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20110227602 | PROBE STATION FOR ON-WAFER-MEASUREMENT UNDER EMI-SHIELDING - An arrangement is provided for testing DUTs with a chuck that has a support surface for supporting of a DUT as well as for supplying the support surface with a defined potential, or for connecting the DUT. The arrangement further includes a positioning device for positioning the chuck as well as an electromagnetic shielding housing enclosing at least the chuck. Inside the housing and adjacent to the chuck, a signal preamplifier is arranged whose signal port facing the chuck is electrically connected with the support surface, wherein the signal preamplifier is moveable together with the chuck by the positioning device in a way that it holds its position constant relative to the chuck during positioning. The signal preamplifier is connected to a measurement unit outside of the housing via a measurement cable. | 09-22-2011 |
20120146676 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF A POWER DEVICE - A method is disclosed for the measurement of a power device in a prober, which serves the examination and testing of such components. In the process, a power device is held by a chuck, and at least one electric probe is held by a probe holder, and optionally, the power device or the probe is positioned each relative to the other using a positioning device with an electrical drive, and contacts the power device. At the same time, an electrical connection remains between the probe to a signal unit with which a power signal is sent out or received, is blocked and only unblocked when it is determined that the contact between probe | 06-14-2012 |
20130027070 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTACTING A ROW OF CONTACT AREAS WITH PROBE TIPS - The invention generally relates to a method and device for contacting contact areas ( | 01-31-2013 |
20140145743 | MODULAR PROBER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The invention relates to a prober for checking and testing electronic semiconductor components and methods of using the same. The prober comprises at least two checking units, each of which is equipped with a chuck, probes, and a positioning unit, and each of which is assigned to a machine control system and a process control system. The prober further comprises a loading unit for automatically loading both testing units and an additional loader for manually loading at least one of the testing units, a user interface, and a module control system for controlling the process control systems and/or the machine control systems and the loading unit. The user interface can optionally be connected to at least one of the process control systems or the module control system by means of a switching device of the prober. | 05-29-2014 |
20140185649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING SUBSTRATES AT BELOW DEW POINT TEMPERATURES - Disclosed systems and methods for testing a device under test (DUT) with a probe system are selected to test a DUT at a temperature below the dew point of the ambient environment surrounding the probe system. Probe systems include a measurement chamber configured to isolate a cool, dry testing environment and a measurement chamber door configured to selectively isolate the internal volume of the measurement chamber. When a DUT, that is or is included on a substrate, is tested at a low temperature, systems and methods are selected to heat the substrate in a dry environment, at least partially isolated from the measurement chamber, to at least a temperature above the dew point and/or the frost point of the ambient environment. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186145 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WAFER ACCESS IN A WAFER PROCESSING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing wafer access in a wafer processing system are disclosed herein. The methods may include docking a first wafer cassette on the wafer processing system and removing a selected wafer from the first wafer cassette with the wafer processing system. The methods further may include performing a process operation on the selected wafer with the wafer processing system and undocking the first wafer cassette from the wafer processing system while performing the process operation. The methods also may include docking a second wafer cassette (which may be the same as or different from the first wafer cassette) on the wafer processing system, inventorying the second wafer cassette with the wafer processing system, and/or subsequently placing the selected wafer in the second wafer cassette. The systems may include wafer processing systems that include a controller that is programmed to perform at least a portion of the methods. | 07-03-2014 |
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20120284276 | Access to Annotated Digital File Via a Network - Apparatuses, systems, and processes provide remote access to virtual objects abstracted from an electronic document. A publisher's electronic document is abstracted into its component virtual objects that are each, in turn, identified. Corresponding computer readable files are formed for respective virtual objects and the computer readable files are indexed. The index is encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium. Users annotate the virtual objects and the annotations and corresponding annotation metadata are indexed and encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium. The user annotations are shared amount a plurality of users. | 11-08-2012 |
20130204937 | PLATFORM FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND METHOD USING SAME - A method to create a member account in a social network, comprising downloading an application programming interface from a social network server, creating a profile, creating a plurality of Identities associated with the profile, creating a different association for each Identity with one or more of a plurality of social network members and users such that all contact with a first social network member is made using exclusively a first Identity and such that all contact with a second social network member is made using exclusively a second Identity, wherein the first Identity differs from the second Identity, and uploading the profile, the plurality of Identities, and the associations of Identities, to the social network server. | 08-08-2013 |
20140214966 | Social Networking With Video Annotation - A method and system for annotating Playable Media Files in a social network having a plurality of members, wherein the method includes receiving the Playable Media File from a first member, receiving an annotation from another member, and embedding the annotation in the Playable Media File. | 07-31-2014 |
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20100241433 | AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER AND AUDIO PROCESSOR HAVING A DYNAMICALLY VARIABLE WARPING CHARACTERISTIC - An audio encoder, an audio decoder or an audio processor includes a filter ( | 09-23-2010 |
20110170711 | Audio Encoder, Audio Decoder, Methods for Encoding and Decoding an Audio Signal, and a Computer Program - An encoder for providing an audio stream on the basis of a transform-domain representation of an input audio signal includes a quantization error calculator configured to determine a multi-band quantization error over a plurality of frequency bands of the input audio signal for which separate band gain information is available. The encoder also includes an audio stream provider for providing the audio stream such that the audio stream includes information describing an audio content of the frequency bands and information describing the multi-band quantization error. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173012 | Noise Filler, Noise Filling Parameter Calculator Encoded Audio Signal Representation, Methods and Computer Program - A noise filler for providing a noise-filled spectral representation of an audio signal on the basis of an input spectral representation of the audio signal has a spectral region identifier configured to identify spectral regions of the input spectral representation spaced from non-zero spectral regions of the input spectral representation by at least one intermediate spectral region, to obtain identified spectral regions, and a noise inserter configured to selectively introduce noise into the identified spectral regions to obtain the noise-filled spectral representation of the audio signal. A noise filling parameter calculator for providing a noise filling parameter on the basis of a quantized spectral representation of an audio signal has a spectral region identifier, as mentioned above, and a noise value calculator configured to selectively consider quantization errors of the identified spectral regions for a calculation of the noise filling parameter. Accordingly, an encoded audio signal representation representing the audio signal can be obtained. | 07-14-2011 |
20110200198 | Low Bitrate Audio Encoding/Decoding Scheme with Common Preprocessing - An audio encoder has a common preprocessing stage, an information sink based encoding branch such as spectral domain encoding branch, a information source based encoding branch such as an LPC-domain encoding branch and a switch for switching between these branches at inputs into these branches or outputs of these branches controlled by a decision stage. An audio decoder has a spectral domain decoding branch, an LPC-domain decoding branch, one or more switches for switching between the branches and a common post-processing stage for post-processing a time-domain audio signal for obtaining a post-processed audio signal. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202337 | Method and Discriminator for Classifying Different Segments of a Signal - For classifying different segments of a signal which has segments of at least a first type and second type, e.g. audio and speech segments, the signal is short-term classified on the basis of the at least one short-term feature extracted from the signal and a short-term classification result is delivered. The signal is also long-term classified on the basis of the at least one short-term feature and at least one long-term feature extracted from the signal and a long-term classification result is delivered. The short-term classification result and the long-term classification result are combined to provide an output signal indicating whether a segment of the signal is of the first type or of the second type. | 08-18-2011 |
20140236605 | AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER, METHODS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM - An encoder for providing an audio stream on the basis of a transform-domain representation of an input audio signal includes a quantization error calculator configured to determine a multi-band quantization error over a plurality of frequency bands of the input audio signal for which separate band gain information is available. The encoder also includes an audio stream provider for providing the audio stream such that the audio stream includes information describing an audio content of the frequency bands and information describing the multi-band quantization error. | 08-21-2014 |
20150112693 | AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER, METHODS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM - An encoder for providing an audio stream on the basis of a transform-domain representation of an input audio signal includes a quantization error calculator configured to determine a multi-band quantization error over a plurality of frequency bands of the input audio signal for which separate band gain information is available. The encoder also includes an audio stream provider for providing the audio stream such that the audio stream includes information describing an audio content of the frequency bands and information describing the multi-band quantization error. | 04-23-2015 |
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20110109450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CHILD LEFT IN VEHICLE USING VEHICLE IGNITION DETECTION VIA ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS - A child detection system for a vehicle having an on-board diagnostics and a car seat, including a seat sensor, a detection system, and a monitor system. The seat sensor indicates whether the car seat is occupied. The detection system retrieves ignition information from the on-board diagnostic system and detects whether the car seat is occupied. The monitor system activates when an ignition is on and the car seat is occupied, and indicates an alert when activated and when the car seat remains occupied when the ignition is turned off. The monitor system may be provided within a dedicated diagnostic device, or within a personal communication device of the driver. The dedicated diagnostic device may have a separate internal or external alarm. The personal communication device provides any one of several alert mechanisms, such as a visual mechanism, a vibration mechanism, an audible mechanism, or a send message mechanism. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109468 | SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTIAL DEACTIVATION OF A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION - A method of partial deactivation of a personal communication device in a vehicle when the vehicle is in motion including receiving, by the personal communication device, velocity information of the vehicle, determining, by the personal communication device, whether the vehicle is in motion from the velocity information, and deactivating, by an application executing on the personal communication device, at least one function of the personal communication device when the vehicle is in motion. Deactivation may include any one or more of disabling a user interface, turning off a communication radio, muting a ringer, and activating a power saving mode. A safety system for partial deactivation of the personal communication device while a vehicle is in motion. A diagnostic audio bridge retrieves and sends velocity information. The device executes activation control code which deactivates at least one function of the personal communication device when the vehicle is in motion. | 05-12-2011 |
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20110012720 | Integration of Vehicle On-Board Diagnostics and Smart Phone Sensors - An integration between data from the on-board diagnostic system of a vehicle and the sensors contained in a personal communication device or smart phone. The data integration enables improved diagnostic information to be provided to the driver. In addition, data can be distributed to remote systems using the device's network connection for additional analysis and comparison. Remote data can be used in aggregate by 3 | 01-20-2011 |
20110015998 | Use of vehicle data to interact with Internet online presence and status - This invention uses information obtained from a vehicle's on-board diagnostic (OBD) system to interact with networked systems via a smart phone to track online presence and status. The purpose of the invention is to automate status updates to networked services. These updates allow external services or individuals to remotely monitor a driver's status. Based on driver status, services including telephone and text messaging may change how they interact with the driver or the driver's device. | 01-20-2011 |
20110109450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CHILD LEFT IN VEHICLE USING VEHICLE IGNITION DETECTION VIA ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS - A child detection system for a vehicle having an on-board diagnostics and a car seat, including a seat sensor, a detection system, and a monitor system. The seat sensor indicates whether the car seat is occupied. The detection system retrieves ignition information from the on-board diagnostic system and detects whether the car seat is occupied. The monitor system activates when an ignition is on and the car seat is occupied, and indicates an alert when activated and when the car seat remains occupied when the ignition is turned off. The monitor system may be provided within a dedicated diagnostic device, or within a personal communication device of the driver. The dedicated diagnostic device may have a separate internal or external alarm. The personal communication device provides any one of several alert mechanisms, such as a visual mechanism, a vibration mechanism, an audible mechanism, or a send message mechanism. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109468 | SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTIAL DEACTIVATION OF A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION - A method of partial deactivation of a personal communication device in a vehicle when the vehicle is in motion including receiving, by the personal communication device, velocity information of the vehicle, determining, by the personal communication device, whether the vehicle is in motion from the velocity information, and deactivating, by an application executing on the personal communication device, at least one function of the personal communication device when the vehicle is in motion. Deactivation may include any one or more of disabling a user interface, turning off a communication radio, muting a ringer, and activating a power saving mode. A safety system for partial deactivation of the personal communication device while a vehicle is in motion. A diagnostic audio bridge retrieves and sends velocity information. The device executes activation control code which deactivates at least one function of the personal communication device when the vehicle is in motion. | 05-12-2011 |
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20110230867 | LAPAROSCOPIC NEEDLE HOLDER - A laparoscopic needle holder includes a shaft embodied as a tube, at the distal end of which clamping jaws are arranged. The clamping jaws can be actuated by a rod running through the shaft, the rod is longitudinally displaceable by a handle arranged on the proximal end of the shaft. The laparoscopic needle holder is characterized in that the shaft has a straight proximal shaft section and a curved distal shaft section, and the two sections are detachably attached to one another. | 09-22-2011 |
20140236131 | SHAFT OF A LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT - A shaft of a laparoscopic instrument, having a ceramic tube which extends over the main length of the shaft and has a sheath which encloses the ceramic tube in at least some regions, is situated to cover those regions of the ceramic tube that are at risk of breakage and is designed to prevent the splinters of ceramic from penetrating through the sheath. The ceramic tube forms a predetermined breaking point in the region of the sheath. | 08-21-2014 |
20140364847 | RESECTOSCOPE COMPRISING A SHAFT - The disclosure relates to a resectoscope comprising a shaft and an electrode arrangement that is mounted to be displaceable in a direction of the shaft, shaft, and a carriage that can be displaced in the same direction and that is provided with a carriage contact and with a receiving bore which extends parallel the shaft direction and into which the proximal end region of said electrode arrangement can be inserted by means of an electrode contact for contacting the carriage contact, contact, wherein one of the contacts is formed as a plug-in socket and the other one is formed as a matching plug-in pin, wherein the carriage contact is formed as a plug-in pin. | 12-11-2014 |
20150157349 | SURGICAL FORCEPS - Surgical forceps with a shaft at the distal end of which a jaws piece including jaws is removably mounted. The jaws piece is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the distal end of an actuating rod running parallel to the shaft. The proximal end of the actuating rod can be coupled in a rotationally fixed and longitudinally displaceable manner to a handle arranged on the proximal end of the shaft for transferring movements executed in the longitudinal direction of the shaft. The surgical forceps are characterized in that the handle is designed in such a manner that the rotationally fixed coupling to the actuating rod disengages when the handle is actuated to open the jaws piece. | 06-11-2015 |