52nd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200401098 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A plurality of learning models generated by performing machine learning on physical quantities observed during respective operations of a plurality of machines are stored in advance. Then, using the stored learning models and a physical quantity observed during an operation of a machine which is an object to be diagnosed, characteristic differences between the machine which is the object to be diagnosed and the plurality of respective machines are calculated, a learning model used in a diagnosis of the operation of the machine which is the object to be diagnosed is selected based on the calculated characteristic differences, and the operation of the machine which is an object to be diagnosed using the selected learning model is diagnosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401099 | Safety Module for a Safe Operation of an Automation System Assembly - The disclosure relates to a safety module for an automation system assembly, having a safety component which is configured to implement a safe operation of the automation system assembly, and an adaptation component which is configured to mediate between the safety component and a communication system of the automation system assembly in order to incorporate the safety module into the automation system assembly, wherein the safety component and the adaptation component are constructed on separate circuit carriers and are connected in such a way that they are mechanically detachable and reconnectable. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401100 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL BY ADAPTING A PRECOMPILED MACHINE MODEL - In a method for operating a machine tool and a corresponding machine tool system, a generic first data model and engineering data are provided in an external server device. The engineering data contain information relating to a machine tool. After a user query regarding an operation of the machine tool, the first data model is translated and/or modified to become a second data model. This occurs in accordance with the engineering data and technical data of the user query by the external server device. The second data model is transferred from the external server device to the machine tool, and a control unit of the machine tool can operate the machine tool according to the second data model. The machine tool can thus be adapted outside the running time of the machine tool. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401101 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING OR ASSESSING A PROCESS STATE - A device for monitoring a production facility includes a computing unit, at least one sensor, a memory unit, and an output device. In the memory unit, in each of at least one process variable set, at least three possible process states are stored and at least one algorithm is stored by which the one of the different possible process states actually present can be calculated, the possible process states that differ in relation to the respective process variable set are classified according to whether measures are necessary or recommended, the commands by the computing unit prompt it to execute the associated algorithm and thus to calculate which of the different possible process states is actually present and to check whether the actually present process state is classified as such a process state, to generate and output an electronic message depending on the calculated process state. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401102 | Frame Structure Optimization Method Based on 3D Printing - The invention disclosures a frame structure optimization method based on 3D printing, comprising following steps: a. inputting the information of force and material property of frame according to design requirement, and building an initial frame model by adopting generative design; b. conducting area reduction optimization for the initial frame model by using an edge contraction algorithm based on quadric error as metric cost, a simplification frame model is obtained; c. arranging point set in cavity of the simplification frame model, connecting each point in the point set, and calculating and retaining the most efficient point of distribution mode and connection mode in the point set based on a multi-objective optimization algorithm, deleting extra points, an optimization frame model is obtained; d. inputting tube radius, transforming the structure in the optimization frame model from the line to the body to obtain 3D printing model of the frame. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401103 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ONE OR MORE DISCRETE OBJECTS FROM A BODY OF MATERIAL CREATED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A system for manufacturing a plurality of discrete objects from a body of material created by additive manufacturing using an automated manufacturing device includes an automated manufacturing device, the automated manufacturing device including at least a controller configured to receive at least a graphical model of a plurality of structures, receive at least a graphical representation of at least an interconnecting portion, the at least an interconnecting portion connecting at least a first structure of the plurality of structures to at least a second structure of the plurality of structures, and generate a graphical representation of an additively manufacture body of material, as a function of the graphical model of the plurality of structures, and the graphical representation of the at least an interconnecting portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401104 | CERAMIC PROCESSING FOR THE DIRECT MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOMIZED LABIAL AND LINGUAL ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS - A method of manufacturing customized ceramic labial/lingual orthodontic brackets by digital light processing, said method comprises measuring dentition data of a profile of teeth of a patient, wherein measuring dentition data is performed using a CT scanner or intra-oral scanner, based on the dentition data, creating a three dimensional computer-assisted design (3D CAD) model of the patient's teeth using reverse engineering, and saving the 3D CAD model on a computer, designing a 3D CAD bracket structure model for a single labial or lingual bracket structure, importing the 3D CAD bracket structure model into a Digital Light Processing (DLP) machine, directly producing the bracket by layer manufacturing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401105 | AGENT-BASED SLICING - An agent engine allocates a collection of agents to scan the surface of an object model. Each agent operates autonomously and implements particular behaviors based on the actions of nearby agents. Accordingly, the collection of agents exhibits swarm-like behavior. Over a sequence of time steps, the agents traverse the surface of the object model. Each agent acts to avoid other agents, thereby maintaining a relatively consistent distribution of agents across the surface of the object model over all time steps. At a given time step, the agent engine generates a slice through the object model that intersects each agent in a group of agents. The slice associated with a given time step represents a set of locations where material should be deposited to fabricate a 3D object. Based on a set of such slices, a robot engine causes a robot to fabricate the 3D object. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401106 | MACHINING COMMAND IMPROVING SYSTEM AND MACHINING COMMAND IMPROVING METHOD - A machining command improving system is in an integrated system in which a CNC machine tool for machining of a machining target into a predetermined machining geometry a machining command and a shared database are connected to each other. The machining command improving system includes: a machining state recording unit that associates requested information indicating a request to be satisfied in the machining when the CNC machine tool performs the machining and state information indicating a state of implementation of the machining, and registers the associated requested information and state information as machining technique information; and a machining method improving unit. The machining method improving unit improves the machining command of the improvement target at the CNC machine tool based on machining technique information registered with the shared database and including requested information conforming at least partially to requested information corresponding to a machining command of an improvement target. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401107 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - A numerical controller suppresses change of a axis speed to be slow even when a lookahead distance varies with small steps. The numerical controller includes: a lookahead unit that looks ahead a plurality of instruction blocks from an NC program; an analysis unit that analyzes the looked ahead instruction blocks and creates motion instruction data; a target speed calculation unit that calculates a target speed of the axis based on a lookahead distance; an interpolation unit that generates interpolation data based on the motion instruction data and the target speed; and a servo control unit that controls a motor based on the interpolation data. The target speed calculation unit refrains from recalculation of the target speed when a change of the lookahead distance is within a margin. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401108 | MACHINING CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL - A machining control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a machining step extraction unit that analyzes a machining program to extract a plurality of machining steps in each of which a feed rate of a tool is changeable; a precedence setting unit that sets precedence to the machining steps extracted by the machining step extraction unit; a machining time period calculation unit that calculates a machining time period of each of the machining steps based on the machining program; and a set value changing unit that changes set values of the feed rates of the tools in descending order of the precedence set by the precedence setting unit such that a sum of the machining time periods calculated by the machining time period calculation unit approaches a target value. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401109 | PLANT EVALUATION DEVICE, PLANT EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An acquisition unit acquires a quantity relating to an operating rate of a facility of a plant and a quantity relating to energy consumption of the facility. An index value specification unit specifies a higher index value as the energy consumption is lower, and a higher index value as the operating rate is higher, or a lower index value as the energy consumption is lower, and a lower index value as the operating rate is higher, based on the quantity acquired by the acquisition unit. An index value output unit outputs information relating to the index value. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401110 | CONTROLLING A CHEMICAL REACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMER COMPOUNDS - Techniques regarding the synthesis of one or more polymers of a target polymer class are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a recommendation component that can generate a recommended chemical reactor control setting for inverse synthesis of a polymer based on a target polymer characteristic and reactor training data. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401111 | GENERATING CONTROL SETTINGS FOR A CHEMICAL REACTOR - Techniques regarding autonomously controlling one or more chemical reactors using generative machine learning models are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a model component that can build a generative machine learning model based on training data regarding a past chemical reactor operation. The generative machine learning model can generate a recommended chemical reactor control setting for experimental discovery of a polymer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401112 | PRE-RUNTIME FAN CONTROL - Examples disclosed herein relate to initializing a fan speed of a computing device using a high-water value when a pre-runtime event occurs. A management controller (MC) receives sensor data from sensors of the computing device. A fan speed of a fan is controlled using a fan control value based on the sensor data. The fan control value is monitored to determine a high-water value of the fan control value. The high-water value is stored in a location that is accessible by a pre-runtime fan control engine of the computing device. In response to a pre-runtime event, the fan speed is initialized to a speed using the high-water value. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401113 | DETERMINING OPTIMAL MATERIAL AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS - In some examples, a computing device may receive, from a user device, inputs specifying a performance parameter and at least one of a material or manufacturing process. The computing device may determine one or more manufacturing processes corresponding to the inputs, and may determine at least one of a machine learning model or a simulation model corresponding to at least one manufacturing process related to the inputs. The computing device may input information related to a plurality of candidate materials into the machine learning model or simulation model to determine a predicted property of the respective candidate materials related to the performance parameter. In addition, the computing device may compare the predicted properties with each other to select at least one of a selected material or a selected manufacturing process, and may send, to the user device, information related to the selected material or manufacturing process. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401114 | DIGITAL FILE STRUCTURE FOR GARMENT PRODUCTION - Methods and systems are provided to generate a base digital file for a garment, which may be used in garment production. For example, a system may receive a library from a data source and generate a base digital file for the garment. The base digital file may include a garment identifier, a panel object associated with a panel identifier and references to garment information in the library, and a seam object representing a seam that forms a portion of the garment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401115 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER, CNC MACHINE TOOL, NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM RECORDING A NUMERICAL CONTROL PROGRAM - An object is to read the information of a feature shape included in a machining program so as to calculate a control command suitable for machining processing on the feature shape. A numerical controller ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200401116 | HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR CONTAINER BASED CONTROL EXECUTION - In an industrial automation system, a control device adapted to a container-based architecture has been developed. The control device may comprise one or more containers instantiated with control execution application, communication application, and or redundancy management application. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401117 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTIVE DEVICES - An apparatus for identifying a path pattern of devices that produces a defective product in a production line where a product is produced via a plurality of device is provided. The device is configured to estimate a path pattern quality indicating a quality of a group of products produced through a production path included in a path pattern, based on a production path quality and an association relationship between a path pattern and a production path indicating devices via which the product is produced and an order of passing through the devices; and to identify a path pattern suspected to be defective based on the estimated path pattern quality. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401118 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ROUTE SEMICONDUCTOR PARTS TO MACHINES DISTRIBUTED IN A MULTI-BUILDING PLANT - A system and method relating to determining, by a processing device, a first number of parts waiting to be processed in a subsequent step by a plurality of machines housed in a plurality of buildings interconnected by rails, determining a second number of parts that the plurality of machines housed in the plurality of buildings is capable of processing in the subsequent step of the manufacture process over a determined period of time, calculating a capability occupancy ratio based on the first number and the second number for each one of the plurality of buildings, determining a target building of the plurality of buildings based on the capability occupancy ratio, and causing to dispatch the part to the target building via the rails. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401119 | PREDICTIVE PROCESS CONTROL FOR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Aspects of the disclosed technology encompass the use of a deep learning controller for monitoring and improving a manufacturing process. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for: receiving a plurality of control values from two or more stations, at a deep learning controller, wherein the control values are generated at the two or more stations deployed in a manufacturing process, predicting an expected value for an intermediate or final output of an article of manufacture, based on the control values, and determining if the predicted expected value for the article of manufacture is in-specification. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for generating control inputs if the predicted expected value for the article of manufacture is not in-specification. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401120 | PREDICTIVE PROCESS CONTROL FOR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Aspects of the disclosed technology encompass the use of a deep-learning controller for monitoring and improving a manufacturing process. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for: receiving control values associated with a process station in a manufacturing process, predicting an expected value for an article of manufacture output from the process station, and determining if the deep-learning controller can control the manufacturing process based on the expected value. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401121 | QUALITY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, QUALITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A quality management apparatus includes an acquisition unit and an extraction unit. The acquisition unit acquires, about products to be managed, a rate of occurrence of a malfunction on an occurrence period basis, an operation condition of the products, and a manufacturing condition for the products. The extraction unit classifies the rate of occurrence into layers under the operation condition, and extracts, for each layer under the operation condition, a relationship between the rate of occurrence and the manufacturing condition. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401122 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - A management device for managing a component mounter that mounts components onto a substrate using some of constituent elements each selected from one of constituent element groups each including the constituent elements. One group is a nozzle group including nozzles. The device includes: a true displacement amount calculator that calculates, for each target component which is the component, a true amount of displacement which is a sum of (i) an amount of pickup displacement being an amount of displacement between the target component and a target nozzle being one of the nozzles and picks up the target component and (ii) an amount of correction being an amount of offset of a position of the target nozzle when picking up the target component; and a statistical processor that performs parameter estimation for a predetermined statistical model using the true amount to calculate a degree of malfunction of each constituent element. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401123 | METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION-SPECIFIC SETTING OF A FIELD DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a method for the application-specific setting of a field device, which is installed in a defined application in a process in automation engineering and determines or monitors at least one process variable of a medium, comprising: recording a diagnostic message which occurs or has occurred on the field device during a defined interval, analyzing which of the diagnostic messages are tolerable and/or plausible in the defined application, assigning an application-specific notice with regard to tolerability and/or plausibility to each diagnostic message that has arisen in the defined application, clearing the diagnostic message if this is classified as tolerable and/or plausible in the defined application, and using the application-specific setting of the field device, which clears the diagnostic message classified as tolerable and/or plausible. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401124 | Enhanced Work Order Generation and Tracking System - A work order initiation and tracking system is coupled between various plant asset diagnostic systems and a work or business management system within a process plant. The work order initiation and tracking system includes a user interface that enables a user to review diagnostic data, recommendations, and other information from one or more of the diagnostic systems regarding potential or recommended changes to plant assets, and to initiate the generation of one or more work orders to implement the recommendations or corrections based on information from the diagnostic systems. The work order initiation and tracking system assists the user in generating work orders by tracking and viewing the created work orders associated with various assets in the plant based on previous diagnostic information or recommendations, by enabling the user to copy data or information from the asset diagnostic applications into the work order generation system, by translating or associating asset name and tag data from the diagnostic systems to the work order generation system to assure that the correct assets are identified in the work orders, and by tracking the progress of the work orders sent to and generated by the business and work management system to provide the user with information pertaining to previously ordered work within the plant. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401125 | MULTI-SENSOR SUITE AND INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS - An industrial IoT system is provided that has adaptable, re-configurable, connected and integrated suite of smart, synchronized sensors and video/thermal cameras for continuous monitoring, access and control from anywhere in an industrial environment. A path sensor comprises a multi-sensor device with lookaround housing feature for monitoring conditions of conveyor brushes. A package sensor comprises a multi-sensor device with sensors adapted for mounting in different form factor carriers for monitoring conditions during package transport. A software platform integrates multiple layers of information from the sensors and video/thermal cameras and corresponding RFID locations into a single meaningful experience/assessment tool that can further be superimposed on a scaled representation of a monitored industrial environment generated from a map and dimensions for same. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INITIATE REMOTE CONTROL OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - One general aspect includes a method to initiate remote control of a vehicle, the method including: receiving, via a processor, an indication that a manual drive sequence should be initiated by a remotely located data center; and based on the indication, via the processor, initiating the manual drive sequence such that the data center can remotely control the vehicle. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401127 | Remote-Controlled Parking Assistance System With Autonomous Decision About the Presence of a Parking or Parking-Space-Exiting Situation and Corresponding Parking Method - A parking assistance system is remote-controlled from outside a motor vehicle and has a remote-controlled parking function for automated parking and exiting from a parking space with at least automated longitudinal guidance into and respectively out of a parking space. The parking assistance system permits parking in the forward parking direction or rearward parking direction depending on the position of the parking space with respect to the vehicle in question. The parking assistance system has a receiver for receiving a movement direction of the vehicle selected by the user. The receiver can receive as the movement direction (selected by the user), a selected forward driving movement direction for driving the vehicle forwards or a rearward driving movement direction for driving the vehicle in reverse depending on the user's choice. A control device which is coupled to the receiver is configured to decide independently, without the user making any specification about the presence of a parking situation or parking-space-exiting situation, whether there is a parking situation or parking-space-exiting situation. If the control device detects the presence of a parking situation, the vehicle is parked in the parking space in accordance with the received selected movement direction by forward driving or driving in reverse. Otherwise, if the control device detects the presence of a parking-space-exiting situation, the vehicle is made to exit the parking space in accordance with the received selected movement direction by forward driving or driving in reverse. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401128 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING DRONE IN MOVING OBJECT - A method of operating a moving object on which a drone is mounted includes detecting, by the moving object, occurrence of an event; determining whether to use the drone, on the basis of the detected event; and determining an operation mode, among a first operation mode and a second operation mode, of the drone when the drone is used. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401129 | CLEANING ROBOT AND REMOTE CONTROLLER INCLUDED THEREIN - A cleaning robot includes a navigator to move a main body, a remote controller to output a modulated infrared ray in accordance with a control command of a user and to form a light spot, a light receiver to receive the infrared ray from the remote controller, and a controller to control the navigator such that the main body tracks the light spot when the modulated infrared ray is received in accordance with the control command. Because the cleaning robot tracks a position indicated by the remote controller, a user may conveniently move the cleaning robot. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUSLY CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF DELIVERY VEHICLES - The disclosure provides a system and method for autonomously routing delivery vehicles. An autonomous routing system may generate, a plurality of routing passes, each routing pass including a set of parameters, by a processor using one or more business rules that describe a set of allowed values for one or more of the parameters. The autonomous routing system may Execute each the plurality of routing passes on a routing platform configured to generate a routing plan corresponding to a single routing pass. autonomous routing system may select, by the processor, one of the plurality of routing passes according to a comparison rule set that assigns a score to each routing plan corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of routing passes. The autonomous routing system may dispatch the selected routing pass via the routing platform. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401131 | DYNAMIC RACE COURSE USING AN AIRCRAFT SYSTEM SWARM - An example system for racing aircraft systems includes: a plurality of autonomous synchronized unmanned aircraft systems configured to form a swarm at a race course through which the aircraft systems are to navigate; and a controller configured to be operatively coupled to at least one unmanned aircraft system of the swarm, the controller configured to control the swarm to form an element of the race course. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401132 | SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A system comprising, a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles and a single controller for controlling said plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, wherein the single controller is configured such that it can broadcast a command to all of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles so that each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles receive the same command; and wherein each of the unmanned aerial vehicles comprise a memory which stores a plurality of predefined flight paths each of which is assigned to a respective command; and wherein each of the unmanned aerial vehicles comprise a processor which can, (i) receive a command which has been broadcasted by the single controller to said plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, (ii) retrieve from the memory of that aerial vehicle the flight path which is assigned in the memory to that command, and (iii) operate the aerial vehicle to follow the retrieved flight path. There is further provided a corresponding method of controlling a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401133 | Autonomous Utility Cart and Robotic Cart Platform - A robotic cart platform with a navigation and movement system that integrates into a conventional utility cart to provide both manual and autonomous modes of operation. The platform includes a drive unit with drive wheels replacing the front wheels of the cart. The drive unit has motors, encoders, a processor and a microcontroller. The system has a work environment mapping sensor and a cabled array of proximity and weight sensors, lights, control panel, battery and on/off, “GO” and emergency stop buttons secured throughout the cart. The encoders obtain drive shaft rotation data that the microcontroller periodically sends to the processor. When in autonomous mode, the system provides navigation, movement and location tracking with or without wireless connection to a server. Stored destinations are set using its location tracking to autonomously navigate the cart. When in manual mode, battery power is off, and back-up power is supplied to the encoders and microcontroller, which continue to obtain shaft rotation data. When in autonomous mode, the shaft rotation data obtained during manual mode is used to determine the present cart location. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401134 | Autonomous Truck Unloading for Mining and Construction Applications - Trucks in a mine or construction site move dirt, ore, or other matter from one location to another. The ore is usually loaded using an excavator or loader. Once at the unloading destination, the truck needs to determine where to unload the ore, dirt, or matter. Different applications require the load to be dumped in different manners. The present invention encodes this knowledge into a database of preferred behaviors and creates a set of automated maneuvers that accomplish these actions. The invention assumes that the truck has a drive-by-wire kit, and that its capable of moving under computer control. The present invention comprises a system to increase the safety of mining and construction autonomous trucks in which there are one or more sensors that can detect road features, a drive-by-wire kit installed on an autonomous truck, a planning algorithm that creates trajectories which take the autonomous vehicle from a starting location to a final location, while at the same time implementing randomizing the trajectory within the traversable road to minimize the ruts or purposely driving over the “high” points of the support surface to flatten the ruts or purposely avoiding (or stopping the vehicle) if a sharp object is detected on the route that can possibly puncture the tires or detecting debris that has been dropped from the truck, to alert other vehicles or itself when driven along the same route or detecting and historically tracking features in the road to determine road movement, and therefore alert to possible collapses or landslides or stopping the vehicle, or avoiding deep water puddles, detected by comparing the water surface and the pre-recorded support surface from a previous pass. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401135 | Systems and Methods for Vehicle Motion Control With Interactive Object Annotation - Systems and methods for vehicle motion control with interactive object annotation are provided. A method can include obtaining data indicative of a plurality of objects within a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle. For example, the plurality of objects can include at least at one problem object encountered by the autonomous vehicle while navigating a planned route. The method can include determining a group of objects of the plurality of objects. For example, the group of objects can include the problem object and one or more other objects in proximity to the problem object. The method can include determining a classification update to be applied to the group of objects. The method can include applying the classification update to the group of objects. The method can include providing data indicative of the classification update for the group of objects to the autonomous vehicle for use in motion planning. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401136 | DATA SYNTHESIS FOR AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEMS - An autonomous control system generates synthetic data that reflect simulated environments. Specifically, the synthetic data is a representation of sensor data of the simulated environment from the perspective of one or more sensors. The system generates synthetic data by introducing one or more simulated modifications to sensor data captured by the sensors or by simulating the sensor data for a virtual environment. The autonomous control system uses the synthetic data to train computer models for various detection and control algorithms. In general, this allows autonomous control systems to augment training data to improve performance of computer models, simulate scenarios that are not included in existing training data, and/or train computer models that remove unwanted effects or occlusions from sensor data of the environment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401137 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE - An autonomous driving vehicle includes a user detection monitoring device and a start control device. The user detection monitoring device detects a user who got out of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle stopped at a destination as an alighted user and monitors the alighted user. The start control device maintains a stopped state of the autonomous driving vehicle after the alighted user was detected until a start condition is satisfied and, if the start condition is satisfied, permits a start of the autonomous driving vehicle. The start condition is one of a condition indicating that the alighted user at least moves out of a movement determination area around the autonomous driving vehicle and a condition indicating that the alighted user is present in the movement determination area but remains at the same position for a certain period of time or longer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401138 | LARGE SCALE UNMANNED MONITORING DEVICE ASSESSMENT OF UTILITY SYSTEM COMPONENTS - Large-scale unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers capable of operating within environmental conditions not suitable for human personnel and lesser capable monitoring devices may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. The large-scale unmanned monitoring devices may inspect the system components while the environmental conditions are occurring. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401139 | FLYING VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLYING VEHICLE - [Object] To make it possible for a person on the ground to communicate with an arbitrary flying vehicle flying in the air. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, there is provided a flying vehicle including: an image presentation section that presents an image for requesting an action from a person; and a situation recognition section that recognizes a situation, in which the image presentation section presents the image on the basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section. This configuration makes it possible for the person on the ground to communicate with an arbitrary flying vehicle flying in the air. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401140 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A control technique is provided which realizes array control that is applicable even when there is a disconnect location in a common portion of a set of initial positions of control object units and a set of target positions of the control object units. A control apparatus includes: a control object unit selecting unit | 2020-12-24 |
20200401141 | System for Modifying a Spot Location - A system for moving material from a first location to a second location includes a planning system to identify an initial spot location. A perception sensor is configured to generate perception signals indicative of whether an obstacle is in the path between a material carrying machine and the initial spot location. An alternate spot location is determined if an obstacle is in the path and a propulsion command is generated to move the material carrying machine from the current pose to the alternate spot location. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401142 | METHOD OF ASSISTING PILOTING A HYBRID ROTORCRAFT PROVIDED WITH A LIFT ROTOR AND WITH AT LEAST ONE PROPELLER PROPULSIVE ROTOR THAT GENERATES THRUST - A method of facilitating piloting a hybrid rotorcraft having at least one propulsive rotor provided with a plurality of first blades and a lift rotor provided with a plurality of second blades, the hybrid rotorcraft having a power plant. The method includes a step of displaying on a single indicator a first pointer, the position of which along a movement path varies as a function of a first power from the power plant that is consumed by the propulsive system, and of displaying a second pointer, the position of which varies as a function of a second power of the power plant that is consumed by the lift rotor, a variable space between the first pointer and the second pointer representing a power margin from the power plant that is not used so long as the first pointer is situated between the first end and the second pointer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401143 | ULTRASONIC PERIMETER RANGING SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide perimeter ranging for navigation of mobile structures. A navigation control system includes a logic device, a perimeter ranging system, one or more actuators/controllers, and modules to interface with users, sensors, actuators, and/or other elements of a mobile structure. The logic device is configured to receive perimeter sensor data from ultrasonic perimeter ranging sensor assemblies of the perimeter ranging system and generate an obstruction map based on the received perimeter sensor data. The logic device determines a range to and/or a relative velocity of a navigation hazard based on the received perimeter sensor data. The logic device determines navigation control signals based on the range and/or relative velocity of the navigation hazard. Control signals may be displayed to a user and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401144 | NAVIGATING SEMI-AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS - Techniques for navigating semi-autonomous mobile robots are described. A semi-autonomous mobile robot moves within an environment to complete a task. A navigation server communicates with the robot and provides the robot information. The robot includes a navigation map of the environment, interaction information, and a security level. To complete the task, the robot transmits a route reservation request to the navigation server, the route reservation request including a priority for the task, a timeslot, and a route. The navigation server grants the route reservation if the task priority is higher than the task priorities of conflicting route reservation requests from other robots. As the robot moves within the environment, the robot detects an object and attempts to classify the detected object as belonging to an object category. The robot retrieves an interaction profile for the object, and interacts with the object according to the retrieved interaction profile. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401145 | MAPPED DRIVING PATHS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A method for receiving autonomous vehicle (AV) driving path data associated with a driving path in a roadway of a geographic location. The driving path data associated with a trajectory for an AV in a roadway and trajectory points in a trajectory of the driving path in the roadway for determining at least one feature of the roadway positioned a lateral distance from a first trajectory of the one or more trajectories of the driving path of an AV based on the map data. The method includes receiving map data associated with a map of a geographic location, determining a driving path for an AV in a roadway, generating driving path information based on a trajectory point in a trajectory of the driving path, and providing driving path data associated with the driving path to an AV for controlling the AV on the roadway. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401146 | ROBOTIC MOWER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC MOWER - A robotic mower and method for controlling a robotic mower to a predetermined position, by means of a guide wire. The robotic mower includes a control unit and at least one sensor. At least one of the sensors detects a signal from the guide wire and follows the guide wire at a first distance that is randomly determined. The robotic mower follows the guide wire until detecting, by means of the at least one sensor, a signal from a boundary wire and then following the boundary wire at a second distance, which is randomly determined. When detecting that the signal strength from the guide wire falls outside a first predetermined threshold, the robotic mower starts following the guide wire again. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401147 | Methods and Systems for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Deviation - The present disclosure is directed to deviating from a planned path for an autonomous vehicle. In particular, a computing system comprising one or more computing devices physically located onboard an autonomous vehicle can identify one or more boundaries at least in part defining a lane in which the autonomous vehicle is traveling along a path of a planned route. Responsive to identifying one or more obstructions ahead of the autonomous vehicle along the path, the computing system can: determine one or more deviations from the path that would result in the autonomous vehicle avoiding the obstruction(s) and at least partially crossing at least one of the one or more boundaries; and generate, based at least in part on the deviation(s), a motion plan instructing the autonomous vehicle to deviate from the path such that it avoids the obstruction(s) and continues traveling along the planned route. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401148 | PATH PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS MOVING DEVICES - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for path planning for autonomous moving devices. Aspects of the invention include planning a path for a mobile robot to move autonomously in an environment that includes other static and moving obstacles, such as, for example, other mobile devices and pedestrians, without reference to a prior map of the environment. A planned path for a mobile robot can be determined, adjusted, and adapted using diffusion maps to avoid collisions while making progress towards a global destination. Path planning can include using transition probabilities between grid points to find a feasible path through parts of the environment to make progress towards the global destination. In one aspect, diffusion maps are used in combination with a receding horizon approach, including computing diffusion maps at specified time intervals. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401149 | CORNER CASE DETECTION AND COLLECTION FOR A PATH PLANNING SYSTEM - Disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for detecting and storing information describing errors in a predictive path planning functionality of a neural network. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401150 | AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE IMAGE AUGMENTATION - Devices, systems, and methods related to autonomous transportation vehicle operation may include image augmentation arrangements for training and/or evaluating autonomous operations. Such augmentations may include artificial impressions of driving conditions which can prompt recovery operations. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401151 | DEVICE MOTION CONTROL - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling device motion and an electronic device. The method includes: detecting position information of an object within a target range around a target device relative to the target device, acquiring image information collected by the target device, determining initial data based on the position information, the initial data including a plurality of sets of available values of a motion parameter, and selecting, from the plurality of sets of available values based on the image information, a target value of a current motion parameter for controlling motion of the target device. Therefore, the target device can be adjusted in real time according to a surrounding environment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401152 | SELF-LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD - The present invention provides a self-location estimation method including: a first step of estimating the self-location of a moving body ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200401153 | Moving Method for Self-moving Device and Self-moving Device - A moving method for a self-moving device, and a self-moving device are provided. The method includes: driving the self-moving device to move in a first advancing direction; determining whether the self-moving device can continue to move in the first advancing direction; and controlling the self-moving device to perform a first escape preprocessing operation, if the self-moving device cannot continue to move in the first advancing direction. When the self-moving device is encountered with a raised sill on the ground, the solution provided in the present disclosure enables the self-moving device to effectively cross the raised sill. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401154 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle speed for autonomous driving, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a basic vehicle speed control instruction output by a central controller of a target vehicle in real time; generating an ideal speed parameter matching the basic vehicle speed control instruction according to a preset processing delay; generating an additional vehicle speed control instruction to perform vehicle speed control on the target vehicle according to a difference between the ideal speed parameter and a real-time speed parameter of the target vehicle; and returning to perform the operation of generating the ideal speed parameter matching the basic vehicle speed control instruction according to the preset processing delay until the real-time speed parameter of the target vehicle tends to be consistent with the ideal speed parameter. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401155 | COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN A ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER AND A CHARGING STATION - A bidirectional communication channel between a robotic lawnmower and a charging station for data communication between the robotic lawnmower and the charging station. The communication channel includes a first interface provided on the robotic lawnmower and a second interface provided on the charging station. The first and second interface are connected to each other through charging contacts and configured to communicate data in a Direct Current, DC-balanced way. Each interface is provided with an inductor in a charging power path between the charging station and the robotic lawnmower. Each inductor includes a high impedance for enabling a high data transmission rate for frequencies above 50 kHz. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401156 | Audio System and Method of Controlling Conveyer Device - An audio system includes an audio apparatus, a charger, and a conveyer. The audio apparatus includes a sound receiver to receive ambient sound, and a battery. The charger charges the battery of the audio apparatus. The conveyer includes a motor to transport the audio apparatus. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401157 | ENVIRONMENT MAPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES USING VIDEO STREAM SHARING - In one embodiment, a supervisory service of a parking area may send a light fidelity (Li-Fi) based advertisement indicative of an offer to send video streams of the parking area to an autonomous vehicle. The supervisory service may receive an acceptance of the offer by the autonomous vehicle that includes an identifier for the autonomous vehicle. The supervisory service may identify one or more video streams of the parking area as associated with the autonomous vehicle based in part on a location of the autonomous vehicle in the parking area. The supervisory service may annotate the one or more identified video streams with metadata regarding a feature of the parking area. The supervisory service may send the annotated one or more video streams to the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle uses the metadata of the annotated one or more video streams to avoid the feature of the parking area. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401158 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD - This image processing device includes: a detection object including cells having first cells capable of reflecting emitted light and second cells incapable of reflecting the emitted light, the cells being squares or rectangles, the first cells and the second cells being arranged in an a×a or a×b (where a, b=3, 4, 5, 6, . . . ) matrix on a two-dimensional plane; and a detector including: an illuminator emitting light; imagers imaging, by a camera, light reflected from the first cells after the first cells and the second cells constituting the detection object are illuminated with the light emitted from the illuminator; and a calculator obtaining information set on the detection object | 2020-12-24 |
20200401159 | CAR WASH JUDGMENT SYSTEM AND CAR WASH JUDGMENT METHOD - In a car wash judgment system, an acquirer acquires traveling information of a vehicle. A condition retaining unit retains a certain car wash condition. A judgment unit judges whether or not traveling information acquired at the acquirer satisfies the certain car wash condition. An unpaved road information retaining unit retains unpaved road information indicating the position of an unpaved road. The certain car wash condition includes traveling on an unpaved road by the vehicle. When a vehicle that has transmitted traveling information is an automated driving vehicle capable of performing automated driving and when the traveling information of the automated driving vehicle satisfies the certain car wash condition, a car wash instruction unit transmits an instruction signal for moving the automated driving vehicle to a car wash station. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401160 | Intelligent Autonomous Convoy Control - A convoy of trucks can save fuel by drafting, following at small vehicle separations. Autonomous vehicles can follow much closer than human driven vehicles, in the sub meter spacing. A problem with this is that it can create a moving wall that blocks other traffic. For example, a convoy in the right lane of a two-lane highway could block a car in the left lane from exiting. If there was sufficient space in between the convoying trucks, the car could merge in between two trucks and then exit. Unfortunately, this larger spacing diminishes the benefits of drafting. The present invention involves a system for convoying autonomous vehicles that changes separation distances depending on the behavior of the surrounding autonomous vehicles comprising two or more autonomous systems, a set of sensors that allows it to sense its environments, other autonomous vehicles, their position, and their velocities and a control system that uses the location of the surrounding autonomous vehicles to adjust the convoy distance. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401161 | PARTITION-BASED PARAMETRIC ACTIVE MODEL DISCRIMINATION WITH APPLICATIONS TO DRIVER INTENTION ESTIMATION - A method estimates an intention of a lead vehicle by an ego vehicle. The method includes: (a) receiving, from at least one of a first plurality of sensors coupled to the ego vehicle, information associated with a parametric variable, (b) selecting a partition of an operating region of the parametric variable based on the parametric variable information, wherein the operating region includes a predetermined range of values for the parametric variable, wherein the partition includes a subset of the predetermined range of values and being associated with a predetermined ego vehicle input, and wherein the predetermined vehicle input includes at least one value for a parameter corresponding to dynamics of the ego vehicle, and (c) causing a vehicle control system of the ego vehicle to perform a vehicle maneuver based on the predetermined ego vehicle input. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401162 | REMOTE TOKEN-BASED CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A method, network device, and non-transitory storage medium are described, in which a device receives input from an entity that is authorized to select parameters associated with issuing remote control commands to multiple autonomous vehicles operated in a geographic service area; generates an autonomous vehicle control token based on selected parameters; and transmits the autonomous vehicle control token via a plurality of multicast bearers associated with multiple base stations of the geographic service area in a wireless network, to the multiple autonomous vehicles over a same multicast channel | 2020-12-24 |
20200401163 | MOVING BODY GUIDANCE APPARATUS, MOVING BODY GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a moving body guidance apparatus, a moving body guidance method and a computer-readable recording medium that are for accurately guiding a moving body to a target site. The moving body guidance apparatus has a detection unit | 2020-12-24 |
20200401164 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To provide an information processing apparatus capable of controlling vibration in accordance with a situation in a case where the vibration is generated on the basis of an audio signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401165 | Direct-Drive Fan System With Variable Process Control - Embodiments of a direct-drive fan system and a variable process control system are disclosed herein. The direct-drive fan system and the variable process control system efficiently manage the operation of fans in a cooling system such as a wet-cooling tower or air-cooled heat exchanger (ACHE), HVAC systems, mechanical towers or chiller systems. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401166 | REGULATORS WITH OFFSET VOLTAGE CANCELLATION - A regulator includes an operational amplifier, a programmable offset voltage, and a circuit. The operational amplifier includes a non-inverting input, an inverting input, and an output. The programmable offset voltage is configured to cancel a built-in offset voltage of the regulator based on a code. The circuit is configured to set the code based on a sensed built-in offset voltage of the regulator in response to an offset cancellation calibration mode enable signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401167 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND BANDGAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE WITH NOVEL START-UP CIRCUIT AND SEAMLESS VOLTAGE REFERENCE SWITCH OVER FOR PSR ENHANCEMENT - A voltage regulation loop includes a voltage reference generation block that includes a bandgap voltage reference circuit; a linear voltage regulator block that includes a first and second linear voltage regulators, wherein the first linear voltage regulator provides a first regulated power supply to the bandgap voltage reference circuit in the voltage reference generation block, and the second linear voltage regulator provides a second regulated power supply to a load; and a soft startup circuit connected between the voltage reference generation block and the linear voltage regulator block, wherein a selector functions with a control block to output a selected voltage reference to pass to the soft startup circuit, wherein the soft startup circuit smooths the selected voltage reference and produces a smoothed voltage reference to pass to the linear voltage regulator block to prevent overshoots at startup. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401168 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER - An electric switch-mode power converter comprises: a parameter predictor for predicting and updating at least one regulator parameter of a regulator controlling a switching device of the converter, a performance feedback signal generator for providing a performance feedback signal indicative of a performance of the conversion operation, wherein the parameter predictor is configured to predict an update of the regulator parameter based on the performance feedback signal and during update intervals, the intervals being during the power conversion operation and being separated by pauses without update. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401169 | LOW LEAKAGE LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR WITH HIGH BANDWIDTH AND POWER SUPPLY REJECTION, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method is for operating an electronic device formed by a low dropout regulator (LDO) having an output coupled to a first conduction terminal of a transistor, with a second conduction terminal of the transistor being coupled to an output node. The electronic device is turned on by turning on the LDO, removing a DC bias from the second conduction terminal of the transistor by opening a first switch that selectively couples the second conduction terminal of the transistor to a supply node through a first diode coupled transistor and by opening a second switch that selectively couples the second conduction terminal of the transistor to a ground node through a second diode coupled transistor, and turning on the transistor. The electronic device is turned off by turning off the transistor, forming the DC bias at the second conduction terminal of the transistor, and turning off the LDO. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401170 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semiconductor device capable of changing drive capability as appropriate is provided. A semiconductor device ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200401171 | VOLTAGE-CURRENT CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND CHARGE-DISCHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - A voltage-current conversion circuit includes a voltage-current conversion resistor connected to an input terminal, and a current mirror circuit which mirrors a current supplied from the voltage-current conversion resistor, wherein the current mirror circuit is constructed to include a depletion-type transistor whose source voltage is biased to be higher than the substrate voltage. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401172 | DEVICE DESIGN FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION OF TRANSISTORS - A transistor semiconductor die includes a first current terminal, a second current terminal, and a control terminal. A semiconductor structure is between the first current terminal, the second current terminal, and the control terminal and configured such that a resistance between the first current terminal and the second current terminal is based on a control signal provided at the control terminal. Short circuit protection circuitry is coupled between the control terminal and the second current terminal. In a normal mode of operation, the short circuit protection circuitry is configured to provide a voltage drop that is greater than a voltage of the control signal. In a short circuit protection mode of operation, the short circuit protection circuitry is configured to provide a voltage drop that is less than a voltage of the control signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401173 | DUAL PATH AND MODE START-UP CIRCUIT - A dual path and mode start-up circuit includes a high-voltage start-up circuit, an auxiliary start-up circuit, a capacitor, and a sensing circuit. The high-voltage start-up circuit has high-voltage input and output voltage nodes and is configurable to be operated in a first or second mode of operation. The auxiliary start-up circuit has auxiliary input and output voltage nodes. The auxiliary output voltage node, the high-voltage output voltage node, and the capacitor arc in signal communication. The sensing circuit is configured to sense a voltage level at the capacitor and to configure the high-voltage start-up circuit to operate in the first mode of operation if the voltage level at the capacitor is less than a first threshold voltage level, and configure the high-voltage start-up circuit to operate in the second mode of operation if the voltage level at the capacitor is greater than a second threshold voltage level. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401174 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REFERENCE VOLTAGE WITH A VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND A SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT - A reference generator provides a reference output voltage that is continuously available while providing certain efficiencies of a duty-cycled voltage regulator. The reference output voltage is generated by a sample-and-hold circuit that is coupled to a voltage regulator. On command, the sample-and-hold circuit samples a low dropout voltage regulator that may be referenced by a bandgap circuit. During hold periods of the sample-and-hold circuit, the voltage regulator, in particular the bandgap circuit, may be disabled in order to conserve power. A sample cycle by the sample-and-hold circuit may be triggered by a signal received from a configurable finite state machine. The reference generator is effectively duty cycled in a manner that conserves available battery power, while still providing a constant reference output that is always available. The reference generator is especially suited for low-power, battery operated applications. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401175 | CONSTANT VOLTAGE DC SUPPLY DEVICE - To provide a constant voltage DC supply device capable of supplying a direct current at a predetermined voltage for a long time irrespective of characteristics of a storage battery and the like. The constant voltage DC supply device for supplying a direct current at a predetermined voltage from a specific power generation unit, including: a plurality of power storage units | 2020-12-24 |
20200401176 | Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Electric Power Supply for an Electric Power Grid - Systems and methods for managing power supplied over an electric power grid by an electric utility and/or other market participants to a multiplicity of grid elements and devices for supply and/or load curtailment as supply, each of which having a supply equivalence value associated with its energy consumption and/or reduction in consumption and/or supply, and wherein messaging is managed through a network by a coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements and devices, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401177 | AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BANDGAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT - Circuits, systems, and methods to automatically switch modes to provide constant reference voltages are discussed herein. For example, a bandgap reference system may include a first bandgap reference circuit configured to provide a first bandgap reference voltage, a low dropout regulator coupled to the first bandgap reference circuit, a temperature circuit coupled to the low dropout regulator, and a second bandgap reference circuit coupled to the low dropout regulator and the temperature circuit. The second bandgap reference circuit may be configured to configure one or more impedance elements based at least in part on a temperature signal and provide a second bandgap reference voltage based on one or more currents that pass through the one or more impedance elements. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401178 | CLOCK GENERATOR FOR ADJUSTING JITTER CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATION POWER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE CLOCK GENERATOR, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE CLOCK GENERATOR - The clock generator is provided and includes a phase detector, a voltage generator, a voltage-to-current converter, and an oscillation circuit. The voltage generator generates a control voltage. The voltage-to-current converter converts the control voltage into an internal current having a level based on a resistance value of a resistor circuit, the resistance value set based on first control information. The oscillation circuit generates a output clock having a frequency based on the level of the internal current and a capacitance value of a capacitor circuit, the capacitance value set based on second control information. The clock generator maintains a frequency value and varies jitter characteristics of the output clock in response to the first control information and the second control information. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401179 | HIERARCHICAL CLOCK TREE CONSTRUCTION BASED ON CONSTRAINTS - A method of automatically constructing a hierarchical clock tree for an integrated circuit may include constructing a global clock tree on a first level based on first-level constraints, pushing the global clock tree to partitions on a second level, and generating second-level constraints for the partitions on the second level. The second-level constraints may be included in configuration files that may be generated for the partitions on the second level. The first-level constraints may be included in a first-level configuration file that is user-modifiable. The second-level constraints may include information for replicating multiple instantiated partitions on the second level. The method may further include modifying terminal names and/or configurations after pushdown. The method may further include creating infrastructure to analyze timing of the global clock tree. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401180 | PHASE DETECTION CIRCUIT, CLOCK GENERATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS USING THE PHASE DETECTION CIRCUIT - A phase detection circuit may include an edge trigger circuit, a strobe generation circuit and a phase detector. The edge trigger circuit generates a falling clock signal and a rising clock signal based on a reference clock signal and a target clock signal. The strobe generation circuit generates a falling strobe signal and a rising strobe signal having pulse widths varying based on a phase relationship between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal. The phase detector generates a phase detection signal based on the falling clock signal, the rising clock signal, the falling strobe signal and the rising strobe signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401181 | HEADSET CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a controller, a data packet including (1) a plurality of samples each corresponding to measurements from a motion sensor and (2) a timestamp corresponding to a measurement time of one of the samples as measured by a clock of the controller; determining, based on the timestamp, an estimated measurement time relative to a local clock for each of the plurality of samples that is not associated with the timestamp; and converting each of the timestamp and the estimated measurement times to a corresponding synchronization time using a learned relationship relating the clock of the controller and the local clock. The learned relationship is iteratively learned based on previously received data packets from the controller. The synchronization time associated with each of the plurality of samples represents an estimated time, relative to the local clock, at which the sample was measured. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401182 | TRANSITIONING BETWEEN MODES OF INPUT - Transitioning between a high-resolution input mode, such as a mouse-based interface, and a low-resolution input mode, such as a touch-based interface, is described. A change of orientation of a touch screen between a first orientation and a second orientation is detected. Transitioning between the two input modes and corresponding user interfaces (UIs) is based on the detected change of orientation. A change of orientation can be detected with one or more sensors, such as an accelerometer, position sensors, etc. Transitioning from one mode to another can include modifying an item displayed in the UI of the one mode into a corresponding item displayed in the UI of the other mode. The modifying can include enlarging/reducing, obscuring/unobscuring, moving, etc. For example, an item can be obscured by the visual effect of sliding it off of the screen. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401183 | WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A smart ring includes a curved housing having a U-shape interior storing components including: a curved battery approximately conforming to the curved housing, a semi-flexible PCB approximately conforming to the curved housing and having mounted thereon: a motion sensor for generating motion data from physical perturbations of the smart ring, a memory for storing executable instructions, a transceiver for sending data to a client computer, a temperature sensor, and a processor for receiving motion data and performing executable instructions in response thereto, and a potting material disposed in the interior, forming an interior wall of the smart ring, wherein the potting material encapsulates the components and is substantially transparent to visible light, infrared light, and/or ultraviolet light. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401184 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR - An image display device has an image display unit including a display for displaying images and a backlight arranged behind the display to illuminate the display. The image display device includes an opening formed behind the image display unit, an optical sensor which detects light passing through the opening, and a sensor holder which holds the optical sensor, and the opening includes a protruding diaphragm and a passage hole. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401185 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are provided. The method includes disposing a display panel, including side areas, a front display area, and a sub-region, on a carrier film including first, second, and third release portions; removing the first release portion to expose the side areas; disposing a cover window above the display panel; attaching the front display area to the cover window by pressing the second release portion toward the cover window, and attaching the side areas to the cover window by pressing the side areas exposed by removing the first release portion toward the cover window; removing the second release portion and the third release portion to expose the front display area and the sub-region; and bending the display panel to attach a bottom portion of the sub-region to a bottom portion of the front display area. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401186 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a cover, a hinge structure, a base, and a removable component. The base is pivotally connected to the cover through the hinge structure, and the base comprises an accommodating groove adjacent to the cover. The removable component is detachably disposed in the accommodating groove. When the removable component is disposed at a first position in the accommodating groove, the hinge structure locks a rotation of the cover relative to the base. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401187 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND SOUND PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A foldable display device includes: a display panel including a first area and a second area that are symmetrical with respect to a folding axis; a lower member below the display panel; a first sound output unit on a lower surface of the first area; a first fixing part above the lower surface of the first area and overlapping the first sound output unit in a thickness direction; and a first vibration output unit on a lower surface of the second area, wherein the first fixing part and the first vibration output unit are symmetrical with respect to the folding axis. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401188 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A PLURALITY OF MONITORS HAVING ADJUSTABLE DISTANCE TO A VIEWER - An apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of display monitors is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is provided at a user's desk or workstation. The apparatus can be easily moved toward and away from the user such that all the monitors mounted on the apparatus move in unison in the direction indicated by the user. Accordingly, the apparatus accommodates the visual preferences of virtually all users of the desk or workstation so that eye and skeletal muscle fatigue are reduced. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401189 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including: a display screen provided with a first surface and a second surface arranged oppositely, the display screen including: a primary display screen comprising a first portion disposed on the first surface and a second portion extending from a portion connected to the first portion to the second surface, wherein the second portion is connected to a portion of the first portion; and a secondary display screen connected to a remaining portion of the first portion, the secondary display screen being bent from a first surface of the portion connected to the first portion to the second surface. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401190 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY - According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: a flexible display; a processor electrically connected to the flexible display; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions configured to, when executed, cause the processor to display a first portion of a main page including a first object group in a folded state of the flexible display, and when the flexible display is spread, to display a second portion of the main page including a second object group in which at least one object is hidden, along with the first portion of the main page, and in response to a user input for unhiding of the second object group in which at least one object is hidden, to display the second object group in a second portion of the main page. Other embodiments are possible. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401191 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CURVED GLASS - According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a housing; a glass plate attached to the housing so as to define an inner space together with the housing, the glass plate comprising a planar portion and a curved portion extending from an edge of the planar portion, the curved portion comprising a peripheral portion comprising a first surface facing the inner space in a first direction, a second surface extending form the first surface so as to face the inner space in a second direction, a third surface extending from the second surface so as to face a third direction and to be adjacent to a part of the periphery of the housing, a fourth surface extending from the third surface and facing away from the inner space in a fourth direction, and a fifth surface extending from the fourth surface and facing away from the inner surface in a fifth direction; an opaque layer formed across a part of the first surface and at least a part of the second surface; and a display arranged inside the housing and exposed to the outside through the glass plate. The electronic device described above may be varied according to embodiments. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401192 | DIGITAL DEVICE DETOX ELEMENT AND METHOD - A detox element or sensor cover is placed at a first location over a sensor such as a camera used to activate a digital device. The sensor cover can leave the digital device in sleep mode until the detox element/sensor cover is removed. The detox element, when not in use for detoxing, is moved to a ready position. The ready position can be, for example, one of the corners of the digital device, where it is mostly out of the way of a touch screen display. The sensor cover is sufficiently small that in one embodiment it is mostly on a bezel of a phone, around a display, with only a small portion impinging on the display. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401193 | HINGE MECHANISM FOR A FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge mechanism includes first and second inner guiding members secured on a base seat, and first and second movable members slidable engaged with the first and second inner guiding members and connected with first and second substrate units. During the movement of the movable members to an upright folded state, inboard end edges of the substrate units are moved away from each other to provide a bending space therebetween for a flexible display attached to the substrate units to be bendably received therein. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401194 | HYBRID COMPUTING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a hybrid computing device. Some embodiments may comprise a computing device having an enclosure arranged to support a display on a front of the enclosure and a cover mechanically coupled to a side of the enclosure, the cover comprising a first portion having at least one integrated input device and a second portion having at least one flexible seam arranged to allow the second portion to adjustably pivot around the seam. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401195 | FLEXIBLE CABLE DURABILITY - Apparatuses and systems can mitigate the ingress of debris such as small foreign particles or fluids passing into a joint of an electronic device. Some aspects of the systems prevent particles from passing between a flexible cable and a mandrel surface used to limit bending of the cable. Other aspects provide particle relief features including gaps, grooves, or reduced-size sections of the mandrel so that particles can pass into them and thereby cause no damage or pass out of the electronic device. Another aspect provides a protective layer configured to limit pressure applied to the cable by particles or other contaminants. These apparatuses and systems can improve the life and durability of the mandrel and cable, thereby improving the reliability of operating the electronic device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401196 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a connection device, a fixed member, a shielding member, and a connection member. The connection device is respectively connected to the first body and the second body, and the first body is rotatable relative to the second body through the connection device. The fixed member is fixed on the first body. The shielding member is rotatably connected to the fixed member, abuts the second body, and has a shielding slot. The connection member is configured to be electrically connected to a first electronic apparatus of the first body and a second electronic apparatus of the second body, and the connection member passes through the shielding slot. | 2020-12-24 |
20200401197 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An electronic device includes a substrate including an input terminal arranged a plurality of terminals, a wiring substrate having a flexibility connected to the input terminal part. The wiring substrate includes a base film, a cover film covering the base film, a plurality of wirings between the base film and the cover film, a connection part, and a first region bent in a first the one side and a second region adjacent to the first region. The second region of the connection part includes a first connection terminal group connected to the plurality of wirings, a second connection terminal group, and a dummy terminal group between the first connection terminal group. The first region is provided with an opening through the base film and the cover film, the second region overlaps the input terminal part, and the dummy terminal group and the opening are adjacent to each other. | 2020-12-24 |