Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080300888 | Systems and Methods for Providing Risk Methodologies for Performing Supplier Design for Reliability - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for providing risk methodologies for performing supplier design for reliability. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for analyzing reliability associated with a product provided by a supplier can be provided. The method can include providing a supplier a specification for a product, wherein the specification is based at least in part on an amount of risk to be associated with the product. In addition, the method can include requesting the supplier to perform at least one task to analyze reliability associated with the product in accordance with the specification. Furthermore, the method can include obtaining an output associated with the reliability from the supplier. Furthermore, the method can include comparing the output to the specification for the product. In addition, the method can include based at least in part on the comparison, approving or disapproving of the product. | 12-04-2008 |
20090083089 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING FAILURE MODES ACCORDING TO COST - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for analyzing failure modes derived from a failure modes and effects analysis. One or more failure modes for a product are identified. A respective cost exposure for each of the identified one or more failure modes is determined in order to provide the criticality and risk of a product's failure modes in financial terms. The one or more failure modes can then be prioritized in accordance with the determined cost exposure. | 03-26-2009 |
20110090950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING DATA COMPRESSION USING DYNAMIC LEARNING AND CONTROL - A data compression system and method for achieving enhanced compression performance in a plurality of encoder-decoder pairs communicatively coupled in a concatenated chain is disclosed. The plurality of encoder-decoder pairs receive input data and transform the input data into compressed output data. The data compression system includes at least one quality estimator communicatively coupled to the concatenated chain to determine a plurality of quality metrics corresponding to an output from each of the plurality of encoder-decoder pairs. Further, the data compression system also includes a processing subsystem configured to optimize the operation of each of the plurality of encoder-decoder pairs based upon the plurality of quality metrics to achieve a desired level of optimization for the concatenated chain. | 04-21-2011 |
20110130992 | PHASE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A phase identification system is proposed. The system includes a sensor coupled to a terminal of a distribution transformer. A processor is coupled to the sensor for processing phase information of the terminal, wherein the sensor and the processor are embedded within a bushing unit on the distribution transformer. The processor is further configured to identify and display phase information at the distribution transformer. | 06-02-2011 |
20110255448 | GENERALIZED DIVISION FREE DUPLEXING TECHNIQUES FOR DECREASING RENDEVOUS TIME - Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) to reduce rendezvous time between two or more cognitive radio devices. The cognitive radio devices may opportunistically use available frequency spectra by communicating over available channels. To communicate, a first device may rendezvous with a second device by transmitting a beaconing signal over a frequency on which the second device is listening. DFD techniques may enable each of the devices to listen to a channel while concurrently transmitting beacon signals over the same channel. As periods of listening and periods of transmitting over the same channel need not be separated due to the transmitter cancelling approach used in DFD techniques, rendezvous time may be significantly reduced. Further, embodiments include a generalized DFD (GDFD) approach wherein devices listen to a broad band of frequencies, thus further reducing rendezvous time. | 10-20-2011 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110241647 | CONTROL DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method, system, and apparatus including a distribution transformer having a communications module. The distribution transformer is configured to convert a first high voltage electricity from a high voltage distribution line to a first low voltage electricity and convey the first low voltage electricity along a low voltage line to an electrical device. The communications module is configured to transmit a load reduction request along the low voltage line to the electrical device. | 10-06-2011 |
20110241814 | AUGMENTED DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method, system, and apparatus including a distribution transformer having a communication module. The distribution transformer is configured to convert a first high voltage electricity from a high voltage distribution line to a first low voltage electricity and convert a second low voltage electricity from a low voltage power line to a second high voltage electricity. The communication module is programmed to provide time data representing time of day information along the low voltage power line to an electrical device and provide location data representing location information along the low voltage power line to the electrical device. The location information includes a geographic location of the distribution transformer. | 10-06-2011 |
20120068802 | AUGMENTED DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method, system, and apparatus including a distribution transformer having a communication module. The distribution transformer is configured to convert a first high voltage electricity from a high voltage distribution line to a first low voltage electricity and convert a second low voltage electricity from a low voltage power line to a second high voltage electricity. The communication module is programmed to provide time data representing time of day information along the low voltage power line to an electrical device and provide location data representing location information along the low voltage power line to the electrical device. The location information includes a geographic location of the distribution transformer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120151589 | INTELLIGENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING CYBER ATTACKS IN CRITICAL SYSTEMS THROUGH CONTROLLING LATENCY OF MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system and method are provided for controlling the latency of messages to enable a network of devices to detect and respond to potential malware. The system and method receiving a message at a device and determining whether the message represents potential malware and requires a delay to allow time to detect and respond to potential malware. The amount of the delay associated with the message is determined and the message is processed based on the delay amount. | 06-14-2012 |
20120253847 | HEALTH INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Health information communications systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more medical sensors providing one or more health information data types. The system further includes a patient communications device coupled to at least one medical sensor over a communications network. Particularly, the patient communications device includes a patient quality of service (QoS) manager that dynamically specifies a set of data quality management parameters for transporting at least some of the health information and modifies at least some of the health information into value factored health information. Additionally, the system includes a specialist communications device communicatively coupled to the patient communication device over the communications network. The specialist communications device includes a specialist QoS manager that provides measured channel characteristics to the patient communications device. The patient QoS manager dynamically specifies the set of data quality management parameters based at least in part on the measured channel characteristics of the specialist communications device. | 10-04-2012 |
20130086635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK - A method for providing secure communication in an electrical power distribution network includes detecting an enhanced threat level in the electrical power distribution network. A plurality of configuration command messages including information related to a common configuration command are received. The common configuration commands are certified if the plurality of configuration command messages have originated from a threshold number of command sites. The method further includes executing the certified configuration command. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK - A method for providing secure communication in an electrical power distribution network includes detecting an enhanced threat level in the electrical power distribution network. A threshold number of different configuration command shadows are received and processed to generate a configuration command data. A verified configuration command data is generated by comparing the configuration command data with a stored configuration commands and a verified configuration command related to the verified configuration command data is executed. | 04-04-2013 |
20140164596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING ULTRASOUND DATA - Systems and methods for communicating ultrasound data are provided. One method includes monitoring over time estimates of bandwidth of a channel communicatively coupling an imaging location with another location remote from the imaging location and communicating the estimates to a system at the imaging location. The method also includes identifying at least one of a region-of-interest (ROI) mask or one or more transmission parameters for the channel and adjusting at least one of the ROI mask or the one or more transmission parameters based on the monitored estimates of the bandwidth for communicating the medical images. | 06-12-2014 |
20140169163 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CAPACITY CHANGE DETECTION - Systems and methods for communication channel capacity detection are provided. One method includes monitoring a bandwidth over time of a channel communicatively coupling a plurality of medical devices at a first location with a second location remote from the first location and determining when a channel bandwidth of the channel exceeds a defined threshold value using the monitored bandwidth. The method also includes transmitting control signals from the second location to the plurality of devices at the first location to adjust a transmission rate of medical data from the plurality of medical devices to the second location and limiting a rate of transmission of the control signals to the plurality of medical devices based on a probability that the transmission of the control signals causes the channel bandwidth to exceed the defined threshold value. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING ULTRASOUND PROBE LOCATION AND IMAGE INFORMATION - Systems and methods for communicating ultrasound probe location and image information are provided. One system includes an ultrasound device coupled with an ultrasound probe and configured to acquire ultrasound images of a subject. The ultrasound imaging system also includes at least one camera configured to acquire (i) scene information including ultrasound imagery of the ultrasound probe with the subject during an image scan and (ii) ancillary probe data. The ultrasound imaging system further includes a processor configured to receive the ultrasound images and the ancillary probe data and a multiplexing unit configured to receive (i) the ultrasound images and ancillary probe data from the processor and (ii) the scene information from the camera, wherein the multiplexing unit is further configured to associate in time the ultrasound images, ancillary probe data and scene information. The ultrasound imaging system additionally includes a communication device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ULTRASOUND PROBE LOCATION AND IMAGE INFORMATION - Systems and methods for providing ultrasound probe location and image information are provided. One system includes an ultrasound device coupled with an ultrasound probe and configured to acquire ultrasound images of a subject. The system further includes at least one of a plurality of digital cameras or a plurality of digital scanners configured to acquire scene information including images of the ultrasound probe with the subject during an image scan. The system also includes a processor having an ultrasound registration unit (URU) with the URU configured to identify and reference a probe location of the ultrasound probe to a surface of the object from the scene information and correlate the probe location to one or more of the acquired ultrasound images. The URU is additionally configured to generate a representation of the surface showing the identified and referenced probe location corresponding to the correlated ultrasound images. | 06-19-2014 |
20140353429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSFER DURING IN-FLIGHT REFUELING OF AN AIRCRAFT - A refueling drogue assembly includes a drogue body coupled to a tanker aircraft, and at least one data transmission device coupled to the drogue body. The at least one data transmission device is configured to receive a transmission signal from a partner transmission device coupled to an airborne target aircraft. The transmission signal includes data to be stored. The drogue assembly further includes a data storage device coupled to the tanker aircraft. The data storage device is communicatively coupled to the at least one data transmission device. The data storage device is configured to receive the transmission signal and store the data. | 12-04-2014 |
20150017942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION - A communication system includes an omnidirectional antenna to receive a wideband primary signal, a nulling antenna to receive a secondary signal and a controller. The nulling antenna is oriented to place a null in a direction of a desired communication signal and the controller subtracts a processed secondary signal from a processed wideband primary signal to produce a jamming cancelled signal. | 01-15-2015 |
20150055914 | ACTIVE OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING - Simple yet robust active optical connectors are provided comprising: (a) a first connecting module configured to be joined to a first fiber optic cable, the first connecting module being configured to receive a first transmission signal from a signal carrying fiber of the first fiber optic cable and to actively convert the first transmission signal into an optical connection signal; and (b) a second connecting module configured to be joined to a second fiber optic cable, the second connecting module being configured to receive the optical connection signal and to propagate a second transmission signal within a signal carrying fiber of the second fiber optic cable; wherein the first connecting module comprises at least one optical amplifier, and wherein the first and second connecting modules are configured to couple such that the optical connection signal is transmitted and received across a light transmissive interface. | 02-26-2015 |
20150137684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STREET LIGHTING LUMINAIRES - A system for identifying a fault in a light source is presented. The system includes at least one luminaire that includes the light source configured to emit light. Also, the at least one luminaire includes a monitoring device disposed proximate to the light source. The monitoring device includes a sensing unit configured to measure an amount of light emitted by the light source, and a squawk unit configured to generate a squawk signal based on the amount of light emitted from the light source, where the squawk signal is indicative of the fault in the light source. Further, the system includes a diagnostic unit communicatively coupled to the at least one luminaire and configured to determine the fault in the light source based on the squawk signal, and transmit a termination signal to the squawk unit to decouple an electrical power supply from the light source. | 05-21-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150137703 | POWERLINE LUMINAIRE COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method for a lighting control system to control street lighting fixtures using modified geometric harmonic modulation for communications over a powerline. At least some of the lighting fixtures have another communications capability that enables RF communications. The communications may by messages be sent to the lighting fixtures to read RF enabled meters. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138000 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALERT SYSTEM - A method and system for the control and signaling of traffic signal lights by emergency vehicles in the vicinity. Emergency vehicles can be detected by traffic signal lights allowing the emergency vehicle to have a prioritized, rapid, unimpeded, and safe emergency vehicle transit. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141044 | GEOLOCATION AID AND SYSTEM - A method and system for geolocation using a street light system having transponding technology. A predetermined band of radio frequencies employing spread spectrum technology is used to identify locations relative to an individual street light. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142359 | LUMINAIRE ASSOCIATE STATUS TRANSPONDER - Monitoring street lighting infrastructure using special signaling devices and techniques for locating key components of the infrastructure and assessing their status. The integrity of common powerline connections may also be assessed. | 05-21-2015 |