. Another feature is that the combination of different magnetic hats creates a shaping path for the magnetic field. Still another feature is that a magnetic hat concept can be applied to a variety of magnetic core shapes. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314198 | RAPIDLY QUENCHED FE-BASED SOFT-MAGNETIC ALLOY RIBBON AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD AND CORE - A rapidly quenched Fe-based soft-magnetic alloy ribbon having wave-like undulations on a free surface, the wave-like undulations having transverse troughs arranged at substantially constant intervals in a longitudinal direction, and the troughs having an average amplitude D of 20 mm or less, is produced by a method comprising (a) keeping a transverse temperature distribution in a melt nozzle within ±15° C. to have as small a temperature distribution as possible in a melt paddle of the alloy, and (b) forming numerous fine linear scratches on a cooling roll surface by a wire brush, thereby providing a ground surface of the cooling roll with an arithmetical mean (average) roughness Ra of 0.1-1 μm and a maximum roughness depth Rmax of 0.5-10 μm. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314199 | TRANSFORMER - An electromagnetic shield includes a plurality of magnetic thin plates stacked on each other, a pair of metal plates sandwiching the plurality of magnetic thin plates, and a plurality of seat plates each connected to the pair of metal plates. The plurality of seat plates are disposed at positions where the total sum of a leakage flux interlinked with a region between mutually adjacent first and second seat plates among the plurality of seat plates is equal to zero. Preferably, a distance between the first and second seat plates is equal to a value which is an integral multiple of a half period of the distribution of the leakage flux. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314200 | Multiple Cells Magnetic Structure for Wireless Power - The magnetic component structures of this invention provides an improved magnetic core and winding arrangement which increases the inductive coupling between the primary and the secondary part compared to a similar single cell structure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314201 | OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION FUSES - A method of forming a fusible link on a printed circuit board. The method comprises integrally forming a first end pad, a second end pad, and a fusible link between the first and the second end pads on the printed circuit board; wherein the cross-sectional area of the fusible link is smaller than that of the first and second end pads. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314202 | Heat Dissipation Switch - The disclosure herein provides for heat dissipation switches and systems, as well as their use for dissipating excess heat from a heat source. Various aspects of a heat dissipation switch may include a thermally isolating material having a number of conductive element cavities. A number of thermally switched conductive elements may nest within the conductive element cavities either independently or as part of a thermally switched sheet. The material of the thermally switched conductive elements may be configured to deform in response to a temperature change through a threshold temperature or temperature range in order to create or interrupt heat flow paths from the heat source to a heat sink. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314203 | POTENTIOMETER - The present invention is directed to a potentiometer having enhanced reliability and durability, capable of being unlimitedly used in a high-temperature environment inside a flying object (air vehicle). Said potentiometer comprises: a consecutive type potentiometer having a structure that a resistor is formed of a material having an excellent stability in a high-temperature environment, and having an excellent surface hardness so as to have a high resistance to damages; and a discrete type potentiometer having a structure that a resistor is protected by a passivation layer, and through holes are formed at the passivation layer for electrical connection with the outside, and the through holes are filled with a conductive material. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314204 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF UNLOCKING THEREOF - A method executes a gyroscope function to set unlock method for a portable electronic device. A user can rotate the portable electronic device to set a predetermined rotation direction and a predetermined rotation angle for unlocking the portable electronic device. In an unlock method setting procedure, the gyroscope detects the rotated portable electronic device and outputs detected information of the portable electronic device. An unlock method of the portable electronic device is set according to the detected information. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314205 | MODULAR VEHICLE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND MODULE FOR CONNECTING TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The invention relates to a modular vehicle system, having an electric vehicle ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314206 | VERIFYING IDENTIFICATION OF SEQUENTIALLY SUPPLIED FLUIDS - A method of verifying the identification of fluids to be supplied successively through a fluid-supply hose that selectively connects to successive movable, RFID-tagged fluid containers includes providing an RFID reading unit including an antenna. A sequence of reference container identification codes is received. A container-present indication indicating one of the containers is positioned so that its RFID tag is in the antenna range is received. In response, the RFID tag of that container is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the container. A controller automatically verifies the determined container identification code against the first reference identification code in the sequence using a controller. The starting through verifying steps are repeated, using successive values from the sequence in the verifying step, until all values in the sequence have been verified against container identification codes read using the RFID reading unit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314207 | DRIVER'S LECENSE DETECTOR - A license detector system enables a person such as a police officer to monitor vehicles on the road to ensure drivers have valid licenses. Within each valid license is an RFID tag which contains specific information and each RFID tag is able to send that information to a detector when requested. To use the system, the police officer aims the detector at a vehicle, initiates the signal to be received by the RFID tag within the license and waits to receive a signal back from the RFID tag. If a signal is received, then a valid license has been detected within the vehicle. However, if no signal or an invalid signal is received by the detector, then no one, specifically the driver of the car, has a valid license. Upon discovering such information, the police officer should be justified in stopping the vehicle and taking the necessary police action. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314208 | Systems And Methods For Storing And Accessing Confidential Data - Systems and methods for storing, managing, and accessing confidential data are described. In one aspect of the inventive subject matter, an authentication protocol includes the steps of capturing a user's biometric data, creating a plurality of templates from the biometric data, transforming a set of authentication data using the template, and determining an authentication status of the user based on the transformed authentication data. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314209 | IDENTIFYING FLUID SUPPLIED THROUGH HOSE - Apparatus for identifying fluid to be supplied through an RFID-tagged fluid-supply hose. The hose connects to one of several movable, RFID-tagged fluid containers. A fluid station includes a plurality of antenna mounts at fixed locations so that a respective plurality of fluid-container locations is defined. An RFID reading unit connects to antennas on the mounts. A controller reads the respective RFID tags of the hose and of the containers in the fluid-container locations using the RFID reading unit. It then determines which of the plurality of movable fluid containers is positioned in the fluid-container location corresponding to the antenna range in which the fluid-supply hose is positioned, so that the fluid in the determined fluid container is identified as the fluid to be supplied through the fluid-supply hose. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314210 | MULTI-MODAL ENTITY TRACKING AND DISPLAY - A multi-modal entity tracking and display system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracking infrastructure comprising at least one data receiver is configured to detect a tracked entity comprising a first asset class using a first sensing technology and a second sensing technology. The at least one tracking data receiver is further configured to generate a tracking data report conveying a location of the tracked entity. A multi-modal entity tracker is configured to receive and store the tracking data report. The multi-modal entity tracker is further configured to receive and store a second tracking data report of a second tracked entity comprising a second asset class which is conveyed via the tracking infrastructure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314211 | CONTAINER-TYPE IDENTIFICATION USING DIRECTIONAL-ANTENNA RFID - RFID tags are read using an RFID reader. A non-RFID-active object has two RFID tags affixed thereto at respective, different tag locations. Each tag has a respective directional antenna steered in a respective, different direction. Respective directional propagation patterns are thus defined and a reader location is defined in the intersection of the propagation patterns. An RFID reader with a reader antenna located at the reader location is provided. The RFID reader is activated to read both tags. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314212 | RFID MARKING OF UNITS IN A SPACE - Non-RFID-active units in a space are marked by affixing RFID tags. Two tags are affixed to each unit, each tag having a directional antenna. The antennas are oriented to define a per-unit reader location. Units are arranged in the space so the per-unit reader locations at least partially overlap to define a reader location. The units in the space can also be detected by an RFID reader located in the overlapping per-unit reader locations. A controller can compare a received list of tag identities corresponding to units expected to be in the container to the identities of the tags read to determine whether the expected units are in the container and disposed at positions and with orientations that cause the respective per-unit reader locations to at least partially overlap with the reader location. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314213 | IDENTIFYING FLUID SUPPLIED THROUGH HOSES - Apparatus for identifying fluid to be supplied through one of a plurality of RFID-tagged fluid-supply hoses that selectively connect to a movable, RFID-tagged fluid container includes a fluid station including an antenna mount at a fixed location so that a fluid-container location is defined. An RFID reading unit is connected to an antenna on the mount. A controller reads the RFID tag of the movable fluid container positioned in the fluid-container location using the RFID reading unit and reads the RFID tag(s) attached to one or more of the fluid-supply hoses whose respective tag(s) are positioned in the antenna range. The controller then determines which of the plurality of fluid-supply hoses is positioned in the antenna range, so that the fluid in the fluid container is identified as the fluid to be supplied through the determined fluid-supply hose. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314214 | CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS TAGS | 2013-11-28 |
20130314215 | RF TAG SYSTEM - An RF tag system is provided, in which in addition to a method of easily sending back MPSK modulated sub-carrier signals on the RF tag side, communication protocols and circuit systems for accurately demodulating modulated waves on the RF tag reader side can be implemented, data transmission from an RF tag to an RF tag reader can be realized over a long operating distance at high speed, and an RF tag can be operated for a long lifetime. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314216 | MICROWAVE BAND BOOSTER RECTIFIER CIRCUIT, AND WIRELESS TAG DEVICE AND WIRELESS TAG SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME - In order to implement novel utilization methods, implementation of a low power consumption and high sensitivity RF receiving system is desired. A microwave frequency band stub resonance booster circuit characterized by boosting the amplitude of an RF signal in a passive operation by resonating in series a 0.2 pF to 0.01 pF micro-capacitor element with a λg/2 open stub element to perform impedance conversion of the input RF signal is used. In addition, since a capacitor which has been conventionally inserted in order to repeat charging and discharging of the RF signal by using two diodes becomes useless by putting a DC resonant component of resonant-boosted output into an open state when voltage-doubling and rectifying the resonant-boosted RF signal, rectified output can be obtained and high-sensitivity reception and detection of the RF signal becomes possible without being affected by the capacitor which imparts comparatively large insertion loss. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314217 | VERIFYING IDENTIFICATION OF FLUID SUPPLIED THROUGH HOSE - A method of verifying the identification of fluid to be supplied through an RFID-tagged fluid-supply hose adapted to connect to a movable, RFID-tagged fluid container includes providing an RFID reading unit including an antenna, so that the respective RFID tags of the container and the hose are within a range of the antenna. The RFID tag of the container is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the container. The RFID tag of the fluid-supply hose is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the hose. A controller automatically verifies the determined identification code of the container against the determined identification code of the hose. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314218 | REMOTE-CONTROL DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL AUDIO SYSTEM - A method of directing an audio signal to an intended user by a remote-control device coupled to an audio/video device is described. The remote-control device sends an instruction to the audio/video device to transmit an audio signal. The remote-control device receives the audio signal and processes the audio signal to generate a directional audio. The directional audio is then routed to an intended user such that the directional audio signal is audible to the intended user, but not to other recipients in the vicinity. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314219 | Systems And Methods For Conveying Information Using A Control Signal Referenced To Alternating Current (AC) Power - Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314220 | HAPTIC DEVICE WITH CONTROLLED TRACTION FORCES - A haptic device includes a substrate that is subjected to lateral motion such as lateral oscillation with one or more degrees of freedom together with modulation of a friction reducing oscillation in a manner that can create a shear force on the user's finger or on an object on the device. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314221 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A CAMERA AND A MULTIPLE ZONE TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A system and method to provide a notification to an operator of a vehicle that an object is proximate to the vehicle. Data from a visible light camera and a multiple zone temperature sensor are combined or fused to determine which regions of a display should be highlighted in order to help the vehicle operator better notice or discern an object shown on a display. The region or area of the display highlighted is determined by displaying a highlighted area or icon on the display corresponding to an area where objects detected on image data maps of hue and/or saturation and/or intensity data from the camera intersect with objects detected on a temperature data map from the temperature sensor. Misalignment between the camera and the temperature sensor may be tolerated by expanding the object detected on the various maps in order to increase the probability of an intersection occurring. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314222 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF PARKING BRAKE SWITCH - Disclosed herein is a method of indicating malfunction of a parking brake system includes determining whether a parking brake switch including four switches malfunctions, if the parking brake switch malfunctions, determining states of the four switches, monitoring a pattern of a drive signal input to the parking brake switch according to information about the states of the four switches and determining whether the parking brake switch is in an applied state, if the parking brake switch is in the applied state, flickering a lamp to indicate malfunction of the parking brake switch. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314223 | VEHICLE INCLUDING SEAT BELT - A vehicle includes a vehicle side device having a vehicle side transmitting-receiving section performing wireless communicating with a seat belt side and a control section (determination section) determining an installation state, based on a signal from the seat belt side; and a seat belt side device having a seat belt side transmitting-receiving section performing wireless communicating with the vehicle side, a first switching unit of which switches the state according to detaching and installing of the seat belt and an output unit which outputs a detaching-installing signal to the seat belt side transmitting-receiving section in response to the state of the first switching unit. A power is fed to the seat belt side transmitting-receiving section and the output unit, and the signal is output and transmitted by the signal form the vehicle side transmitting-receiving section. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314224 | VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION UNIT - A vehicle approach notification unit disposed in a vehicle for producing a notification sound outside of the vehicle includes a small speaker producing the notification sound having an audible frequency. The small speaker is disposed on a sound tube of a horn of the vehicle, the horn producing a warning sound. The small speaker emits the notification sound into the sound tube, such that the notification sound is emitted from the vehicle via the sound tube. The small speaker is located in a midstream in a sound passage of the sound tube. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314225 | ALARM DEVICE FOR ALERTING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS - Provided is a smoke alarm device ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314226 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO IMPROVE HOME SAFETY - In accordance with the invention, a mobile communication device (MCD), preferable a mobile phone, intercepts a RF signal indicating a remote operation occurred on home equipment and starts safety monitoring process to observe situation progress following receiving the RF signal. When certain condition, for example time-up of a timer or leaving-site based on GPS location, is found satisfied, the MCD alerts user that a potential safety concern is raised up and prompts user to take appropriate action to prevent the potential safety concern from evolving into really occurred danger or disaster. The RF signal may be sent by a remote control or a remote sensing device coupled with operation of home equipment. Two examples respectively for safety enhancement of using cooking range and safety enhancement of accessing garage door are disclosed as implementation examples of the method and system using MCD to enhance home safety. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314227 | DETECTION OF OBJECTS BY ELECTRONIC GLOVE - An electronic glove communicates with an electronic device and has a positioning unit, a microcontroller, and an indicating component. The indicating component may be a heating component or a visual indicating component. The positioning unit detects coordinates of the electronic glove and the electronic device sends its own coordinates wirelessly to the electronic glove. The microcontroller calculates a distance between the electronic device and the electronic glove. The microcontroller controls the indicating component to generate different signals (of either heat or light) according to any change in the distance, to guide a user to move towards the precise location of the electronic device. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314228 | Interaction Analyzer - A method of analyzing participant activity includes providing an identification unit to a participant, receiving signals from the identification unit, determining location of the participant based on the received signals, storing the location information and the associated timestamp and analyzing the stored information. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314229 | ALARM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD WIRELESS SENSOR NODE DEVICE AND GATEWAY NODE DEVICE - The present invention provides an alarm information transmission method, a sensor node device and a gateway node device so as to solve the problem in the prior art that alarm information generated by a sensor node cannot be transmitted in time. The method comprises: receiving, by a gateway node, indication information indicating that alarm information is desired to be sent from a sensor node that is ready to send the alarm information; determining corresponding emergency communication resource information from predetermined indication information and emergency communication resource information for transmitting the alarm information in accordance with the indication information; and broadcasting, by the gateway node, the determined emergency communication resource information and instructing the sensor node that receives the emergency communication resource information to transmit the alarm information in accordance with the emergency communication resource information. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314230 | Earthquake Alarming Device With Rescue Assisting Capability - An earthquake alarming device with rescue assisting capability includes a casing and a circuit unit. The circuit unit is disposed in the casing and includes a control module, and a seismic sensory module, a speaker, a transmitter module and a heating module all connected to the control module. The seismic sensory is capable of detecting an earthquake. The control module controls the speaker to generate an audio alarm, controls the transmitter module to transmit a wireless signal, and controls the heating module to generate heat when informed by the seismic sensory module that an earthquake has been detected. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314231 | SAFETY DETECTION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONS - The invention relates to a safety detection system comprising a detection chain formed by a number of interconnected safety detectors (D1, . . . D5). The detectors (D1, . . . D5) in the chain are also interconnected in order to form a diagnostic line in parallel with the safety chain. The first detector thus comprises means for generating diagnostic information comprising its surveillance state, and means for sending this diagnostic information, on the diagnostic line, to the second detector in the chain, which in turn enriches the diagnostic information. At the end of the chain, the last detector is connected to a diagnostic module (MD) intended to receive the diagnostic information, to interpret it, and to control the start-up of the application to be secured. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314232 | TAILGATING DETECTION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for tailgating detection are described herein. One method includes collecting, via a computing device, access log data associated with a profile; processing, by a processor coupled to the computing device, the access log data to obtain a statistical access model; detecting, by the processor, a tailgating sequence based on the statistical access model; and providing, by the processor, a notification that the tailgating sequence has occurred. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314233 | Wireless Tracking and Monitoring Electronic Seal - An electronic security seal (e-Seal) is disclosed. The e-Seal monitors security of shipments including intermodal containers, reports tampers in real-time, monitors environmental status of goods and reports exceptions in real-time, and reports the location of the shipment with high frequency. The security monitoring complies with the ISO 17712 standard, adding electronic real-time reporting of tamper time and location and LED tamper indication. The e-Seal can be manufactured and operated at low cost due to diagnostic and logistic features. The e-Seal supports low cost upgrades due to a modular architecture allowing a plug-in update of separate functions. The e-Seal allows flexible usage across supply chain tradelanes, due to highly programmable operation including over-the-air remote programming via wireless communications. The e-Seal provides low power operation to save battery usage and lower costs. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314234 | METHOD FOR WARNING OF RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF LIQUID DETERGENT - A method for warning of a residual amount of liquid detergent includes: calculating a total use amount of liquid detergent by adding up a use amount of liquid detergent whenever a washing process is performed; and comparing the total use amount of liquid detergent to a reference amount, and warning of a residual amount of liquid detergent according to the comparison result. Accordingly, a user does not need to frequently check the residual amount of liquid detergent, and may easily fill up a container with the liquid detergent. Furthermore, since a sensor for sensing the residual amount of liquid detergent is not installed, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the washing machine and to prevent a user from getting an electric shock from a current leaking to the container. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314235 | Sewer Backup Alarm - This system will alert an occupant of a backup in the sewer or septic system and could be used in a residential or commercial structure. The system is affixed to a sewer waste line and includes a float device and a wireless alert device. When a backup occurs, the float will lift and break the magnetic connection between a magnet connected to the float and a sensor on the wireless alert device. This, in turn, will cause a chime or other alarm device to activate inside the structure, alerting the occupant of a backup. The alarm will enable the occupant to turn off or not use any items which use running water until the problem is resolved. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314236 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - An alarm apparatus for connection to a photovoltaic array, the apparatus comprising a signal processor arranged to monitor solar energy generated electrical power output from the photovoltaic array, the signal processor arranged to detect when an irregular power output is sensed from the photovoltaic array, and the apparatus arranged to cause an alarm condition to be activated if the irregular power output is sensed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314237 | RELAY WITH AN INTERMEDIATE ALERT MECHANISM - A relay with an intermediate alert mechanism and a method for producing an intermediate alert in association with a relay. The relay comprises an input sampling module configured to detect a parameter of a source to be monitored; a processing module configured to determine a working range based on a threshold level and a working condition, and the processing module further configured to automatically determine at least one intermediate level within the working range based on the threshold level. The processing module causes the transmission of an intermediate trigger signal when the detected value of the parameter reaches the intermediate level. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314238 | HARDWARE ATTITUDE DETECTION IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE DEVICES WITH MEMS MOTION SENSORS - Systems and methods for detecting an attitude of a device are disclosed. The system includes a processing system including at least a sensor processor and an application processor, which are distinct. The system further includes a memory system including one or more computer-readable media. The computer-readable media contains instructions that, if executed by the processing system, cause the system to perform operations. The operations include executing an application using the application processor, and receiving raw sensor readings from one or more sensors, using the sensor processor. The operations also include determining, using the sensor processor, a processed sensor metric comprising attitude data, and transmitting the processed sensor metric to the application. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314239 | POSITION INDICATOR FOR VALVES - A device for indicating the status of a valve includes a position indicator, wherein the position indicator includes a monitoring element, and a communication element. A method for indicating the status of at least one valve includes monitoring positions of a device enclosed by a first valve with a position indicator and communicating the positions of the device enclosed by the first valve with a communications element. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314240 | MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED WARNING LAMP - A magnetically controlled warning lamp has a light module and a circuit board mounted in the body. The circuit board has a magnetic device, a control module and a power module. The power module provides the control module and the light module with a working voltage. The magnetic device is activated to generate a trigger signal by a magnetic field. The control module changes the operation mode for the light module based on the trigger signal. A user can use a magnet to activate the magnetic device to easily change the operation mode for the light module instead of disassembling the warning lamp. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314241 | OPTIMIZATION VISUALIZATION USING NORMALIZED ACHIEVEMENT VARIABLES - The present disclosure describes various systems and methods for creating and presenting optimization visualizations that use normalized achievement variables. At least one illustrative method includes defining achievement functions that each operates on at least one of several achievement variables (each of the achievement variables representing a characteristic of a physical object or process), and transforming value ranges for at least two achievement variables into corresponding achievement level ranges by applying at least one of the achievement functions to the value ranges of the achievement variables (the achievement variables being a function of at least one common control variable). The method further includes combining the corresponding achievement level ranges to produce a combined achievement level range, and presenting a visual representation of the combined achievement level range to a user, enabling the user to select value ranges for the common control variable. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314242 | ENERGY STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SENSORS - An energy storage system having a multiple different types of energy storage and conversion devices. Each device is equipped with one or more sensors and RFID tags to communicate sensor information wirelessly to a central electronic management system, which is used to control the operation of each device. Each device can have multiple RFID tags and sensor types. Several energy storage and conversion devices can be combined. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314243 | System and Method for Enabling Collaborative Analysis of a Biosignal - A method and system for enabling collaborative analysis of biosignal data comprising: collecting a bioelectrical signal dataset from a first user; transmitting the bioelectrical signal dataset to a second user; generating an analysis based upon the bioelectrical signal data; transmitting the analysis to at least one of the first user and a third entity; and facilitating a communication, related to the analysis, between at least two of the second user, the first user, and the third entity. The method can further comprise providing a stimulus configured to prompt the action; and providing a modified stimulus to the first user based upon at least one of the analysis and the communication. An embodiment of the system comprises a biosignal detector and a processor configured to implement an embodiment of the method. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314244 | DRAFT BEER SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Supply chain systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring fluid levels in liquid containers, such as kegs. Embodiments include sensors that fit within a keg's false bottom, measure the weight of the keg, and transmit the weight information to a computer database via a wireless network. Other embodiments include an RFID device with information about a characteristic of the liquid within a keg (such as brand and/or type of beer) that may be attached to the keg and paired with the sensor so the sensor can transmit information about the characteristic of the liquid in the keg. In alternate embodiments, the sensor's transmitter is short range and an uplink/gateway is used to receive information from the sensor and relay that sensor's information to a broader wireless network. Multiple containers in close proximity may each be fitted with an RFID device and sensor and communicate their individual information to the database. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314245 | MODULAR METERING SYSTEM - A modular metering unit, shown generally at | 2013-11-28 |
20130314246 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING AUDIBLE AND VISUAL INTERFACE - An intelligent electronic device having an audible and visual interface for providing audible and visual instructions to a user in an event of an alarm or trouble indication in the electrical power system. The intelligent electronic device includes at least one sensor configured for measuring at least one power parameter of an electrical circuit and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter; at least one analog to digital converter for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal; a processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and detecting at least one event occurring in the electrical circuit; and an interface configured for providing instructions associated to the at least one detected event. The instructions may be in the form of text, audio and/or video. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314247 | Close Proximity Communication Device and Methods - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for receiving an encoded data packet, one or more activation commands, and a communication identifier, decoding the received data packet, validating the decoded received data packet, and executing one or more routines associated with the respective one or more activation commands. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314248 | Signal Converting Cradle for Medical Condition Monitoring and Management System - A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314249 | UTILITY METER FOR METERING A UTILITY CONSUMPTION AND OPTIMIZING UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THESE COMMUNICATIONS - A utility meter and method for metering consumption of at least one utility including: a metering unit, a communication unit for sending/receiving messages to/from a management center, a memory to store a unique identifier pertaining to the utility meter and a first key, an encryption unit for encrypting the utility consumption as a first cryptogram, a message generator for generating a utility message containing the first cryptogram, a key generator for generating a payload key to be used by the encryption unit for encrypting the utility consumption, a second cryptogram generated by the encryption unit by encrypting the payload key with the first key, the second cryptogram being intended to be included, by the message generator, at least once into the utility message to be sent to the remote management center. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314250 | Analyte Monitoring System Having an Alert - Described herein are analyte monitoring systems including a receiver or data processing component that is configured to automatically issue a first alert notification when a first predetermined number of consecutive data packets are not received from the sensor/sensor electronics, and automatically issue a second alert notification when a second predetermined number of consecutive data packets are not received by the sensor/sensor electronics. The receiver may also be configured to enable a user to disenable alert or alarm notifications that are triggered based on detected events. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314251 | VEHICLE APPROACH WARNING APPARATUS - A vehicle approach warning apparatus has a failure determining section and a monitor voltage output circuit connected to a potential change terminal. During a sound emit period where a warning signal is being outputted to an sound emitter for emitting a warning sound, the output circuit outputs a monitor voltage from an output terminal by half-wave rectifying and integrating the warning signal upon a change of a potential of the potential change terminal to a high level. When a short-circuit failure occurs in the sound emitter, the output circuit keeps a potential of the output terminal to a low level during the sound emit period. During the sound emit period, the failure determining section sets the potential of the potential change terminal to a high level and determines whether the short-circuit failure occurs based on the monitor voltage. | 2013-11-28 |