51st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140368339 | MOBILE DEVICE SELF-IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for locating and identifying mobile devices are described. According to various embodiments, an ambient sound signal may be detected using a microphone of a mobile device. Thereafter, it may be determined that the ambient sound signal corresponds to a predefined user query for assistance in locating the mobile device. For the, a predefined response sound corresponding to the predefined user query may be emitted, using a speaker of the mobile device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368340 | Self-Configuring System for Real-Time Health Monitoring of Manufacturing Equipment - Data is received that comprises at least one data stream derived from each of a plurality of sensors that each characterize one or more attributes of equipment components. Thereafter, using the received data and a density-based clustering algorithm that produces micro-clusters for each pair of sensors, correlated sensors having component correlations above a pre-defined threshold are identified. It can then be determined that data from two or more correlated sensors triggers at least one alert event. Subsequently, data is provided that characterizes the at least one alert event. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368341 | Vehicular-Based Earthquake Early Warning And Damage Assessment - The systems, methods and articles described herein are directed to a cloud based server which can access and retrieve data for dynamically calculating and generating information relating to an earthquake (or other hazard event), including damage and injury caused by the earthquake. In addition, the information relating to the earthquake can be distributed to one or more cloud connected vehicles and external sources, such as for either providing early warning or assistance with emergency response. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368342 | INTEGRATION OF LED LIGHTING CONTROL WITH EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS - An emergency lighting system for a building includes at least one LED-based light. An emergency detector is operable to detect an emergency. The emergency detector produces an emergency signal in response to the emergency. A controller is operable to control the at least one LED-based light in response to the emergency signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368343 | Mobile Cash Transport System with Tampering Triggered Ink Deployment - A device designed to transport paper currency in a protected fashion. While being transported, the device monitors for tampering or break-in attempts and subsequently generates warning notifications, devalues currency with indelible ink, or sounds an alarm depending on configuration and the type of tampering detected. Further, techniques are described for transferring indelible ink efficiently and reliably to a cash compartment area of the transport case. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368344 | CAMERA LENS SENSOR - A sensor for securing a camera and camera lens from theft is provided. For example, the sensor may include a mounting member configured to be secured to a camera having a camera lens engaged therewith. The sensor may also include a movable member operably engaged with the mounting member and configured to move between an engaged position with a camera lens and a disengaged position spaced away from the camera lens. Movement of the movable member away from the lens may be detected and be indicative of a security event. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368345 | Method and Apparatus for Mobile Cash Transportation - A device designed to validate and transport paper currency in a protected fashion. While being transported, the device monitors for tampering or break-in attempts and subsequently generates warning notifications, or sounds an alarm depending on configuration and the type of tampering detected. The transport case provides end-to-end cash accountability from a location where a bill is inserted into the case, to the bank or cash destination, where the transport case is delivered. Additionally, a docking station accessory is described in which the transport case can be securely fixed while at a point of sale. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368346 | Computer Controlled And Monitored Medical Storage System - A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit. The system may include a control station. The control station may receive temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit and may cause at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored. The control station may determine whether the temperature is outside a predefined range and may causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range. The control station may receive user authentication information from a user, and upon verification of the user authentication information, send unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368347 | AUDIO AND LIGHTING ALERT APPARATUSES AND METHODS - An apparatus is described including a camera, a weather sensor, an alert button, a speaker, a light and a sign fixed to a support structure. Changed conditions can be acknowledged in one or more of the camera, the weather sensor and the alert button. Changed conditions can be broadcast from one or more of the speaker, the light and the sign. Additional embodiments are also described. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368348 | LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SAME - A laser processing system for accurate detection of how far away the surface of a workpiece may be includes a platform, a laser processing device, a distance detection device, and a driving device. The platform is configured for carrying at least one workpiece. Both the laser processing device and the distance detection device are arranged upon the platform. The distance detection device detects an actual distance between a surface of the workpiece and the laser processing device, and compares the preset height with the actual height. If the preset height is less than the actual height, the distance detection device emitting a warning signal to remind a worker to re-enter a new preset height. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368349 | SENSORY ELEMENT PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed is an electromagnetic signal projector configured to transmit a pixelated signal across a projection field. The electromagnetic signal projector includes a transmitter configured to transmit a pixelated signal across a projection field and a plurality of individual sensory modules, where each sensory module includes at least one sensory element having at least two states and the sensory modules are configured for bringing the at least one sensory element into one of its states in response to the pixelated signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368350 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING DOWNHOLE DATA - A tool for communicating data between multiple locations downhole includes a tool body, a first antenna including at least one electrode disposed within a wall and electrically insulated from the tool body, and an electronic circuit configured to generate an encoded electrical signal and propagate the encoded signal through the electrode into a medium surrounding the tool, and a second antenna coupled to the tool body, and an electronic circuit configured to receive an electrical signal induced by the second antenna. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368351 | SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING AN ELECTRIC QUANTITY, TRANSFORMER SUB-STATION COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AN ELECTRIC QUANTITY WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - The system ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140368352 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED INTERACTIVE GATEWAY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present teachings disclose method, system, and programs that utilize a gateway and an optional interactive voice response system to allow remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368353 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS TO AND FROM FIXED POSITION COMMUNICATION DEVICES OVER A FIXED BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATION LINK - An apparatus and method control transmission of messages over a fixed bandwidth communication link from fixed position client or communication devices to a central controller. In one exemplary embodiment, the central controller determines an identifier associated with each communication device, a reporting period during which messages are to be transmitted by the communication devices, and transmission increments within the reporting period. The central controller allocates each transmission increment to a respective group of multiple communication devices. The central controller then determines transmission times for messages from the communication devices, such that a transmission time for any particular communication device is based on (a) the identifier for the particular communication device, (b) a duration of a transmission increment allocated to a group of communication devices that includes the particular communication device, and (c) a quantity of communication devices in the group of communication devices that includes the particular communication device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368354 | CENTRAL ALARM (CA) UNIT IN A GAS MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING GAS SENSORS AND GAS SENSOR CONTROLLERS - A central alarm (CA) unit in a gas monitoring system including gas sensors and gas sensor controllers operatively connected to respective gas sensors comprises a communications module configured to communicate with the gas sensor controllers, wherein each gas sensor controller is configured to communicate with respective gas sensors, and a gas sensor monitoring module configured to receive from each gas sensor controller a signal including status information of the gas sensors operatively connected to the respective gas sensor controller. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368355 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SERIAL DATA OUTPUT AND CLIENT DEVICE WITH AUDIO PORT - A data communication system including an electronic device including a serial port, a client device including at least an audio port and an interface device is provided. The electronic device is configured to obtain serial data and output the serial data via the serial port. The interface device is coupled between the electronic device and the client device and includes a serial port connected to the serial port of the electronic device, a signal conversion device and an audio port connected to the audio port of the client device, wherein the interface device receives first serial data from the electronic device via the serial port, converts the received first serial data to first audio signals via the signal conversion device, and outputs the first audio signals to the client device via the audio port, such that the client device obtains the serial data according to the first audio signals. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368356 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC INFORMATION - Presented herein is a system and method for graphically displaying aircraft traffic information. The system comprises an Operating Company Symbology database and a display system coupled to a processor that is configured to (1) receive traffic information; (2) determine the Operating Company Symbology from the received traffic information; (3) receive a selection of an aircraft or traffic information including at least one of the Flight ID, Operating Company, or Surface Traffic; (4) graphically render aircraft symbology and the associated traffic information on the display. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368357 | Carter Concepts - Police Vehicle Safety Arrows - Carter Concepts—Police Vehicle Safety Arrows are an electrically lit, sequentially moving arrow signaling device for the interior back rear window of a police vehicle. This safety device will be used when police vehicles are parked along the roadside. The arrow signaling device reminds drivers to move over, assisting in police officer safety while on the highways. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368358 | SMART AND SCALABLE URBAN SIGNAL NETWORKS: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL - Scalable urban traffic control system has been developed to address current challenges and offers a new approach to real-time, adaptive control of traffic signal networks. The methods and system described herein exploit a novel conceptualization of the signal network control problem as a decentralized process, where each intersection in the network independently and asynchronously solves a single-machine scheduling problem in a rolling horizon fashion to allocate green time to its local traffic, and intersections communicate planned outflows to their downstream neighbors to increase visibility of future incoming traffic and achieve coordinated behavior. The novel formulation of the intersection control problem as a single-machine scheduling problem abstracts flows of vehicles into clusters, which enables orders-of-magnitude speedup over previous time-based formulations and is what allows truly real-time (second-by-second) response to changing conditions. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368359 | FLIGHT DECK DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALLY INDICATING LOW SPEED CHANGE CONDITIONS DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING - Embodiments of a flight deck display system deployed onboard an aircraft are provided, as are embodiments of a method carried-out by a flight deck display system. In one embodiment, the flight deck display system includes a cockpit display device and a controller. The controller is configured to: (i) establish the speed trend of the aircraft over a predetermined time period; (ii) generate a primary flight display on the cockpit display device including a speed trend vector graphic representative of the established speed trend; and (iii) alter the appearance of the speed trend vector graphic in a first predetermined manner if a low speed change condition is detected during at least one of aircraft takeoff and landing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368360 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING MOTORCYCLE RACE - A travelling data recorder includes an input unit for generating a first input instruction to issue a challenge to a race, a recognition unit for recognizing the generated first instruction, a location-detection unit for obtaining real-time location of a participating motor vehicle during running of the race. Also included are a motion-data collection unit for obtaining real-time motion data of the motor vehicle during running of the race, an identification unit for identifying identity the motor vehicle, and a microprocessor for controlling the transmissions of the recognized instruction, the obtained real-time location and the real-time motion data, and the identification of the motor vehicle to a server and the travelling data recorder receiving the result of the race from the server. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368361 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING NOWCASTS ALONG A ROUTE ON A MAP - A system and method for displaying nowcasts along a route on a map. The system receives a map request including a departure location and a destination location from a user, and obtains map data including a route between the destination location and the departure location. A nowcaster is used for outputting nowcasts for a number of key points along the route. The system modifies the map data to include a visual indicator for each nowcast for each key point such that when the modified map data is executed on a display the nowcasts are displayed along the route between the departure location and the destination location. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368362 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING INCLINE ANGLE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC POINTER - A method for determining an incline angle of an electromagnetic pointer is provided. The electromagnetic pointer is positioned on or above a digitizer which has a plurality of loop antennas. The method comprises steps of: locating a peak-value loop antenna which has a maximum inductive signal value; scanning plural loop antennas that are near to the peak-value loop antenna so as to obtain a signal distribution; simulating at least two signal curves by using signal values sensed by the peak-value loop antenna and the neighboring loop antennas; calculating a rate of change between every two signal curves; and determining an incline angle of the electromagnetic pointer by looking up a conversion table with the calculated rate of change. The present invention only needs to scan five to seven loop antennas to determine the incline angle, thereby increasing the efficiency of incline angle determination. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368363 | Sampling front-end for Analog to Digital Converter - A sampling front-end for analog to digital converter is presented that shares a high speed N-bit ADC at front-end and interleaves the pipelined residue amplification with shared amplifier, which achieves high speed, low power and compact area with high density capacitive DAC structure. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SAMPLING DELAY ERROR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS OF TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A method for estimating a sampling delay error between a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a second ADC in a time-interleaved ADC includes: receiving a first digital output signal and a second digital output signal generated from the first ADC and the second ADC based on a same analog input signal, respectively; determining a delay amount according to a predetermined sampling delay between the first ADC and the second ADC and a delay adjusting value, and applying the delay amount delay to the second digital output signal to generate a delayed digital output signal, wherein the delay adjusting value Td is used to estimate the sampling delay error Te; calculating a difference between the first digital output signal and the delayed digital output signal; and feeding back the difference for adjusting the delay adjusting value Td according to the difference. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368365 | Quantization Noise Coupling Delta Sigma ADC with a Delay in the Main DAC Feedback - A delta-sigma modulator has a first summing point subtracting a first feedback signal from an input signal and forwarding a result to a transfer function, a second summing point adding an output signal from said transfer function to the input signal and subtracting a second feedback signal, a first integrator receiving an output signal from the second summing point, a quantizer receiving an output signal from the integrator and generating an output bitstream, and a digital-to-analog converter receiving the bitstream, wherein the first and second feedback signal are the output signal from said digital-to-analog converter delayed by a one sample delay. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368366 | MOSTLY-DIGITAL OPEN-LOOP RING OSCILLATOR DELTA-SIGMA ADC AND METHODS FOR CONVERSION - A continuous-time delta-sigma modulator for analog-to-digital conversion includes a pair of pseudo-differential signal paths including a pair of pseudo-differential signal paths including current-controlled ring oscillators as the load of open-loop common-source amplifiers that are driven by an analog input signal. The signal path produces digital values by sampling the open-loop current-controlled ring oscillators. A calibration circuit measures nonlinear distortion coefficients in a replica of the signal path. A nonlinearity corrector corrects digital values based upon the nonlinear distortion coefficients | 2014-12-18 |
20140368367 | CONTINUOUS-TIME SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR AND CONTINUOUS-TIME SIGMA-DELTA MODULATING METHOD - Disclosed herein are a continuous-time sigma-delta modulator and a continuous-time sigma-delta modulating method. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the continuous-time sigma-delta modulator includes: an integrator receiving and integrating a signal; a quantizer quantizing an output of the integrator to be digitally output; a timer receiving the digital output of the quantizer to charge and discharge a charging and discharging capacitor according a predetermined timing so as to generate a trapezoidal waveform; and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) outputting a digital-to-analog converted trapezoidal waveform depending on the digital output of the quantizer by using the timer to feedback the digital-to-analog converted trapezoidal waveform to be summed with a signal input to the integrator Further, the continuous-time sigma-delta modulating method is proposed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368368 | Continuous-Time Mash Sigma-Delta Analogue to Digital Conversion - Continuous-time MASH sigma-delta ADC with a first modulator with 1.5 bit and a second modulator with 1 bit each receiving also the feedback from the other modulator. Sampling is at higher rate at the second modulator and decimation is performed before summing its output to the output of the first modulator. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368369 | DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR WITH HIGH INPUT IMPEDANCE - Measurement circuits having a delta-sigma modulator are disclosed. One example measurement circuit includes a low pass filter coupled to receive an input voltage, a switched-capacitor integrator circuit, and a switched comparator circuit. The measurement circuit may generate a digital output made up of a sequence of logic high and logic low levels that are representative of a scaled value of the input voltage output by the low pass filter circuit. Also, by virtue of its switched-capacitor configuration, the electric charge received by the switched difference amplifier circuit may be returned to the input in a manner such that the input to the delta-sigma modulator takes little to no average current from the voltage it measures. In other words, the delta-sigma modulator may have a high input impedance by virtue of its switched-capacitor circuit configuration. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368370 | Signal Processing Device - There is provided a signal processing device comprising a combination unit ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140368371 | AMPLIFIER USING MULTI INPUT DIFFERENTIAL PAIR, AND COMPARATOR AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An amplifier includes a common load suitable for outputting an output signal, a coarse input differential stage, coupled to the common load, suitable for amplifying a difference between an input signal and a coarse ramping signal to output a coarse conversion signal as a first output signal, when the coarse ramping signal is lower than the input signal, and a fine input differential stage, coupled to the common load, suitable for amplifying a difference between a fine ramping signal and a bias signal and compensating the first output signal to output a fine conversion signal as the output signal, when a zero crossing occurs by the compensated first output signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368372 | TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A time to digital converter includes: a first measurement unit measuring a time difference between a start signal and a stop signal as a first time unit by using a first delay line; a second measurement unit measuring a time difference between the stop signal and the start signal delayed by the first delay line as a second time unit by using a second delay line and a third delay line and comparing an output signal of one delay cell included in the second delay line with an output signal of at least two delay cells included in the third delay line; and an output unit outputting a final time difference between the start signal and the stop signal as a digital code on the basis of measurement results of the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368373 | SCANNERS, TARGETS, AND METHODS FOR SURVEYING - Apparatus and methods useful in surveying to provide information rich models. In particular, information not readily or possibly provided by conventional survey techniques can be provided. In some versions targets provide reference for baseline positioning or improving position information otherwise acquired. Scanning may be carried out in multiple locations and merged to form a single image. Machine mounted and hand mounted scanning apparatus is disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368374 | RADAR APPARATUS AND ANTENNA APPARATUS - Disclosed are a radar apparatus and an antenna apparatus. In particular, disclosed are a radar apparatus and an antenna apparatus including an antenna structure capable of suppressing a grating lobe while enhancing resolution. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368375 | INTEGRATION OF A RADAR SENSOR IN A VEHICLE - A disclosed collision detection system for a vehicle includes a radar sensor mounted to the vehicle proximate that is capable of detecting objects in proximity to the vehicle, and at least one component at least partially defining a cavity. The cavity is at least partially filled by a material that modifies a portion of radar energy emitted from the radar sensor and transmitted back to the radar sensor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368376 | CALIBRATION SCHEME FOR GAS ABSORPTION SPECTRA DETECTION - A technique for removing the background from a transmission spectrum including determining performance characteristics of a detector, measuring a transmission spectrum that includes an absorption line, determining performance characteristics of a gas cell, and removing a background spectrum from the transmission spectrum by combining the transmission spectrum with the performance characteristics of the detector and the performance characteristics of the gas cell. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368377 | DETECTION AND LOCKING TO THE ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF GASSES IN THE MILLIMETER-WAVE REGION - A frequency reference device that includes a frequency reference generation unit to generate a frequency reference signal based on an absorption line of a gas. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368378 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND IMAGING - A scanning system uses synthetic aperture radar and photography. The system is capable of conjoint use of image data developed by these and other scanning apparatus to form a model of a zone. In some versions, the model includes subsurface image information. Methods for use to scan and for implementation of images and models developed by the scan are also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368379 | RECEIVER FOR SIMULTANEOUS RECEPTION OF SIGNALS FROM MULTIPLE GNSS SATELLITE SYSTEMS - A method, receiver, and mobile terminal for simultaneously receiving and processing signals of multiple satellites from a plurality of navigational satellite system constellations are described. In the method, satellite signals from a plurality of navigational satellite systems are translated into an intermediate frequency and converted from analog to digital together, but then are separated out according to each navigational satellite system in the digital domain. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368380 | SATELLITE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE ARCHITECTURE - Station for receiving satellite radio navigation signals having first wideband transmission means that are suited to receiving a specific signal transmitted by a transmitter/receiver and extracting therefrom at least one user radio navigation signal, first centralized signal processing means that are suited to determining a measurement of pseudo distance and centralized calculation means for calculating navigation information (PVT), the reception station having a first reference channel for receiving radio navigation signals having a directional antenna for forming a channel, second means for processing the radio navigation signal received by said directional antenna for forming a channel and a calculation unit that is suited to performing an improvement in reliability, an integrity check and authentication of said navigation information (PVT). | 2014-12-18 |
20140368381 | WIDE AREA POSITIONING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for determining position of a receiver. The positioning system comprises a transmitter network including transmitters that broadcast positioning signals. The positioning system comprises a remote receiver that acquires and tracks the positioning signals and/or satellite signals. The satellite signals are signals of a satellite-based positioning system. A first mode of the remote receiver uses terminal-based positioning in which the remote receiver computes a position using the positioning signals and/or the satellite signals. The positioning system comprises a server coupled to the remote receiver. A second operating mode of the remote receiver comprises network-based positioning in which the server computes a position of the remote receiver from the positioning signals and/or satellite signals, where the remote receiver receives and transfers to the server the positioning signals and/or satellite signals. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368382 | PROVIDING INDOOR LOCATION OF A MOBILE COMPUTER BY COMBINING SENSOR DATA AND NETWORK RELATED INFORMATION - Providing indoor location, position, or tracking of a mobile computer using combined sensor data and network related information is disclosed. Outdoor location, indoor location, and determined motion information may be combined to track the mobile computer indoors. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368383 | Method for Carrier-to-Noise Ratio Estimation in GNSS Receivers - A method for determining an indicator of an amount of noise comprised within a received signal within a satellite communication network or a GNSS involves extracting a received modulating signal from the received signal. An estimate of the transmission delay is determined based on the in-phase component of the modulating signal. A prompt replica of the modulating signal is generated using the estimate of the transmission delay. A prompt quadrature correlation of the quadrature component of the received modulating signal and of the quadrature component of the prompt replica is determined, and the indicator of the amount of noise comprised within the received signal is determined based on the prompt quadrature correlation. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368384 | Millimeter-wave system with beam direction by switching sources - Various embodiments of a millimeter-wave wireless point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communication system which enables determining preferred directions of transmissions, and transmitting in such preferred directions without routing radio-frequency signals. The system comprises a millimeter-wave focusing element, multiple millimeter-wave antennas, and multiple radio-frequency-integrated circuits (“RFICs”). In various embodiments, preferred directions are determined, and millimeter-wave beams are transmitted in the preferred directions. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368385 | Systems and methods for forming, directing, and narrowing communication beams - Various embodiments of a communication system operative to form, direct, and narrow communication beams using an array of electromagnetic radiators and a beam-narrowing architecture. A beam-width of an electromagnetic beam is narrowed, thereby increasing the concentration of electromagnetic energy in the beam and achieving a significant antenna gain. In various embodiments, the direction of an electromagnetic beam may be altered to improve communication between a transmitter and a receiver. In various embodiments, the system is a millimeter-wave system with a millimeter-wave array and millimeter-wave beams. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368386 | KALMAN FILTER FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - A position estimation method for indoor positioning includes filtering an initial position estimate that includes a corresponding covariance that reflects the quality of the geometry of the reference points and a previous initial position estimate that includes a corresponding covariance that reflects the quality of the geometry of the reference points by a Kalman filter to generate an updated previous position estimate, analyzing the updated previous position estimate to determine if the value is outside of a range, and constraining the updated previous position estimate based on the value being outside of the range. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368387 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS RECEIVER CALIBRATION AND OBJECT LOCALISATION FOR MULTILATERATION - An apparatus for multilateration of a plurality of P objects, each having a transmitter device, and each transmitter device transmitting a signal, the apparatus including N sensors, a processing unit, each sensor receiving the transmitted signals and determining receive times of each signal. The processing unit performing steps: A. combining receive times for signals into a chronologically ordered series of message sets, wherein each message sets comprises the receive times of one of the transmitted signals, B. collecting all valid message sets that occur within a predetermined time interval, wherein k denotes a time step, and wherein each valid message set contains receive times from at least N sensors, C. estimating a time offset vector O | 2014-12-18 |
20140368388 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE HOUSING - A housing of an electronic device includes a main body and an antenna formed in the main body. The main body includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface defines a groove therein. The antenna includes an antenna portion received in the groove, and a connecting portion received in the inner surface of the main body. The connecting portion is connected to the antenna portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368389 | ANTENNA MODULE AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - An antenna module includes an antenna line disposed annularly, a magnetic body formed annularly along the antenna line, having a bottom part and a pair of side parts to accommodate the antenna line, and provided with end faces of the pair of side parts disposed in a same direction, and an insulator disposed between the magnetic body and the antenna line. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368390 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING DUAL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR AND WIFI - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing. Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry is mounted on the circuit board. A first antenna is supported by the circuit board within the housing and operatively connected to the RF circuitry and configured for cellular phone communications. A second antenna is supported by the circuit board within the housing and operatively connected to the RF circuitry and configured for WiFi communications. The second antenna comprises an inverted-F or monopole antenna having an opening gap that is pointed away from the first antenna. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368391 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An antenna device includes a communication module and a loop-shaped conductor. The communication module has a substrate on which an approximately rectangular ground conductor is formed. A non-ground region is provided along one side of the ground conductor. A transmission line and a radiation element are formed in the non-ground region. Further, a capacitance element is connected to the radiation element, and the transmission line is connected to a feeding point of the radiation element. The loop-shaped conductor includes in part a gap that is positioned near the radiation element. With this, an antenna device to be provided in an electronic apparatus having wide directivity in a state of being attached to a garment, a person's body, or the like, and the stated electronic apparatus are configured. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368392 | RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - The present invention refers to a reconfigurable antenna structure. The antenna structure comprises a radiating structure comprising one or more first radiating elements and a secondary radiating structure, operationally associated with said primary radiating structure. Said secondary radiating structure comprises a plurality of second radiating elements that can be selectively electrically connected/disconnected to each other to vary the configuration of said secondary radiating structure, so as to vary the radiating properties of the antenna structure. The antenna structure also comprises first reactive loads, electrically connected between said primary and secondary radiating structures, and second reactive loads, electrically connected to said secondary radiating structure. Said first reactive loads, said second reactive loads and said second radiating elements forming one or more circuitry structures that are electrically resonant in the operating frequency band of said antenna structure and that are electrically connected/disconnected to each other in a selective manner in accordance to the configuration selected for said second radiating structure, thereby maintaining constantly equal to zero the overall reactive load that is electrically connected to said primary radiating structure. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368393 | PORTABLE MOTORIZED SATELLITE TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM - A portable motorized satellite television antenna system is connectable to a separate receiver. The satellite television antenna system can include an enclosure with at least a portion thereof comprising an electromagnetic wave permeable material. A reflector dish can be disposed inside of the enclosure. A low noise block converter can be disposed inside of the enclosure and configured to receive incoming satellite television signals. A first drive motor can be coupled to the satellite television antenna system such that at least one of an azimuth orientation and an elevation orientation of the dish can be adjusted. An electronic control system disposed inside of the enclosure and connected to the first drive motor to control automated aiming of the dish. The electronic control system and first drive motor can be powered solely by the separate receiver though a single conduit that spans between the satellite antenna system and the receiver. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368394 | PACKAGED ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS HAVING TRANSCEIVING ANTENNAS - A base carries a first chip and a second chip oriented differently with respect to the base and packaged in a package. Each chip integrates an antenna and a magnetic via. A magnetic coupling path connects the chips, forming a magnetic circuit that enables transfer of signals and power between the chips even if the magnetic path is interrupted, and is formed by a first stretch coupled between the first magnetic-coupling element of the first chip and the first magnetic-coupling element of the second chip, and a second stretch coupled between the second magnetic-coupling element of the first chip and the second magnetic-coupling element of the second chip. The first stretch has a parallel portion extending parallel to the faces of the base. The first and second stretches have respective transverse portions extending on the main surfaces of the second chip, transverse to the parallel portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368395 | CROSSPOLAR MULTIBAND PANEL ANTENNA - The object of the present invention is a crosspolar multiband panel antenna comprising, within a single chassis, at least two antenna arrays operating within different frequency bands, each antenna array comprising at least two cross-polarization radiating elements separated by a distance inter-elements, each radiating element comprising a first polarization and a second polarization, the second polarization being orthogonal to the first polarization. The first polarization and the second polarization of each antenna array are physically separated by a distance equal to or greater than the distance inter-elements. The first polarizations and the second polarizations of each antenna array being respectively separated by one another by the distance inter-elements. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368396 | ANTENNA APPARATUS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SURROUNDING CONDUCTORS AND DIELECTRICS - An antenna apparatus is provided with: a dielectric substrate, a front array including a feed element and a plurality of parasitic elements, the feed element being formed on the dielectric substrate and having one radiation direction, and the plurality of parasitic elements being formed on the dielectric substrate in an area located in the radiation direction with respect to the feed element; and at least one side array including a plurality of parasitic elements formed on the dielectric a substrate in at least an area located in a direction other than the radiation direction with respect to the feed element. The plurality of parasitic elements of each side array are aligned substantially along the radiation direction. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368397 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A substrate includes a dielectric plate and a conductive layer formed on both surfaces of the dielectric plate, and a first cutout is formed in the conductive layer on both surfaces of the substrate so as to extend inward from part of a first edge of the substrate. A first radiation electrode is connected to the conductive layer at a first point located on an outer peripheral line of the first cutout. A first reflector plate is disposed in a location further inward in the substrate from the first edge than the first point. The reflector plate is electrically connected to the conductive layer, and faces toward the first point. Thus an antenna device that is suited to miniaturization and that is capable of increasing directivity is provided. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368398 | Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Antennas with Multi-Band Wave Traps - An antenna includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a common ground plane between the first radiating element and the second radiating element, and a wavetrap structure coupled to the ground plane and configured to reduce correlation between the first and second radiating elements at first and second RF frequencies. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368399 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING IT - An antenna device includes a ground conductor, a radiation conductor having a feed point, and a guard conductor that is insulated from the ground conductor and is disposed at a position that is closer to a specific site of a user than the radiation conductor in one use form and is such a position that at least part of the guard conductor overlaps with a place where the intensity of an electric field radiated from the radiation conductor is high. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368400 | DUAL BAND WIFI ANTENNA FOR MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A dual band WiFi antenna is provided. The antenna can include a printed circuit board, a first antenna element etched onto the printed circuit board, a second antenna element etched onto the printed circuit board, a first RF choke etched onto the printed circuit board near a first end of the printed circuit board, and a second RF choke etched onto the printed circuit board near the first end of the printed circuit board. The first antenna element and the first RF choke can work within a first frequency band, and the second antenna element and the second RF choke can work with a second frequency band. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368401 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device is provided with a band elimination filter that has one end connected to an antenna terminal, and a first multiplexer that is connected to the other end of the band elimination filter. The band elimination filter is configured to eliminate signals of a frequency band that is different from the frequencies of signals transmitted and received in the first multiplexer, and is configured from a filter circuit that includes a bulk wave element. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368402 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An antenna structure includes a feed section, a ground section, a common section, a first radiator, a second radiator, and a third radiator. The common section is electrically connected to the feed section, and the third radiator is electrically connected to the ground section. The first radiator, the second radiator, and the third radiator are all connected to the common section. The second radiator is spaced from the third radiator to allow current to be coupled from the second radiator to the third radiator. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368403 | Compact Broadband Antenna - An antenna including a substrate formed of a non-conductive material, a ground plane disposed on the substrate, a wideband element for coupling having one end connected to an edge of the ground plane and an elongate feed arm feeding the wideband element for coupling and having a maximum width of 1/100 of a predetermined wavelength, the predetermined wavelength being defined by formula (I) wherein λ | 2014-12-18 |
20140368404 | Antenna system providing simultaneously identical main beam radiation characteristics for independent polarizations - Techniques of designing an antenna array or antenna system are described. The antenna system includes a plurality of antenna units structured in a way to form a desired antenna pattern. According to one aspect of the present invention, each of the antenna units includes two antennas disposed orthogonally or in parallel. These antenna units are arranged in a pre-defined geometric pattern to create two substantially similar main beam radiation characteristics for independent polarizations. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368405 | Inverted F-Antennas at a Wireless Communication Node - The disclosure relates to a node in a wireless communication arrangement, the node comprising an antenna arrangement that comprises a first and second inverted F antenna. The inverted F antennas comprise a corresponding first and second feed connection, first and second ground connection and a corresponding first and second radiating element mainly extending from the respective ground connection along a corresponding first and second longitudinal extension. The inverted F antennas are arranged on, or in, a plane. Furthermore, the first and second radiating elements are extending in opposite directions along their respective longitudinal extensions from the respective ground connections, the first longitudinal extension and the second longitudinal extension being mutually parallel. The closest distance between the first radiating element and the second radiating element exceeds 0,4*λ | 2014-12-18 |
20140368406 | Compact Broadband Antenna - An antenna including a substrate formed of a non-conductive material, a ground plane disposed on the substrate, a wideband element for coupling having one end connected to an edge of the ground plane and an elongate feed arm feeding the wideband element for coupling and having a maximum width of 1/100 of a predetermined wavelength, the predetermined wavelength being defined by formula (I) wherein λ | 2014-12-18 |
20140368407 | Compact Broadband Antenna - An antenna including a substrate formed of a non-conductive material, a ground plane disposed on the substrate, a wideband element for coupling having one end connected to an edge of the ground plane and an elongate feed arm feeding the wideband element for coupling and having a maximum width of 1/100 of a predetermined wavelength, the predetermined wavelength being defined by formula (I) wherein λ | 2014-12-18 |
20140368408 | SUBREFLECTOR OF A DUAL-REFLECTOR ANTENNA - A subreflector of a dual-reflector antenna comprises a first extremity comprising a convex inner surface, a second extremity adapted for coupling to the extremity of a waveguide, and a body extending between the first extremity and the second extremity. The body comprises a first dielectric part having a portion penetrating into the waveguide and a portion outside the waveguide, and a second metallic part comprising a first cylindrical portion, contiguous with the first extremity of the subreflector, whose diameter is greater than the portion outside the waveguide of the first dielectric part, and a second cylindrical portion, adjacent to the first cylindrical portion, extended by a conical portion that penetrates into the first dielectric part. The first cylindrical portion features a flat ring-shaped surface that forms an angle less than 90° with the axis of the subreflector so as to face the primary reflector. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368409 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display system is disclosed. The display system includes a plurality of display apparatuses which are rotated in a vertical direction and disposed parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of display apparatuses may reverse and change the width and height of one received image, and may display each of the divided sub images by as many as the number of the plurality of display apparatuses, according to a location of disposition. Accordingly, the plurality of display apparatuses may display an image in the same ratio of a screen ratio of a received image without ratio readjustment or data distortion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368410 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device includes a display control unit configured to display data in an area formed in a display unit connected to the information processing device, a display data acquiring unit configured to acquire the display data displayed in an operation reception area or an entire area, which is a target of receiving an operation by a user, an area forming unit configured to form a render reception area so as to be superposed on the operation reception area, a render receiving unit configured to receive rendering with respect to the render reception area, a render data acquiring unit configured to acquire render data rendered in the render reception area, a render data combining unit configured to combine the display data with the render data, and a data sending unit configured to send, to a terminal, the display data with which the render data has been combined. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368411 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile equipment includes an alternative display searching part sending an alternative display list request including current position information indicating the current position of the mobile equipment to a server, receiving from the server an alternative display list representing a list of display devices located near the current position, and selecting an alternative destination display device from the alternative display list on the basis of an inter-device distance between each of the display device and the mobile equipment, an ME short-distance radio communication part sending a distance measuring signal request signal to the display devices by short-distance radio communication and estimating the inter-device distance on the basis of the field strength of a distance measuring signal sent from the display devices, and an ME network connection part sending event information of the mobile equipment to the alternative destination display device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368412 | Wireless Hands-Free Computing Headset With Detachable Accessories Controllable by Motion, Body Gesture And/Or Vocal Commands - A headset computer (HSC) is used to request diagnostic or testing content from a source. The HSC has a local processor, a microdisplay for displaying visual information received from the local processor, and one or more input devices for generating input signals, such as user motion and/or vocal input. Optionally, the input devices are peripherals. The local processor has one or more receivers for the input signals, a translator for translating the input signals into user commands, a display controller for forwarding information to be displayed on the microdisplay, and a communications interface for wirelessly communicating with the source of diagnostic or testing content, optionally via a remote host processor serving as an intermediary. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368413 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A display apparatus disclosed herein includes a plurality of pixel circuits each having a plurality of switches configured to receive a driving signal of a predetermined period and be controlled for opening and closing operation by the driving signal; and a drive circuit configured to control the open/closed state of the switches; the drive circuit being operable to scan the pixel circuits and open and close the switches in periods independent of each other. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368414 | CAPACITOR, DRIVING CIRCUIT COMPRISING THE CAPACITOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE DRIVING CIRCUIT - According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a capacitor may be connected to a gate electrode of a transistor. The capacitor includes a first gate electrode connected to the gate electrode of the transistor, a gate insulation layer formed on the first gate electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the gate insulation layer. The upper electrode is formed to cover a region where the first gate electrode and the upper electrode are overlapped. The capacitor is applicable to at least one of a light emitting driving circuit and a scan driving circuit, and at least one of the light emitting driving circuit and the scan driving circuit may be included in a display device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368415 | THRESHOLD VOLTAGE SENSING CIRCUIT OF ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a technique for outputting threshold voltages by properly changing the threshold voltages such that the threshold voltages can protect low-voltage driving elements within an analog to digital converter when the threshold voltages of an OLED display panel are sensed and outputted to the analog to digital converter. The present invention comprises: a sampling capacitor which samples threshold voltages sensed and inputted from an organic light-emitting diode on a display panel; a charge-sharing capacitor which charges and shares the threshold voltages sampled from the sampling capacitor, or solely charges the threshold voltages to bypass the threshold voltages; and a sample-and-hold unit which has a plurality of switches for performing switching operations for the sampling operation of the sampling capacitor and the charging and the sharing of the charge-sharing capacitor, and scales the threshold voltages to threshold voltage areas having a certain value or less. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368416 | OLED DISPLAY DEVICE - An OLED display device includes multiple pixel units arranged in a matrix and a power supply driver chip located at one side of the multiple pixel units. The power supply driver chip is configured to supply input voltages to the multiple pixel units. The power supply driver chip provides the input voltages to the multiple pixel units through a plurality of input paths. The input paths are associated with input points, each of the input points corresponds to a pixel unit at a different location. The power supply driver chip compensates the input voltages to ensure that all of the pixel units at different locations may have an approximately equal input voltage, enabling the entire display region of the OLED display device to display with a uniform brightness and improving the display performance. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368417 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels in a display portion and configured to performed display in a plurality of frame periods, each of the frame periods includes a writing period and a holding period, and after an image signal is input to each of the plurality of pixels in the writing period, a transistor included in each of the plurality of pixels is turned off and the image signal is held for at least 30 seconds in the holding period. The pixel includes a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor layer, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a carrier concentration of less than 1×10 | 2014-12-18 |
20140368418 | TIMING CONTROLLER FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND TIMING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A timing controller for a liquid crystal panel and a timing control method thereof are provided. The timing controller includes a timing control unit for analyzing an input signal to generate a system state transition voltage (STV) signal and a base STV signal, and the timing control unit outputs a base trigger signal and a switch trigger signal having asynchronous frame rates to a select unit at the same time. A compare unit determines whether frequencies of the two state signals are same, so that the select unit determines to forward the base trigger signal or the switch trigger signal to a level shift circuit. Finally, a signal-time control unit controls an output time of the base trigger signal, and controls an output time of the switch trigger signal, so that a liquid crystal unit connected to each gate line has an equal charge time. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368419 | BACKLIGHT DRIVING MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a backlight driving module. The backlight driving module includes a boost circuit, a control chip, and a ferrite bead. The boost circuit includes a metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect transistor (MOSFET). The control chip includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) input pin and provides PWM signals to turn on and turn off the MOSFET. One end of the ferrite bead is connected to the PWM input pin, and another end is connected to the gate of the MOSFET. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368420 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The display apparatus comprises: a light-emitting unit; a display unit; a determination unit configured to determine, for each of the plurality of light sources of the light-emitting unit, a target brightness based on a brightness of an image to be displayed in an area corresponding to the light source; a first detection unit configured to detect a first block in which a predetermined object is displayed; a second detection unit configured to detect a second block in which no moving object is displayed; a correction unit configured to correct a target brightness of a light source corresponding to a third block, which is a first block and which is a second block, on the basis of target brightnesses of surrounding light sources; and a control unit configured to control an emission brightness of each light source to the target brightness. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368421 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN INPUT MODES FOR A USER INTERFACE - A system and machine-implemented method for automatically switching between input modes for a user interface. A user interface is displayed in a first input mode for a first input type. A determination is made that a predetermined event has occurred, wherein the predetermined event is of a type other than the first input type or a second input type. In response to the determination, the user interface is switched from the first input mode for the first input type to a second input mode for the second input type. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368422 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A DEVICE ACTION BASED ON A DETECTED GESTURE - Systems and methods for performing an action based on a detected gesture are provided. The systems and methods provided herein may detect a direction of an initial touchless gesture and process subsequent touchless gestures based on the direction of the initial touchless gesture. The systems and methods may translate a coordinate system related to a user device and a gesture library based on the detected direction such that subsequent touchless gestures may be processed based on the detected direction. The systems and methods may allow a user to make a touchless gesture over a device to interact with the device independent of the orientation of the device since the direction of the initial gesture can set the coordinate system or context for subsequent gesture detection. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOW POWER GESTURE RECOGNITION FOR WAKING UP MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution which leverages peripheral resources used during the performance of system wake events to detect the presence of gesture input provided by a user during power saving operations (e.g., sleep modes). During the occurrence of a system wake event, embodiments of the present invention utilize proximity detection capabilities of the mobile device to determine if a user is within a detectable distance of the device to provide possible gesture input. When a positive detection comes in, embodiments of the present invention may use the light intensity (e.g., brightness level) measuring capabilities of the mobile device to further determine whether the user is attempting to engage the device to provide gesture input or if the device was unintentionally engaged. Once determinations are made that a user is waiting to engage the gesture recognition capabilities of the mobile device, embodiments of the present invention rapidly activate the gesture recognition engine (e.g., gesture sensor) and may coincidentally notify the user (e.g., using LED notification) that the device is ready to accept gesture input from the user. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368424 | PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE - A presentation device and an method of operating the presentation device may quickly move to a desired area on a map by adjusting a level of an electromyographic (EMG) signal even though a range of a motion of an arm is limited when searching the map using a wearable mobile device. The presentation device includes a first sensor unit configured to contact a measurement target and to obtain an electromyographic (EMG) signal from the measurement target; and a display controller configured to control a field of view (FOV) window for displaying a map area based on the EMG signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368425 | ADJUSTING A TRANSPARENT DISPLAY WITH AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A system and a method for adjusting a transparent display with an image capturing device are provided. The system includes a command module to instigate a monitoring of the multi-layer transparent display with the image capturing device; an image receiving module to receive a first image from the image capturing device and a second image from the image capturing device after a predetermined interval; an image processing module to process the received first image and the second image; and a display driving module to re-render the multi-layer transparent display based on the processing of the received first image and the second image. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368426 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A marker image that, if included in a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus, performs image processing on the captured image and is thereby allowed to cause a predetermined virtual object to appear is placed in a virtual space. Then, a viewpoint for displaying a part of the virtual space on a display apparatus is changed in accordance with a user input, and the virtual space viewed from the viewpoint is displayed on the display apparatus. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368427 | Controlling Apparatus For Physical Effects In Cyberspace And Method Thereof - Provided are a controlling apparatus for physical effects and a method thereof. After setting up a mapping relationship between at least one marker attached to a human body and an at least one effect output unit, a three-dimensional coordinate of the marker is recognized to be mapped onto cyberspace, and upon entry of the marker into a pre-set area within cyberspace, a physical effect output command is transmitted to the at least one effect output unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368428 | System and Method For Enhanced Gesture-Based Interaction - Described herein is a wireless remote control device ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140368429 | DEVICE FOR GESTURAL CONTROL OF A SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A device (DISP) for gestural control of a system (SYST) includes a grippable mobile control element (TC), a movement sensor assembly (EC) for measuring movements of the mobile control element (TC), and a processing circuit (DET) for detection the rotation or translation of the mobile control element in relation to an axis that is substantially invariant over a time window. The device (DISP) also includes a circuit (REG) for adjusting the value of at least one parameter of the system, and a circuit (CMD) for controlling activation/deactivation of the adjustment upon a detection by the detection circuit (DET) of a rotation and/or translation of the mobile control element in relation to an axis that is substantially invariant over a time window. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368430 | TOUCH STAMP FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL EMPLOYING TOUCHSCREEN, AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for performing an authentication using a touch stamp which can perform a touch input operation for inputting a pattern that may not be easily directly inputted by a human to a portable terminal which supports multiple touches. The touch stamp of the present invention comprises: a body having one flat end in which one or more through holes are formed; and one or more touch protrusions accommodated in the body and selectively protruding outwardly from said one end of the body through the through holes according to a touch pattern having at least one of a preset time pattern and a preset location pattern. The present invention has advantages of enabling a touch input operation for inputting a fine pattern on a touch screen of a portable terminal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368431 | Object Information Derived From Object Images - Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device, submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368432 | WEARABLE SMART GLASSES AS WELL AS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a wearable smart glasses is provided, wherein the method comprises steps as follows: a gaze point over an operation system interface of the wearable smart glasses on which a user's eyeballs focus is determined and traced. A controlling command provided by the user through a touch switch module of the wearable smart glasses is received. A corresponding process is then performed on the gaze point according to the controlling command. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368433 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT CAN SELECT SIGNAL SMOOTHING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA THAT CAN PERFORM SIGNAL SMOOTHING METHOD THAT CAN SELECT SIGNAL SMOOTHING OPERATION - An electronic apparatus that can utilize a first report rate to generate a first report rate output signal according to an output signal or can utilize a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to generate a second report rate output signal according to the output signal. The electronic apparatus comprises: a first signal smoothing apparatus; a second signal smoothing apparatus having a smooth ability smaller than the first signal smoothing apparatus and a processing unit, for selecting the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal when the electronic apparatus utilizes the first report rate to generate signal, and for selecting the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal when the electronic apparatus utilizes the second report rate to generate signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368434 | GENERATION OF TEXT BY WAY OF A TOUCHLESS INTERFACE - Described herein are technologies that facilitate decoding a continuous sequence of gestures set forth in the air by a user. A sensor captures movement of a portion of a body of the user relative to a keyboard displayed on a display screen, and a continuous trace is identified based upon the captured movement. The continuous trace is decoded to ascertain a word desirably set forth by the user. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368435 | Modifying Input Delivery to Applications - In some examples, input received from an input device, such as a keyboard, is modified by a component associated with an operating system before the input is delivered to an application. For instance, a component associated with the operating system may become registered for modifying input. In some situations, the input is modified based at least in part on metadata associated with the input device. For example, a location of a fingertip on a touch-sensitive display may be used to modify the input before delivery to an application. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368436 | Classification of User Input - Techniques for identifying inadvertent user input, such as inadvertent touch contact or air input, are described. The techniques may include classifying a touch contact or air input as intentional or unintentional based on contextual information related to the touch contact, the air input, or a device via which the touch contact or air input was received. In some examples, the contextual information may indicate how a user is interacting with the device, such as a position of the user's hand, a location of the touch contact on a touch surface, a path of user's touch trajectory, an application with which the user may be interacting, keyboard input history of the user, and so on. When the user input is classified as unintentional, the techniques may refrain from performing an action that is generally triggered by the user input. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368437 | DISPLAY METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING MULTIPLE LINKING TARGETS - A display method for distinguishing multiple linking target aims to switch data transmission link between an input device and at least two information processing systems through a plurality of transmission channels in a wireless transmission fashion. The input device includes a display module with a first display zone and a second display zone. The display method comprises steps of: detecting linkable information processing systems, setting transmission channels, determining a linking target and displaying information of linked transmission channel. Through the steps of detecting linkable information processing systems, setting transmission channels and determining a linking target, a data transmission link can be established with one of the information processing systems. Users can further display the device identification code through the step of displaying information of linked transmission channel to be informed of the information processing system currently linked to the input device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368438 | TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING KEYS OF VIRTUAL KEYPAD - A test system and method for testing keys of a virtual keypad are applied to a touch screen which includes a plurality of keys. The test system includes a reading unit, a determination unit, and a display unit. The reading unit records the electrical performance when a key is touched and the determination unit calculates an error value as between the actual electrical performance obtained and a preset and required parameter associated with the key, and determines whether a key performs acceptably according to the calculated error value. The determination unit also determines whether the keypad itself is acceptable according to the performance of each of the keys, and the display unit displays a table recording the calculated error value, the status of each key, and the acceptability of the keypad overall. | 2014-12-18 |