53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150378305 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording medium storage unit that stores therein a recording medium; an image forming unit that is arranged above the recording medium storage unit and that forms an image on the recording medium transferred from the recording medium storage unit; a storage-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the recording medium storage unit; an image-forming-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the image forming unit and that protrudes forward relative to the storage-unit exterior member; and a fresh air supply path that is arranged on a back side of the image-forming-unit exterior member, through which fresh air introduced from outside the image forming apparatus flows. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378306 | METHOD FOR ILLUMINATION OF A HOLOGRAM IN HOLOGRAPHIC LITHOGRAPHY AND A MULTI-COMPONENT ILLUMINATOR FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method and a multi-component illuminator for illumination of a hologram in holographic lithography in which a coherent beam is split into a plurality of individual laser light beams by means of a beam splitter which is provided with a plurality of individual sub-illuminators. Each sub-illuminator has an individual aperture, receives a respective individual coherent light beam, and form a an illumination field on the surface of the hologram during hologram illumination. Altogether the sub-illuminators are combined into a common hologram illuminator. In the multi-component illuminator the individual sub-illuminators are arranged so that the illumination fields cover with the light the maximum possible surface of the hologram during illumination of the latter in the holographic lithography process. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378307 | HOLOGRAPHIC REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD, HOLOGRAPHIC IMPLEMENTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A holographic reproducing apparatus includes: a photorefractive crystal configured to have holographic images recorded in a plurality of different angles respectively; and a light source configured to supply a plurality of reproducing light beams to be incident to the photorefractive crystal in different angles, wherein the reproducing light beams have a same frequency and a same optical length as a reference light beam used when the holographic images are formed. In the holographic reproducing apparatus, each of the holographic images can be presented in different angles without interference therebetween, so that observers in a plurality of orientations can view the holographic images recorded in the photorefractive crystal, thus the problem that the viewing angle is unique in the holographic reproducing procedure is addressed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378308 | BARREL FOR TIMEPIECE - A barrel for timepiece movement, comprising a barrel shaft ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378309 | PART FOR A TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT - A metal pivot pin includes at least one pivot at at least one of its ends, and the metal is an austenitic steel, an austenitic cobalt alloy, or an austenitic nickel alloy in order to limit a sensitivity of the pin to magnetic fields. At least an outer surface of the at least one pivot is hardened to a predetermined depth relative to the rest of the pin in order to harden the at least one pivot. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378310 | TYPESETTING FIXING METHOD, DISPLAY PLATE AND TIMEPIECE - A typesetting fixing method includes: disposing a typesetting member on a front surface of a dial plate, the dial plate being made of a transparent or semitransparent resin and the typesetting member being made of an opaque or semitransparent resin having a laser absorbing property; irradiating the dial plate with a laser beam from a rear side of the dial plate while the dial plate is uniformly applied a pressure by a heat-resistant jig; and welding the typesetting member on the dial plate by absorbing the laser beam at an interface of the typesetting member and by melting at least one of the typesetting member and the dial plate by heat. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378311 | TIMEPIECE MADE FROM ROSE GOLD ALLOY - The invention relates to a timepiece or piece of jeweler comprising an alloy containing at least 750 wt.-% gold, characterised in that the alloy comprises at least 200% copper, 4%-35% palladium and 1%-16% indium. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378312 | ELECTRONIC WATCH CLASP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of a digital clasp for a watch can include a watch having an analog watch face, a first watch band portion, a second watch band portion and an analog watch face. The digital clasp can include a clasp housing that includes a latch assembly configured for attachment to the first band portion and the second band portion, a digital display, and a circuit board associated with a controller. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378313 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a solar panel, a secondary battery, an antenna and a circuit board. The solar panel receives light to generate electric power. The secondary battery stores electric power generated by the solar panel. The antenna is disposed near the solar panel and receives electric waves with a predetermined frequency. The circuit board electrically connects the solar panel and the secondary battery. On a wiring route which is formed on the circuit board so as to electrically connect the solar panel and the secondary battery, at least one circuit element is provided so as to have high electric resistance with respect to electric waves which are received by the antenna while having low electric resistance with respect to a generated current from the solar panel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378314 | Timer Device and Time Measurement System - Provided are: a timer device allowing a user to visually and aurally recognize time related to an object and reducing a problem of passing a time limit related to the object, and a time measurement system including the timer device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378315 | TIMER REMINDER DEVICE AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE - A timer reminder device includes an acquiring portion, a determination portion, and a notification portion. When the determination portion determines that a predetermined display condition for displaying a timer setting information is satisfied, the notification portion permits a display portion to display the timer setting information acquired by the acquiring portion. As the display condition, the determination portion determines whether a user is getting off the vehicle. The notification portion permits the display portion to display the timer setting information for a fixed period when the determination portion determines that the user is getting off the vehicle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378316 | MICROFABRICATED ATOMIC CLOCKS (MFAC) & MAGNETOMETERS (MFAM): HIGHSENSITIVITY VAPOR CELL STRUCTURE WITH INTERNAL CONDENSATION SITE - A microfabricated atomic clock (mfac) or magnetometer (mfam) vapor cell utilizing a method of forming a self-condensing silicon vapor cell cavity structure for the atomic clock or magnetometer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A REAL TIME ATTRIBUTE MARK OF A PICTURE - A method for generating a real time attribute mark of a picture comprises: extracting a first time from picture data corresponding to the picture; obtaining a current time; calculating a time interval between the first time and the current time; and generating a real time attribute mark indicating the time interval. An apparatus for generating a real time attribute mark of a picture is also disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378318 | TIME DEPENDENT-TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENT COLOR CHANGING LABEL - A timing device for indicating a passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device in accordance with the embodiments of the invention has a grid array architecture. The grid array architecture includes an electrode structure with an anode layer, a cathode layer and a thermistor layer. The anode layer and the thermistor layer are electrically coupled through a plurality of cathode trace structures. In operation the timing device is actuated through a suitable mechanism to initiate depletion of the anode layer and, thereby, indicate a passage of a duration time. As the anode layer depletes, sequential cathode trace structures are exposed and the thermistor layer acts as a temperature dependent resistor through a plurality of exposed cathode trace structures. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378319 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE INCLUDING LIGHT EMITTING SECTION - An electronic timepiece, including: a display section which displays time information; a light emitting section which illuminates a display surface of the display section by emitting light; and a light emitting control section which performs control to turn on the light emitting section by gradually increasing a light emitting amount of the light emitting section to a peak value in a predetermined brightening time according to a predetermined light emitting condition. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378320 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE HAVING ELECTRONIC WATCH DIAL DISPLAY WITH COUNTDOWN TO SCHEDULED EVENT - An electronic timepiece ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378321 | APPARATUS WITH RADIATING ELEMENT ISOLATED FROM AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WEARABLE APPARATUS CARRIER DEVICE - A wearable apparatus can include a transceiver. The apparatus can include an electrically conductive housing, the transceiver carried in the housing, the housing including at least a first wearable apparatus carrier device connection area. The apparatus can include a radiating element, the radiating element connected to the housing, the radiating element coupled to a feed point that is coupled to the transceiver, and the radiating element configured to radiate radio frequency signals. The apparatus can include a current isolation element. The apparatus can include an electrically conductive wearable apparatus carrier device coupled to the electrically conductive housing via the current isolation element, where the current isolation element provides electrical isolation between the electrically conductive wearable apparatus carrier device and the electrically conductive housing and/or the radiating element. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378322 | Methods for Maintaining Accurate Timing Information on Portable Electronic Devices - Methods for operating portable electronic devices to maintain accurate timing information are provided. In one suitable arrangement, an electronic device may have a real-time clock and a mach-time clock that can be used separately to track the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The offset of the real-time clock and the mach-time clock from UTC can be monitored to determine if there is any oscillator frequency drift, which can be characterized using a linear model. Any variation in drift caused by environment factors such as temperature may also be characterized. In another suitable arrangement, a primary electronic device that is capable of maintaining accurate timing information may transfer that information to a secondary user device. Timing information may be transferred using mach-time values and may then be converted to real-time clock values to ensure that the secondary user device can estimate time accurately even when the device goes to sleep. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378323 | INTELLIGENT SWITCHING - An intelligent switching method and system. The method includes retrieving by a computer processor of an intelligent switching device, detection data indicating that an individual is located within a specified proximity of an apparatus. The intelligent switching device is lockably attached to the apparatus. The computer processor receives a request from an individual for enabling the apparatus. The computer processor determines that the individual is in compliance with safety procedures associated with operating the apparatus and generates an enable signal. The enable signal enables a power signal for the apparatus. The computer processor indicates that the apparatus has been enabled and is operational. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378324 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THREROF - In a control system, when a sensor receives a sensing signal, the sensor sends a notice signal to a preparatory starting device so that the preparatory starting device performs a starting operation. After the starting operation is finished, the preparatory starting device sends an operation command and/or operation power to a starting unit. The starting unit would not pass the operation command and/or the operation power to a receiving end until receiving a control signal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378325 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE NOISE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems provide adaptive noise management in a space. The adaptive noise management comprises performing at least the steps of detecting when noise is present in the space, analyzing the detected noise, and taking one or more actions in response to the detected noise, based on the analysis of the detected noise. The one or more actions may comprise applying noise cancellation to mitigate, reduce, or eliminate effects of said detected noise, adjusting at one or more openings in said space, or a combination thereof. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378326 | SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL DEVICE - A synchronization control device includes a command movement amount calculation unit, a predicted command movement amount calculation unit, and a movement amount comparison unit for comparing a command movement amount with a predicted command movement amount, and synchronization of a driven shaft is not started when the predicted command movement amount is less than the command movement amount, and synchronization is started when the predicted command movement amount is equal to or greater than the command movement amount. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378327 | MULTIVARIABLE FEEDFORWARD CONTROL - A method of tracking variable states of a gas turbine engine in transient conditions includes obtaining input data representative of rotor velocity and pressure ratio; calculating a reference transient scheduled trajectory based on the input data; calculating a speed reference transient scheduled trajectory based on the input data; calculating a feedforward variable based on the reference transient scheduled trajectory; obtaining a feedback control variable; and determining a control variable based on a combination of the feedforward variable and the feedback control variable. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIRTUALIZING A CONNECTION TO A NODE IN AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM - An apparatus includes first hardware configured to communicate, via a first interface, over a supervisory control network with one or more components of an industrial process control and automation system. The apparatus also includes second hardware configured to communicate, via a second interface, with a computing platform that virtualizes at least one other component of the industrial process control and automation system. The apparatus further includes a third interface configured to transport information between the first and second hardware. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378329 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE INTERFACE WITH BREATHING CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention provide a method for controlling an electronic device interface with breathing characteristics, comprising: detecting the breathing characteristics of a user who is operating an electronic device; in case the electronic device screen is displaying a first interface of a first group of interfaces for the first application, upon detecting that said breathing characteristics matches a first predefined breathing characteristics, replacing the first interface with a second interface of the first group of interfaces; upon detecting that said breathing characteristics matches a second predefined breathing characteristics, replacing the first interface with a third interface of the first group of interfaces. In the present invention, healthy breathing and operations of an electronic device are combined, so that the user can do breathing exercise during operating the electronic device. The dirty air in the body is discharged by breathing deeply. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378330 | Terminal Apparatus And Method For Controlling Terminal Apparatus - A terminal apparatus and a method for controlling a terminal apparatus includes a sensor for collecting user data in real time; a processor for determining whether the user data satisfies a preset control condition, and generating a control instruction if it satisfies the preset control condition, wherein, the control instruction instructs a second terminal apparatus to execute a target operation; and a transmitter transmitting the control instruction to the second terminal apparatus by using a communication link with the second terminal apparatus, so as to facilitate the second terminal apparatus to be able to execute the target operation according to the control instruction. The terminal apparatus and the method for controlling terminal apparatus can make another terminal apparatus to satisfy current requirement of a user by controlling another terminal apparatus by the terminal apparatus without an instruction issued by the user. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378331 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - There is provided a communication apparatus having a first communication unit configured to hold a first communication parameter and share the held first communication parameter with an external apparatus, and a second communication unit configured to perform communication with the external apparatus by using the first communication parameter that the first communication unit shares with the external apparatus. A control unit performs control so that communication by the second communication unit is started in response to sharing of the first communication parameter by the first communication unit. When communication by the second communication unit is to be performed in response to sharing of the first communication parameter by the first communication unit, the control unit puts the first communication parameter, which has been shared with the external apparatus, in a state in which it cannot be shared via the first communication unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378332 | HYSTERETIC PROCESS VARIABLE SENSOR COMPENSATION - A process variable transmitter for sensing a process variable of an industrial process includes a process variable sensor configured to sense a current process variable of the industrial process. Measurement circuitry is configured to compensate the sensed process variable as a function of at least one previously sensed process variable characterized by a Hysteron basis function model. Output circuitry provides a transmitter output related to the compensated sensed process variable. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378333 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A simulation unit receives a series of simulation command values, calculates and outputs a series of simulation values of a position or speed of an object. A control unit provides the simulation unit with the series of simulation command values and displays the series of simulation values. The control unit acquires a series of actual command values output by the control apparatus at predetermined intervals in control cycles for controlling the operation of the object and a series of actual values of the position or speed of the object, acquired by the control apparatus at the predetermined intervals. The control unit provides the simulation unit with the series of actual command values serving as the series of simulation command values. The control unit displays the series of actual values in a mode where the series of actual values can be compared with the series of simulation values. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378334 | Compact Aero-Thermo Model Based Engine Power Control - Systems and methods for controlling a fluid based engineering system are disclosed. The systems and methods may include a model processor for generating a model output, the model processor including a set state module for setting dynamic states of the model processor, the dynamic states input to an open loop model based on the model operating mode, wherein the open loop model generates a current state model as a function of the dynamic states and the model input, wherein a constraint on the current state model is based a series of cycle synthesis modules, each member of the series of cycle synthesis modules modeling a component of a cycle of the control system and including a series of utilities, the utilities are based on mathematical abstractions of physical properties associated with the component. The model processor may further include an estimate state module for determining an estimated state of the model based on a prior state model output and the current state model of the open loop model. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378335 | CONTROL DEVICE DESIGN METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a control device design method for a control device that determines a manipulation amount of a control object having a dead time by feedback control so as to bring a control amount of the control object closer to a target value. The method according to the present invention includes a step of designing a feedback loop that computes a correction amount for the manipulation amount using a plurality of controllers including a prediction model of the control object, a step of deriving the same number of delay elements as the plurality of controllers from a dead time element of the prediction model, and a step of allocating the plurality of controllers associated with the delay elements to a plurality of arithmetic units so that the computation of the feedback loop is performed by parallel computation by the plurality of arithmetic units that operate in parallel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378336 | ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - An electrical appliance has at least one assembly, an operating apparatus for selecting a program sequence from at least one predefined program sequence by a user of the electrical appliance, and a control apparatus for actuating the at least one assembly in accordance with a selected program sequence. A communications interface via which the control apparatus can communicate with an intelligent energy supply grid, is provided. The control apparatus is configured to modify the selected program sequence depending on energy supply information obtained from the intelligent energy supply grid during execution of the selected program sequence within predetermined limits and to actuate the assembly in accordance with a modified program sequence. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378337 | FIELD DEVICE FOR A SAFETY-CRITICAL APPLICATION WITH REDUNDANT MEASURING CHANNELS IN AN FPGA - The invention concerns a field device to determine or monitor a process variable in automation technology, with the field device meeting a safety standard that is required in a given safety-critical application, with a sensor (S) working according to a defined measuring principle, and a control/evaluation unit ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378338 | OPERATION PLAN CREATION DEVICE, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, AND OPERATION PLAN CREATION PROGRAM - An apparatus for updating an operation plan of a high-temperature component based on operation performance. The apparatus includes: a display unit which displays an operation plan of multiple high-temperature components which are mounted upon a device; a storage unit which stores, for each device, at least initial setting data including information regarding operation start times of the high-temperature components and scheduled times for carrying out periodic inspections of the high-temperature components; an operation plan creation unit which, using the initial setting data, generates data of the operation plan including operation intervals of the high-temperature components from the operation start times to the scheduled times for carrying out the periodic inspections, and stores same in the storage unit for each device; and an operation plan update unit which updates the operation plan data which is displayed on the display unit, based on the high-temperature component operation performance information. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378339 | RESILIENT CONTROL DESIGN FOR DISTRIBUTED CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS - A distributed cyber-physical system includes physical elements ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378340 | PROGRAMMABLE INDICATOR - One aspect of the present invention provides a programmable indicator, which can present information on a failure to the user with little delay when failing to periodically acquire data from a PLC. The programmable indicator includes a display screen, a communicator configured to communicate with the PLC, and a controller configured to control the display screen and the communicator. The controller acquires data from the PLC through the communicator in a predetermined period. When failing to acquire the data, the controller displays a name identifying the data and successful timing on the display screen, the successful timing being associated with successful acquisition of the latest data before the failure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378341 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER WITH MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR - A numerical controller with a multi-core processor estimates moving instruction creation processing time required for creation of a moving instruction that is to be executed in a predetermined cycle on the basis of a machining instruction obtained from a machining program and divides a process for creating the moving instruction with respect to cores of the multi-core processor on the basis of the estimated processing time. Consequently, processing performance for the moving instruction creation process is improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378342 | COMMAND DATA GENERATION METHOD, POSITIONING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A command data generation method includes the steps of acquiring, by performing iterative learning control on a moving member, a first command data set for moving the moving member along a first trajectory, the first command data set including data corresponding to an acceleration section, a constant speed section and a deceleration section of the moving member, and generating a second command data set for driving the moving member along a second trajectory by using a part of data for the constant speed section in the first command data set. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378343 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING TOOL TIP POINT CONTROL FUNCTION - In a numerical controller having a tool tip point control function, a provisional tool tip point movement path calculation unit calculates a fourth movement path of a tip point of a tool on the basis of a third movement path obtained by linearly interpolating a second movement path for moving a control point of the tool along the second movement path, and a post-linear interpolation movement instruction output unit outputs a third movement instruction if it is determined that the difference between a first movement path for moving the tip point of the tool along the first movement path and the fourth movement path is within a predetermined tolerance. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378344 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes at least an operation-pattern storage unit that stores operation patterns each including commands for causing operations by a peripheral device to be executed, the commands using a shaft configuration of the peripheral device, a unique M code, or a moving amount of the peripheral device as variables, a machine-information storage unit that stores machine information in which a value with respect to each of the variables is specified for a shaft of the peripheral device or for the unique M code, and a program analysis unit that when a command in a received numerical control program is a command for the peripheral device, acquires an operation pattern corresponding to an argument indicating the operation pattern and delivers the operation pattern to a peripheral-device operation generation unit together with a moving amount indicated by an argument indicating the moving amount of the peripheral device | 2015-12-31 |
20150378345 | AUTOMATED ORDER-PICKING STATION FOR THE MANUAL PICKING OF ARTICLES FROM STORAGE CONTAINERS INTO AN ORDER CONTAINER - An order-picking station for manual picking of articles from storage containers into at least one order container in accordance with a picking order is disclosed, which may consist of a plurality of different articles, comprising: a rack having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side being arranged oppositely to the first longitudinal rack side; a plurality of channels comprising feeding channels and at least one discharging channel, wherein each of the feeding channels comprises a transfer end and a provision end; a supply device configured for transporting the storage containers from a warehouse to the transfer ends of the feeding channels, and for transferring the storage containers to the transfer ends, wherein each of the transfer ends is arranged and configured such that the storage containers are transferable in an automated manner by the supply device; a material-flow control device, wherein the material-flow control device is configured to control a material flow of the storage containers within the channels exclusively unidirectionally, wherein the storage containers in the feeding channels are moved oppositely to the storage containers in the discharging channels; an order-picking region in which a picking person manually picks the articles from the storage container and manually puts the articles into the at least one order container; and a transfer region in which the storage containers are transferred between the supply device and the channels, and vice versa; wherein each of the discharging channels comprises a receipt end and a delivery end, wherein each of the delivery ends is arranged and configured to receive the storage containers by the supply device in an automated manner; wherein the channels are arranged in the rack and extend substantially in parallel to each other, wherein the order-picking region is arranged along the first longitudinal rack side, and wherein the transfer region is arranged along the second longitudinal rack side; wherein each of the feeding channels has assigned at least one of the discharging channels in terms of the material flow; and wherein the provision ends and the delivery ends of the channels, which are assigned to each other, are either spatially arranged directly adjacent, or are connected, to each other via at least one push-away location so that the storage containers can be pushed, or conveyed, without lifting by the picking person, from the provision ends to the receipt end of the respectively assigned at least one discharging channel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378346 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRIGGER SIGNAL IN A POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE - A method generates an asynchronous trigger signal in a position-measuring device having a position-sensing unit, a processing unit and an interface unit. The position-measuring device is connectable via the interface unit and a bidirectional data channel to subsequent electronics for communication purposes. A synchronous data stream is generated from an asynchronous data stream arriving at the position-measuring device from a direction of the subsequent electronics by sampling the asynchronous data stream in a time pattern of a clock signal. A gate signal is generated upon an enable condition for outputting the trigger signal being detected by evaluating the synchronous data stream. The asynchronous trigger signal is generated upon the gate signal being present and a signal edge of the asynchronous data stream occurring. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378347 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes: a control unit controlling movement of shafts of a machine tool by a position command according to a machining program and acquiring position information on the shafts; a monitoring point determination unit determining a monitoring point in the machining program and a monitoring shaft according to the type of an instruction or an instruction related to travel described in the machining program; and a monitoring unit monitoring whether error or deviation based on the position information at the monitoring point of the monitoring shaft exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the control unit controls movement of the shafts based on the monitoring result of the monitoring unit, and the numerical control device further comprises an analysis unit presenting whether the cause of the error or deviation is a mechanical factor or a control factor based on the monitoring result and outputting the analysis result. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378348 | INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR 3D PRINTING ECOSYSTEM INTERFACES AND SERVICES - An integrated platform for 3D printing. This invention relates to 3D printing systems and more particularly to an integrated platform for enabling 3D printing and development of the integrated platform. The principal object of this invention is to propose a configurable 3D printing unified service platform that enables various players in a 3D printing ecosystem to interface and manage various services around 3D printing. Another object of the invention is to propose a method and system for creating a configurable 3D printing unified service platform that enables various players in a 3D printing ecosystem to interface and manage various services around 3D printing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378349 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINING METHOD - A numerical control device includes: a memory storing in advance angular difference information between each of first cutting shafts formed for an upper tool post and a second cutting shaft of a lower tool post and a machining program including a movement command for the upper tool post to move an imaginary shaft, which moves along the same line as the second cutting shaft and performs cutting from a direction opposite to the second cutting shaft with respect to the main shaft; a shaft-command distribution processing unit distributing the movement command to move the imaginary shaft to the first cutting shaft components based on the angular difference information; and a shaft-synchronization processing unit driving the first cutting shafts based on the movement command distributed to the first cutting shaft components and driving the second cutting shaft by the movement amount same as that in the direction of the imaginary shaft. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378350 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CUSTOMIZED INSOLES - A method for production of customized insoles is disclosed. In an embodiment of the method, the method includes milling of a first injection mold from a first block of non-metallic material that is meltable and reuseable based on data of a foot of a first person. A first insole for the foot of the first person is produced with the first injection mold. After producing the first insole, the first injection mold is melted to form a second block of non-metallic material that is meltable and reuseable. A second injection mold is milled from the second block of non-metallic material based on data of a foot of a second person. A second insole for the foot of the second person is produced with the second injection mold. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378351 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus including an ultrasonic motor having an electrostrictive element of a stator for driving a rotor thereof; and a microcontroller having a central processing unit (CPU), a built-in memory (ROM) and a pulse generating circuit which generates an pulse output signal which is applied to the electrostrictive element of the ultrasonic motor, wherein the pulse generating circuit comprising a rise setting register, a fall setting register, a phase adjustment data register, a cycle data register, a phase arithmetic circuit, a counter, a 1st comparator, a 2nd comparator, and a pulse generator, wherein the counter starts to count up, incrementing its count value from a count initial value, wherein the cycle data register stores, as cycle data, a count maximum value for the counter to count up to it. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378352 | INTEGRATED PROTECTIVE PACKAGING CONTROL - The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for creating protective packaging. The device includes a processor and a memory, the memory containing computer readable instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions may cause the processor to receive, from a scanner, item data for at least one item to be packaged, based on the item data, determine one or more types of packaging elements for packaging the at least one item, and based on the determination, cause one or more packaging machine to create the one or more types of packaging elements. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378353 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL WATERMARK GENERATION - Markers may be included in items manufactured on demand by a manufacturing apparatus. The markers in such marked items may be detected by a scanning apparatus, and information and/or instructions associated with printing three-dimensional objects can be provided based on the markers. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378354 | Process Control Method With Integrated Database For Electronically Documenting The Configuration, Modification And Operation Of A Controlled Process - A process control method that automatically and comprehensively manages the creation, storage and use of electronic records during the operation of a controlled process and for governing and documenting the users that operate the computer systems that are involved in the creation, storage and use of the electronic records. The method controls a process, such as a chemical process, by receiving measurement information relating to the process, applying rules to the received measurement information to determine a desired response, and sending control information to at least one device associated with the process, so as to modify the process. The method maintains the rules, measurements and control activity in transaction logs or audit trails related thereto in a secure database. By providing convenient, centralized control of the process within a secure database, the method enhances compliance with the FDA regulations that permit electronic records to be regarded as the equivalent to paper records under 21 CFR Part 11. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378355 | Tagless Tracking - A method of identifying an article on a production line, the production line comprising a plurality of articles along its length, the relative positions of the plurality of articles along the length of the production line being predetermined, the method comprising: receiving location information of an object which executes the same motion with respect to at least a first subset of the plurality of articles on the production line; for at least a second subset of the plurality of articles, determining from the location information the location of the object at a predetermined interaction between the object and the article; and identifying an article of the plurality of articles at a specified location of the object in dependence on (i) a known location of any one article of the plurality of articles at any one time, and (ii) the locations of the object at the predetermined interactions between the object and the at least second subset of the plurality of articles. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378356 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF HARDWARE COMPONENTS - A control system comprises first and second hardware components and a server which is remote from the hardware components. The server is a server in the cloud which is connected via the Internet to the hardware components. A control module is implemented as a service running on the server and the control module is operable to communicate with the hardware components to control at least one of the hardware components. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378357 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING EXECUTION OF A MANUFACTURING ORDER - A method and a system manage the execution of a production order via a MES system. Pieces of equipment and their connections as nodes and arcs of a digraph are associated for reproducing a layout of a plant where the production has to be made. The data of the layout are stored as tables of the nodes and arcs. At least one virtual line is created starting from a node selected as a root node and including a plurality of nodes reachable from the root node, the at least one virtual line lying over the plant layout. The data of the at least one virtual line is stored as tables of nodes and arcs of a sub-digraph representing the virtual line. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378358 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VERTICAL POINT FOR SWITCHING FROM A MANUAL PILOTING MODE TO A GUIDED MODE - A method for determining a switch-over vertical point from which an aircraft, having a current position, and flying a current vertical trajectory according to a manual piloting mode having an altitude setpoint, denoted target altitude, loaded by the pilot, switches to a piloting mode guided by a flight management system, in order to rejoin a predefined flight plan having a set of initial altitude constraints, comprising: calculating a first predicted vertical trajectory, determining a first point of intersection between the first predicted trajectory and the target altitude, determining a second predicted trajectory, determining the switch-over vertical point belonging to the first predicted vertical trajectory, based on any incompatible constraints, and as the intersection between the first predicted vertical trajectory and a predicted vertical trajectory calculated by integration of the dynamic flight equations by applying calculation hypotheses for a piloting mode guided by a flight management system. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378359 | System And Method Of Material Handling Using One Or More Imaging Devices On The Transferring Vehicle And On The Receiving Vehicle To Control The Material Distribution Into The Storage Portion Of The Receiving Vehicle - First imaging device collects first image data, whereas second imaging device collects second image data of a storage portion. A container identification module identifies a container perimeter of the storage portion in at least one of the collected first image data and the collected second image data. A spout identification module is adapted to identify a spout of the transferring vehicle in the collected image data. An image data evaluator determines whether to use the first image data, the second image data, or both based on an evaluation of the intensity of pixel data or ambient light conditions. An alignment module is adapted to determine the relative position of the spout and the container perimeter and to generate command data to the propelled portion to steer the storage portion in cooperative alignment such that the spout is aligned within a central zone or a target zone of the container perimeter. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378360 | PASSIVE TIMING OF ASYNCHRONOUS IMU ATTITUDE DATA - Embodiments described herein provide for passive timing of asynchronous Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) attitude data using information derived from a pattern of skipped and duplicate samples of attitude data generated by the IMU. One embodiment is an attitude controller for a vehicle that generates samples of attitude data at a first frequency (f | 2015-12-31 |
20150378361 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE POSITION AND ORIENTATION - Systems and related methods for controlling vehicle position and movement are disclosed. A system includes one or more computers configured to receive data corresponding to video image frames of at least a portion of a course, and analyze the video image frame to estimate at least one of position and orientation of the vehicle within the course. A method includes identifying groups of pixels from the video image frames that are determined to correspond to non-background objects in the course. The method also includes correlating at least a portion of the identified groups of pixels with known objects in the course, and analyzing positions of the groups of pixels within the video image frames and known positions of at least one of an image capture device and known objects relative to the course to estimate at least one of the position and orientation of the vehicle within the course. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378362 | STRIP TILLING SYSTEM - Various strip tilling systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the strip tilling system includes: at least one strip tilling unit having a support frame and a tilling member mounted to the support frame; a positioning system; map data relating to a field to be tilled, said map data including data identifying areas of compacted ground in the field; and a control system for adjusting the position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame, wherein said control system is arranged to receive signals from the control system, to access the map data, and to automatically adjust the position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame when the control system determines that the tilling member is located at an area of compacted ground. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378363 | Piping Assembly Control System with Addressed Datagrams - A control system for generating and utilizing at least one or more addressed datagrams that communicate information to and from devices along piping assemblies comprising; one or more transmitters, one or more receivers, and one or more controllers, wherein the transmitters transmit information via one or more addressed datagrams encoded within a working medium to one or more receivers among the piping assemblies, is described. Transmitters convert datagrams into signals that are transmitted within the working medium and the receivers receive signals from the transmitters and also convert signals from the working medium which is converted back into datagrams. The controllers receive and decode the datagrams so that the controllers selectively communicate and perform logical operations on piping assembly devices according to directions received from the addressed datagrams. The entire control system can function as a network of controllers, receivers, transmitters, and/or transponders as required by one or more users. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378364 | Compact Aero-Thermo Model Based Tip Clearance Management - Systems and methods for controlling a fluid based engineering system are disclosed. The systems and methods may include a model processor for generating a model output, the model processor including a set state module for setting dynamic states of the model processor, the dynamic states input to an open loop model based on the model operating mode, wherein the open loop model generates a current state model as a function of the dynamic states and the model input, wherein a constraint on the current state model is based a series of cycle synthesis modules, each member of the series of cycle synthesis modules modeling a component of a cycle of the control system and including a series of utilities, the utilities are based on mathematical abstractions of physical properties associated with the component, the series of cycle synthesis modules including a rotary apparatus module which estimates a tip clearance between the rotor and the rotor case. The model processor may further include an estimate state module for determining an estimated state of the model based on a prior state model output and the current state model of the open loop model. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378365 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING TRAVEL SENSOR ALIGNMENT ON PROCESS CONTROL VALVES - To simplify the process of adjusting travel sensor alignments on process control valves, a method and system generates a graphical interface to display alignment information to a user or operator. The graphical interface visualizes the state of alignment between a feedback element and a sensing element that comprise a magnetic travel sensor on a process control valve. Using the graphical interface, the user or operator can easily determine whether the alignment between the feedback element and the sensing element is proper or correct. The graphical interface also provides information on whether or not physical adjustments are needed in order to fix detected alignment problems so that impending failures can be avoided and optimal performances can be achieved. In this manner, the method and system improves the reliability and accuracy of valve travel feedback. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378366 | Piping Assembly Transponder System with Addressed Datagrams - A control system for generating and utilizing at least one or more addressed datagrams that communicate information to and from devices along piping assemblies comprising; one or more transmitters, one or more receivers, and one or more controllers, wherein the transmitters transmit information via one or more addressed datagrams encoded within a working medium to one or more receivers among the piping assemblies, is described. Transmitters convert datagrams into signals that are transmitted within the working medium and the receivers receive signals from the transmitters and also convert signals from the working medium which is converted back into datagrams. The controllers receive and decode the datagrams so that the controllers selectively communicate and perform logical operations on piping assembly devices according to directions received from the addressed datagrams. The entire control system can function as a network of controllers, receivers, transmitters, and/or transponders as required by one or more users. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378367 | Controllable Device Pipeline System Utilizing Addressed Datagrams - A control system for generating and utilizing at least one or more addressed datagrams that communicate information to and from devices along piping assemblies comprising; one or more transmitters, one or more receivers, and one or more controllers and/or transponders wherein the transmitters transmit information via one or more addressed datagrams encoded within a fluid medium to one or more receivers among the piping assemblies, is described. Transmitters or transponders convert datagrams into signals that are transmitted within the fluid medium and the receivers receive signals from the transmitters and also convert signals from the fluid medium which is converted back into datagrams. The controllers receive and decode the datagrams so that the controllers selectively communicate and perform logical operations on piping assembly devices according to directions received from the addressed datagrams. The entire control system can function as a network of controllers, receivers, transmitters, and/or transponders as required by one or more users. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378368 | Method For Operating A Switch Valve - A method for operating a switch valve which opens and closes a fluid line is disclosed. The switch valve is actuated by a pulse width modulated signal. The switch valve is actuated outside of the active operating time of the switch valve using PWM signals with an increasing or decreasing duty cycle. The duty cycle in which the switch valve is opened is determined, and the duty cycle corresponding to the opening time is then used to actuate the switch valve to open and close the switch valve during the active operating time of same. In this manner, the switch valve can be actuated in a particularly precise manner. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378369 | VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD FOR STEAM TURBINE - A valve control system for a steam turbine that decrease in effective power as well as secure control stability in the event of an electric power system accident is provided. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378370 | Valve Assembly and Fluidic System - A valve assembly for influencing at least one fluid flow, the valve assembly including a control unit and at least one valve device, wherein the control unit includes a bus interface for connection to a bus communication system for the reception of movement instructions, a processing device for processing the movement instructions into control commands for valve devices and at least one connecting device for the electric coupling of valve devices, and wherein the at least one valve device is electrically connected to one of the connecting devices of the control unit and includes a processing means designed for processing the control commands, wherein the processing means is assigned at least one first connecting means for the electric coupling of valves and at least one second connecting means for the electric coupling of sensor means, and wherein the processing means is designed for linking sensor signals of connected sensor means to the control commands. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378371 | REMOTE MONITORING FOR FLUID APPLICATOR SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURES IN AN EPITAXIAL REACTOR - A method for controlling temperatures in an epitaxial reactor for use in a wafer-production process is provided. The method is implemented by a computing device coupled to a memory. The method includes transmitting, to a heating device in a first zone of the epitaxial reactor, an output power instruction representing a base output power. The method additionally includes determining an actual time period for a temperature in the first zone of the epitaxial reactor to reach a target temperature, determining a difference between the actual time period and a reference time period, determining an output power offset based on the difference, and storing the output power offset in the memory in association with the heating device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378373 | DATA-DRIVEN HVAC OPTIMIZATION - A system and method for data-driven HVAC optimization for outputting HVAC setpoints to a thermostat and determining a predicted HVAC usage of an HVAC unit based on the HVAC setpoints and an outdoor temperature. The system may further determine and output a predicted cost of the HVAC unit heating or cooling a structure based on the HVAC setpoints. The system may further select optimized HVAC setpoints such that the predicted cost is less than or equal to a user defined cost constraint and minimize deviation from user-preferred HVAC setpoints. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378374 | PROGRAMMABLE SUPPLY DOMAIN PULLDOWN - A power gated electronic device that includes a power supply domain coupled to a power gate switch, a comparator, and control logic. The power supply domain is configured to receive voltage from a power supply. The comparator is configured to receive voltage from the power supply domain and compare the voltage from the power supply domain with a threshold level. The control logic is configured to receive the output of the comparator and, based on the comparison between the voltage from the power supply domain and the threshold level, cause the power supply domain to pulldown. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378375 | Cascode Circuit - An electronic circuit includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a load path and an internal voltage divider with a voltage divider tap. The second semiconductor device includes a load path and a control node. The first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device have their load paths connected in series. The voltage divider tap of the first semiconductor device is coupled to the control node of the second semiconductor device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378376 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - A semiconductor device drive method achieves a balance between a lifetime and a detection sensitivity which are required for a temperature detection diode formed via an insulating film on a substrate on which an active element is formed. The semiconductor device drive method includes energizing the temperature detection diode with a constant current, the constant current having a current density value between an upper limit defined based on the lifetime of the temperature detection diode, and a lower defined based on a variation allowable voltage of an output voltage of the temperature detection diode with respect to a standard deviation. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378377 | ROBUST SINK / SOURCE OUTPUT STAGE AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - Multi-stage amplifiers, such as linear regulators, configured to provide a constant output voltage subject to load transients, are described. The multi-stage amplifier comprises a first amplification stage which activates or deactivates a first output stage in response to an input voltage at an input node. The first output stage is configured to source a current at an output node of the multi-stage amplifier from a high potential, when activated. Furthermore, the multi-stage amplifier comprises a second amplification stage configured to activate or to deactivate a second output stage in response to the input voltage at the input node. The second output stage is configured to sink a current at the output node of the multi-stage amplifier to a low potential, when activated. The first amplification stage and the second amplification stage are configured to activate the first output stage and the second output stage in a mutually exclusive manner. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378378 | POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR REGULATING LINE TRANSIENT RESPONSE OF THE POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes an input and an output with an energy storage circuit and a power switching circuit coupled between the input and the output. A feedback circuit generates a feedback voltage which is differentially compared to a reference in an error amplifier circuit to generate an error amplification signal. A comparator circuit generates a control signal for controlling on/off of the power switching circuit based on a first comparison signal related to the error amplification signal and a second comparison signal related to a charging current of the energy storage circuit. A regulating circuit is coupled between an output of the error amplifier circuit and an input of the comparator circuit for receiving the first comparison signal, the regulating circuit is configured to couple a voltage compensation signal related to an input voltage received by the input to an output of the error amplifier, so as to reduce a variation amount of the error amplification signal when the input voltage varies. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378379 | Voltage Regulator Output Overvoltage Compensation - Multi-stage amplifiers which provide a constant output voltage subject to load transients are presented. The amplifier has a pass device to source a load current at an output voltage. The amplifier has a first driver circuit to control the pass device based on a reference voltage and based on a first feedback voltage. The amplifier has a sink transistor to sink a first current from the output node to a low potential. Furthermore, the amplifier comprises a bypass transistor configured to couple a sense voltage, to sink a second current from the output node to the low potential. There is a second driver circuit to control the sink transistor and the bypass transistor, based on the reference voltage and based on a second feedback voltage. A voltage divider derives the first feedback voltage, the second feedback voltage and the sense voltage from the output voltage. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE GENERATORS WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Systems and method for synchronizing power generators with a power grid are provided. One system among various implementations includes a plurality of synchronization modules, wherein each synchronization module corresponds to one power generator. The synchronization modules are configured to output a control signal to adjust a frequency of the respective power generator to correspond with the frequency of the existing power grid. The system also includes a central controller in communication with the plurality of synchronization modules. The central controller is configured to determine a propagation delay with respect to each synchronization module. The propagation delay is a measure of time for a signal to propagate from the respective synchronization module to the central controller. The central controller is further configured to send a control signal to each synchronization module to control when each synchronization module connects the respective power generator to the existing power grid. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378381 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY COST OPTIMIZATION - Energy-related devices such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units, electric vehicle charging platforms, and solar panels are becoming increasingly networkable within a home or business environment. Furthermore, utility providers are offering flexible pricing schemes that adjust the cost of energy over time based on overall demand, and the energy pricing data is made publically available. Provided are exemplary techniques that utilize this pricing data as well as exploit various synergies between the networked energy-related devices to develop automated and cost-effective energy control solutions. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378382 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATA FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS USING AN ELECTRICAL GRID NETWORK - A secure communications and location authorization system using a power line or a portion thereof as a side-channel that mitigates man-in-the-middle attacks on communications networks and devices connected to those networks. The system includes a power grid server associated with a substation, or curb-side distribution structure such as a transformer, an electric meter associated with a structure having electric service and able to communicate with the power grid server, a human authorization detector input device connected to the electric meter and the power grid server. The human authorization detector is able to receive an input from a user physically located at the structure and capable of communicating with the power grid server via the electric meter. The user's physical input into the device causing a request to be sent to the power grid server that then generates a location certificate for the user. Without the location certificate, access to the communications network and devices connected to those networks can be denied. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378383 | ELECTRIC APPLIANCE MONITOR METHOD AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCE MONITOR SYSTEM - An electric appliance monitor method and an monitor system are provided. The method includes the following steps. In a sampling period, data of an electric appliance is transmitted to a cloud server, and a load boundary is determined. The electric appliance is detected to obtain a measured power factor, a measured root-mean-square voltage and a measured power. Further, a supply frequency of an electric supply is recognized. Based on the measured data, a real part and an imaginary part of the load current related to a reflection coefficient of the electric appliance during the current usage state is calculated. On a real-imaginary current coordinate system, the load boundary and a coordinated point representing to the real part and imaginary part of the load current are displayed. Whether to execute a protection process is determined according to the load boundary, the real part and the imaginary part of the load current. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378384 | REDUCING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IN SECURITY-CONSTRAINED OPTIMAL POWER FLOW VIA SPARSITY REGULARIZATION - A method for determining a generation schedule with contingency constraints for controlling power output levels for a plurality of generators in an electric power system including determining a measure of a sparse, corrective model (C), security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF), which reduces a number of post-contingency rescheduling operations for each of a plurality of contingencies, and adjusting a power output level of at least one of the plurality of generators according to the measure of the sparse C-SCOPF upon detecting a contingency in the electric power system. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378385 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VOLTAGE REGULATORS - An integrated circuit that supports both internal and external voltage regulators as well as various modes, such as a low power mode or a test mode, includes voltage regulator selection circuitry and power control circuitry. The regulator selection circuitry selects one of internal and external regulators based on two pin conditions. The power control circuitry controls ON/OFF status of the regulators corresponding to a power mode, including power-on reset, entering a low power mode, and wake-up from a low power mode. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378386 | TRANS-CONDUCTANCE REGULATION CIRCUIT, TRANS-CONDUCTANCE ERROR AMPLIFIER AND POWER CONVERTER - A trans-conductance regulation circuit, a trans-conductance error amplifier module and a power converter. The trans-conductance regulation circuit provides a bias current at least partially based on an output voltage of the power converter. The bias current is sent to bias a trans-conductance operational amplifier in the trans-conductance error amplifier module so that a trans-conductance of the trans-conductance operational amplifier is direct proportional to the output voltage of the power converter. The power converter regulates the output voltage based on a negative feedback loop comprising the trans-conductance error amplifier module. The trans-conductance error amplifier module may help to maintain a band width of the negative feedback loop substantially stable and immune to variations in the output voltage. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378387 | METHODS OF COMPUTING STEADY-STATE VOLTAGE STABILITY MARGINS OF POWER SYSTEMS - In steady-state voltage stability analysis, as load increases toward a maximum, conventional Newton-Raphson power flow Jacobian matrix becomes increasingly ill-conditioned so power flow fails to converge before reaching maximum loading. A method to directly eliminate this singularity reformulates the power flow problem by introducing an AQ bus with specified bus angle and reactive power consumption of a load bus. For steady-state voltage stability analysis, the angle separation between the swing bus and AQ bus can be varied to control power transfer to the load, rather than specifying the load power itself. For an AQ bus, the power flow formulation is only made up of a reactive power equation, thus reducing the size of the Jacobian matrix by one. This reduced Jacobian matrix is nonsingular at the critical voltage point, eliminating a major difficulty in voltage stability analysis for power system operations. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378388 | STITCHABLE GLOBAL CLOCK FOR 3D CHIPS - A stitchable clock mesh, a dual operation mode method, and a master clock stratum are provided for a 3D chip stack. The stitchable clock mesh includes at least one clock mesh, on each of the two or more strata, having a plurality of sectors for providing a global clock signal. The stitchable clock mesh further includes mesh data sensors, on each of the two or more strata, for collecting mesh data for the at least one mesh. The mesh data includes measured functional data and measured performance data for a current system configuration. The stitchable clock mesh further includes mesh segmentation and joining circuitry for selectively performing a segmentation operation or a joining operation on the least one mesh or one or more portions thereof responsive to the mesh data and the current system configuration selectable from a plurality of system target configurations. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARDWARE-ASSISTED SECURE REAL TIME CLOCK MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of a system and method for secure clock management in a mobile device, or user equipment, are generally described herein. A timer offset may be calculated between a first secure clock time and a first network time. A reset delta based on at least the timer offset may be obtained and a recovered secure clock time based on at least the reset delta may be generated. A one-time password may be generated based on at least the recovered secure clock time. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378390 | Touch Substrate and Display Device - A touch substrate and a display device are provided. The touch substrate comprises: a base; an insulation layer, a common electrode layer, and a common electrode signal line and a plurality of touch drive electrode signal lines in the same layer, the common electrode layer comprises a plurality of touch drive electrodes, a plurality of common electrodes and a common electrode connection strip, each of the touch drive electrodes comprises a plurality of touch drive sub-electrodes, the common electrode connection strip is connected with the common electrode signal line through a plurality of first via-holes, each of the touch drive sub-electrodes is connected with one of the touch drive electrode signal lines through a second via-hole, semi-holes are provided at positions of the insulation layer corresponding to positions of the common electrodes and/or the touch drive sub-electrodes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378391 | SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR A FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A dynamically flexible article or device, such as a wristband, an armband, a rollable e-reader, or a belt, includes a flexible electronic component (e.g., a flexible display) and a support structure coupled to the flexible electronic component. The support structure is configured to limit bending of the flexible electronic component to a range within a bending tolerance of the flexible electronic component. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378392 | Hinge for Component Attachment - A hinge for component attachment is described. In at least some implementations, a kickstand is rotatably attached to a mobile computing device. The kickstand can be rotated to various positions to provide support for different orientations of the computing device. In at least some implementations, hinges are employed to attach a kickstand to a mobile computing device. One example hinge utilizes preset hinge stops that enable the kickstand to be placed at different preset positions. Another example hinge exerts pressure on an edge of the kickstand, providing stability and vibration dampening to the kickstand. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378393 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE INTERCONNECTED DISPLAY UNITS - The subject matter discloses a mobile device comprising a body, comprising a processor and a memory; a plurality of display units, at least one of the plurality of display units receives data from the body; a plurality of connectors configured to connect the plurality of display units such that data flows from one display unit to another display unit via a connector of the plurality of connectors; a designation unit to designate what is displayed on each display of the plurality of display units; at least one display unit compartment inside the body for storing the plurality of display units, a display unit of the plurality of display units is slide-able out of the at least one display unit compartment. In some cases, some of the display units are transparent. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378394 | DOCKING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THEREWITH - A docking device including a casing and an extension supporting mechanism is disclosed. The extension supporting mechanism includes a sliding member, a transmission member, a supporting member and a clamping member. The sliding member is slidably disposed on the casing. The transmission member, the supporting member and the clamping member are pivoted to the casing, respectively. The transmission member is coupled to the sliding member. The supporting member is coupled to the transmission member. The clamping member further abuts against the sliding member and is for sliding the sliding member as rotating, such that the sliding member drives the transmission to rotate. Accordingly, the transmission member is driven to activate the supporting member to stretch an extension portion of the supporting member out of the casing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378395 | FOLDING MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY DEVICE - Various configurations of an electronic display, and devices incorporating the display, are provided. The display may have multiple portions connected along one or more axes, lines, points, or other connecting areas. The portions are movable about the connections. In various configurations, the display portions emulate different media and/or communication and computing devices. Two or more of the display devices may be coupled in an array. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378396 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible panel having a display unit for displaying a screen and a user interface for allowing a user input, a detecting unit configured to detect a handheld location on the flexible panel, and a control unit configured to change locations of the display unit and the user interface on the flexible panel according to the handheld location. Since the apparatus may be used without being hidden by the hand of a user, readability and work performance may be improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378397 | FOLDABLE DEVICE - A foldable device includes: a flexible display including: a first part; a second part; and a third part provided between the first and second parts; a first body supporting the first part; and a second body supporting the second part, each of the first and second body are configured to move between a first and a second position, in response to each of the first and second bodies being provided in the first position, the first body and the second body form a receiving space, the third part forms a curved portion of the flexible display and the curved portion is provided within the receiving space, and wherein the first part is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the flexible display with respect to the first body in response to the first and second bodies moving between the first and second positions. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378398 | Cover for Actuating a Mobile Electronic Device Sensor - A mobile electronic device has a sensor responsive to a magnetic field. A cover for the device has a body portion defining an interior cavity for receiving the mobile electronic device. A magnet and a ferrous metal element are carried by the cover. The ferrous metal element is magnetized by the magnet and positioned to be adjacent the sensor when the mobile electronic device is received in the interior cavity. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378399 | HINGE CONFIGURATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a hinge assembly to secure a first housing of the electronic device to a second housing. The hinge assembly is to allow for electrical signals to pass between the first housing and the second housing and for a rotation of the first housing in relation to the second housing. The hinge assembly may include a plurality of discs to receive a plurality of segments of the accessory as the hinge assembly engages to secure the first housing to the second housing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378400 | BELT DRIVEN HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In one example an electronic device comprises a controller, a chassis comprising a first section and a second section, and a hinge assembly to connect the first section of the chassis to the second section of the chassis comprising a housing, a first shaft rotatable about a first axis, a second shaft rotatable about a second axis, a belt drive assembly to couple the first shaft to the second shaft, and a tension assembly to apply a tension to the belt drive assembly. Other examples may be described. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378401 | CONDUCTOR PATTERN STRUCTURE OF A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FIRST-AXIS CONDUCTOR CELLS AND A PLURALITY OF SECOND-AXIS CONDUCTOR CELLS - Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulator is formed on a surface of each adjacent first-axis conductor cell. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulator disposed on the adjacent first-axis conductor cell. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378402 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE STRUCTURE - To provide an electronic device case structure which suppresses noise generation caused by vibrations generated from electronic devices held inside an electronic device unit being propagated to a unit case. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378403 | Fan Control System and Method For A Computer System Based On A Time Variable Rate of Current - A fan control system for a computer system is provided. The computer system includes a fan and a target device. The fan control system includes a controller to control the rotation speed of the fan. The controller controls the rotation speed according to a time-variable rate of current consumed by the target device. Particularly, when the time-variable rate of current exceeds a threshold, the controller controls the fan to operate at a maximum rotation speed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378404 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A temperature management system includes: a first temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a heat generation component in an electronic device; a cooling apparatus configured to circulate air in the electronic device and to cool the heat generation component; a second temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of air flowing in the electronic device; a parameter setting unit configured to set a target value of the temperature of the heat generation component; and a control unit. The control unit calculates a predicted value of a future temperature of the heat generation component based on the outputs of the first temperature detection unit and the second temperature detection unit, and the power consumption of the electronic device, and determines a manipulated variable of the cooling apparatus based on the predicted value and the target value. | 2015-12-31 |