Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080266448 | Wearable personal video/audio device method and system - A video and audio capture and transmission system is described in which a “see-what-I-see” or “CWIC” view is possible. A camera and audio sampling circuitry are provided in an earpiece designed to be comfortably worn by a user. The earpiece may be tethered to a power and control unit, or may be wireless. Video and audio signals are transmitted to a receiver wirelessly, permitting a hands-free capture of video and audio signals. The signals are then transmitted to viewers, such as via management or control devices. Access to the overall CWIC system may be controlled both for content providers and for viewers. | 10-30-2008 |
20080283678 | HOT RAIL WHEEL BEARING DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for detecting a moving hot bearing or wheel is provided. The system includes a summer for combining an input signal representative of radiation emitted by the moving hot rail car bearing with a feedback signal. The system also includes an integrator to accumulate an error resulting from the combination of the input signal and the feedback signal. The system further includes a feedback loop to feedback output of the integrator to the summer. | 11-20-2008 |
20080283679 | HOT RAIL WHEEL BEARING DETECTION - A system for detecting a moving hot bearing or wheel of a rail car is provided. The system includes a first comparator to receive input signals representative of radiation emitted by the moving hot rail car bearing or wheel, and to compare the input signals to a threshold value. The system further includes a counter for counting incidents of the input signals exceeding the threshold value and a second comparator to compare a number of incidents of the input signals exceeding the threshold value to a count threshold as an indication of detection of a hot rail car bearing or wheel. | 11-20-2008 |
20080283680 | HOT RAIL WHEEL BEARING DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Hot rail car bearings or wheels are identified by sensing an infrared radiation from the hot surface and determining whether features of the sensed signals are indicative of hot rail car surfaces. The features may include the signals themselves, with distances or correlations being established between the signals and signals of known hot bearings or wheels. The features may be analyzed in a feature or decision space, with boundaries being established that identify hot bearings or wheels, or that establish false positive features or noise. The identification may also be implemented as a matched filter. | 11-20-2008 |
20080283681 | HOT RAIL WHEEL BEARING DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for detecting a hot surface is provided. The system includes a sensor for sensing an infrared radiation radiating from the hot surface and a high pass filter to eliminate low frequency components from the sensor signal. The system also includes an absolute value module to compute absolute values of a filtered signal, a first comparator to compare output of the absolute value module to a first threshold and a peak detector to report a peak value of the sensor signal's output. The system further includes a second comparator to compare output of peak detector to a second threshold. | 11-20-2008 |
20090031787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IN A PROCESSING PATH OF A COAL GASIFICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for gathering diagnostic information relating to an operating condition of a gas stream or processing path of a coal gasification system is disclosed. The information is gathered by deploying one or more specially constructed modules or seeds that proceed through the gas stream of the coal gasification system as part of the mass flow of the gas stream. The seed may be physically recoverable in which an outer material of the seed ablates when exposed to a predetermined temperature of the gas stream. The seed may be physically non-recoverable in which electronic circuitry transmits a signal to a receiver relating to the temperature of the gas stream. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037035 | AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLADE TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL - A method and system adjusts blade tip clearance between rotating aircraft gas turbine engine blade tips and a surrounding shroud in anticipation of and before an engine command that changes an engine rotational speed. The method may include determining when to begin adjusting the tip clearance by expanding or contracting the shroud before the engine command and may be based on monitored aircraft and/or aircraft crew data indicative of the engine. The aircraft and/or aircraft crew data may include communications between aircraft crew and air traffic control authorities or air traffic control surrogates. Determining when to begin adjusting the tip clearance may include using learning algorithms which may use the aircraft gas turbine engine's operating experience and/or operating experience of other jet engines on an aircraft containing the aircraft gas turbine engine and/or on other aircraft. | 02-05-2009 |
20090082919 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE - A system for collecting and storing performance data for an engine is provided. The system includes one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data signals representative of one or more engine data performance parameters. The system further includes a data sampling component, a data quantizing component, a data storage sampling rate component, a data encoding component and a data storage component. The data sampling component is configured to sample the sensor data signals at a data sampling rate. The data quantizing component is configured to generate quantized data samples corresponding to the sampled sensor data signals. The data storage sampling rate component is configured to determine a data storage sampling rate for the quantized data samples, based on an analysis of at least a subset of the quantized data samples. The data encoding component is configured to encode the quantized data samples according to the data storage sampling rate, and the data storage component is configured to store the encoded data samples from the encoding component. | 03-26-2009 |
20090085454 | THERMAL MANGEMENT ARTICLE HAVING THERMAL WAVE GUIDE - An article includes a stack of display layers including a display layer having a high-shear modulus that is sandwiched between two display layers having a low-shear modulus. The display layers include a light-emitting device that generates heat and light during use. The heat generated by the display layers may form localized heat-sources in the stack. The display layer with the high-shear modulus is a thermal transport layer through which the localized heat-sources-induced guided elastic waves propagate along an acoustic waveguide plane and can transport the heat generated by the light-emitting device away from the light-emitting device. Alternately, a display layer having a high refractive index may be sandwiched between two display layers having a low refractive index. The display layers with low shear modulus or low refractive index may be replaced with thermal transport layers having low shear modulus or low refractive index respectively. | 04-02-2009 |
20090087639 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARTICLE AND METHOD - An article includes a display layer having an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface. The display layer includes a light-emitting device that generates heat and light during use. A thermal transport layer may be secured to the display layer. The thermal transport layer may include a thermally conductive material that can transport heat generated by the light-emitting device away from the light-emitting device. | 04-02-2009 |
20090087640 | FLUIDIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARTICLE AND METHOD - An article includes a display layer having an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface. The display layer includes a light-emitting device that generates heat and light during use. A thermal transport layer may be secured to the display layer. The thermal transport layer may include a microfluidic layer including a coolant that can transport heat generated by the light-emitting device away from the light-emitting device. An article includes a display structure having a height, a width, and a thickness that define a volume. The display structure can include components that emit light to generate a three-dimensional image within the volume. The display structure includes a stack. The display structure also includes a thermal dissipation layer in contact with the sheet or stack that can transport generated heat from the sheet or stack to a heat absorbing structure. | 04-02-2009 |
20090106749 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A CHANGE IN A SUBSYSTEM IS COMPATIBLE WITH A SYSTEM - A method for determining whether a change in a complex system is compatible with the complex system, the method including determining whether at least one of a module change and a software change has occurred, determining whether the at least one of module change and software change results in a change in the operation of the complex system, and modifying a current operational state of the complex system to accommodate the at least one of module change and software change. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for determining whether a change in a complex system is compatible with the complex system. | 04-23-2009 |
20090186577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING NETWORK ASSOCIATION STATUS - An apparatus and method for determining network association status includes a first electronic device having a wireless communication system and a proximity system, and a second electronic device having a wireless communication system and a proximity system. The wireless communication systems of the first and second electronic devices have a communication range therebetween greater than an interaction range between the proximity systems of the first and second electronic devices. The proximity system of one of the first and second electronic devices is configured to interact with the proximity system of the other of the first and second electronic devices to determine proximity between the first and second electronic devices. The communication system of the first electronic device is configured to establish an association status communication with the communication system of the second electronic device after the proximity of the first and second electronic devices has been determined. Further, one of the first and second electronic devices is configured to notify an operator of an association status of the first and second electronic devices. | 07-23-2009 |
20090284374 | ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN OPTICAL ARTICLE - An equipment comprising a receptacle for receiving an optical article; a first set of electrical connectors configured to be in direct contact with a second set of electrical connectors disposed on the optical article, when the optical article is received by the receptacle; an activation device operably coupled with the first set of electrical connectors; wherein the activation device is configured to generate an activation signal which is transmitted to the second set of electrical connectors by the first set of electrical connectors, wherein an electrical device is configured to provide a power component to the optical article via the first set of electrical connectors and the second set of electrical connectors which are in direct contact. A system comprising the equipment is also provided. Also provided is a checkout device. | 11-19-2009 |
20090285083 | ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN OPTICAL ARTICLE - An optical article comprising a plurality of optically detectable marks disposed on a surface of the optical article; a removable electrical device disposed on the surface of the optical article; wherein the electrical device is operatively coupled to the optical article; and wherein the electrical device is configured to interact with an activation signal when brought in direct contact with a communication device that applies the activation signal to the electrical device. A removable electrical device is also provided. A system and a method for activation are also provided. | 11-19-2009 |
20090295561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ASSET SYSTEM - A method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system includes sensing actual values of an operating condition for an operating regime of the asset system using at least one sensor; estimating sensed values of the operating condition by using an auto-associative neural network; determining a residual vector between the estimated sensed values and the actual values; and performing a fault diagnostic on the residual vector. In another method, an operating space of the asset system is segmented into operating regimes; the auto-associative neural network determines estimates of actual measured values; a residual vector is determined from the auto-associative neural network; a fault diagnostic is performed on the residual vector; and a change of the operation of the asset system is determined by analysis of the residual vector. An alert is provided if necessary. A smart sensor system includes an on-board processing unit for performing the method of the invention. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ASSET SYSTEM - A method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system includes sensing actual values of an operating condition for an operating regime of the asset system using at least one sensor; estimating sensed values of the operating condition by using an auto-associative neural network; determining a residual vector between the estimated sensed values and the actual values; and performing a fault diagnostic on the residual vector. In another method, an operating space of the asset system is segmented into operating regimes; the auto-associative neural network determines estimates of actual measured values; a residual vector is determined from the auto-associative neural network; a fault diagnostic is performed on the residual vector; and a change of the operation of the asset system is determined by analysis of the residual vector. An alert is provided if necessary. A smart sensor system includes an on-board processing unit for performing the method of the invention. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ASSET SYSTEM - A method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system includes using a plurality of auto-associative neural networks to determine estimates of actual values sensed by at least one sensor in at least one of the plurality of operating regimes; determining a residual between the estimated sensed values and the actual values sensed by the at least one sensor from each of the plurality of auto-associative neural networks; and combining the residuals by using a fuzzy supervisory model blender; performing a fault diagnostic on the combined residuals; and determining a change of the operation of the asset system by analysis of the combined residuals. An alert is provided if necessary. A smart sensor system includes an on-board processing unit for performing the method of the invention. | 12-03-2009 |
20090316565 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATION OF AN OPTICAL ARTICLE - A method for activating an optical article includes providing an optical article, wherein at least one mark is disposed on the optical article, wherein the mark comprises an optical-state change material in an initial state, the initial state preventing the optical article from being read by a player; deriving an unlock code by cryptographic operations on an optical article operatively coupled with a POS equipment and a data input from a medium encrypted with a cryptographic algorithm; deriving a toggling signal from an unlock code, and applying the toggling signal to the at least one mark resulting in changing the optical-state change material to a final state, the final state allowing the optical article to be read by the player; wherein the toggling signal comprises a set of values corresponding to the respective states of each of a plurality of marks on the surface of the optical article, and wherein applying the toggling signal results in setting each of the marks to either one of an initial state or a final state, corresponding to the value for the mark in the toggling signal. | 12-24-2009 |
20100020229 | WEARABLE PERSONAL VIDEO/AUDIO DEVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system for capture and transmission of video and audio data includes multiple input devices, each designed to be worn by a user. The input devices capture video and audio signals corresponding to views available at the location of each user and transmit the information to a remote system. The remote system uses the video and audio signals to create enhanced views. These enhanced views may be transmitted to other input devices. | 01-28-2010 |
20100040375 | Wireless High Capacity Sub-Sea Communications System - A subsea monitoring system. | 02-18-2010 |
20100123467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF A REFRACTORY WALL OF A GASIFIER USING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY - A system and method for measuring a thickness of a refractory wall of a gasifier using electromagnetic energy is disclosed. The system includes a waveguide with a bistatic or monostatic phased array antenna at one end. The waveguide is operably connected to a Network Analyzer that generates a pulse of electromagnetic energy with a desired bandwidth. The pulse is transmitted through a coaxial cable to the waveguide. The reflection of the pulse is received by the waveguide and input to a data acquisition system. An output device displays the resolvable discontinuities in impedance encountered by the pulse in its propagation path in the system | 05-20-2010 |
20100141294 | WINDING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A winding diagnostic system is provided. The system includes a core having a winding to generate a magnetic flux. A retention device for holding the winding in place is provided. The system further includes a sensor disposed in a sensing relation with the retention device to generate signals related to at least one aspect of the winding. | 06-10-2010 |
20100148013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL LOCOMOTIVE DECOUPLING DETECTION - An apparatus and method for indicating whether a coupler of a locomotive is in a coupled or uncoupled state is provided. The apparatus comprising: an optical sensor positioned on a portion of the coupler, wherein the sensor provides a real-time signal indicative of either a coupled or an uncoupled state of a coupler, wherein the signal is transmitted wirelessly by a transmitter in operable communication with the sensor. The method comprising: providing a signal indicative of the presence or proximity of a second coupler to the first coupler, the signal being provided by an optical sensor configured to provide the signal as the state of the coupler has changed; transmitting the signal wirelessly to a controller; processing the signal with a control algorithm resident upon the controller; and providing visually perceivable indication of the position of the coupler. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149934 | METHOD FOR FORMATTING AND READING DATA DISKS - The present techniques present methods and systems for increasing a data reading rate on optical data disks using a single reading head. The methods take advantage of the difference between a mean focal distance (MFD), or minimum spacing that the detector can distinguish between bits, and the minimum separation of bits in a single track to increase the reading speed. As the bits may be more closely spaced across adjacent tracks or layers, these techniques may be used to increase the reading speed of the disk. Specifically, the data symbols that make up a single bit-stream may be stored in a pattern horizontally across adjacent tracks, or vertically across adjacent layers. Accordingly, the focal point of the detector is scanned across the disk in the same pattern to read the individual data symbols. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149958 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODULATION CODING AND SYNCHRONIZATION - The present techniques provide systems and methods for modulation coding of data on optical disks, such as holographic data disks, and techniques for reading that data back from the disks. The techniques involve parsing a bit stream into a sequence of individual bit-patterns, and then using the individual bit patterns to select a symbol, or matrix, from a lookup table of previously selected matrices. The symbols are selected according to predetermined criteria that may help make the disk more resistant to interferences and errors, such as surface scratches, and the like. For example, criteria that may be used to select the symbols are the number of reflective and non-reflective regions within each matrix, and the number of sequential reflective regions, among others. The symbols may be written to the disk in a two-dimensional fashion, e.g., across adjacent tracks, or in a three-dimensional fashion, e.g., across adjacent data layers. | 06-17-2010 |
20100157757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE OF DATA IN CIRCULAR DATA TRACKS ON OPTICAL DISCS - The present techniques provide methods and systems for reading and processing a data signal read from an optical data disc. In embodiments, an optical reader system may read data bits from a data ring in the disc. The data rings may be concentric, and a beginning of a sequence of data on the data ring may be in substantially the same position as an ending of the sequence. The reader may identify a data ring and begin the read process on the targeted data ring, and may end the read process when the reader reaches the starting point. The data sequence read from the data ring may be decoded to form a bit stream, which may be provided to various output devices. A circular trellis formed from the bit stream may enable the reading of a targeted data sequence without additional tail bits to improve data transmission efficiency. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157771 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BIT PREDICTION USING A MULTI-PIXEL DETECTOR - The present techniques provide methods and systems for more reliable reading of optical data disks. In embodiments, a multi-pixel detector that is segmented into multiple areas, or detector segments, may be used to detect a pattern in the light reflected from an optical data disk. The pattern may include light scattered from a single bit that may be under a center detector, as well as light scattered from proximate bits. The detector system may then combine the quantized values from each of the detector segments mathematically to determine the presence or absence of a bit or bits of data. The mathematical combination may also use data that is known about the status of adjacent data bits (such as previously read bits, or bit patterns which are allowed or not allowed by specific data encoding schemes) to improve the accuracy of the bit prediction. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157772 | DATA STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS - A data storage device comprises a substrate having oppositely disposed surfaces and a plurality of volumes arranged along tracks between the surfaces; a plurality of micro-holograms each contained in a corresponding one of the volumes; and, at least one groove in at least one of the surfaces and being operative to diffract light through the at least one surface and into the volumes; wherein, the presence or absence of a micro-hologram in a stacked layer in each of the volumes is indicative of a corresponding portion of data stored. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157773 | DATA STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS - A data storage device including: a plastic substrate having a plurality of volumes arranged in tracks along a plurality of vertically stacked, laterally extending layers therein; and, a plurality of micro-holograms each contained in a corresponding one of the volumes; herein, the presence or absence of a micro-hologram in each of the volumes is indicative of a corresponding portion of data stored. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157774 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for use with a data storage media having at least one groove proximate a surface thereof and a plurality of volumes therein, including: objective lensing; a first tracking error detector optically coupled to the objective lensing and being responsive to reflections from the at least one groove; a first actuator coupled and responsive to the first tracking error detector; a second tracking error detector optically coupled to the objective lensing and responsive to reflections from micro-holograms contained in at least some of the volumes; and, a second actuator coupled and responsive to the second tracking error detector; wherein the first and second actuators cooperate to selectively position the objective lensing to focus a light beam into a target one of the volumes. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157775 | DATA STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS - A data storage device including: a plastic substrate having a plurality of data volumes arranged along tracks in a plurality of stacked layers; a plurality of micro-holograms each contained in a corresponding one of the data volumes; a plurality of complementary volumes, each corresponding to and being substantially aligned with one of the data volumes; a plurality of micro-holograms each contained in a corresponding one of the complementary volumes; wherein, the presence or absence of a micro-hologram in each of the data volumes is indicative of a corresponding portion of data stored; and, the ones of the complementary volumes corresponding to the ones of the data volumes containing a micro-hologram do not contain a micro-hologram; and the ones of the complementary volumes corresponding to the ones of the data volumes not containing a micro-hologram contain a micro-hologram. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157776 | VERTICALLY TRACKED DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD - A data storage device including: a plastic substrate having a plurality of volumes arranged along a plurality of depth-extending, concentrically stacked tracks; and, a plurality of micro-holograms each contained in a corresponding one of the tracks; wherein, the presence or absence of a micro-hologram in each of said volumes is indicative of a corresponding portion of data stored. | 06-24-2010 |
20100165819 | MASTERING AND REPLICATION OF MICRO-HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE MEDIA - A system and method for replicating optical data storage discs (e.g., holographic data storage discs) having multiple layers of data. Master discs providing for respective single layers of data are utilized, and each respective single layer of data from the master discs are replicate onto the optical data storage disc. | 07-01-2010 |
20100216404 | Quiet Spectrum Harvester - Present embodiments provide methods and systems for identifying quiet and/or under utilized segments of the radio spectrum and assigning the identified spectrum to non-primary license holders. The methods and systems may include spectrum management nodes for monitoring frequency bands of the radio spectrum for transmission by a primary user. When a primary user is not transmitting, segments of the quiet spectrum may be assigned to a non-primary user. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217677 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE WIRELESS POINT OF SALE TRANSACTIONS - In an embodiment, a method of masking transaction data for a secure wireless transaction includes transmitting wireless pseudo transaction data that includes false transaction data and processing received pseudo transaction data and transaction data to extract or separate the transaction data. | 08-26-2010 |
20100243646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODE STIRRING IN A MICROWAVE OVEN - In one embodiment, a method includes emitting electromagnetic radiation from a magnetron and receiving the electromagnetic radiation in a scatterer. The method also includes varying a radar cross section of the scatterer in response to exposure to the electromagnetic radiation. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262321 | System, Method and Computer Software Code for Optimizing Train Operations Considering Rail Car Parameters - A method for improving train performance, the method including determining a rail car parameter for at least one rail car to be included in a train, and creating a train trip plan based on the rail car parameter in accordance with one or more operational criteria for the train. | 10-14-2010 |
20100280955 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING IDENTITY - Systems and methods of verifying identity through the use of a plurality of identifying devices is provided. The identity information may be acquired electronically from a plurality of identity devices, which may include credit cards, cell phones, or other personal items fitted with wireless communicators such as RFID tags, for example. In various embodiments, the transaction may be approved or denied based on a number of factors, including the number identity devices, the types of identity information provided by the identity devices, and the level of security specified for the requested transaction. | 11-04-2010 |
20100287478 | SEMI-AUTOMATED AND INTER-ACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PATENT LANDSCAPES - A semi-automated method for interactively analyzing a patent landscape in one embodiment includes retrieving a plurality of relevant patents indicative of a predetermined conceptual region of the patent landscape from a patent repository using a query. Competitive analysis of the plurality of relevant patents is conducted using an interactive network-based visualization technique. The competitive analysis is used for intellectual property enforcement, due diligence, and strategic investment analysis. | 11-11-2010 |
20110038268 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHORT RANGE RF COMMUNICATION - A method transmitting a message over at least one of a plurality of channels of a communications network is provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting a presence of jamming pulses in the at least one of the plurality of channels. The characteristics of the jamming pulses in the at least one of the plurality of channels is determined wherein the determined characteristics define at least interstices between the jamming pulses. The message is transmitted over the at least one of the plurality of channels wherein the message is transmitted within the interstices of the jamming pulse determined from the step of determining characteristics of the jamming pulses. | 02-17-2011 |
20110062226 | SECURITY SYSTEM, MOBILE SECURITY DEVICE, AND METHODS OF OPERATING - System, device and methods that provide proximate environmental and security intelligence to a guard making a security tour or round in an installation, as well as that provide for certifying that the guard has visited designated and known checkpoints on or about the times at which the guard is expected at those checkpoints. | 03-17-2011 |
20110075537 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISC WITH IMPROVED FEATURES AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - An improved holographic data storage disc is provided. The holographic data storage disc includes multiple multimedia content, wherein at least one of the multimedia is locked via one or more cryptographic keys. | 03-31-2011 |
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 |
20110130991 | PHASE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method to identify phase is presented. The method includes obtaining electrical parameters at a node and a substation of an electrical grid, processing the electrical parameters of the node and the substation into processed electrical parameters comprising at least one of a voltage harmonic amplitude, a current harmonic amplitude, a geometric harmonic modulated signal, and a noise pattern. The method further includes comparing the processed electrical parameters from the node and the substation and identifying phase information of the node with respect to the substation. | 06-02-2011 |
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 |
20110167896 | ESTIMATION OF RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY - A method for determining the permeability of a petroliferous reservoir comprising injecting a tagged organic molecule into the reservoir at a first location, and detecting a signal associated with tagged organic molecule at a second location in the reservoir, wherein the tagged organic molecule comprises a radionuclide having a half-life of less than a month. In certain embodiments, the tagged organic molecule comprises a radionuclide selected from the group consisting of iodine-131 and fluorine-18. | 07-14-2011 |
20110170391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRACKING IN AN OPTICAL DRIVE - The present techniques provide methods and systems for alignment of a read head with data tracks on an optical data disk. In embodiments, a multi-pixel detector that is segmented into multiple areas, or detector segments, may be used to detect a pattern in the light reflected from an optical data disk. The detector system may then combine the quantized values from each of the detector segments mathematically to determine the alignment of the read head with a target data track. If the read head drifts to one side or the other, detectors to the side of a center detector may start to pick up energy from the adjacent tracks. If this energy is continuously summed for the detectors on each side, the read head may be centered by balancing the sums from the detectors on each side. | 07-14-2011 |
20110171960 | INTELLIGENT HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS HANDOFF - Provided are methods and systems of managing vertical handoffs in a wireless communication network. Embodiments include analyzing wireless device usage to determine usage patterns, which may include locations and times at which the wireless device is typically accessing the network. The network may recognize points in the usage patterns at which signal quality parameters are typically reduced. Such reductions in signal quality parameters may lead to inefficient vertical handoffs. The network may decrease adverse effects of inefficient vertical handoffs by reducing ping ponging, selecting links between wireless devices and network nodes, or indicating to a user of the wireless device that delays and/or data loss may occur. | 07-14-2011 |
20110189994 | HANDOFFS BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOICE ENCODER SYSTEMS - Provided are methods and systems of managing handoffs in a wireless communication system having different types of vocoders. Some embodiments include translating state memory of a first vocoder to a second vocoder using a state memory transcoder. The state memory may be delayed to align differences in algorithmic delays between the first vocoder and the second vocoder. In one embodiment, a speech signal may be decoded from the first vocoder, delayed, and encoded to the second vocoder. Furthermore, for a period of time during and/or adjacent to the handoff, the first vocoder may output with decreasing amplitude while the second vocoder outputs with increasing amplitude. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination. | 08-04-2011 |
20110208849 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURITY MAINTENANCE IN A NETWORK - A system and method for monitoring a network and detecting network vulnerabilities is provided. A communication associated with one or more programs is issued to one or more devices in a network and the response from the devices is detected and analyzed. Based on the analysis, a device response is identified as a threat response if it represents at least an alert, an unexpected response or a response time-out indicating that the device did not response to the communication. The vulnerability of the network is determined based on the threat responses of the devices. | 08-25-2011 |
20110221387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A system and method for electrical charging is disclosed. The electrical charging system comprises a first charging coil and an energy storage device coupled to the first charging coil. The energy charging system further comprises an energy charging station comprising a second charging coil disposed on a movable positioner, wherein the second charging coil is coupleable to an electrical energy source, at least one drive mechanism configured to translate the movable positioned, and a system controller. The system controller is configured to detect an event indicative of a proximity of the first charging coil to the energy charging station, translate the movable positioner such that the second charging coil is substantially aligned with, and closely spaced apart from, the first charging coil to form an electrical transformer, and initiate a charging cycle configured to transfer electrical energy to the at least one energy storage device via the electrical transformer. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222508 | HANDOFF METRIC FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES - Provided are methods and systems of managing a handoff in a multimedia communication network. Embodiments include estimating the voice quality of a communication route in the network. The voice quality may be estimated by using a total voice quality metric involving subtracting various impairments to the voice signal. Impairments may result from the type of vocoder in a communication route, the error or loss associated with RF links and network links, and delays in the communication route. After subtracting the impairments to obtain the total voice quality metric for the communication route, the total voice quality metric may be compared with a threshold and/or other total voice quality metrics of other communication routes to determine whether and when a handoff should be made. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231155 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE SENSOR CHASSIS - A method and a system for configuring a sensor chassis are presented. In the presented method, a set of parameters may be remotely received by the sensor chassis for compressively sampling an input signal. Further, a compressive sampling protocol for compressively sampling the input signal may be dynamically determined based on the remotely received set of parameters. Particularly, the compressive sampling protocol may be dynamically determined for achieving a desired sampling performance. Subsequently, the input signal is compressively sampled according to the determined compressive sampling protocol. | 09-22-2011 |
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 |
20110242958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFER OF DATA STORED IN HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE MEDIUM - A system for processing information is provided. The system includes multiple micro-holograms contained in multiple volumes arranged along multiple tracks in one or more storage mediums. Each of the micro-hologram includes a data. The system also includes one or more pick-up head devices with optical lenses for directing laser beams on the multiple tracks. Further, the system includes a subsystem for arranging the one or more pick-up head devices for recording and retrieving of the data from the one or more storage mediums. | 10-06-2011 |
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 |
20110261667 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING PIRACY IN OPTICAL STORAGE - A method for encoding in a holographic disk storage medium is provided. The method includes recording multiple micro-holograms such that the micro-holograms are aligned across a respective plurality of tracks and across a respective plurality of layers at a pre-determined location of an original holographic disk. The method also includes detecting a characteristic waveform signal of a reflected beam from the original holographic disk. The method further includes detecting a second waveform signal from a second holographic disk. The method also includes comparing the second waveform signal with the characteristic waveform signal. The method further includes determining authenticity of the second holographic disk based upon comparison. | 10-27-2011 |
20110267933 | CODING FOR OPTICAL STORAGE SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE READER HEADS AND MULTIPLE OPTICAL DISKS - Provided are methods and systems of encoding and decoding techniques in an optical storage system having a multi-head detector. In one embodiment, source data may be encoded using error correction coding (e.g., turbo coding) techniques, and the encoded data may be interleaved and distributed to more than one detector head of the multi-head detector. Data recorded in an optical disc may be retrieved by the multi-head detector, and a read data from more than one detector head may be concurrently decoded to retrieve estimates of the original information in the source data. Further, more than one encoder/decoder may be used, and each encoder/decoder may encode or decode data from multiple data heads. Some embodiments also include replicating multiple discs. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DATA STORAGE - A method for storing data on a storage medium is provided. The method includes receiving a modulated bitstream, wherein the modulated bitstream comprises a plurality of bits comprising a bitstate of 1 and 0. The method also includes secondary modulating each of the pluality of bits comprising the bitstate of 1 to output a plurality of secondary modulated bits. The method further includes forming a plurality of marks in the storage medium, the marks indicative of each of the plurality of secondary modulated bits and the plurality of bits comprising the bitstate of 0 in the modulated bitstream. | 11-10-2011 |
20110285382 | POWER METER PHASE IDENTIFICATION - Methods and systems are described for determining a phase of transmitted voltage. In one embodiment, a power distribution system may operate to transmit voltage and an injected signal. The system may also include a power meter that may receive the voltage and injected signal. The power meter may determine a phase of the received voltage based on the received voltage and the injection signal. | 11-24-2011 |
20120026855 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION FROM OPTICAL DISK LAYERS - A method for processing information is provided. The method includes directing a laser beam to a first track of a first layer of a holographic storage medium. The method also includes recording a base voltage based on a look-up table. The method includes directing the laser beam to a target track in the first layer, based on position information in tracks. Further, the method includes recording an offset voltage for the target track into the look-up table. Still further, the method includes directing the laser beam to a target layer based on position information in vertical wobbles. The method also includes recording an offset voltage for the target layer into the look-up table. Finally, the method includes determining a final voltage based on the look-up table and applying the final voltage to an actuator for moving the laser beam to a final target position in the holographic storage medium for recording and retrieval of information. | 02-02-2012 |
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 |
20120163140 | MULTI-STAGE FOCUS ACTUATOR AND OPTICAL HEAD - Techniques are provided for using a multi-stage actuator to actuate one or more optical components of an optical head. The multi-stage actuator includes a cross-layer displacement component which actuates an optical component to change the beam focus in a displacement range corresponding to the thickness of the data layers in a holographic disk, such that a beam is impinged on the target data layer. The multi-stage actuator also includes a intra-layer focusing component which actuates the optical component in a smaller range to focus the beam on the target data position. The cross-layer displacement component and the intra-layer focusing component may each include more than one actuator. In some embodiments, the focusing component also actuates the optical component in a tilting motion to compensate for movement or imperfections of the disk during a reading or recording process. | 06-28-2012 |
20120170432 | READ POWER CONTROL - Techniques are provided for controlling the reading of micro-holograms from a holographic disk based on a target data layer to be read in the disk. Reading a target data layer which is relatively deeper in the disk (e.g., farther from an optical head emitting a reading beam) may involve using a higher power reading beam to compensate for power attenuation of the returned reading beam. For example, a power adjustment module may be used to dynamically adjust a reading laser emitting the reading beam, based on the dynamically changing target data layer. By compensating for power attenuation in deeper target data layers, the variance of power in the returned reading beams may be decreased, possibly improving the bit error rate in micro-hologram reading techniques. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170437 | NON-BINARY HOLOGRAMS FOR INCREASED CAPACITY - Techniques are provided for increasing storage capacity in a holographic storage system. While typical holographic storage systems involve binary storage for each data position in a holographic disk, present techniques involve storing data such that more than two data levels may be recorded in each data position. In some embodiments, a recording beam directed to the disk may be adjusted to different power levels depending on the data level to be recorded. Furthermore, the recording time at a data position may be adjusted to increase the energy directed to the data position by increasing the amount of time the recording beam is impinged on the data position. Embodiments are suitable for different types of holographic storage, including dye-based medium. | 07-05-2012 |
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 |
20120307617 | INCREASED SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY AND REDUCED SYNCHRONIZATION DELAY WITH BUNDLED TRANSMISSIONS - Techniques are provided for increasing spectral efficiency over data channels in a storage or communication system. In some embodiments, data may be encoded and transmitted over multiple channels. The transmitted data from the multiple channels may be considered together as a channel bundle, thereby increasing the edge transitions of the group of signals to improve clock recovery and reduce coding constraints. In some embodiments, the channel bit size is reduced to maximize data rates based on the reduced coding constraints. Furthermore, the channel bundle has only one channel with timing markers, so that a receiver may receive information from the channel bundle and recover clocking based on the timing markers in the one channel. | 12-06-2012 |
20130065592 | HANDOFF METRIC FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES - Provided are methods and systems of managing a handoff in a multimedia communication network. Embodiments include estimating the voice quality of a communication route in the network. The voice quality may be estimated by using a total voice quality metric involving subtracting various impairments to the voice signal. Impairments may result from the type of vocoder in a communication route, the error or loss associated with RF links and network links, and delays in the communication route. After subtracting the impairments to obtain the total voice quality metric for the communication route, the total voice quality metric may be compared with a threshold and/or other total voice quality metrics of other communication routes to determine whether and when a handoff should be made. | 03-14-2013 |
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 |
20130101116 | WIRED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED CAPACITY AND SECURITY - Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) in a cable communication network. Techniques for applying DFD in a cable communication network may enable data to be transmitted and received over a coaxial cable without using division duplexing techniques. For example, the cable communication network may include DFD enabled network nodes and each subscriber to the cable network may be equipped with a DFD system configured to operate in a DFD mode. In some embodiments, oppositely propagating signals may be transmitted over one frequency channel, and DFD techniques may be used to recover originally transmitted signals. Further, in some embodiments, DFD techniques may be used with encryption methods to increase the security of data transmitted in the cable communication network. | 04-25-2013 |
20130131898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING A TRAIN TRIP USING SIGNAL INFORMATION - A system is provided for operating a railway network including a first railway vehicle during a trip along track segments. The system includes a first element for determining travel parameters of the first railway vehicle, a second element for determining travel parameters of a second railway vehicle relative to the track segments to be traversed by the first vehicle during the trip, a processor for receiving information from the first and the second elements and for determining a relationship between occupation of a track segment by the second vehicle and later occupation of the same track segment by the first vehicle and an algorithm embodied within the processor having access to the information to create a trip plan that determines a speed trajectory for the first vehicle. The speed trajectory is responsive to the relationship and further in accordance with one or more operational criteria for the first vehicle. | 05-23-2013 |
20130162985 | REMOTE MONITORING OF TIGHTNESS OF STATOR WINDINGS - A system for monitoring tightness of stator windings in an electric machine is provided. The system includes a light source for providing an optical power. The system also includes an optical separation sensor situated in a stator core and including an optical interface element for absorbing some of the optical power. Further, the system includes a power meter for measuring at least one intensity of the optical power after absorption by the optical interface element and a control subsystem for assessing the tightness of the stator windings. | 06-27-2013 |
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 |
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 |
20140286489 | WIRED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED CAPACITY AND SECURITY - Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) in a cable communication network. Techniques for applying DFD in a cable communication network may enable data to be transmitted and received over a coaxial cable without using division duplexing techniques. For example, the cable communication network may include DFD enabled network nodes and each subscriber to the cable network may be equipped with a DFD system configured to operate in a DFD mode. In some embodiments, oppositely propagating signals may be transmitted over one frequency channel, and DFD techniques may be used to recover originally transmitted signals. Further, in some embodiments, DFD techniques may be used with encryption methods to increase the security of data transmitted in the cable communication network. | 09-25-2014 |