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US07735915B2	Picnic table A picnic table may include a table top, bench tops and one or more legs or support assemblies. The support assemblies may be movable between a collapsed or storage position and an extended or use position. When the support assemblies are in the extended or use position, the support assemblies may contact or engage supports that are sized and configured to limit movement of the support assemblies. The picnic table may also include one or more positioning members, which may be sized and configured to help position, locate and/or guide various components of the picnic table. In addition, the picnic table may include one or more retaining members, which may be sized and configured to releasably receive and retain a portion of the legs and/or support assemblies when the legs or support assemblies are in the collapsed position.
US07735914B2	Ottoman recliner The ottoman recliner chair includes a pair of opposed side panels, a seat coupled between the side panels, and a back pivotably coupled to the seat. The back is pivotable between a stowed, horizontal position and a generally vertical position. A footrest is coupled to the side panels and seat with a footrest linkage. The footrest is movable between a stowed and extended position wherein the ottoman recliner chair is movable between a stowed ottoman position with the back in the horizontal position and the footrest in stowed position, and a reclined position with the back in the generally vertical extended position and the footrest in extended position.
US07735906B2	Reinforcement system for an automotive vehicle A reinforcement member and reinforcement system for an article of manufacture (e.g., an automotive vehicle) are disclosed. The reinforcement member includes a carrier member and a reinforcement material and the carrier member includes one or multiple portions. The one portion or at least one of the multiples portions includes a reinforced portion that is divided into multiple sections.
US07735905B2	Automotive vehicle instrument panel system An instrument panel system includes box sections that increase the stiffness, rigidity, and natural frequency of the instrument panel system. A two-piece instrument panel system provides a two-tone appearance with differing die draws and grains.
US07735896B2	All terrain vehicle with folding rear seat and enclosed container compartment An all-terrain vehicle has a cargo deck provided above rear wheels and a folding rear seat disposed on a front portion of the cargo deck. A seating surface covers an opening portion of an article storage area when the seating surface is set to allow an occupant to be seated on the seating surface. A backrest is rotated forward about rear rotation axes to cover the opening portion when the seating surface is rotated forward about the front rotation axes, thereby covering the opening portion of the article storage area.
US07735892B2	Front portion structure of vehicle A vehicle front portion structure having a storage portion for facilitating maintenance for a vehicle front portion includes a first storage portion that includes a bottom portion extending in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, left and right walls extending upwardly from the bottom portion, a ceiling portion connecting the left and right walls and a back wall closing the respective backs of the bottom portion, left and right walls and ceiling portion. The first storage portion is provided with a maintenance opening formed to be spanned among the back wall, a left wall continuous with the back wall and the bottom portion continuous with the back wall, and with the lid body which covers the maintenance opening in an attachable and detachable manner. A key cylinder arrangement structure for a vehicle is provided that can significantly enhance operability of a key cylinder while preventing tampering or theft.
US07735884B2	Releasable trailer door lock A system of locking a door is disclosed. The system according to the present invention comprises a releasable keeper that secures a door locking mechanism to keep a door secured to an enclosure in a locked position. A release mechanism that is operated from the interior of the enclosure releases the releasable keeper from the enclosure and enable the door to be opened and prevents people from becoming trapped within the enclosure by a locked door. In an exemplary embodiment, the release mechanism is operated by a lever that operates a pulley system to disengage the release mechanism from the releasable keeper.
US07735883B2	Latch device A latch mechanism holds a door body in a half-closed state or a fully-closed state with respect to a vehicle body. An open lever connected to an operating handle on the door body releases the half-closed state or the fully-closed state. A release assisting unit triggered by the opening operation of the operating handle assists the release of the half-closed state or the fully-closed state of the door body. A charging device charges a portion of a driving current supplied to a driving source of a lock mechanism between the operating handle and the latch mechanism, and supplies a charged driving current to the release assisting unit.
US07735880B2	Quick joint coupling The present invention relates to a quick joint coupling for liquid tight joining of lines under high pressure and comprising a sleeve shaped female part and a male part being introducible into the female part. A male part related to the female part comprises a cylindrical part being introducible into the female part of an envelope surface of which presents a first groove having a certain width. The first groove receives a ring being axially displaceable between the two walls of the groove, which the ring has substantially the same thickness as the depth of the first groove, and which the female part comprises a cylindrical space for receiving the cylindrical part of the male part. The envelope surface of the space is provided with at least a second groove for receiving elastically movable locking means out off and into the cylindrical part.
US07735875B2	Device and method for making and using a pipe coupling device A pipe coupling device that secures a first pipe to a second pipe. The pipe coupling device includes a collet disposed within a collar having a fastening mechanism. The collet includes a first collet portion that interlocks with a second collet portion to form a seal that fastens the first pipe securely to the second pipe.
US07735860B2	Inflator with vent An apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) and an inflator (16) for providing inflation fluid for inflating the protection device. The inflator (16) includes an inflation fluid control structure (100). The control structure (100) includes discharge openings (116) for directing inflation fluid into an inflatable volume (72) of the protection device (14) and vent openings (118) for venting inflation fluid outside the inflatable volume. The control structure (100) also includes a vent member (132) actuatable from an open condition permitting inflation flow through the vent openings (118) to a closed condition blocking inflation fluid flow through the vent openings.
US07735851B2	Pivoting telemark ski binding, ski crampon, and heel lifter A pivoting telemark binding is provided which includes a toe piece pivotally connected to a base plate and a mechanism for locking the toe piece relative to the base plate to prevent pivoting. An actuator for the locking mechanism is placed at the front end of the binding to be positioned over the ski. Also provided is a ski crampon for use with this binding, as well as a heel lifter device for use with any telemark binding.
US07735847B2	All terrain adapter for a wheelchair An all terrain adapter for a wheelchair that removably clamps onto the foot support of the wheelchair and supports a relatively large diameter, slightly inclined swivelling nose gear wheel at an extended distance from the foot support to stabilize the wheelchair when it is being pushed over soft or uneven surfaces and which swivels around when the wheelchair is moved forward to lift the front wheels of the wheelchair clear of the ground.
US07735832B2	Moving target system for training in marksmanship and target identification A target moving configuration includes a weighted base, a shooter's target, a target-moving assembly rotationally connected to the base and a hinge pivotally connecting the target thereto. A target-fall control device operatively connects the hinge to selectively pivot the target when activated. The control device has a balloon, a lock with a removable key, and a pull cord connecting the balloon to the key, which cord holds the key in the lock while the balloon is intact. A target motion device has a drive shaft, a drive cord connected to the target moving assembly and the drive shaft. An electric motor is connected to the drive shaft for rotating the drive shaft. A controller is operable to selectively and randomly power the motor to, thereby, move the target movement arm with respect to the base. Multiple targets and assemblies are provided and connected to the drive shaft for independent movement.
US07735821B2	Image generating apparatus and thermal transfer printer An image generating apparatus capable of reducing the number of components and discharging a paper with a simple structure is obtained. This image generating apparatus comprises a feed roller for carrying a paper, a paper discharge roller coming into contact with the lower surface of the paper for discharging the paper carried by the feed roller and a paper support member arranged at a prescribed interval from the axial center of the paper discharge roller in a paper feed direction while supporting the upper surface of the paper so that the lower surface of the paper discharged by the paper discharge roller comes into contact with the paper discharge roller with prescribed contact force, and the paper discharge roller discharges the paper with frictional force generated between the paper discharge roller and the lower surface of the paper coming into contact with the paper discharge roller with the prescribed contact force.
US07735817B2	Device for transporting components for transportation systems A device for transporting components for transportation systems between workstations comprises a transport apparatus and a positioning frame. The positioning frame is maintained on the apparatus and has a positioning element capable of aligning the position frame in the workstation. In one example, at least one positioning element arranged on the positioning frame allows alignment of components forming a section of an aircraft that is situated on at least one positioning frame in relation to workstations. During this process, connecting members are inserted into receptacle members arranged in the region of the floor area. The members may be at least partially form-fitted fashion. In order to adapt the device to sections with different dimensions, such as sections with different cross-sectional geometries and/or lengths, the device is provided with at least one supporting device for supporting the section that is mounted on the positioning frame, After depositing at least one positioning frame in the work station, the decoupled transport device may be used for transporting other sections.
US07735813B2	Clamping or spreading tool A clamping and/or spreading tool comprises a drive for displacement of a push or pull rod to which a movable jaw is fixed with respect to a support carrying a stationary jaw in longitudinal direction of the push and pull rod, the drive comprising a torsion spring and being adapted to enter torque transmitting engagement with the push or pull rod for displacement of the same.
US07735811B2	Hydraulic load centering spring perch A spring perch assembly for automatically centering a load applied to a spring is provided. The assembly includes a body portion and a base portion which when engaged may tilt relative to one another. When disposed between a spring and an applied load, the assembly automatically centers the load along the spring's natural centerline.
US07735805B2	Water control valve A water control valve designed to control the flow of water from a source to a treatment tank having a plurality of treatment media, thereby providing a supply of treated water, and also provides other cycle controls. For instance, the water control valve directs water to backwash the media of sediment for discharge to a drain, permits regeneration of the media by directing a regeneration agent through the media, directs water through the media in a fast rinse cycle, and directs water to a regeneration agent reservoir for the purpose of refilling the reservoir. The water control valve has six valves and five motors for controlling the valve positions. The valves are fluidly connected to six chambers providing a pathway for water flow between the valves, to a regeneration injection assembly, through a central passageway or a perimeter passageway, to the treatment tank.
US07735801B1	Vibration absorbing mount for attaching an accessory to a portable power source A generator has an accessory mounting member adapted to mount an electrical accessory that provides isolation of the electrical accessory from the generator such that transfer of vibratory forces generated during operation of the generator is mitigated. The accessory mounting member allows an electrical accessory, such as a parallel connection kit, transfer switch, or work light, to be securely mounted to the generator, yet isolated from the vibrations that occur during operation of the generator.
US07735800B2	Adaptable planter mounting system An adaptable planter mounting system includes a holder having a platform and at least one pair of arms configured to support a planter. The platform and at least one of the arms are provided with apertures. At least one pair of brackets are adjustably and removably attachable to the platform and the arms to provide a variety of mounting arrangements including a post-top mounting arrangement, a rail mounting arrangement, and a wall-top mounting arrangement.
US07735779B2	Optimized fuselage structure A fuselage structure including an upper fuselage portion defined by a first cross-section including at least three different radii of curvature. The fuselage structure may also include a lower fuselage portion defined by a second cross-section including at least three different radii of curvature, wherein the first cross-section is different from the second cross-section.
US07735776B2	Air inlet for a turbofan engine The present invention relates to an air inlet for a nacelle of a jet engine with a front fan, comprising an upper part (115S), a lower part (115I), an inner lateral part (115int) and an outer lateral part (ext), defining a leading edge (115) between an external wall (111) of the nacelle and an internal wall (113) forming the air supply channel of the jet engine. According to the invention, the air inlet is characterized in that the leading edge of the outer lateral part (115ext) is to the rear with respect to the leading edge of the inner lateral part (115int).Preferably, the leading edge of the upper part (115S) is likewise to the rear with respect to the leading edge of the lower part (115I).
US07735775B2	Wing-in-ground-effect craft A wing-in-ground-effect craft (11) having a loaded canard forewing (13) and a main forward delta configuration wing (15) attached to fore (17) and mid (19) sections of a body (21) respectively. The body (21) is formed with an integral planing hull (23) for amphibious applications, extending rearward to a tail section (25) which incorporates a ducted fan (27), and a vertical stabilizer (29). Rudder (31) is located in the exhaust of the ducted fan (27) for steering the craft (11), and serves as a stator to reduce spiral induced in the airflow exiting the duct (27). The canard forewing (13) has about 12% of the area of the main wing (15), and has inner portions (35) having a dihedral configuration disposed at a first angle of inclination from the vertical of 68°, and outer portion (37) disposed at a first angle of inclination from the vertical of about 91°.
US07735762B2	Knife system for a disc chipper A knife system of a disc chipper, the knife in said system being clamped to its operation position between a wear plate and a press block. The wear plate is supported to the knife disc adjustably for the inclination with respect to the surface of the knife disc. The adjustability is provided by means of a hinge and an adjustment strip. The hinge strip is located adjacent a knife and the adjustment strip is located at the next chip opening. A convergent space is provided for the adjustment strip. The adjustment strip is correspondingly wedge-shaped and has a position adjustable and locking means.
US07735761B2	Food waste disposal apparatus A food waste disposal apparatus decomposing organic waste by inputting microbes during a process of drying the food waste, characterized in that the food waste disposal apparatus comprises a mixing basin installed in a housing, and a rotational shaft with a plurality of mixing blades, in which a hot water tank is installed near the mixing basin for heating the mixing basin, microbes in a microbe tank are sprayed into the mixing basin in order to enhance the efficiency of decomposition of food waste, a drain water tank with a drain pipe is provided under the mixing basin for collecting and discharging waste water, and a cleansing device installed in the drain water tank for cleansing an inner space of the drain water tank, and a control touch panel, in which functions for operation are set is installed, so that the functions can be selected in a touching manner.
US07735760B2	Food waste disposer grinding mechanism A grinding mechanism for a food waste disposer includes a grinding ring defining a plurality of window openings therethrough. A backing member receives the grinding ring and defines a plurality of cavities therein corresponding to the window openings. A plurality of stacked disks form a rotatable shredder plate that is situated to rotate relative to the grinding plate.
US07735757B2	Gaseous fuel injection valve A gaseous fuel injection valve includes: a valve housing; a metallic nozzle member having a flat valve seat and a nozzle bore passing through a central portion of the valve seat; a valve body provided at one end face with a rubber seating member which is operated in cooperation with the valve seat; a coil; and a return spring for urging a stationary core and the valve body toward the valve seat. The stationary core attracts the valve body to move the seating member away from the valve seat, when the coil is excited. In this injection valve, a fluorine resin valve seat coating is formed on the valve seat so that the seating member is brought into close contact with the valve seat coating. Thus, an oil-repellent property of the valve seat coating is provided to the valve seat to prevent adherence of oil to the valve seat, leading to an improvement in valve-opening response of the valve body upon the excitation of the coil.
US07735755B2	Nozzle assembly, delivery system and method for conveying insulation material A nozzle assembly for conveying a flow of particles of insulation material suspended in air to a substrate to form an insulation product on the substrate is provided, including: a nozzle body defining a flow path for accommodating the flow of particles of insulation material suspended in air, wherein the nozzle body comprises an inlet for receiving the flow of particles of insulation material suspended in air; an outlet for propelling the flow from the nozzle assembly; and at least one expansion section in which the cross-sectional area of the nozzle body expands in the direction of flow, the at least one expansion section being effective to reduce the velocity of the particles flowing therethrough; and at least one binder outlet for providing a binder to the flow of particles of insulation material propelled from the outlet.
US07735754B2	Flat atomizer pump A flat pump for producing liquid spray or for producing an atomized liquid stream may have a thickness of 6 millimeters or less. The flat pump may include an internal reservoir (3), a valve (19), a valve conduit (45) and a vortex chamber (49) wherein fluid from the reservoir may be pumped through the valve, along the valve conduit, and into the vortex chamber. An atomized liquid stream, spray, or mist formed in the vortex chamber may be expelled from the flat pump.
US07735745B2	Device for joining rails The present invention is directed at an improved device for joining together abutting railway rails between two railway ties. The rails to be joined together have a head portion, a web portion and a toe portion. The joining device includes first and second elongated metal joint bars for holding the abutting ends of the rails together. The joint bars span the ends of the rails and hold the rails together by mounting to the rails. The joint bars are mounted to each rail on opposite sides of the web portions of each rail. The joint bars are configured to mount to the web portions of the rail between the head and toe portion of each rail.
US07735743B2	Apparatus and methods for variable furnace control A furnace control system for controlling a gas-fired induced-draft furnace having a variable speed inducer blower. A control apparatus, responsive to a signal corresponding to the magnitude of a pressure difference between an inlet and outlet of the combustion chamber, controls blower motor speed to maintain the pressure difference at a predetermined magnitude corresponding to a selected gas flow rate. Inducer blower motor speed is varied directly and precisely to maintain an optimal pressure drop across the combustion chamber. The control system can be used in multi-stage and modulating furnace systems and in furnace systems utilizing pressure- assist modulating gas values.
US07735741B2	Method for production of a card with a double interface and microcircuit card obtained thus A method for production of a microcircuit card, includes the production of a card with electronic component connector pins for an electronic component within the thickness thereof and provided with a cavity with a base and defined by a slope on which the connector pins are arranged and production of a module including a support film with external contacts on an external face thereof and internal contacts on an internal face thereof. An anisotropic flexible conducting adhesive is then applied to the periphery of the internal face of the film, a resin more rigid than the adhesive is introduced into the cavity of the body, the module is inserted into the cavity such that the anisotropic adhesive is located opposite the periphery of the slope of the cavity, the anisotropic adhesive is thermally activated under pressure and the resin polymerized.
US07735740B2	Rich object model for diverse auto-ID tags A system and method allowing one application to implement diverse AutoID tags interchangeably, by unifying all AutoID technologies into a single object model. The single object model interacts with all AutoID technologies, with only a lowest level device tailored to the specific AutoID technology, the single object model thereby persisting through the middleware, up to an application, carrying all necessary information from any AutoID technology. The single object model can interact with a tag many times, as necessary to complete an operation. A reader interface allows an application to communicate with multiple readers of diverse AutoID tags, and to communicate with individual servers communicating with individual readers of diverse AutoID tags. The reader interface also provides a single interface for hardware communication with a radio, for an application interacting with an entire network of readers, sensors, interpretation steps, product lookup, and information storage providing a single virtual reader.
US07735737B2	Automatically-triggered digital video-imaging based code symbol reading system supporting ambient illumination mode automatically selected by adaptive control process An Automatically-triggered digital video-imaging based code symbol reading system providing a high degree of adaptability to ambient illumination levels and having great dynamic range. The system includes an illumination subsystem, having an active illumination mode and an ambient illumination mode. During object illumination and image capturing operations, the exposure quality of a captured frames of digital video image data is analyzed, and based on the results of such exposure quality analysis, system control parameters (SCPs) are automatically reconfigured. In the event that the exposure quality analysis indicates excessive exposure levels in captured frames of digital video image data, then a new set of SCPs is reconfigured, controlling the illumination subsystem to operate in its ambient illumination mode, whereby, ambient illumination is allowed to flood the field of view and form digital images on the image detection array during object illumination and video-imaging operations.
US07735735B2	Electronic-ink based display system employing a plurality of RF-based activator modules in wireless communication with a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic display devices, each employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked architecture An electronic-ink based display system for displaying graphical indicia within the space of a physical environment. The system includes a plurality of RF-based activator modules installed within the space of the physical environment, and a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic display devices installed within the space of the physical environment. Each RF-based activator module sends and transmits electromagnetic signals within the space of the physical environment. Each remotely-updated electronic display device employs an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting structure transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power structure, operably connected to the integrated circuit structure, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit structure. The antenna structure, integrated circuit structure, signal transmitting structure, signal receiving structure, on-board battery power structure are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked construction.
US07735711B2	Method of testing bonded connections, and a wire bonder A method of testing wire-bond connections between a bonding wire and a substrate surface. The wire-bond connections are produced by a bonding head with a bonding tool and a wire clamp associated with the bonding tool under pressure and the action of ultrasound and/or heat. After the bonded connection has been created, the bonding head or the bonding tool is raised a short distance away from the bonding site, the bonding wire is firmly gripped by the wire clamp and the bonding head. The wire clamp with bonding wire gripped therein is raised for a second distance, during which process the tensile force acting on the bonding wire is detected.
US07735705B2	Device and method for joining the faces of parts Device for joining faces of parts having great longitudinal extension by friction welding. The device includes first and second clamping arrangements structured and arranged to position ends of the parts against one another. At least one of the first and second clamping arrangements is axially movable with respect to another of the first and second clamping arrangements. At least one of the first and second clamping arrangements is movable along a direction that is parallel to a part cross-sectional plane defined by an end face of one of the parts.
US07735692B2	Rotating dispenser head with locking and venting closure connector for an air foaming pump dispenser A manually operated, vertically reciprocating liquid pump dispenser is removably connectable to a bottle containing liquid and simultaneously pumps liquid from the bottle and air from the exterior environment of the dispenser and mixes the liquid with the air to produce a foam that is dispensed from the dispenser. The dispenser includes a closure connector that provides a mechanism for venting the interior of the bottle to the exterior environment of the dispenser while avoiding leakage of the liquid from the bottle, and also incorporates a mechanism for locking the dispenser to prevent unintended pumping of liquid from the bottle.
US07735690B2	Covering device for a liquid product dispensing member A device for encasing a system for dispensing a liquid product, provided mainly with an evacuation conduit, the downstream end of which opens to the outside, characterized in that it includes, on the one hand, a compartment respectively delimited by a back wall and a front wall with an outlet orifice in it and, on the other hand, at least one elastic return element supported by the said system on the side opposite the downstream end that can retract such as to allow the said system to be inserted in the said compartment and can then rest against the back wall to as to insert and maintain the end of the said conduit in the outlet orifice.
US07735677B2	Drywall tools storage and transportation container Drywall Tools Storage and Transportation Container consists of a container having an outer main box with a lid, snaps for sealing the lid, a series of grommets on the top of the lid, molded handles on the top and bottom of the outer main box, wheels on the bottom of the main box, dividers placed within grooves in the interior of the main box, a water release valve on the bottom of the main box, a grate covering the floor of the main box, brackets in the interior, bottom of the main box, and at least one peg in the interior, bottom of the main box for holding a main pump. The invention allows a drywalling specialist to place his tools within the container for transport and storage when the tools are not in use. While working at a jobsite, certain tools can be placed within the grommets on the lid for ease of use. When the user has completed the job, he can simply place the tools within the container or on the brackets and dividers in the interior of the container and fill it with water. The user then closes the lid and uses the snaps on the lid to form a water-tight barrier, allowing the tools to be transported and cleaned through the agitation of the water while the container is moved between locations.
US07735674B2	Sealed food box A sealed food box includes a cover and a body. On the lower end face of the cover, there are grooves, which envelope the edges of the mouth. The inner walls of the grooves are fastened together with the inner side of the mouth by locking fasteners. A convex block on its outer wall inwardly presses the outer side of the mouth, firmly holding the cover and the body together. The inside of the body is divided into several partitions. The outside of the edges of the cover are provided with an opening lug and “Unused” mark. This product provides enhanced compression strength and sealing performance, prevents the outflow of food liquid and the influences of food with each other, and also avoids repeated use.
US07735670B2	Oxygen removal system A system and process to deplete or remove oxygen in the ullage of a fuel tank to reduce the oxygen/fuel vapor ratio below a lower explosion limit by exposing the ullage compounds to an oxygen removal catalyst active at a relatively low temperature. The oxygen removal catalyst may be a non-precious metal catalyst. A selective reaction of the oxygen by the catalyst forms primarily alcohols, aldehydes, and/or ketones and produces less than about 5% water by volume. The selective reaction, occurring at the relatively low temperature, reduces the risk of flammability of the fuel.
US07735664B1	Tapered thread structure In one embodiment there is provided a novel container neck finish having a substantially cylindrical exterior wall surface surrounding an orifice defined in the container and a thread structure positioned about the exterior wall surface. The thread structure has at least a first portion and a second portion. Each portion has a corresponding effective maximum diameter, wherein the effective maximum diameter of the first portion is less than the effective maximum diameter of the second portion.
US07735662B2	Upper block A crane having an upper block, a lower block, a drum, and two ropes. The upper block includes an equalizer having a yoke to which the ropes are connected. The connections between the ropes and the yoke include load cells that measure the forces carried by each of the ropes. The upper block includes a fail-safe system that prevents failure of the upper block in overload conditions.
US07735652B2	Apparatus and method for continuous particle separation The invention is directed to an apparatus and a method of separating particles, such as cells, from a heterogeneous fluid, such as blood, where the particles have a large range of sizes.
US07735649B2	Packaging assembly for containing and displaying a product A packaging assembly for containing and displaying a product includes a unitary material adapted for configuration into a tray. The tray includes a tray bottom, a first side wall formed integrally with the tray bottom, and a second side wall formed integrally with the tray bottom and opposed to the first side wall. The first side wall has a transverse cross sectional area of a first predetermined shape and the second side wall has a transverse cross sectional area of a second predetermined shape, the second predetermined shape being different from the first predetermined shape. The tray also includes a side notch defined in at least a portion of the first side wall cross sectional area and a bottom notch defined in at least a portion of the second side wall cross sectional area. The side notch has a height substantially equal to the height of the first side wall and the bottom notch has a height less than the side notch height.
US07735644B2	Case for electrical device and method of using same A case (100) for an electrical device includes: (a) a first portion (110) with a bottom surface (111); (b) a second portion (121) adjacent to the first portion; (c) a third portion (122) adjacent to the second portion; (d) a fourth portion (123) adjacent to the third portion; and (e) a fifth portion (132) with an interior surface (235) and adjacent to the fourth portion. In this embodiment, at least one of the first portion or the third portion is configured to be removably coupled to the electrical device. Additionally, when the case placed in an open configuration, the first portion is capable of being located over the fifth portion with the bottom surface of the first portion adjacent to the interior surface of the fifth portion.
US07735636B2	Arrangement and method for adjustment of rail at a conveyor An arrangement and a method for guide rail adjustment on a conveyor, the arrangement comprising a set of guide rails, a set of mounting elements, which each support at least one moveably suspended guide rail, and means for simultaneous individual adjustment of said set of mounting elements, the means permitting simultaneous adjustment of the position of the guide rails moveably supported by the mounting elements.
US07735632B1	Pass-through cover/seal A system and method for mounting the strip seal on the side of a pass-through positioning stage. The strip seal can effectively provide support to a cover of the stage and be magnetically coupled to the cover and base for an enhanced seal and added support. Accordingly, the tendency for the stage to sag and vibrate during operation is mitigated. Moreover, a side-mounted strip seal is exposed to a reduced amount of debris that accumulates on the top of a stag, and thus is less susceptible to contaminants entering the interior of the stage. As such, and in connection with a variety of other means for reducing contamination, the stage can operate for longer periods of time without wear and/or maintenance, etc.
US07735623B2	Linearly actuated rotating handrail system for escalators and moving walkways The present invention is a linearly actuated rotating handrail system for escalators and moving walkways. The system includes a worm band or a handrail, having a first friction device on one side, a dragging device formed by a second friction device and coupled to the first friction device to drag the worm band in the displacement direction. The pressure device includes a first layer of kinematic support, formed by a crank, an articulated shaft, a driving connection rod, shafts and driven cranks. There is a second layer formed by traction rollers. The application of pressure to the worm band or handrail and its balanced distribution over the different pressure rollers is carried out by slides actuated by a distributor, tightened by an elastic system. The elastic system transmits the tension by a beam.
US07735619B2	Control apparatus for vehicle and parking mechanism When it is predicted that a request for a parking lock operation is likely to be received, an actuator of a parking mechanism is controlled to perform standby processing for bringing the parking mechanism into a standby state immediately preceding a lock state to wait for the request for the parking lock operation.
US07735604B2	Silencer of exhaust gases, in particular for motor vehicles Silencer of exhaust gases, in particular for motor vehicles, comprising an inlet opening (13) and a cylindrical coat (1) provided with an outlet pipe (29) at its opposing end, said cylindrical coat (1) has an internal division into at least four working sections (5, 6, 7, 8) containing axially arranged elements, especially suppression elements, expansion chambers, a whirl chamber, resonators and twirling, deflecting, and accumulating elements, confined with at least three crosswise arranged partitions (2, 3, 4), while the cylindrical coat (1) opposite to the outlet tube (29) is provided with an inlet section (10) freely encompassing its first working section (5) provided with inlet holes (18) of exhaust gases, said inlet section (10) being attached to the surface of the cylindrical coat (1).
US07735598B2	Stethoscope head A stethoscope is provided with two head portions for fitting two diaphragms different in caliber on a head main portion, having diverse design properties and functions.A stethoscope head comprising a head main portion and a conduit connecting portion provided on the head main portion, wherein said head main portion comprises a main head portion and a sub-head portion formed from a transparent or semitransparent element formed in the opposite direction each other with the pipe connecting port put therebetween; the main head portion comprises a transparent or semitransparent main diaphragm connected to the conduit connecting port, and the sub-head portion is provided with spaces for receiving the sub-diaphragm for high frequency and or narrow area stethoscope or various functions, and is provided with mounting means for mounting the sub-diaphragm or the apparatus on the sub-head portion.
US07735579B2	Measurement while drilling apparatus and method of using the same A method and apparatus used to transmit information to the surface from a subsurface location during the process of drilling a bore hole is described. A novel pressure pulse generator or “pulser” is coupled to a sensor package, a controller and a battery power source all of which reside inside a short section of drill pipe close to the bit at the bottom of the bore hole being drilled. The assembled apparatus or “MWD Tool” can be commanded from the surface to make a measurement of desired parameters and transmit this information to the surface by encoding data in pressure pulses generated by a pulser valve that includes a stator and a rotor which may be open and closed to create pressure pulses.
US07735576B2	Device for guiding and tensioning supply lines In a device for guiding and tensioning supply lines for working tools movable along a straight guide, e.g. supply lines of a hydraulic hammer drill on an advance mounting, the advance of the working tool is implemented by means of a revolving transport chain driven by a sprocket wheel, and the supply line(s) are guided between the connections on the fixed guide and the connections on the working tool by a tension roller which causes a deflection about 180° and is movable in advance direction downstream the working tool conjointly therewith in the same direction but at half the advance speed, wherein the tension roller is slidably guided on the guide for the working tool transversely to its rotation axis, and wherein a pinion engages the transport chain for driving the movement of the tension roller and interacts with a fixed chain on the opposite side. To realize a controlled movement of the tension roller in both direction, a further transport wheel (14) for the advancement of the tension roller (8) is mounted onto the shaft (23) of the pinion (22) that engages the transport chain (4), for interaction with a fixed chain, a rack, a fixed traction rope, or the like.
US07735575B2	Hammer drill with hard hammer support structure A drill housing supports an output spindle comprising a material that is relatively soft. The non-rotating hammer member can be mounted around the output spindle, adjacent its forward end, and adjacent the relatively soft material of the drill housing. The non-rotating hammer member can include support slots located along its edge. Support rods that are made of a relatively hard material can extend through the support slots to support the non-rotating hammer member. A plurality of recesses can be provided in the relatively soft material of the drill housing to support the non-rotating hammer member. A hammer mode shift mechanism can be configured to move the non-rotating hammer member along the support rods between a first position corresponding to a non-hammer mode and a second position corresponding to a hammer mode. The relatively hard support rods support the non-rotating hammer member to thereby resist damage to the relatively soft material of the housing member.
US07735571B2	Device for extinguishing fire by injection of a gas generated by the combustion of a pyrotechnic block Extinction device with a generator of gas through combustion of a pyrotechnic block connected to means of distributing said generated gas in the fire zone. The device further comprises means of regulating the pressure generated in order to impose an oxygen concentration profile in the fire zone. Said regulation means may for example be a controlled valve or arise from the lay out of the pyrotechnic generator.The device is particularly suited to aircraft engine fires since it does not use halogenated fire extinguishing agents.
US07735565B2	Dual-saddle ear support apparatus An apparatus for use in wellbore operations and a method for using it is provided. The apparatus includes a main body, two support ears spaced-apart and projecting from the main body, each having an inner ear part and an outer ear part. The inner ear part is able to support more weight than the outer ear part. In certain aspects, structure for preventing a large support link from being positioned on an outer ear part is provided. The apparatus, may be any of a link adapter, a block adapter, a becket, an elevator, and a drilling hook.
US07735560B2	Distortion compensation for rod piston bore in subsurface safety valves Piston bore distortions in a sub-surface safety valve are reduced or eliminated when valve body is subjected to high working pressures. In one embodiment, a piston is disposed in a sleeve that is disposed in a piston bore. The bore can distort but the sleeve within will not distort to the point of losing sealing pressure around the piston. In another approach additional bore or bores are provided adjacent the piston bore to make the pin end of the connection for the valve housing more uniform in the region of the piston bore so that pressure loading does not result in sufficient distortion of the piston bore to lose the piston sealing relation in its bore.
US07735557B2	Wireline slip hanging bypass assembly and method Bypass assembly 100 includes stinger 150 received by receptacle bore 172 of tubular receiver 120 attached to tube 106. Bypass pathway 140 connects stinger port(s) (158, 158′) to slip hanger 122 supported hydraulic conduit 108 to bypass the tube 106. Tube 106 can be a subsurface safety valve or hydraulic nipple anchored within production tubing. Bypass assembly 200 includes upper 202 and lower 203 hydraulic nipples in production tubing 210, with respective tubular anchor seal assemblies (220, 230) engaged therein. Bypass pathway 214 connects hydraulic conduit 208 to slip hanger 242 supported hydraulic conduit 216 to bypass tubular anchor seal assemblies (220, 230). Bypass assembly 300 includes upper 302 and lower 303 hydraulic nipples in production tubing 310, with respective tubular anchor seal assemblies (320, 330) engaged therein. Bypass passage 318 connects stinger 350 to slip hanger 342 supported hydraulic conduit 316 to bypass tubular anchor seal assemblies (320, 330).
US07735552B2	Packer cups for use inside a wellbore A packer cup for use inside a wellbore. In one embodiment, the packer cup includes a body, a support member disposed inside the body and one or more support layers disposed against an inside diameter of the support member.
US07735548B2	Ball catcher for wellbore operations A ball catcher is adapted to be fluidly connected to a wellhead port to receive wellbore fluids and balls carried therewith. A diverter is fit to the catcher body and has a wellhead end positioned to intercept the fluid flow from the wellhead port so as to divert debris and balls carried therein into a ball recovery chamber. The diverter has a bore in fluid communication with the flow outlet and the wellhead end has flow passages formed therethrough to the bore for receiving the fluid flow free of debris and balls and discharging the fluid flow from the catcher body. The diverter and the ball recovery chamber can be connected to quick removal for replacement, repair or cleaning.
US07735546B2	Heat exchanger bypass valve having temperature insensitive pressure bypass function A by-pass valve for a heat exchanger circuit includes a chamber, a fixed surface secured against movement relative to the chamber, a by-pass port including a valve seat located in the chamber, an actuator located in the chamber and that moves relative to the valve seat in response to a temperature of the actuator, a valve member, a spring contacting the surface and the valve seat and producing a force urging the valve member to engage the valve seat and to close the by-pass port, the spring having no structural connection to the actuator, and a return spring secured to the actuator and contacting the valve member for urging the actuator to retract and the valve member to open the by-pass port.
US07735544B2	Method and system of electromagnetic stirring for continuous casting of medium and high carbon steels A method and an apparatus are provided for electromagnetic stirring during a continuous casting process, especially for casting a billet and bloom of medium and high carbon steels. The method and apparatus provide a higher surface quality of the ingot, reduce the entrapping of nonmetallic inclusions into the ingot, and suppress issues regarding central segregation and central porosity. The method provides an improvement in the stirring process from the meniscus to the crater end—and relates to in-mold stirring and stirring in a zone of secondary cooling and up to the crater end. The in-mold stirring is geared towards the suppression of meniscus disturbance, for submerged casting, in particular, the reducing of helical and axial velocity components of the molten steel, the lowering of the initial solidification point to avoid the touching of a shell edge with the slag ring, and a decrease of oscillation marks.
US07735534B2	Heavy duty pneumatic tire with belt hard rubber layer A tire 2 has a belt 14 and a hard rubber layer 16. The belt 14 has a first ply 26, a second ply 28, a third ply 30 and a fourth ply 32. A width W3 of the third ply 30 is smaller than a width W1 of the first ply 26 and a width W2 of the second ply 28, and 75% of a width of a tread. Each of the plies 26, 28, 30, 32 has a steel cord. The first ply 26 and the second ply 28 construct a cross-ply structure. A cord of the third ply 30 is wound spirally. The third ply 30 has what is referred to as a jointless structure. The hard rubber layer 16 is positioned between the first ply 26 and the second ply 28, and outward of the third ply 30 in an axial direction. A complex elastic modulus of the hard rubber layer 16 is equal to or greater than 30 MPa.
US07735520B2	Tubular flapper valves Disclosed is a bypass valve assembly for a fluid device, such as a heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet. The assembly defines a bypass passage communicating with the inlet at one end. A tubular structure communicates with the outlet and has a bypass aperture in a sidewall thereof which communicates with the other end of the bypass passage. A semi-cylindrical spring flapper is fitted in the tubular structure and opens to allow bypass flow when the pressure in the bypass passage exceeds a predetermined limit.
US07735515B2	Valve system A valve system both controls fuel flow by means of a valve and senses the condition of the valve. The valve is actuated by an actuator via a rotatable shaft. Light is transmitted by a laser diode, via a polarising filter (which is mounted to rotate with the shaft), down the shaft, and is reflected by a mirror which directs the light back up the shaft via the filter to a receiver, which is able to detect different directions of polarisation of the light received. The polarisation of the light received by the receiver indicates whether the valve is open or shut. If no light is received a fault is deemed present. Thus, the condition of the valve is checked directly by means of an apparatus remote from the valve and the fuel.
US07735512B1	Floor drain installation system A floor drain installation system includes an adaptor attached to a drain pipe projecting from the ground, a coring sleeve having a bowl-shaped upper end attached to or integral with the adaptor, and a coring plug received within the bowl of the receiver to close off the drain pipe during pouring of a concrete floor and to create a space for subsequent reception of a drain head and grate.
US07735511B1	Modular laundry box assembly A modular utility box system includes separate supply and drain boxes. The supply box has at least one supply opening and the drain box has a drain opening but no supply openings. The supply and drain boxes are interconnectable by a generally U-shaped clip having legs spaced apart a distance selected to accept the narrow dimension of a wall stud therebetween so that the supply and drain boxes may be mounted on opposite sides of a stud. The clip also spaces the supply and drain boxes in the proper vertical and horizontal alignment to facilitate securement of a cover plate to the boxes once installed. The clips engage the boxes to permit interconnected of the boxes in multiple orientations. Elongate brackets may be used to support the erboxes between adjacent studs.
US07735509B2	Distribution valve monitor and distribution valve incorporating same A distribution valve monitor to monitor the operation of a distribution valve of the type having an inlet and a plurality of outlets, which couples the outlets to the inlet according to a desired fluid distribution pattern comprises a plurality of non-contact sensors disposed at spaced locations about the distribution valve to sense activation of the valve to different operating conditions. A controller communicates with the sensors and records data representing the operation of the valve. The recorded data is examined to detect improper operation of the distribution valve.
US07735501B2	Mobility assistance apparatus and method A mobility assistance apparatus and a method for improving the mobility of a person using a walking aid, such as a cane, crutch, or walker, involve use of a device for ground engagement with ambulating using the walking aid. In a preferred example the device is a resilient lower extremity prosthesis that is capable of storing and releasing energy to generate propulsive force to aid mobility. The prosthesis has a foot, ankle and shank. The shank has a lower portion that is anterior facing convexly curved for generating forward propulsion with ambulating to aid mobility.
US07735492B2	Nasal respiratory devices Described here are methods, devices, and kits for altering the flow of air in a respiratory cavity such as the nostrils of the nose. These methods and devices may be useful for affecting a physiologic benefit in patients suffering from a variety of medical diseases, particularly those that may benefit from “pursed-lip” breathing and non-invasive ventilation, such as COPD, heart failure, sleep apnea, and other medical disorders. The devices are typically removable devices that may be placed over or in a respiratory cavity to increase resistance to airflow within the respiratory cavity. Resistance to expiration may be selectively increased relative to inspiration. Removable nasal devices are described.
US07735490B2	Adjustable nasal cannula apparatus and method of use A nasal cannula apparatus which includes one or more adjustment members which allow a wearer of the apparatus to retentively reposition the fluid supply tubing to a desired position of comfort. The ability to retentively reposition minimizes the dermal abrasion problems of the ears and other portions of the face experienced by the prolonged wearing of the nasal cannula apparatus encountered in the current art.
US07735489B2	Endotracheal tube, device for use in medical procedure through natural opening and medical procedure through natural opening An endotracheal tube according to the present invention is used by being installed into a patient so as to use it together with a device having an insertion section which is inserted into the body. A portion overlapping with the device inserted into the patient is formed as a flat shape; and furthermore, an outer face portion formed along a longitudinal direction of a cross-section, of the portion formed in the flat shape contacts the device.
US07735483B2	Floating solar chimney A floating solar chimney includes several parts, e.g., the Main Chimney, the Heavy Base, and the Folding Lower Part. The main chimney includes cylindrical balloon rings full of non flammable light gas. The cylindrical balloon rings are tied with the help of supporting rings so that together they form one or more compact units of the main chimney. The compact parts of the main chimney are fastened on the heavy base. The successive compact parts are separated by separating rings filled with environmental air that can go in and out of the separating rings, so that the dynamic independence of the successive compact parts is ensured. The main chimney, which can float, is configured to sit on a chimney seat, and is connected to the heavy base. The lower part of the heavy base is fastened to the folding lower part. The air can enter and come out freely from the rings of folding lower part in order to enable the floating solar chimney to achieve any suitable decline as dictated by the exterior winds.
US07735475B2	Fuel injection body sized to replace carburetor body A fuel injection unit is designed for replacement of existing carburetors. The fuel injection unit can be sized similarly to the existing carburetor. The fuel injection unit can have concealed fuel injectors. End caps can be provided that overlie the fuel injectors and that contain fuel line connections. The end caps provide an appearance of carburetor fuel bowls while generally concealing the fuel injectors and the associated fluid connections.
US07735471B2	Controlling a light-duty combustion engine A method and system for controlling a light-duty combustion engine and, more particularly, a method and system that use an engine speed governor to limit the engine speed to a level that is less than a clutch-in speed of a centrifugal clutch. If it is determined that an operator is attempting to throttle or accelerate the engine, the engine speed governor is disengaged so that normal operation can commence.
US07735466B1	Exhaust brake An exhaust brake and method of operating an exhaust brake are disclosed. The exhaust brake may have a housing having a central opening and a boss with a central bore, wherein the central bore intersects the central opening. A butterfly gate may be pivotally mounted in the central opening. The butterfly gate may have a bypass opening provided in an outer edge of the butterfly gate, and an upstream side. A dual-diameter piston may be slide-ably disposed in the central bore. The piston may have a lower end received in the bypass opening and an upper end distal from the bypass opening. One or more passages may extend between the central opening and the central bore at the upstream side of the butterfly gate, and a spring may bias the piston lower end into the bypass opening. The piston lower end may selectively unblock the bypass opening responsive to the application of static exhaust gas pressure to the piston upper end. The shape of the bypass opening and the piston lower end may be selected so that piston lower end fits closely within the bypass opening and thereby removes soot build up in the opening as a result of operation of the exhaust brake.
US07735451B2	Substrate processing method and apparatus A substrate processing method and apparatus can securely carry out a pre-plating treatment that enables uniform plating in the necessary area of the surface of a substrate. The substrate processing method carries out a cleaning treatment and a catalyst-imparting treatment of a surface of a substrate as pre-plating treatments and then electroless plates a metal film on the catalyst-imparted surface of the substrate. The cleaning treatment is carried out in a wider area of the surface of the substrate than that area to which a catalyst is imparted by the catalyst-imparting treatment.
US07735450B2	Substrate holding apparatus A substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; a pan surrounding a periphery of the substrate holder; a cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing section; and a cell cover, capable of closing a top opening of the cell, having a plurality of spray nozzles for separately spraying at least two types of processing liquids, wherein the pan and the cell each have an individual liquid discharge line.
US07735445B2	Deployable marker banner structure and system A deployable marker banner structure and system including (a) an elongate, rollable/unrollable fabric body having opposite ends, a long axis, and opposite faces, (b) shape-forming biasing structure operatively connected to the body, applying shape-forming biasing forces thereto at plural, spaced locations distributed along the body's long axis in a manner whereby, with the body unrolled, the biasing structure produces complex, alternating, longitudinally distributed convex and concave topography portions in the body's faces, with at least one each of such convex and concave topography portions disposed in each face of the body, and with each convex topography portion in one face of the body corresponding, and being complementary, to a companion concave topography portion located directly in the opposite face of the body, and (c) facial visibility-enhancing structure operatively present at least on the convex topography portions in the body's faces, urged by the mentioned topography portions into complex convex curvatures.
US07735436B2	Granule dispensing tool A granule dispensing device is provided and includes a chamber having a predetermined volume for housing granules and defining a flow path for a flow of granules, a valve assembly for controlling the flow path, and an actuator configured to actuate the valve assembly for dispensing the granules.
US07735424B2	Overhead traveling vehicle system and method of transporting processing equipment into, or out of position around the overhead traveling vehicle system An overhead traveling vehicle travels along a rail suspended from an upper position. Further, a buffer is suspended from an upper position. The buffer can be retracted from a storage space for an article, or the buffer is foldable compactly.
US07735419B2	System for soft lithography A transfer sheet placed between a vacuum chuck and a stamp in a soft lithography aligner facilitates three dimensional manufacturing with elastomeric materials.
US07735412B2	Apparatus for distributed production of beer A commercial multiple barrel beer brewing apparatus includes a brew kettle at a first location; a hopped wort holding vessel; a chiller for chilling the hopped wort stored in the holding vessel to a temperature range of approximately 29° F. to 40° F.; a transportation vessel on a vehicle to transport chilled hopped wort to a brew pub; a first conduit between the chilled hopped wort holding vessel and the transportation vessel; a fermentation vessel located a brew pub; and a second conduit between the transportation vessel and the fermentation vessel.
US07735410B2	Firearm bolt An improved bolt carrier for a firearm is provided that improves the overall reliability and performance of the firearm bolt assembly. The bolt carrier includes a bolt with a body having a number of lugs extending therefrom. The bolt includes an extractor recess sized and configured to avoid any undercut of the lugs adjacent the recess. The bolt also includes an extractor pivotably engaged in a recess formed in the bolt. The extractor has a pair nipples on flanges configured to engage a pair of integrally buffered springs disposed on a tapered spring well on either side of a firing pin bore extending through the bolt.
US07735402B2	Punching apparatus In one embodiment, a charge removal member 120, which removes static electricity built up on paper waste 130, is disposed in a collecting container 63 used for collecting the punch waste 130 generated by punching transported paper. The charge removal member 120 is disposed in an open top portion of the collecting container 63, in a location corresponding to a hole-punching punch 64 disposed in the punching unit 60, with a proximal end portion 121 of the charge removal member 120 supported by the collecting container 63 and the distal end portion of the charge removal member 120 forming charge removal comb-shaped needles 122 extending towards the central portion of the collecting container.
US07735400B2	Torque releasing clutch for a screw driver blade A torque releasing clutch for a screw driver blade is installed in a connect rod, including a spring, ball holes for fitting steel balls, and a washer respectively in the holes to restrict the spring and the steel balls within the groove of the clutch so that the clutch moves forward and backward regularly. When a screw is driven in an object for a preset depth, the clutch may push forward the screw driver blade so that the torque-releasing steel balls may release the screw driver blade in time. Then, even if the screw driver should still have some torque, it might only rotate the connect rod idly, keeping the driver blade immovable. Thus the remaining torque might not damage the blade slot of the screw, in addition to avoiding the remaining torque returning to a user of the screw driver and harming the user.
US07735398B2	Rechargeable motor-driven ratchet wrench having power-off protection A rechargeable motor-driven ratchet wrench having power-off protection of the present invention includes a motor, a rechargeable battery and a power-off protection device. When the loaded current of the motor exceeds a set default value of a reference circuit, the power-off protection device disconnects the power supply of the rechargeable battery, so as to stop the motor operation. With the circuit design of the power-off protection device, the ratchet wrench can be ensured to provide usage safety and also usage lifespan of the ratchet wrench can be extended.
US07735396B2	Wave gear drive having negative deflection meshing tooth profile A rigid internal gear and a flexible external gear of a wave gear drive are spur gears of module m. The number of teeth of the external gear is smaller by 2n (n is a positive integer) than that of the internal gear. The deflection of the major axis of the elliptical rim neutral line on the principal cross-section of the external gear is set at 2κmn (κ<1). On the principal cross-section, the meshing of both gears is approximated by rack meshing. The locus M of movement of a tooth of the external gear caused by the rotation of a wave generator is determined. A part AC of the locus M of movement from the inflection point A of the locus M of movement to the deepest position B of meshing is determined on the entering side of meshing of the teeth toward the major axis of the locus M of movement. A first similar curve FG generated by multiplying the curve part AC by &lgr; is employed as the tooth profile of the external gear, and a second similar curve DE generated by multiplying the curve part AC by (&lgr;+1) is employed as the tooth profile of the internal gear. The tooth whole depth is increased wherever possible so that the range of the tooth profile of the internal gear may be the greatest at which the tooth tip touches the locus M of movement of the tip of tooth of the external gear, thus realizing a wave gear drive of high ratcheting torque.
US07735383B2	Balanced resistance capacitive sensing apparatus Embodiments for a capacitive sensing apparatus with attenuated electrical interference across a plurality of routing traces are provided. One embodiment forms a first sensor electrode on a substrate. In addition, a first routing trace is formed on the substrate, the first routing trace coupled with the first sensor electrode. One embodiment additionally forms a second sensor electrode on the substrate. A second routing trace differing in length from the first routing trace is also formed on the substrate, the second routing trace coupled with the second sensor electrode. To attenuate electrical interference, the second routing trace is formed having an approximately equal RC time constant characteristic as the first routing trace.
US07735381B2	Tangential meter for liquids A mechanical meter for measuring the quantity of liquid flowing through a pipe (2), comprising an impeller (1) rotatably supported by a saddle (3) positionable on the outer surface of the pipe (2), in which the inner surface of the saddle (3) is arranged to abut, at least by a part thereof, directly against the outer surface of the pipe (2) such as to ensure the same penetration of the impeller (1) into the pipe (2) for each installation.
US07735379B2	Electrode for magnetic flow sensor There is described a fluid flow sensor (10)for sensing a flow (F) of a fluid (120) through a region. The sensor (10) comprises a magnetic circuit (50, 60a, 60b) for applying a magnetic field (70) to the region, and electrodes (40a, 40b) for sensing a potential (V) generated in operation between the electrodes (40a, 40b) in response to the fluid (120) flowing through the magnetic field (70). Each electrode (40) includes a metal element (130; 300; 400; 500), a metal halide element (110; 310; 320; 410; 520), and an electrically conductive porous element (100; 330; 420; 530). The porous element (100; 330; 420; 530), hinders progressive loss of the metal halide element (110; 310, 320; 410; 520), to the flow (F) and provides an electrically conductive path between the flow (F) and the metal halide element (110; 310; 320; 410; 520), and thereby to the metal element (130; 300; 400; 500). Inclusion of the porous element (100; 330; 420; 530) provides the sensor (10) with increased operating longevity without compromising its measurement noise performance.
US07735372B2	Electronic pressure switch An electronic pressure switch has only two terminals, a resistance measuring bridge pickup, an amplifier unit downstream of the resistance measuring bridge, a comparator connected to the amplifier unit and a switching stage downstream of the comparator achieves a lower residual current in the blocked state and a lower voltage drop in the switched state. The resistance measuring bridge has a high internal resistance and the amplifier unit supplies both an analog measurement signal corresponding to the analog measured value of the resistance measuring bridge and a threshold value to the comparator at low resistance. A high-resistance balancing network is assigned to the resistor network, and an in-phase regulator on the input side limits and controls the supply voltage of the resistance measuring bridge, the amplifier unit, the comparator and the balancing network and the switching stage is made as a shunt controller triggered by the output of the comparator.
US07735354B2	Liquid-condition detection sensor A liquid-condition detection sensor (1) including a sensor element (51), at least a portion of which contacts a urea aqueous solution; connection terminals (52) fixedly attached to the sensor element (51); connection cables (53) which electrically communicate with the concentration sensor element (51) via the connection terminals (52); an inner tube (42) which holds the concentration sensor element (51) at a distal end portion (421) by use of a holder member (55) and surrounds a portion of the connection cables (53) and the entire connection terminals (52); and a separator formed from a material having rubberlike elasticity (54) including a terminal-inner-tube-insulating portion (542) which intervenes between the connection terminals (52) and the inner tube (42) to thereby insulate the connection terminals (52) and the inner rube (42) from one another.
US07735344B2	Drum type washing machine A drum type washing machine includes a rotary drum having an approximately horizontal or slanted rotational axis; an outer tub for accommodating the rotary drum therein; a driving motor for rotating the rotary drum; a detergent case for accommodating detergent therein; a first water supply unit for supplying water into the outer tub via the detergent case; a second water supply unit for supplying water into the rotary drum through a front opening thereof; and a controller for controlling operations of the driving motor and the first and the second water supply unit to execute a washing process during which water is supplied first up to a first water level, and the rotary drum is rotated at a first rotational speed for a time period, and then water is supplied up to a second water level, the first water level being lower than the second water level.
US07735339B2	Method of and apparatus for working a glass plate An apparatus for working a glass plate includes: a transporting device for bending a glass plate in a concave shape in a cross-sectional view in a transporting direction and transporting the glass plate from a cutting section to a bend-breaking section; a cutting device for forming cut lines on the glass plate in the cutting section; and a bend-breaking device for bend-breaking the glass plate in the bend-breaking section.
US07735335B2	Fluid pump having expansion device and rankine cycle using the same A complex fluid machine has an expansion-compressor device, a pump, and a motor generator. The expansion-compressor device, the pump, and the motor generator are operatively connected and arranged in series. A portion of an outlet side passage formed in the fluid machine, through which the working fluid flows from the expansion device, is arranged adjacent to a portion of a pump outlet-side passage formed in the fluid machine, through which the working fluid flows from the pump, so that heat of the working fluid in the outlet side passage is transferred to the working fluid in the pump outlet-side passage.
US07735332B2	Air conditioner There is provided an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a main drain pan dividing an inner space of the air conditioner into upper and lower halves, a base pan defining a lower outer appearance of the air conditioner, an indoor blower unit that is installed on an upper portion of the main drain pan to guide introduction and discharge of indoor air, and a control box in which a plurality of electronic components controlling the operation of the air conditioner are installed. The control box is installed vertically across the main drain pan.
US07735330B2	Air conditioning unit The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, particularly a flat, modular air conditioning unit for a motor vehicle, including an essentially box-shaped casing with a length y, a height z and a width x, and several air guiding and air distribution devices placed between an air inlet and an air outlet. Air conditioning devices, including a heat exchanger and a fan, are also provided. According to the invention the air conditioning devices are linearly arranged one after another along the length y of the casing. The heat exchanger is inclined relative to the length y of the casing by an angle a′ and relative to the width x of the casing by an angle b′ such that y>x>z.
US07735325B2	Power generation methods and systems A closed loop system for generating mechanical energy at high efficiencies from hydrogen, fossil fuels, bio-fuels, solar or other renewable and recoverable energy sources. The system can have a heating source, a superheater, an expander, a receiver, a condenser, vacuum pump, or absorber, a desorber, and regenerator with pumps and controls. The heating source and superheater are used to heat a working fluid (including ammonia, other refrigerants, a combination of refrigerants, or steam). A positive displacement liquid/vapor expander expands the heated working fluid to the near saturated or saturated state utilizing a reduced pressure, low-pressure, or sub-atmospheric exhaust sink. A condenser, vacuum pump, or absorber is used to generate the reduced pressure, low pressure, or sub-atmospheric sink. The desorber is used to reconstitute inlet vapor (for reuse) and the regenerator recovers heat generated by the process. The system can generate mechanical energy (or power) which can be used to drive a wide range of mechanical systems (including pumps, compressors, vehicles, conveyances, or other similar mechanical devices); or used to drive an electrical generator to meet electrical power needs-for residences, businesses or office buildings, or commercial and industrial applications. The system can supply electrical energy to power grids, and can be an alternative to power generation plants.
US07735323B2	Solar thermal power system A solar thermal power generator includes an inclined elongated boiler tube positioned in the focus of a solar concentrator for generating steam from water. The boiler tube is connected at one end to receive water from a pressure vessel as well as connected at an opposite end to return steam back to the vessel in a fluidic circuit arrangement that stores energy in the form of heated water in the pressure vessel. An expander, condenser, and reservoir are also connected in series to respectively produce work using the steam passed either directly (above a water line in the vessel) or indirectly (below a water line in the vessel) through the pressure vessel, condense the expanded steam, and collect the condensed water. The reservoir also supplies the collected water back to the pressure vessel at the end of a diurnal cycle when the vessel is sufficiently depressurized, so that the system is reset to repeat the cycle the following day. The circuital arrangement of the boiler tube and the pressure vessel operates to dampen flow instabilities in the boiler tube, damp out the effects of solar transients, and provide thermal energy storage which enables time shifting of power generation to better align with the higher demand for energy during peak energy usage periods.
US07735321B2	OTEC cold water pipe system A system for relieving the stress on an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) cold water pipe includes a slidable joint that couples the OTEC cold water pipe to a surge tank at an opening in the surge tank. The system can further include a first flotation device that is coupled to the OTEC cold water pipe below the surge tank, and a second flotation device that is coupled to the OTEC cold water pipe within the surge tank.
US07735317B2	Buoyancy pump power system A system for generating electricity includes a buoyancy pump operable to convert wave motion from a body of water into mechanical energy. The buoyancy pump includes a buoyancy block that reciprocally moves in response to wave motion to pump an operating fluid that is delivered to a turbine to produce electricity. The buoyancy block is preferably sized such that a diameter of the buoyancy block is no less than about one-sixth a wavelength and no greater than about one wavelength of an average wave for a region in which the buoyancy pump is operated.
US07735313B2	Method of raising temperature in exhaust-gas purifier and exhaust-gas purification system An exhaust-gas after-treatment device having an oxygen storage capacitor substance which releases oxygen when the exhaust-gas is rich in air-fuel ratio and stores oxygen and heats up by itself when the exhaust-gas is lean in air-fuel ratio. The air-fuel ratio for the exhaust-gas flowing into the device is regulated so as to alternately come into the rich condition and the lean condition when the temperature of the exhaust-gas is not higher than a given temperature and when the device is not in a regeneration condition. Thus, when the device having a deNOx catalyst and a diesel particulate filter is not in a regeneration condition, the temperature of the device is raised by utilizing the self-heating function of the oxygen storage capacitor substance during oxygen absorption. As a result, the purification rate for NOx and particulate matter at the time when the temperature of the exhaust-gas is low is improved.
US07735312B2	Method for determining the instant at which a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst is switched from the storage phase to the regeneration phase and for diagnosing the storage properties of this catalyst When a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst is being regenerated, the regeneration may be terminated for example as a result of a premature load change in the engine, which can lead to incomplete emptying of the storage catalyst. The residual filling level which remains in the catalyst following an incomplete regeneration of this nature is used as the starting value for calculation of the filling level during the next storage phase. After incomplete regeneration, the nitrogen oxide conversion rate is initially greater than would be expected, on account of the residual filling level. By taking this increased conversion rate into account when calculating the filling level during the storage phase, it is possible to further improve the accuracy of the calculation.
US07735311B2	Pulsed detonation engines manufactured from materials having low thermal stability Pulsed detonation engines (PDEs), or various components thereof, such as the detonation chamber and/or nozzle, can be economically constructed from materials having low thermal stability, such as plastics, composites, and light metals. During operation, the intermittent injection and detonation of reactants produces a motive force (e.g., thrust) over relatively short intervals useful in orbit control and the like. The relatively short intervals of operation prevent temperatures of the PDE components from reaching temperatures that would result in their dimensional failure.
US07735302B2	Device for picking up articles from a supply station and for inserting the articles into a container A device for picking up articles from a supply station and inserting the articles into a container, comprising: at least an operating head, provided with a group of depression-activated gripping units, each of which is shaped in a special format to pick up and retain a corresponding article; control devices, which verify a presence of an article at each of the gripping units; movement organs which cause the operating head to perform outward and return runs, respectively from a picking up station of the articles to a release station of the articles, situated nearby the container, and vice versa; a conveyor device, provided at the release station, above the opening of the container, and destined to be interposed between the opening and the operating head to guide insertion of the articles into the container; enabling organs, activated in a phase relation with the movement organs, for activating the gripping units at the supply station in order for a corresponding number of articles to be picked up by the use of the gripping units, and for deactivating the gripping units at the release station, thus disengaging the articles from the gripping units and causing the articles to fall into the conveyor device located there below.
US07735299B2	Packaging machine with gluing station and folding station An apparatus for forming an end closure structure of a carton. The end closure structure is formed from minor end flaps and major end flaps. The apparatus includes a carton conveyor for transferring the carton in a flow direction along a carton conveyor path, a major end flap retaining guide assembly for retaining the major end flaps in an outwardly upright position, a minor end flap retaining guide assembly for retaining the minor end flaps in an inwardly folded position, and a gluing station for applying adhesive to the major and minor end flaps.
US07735293B2	Method of constructing a modular load-bearing structural column A practical method of manufacturing, assembling, and constructing a single silo or building or a cluster of polygonal storage silos using a column comprising horizontally-arrayed structural column panels. A structure built with these columns can be constructed using a cost-effective and relatively safe method of lifting. In addition, three or more of these structural columns can be connected together with wall panels or beams to fashion a polygonal compartment or multiple polygonal compartments, to serve as structural support for heavy loads, as a process tower for supporting equipment, a multi-story building for human occupancy (such as an apartment complex), or as bulk storage silo(s). The column can join standard and customized beams and wall panels. Columns can be attached to wall panels of round structures, to serve as stiffeners, or to the sides of polygonal structures, to serve as side-wall supports.
US07735290B2	Wind turbine assembly tower A method for constructing a tower having a length along a longitudinal axis defined by the tower includes assembling a first tower section including three first legs. Each first leg diverges from the longitudinal axis along a length of the first leg. A second tower section is assembled. The second tower section includes three second legs each extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The three second legs at least partially define a passage through the second tower section. The second tower section is coupled to the first tower section.
US07735287B2	Roofing panels and roofing system employing the same A roofing system comprising a plurality of roofing panels each having a bottom surface and a top surface, opposite upper and lower edges and opposite lateral edges. The top surface of each roofing panel has the appearance of a plurality of individual shingles. The roofing panels are adapted for sliding engagement with each other along their opposite upper and lower edges and opposite lateral edges when positioned vertically and horizontally adjacent.
US07735282B2	Fully insulated frame building panel system A fully insulated timber frame building panel system incorporating wall, ceiling and floor panels of varying dimensions which are made up of vertical timbers 20 and horizontal timbers 34 & 36 sheathed both sides 21 & 22 to create a cavity which is filled with expanding polyurethane insulation 27. Breather membrane 24 is then attached to the external face of the panel and heat reflecting membrane 25 to the internal face. Battens 23 & 38 are applied to the internal face of the panel, which is then sheathed in gypsum based boards 32 to form an air gap 29. Extruded polyurethane insulation 26 is fixed to the panel through the breather membrane 24. External cladding 31 is always fixed to the timber frame to create a cavity 30. This external cladding can be of a variety of materials.
US07735279B2	Polymer-based composite structural underlayment board and flooring system A building flooring system includes a plurality of polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards overlaying and secured to a building subfloor to form an underlayment layer over the building subfloor and a nonstructural finish-flooring layer overlaying and bonded to the underlayment layer. The polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards each have a polymer material core layer or a predominantly polymer material core layer that typically contains from 1% to 40% by weight filler(s) and a density between 1.6 lbs/ft3 and 25 lbs/ft3. At least the top or bottom major surface of each of the polymer-based composite structural underlayment boards is overlaid by a facer that reinforces and strengthens the polymer-based composite structural underlayment board and that is generally coextensive with and bonded to the overlaid major surface of the polymer-based composite structural underlayment board.
US07735278B2	Edge-adapted detectable warning tiles with bottom-side extensions Apparatus and processes that include a detectable warning tile having a top side with a plurality of protuberances forming a pattern or array and a second tile member disposed perpendicular to an edge of the detectable warning tile. The bottom side of both the detectable warning tile and the second tile member have at least one anchoring member embedded within a concavity in the bottom side, making the tile and tile member especially durable on platform edges.
US07735277B1	Simulated brick building panel A cementitious fiberboard sprayed with an acrylic sand composition and enamel spray paint which is then tooled to a brick-looking face. Variations in the brick-like color and texture are provided by varying the acrylic paint color and sand particle size and density.
US07735271B1	Crawl space encapsulation system A system for forming an insulating vapor barrier in a building is especially suited for forming an insulating vapor barrier in a crawl space beneath a building. The system includes a series of separate vapor barrier panels that can be attached around a wall. A ground level vapor barrier can be sealed to the insulating vapor barrier panels, which can be sealed to each other and along a top edge to the wall. The individual vapor barrier panels include an insulating foam member with a vapor resistant liner laminated thereto and extending beyond the edges of the insulating foam member to provide space for securing and sealing multiple vapor barrier panels to form a continuous insulating vapor barrier. Mechanical or hook and loop fasteners can be provided to secure the top edges of the vapor barrier liners to the wall and bottom edges to a ground liner.
US07735265B2	Foam rigidized inflatable structural assemblies An inflatable and rigidizable structure for use as a habitat or a load bearing structure is disclosed. The structure consists of an outer wall and an inner wall defining a containment member and a bladder. The bladder is pressurized to erect the structure from an initially collapsed state. The containment member is subsequently injected with rigidizable fluid through an arrangement of injection ports. Exhaust gases from the curing rigidizable fluid are vented through an arrangement of exhaust ports. The rate of erection can be controlled by frictional engagement with a container or by using a tether. A method for fabricating a tubular structure is disclosed.
US07735256B2	Fish lure break away system A fish lure break away system, having a lure attachment member, a hook section with at least one elongated shank, an eyelet, an eyelet guide, and a least one curved bend terminating in a tip section. The eyelet defines an eyelet gap having a predetermined width. In one embodiment the lure attachment member has a predetermined breaking strength in combination with a selected thickness and a selected flexibility such that the lure attachment member can be squeezed by a user through the eyelet gap and thereby attached to the eyelet.
US07735244B1	Portable travel footwear The portable travel footwear and method of the present invention overcomes the limitations of footwear of the prior art by providing improved portable travel footwear, that is durable, flexible, elastic, and lightweight. The portable travel footwear protects bare or socked feet from dirty, cold and/or wet floor environments during travel. The present invention can quickly and easily knock-down to fit within small spaces and is quickly and easily erected to fit securely over a foot of any size and/or shape. The portable travel footwear is lightweight so not to burden a traveler with additional weight, to already heavy luggage, for the traveler to carry.
US07735241B2	Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder includes a medial compartment and a lateral compartment attached to each other under the foot of the wearer. The article of footwear also includes a inflation mechanism for selectively introducing air to the chambers. The inflation mechanism is located under the foot of the wearer to be activated by the normal action of the wearer.
US07735238B2	Nozzle trailing edge position measurement and marking A measuring tool measures a trailing edge position of gas turbine nozzle. The tool includes a frame member attachable to at least one predefined reference point on the nozzle. At least one sliding member is slidable relative to the frame member and includes a measuring point engageable with the trailing edge. A position of the sliding member relative to the frame member is determinative of the trailing edge position.
US07735232B2	Bed-depth gauge A bed-depth gauge consists of a guide member, a screed member, and means for assembling them for relative movement, for effective depth adjustment, in a vertical direction that is generally perpendicular to a bottom edge of the screed member. The guide member has a pair of arms that extend laterally, at different heights, which are used to engage and follow a fixed reference surface to thereby enable the bottom edge of the screed member to level and control the depth of both a base layer and also an overlying upper layer, comprising a bed prepared for installation of paving blocks and the like.
US07735227B2	Method for providing a lubricating layer to a bearing A method for forming a lubricating layer, comprising the steps of a process for inserting a bearing, which has a tubular-shaped retainer holding a plurality of rollers and inserted in an outer ring, in a forming die having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the outer ring of the bearing; a process for feeding a fluid lubricant including a thermoplastic resin into the forming die; a process for reducing pressure in the forming die with the fluid lubricant fed therein to remove air bubbles included in the fluid lubricant; a process for pressing a cylindrical elastic solid, which has an outer shape greater than a minimum inner diameter of the retainer, into an inscribed circle in which the plurality of rollers are inscribed; and a process for heating and setting the thermoplastic resin to form a lubricating layer.
US07735225B2	Method of manufacturing a cast-in place ink feed structure using encapsulant A method of forming an enclosed fluid path in a print head includes providing a die member and a truncated nozzle plate spaced from the upper surface of the die member. The die and nozzle plate are formed on a print head substrate having an aperture formed therein. A sacrificial material is seated over the aperture of the print head substrate and joins a terminal end of the truncated nozzle plate. The sacrificial material is encapsulated from the terminal end of the nozzle plate to a surface of the print head substrate. Removal of the sacrificial material defines the fluid path from the aperture of the print head substrate to the nozzle plate.
US07735218B2	Rivet delivery apparatus and method A rivet delivery apparatus and method which is configured to drop a rivet into a position such that the rivet can be threaded onto a guide wire and shot along the guide wire, such as to a rivet tool for broaching. Preferably, the rivet delivery apparatus includes a means to clamp the guide wire at two positions—a first position before a rivet is threaded onto the guide wire, and a second position after the rivet has been threaded onto the guide wire. Specifically, preferably the guide wire is clamped in a first position, and the rivet delivery apparatus includes a plate which shifts, causing a single rivet to fall in place for threading onto the guide wire. Then, the guide wire is unclamped, moved to the second position such that the rivet threads onto the guide wire, and the guide wire is clamped. Then, the rivet is shot along the guide wire, the guide wire is unclamped, moved to the first position, and clamped again so that a new rivet can be received and threaded onto the guide wire.
US07735213B2	Method for fabricating magnetic head slider Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of fabricating a magnetic head slider realizing high-recording density at high-yields by preventing formation of a short circuit on the air-bearing surface of a magnetic head slider and preventing formation of an oxidized layer with significant film thickness which increases the effective magnetic spacing, on the air-bearing surface of the magnetic head slider. According to one embodiment, after air-bearing surface mechanical lapping of a row bar or a magnetic head slider, cleaning is performed by ion beam bombardment to remove a conductive smear. Oxygen exposure is performed to recover a damaged region which was formed by ion beam bombardment at the end face of an intermediate layer of a magnetoresistive film 5. Thereafter, air-bearing surface protection films are formed and followed by rail formation. If the processes are performed on the row bar, the row bar is cut into individual separated magnetic head sliders.
US07735187B2	Bag cage having bag caddy A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a suction generator carried by the housing, a bag compartment and a bag cage. The bag compartment is defined by a bag compartment wall including an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The bag cage is received in the bag compartment. The bag cage defines a bag cavity that hold a filter bag in a position spaced from the bag compartment wall so as to maintain a clear airflow passage. The bag cage includes a bag caddy having a bag holder.
US07735180B2	Cleaning sheet Disclosed is a cleaning sheet to be attached to a cleaning head. The cleaning sheet has an attachment surface coated with a viscoelastic polymer such as SEBS for preventing slipping of the cleaning sheet relative to the cleaning head. Over the working temperature range between −20° C. and 40° C., the viscoelastic polymer has a stable storage modulus (G′) of 104 to 106.
US07735179B2	Toothbrush having pivoting head The present invention includes a toothbrush having a handle attached to a head. The head may rotate positions relative to the handle to improve brushing of both teeth and tongue of a user.
US07735175B2	Device with moveable portico to automatically wash vehicles A device with a moveable portico for automatically washing vehicles that is made up of a unibody structure, preferably made of metal that moves forwards and backwards along a track. The structure has multiple vertical brushes and a horizontal brush. The brushes are equipped with a washing action in order to adapt to a configuration that follows the vehicle's outline and to wash the vehicle by rubbing, controlling the pressure all of the brushes place on the vehicle by means of electronic devices that measure the energy consumed by each brush.
US07735174B2	Powered toothbrush with multi-action movement A powered toothbrush includes a handle having a neck. A head is mounted to the neck and has a first portion and a second portion. A plurality of tuft blocks is mounted to the second portion, with each tuft block having a tooth cleaning element. At least one projection is positioned on one of the first and second portions, each projection engaging one of the tuft blocks and pivoting the tuft block with respect to the second portion. A drive assembly is operably connected to one of the first and second portions to drive the one of the first and second portions in an oscillating manner.
US07735172B2	Multi-purpose firefighting tool The present invention generally relates to firefighting tools, including multi-purpose firefighting tools that may incorporate the capabilities of axes, Halligan bars, K-tools, spike poles, flashlights, etc. The multi-purpose tool may include a removably securable inner shaft and an outer shaft configured to slidably receive the inner shaft. The tool may also include a housing and a locking mechanism. The inner and outer shafts may include various implements. The housing may be disposed on one of the ends of the outer shaft and may include a recess.
US07735171B2	Support structure with side guards A support structure includes a mattress, a bottom sheet, at least one side guard and at least one positioning assembly. The mattress has a plurality of bladders. The side guard is disposed on any one lateral side of the top surface of the mattress. The positioning assembly can fix the side guard to the mattress. The side guard can protect two sides of a bedded person and prevent the bedded person from falling from the mattress. When the side guard is pushed by an external force, the bedded person does not fall into the vertical gap.
US07735169B2	Comfort pillow A pillow. The pillow comprises a viscoelastic sleeve defining a cavity and a plurality of loose pieces of filler material substantially enclosed within the cavity.
US07735163B2	Swimming pool gap securement assembly A swimming pool gap securement assembly prevents the accessibility of persons, animals or other objects into swimming pools, because of gaps left between the edges of a swimming pool cover and the surfaces of vertically rising decorative landscape obstructions associated therewith. The assembly provides one or more protective extensions of a swimming pool cover which covers any gaps present when a swimming pool cover encounters these vertically rising obstructions. These panels, one for each gap encountered, are generally of triangular shape, of the same fabric as the main pool cover or any other pool cover materials, and are sewn into, or otherwise attached to, the reinforced webbing at the edge of the pool cover. The lower horizontal edge and the vertical end edge of the wing extension panel have an attached edge strip with a linear array of holes engageable with one or more anchors imbedded into the deck or on the side of the obstruction itself.
US07735162B2	Toilet system to accommodate users with impaired mobility Apparatus for moving a toilet between a position where it is accessible to a person of restricted mobility and a storage position when not in use. The apparatus comprises two cooperating platforms, a first platform which rests on the floor of a room which houses the apparatus and a second platform. The first platform has a guide along an edge, and the second platform has an edge that is slidably received in the guide, and is supported so that it is capable of limited translational movement without rotation relative to the first platform. A physically impaired person can occupy a chair on the first platform, and can slide the second platform relative to the first to move a portable toilet on the second platform between a position in which it can be used and a storage position.
US07735156B2	Head unit for a medical/surgical personal protection system with a head band and a ventilation unit that is adjustably position relative to the head band A personal protection system for providing a sterile barrier around medical/surgical personnel. The system includes a head unit over which a hood or a toga suspended. Internal to the head unit is a ventilation fan, a light for illuminating the surgical field and communications system for communicating with others. The head unit includes a head band. The ventilation fan is adjustably mounted to the head band so it can be positioned at a location to minimize the strain imposed on the wearer.
US07735152B2	EL lighted garment with tear away feature Shown herein is an example embodiment of a garment or other article of clothing with EL lighting and tear away functionality. In one example embodiment, the garment or article is a safety vest that includes an EL lighting assembly wherein the vest and the assembly are adapted to allow at least a portion of the article to be torn away in the event the article is accidentally caught in a machine or vehicle. In one embodiment, tear away functionality is provided by providing a line of weakness in the article at the shoulders that allows the article to separate if pulled with sufficient force, and also with a “pull-apart” connector in the EL lighting assembly that is positioned at about the location of the line of weakness.
US07739747B2	Dynamic control of authorization to access internet services Programmable storage media including programmable software for managing authorization to access Internet services. A session object is created when a user logs onto a web site. The session object includes authorization-privilege information for N services. The user selects the service desired from the web site, at which point the server checks the session object. If the session object does not include authorization to access the selected service, the server consults a directory service. If the user is authorized according to the directory service, authorization-to-access information is incorporated into the session object. When authorization is conditional, a listener object is created within the session object. The listener object registers with a broadcast object and receives information germane to conditions of authorization. The listener object analyzes the information according to conditions of authorization, and terminates access to the selected service when conditions of authorization are not satisfied.
US07739746B2	Document control Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, systems and/or devices for document control are described. For example, a document control policy may comprise a set of document control rules that may be applied to an electronic document. In one embodiment the policy may be at least partially represented by a language such as Portable Document Rights Language (PDRL), for example. PDRL, in at least one embodiment comprises a language that may be utilized for expressing the rights and conditions of a document control policy. A policy may be associated with one or more electronic documents, and may include a set of document control rules that may define rights associated with an electronic document, such as the right to access the electronic document by opening, editing, saving and/or printing the document, for example.
US07739745B2	Information-processing apparatus, information-processing method, program, and storage medium An information-processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a communication-method type from a display device connected to the information-processing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the display device is adapted to receive data on digital contents by using a predetermined copyright-protection technology based on the communication-method-type information, a conversion unit configured to convert an image quality of the digital contents based on the determination result, and an output unit configured to transmit the converted digital contents to the display device.
US07739742B2	Theft protection method and promotion system for audio media A theft protection method and promotion system for audio media for providing a secure and irreversible way to protect audio containing media content, while supplying an enhanced promotional potential. The inventive device includes a proposed process for the preparation and digital conversion of initial unprotected audio media, a method for producing an irreversibly encrypting waveform to be embedded into audio media, a method for producing a waveform that audibly nullifies the encrypting waveform, a process for the down-sampling and encoding of protected material, and a distribution and promotion system that provides a means by which an end user can access and interact with the protected material.
US07739730B1	Mechanism for automatically configuring integrated access device for use in voice over digital subscriber line circuit An integrated access device is automatically configured to conduct packetized voice and data communications between a customer's voice/data equipment and a digital communications switch. For this purpose, the IAD's communication control processor is programmed to perform an automated analysis of the digital communications link and thereby identify communication interface circuits such as DSLAM and voice gateway units, that have been installed by the service provider. It then automatically configures the communication parameters of the IAD for communication compatibility with the communication interface circuits.
US07739726B2	Portable device for accessing host computer via remote computer A portable device enables access to a host computer via a guest computer. The portable device is connected to the guest computer, and a program stored in a memory on the portable device is activated, the program including instructions for establishing communication with the host computer such that input to the guest computer serves as input to the host computer, and output displays from the host computer are displayed on the guest computer. The portable device includes a cryptographic processor for performing cryptographic processing for communicating with the host computer. The portable device also includes a protected memory for storing a private key accessible to the cryptographic processor, the private key being used during cryptographic processing. The protected memory can be internal or external to the cryptographic processor.
US07739717B1	System and method for performing diagnostics for a customer IRD in a satellite television system An IRD is provided with expanded self-test capabilities, both hardware and software, that will provide standardized and more precise diagnostics. The IRD runs a sequence of tests to determine the fitness of the IRD and the health of the ODU. As the tests are completed, the results are displayed on-screen and written to a report. If a test fails, the appropriate remedial action such as “reset to factory default settings”, “service call” or “replace IRD, access card, modem, ODU” is also written to the report. The IRD appends the test report to a header message and forwards it to the service provider. The satellite service provider archives the report, modifies the header message to provide customer contact information and the responsible dealer, and forwards the file to the service dealer. To improve service and accountability, the dealer may send an acknowledgement back to the service provider and customer.
US07739714B2	System for transmitting digital data over a limited bandwidth link in plural blocks A system for transmitting digital data representing an original over plural transmission links, at least some of which have limited bandwidth, including a digital data source storing digital data representing the original, a digital data receiver receiving the digital data representing the original via one of the plural transmission links having limited bandwidth and a digital data transmitter operative to transmit the digital data representing the original to the receiver over a transmission link having a limited bandwidth in plural blocks which are sequentially transmitted at a rate determined by the limited bandwidth, each block being an incomplete collection of data which includes parts of multiple frames, each frame being viewable in a selectable order by the receiver even when less than all of the plural blocks have been received, receipt of subsequent blocks by the receiver being used to cumulatively improve the quality of the digital data viewed by the receiver.
US07739713B2	Viewer selection of programs to be subsequently delivered Television users may record abstracts of programs that they desire and program providers may access the recorded program abstracts from time to time so as to provide the program content that matches the requested program. In one embodiment, the user may select a TV program (or movie) that is not currently available and then at a time subsequent thereto that program is made available to the user, either privately, or over the public network. In another embodiment, users of the system may record program requests. Program providers may then access these requests from time to time and provide the requested program, even if the program had not been available at the time the request was initially posted.
US07739712B2	Apparatus and system for delivering audio/video content to a remote receiver A system for communicating content streams (e.g., voice, video, data) between a content server connected to a network and a remote electronic device. In one implementation, the network is a power-line communication (PLC) network and the remote device is configured for ultra-wide band connectivity with an interface module. The interface module is a power-line communication/ultra-wide band (PLC/UWB) module preferably connected to a conventional power outlet on the network. The interface module converts the power-line signals from the server to ultra-wide band signals which are broadcast for reception by the wireless electronic device. Return communications with the server from the wireless electronic device are also preferably supported. The power-line communication and/or ultra-wide band signal can also be encrypted for improved security. The content server and interface module are preferably configured to communicate content streams only within the portions of the bandwidth allocated by a bus master, which may be a content server with programming for controlling bandwidth use on the physical power-line communications network. In another implementation, the content is sent to the remote device over a connection to the Internet.
US07739710B2	Method for registering and displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channels in a mobile terminal with a function for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting A method is provided for registering and displaying digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) channels in a mobile terminal capable of receiving DMB. A selection of DMB mode is detected and electronic program guide (EPG) information is received. The received EPG information is analyzed and the analyzed received EPG information is divided into fixed program channel information and dynamic program channel information. The fixed program channel information is matched with a genre in which a fixed program channel has been registered, and a result of the matching is displayed. The dynamic program channel information is matched with a genre in which a dynamic program channel has been registered and a genre of a program currently being broadcast on the dynamic program channel, and a result of the matching is displayed.
US07739708B2	System and method for revenue based advertisement placement The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for ranking one or more advertisements. The method of the present invention comprises retrieving a result set comprising one or more advertisements responsive to a request. A clickability score is calculated for the one or more advertisements comprising the result set. An expected revenue value is calculated for the one or more advertisements using the clickability scores of the one or more advertisements as well as an indication of revenue associated with the one or more advertisements. The one or more advertisements are ordered according to the expected revenue of the one or more advertisements.
US07739701B1	Data storage cartridge loading and unloading mechanism, drive door mechanism and data drive The present invention provides loading and unloading mechanisms for data storage cartridges, drive door mechanisms for data drives, and data drives comprising such loading and unloading and/or drive door mechanisms. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms, drive door mechanisms and/or data drives, of the present invention can operate in a manner such that the drive door of the data drive is fully closed before the disk medium is exposed, e.g., before opening of the associated shutter of the cartridge. An embodiment of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanism of the present invention can be powered by the same drive motor assembly that is used to move or transport the cartridge to the optical head assembly used for writing and/or reading of data from the disk medium of the cartridge. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms and drive door mechanisms of the present invention can fit within a standard configuration for a data drive. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms, drive door mechanisms and/or data drives of the present invention can provide for reliable operation, ease of assembly, as well as simplification of the parts and components necessary for the reliable operation of the loading and unloading mechanism, drive door mechanism and/or data drive.
US07739695B2	Computer implemented method and system for running a plurality of business processes A computer implemented method for running a plurality of business services within an explicitly defined business context wherein the context and the business services are representing meaningful instances of work situation or actions, the method comprising: provisioning web services, a composition of services, or both with an additional input/output interface for passing data from and to a parent business context; enabling this interface to handle long running, stateful actions; and implementing a standardized user interaction behavior to make the user interface of an action reusable across contexts. An embodiment of the invention introduces an “action” concept which can be technically described as a wrapping layer on top of enterprise services that provides a special plug & execute interface to enable a service or a composition of services to interact with a parent context.
US07739690B2	Meta-container for model-based distributed applications Abstracting communication with a plurality of containers. Each container encapsulates or hosts a module (e.g., a web service, a database, etc.) associated with a distributed application. A meta-container communicates with drivers that interface with each of the containers. The meta-container represents an abstraction and a virtualization of the containers in the hierarchy. Each container may also be a meta-container for other containers. The recursion and layered hierarchy provide flexible, extensible, and efficient management of the distributed application.
US07739688B1	Techniques for managing distribution of well-defined objects in a client/server system A technique enables managing distribution of well-defined objects. The technique involves maintaining a database of well-defined objects and a registry of identifiers. The technique further involves receiving an object request from a client device. The object request includes a particular identifier. The technique further involves providing (i) all of the well-defined objects from the database in response to the well-defined object request when the particular identifier of the well-defined object request is at least as recent as the most recent identifier in the registry, and alternatively (ii) less than all of the well-defined objects from the database in response to the well-defined object request when the particular identifier of the well-defined object request is not as recent as the most recent identifier in the registry. Accordingly, an older client device can be prohibited from receiving a newer well-defined object thereby preventing the older client device from attempting to construct the newer object and inadvertently failing.
US07739680B1	Application server production software upgrading with high availability staging software An application system comprising an application server configured to run first version software for an application and second version software for the application. The application system further comprises a staging database server configured to initially interface with the second version software to populate a staging database system with second data for the application generated by the second version software. The application system further comprises a production database server configured to initially interface with the first version software to populate a production database system with first data for the application generated by the first version software, synchronize the first data with the second data to replicate the second data to the production database system, cease interfacing with the first version software and begin to interface with the second version software to populate the production database system with the second data generated by the second version software.
US07739676B1	Function values in computer programming languages having dynamic types and overloading A method and computer program product is shown for use with a computer programming language having dynamic types and overloaded functions. A function data structure (a function handle) is constructed using a function name, which data structure contains or leads to information necessary to resolve function overloading, and also may lead to other auxiliary functions such as write, read or print. Application of the function data structure at the point of construction is functionally equivalent to application of a function name string. However, the function data structure may be applied without regard to the scope at the point of construction.
US07739675B2	Dynamically computing a degradation analysis of waiting threads in a virtual machine Various embodiments of a computer-implemented method, system and computer program product determine degradation of an application program. At least one execution state of the application program, executing in a virtual machine, is sampled. A number of occurrences of the at least one execution state are counted to provide at least one count. The at least one execution state and at least one count, respectively, are stored.
US07739674B2	Method and apparatus for selectively optimizing interpreted language code In one embodiment of the present invention an interpreted language, such as, for example, Java, is selectively optimized by partitioning the interpreted language code (98) into a plurality of blocks (80-83) based on the complexity of each of the interpreted language instructions. In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the plurality of blocks is identified as either a block to be compiled into native code (80-82) if the block is simple, or a block to be interpreted (83) if the block is complex. The compiled and interpreted blocks are appended to form in-line mixed code (99) that contains both native code (90-92) and interpreted language code (93). This mixed code is formed before run-time, so that no further compilation is required at run-time. A processing unit (102) may be used to execute the native code directly without the use of a Java VM (10), while also executing, in-line, the interpreted language code (93) which requires use of the Java VM (10) to interpret the Java bytecodes.
US07739667B2	Parallelism performance analysis based on execution trace information A system for conducting performance analysis for executing tasks. The analysis involves generating a variety of trace information related to performance measures, including parallelism-related information, during execution of the task. In order to generate the trace information, target source code of interest is compiled in such a manner that executing the resulting executable code will generate execution trace information composed of a series of events. Each event stores trace information related to a variety of performance measures for the one or more processors and protection domains used. After the execution trace information has been generated, the system can use that trace information and a trace information description file to produce useful performance measure information. The trace information description file contains information that describes the types of execution events as well as the structure of the stored information. The system uses the trace information description file to organize the information in the trace information file, extracts a variety of types of performance measure information from the organized trace information, and formats the extracted information for display. The system can use default or user-defined functions to extract and format trace information for display. After the system displays one or more types of performance measure information, a user of the system can then interact with the system in a variety of ways to obtain other useful performance analysis information.
US07739664B2	Collection and detection of differences of values of expressions/variables when debugging a computer process An automated way to detect differences in the values of program variables/expressions and the order of execution between one run and another. A collection mode saves the values of expressions/variables at collection points in the program. On a subsequent execution during the detection mode, these saved values of the same expressions/variables are recalled and compared with the current values. Advantageously, the user selects the collection points within the program at which variable information can be gathered and compared; and these collection points may include: breakpoints set by a debugging program or by the user; collection points set by the user, and entry and/or exit points and/or points within program structures, such as procedure calls, control blocks, etc. Setup of the collection mode includes the capability to modify the expressions/variables, the tolerance or the acceptable alternatives, and the position and number of collection points.
US07739659B2	Information processing apparatus, executability determining method, and computer program for the same An information processing apparatus is described which includes a list fetching section for fetching, from outside, a list of disabled contents information indicating disabling execution of an application program, when the contents data is subjected to a contents data reproducing/copying process for at least reproducing or copying the contents data. When it is determined that a type and/or a version of the application program identified by referring to the starting file corresponds to a type and/or a version of any disabled application program described in the list of disabled contents information, the starting file is not distributed to the application program.
US07739650B2	Pre-bias optical proximity correction A pre-bias optical proximity correction (OPC) method allows faster convergence during OPC iterations, providing an initial set of conditions to edge fragments of a layout based on density conditions near the edge fragments.
US07739646B2	Analog and mixed signal IC layout system A computer-based placement and routing (P&R) tool stores a set of circuit patterns, each describing a separate device group by referencing each device of the device group and by indicating which device elements forming the referenced devices are interconnected by nets, a set of placement patterns, each providing a guide for placing IC device elements forming a device group described by a corresponding one of the circuit patterns and a set of routing styles to act as guides for routing nets between device elements placed in particular patterns. To produce a layout for an analog IC described by a netlist, the P&R tool identifies each set of devices in the IC forming a device group described by any of the circuit patterns. The P&R tool then generates a separate device group layout for each identified device group using the placement patterns as guides for placing device elements within the device group layout and using the routing styles as guides for routing nets interconnecting device elements within the device group layout. The P&R tool also generates a layout for each device not included in any identified device group. The tool then generates a layout for the IC incorporating each generated device and device group layout.
US07739623B2	Interactive 3D data editing via 2D graphical drawing tools Method and system for 3D data editing is disclosed. A 3D volumetric data is rendered in a rendering space. A 2D graphical drawing tool is selected and used to create a 2D structure. Apply a 3D operation to the 3D volumetric data based on the 2D structure.
US07739615B2	Color encoded keyboard and method A computer keyboard optimized for generating multi-color text documents is described. A standard keyboard includes a plurality of selected function keys that are programmed to change the document text color when activated. The function keys are displayed on a computer display screen and each of the selected keys further includes color indicia to indicate the new text color that results from activation of that key and all color changes can be performed at the same normal typing speed.
US07739613B2	Graphics tiering strategy incorporating bitmaps and window geometries Various embodiments employ a graphics tiering approach that utilizes multiple different tiers, each of which defines how a user interface is presented to a user. In accordance with at least some embodiments, a higher end tier is provided and utilizes a combination of both bitmaps and realtime window geometry computations to provide a user interface that can include both transparent and blurred user interface elements. In addition, at least some additional tiers repurpose the higher end tier by incorporating an opaque element behind the transparent element to satisfy the limitations associated with the additional tiers.
US07739610B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, recording medium, and program In a service providing system, a live-distribution service for live-distributing contents supplied according to a reservation, and a chat service for providing the use of a chat space corresponding to the reservation for the live distribution are provided. When a personal computer and another personal computer use the live-distribution service and the chat service, they need to be authenticated by a streaming server and a communication server. For authentication, both the streaming server and the communication server use a shared password registered in a reservation data base when the live distribution is reserved.
US07739609B2	Method and system for responding to inquiries from users A method for responding to inquiries from a user by a response support system. A request displaying a second screen is received from a user terminal of the user in which a first screen is being displayed. An inquiry destination of the response support system is identified in the first screen. Screen data pertaining to the second screen and containing an operation object is retrieved. The second screen is configured to be sent to the inquiry destination in response to an operation performed on the operation object by the user. Screen transition information containing screen identifiers of screens previously displayed by the user terminal, including the first screen, is retrieved. The second screen is assembled by inserting the retrieved screen data and the retrieved screen transition information into the second screen. The assembled second screen is sent to the user terminal.
US07739604B1	Method and apparatus for managing windows Methods and apparatuses to manipulate a window during a drag-and-drop operation. In one aspect of the invention, a method to manipulate a window includes: receiving input of dragging an item to a first window in a first state in which the first window is not completely accessible on a first screen; and bringing the first window from the first state to a second state in which the first window is more accessible or completely accessible on the first screen before the item is dropped. In one example according to this aspect, the first window is brought to the second state in response to a first determination that the first window contains a target location for the item. The first determination is in response to a predetermined input which is one of: a) a determination that the item has hovered around a location in the first window for a predetermined amount of time; and b) an input of pressing a key while the item is being dragged in the first window.
US07739602B2	System and method for community centric resource sharing based on a publishing subscription model The invention provides a Web service which enables a publisher to share his digital resources such as an address card or a calendar with a number of subscribers based on different sharing relationships. The Web service includes a host-based interface called “My Community”, for example, with which the publisher manages the share-relationships with his community members. The community members are organized into different groups. Each group includes a number of community members who have a common sharing relationship with the publisher with respect to one or more views of the shared resources. A resource may have multiple views. Each of the views has Metadata describing sharing-styles, as well as version, creation date, size, and the like. Each sharing style corresponds to a specific sharing relationship between a community member and the publisher.
US07739590B2	Automatic generation of personal homepages for a sales force The present invention is directed to a system for and a method of automatically generating personal homepages accessible through the Internet. The method includes entering data indicative of the identity of a salesperson, harvesting personal data associated with the identified salesperson from a human resource database, and automatically generating a personal homepage by populating the template with the personal data. Preferably, the homepage is automatically disabled when data from the human resource database indicates that the person is no longer employed with the organization.The system includes an application server linked to a database of personal data of the sales force members. The application server includes a homepage template. Personal data is available in the database to be communicated to the application server to automatically populate the homepage template when requested, thereby generating a personal homepage for the member for viewing on an Internet.
US07739585B2	Multimedia playing apparatus and method A multimedia playing apparatus is provided. The multimedia playing apparatus includes a memory for storing image files and multi media hyper link (MMHL) files, each MMHL file comprising timeline information, audio information, and text information; and a central processing unit (CPU) electrically connected to the memory for reading an image file from the memory, obtaining an MMHL file matched with the image file based on a name of the image file, and controlling simultaneous output of the image file and the MMHL file according to the timeline information. A multimedia playing method is also provided.
US07739575B2	Pipelined LDPC arithmetic unit An improvement to an arithmetic unit of a low-density parity-check decoder, where the arithmetic unit has a pipelined architecture of modules. A first module calculates a difference between absolute values of md_R and md_g_in, and passes the result to a first Gallager module. The first Gallager module converts this value from a p0/p1 representation to a 2p0−1 representation, and passes the result to a second module. The second module selectively adjusts the result of the previous module based on the sign values of md_g_in and md_R, and passes one of its outputs to a third module (the other two outputs, loc_item_out and hard_out, are not a part of the pipeline). The third module calculates a new md_g value by adding the result of the second module and loc_item_in, and passes this result to a fourth module. The fourth module separates a sign and an absolute value of the new md_g, and passes the result to a second Gallager module. The second Gallager module converts the result from the 2p0−1 representation to the p0/p1 representation and the final value leaves the unit as md_g_out. In these calculations, md_R=a check node value from the previous iteration, md_g=an edge value (md_g_in—from the previous iteration, md_g_out—for the next iteration), p0=probability that a value is zero, p1=probability that a value is one, loc_item_in/loc_item_out=intermediate values used for the md_g_out calculation, and hard_out=a bit value estimation for the current iteration of the pipelined arithmetic unit.
US07739573B2	Voltage identifier sorting A voltage identifier (VID) sorting system is provided that optimizes processor power and operating voltage guardband at a constant processor frequency. The VID sorting system determines a voltage versus current curve for the processor. The VID sorting system then uses the voltage versus current characteristics to calculate the power for each VID to determine an acceptable range of VIDs within the maximum power criteria. The VID sorting system then tests VIDs in the range and selects a VID from the range to optimize for minimum power and/or maximum voltage guardband at a constant processor frequency.
US07739570B2	System and method for increasing error checking performance by calculating CRC calculations after multiple test patterns for processor design verification and validation A system and method to reduce verification time by sharing memory between multiple test patterns and performing results checking after each test pattern executes one time is presented. A test pattern generator generates multiple test pattern sets, each of which including multiple test patterns. Each test pattern set is executed by a corresponding thread/processor until each test pattern included in the test pattern set has executed at least once. After all test patterns have executed at least once, a test pattern executor performs a memory error detection check to determine whether the system is functioning correctly. Since the invention described herein waits until all test patterns have executed before performing a memory error detection check, less time is spent on memory error detection checks, which allows more time to execute test patterns.
US07739568B1	Scan testing system for circuits under test A scan test circuit includes tester inputs that receive scan test data. Scan chains are coupled to the tester inputs. The tester outputs are coupled to the scan chains and provide output test data based on the scan test data. A first clock generates a first clock signal. A sampling circuit samples each of the tester outputs at least twice per clock cycle of the first clock signal.
US07739564B1	Testing an integrated circuit using dedicated function pins Testing an integrated circuit using dedicated function pins in a non-dedicated function test mode is described. In a first mode, a circuit block is activated for processing first information provided via dedicated function pins. In a second mode, the circuit block is deactivated. Control logic is coupled to receive state information from a state storing device and coupled to receive the first information and second information from the dedicated function pins. The control logic is configured to gate the second information for passage to programmable logic responsive to the state information being for the second mode. The control logic is configured to gate the first information to preclude passage to the programmable logic responsive to the state information being for the first mode.
US07739559B2	Semiconductor device and program data redundancy method therefor A semiconductor device (1) is provided which includes a regular cell array unit (30), a redundant cell array unit (31) that is provided in relation to the regular cell array unit (30), and a PGM/ER state machine (20) that controls reprogramming in which, when programming of a sector in the regular cell array unit fails (step S3), data involved in the programming that fails and data already stored in the sector in the regular cell array unit are written (step S8) into the redundant cell array unit (31). Since reprogramming is performed to write the data already written in the sector as well as the data involved in the programming that fails into the redundant cell array unit (31), data loss can be prevented and data can be secured, thereby increasing the reliability of the system.
US07739558B1	Method and apparatus for rectifying errors in the presence of known trapping sets in iterative decoders and expedited bit error rate testing A method and system for determining low error rate behavior of a device are provided. In one implementation, the method includes obtaining a dominant trapping set of a code, the dominant trapping set containing a plurality of variable nodes, and biasing bits associated with a programmable transmitter that is in communication with the device. The biased bits correspond to the variable nodes of the dominant trapping set. The method further includes transmitting random data from the programmable transmitter to the device, in which the random data includes one or more of the biased bits; measuring a number of error events corresponding to biased bits received by the device that cannot be decoded; and determining a true bit error rate of the device based on the measured number of error events.
US07739556B1	Hardware override of application programming interface programmed state A method and system for overriding state information programmed into a processor using an application programming interface (API) avoids introducing error conditions in the processor. An override monitor unit within the processor stores the programmed state for any setting that is overridden so that the programmed state can be restored when the error condition no longer exists. The override monitor unit overrides the programmed state by forcing the setting to a legal value that does not cause an error condition. The processor is able to continue operating without notifying a device driver that an error condition has occurred since the error condition is avoided.
US07739545B2	System and method to support use of bus spare wires in connection modules In a computer system with multiple chips connected via a connection module with high speed elastic interface buses that support bus repair is enhanced by use of a spare net. Support is provided to ensure that the spare net can be tested in the same way that every normal bus net can be tested at all supported environments. It ensure that the system controller can find out what connections are bad and how to apply the controls to repair them for all tests and in the field for the customer.
US07739525B2	Device and system for controlling parallel power sources coupled to a load A device and system for controlling current from plural parallel power sources having inrush current hot-swapping capabilities to a load are disclosed. The current controlling device includes a load line for delivering currents from the outputs of the power sources; a current sensor for measuring the load current; and a common sense element for adjusting the load current levels.
US07739524B2	Power consumption management Embodiments include a system, an apparatus, a device, and a method. A system includes a power module operable to determine respective indicia of power consumed in executing at least one instruction by a first subcircuit and by a second subcircuit of a synchronous circuit. The system also includes a scheduler module operable to direct an execution task to a subcircuit selected from the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit. The subcircuit selection is responsive to the determined respective indicia of power consumption by the first subcircuit and by the second subcircuit.
US07739522B2	Efficient power supply for rapidly changing power requirements A highly efficient power supply, a method for supplying power, and a method for arranging a power supply, for a UHF or microwave radio frequency amplifier intended for operation with a signal that has a power level which varies at a high frequency rate. The power supply has an output for connecting to a power supply input of the radio frequency power amplifier and includes a high rate controllable voltage supply employing electronic linear devices connected to the output, an element for quantifying power dissipated by the electronic linear devices and a low rate controllable current supply connected to the output. Preferably, the current supply is a substantially constant current supply at the frequency of the radio frequency signal. Preferably, the controllable voltage supply has a control input and is arranged to be controlled for outputting a voltage that is a function of the high frequency power variation.
US07739518B2	Method for securing DOCSIS cable modem against physical security attacks Provided is a method for securing cable modem (CM) following a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) against physical security attacks. The method includes the steps of: a) classifying information to be stored in the DOCSIS CM based on a requirement degree of confidentiality and anti-alteration; b) storing the information in a non-volatile memory of the DOCSIS CM when the information is absolute confidential information, but processing a mechanism for deleting the information stored in the non-volatile memory in case that attacks by a hacker is sensed; c) storing the information in the non-volatile memory of the DOCSIS CM when the information is middle-level security information; and d) storing the information in a write-once (WO) memory of the DOCSIS CM when the information is absolute anti-alteration information.
US07739516B2	Import address table verification The import address table of a software module is verified in order to prevent detouring attacks. A determination is made regarding which entries in the IAT must be verified; all of the entries may be verified or some subset of the entries that are critical may be verified. For each external function, the external module containing the external function is loaded, if it is not already loaded. The function address in the exported function table is found. That address is compared to the address for the function in the IAT. Additionally, the external module, in one embodiment, is verified to ensure that it has not been modified. For a delay load IAT, a similar procedure is followed; however the delay load IAT may be periodically checked to ensure that the delay load IAT entries are either valid (indicating that the external function has been bound) or in their initial state (indicating that no binding has yet occurred).
US07739512B2	Method and apparatus for internet web site accreditation To authenticate an Internet web site, the web site is verified each time it is accessed by a user browser (12). On receipt of a page request, the web site generates a web page into which is embedded a URL site address or other unique identifier. A cookie, link to an image or java applet or similar, for execution of the verification process may also be embedded or may be resident on the user browser. At the user, the browser instantiates the cookie, link to image or applet and extracts the URL site address or unique identifier which is sent, together with user ID to a verification server (16). The server performs comparison, comparing the URL address or unique identifier with a record of the correct identifier and/or URL address. Based on the comparison, an approval status is generated and sent back to the browser. This is displayed as a graphic in the browser or in any other way. The graphic includes an animated portion to increase security. The graphic also includes a user generated code or challenge which is stored on the verification server and which is sent back to the user upon successful authentication.
US07739510B2	Alert options for electronic-paper verification A system and method to control the writing on electronic paper (e-paper). An e-paper device may incorporate authentication indicia as part of informational data written on e-paper material. The informational data is protected by a security methodology that is accessible to authorized entities. A reader device may be used to help make a verification determination of whether encrypted or encoded data has been altered. In some instances an output alert operably coupled to the reader device serves as a verification status indicator.
US07739505B2	Linking Diffie Hellman with HFS authentication by using a seed A method of chip authentication is presented. The method includes verifying a driver identity. The method also includes establishing a Diffie Hellman key. Further, the method includes hashing the Diffie Hellman key. The method also includes picking a seed. Further, the method includes performing a hardware functional scan with the seed.
US07739504B2	Signature generation apparatus and signature verification apparatus A signature generation apparatus and a signature verification apparatus which can prevent the occurrence of norm zero vector forgery attack. The signature generation apparatus (110) includes a signature generation unit (114) which generates signature data (S) for a message (m) using a private key stored in a private key storage unit (112), and converts the format of the signature data (S) so that the first sub-element of the N sub-elements in the signature data (S) indicates 0 without changing the norm of the signature data (S). The signature verification apparatus (120) includes a signature verification unit (124) which judges whether or not the first sub-element of the N sub-elements included in the signature data (S) indicates 0, and determines the signature data (S) as unauthorized data when judging that it is not 0.
US07739496B2	Secure packet-based data broadcasting architecture A method for processing packets with encrypted data received by a client from a server through at least one network wherein the data packets comprise at least an encryption header (46) and payload (45), extracting the encryption header (54, 55; 69) from a data packet, extracting and decrypting the encrypted payload to form a clear data, generating a clear data packet segment. Secure packet-based transmission of content data from a server to at least one client comprises retrieving a clear data packet comprising an unencrypted payload, dividing the unencrypted payload into one or more segments, applying an encrypted algorithm to each segment to generate encrypted segments (47), generating encryption header for each encrypted segment composing a packet with encrypted data for each encrypted segment comprising the encrypted header (46), a data packet header and transmission of each of the composed packets to the client.
US07739490B2	Control apparatus, upgrade method and program product of the same A control device ensures system booting without delay or failure even if the system cannot be booted using newly downloaded upgraded software. Nonvolatile storage 14 stores booting software used for system booting at the time of system power on or reset, and booting software information which designates the booting software. At the time of booting software upgrade, download unit 12 downloads the upgraded version of the booting software and stores it in nonvolatile storage 14. Booting unit 13 boots the system using the upgraded software if the data thereof is normal, otherwise boots the system using the booting software.
US07739486B2	Electronic device supporting multiple update agents Disclosed herein is a method for updating at least one of firmware, software, device components, and device configuration in an electronic device. The method and apparatus may employ at least one update agent or a plurality of update agents. An electronic device supporting multiple update agents may be adapted to prompt and facilitate an end-user to select at least one of the update agents to process update information contained in at least one update. The electronic device may also be adapted to prompt and facilitate an end-user to apply a particular update agent to update at least one of firmware, software, device components, device configuration, device information, and device parameters. The electronic device may also be adapted to prompt and facilitate an end-user to select an appropriate update agent from a plurality of available update agents based upon some information, such as for example, the type of update that the update agent is adapted to perform.
US07739481B1	Parallelism with variable partitioning and threading A programmable device includes multiple function unit control memories connected to multiple sequencers through an address selection network. Sequencers are dynamically assigned to function unit control memories allowing intermediate level including statement level and control construct level parallelism. A programmable device can be partitioned by reassigning function unit control memories to different sequencers operable to execute Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) instructions.
US07739479B2	Method for providing physics simulation data A method of providing physics data within a game program or simulation using a hardware-based physics processing unit having unique architecture designed to efficiently calculate physics related data.
US07739478B2	Multiple address sequence cache pre-fetching A method is provided for pre-fetching data into a cache memory. A first cache-line address of each of a number of data requests from at least one processor is stored. A second cache-line address of a next data request from the processor is compared to the first cache-line addresses. If the second cache-line address is adjacent to one of the first cache-line addresses, data associated with a third cache-line address adjacent to the second cache-line address is pre-fetched into the cache memory, if not already present in the cache memory.
US07739476B2	R and C bit update handling In one embodiment, a processor comprises a memory management unit (MMU) and an interface unit coupled to the MMU and to an interface unit of the processor. The MMU comprises a queue configured to store pending hardware-generated page table entry (PTE) updates. The interface unit is configured to receive a synchronization operation on the interface that is defined to cause the pending hardware-generated PTE updates, if any, to be written to memory. The MMU is configured to accept a subsequent hardware-generated PTE update generated subsequent to receiving the synchronization operation even if the synchronization operation has not completed on the interface. In some embodiments, the MMU may accept the subsequent PTE update responsive to transmitting the pending PTE updates from the queue. In other embodiments, the pending PTE updates may be identified in the queue and subsequent updates may be received.
US07739472B2	Memory system for legacy hosts A non-volatile memory device is provided with a controller and includes method that controls memory operations and to emulate the memory and communication characteristics of a legacy memory device. In this way, the memory device is compatible with a host that was originally designed to operate the legacy memory device. In particular, the controller performs the emulation to the host taking into account differences such as multibit memory, error correction requirement, memory support of overwrites, and erasable block sizes.
US07739470B1	Limit algorithm using queue depth to control application performance Described are techniques for controlling performance of a data storage system. A performance goal specifying a limit for an I/O class is received. A number of requests of the I/O class to be processed concurrently to achieve the performance goal so that an observed performance value for the I/O class does not exceed the performance goal is determined. If the limit is a upper bound, the observed performance value falls within a range of one or more values equal to or less than the limit, and if the limit is a minimum value, the observed performance value falls within a range of one or more values equal to or greater than the limit.
US07739469B2	Patching ROM code An instruction set is executed from Read Only Memory (ROM). When a current instruction in the instruction set corresponds to a reserved patch memory block of ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM) index and a ROM return address are loaded into a memory map, and a program counter is set to a first reserved ROM address. After jumping the program counter to the first reserved ROM address, the program counter is jumped to RAM based on the RAM index to execute a patch code, which includes at least one instruction to set the program counter to a second reserved ROM address. When the program counter equals the second reserved ROM address, the ROM return address is retrieved. Then the instruction set is executed from ROM based on the ROM return address.
US07739460B1	Integrated circuit memory systems having write-back buffers therein that support read-write-modify (RWM) operations within high capacity memory devices An integrated circuit memory system includes a write-back buffer and a control circuit that support read-write-modify (RWM) operations within a high capacity memory device. A RWM operation may include reading from the integrated circuit memory device and the write-back buffer to identify whether the memory device or the write-back buffer has the data requested by a read instruction issued to the memory system. The data read from the write-back buffer is then written into the memory device and a modified version of the requested data is written to the write-back buffer in anticipation of subsequent transfer to the memory device.
US07739457B2	Local memory management system with plural processors An information processing system includes a first processor having a first local memory, a second processor having a second local memory, and a third processor having a third local memory. The system further includes a unit which maps one of the second and third local memories in part of an effective address space of a first thread to be executed by the first processor. The mapped one of the second and third local memories is the local memory of a corresponding one of the second and third processors, which executes a second thread interacting with the first thread. The system also includes a unit that changes a local memory to be mapped in part of the effective address space of the first thread from the one of the second and third local memories to the other.
US07739456B1	Method and apparatus for supporting very large transactions One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that executes a transaction on a multi-threaded processor. The system starts by executing the transaction in a “transaction-pending mode,” which involves placing load-marks or store-marks on cache lines loaded from or stored to during transaction-pending mode and also buffers store operations in a store queue. Upon encountering a store queue overflow, the system continues to execute the transaction in a “store-queue-overflow mode,” which involves placing load-marks or store-marks on cache lines loaded from or stored to during store-queue-overflow mode and discards store data which does not fit into the store queue during store operations. Upon completing the transaction in the store-queue-overflow mode, the system re-executes the transaction in a “repeating-transaction mode,” which involves executing the instructions in the transaction non-speculatively, which allows the store operations to commit to the memory hierarchy.
US07739439B2	Method of fabrication of a portable computer apparatus with thermal enhancements and multiple modes of operation A portable computer adapted for electrical connection to a docking station having multiple power modes of operation is described. The portable computer has one or more CPU chips which have at least two power modes of operation, a low power mode and a high power mode. When the portable computer is operated as a stand-alone computer, it operates in the low power mode. When the portable computer is operated while electrically connected to the docking station, it operates in a high power mode. The docking station has greater cooling capacity than the portable computer alone to provide enhanced cooling of the high power mode of operation.
US07739436B2	Method and apparatus for round robin resource arbitration with a fast request to grant response Various methods and apparatuses are described for an arbitration unit that implements a round robin policy. Each requesting device has an equal chance of accessing a shared resource based upon a current request priority assigned to that requesting device. The arbitration unit includes at least a state block that includes a plurality of state registers. The plurality at least includes a first state register for a first unordered pair of requesting devices, a second state register for a second unordered pair of requesting devices, and a third state register for a third unordered pair of requesting devices.
US07739435B2	System and method for enhancing I2C bus data rate A system for, and method of, enhancing I2C bus data rate and an electronic assembly including the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a modulus register associable with a slave device and configured to contain a modulus and (2) data transfer logic associated with the modulus register and configured to transfer data from at least one memory location in the slave device to the I2C bus based on the modulus and a starting address and at least one acknowledgement signal received via the I2C bus.
US07739432B1	Command switching for multiple initiator access to a SATA drive A multi-port switch and a method of command switching using such a switch. Multiple virtual targets provide multiple hosts with access to the physical target device attached to the target interface of the switch. The switch intelligently dispatches operations received by the virtual targets to the physical storage target device to provide shared access. In doing so, the communication between the switch and the physical target can fully comply with the SATA protocol without the physical target being aware that the operations have originated from multiple physical hosts, and without the multiple physical hosts being aware of the shared nature of the physical SATA target device.
US07739427B2	Dynamic memory allocation between inbound and outbound buffers in a protocol handler An apparatus and method for dynamically allocating memory between inbound and outbound paths of a networking protocol handler so as to optimize the ratio of a given amount of memory between the inbound and outbound buffers is presented. Dedicated but sharable buffer memory is provided for both the inbound and outbound processors of a computer network. Buffer memory is managed so as to dynamically alter what portion of memory is used to receive and store incoming data packets or to transmit outgoing data packets. Use of the present invention reduces throttling of data rate transmissions and other memory access bottlenecks associated with conventional fixed-memory network systems.
US07739424B2	Packet processing switch and methods of operation thereof A packet processing integrated circuit chip includes a plurality of input ports configured to receive packets from respective external sources and a plurality of output ports configured to transmit packets to respective external recipients. The chip further includes a packet processor configurable to extract data from payloads of the received packets, to process the extracted data to produce new packets with payloads having formats compatible with data structures of the external recipients, and to convey the new packets to the output ports. The chip may further include a packet switching fabric configured to route selected packets from the input ports to selected ones of the output ports without payload modification.
US07739422B2	Method to improve system DMA mapping while substantially reducing memory fragmentation A method, system and computer program product for eliminating the latency in searching for contiguous memory space by an IO DMA request of a device driver. Three new application programming interfaces (APIs) are provided within the operating system (OS) code that allows the device driver(s) to (1) pre-request and pre-allocate the IO DMA address range from the OS during the IPL and maintain control of the address, (2) map a system (virtual/physical) address range to a specific pre-allocated IO DMA address range, and (3) free the pre-allocated IO DMA address space back to the kernel when the space is no longer required. Utilizing these APIs enables advanced IO DMA address mapping techniques maintained by the device drivers, and the assigned/allocated IO DMA address space is no longer fragmented, and the latency of completing the IO DMA mapping is substantially reduced/eliminated.
US07739418B2	Resource management system A method of managing critical resource usage comprises monitoring queue depth in at least one critical resource queue for a high level of resource consumption and preventing subsequent commands of a client/server combination in response to a command that increases resource consumption to the high level. The method further comprises queuing an identifier of the client/server combination on a waiting queue, removing the client/server combination identifier from the waiting queue in queuing order as resource consumption declines, and enabling commands of the client/server combination.
US07739417B2	Method, apparatus and system for seamlessly sharing a graphics card amongst virtual machines The present invention provides a virtual machine system and a method of accessing a graphics card. The virtual machine system includes a VMM, an SOS and at least one GOS, and further includes a resource converting module for performing IO address converting on graphics card framebuffer accessing data from GOS(s) or mapping MMIO(s) to physical MMIO(s) of a graphics card based on a resource converting table, and sending the processed data to the graphics card; and a framebuffer allocating module for dividing a framebuffer resource of the graphics card into multiple blocks and allocating them respectively to corresponding GOS(s). The resource converting table(s) records correspondences between a resource allocation for the graphics card by SOS and a resource allocation for the graphics card by GOS(s). The framebuffer MMIO resource(s) allocated to the graphics card by GOS(s) is/are the framebuffer allocated to GOS(s) by the framebuffer allocating module.
US07739412B2	Synchronization modification Notifications are sent to a mobile device to indicate that there is data on a computing device to be synchronized. Upon receiving a notification, the mobile device determines if a minimum number of notifications required to begin synchronization have been received, where the minimum number is greater than one. If the minimum number of notifications has been received, a two-way communication channel is established and synchronization is performed.
US07739405B2	Multicast group management in infiniband A mechanism for managing multicast groups with send-without-receive (SWR) joiners without the use of traps on creation and deletion of groups is provided. Group information is maintained continuously while the SWR member exists. When an SWR join is attempted and the group does not already exist, the group information (MLID) is marked as used and the first switch to which the SWR packets are sent is routed to discard all packets sent to the group. When receiving members join the group, the routing is updated so that the SWR member begins sending to the receiving members. When the last receiving member leaves the group, the first switch is again routed to discard the packets.
US07739404B2	Scalable methods for distributing routing information to border gateway protocol (BGP) devices Described are a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) network device and method for distributing routing information to a plurality of BGP peers over a network. The BGP network device dynamically calculates a number of groups and a number of BGP peers in each group based on routing information to be distributed. A time interval is specified within which to generate an update message for each BGP peer in a select one of the groups. An update message is generated for each BGP peer in the select group during the time interval. Routes included in the update message for each BGP peer are based on an outbound routing policy for that BGP peer. The update messages are forwarded for transmission to the BGP peers in the select group after the time interval expires.
US07739400B2	Internet communication system The present invention relates to the transferring of information on the Internet, comprising: means (40) for storing information, corresponding to information provided at an Internet content provider (60), at respective alternative addresses of said storing means; means (20) for intercepting an information request from an Internet user directed to an Internet content provider; means for determining whether or not the intercepted request is directed to an information content provider having an associated alternative address on said storing means (40); and means for directing the request to said alternative address if such an alternate address exists.
US07739399B2	Device and process for adjusting the bit rate of a stream of contents and associated products The present invention relates to a device and a process for adjusting the bit rate of a stream of contents as a function of processing capabilities of at least one receiver. These contents are transmitted by a sender to the receiver according to a communication protocol providing for a return transmission of reception data of the contents by the receiver to the sender, including at least one parameter relating to conditions of communication of these contents in the network. The device comprises a module for estimating a required level for the bit rate as a function of information relating to these capabilities and a writing module modifying this parameter, to transmit, in return, to the sender stream adjustment cues capable of bringing about a modification of the bit rate in relation to the required level. Application to streaming.
US07739398B1	Dynamic load balancer A method of accelerating the operation of a load balancer by an accelerator switch. The method includes receiving, by the accelerator switch, packets directed to the load balancer, determining, for at least some of the received packets, whether the packets match an entry of a list of packet groups, by comparing fewer than five parameters of the packets to respective fields of entries of the list, and forwarding, by the accelerator switch, at least some of the received packets, directly to their destination, responsive to the determining.
US07739394B2	Bi-level addressing for internet protocol broadband access Data packets of a subscriber are addressed for transmission from an originating device through an IP network to a destination network. A DHCP request, associated with a first subscriber IP address from the IP network, is received from the originating device and routed through the IP network to a destination device in the destination network using an IP network address of the destination device. The destination device forwards the DHCP request to a DHCP server. A DHCP response is received from the DHCP server, through the destination device, including a second subscriber IP address associated with the destination network. The DHCP response is sent through the IP network to the originating device using the first subscriber IP address. The originating device obtains the second subscriber IP address from the DHCP response and addresses data packets using the first and second subscriber IP addresses.
US07739375B2	System and method for UPnP discovery advertisement byebye by proxy In a UPnP network, a system and method have been provided for multicasting a byebye message by proxy. The method comprises: maintaining a list of available networked devices; maintaining a record of advertised UPnP elements; comparing the list of available networked devices to the record of advertised UPnP elements; and, multicasting a byebye message by proxy, for advertised UPnP elements associated with networked devices that are no longer available. The comparison of the list of available networked devices to the record of UPnP elements includes determining advertised UPnP elements in the record that cannot be cross-referenced to available networked devices. The method further comprises removing UPnP elements from the record in response to the comparison.
US07739373B2	Detecting whether a connection between apparatuses includes a predetermined transmission medium After a device having a particular function is detected from among devices connected to a network and if a transmission medium to the detected device is not a transmission medium compatible with a predetermined transmission system, an alarm message is displayed. A user can therefore be notified of that the detected device is not connected through a transmission medium suitable for data communications.
US07739348B2	Systems and methods for accessing a shared space in a provider-tenant environment by using middleware The present invention discloses methods and systems for hosting tenants in a computer-based environment in which a provider stores a shared data structure. Each of the tenants may communicate with a middleware module storing metadata referencing the shared data structure and a tenant-specific data structure specific to the first tenant for access by the first tenant. Based on the metadata and in response to a data request from the first tenant, the system may the query the provider or the first tenant for requested data and provide the requested data based on the querying.
US07739346B1	Method and apparatus for specification of transaction failures in a network management protocol Method and apparatus for managing a network using one or more diagnostic objects in a Management Information Base (MIB). The one or more diagnostic objects include a diagnostic table object for storing data, including diagnostic text information. The method includes receiving a network management protocol command at a managed device in a network, and determining whether the network management protocol command was processed successfully at the managed device. If the network management protocol command was not processed successfully at the managed device, then the method further includes storing data related to the network management protocol command that was not processed successfully at the managed device.
US07739344B2	Instant message method to provide a delayed alarm/reminder A mechanism for providing instant messaging (IM) users with an alarm to remind users of an event or to re-join an IM chat. An instant message requesting a user to participate in an event is received at an IM client. If the user cannot participate in the event, the user creates an alarm message defining a delay time period after which the user can participate in the event, which is sent to users in the IM chat session. Responsive to receiving the alarm message at an IM client, a countdown of the delay time period is initiated. Additionally, the receipt of the alarm message and timer countdown processing may occur on the IM server, which dispatches a message to the IM client upon timer expiration. Upon expiration of the timer, an alarm popup window is displayed which reminds the user to participate in the event.
US07739336B2	System and method for providing configuration data such as for configuring electronic mail access A system, method and computer-readable medium provides configuration data, such as for electronic mail access. A configuration module retrieves the configuration data from a source of configuration data, such as a user system. The configuration in one aspect could be for accessing different electronic mailboxes of a user. Data object are generated. Each data object is submitted as a distributed object module to a web service. The web service in one aspect of the invention could be for a pass-through access for configuring electronic mailboxes.
US07739335B2	Method and apparatus for providing a customized selection of audio content over the internet A method and apparatus is provided for providing selected media files, which are chosen from among a plurality of media files, to a user over a packet-switched network such as the Internet. The method begins by receiving over the packet-switched network a request from the user to receive media content. Next, a user profile associated with the user is retrieved from a database. The user profile reflects user preferences in media content to be received over the packet-switched network. The plurality of media files are ranked based at least in part on the user profile. At least one highly ranked media file is selected from among the ranked plurality of media files. At least one of the highly ranked media files is forwarded to the user over the packet-switched network.
US07739333B2	Management of organizational boundaries in unified communications systems In general, this disclosure describes techniques of controlling communications occurring in a unified communications system. As described herein, a directory is established at a server system that hosts the unified communications system. The directory includes a plurality of hierarchically-organized categories. Each category specifies a set of users. One or more conferences may be associated with each of the categories. All communications occurring in the unified communications system occur within the context of one of the conferences. A user can only communicate within a conference if the conference is associated with the category that specifies a set of users that includes the user. By appropriately structuring the categories in the directory and the sets of users specified by the categories, the techniques of this disclosure may serve to prevent a user from using the unified communications system to communicate with certain other individuals.
US07739330B1	Network router management interface with selective rendering of output A network router management interface offers two different presentation modes for viewing configuration and operational information encoded in extensible markup language output obtained from a network router. The network router management interface provides an application programming interface (API) that permits client applications to formulate configuration and operational requests according to an extensible markup language, such as XML. In response to the configuration and operational requests submitted by a client application, the router produces XML output. On a selective basis, the user may elect to view or archive the XML output in either a rendered or unrendered format. In this manner, clients such as network administrators, installation technicians and applications developers can view raw XML output on a selective basis for use in development and debugging.
US07739310B1	Extensible portlet templates A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for building portlets from templates and managing templates are disclosed. In an embodiment, this comprises providing a portlet template with configuration user interface components; and using the configuration user interface components to present the portlet template to a user. Attributes of the portlet to be configured are displayed to the user, portlet configuration information is obtained from the user, and the portlet configuration information is used to set portlet attributes. In an embodiment, attributes of the portlet template to be configured are displayed to the user, portlet template configuration information is obtained from the user, and the portlet template configuration information is used to update the template descriptor and other template components. In an embodiment, the portlet templates may be built by creating child portlet templates based on parent portlet templates. Child portlet templates inherit the properties and components of the parent portlet templates, and may be extended by overriding properties and components. Properties and components are obtained from the most specific template in which they are found.
US07739301B2	Method and apparatus for improving file system proxy performance and security by distributing information to clients via file handles The preferred embodiment of the invention distributes, and effectively caches, information by inserting it into file handles that the proxy sends to clients. This information can be used to improve performance by eliminating the need for the proxy to generate additional requests to the server to establish file identity. The distributed information can also be intended to improve security, for example, by allowing the proxy to encode into the file handle a session key that expires after some amount of time.
US07739292B2	System and method for modeling and managing enterprise architecture data and content models and their relationships A distributed system includes client- and server-side components that, together, allow XML schemas or the like to be managed in a collaborative way across an enterprise environment. The server-side component, or server, is used to assemble a collection of one or more schemas. The server exposes the collection of schemas to one or more client components that connect to the server. Such connections may be made over a computer network. The client component preferably exports a display interface through which a user can visualize dependencies between schemas, e.g., by dragging them into a workspace and viewing all related schemas and how they are connected, as well as what elements and other components they define. In this way, the client component provides a high-level view of a larger (e.g., enterprise-wide) information architecture.
US07739289B2	Reviewing user-created content before website presentation Methods and systems for reviewing content items created by users for presentation in association with a website are provided. Automatic scrubbing (followed by manual review, if necessary) of user-created content items that have yet to be presented in association with a website is provided as is manual review of user-created content items that have already been presented in association with a website at the request of a user.
US07739287B1	System and method for dynamically creating keys in a database system A database system capable of dynamically creating one or more keys associated with one or more pre-compiled queries includes a plurality of slave nodes that are operable to execute one or more pre-compiled queries. Each of the plurality of slave nodes operates to store one or more usage statistics that relate to the execution of the one or more pre-compiled queries. The system also includes at least one master node that is coupled to each of the plurality of slave nodes. The at least one master node is operable to receive the one or more usage statistics from each of the plurality of slave nodes. Furthermore, the at least one master node is operable to identify, based at least in part on the one or more usage statistics, one or more keys to dynamically create. Moreover, each of the plurality of slave nodes dynamically creates the one or more keys for use in executing the one or more pre-compiled queries.
US07739285B2	Efficient handling of multipart queries against relational data A query having multiple parts may be processed to form an intermediate results set. This intermediate results set may be partitioned into a plurality of groups. Thereafter, the groups may be sorted into a plurality of containers so that each container contains data sufficient to calculate one requested result in the multipart query. Related techniques, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are also described.
US07739269B2	Incremental repair of query plans Database systems use a plan cache to avoid the overheads (e.g., time, money) of query recompilation. Query plans can become invalidated by updates to the statistics on data or changes to the physical database design. Once a plan is invalidated, it can be repaired utilizing one or more of the disclosed embodiments. Incremental repair of query plans includes reusing parts of the current plan rather than discarding the plan entirely when it is invalidated. Repair to an existing query plan is attempted before resorting to full recompilation.
US07739266B2	System and method for associating a geographic location with an internet protocol address The present application is directed to systems and methods for associating a geographic location with an IP address. Generally, a plurality of localized search queries of search queries received at an Internet search engine are determined, where each of the plurality of localized search queries is associated with a location. A geo tag is associated with each of the plurality of localized search queries and a subset of the plurality of localized search queries that are associated with a first IP address is identified. The subset of the plurality of localized search queries is clustered into a spatial cluster including localized search queries associated with geo tags located within a defined distance of a geo tag associated with at least one other localized search query of the cluster. A geographic location associated with a geographic center of the cluster is then associated with the first IP address.
US07739264B2	System and method for generating substitutable queries on the basis of one or more features The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for generating one or more related queries with respect to a given query. The method may comprise receiving a query comprising one or more terms, generating a corpus of candidate reformulations and identifying one or more queries or terms from the corpus of candidate reformulations related to the received query. One or more related queries are generated on the basis of the identified one or more queries or terms from the corpus of candidate reformulations.
US07739242B2	NAS system and remote copy method The present invention remote copies difference data for snapshots in an appropriate manner. A NAS system having one or more file systems for storing data, a snapshot producing section for producing snapshots for the file systems based on a pre-scheduled snapshot acquisition time, a remote copy section for remote copying difference data for the snapshots based on pre-scheduled remote copy start times, and a scheduling section for re-scheduling the time of one or more of an Nth snapshot acquisition time, an Nth remote copy start time, and an (N+1)th remote copy start time, in such a manner that remote copying starting at the Nth remote copy start time finishes by the (N+1)th remote copy start time.
US07739237B2	Data input routing after failure Data associated with a plurality of transactions in a data replication system including first and second nodes connected via communication media in a topology is replicated. Each node includes a database and a replication engine which performs data replication functions between the first and second nodes. Each transaction is one or more transaction steps or transaction operations. One or more initial transaction steps or operations of a transaction are sent from an input device to a first node. The one or more initial transaction steps or operations of the transaction are sent to the second node via the replication engine at the first node. If a communication failure is detected between the input device and the first node, the input device sends the remaining transaction steps or operations to the second node. The remaining transaction steps or operations received at the second node are appended to the one or more initial transaction steps or operations received from the replication engine of the first node, thereby completing the transaction at the second node.
US07739233B1	Systems and methods for replicating data A system facilitates the distribution and redistribution of chunks of data among multiple servers. The system may identify servers to store a replica of the data based on at least one of utilization of the servers, prior data distribution involving the servers, and failure correlation properties associated with the servers, and place the replicas of the data at the identified servers. The system may also monitor total numbers of replicas of the chunks available in the system, identify chunks that have a total number of replicas below one or more chunk thresholds, assign priorities to the identified chunks, and re-replicate the identified chunks based substantially on the assigned priorities. The system may further monitor utilization of the servers, determine whether to redistribute any of the replicas, select one or more of the replicas to redistribute based on the utilization of the servers, select one or more of the servers to which to move the one or more replicas, and move the one or more replicas to the selected one or more servers.
US07739225B2	Method and system to analyze aspect rules based on domain coverage of an aspect-value pair Methods and systems to analyze aspect rules based on domain coverage of aspect-value pairs are provided. The system receives a first plurality of data items from a database, applies a first plurality of rules to the first plurality of data items to generate a second plurality of data items associated with a first domain, counts the second plurality of data items to determine a total quantity of data items, applies a second plurality of rules to the second plurality of data items to identify a third plurality of data items it associates with a first aspect-value pair, counts the third plurality of data items to determine a first quantity of data items, determines a percentage of coverage for the first aspect-value pair based on the first quantity of data items and the total quantity of data items, and provides the percentage coverage for the first aspect-value pair as an interface element within an interface.
US07739222B2	Binary trees for detecting inventory problems in an enterprise model A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. (FIG. 2). The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. (FIG. 6). The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times. (FIG. 6).
US07739221B2	Visual and multi-dimensional search A system that can analyze a multi-dimensional input thereafter establishing a search query based upon extracted features from the input. In a particular example, an image can be used as an input to a search mechanism. Pattern recognition and image analysis can be applied to the image thereafter establishing a search query that corresponds to features extracted from the image input. The system can also facilitate indexing multi-dimensional searchable items thereby making them available to be retrieved as results to a search query. More particularly, the system can employ text analysis, pattern and/or speech recognition mechanisms to extract features from searchable items. These extracted features can be employed to index the searchable items.
US07739219B2	Techniques of optimizing queries using NULL expression analysis A method for optimizing queries is described. A query, which includes a first expression for determining whether each of a set of values evaluates to NULL or NOT NULL, is received. At compile-time, a first representation of the query is generated, where the first representation indicates that the query is to be performed based on the first expression. Based on the first expression, a second expression is determined. The second expression is such that the first expression would evaluate to any NOT NULL value if and only if the second expression would evaluate to any NOT NULL value. The second expression, when evaluated, is much more computationally efficient compared with the evaluation of the first expression. Based on the first representation, a second representation of the query is generated, where the second representation indicates that the query is to be performed based on the second expression. Thereafter, the query is executed based on the second representation.
US07739218B2	Systems and methods for building and implementing ontology-based information resources Systems and methods are provided for building and implementing ontology-based information resources. More specifically, multi-user collaborative, semi-automatic systems and methods are provided for constructing ontology-based information resources that are shared by a community of users, wherein ontology categories evolve over time based on categorization rules that are specified by the community of users as well as categorization rules that are automatically learned from knowledge obtained as a result of multi-user interactions and categorization decisions.
US07739213B1	Method for developing complex probabilistic models A method and computer program product to capture expert knowledge and data using probabilistic models. A custom layered structure and nodes reduce the complexity of the model, allowing for representation of the model using tables. An editor is used for entry and verification of expert knowledge and data into tables and a probabilistic model is generated from the tables.
US07739210B2	Methods and architecture for cross-device activity monitoring, reasoning, and visualization for providing status and forecasts of a users' presence and availability The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate collaboration and communications between entities such as between automated applications, parties to a communication and/or combinations thereof. The systems and methods of the present invention include a service that supports collaboration and communication by learning predictive models that provide forecasts of one or more aspects of a users' presence and availability. Presence forecasts include a user's current or future locations at different levels of location precision and usage of different devices or applications. Availability assessments include inferences about the cost of interrupting a user in different ways and a user's current or future access to one or more communication channels. The predictive models are constructed from data collected by considering user activity and proximity from multiple devices, in addition to analysis of the content of users' calendars, the time of day, and day of week, for example. Various applications are provided that employ the presence and availability information supplied by the models in order to facilitate collaboration and communications between entities.
US07739207B2	Network autonomous learning system that allows computers to share learned knowledge such that errors and potential problems are identified and resolved Autonomic learning agent(s) that identify and analyze errors, problems and potential problems, deduces possible solutions from a set of known rules, communicates with other systems on the network for addition information regarding potential solutions, and performs repairs based on the solution information gathered. The system can be used for identifying network-related or inter-computer communication problems that could not otherwise be identified from a single agent system. An exemplary agent includes three (3) major components: a task manager which controls the monitoring of the system or network and triggers alerts when a problem or potential problem is identified; a reason engine which contains the Artificial Intelligence (AI) system used for deducing possible automatable solutions for an identified problem; and a messaging interface which handles communication between agents. The system also reduces the amount of time administrators would spend identifying system or network problems by automating the problem-solving process.
US07739206B2	Combining model-based and genetics-based offspring generation for multi-objective optimization using a convergence criterion A system and method for combining the model-based and genetics-based methods are combined according to a convergence criterion. When the population is not converged, the genetics-based approach is used, and when the population is converged, the model-based method is used to generate offspring. The algorithm benefits from using a model-based offspring generation only when the population shows a certain degree of regularity, i.e., converged in a stochastic sense. In addition, a more sophisticated method to construct the stochastic part of the model can be used. Also a biased Gaussian noise (the mean of the noise is not zero), as well as a white Gaussian noise (the mean of the noise is zero) can be preferably used for the stochastic part of the model.
US07739202B2	Computer system for routing package deliveries A shipping system for shipping packages involving the coordinated use of at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The shipping system includes physical delivery facilities for the physical delivery of packages, the physical delivery facilities including at least one transfer location at which the second carrier may take over delivery responsibilities for a package. The shipping system also includes an information system having a shipper computer system configured to record and determine whether the delivery address of a package is an efficient destination for the first carrier. If not an efficient destination, such as a delivery address having a rural zip code, the shipper computer system is configured to label the package for delivery to one of the transfer locations, allowing the first carrier to transfer the selected package to the second carrier for completion of the less efficient portion of the delivery.
US07739201B2	Mailpiece tracking A method and system to process and track mailpieces. A code is printed on the mailpiece that can include an identification of a metering device generating the code and a subscriber number of a subscriber generating the mailpiece. The code is scanned during a processing step in a mailpiece delivery system, wherein information associated with the scanned code is stored in a database accessible by the user and allowing the user to track a movement of the mailpiece in the mailpiece delivery system.
US07739197B2	Guest limited authorization for electronic financial transaction cards Generally speaking, methods and media for authorizing a guest to use an electronic financial transaction card, such as a credit card or debit card, are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving information about a desired guest transaction (which may be limited in size, timeframe, nature, etc.) from a customer associated with an EFT card, generating a guest PIN number and artifact information for the guest transaction, and transmitting them to the customer. Embodiments may also include receiving from a financial terminal a PIN number and an indication of a supplied artifact associated with a proposed transaction utilizing the EFT card. Embodiments may include determining whether the proposed transaction should be authorized based on the received PIN number and the supplied artifact and, in response to determining that the proposed transaction should be authorized, transmitting approval of the proposed transaction to the financial terminal.
US07739194B2	Method and system for restricting the usage of payment accounts A user's ability to spend and/or receive funds for payment accounts maintained in an electronic wallet are limited. These limitations include restrictions on where the user is able to spend the funds in a payment account (e.g., at which merchants the funds can be spent, whether the funds can be withdrawn from an ATM, etc.). These limitations may also include restrictions on what other payment accounts the user can receive funds from and/or transfer funds to, thereby limiting person-to-person fund transfers.
US07739186B1	Systems and methods for establishing and running an exchange traded fund that tracks the performance of a commodity Systems and methods are provided for an exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the price of one or more commodities, including oil. The exchange traded fund may include a commodity pool with units representing ownership interests in the commodity pool. The commodity pool may sell these units to authorized participants, who can subsequently sell these units to or repurchase these units from investors via a stock market exchange. Likewise, the commodity pool can redeem these units from the authorized participants. The commodity pool invests in short-term oil futures contracts, which may be subject to margin requirements. The commodity pool can satisfy this margin requirement by depositing U.S. Treasuries or other cash and near-cash equivalents. In addition, the commodity pool may be substantially non-leveraged such that the assets of the commodity pool do not exceed the assets of the commodity pool. A portion of the non-margined assets may be invested in U.S. Treasuries and other interest-bearing securities.
US07739176B2	System, method and computer program product for performing a contingent claim valuation of an early-launch option A system, method and computer program product are provided for performing a contingent claim valuation of an early-launch option including a contingent claim exercisable at one of a plurality of decision points including one or more decision points before an expiration exercise point. The method may include determining first and second values representing payoffs attributable to exercise of a contingent claim at a selected decision point before the expiration exercise point, and at the expiration exercise point, respectively. The first and/or second values may be determined based upon respective present value distribution of contingent future value and a respective present value of an exercise price, the present values including a respective distribution and exercise price discounted according to first and second discount rates, respectively. A value of the contingent claim may then be determined based upon the first value and/or the second value.
US07739165B2	Method and system for issuing convertible preferred securities A financial instrument with two parts sold as a unit, comprising a preferred security in a company that is issued directly by the company; and a warrant to buy a common security in the company, wherein the instrument includes a redemption right that is exercisable by the company on both the preferred security and the warrant.
US07739160B1	Dynamic, rule-based, tax-decision system A computer-implemented method and system for determining taxably relevant data is described. Data associated with a transaction is received. Transactions using the method may include purchase orders, invoices, and transactions involving contract labor, or goods previously removed from inventory. A taxable consequence is determined based on a jurisdiction code and a product code. A product code is assigned by iterating through a hierarchy of rules using singularly defined business rules and transactional data until an appropriate code is determined. An intermediate jurisdiction code is determined by iterating through a hierarchy of potential intermediate jurisdiction codes using the singularly defined business rules until the intermediate jurisdiction code is selected. An originating jurisdiction code is determined by processing the data associated with the transaction and the intermediate jurisdiction code. A destination jurisdiction code is determined in response to processing the originating jurisdiction code, wherein the taxably relevant data is thereby determined.
US07739157B2	Method of tracking the real time location of shoppers, associates, managers and vendors through a communication multi-network within a store The invention relates to one or more methods for locating a shopper's, associate's, manager's or vendor's presumed position in a store using a communication multi-network for communication in the store. Specifically, at least one location device is positioned in proximity to, for example, a shopper such that the shopper's presumed position about the store may be known continuously or upon demand to the store.
US07739152B2	Audio playlist creation system and method Information about desired songs is collected on a portable memory device in communication with a radio tuner. The radio tuner may receive signals from a terrestrial or satellite digital radio transmission, or from an analog radio transmission. These transmissions may include text data about the current song being played. Upon activation by a user, song data is stored on the memory device. The memory device is then connected to a computer system, which uses software to extract the song data and uniquely identify the song. The identified songs are stored on the computer system, and can be used to allow the user easy access to the identified song through prior art techniques. If no textual data is stored about a song, the song is identified by identifying the radio station that played the song and the time at which the user activated the mechanism.
US07739149B2	Systems and methods to facilitate selling of products and services A method of gathering sales information is provided. The method may involve linking, based on a matching score, a sales associate to a customer for assisting in an online sales transaction, and providing the sales associate with best practices information to use during the transaction. The best practices information may have been gathered by monitoring online sales transactions between sales associates and customers, indexing information and sales techniques used by the sales associates during the online sales transactions, and ranking and dynamically re-ranking the information and sales techniques based at least in part on the outcome of the corresponding online sales transaction.
US07739143B1	Robust forecasting techniques with reduced sensitivity to anomalous data Robust forecasting techniques are relatively immune from anomalies or outliers in observed data, such as a stream of data values reflective of the operation or use of a computer system. One robust technique provides a relatively accurate forecast of seasonal behavior even in the presence of an anomaly in corresponding historical data. Another robust forecasting technique provides a relatively accurate forecast even in the presence of an anomaly that spans multiple recent observations. In one embodiment, both techniques are used in combination to automatically detect anomalies in the operation and/or use of a multi-user computer system.
US07739139B2	Social networking system A networked computer system provides various services for assisting users in locating, and establishing contact relationships with, other users. For example, in one embodiment, users can identify other users based on their affiliations with particular schools or other organizations. The system also provides a mechanism for a user to selectively establish contact relationships or connections with other users, and to grant permissions for such other users to view personal information of the user. The system may also include features for enabling users to identify contacts of their respective contacts. In addition, the system may automatically notify users of personal information updates made by their respective contacts.
US07739138B2	Automated utility supply management system integrating data sources including geographic information systems (GIS) data An automated management system for managing data, outage repair, load switching, job workflow and crew dispatching, crew workflow, installation, maintenance and restoration of utility services by integrating geographic information systems (GIS) data with many other data sources so as to gather, transform, manipulate, analyze, and produce desired information for continuously supplying utility and relevant services. The data sources include customer information systems (CIS) and billing data, interactive voice recognition (IVR) call management data, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), mobile crew management (MCM) data, automatic meter reading (AMR) data, automated vehicle location (AVL) data, engineering analysis data supported by 3rd party software packages (such as load monitoring and balancing), etc. In particular, the system allows an on-site engineer to retrieve data (ex. field maps, work orders, codes) or enter, via a portable device, inspection data (ex. such as poles or underground facilities, code violations).
US07739126B1	Method, system, and computer program product for physician efficiency measurement and patient health risk stratification A method for measuring physician efficiency and patient health risk stratification is disclosed. Episodes of care are formed from medical claims data and an output process is performed. Physicians are assigned to report groups, and eligible physicians and episode assignments are determined. Condition-specific episode statistics and weighted episode statistics are calculated, from which physician efficiency scores are determined.
US07739124B1	System, method and apparatus for encouraging the undertaking of a preventative treatment A system and method is disclosed whereby a customer involved in a transaction is offered a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for undertaking or agreeing to undertake some form of preventative treatment. The transaction may be a purchase of goods or services occurring, for example, over the Internet. In one embodiment, the customer may select an option whereby a third party, such as an insurer of the customer, will provide payment for at least part of the transaction, in exchange for the customer undergoing a preventative treatment. The preventative treatment may include a health treatment screening or test. The payment provided may be determined from an expected future savings in insuring the customer if the preventative treatment is undertaken. Payment may also be conditioned upon the customer's agreement to continue his or her insurance coverage with the insurer or to confirm that the preventative treatment was performed. In certain embodiments, the insurer may place a hold against a financial account for the value of the benefit until administration of the preventative treatment is confirmed.
US07739121B2	Method and apparatus for providing intelligent and controlled access to supply chain information A system and method for retaining and controlling supply chain information in the form of objects and associated metadata in a database to provide intelligent and controlled access to such objects is provided. The objects may be accessed by multiple users according to predetermined rules, and may be integrated into an application by using metadata that defines such access. A system may include a server configured to monitor and to provide intelligent access to supply chain information. The system may also include a repository for storing data and algorithms related to the retention and analysis of supply chain information, which may be explicitly developed by a user, or implicitly produced by dynamically monitoring and collecting information from an associated application. The system may also include an analysis engine configured to analyze supply chain information that is monitored and collected in the repository. A recommendation module may also be included for providing recommendations for activity related to a business supply chain.
US07739118B2	Information transmission system and information transmission method In this information transmission system, a first user terminal gains access to a business server through a communication network, to transmit a body text of an electronic mail in voice information there. The business server converts the voice information into text information, discriminates the information to be converted into a pictogram, from this information, and further converts it into a pictogram. A user of the first user terminal recognizes a destination from the mail body text and transmits an electronic mail including the pictogram/text mixed body text to, for example, a second user terminal. Also in a TV phone, the voice information is similarly converted into text information and pictogram and combined with an image, and displayed.
US07739117B2	Method and system for voice-enabled autofill A computer-implemented method and system are provided for filling a graphic-based form field in response to a speech utterance. The computer-implemented method includes generating a grammar corresponding to the form field, the grammar being based on a user profile and comprising a semantic interpretation string. The method further includes creating an auto-fill event based upon the at least one grammar and responsive to the speech utterance, the auto-fill event causing the filling of the form field with data corresponding to the user profile. The system includes a grammar-generating module for generating a grammar corresponding to the form field, the grammar being based on a user profile and comprising a semantic interpretation string. The system also includes an event module for creating an auto-fill event based upon the at least one grammar and responsive to the speech utterance, the event causing the filling of the form field with data corresponding to the user profile.
US07739114B1	Methods and apparatus for tracking speakers in an audio stream Speakers are automatically identified in an audio (or video) source. The audio information is processed to identify potential segment boundaries. Homogeneous segments are clustered substantially concurrently with the segmentation routine, and a cluster identifier is assigned to each identified segment. A segmentation subroutine identifies potential segment boundaries using the BIC model selection criterion. A clustering subroutine uses a BIC model selection criterion to assign a cluster identifier to each of the identified segments. If the difference of BIC values for each model is positive, the two clusters are merged.
US07739104B2	System and method for natural language processing and using ontological searches A search engine is disclosed that utilizes natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The search engine utilizes meaning-based natural language processing using ontological semantics in analyzing the meaning of queries and the searched text. This system analyzes Web pages and queries. The NLP method produces equivalent meanings to a sequence of user initiated words, wherein relevance parsing of the original query produces a display of queries/questions as hot links to the next round of searching without additional typing by the user.
US07739096B2	System for extraction of representative data for training of adaptive process monitoring equipment System and method for selection of appropriate modeling data from a general data set to characterize a modeled process. The data is typically correlated sensor data, representing a multitude of snapshots of a sensed machine or process. The invention accommodates selection of greater amounts of general data for inclusion in the modeling data where that data exhibits greater dynamics, and selects less data from regions of little change. The system can comprise a computer running a software program, or a microprocessor.
US07739091B2	Method for estimating protein-protein binding affinities The present invention is directed to a method of predicting the binding affinity between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity. The method includes (1) calculating the free energy of binding ΔGbind between the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity according to the equation (17): ΔGbind=−0.82ΔX+/−+0.064ΔXc/s−0.6Xsb−0.93Xhb−0.0007Xgap−0.06ΔXtor−0.36 (17) where X+/− is the total number of exposed charged groups; Xc/s is the total number of exposed hydrophobic groups; Xsb is the total number of salt bridges; Xhb is the total number of hydrogen bonds; Xgap is the gap volume at the interface of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; Xtor is the total number of exposed side chain torsions; and where Δ refers to the difference between the bound and unbound states; and (2) evaluating the free energy of binding to predict the binding affinity between the first and second molecular entities.
US07739089B2	Integrated reservoir optimization The invention relates to a method of performing a numerical model study to accurately forecast a production of a well in a reservoir. The method involves determining a property distribution of the reservoir using a three dimensional (3D) structure and property model for providing an estimate of a 3D structure, wherein the estimate of the 3D structure includes the property distribution, determining a grid system, including a grid and layering mechanism that is superimposed on said 3D structure and said property distribution associated with the digital 3D structure and property model, using a 3D simulator grid system, and determining a rock model using an initial 3D reservoir simulator in response to the estimate of the property distribution associated with the digital 3D structure and property model and the grid system associated with the 3D simulator grid system, wherein the rock model is used to accurately forecast the production of the well in the reservoir.
US07739088B2	Method and program for simulating occurrence of air pocket A method simulating an occurrence of an air pocket in an object to be coated is provided with steps of: setting an initial boundary element; setting an element having a common nodal point with the initial boundary element as a flanking element; analyzing the flanking element; setting the analyzed flanking element as a secondary boundary element; setting an element having a common nodal point with the secondary boundary element as a flanking element; analyzing the flanking element; and determining whether there is a remaining flanking element. When there is a remaining flanking element, a secondary boundary setting step and a second analysis step are repeatedly performed, until no remaining flanking element is determined.
US07739085B2	Monte Carlo simulation and display of results thereof A Monte Carlo simulation is performed based on a simulation model comprising a plurality of input variables and at least one output variable. The Monte Carlo simulation generates a large number of scenarios, each comprising random input values and resulting output values for the input and output variables. The input and output values for each scenario are stored in a suitable storage component. A plurality of icons, uniquely corresponding to and representative of at least a portion of the scenarios, are displayed in accordance with a displayed output variable. At least one of the displayed icons is selectable causing the underlying input and output values to be displayed. The icons may be displayed in a histogram form comprising a plurality of columns and, preferably, within each column, the corresponding icons may be sorted according to similarity of the input values for each icon to a plurality of target input values.
US07739079B2	Information providing system and analyzer An information providing system comprises an analyzer and an information server communicatively connected to the analyzer through a network, which stores coping information regarding apparatus abnormalities of the analyzer, and the analyzer obtains the coping information corresponding to the apparatus abnormalities that occur to the analyzer from the information server, and displays this coping information on a display unit.
US07739078B2	System for managing appliances A system for maintaining and/or repairing an appliance is provided. The system includes, a flash device that collects information from the appliance and stores an application for processing the collected information; and a computing system that interfaces with the flash device to receive the collected information from the flash device, wherein the application is launched from the flash device after the flash device interfaces with the computing system and the application provides a user interface with selectable options for maintaining and/or repairing the appliance.
US07739075B2	Method for computing crystal shapes from X-ray diffraction data (XRD) of a substance The present invention relates to a method for computing external crystal shapes from X-Ray Diffraction Data (XRD) of a substance. Each diffraction peak arises from a set of crystal planes and the peak width is related to the thickness of the crystal in a direction perpendicular to these set of planes. The crystal shape is actually given by the mathematical envelope of the pairs of planes corresponding to each diffraction peak.
US07739074B2	Method of recognizing and tracking a spatial point The present invention relates to a method of recognizing and tracking a spatial point, and more particularly to a method of using a point light source and a spatial point recognition device to measure the coordinates of the point light source and the coordinates of the convergent point of the spatial point recognition device based on the principle of parallax of human eyes, as to achieve the purpose of recognizing the position of a spatial point. Further, the spatial point recognition device is capable of moving the convergent point, such that the coordinates of the convergent point are superimposed onto the coordinates of the point light source, so as to achieve the purpose of tracking a spatial point automatically. At the same time, the spatial point recognition device can also receive the coordinates of a new convergent point to reset the position of the convergent point, so as to achieve the purpose of resetting the convergent point.
US07739070B2	Standardized interfaces for proprietary instruments A test instrument and method for operating the same are disclosed. The data acquisition system within the instrument generates signals and couples the signals to a device and/or receives signals from the device. The data processor within the instrument includes measurement specific software that generates measurements from the received signals, a restricted software application that utilizes the measurement data, and a physics API that interfaces the measurement specific software with the data acquisition system. The physics API provides a plurality of internal physics functions that are used by the measurement specific software to access the measurement data. The instrument includes an external API that maps the physics functions to an external set of physics functions that are available to the restricted software application and that hide the internal physics functions from the restricted software while providing access to a portion of the measurement data.
US07739068B2	Method of processing the output signal of a measuring transducer, and force-measuring device A method serves to process output signal of a measuring transducer in a force-measuring device, in particular in a balance, wherein the measuring transducer produces a measuring signal representative of a load acting on the device and the measuring signal is filtered in a variable analog filter and/or, after processing in an analog/digital converter, the measuring signal is filtered in a variable digital filter, in order to remove unwanted signal components that are caused by disturbances affecting the force-measuring device, in particular by changes in the weighing load. The measuring signal is monitored in regard to the occurrence of a change in the weighing load and after a load change has been detected, at least one filter parameter of the filter is reset and then varied as a function of time in accordance with a prescribed time profile fc(t), so that the filter is opened after a load change has been detected and then closed again to the point where a predefined filter characteristic has been attained which is determined by the end value of the at least one filter parameter. By using this method, it is possible with simple measures to realize noticeably shortened transient settling times of the force-measuring device after a load change has occurred.
US07739062B2	Method of characterizing the overlap of two media segments A method of characterizing the overlap of two media segments is provided. In an instance where there is some amount of overlap of a file and a data sample, the file could be an excerpt of an original file and begin and end within the data sample. By matching identified features of the file with identified features of the data sample, a beginning and ending time of a portion of the file that is within the data sample can be determined. Using these times, a length of the file within the data sample can also be determined.
US07739050B2	Software-based quality control analysis of well log data Software-based quality control analysis of well log data. At least some of the various embodiments are computer-readable mediums storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to read data from a well log, and perform a quality control analysis on the data.
US07739049B2	Method and apparatus for multi-mode signal processing A method is disclosed that may include separating modes in a plurality of coherent time-domain signals to form a plurality of separated modes, generating frequency coherence information for each of the plurality of separated modes, and combining the frequency coherence information for each of the plurality of separated modes to form combined frequency coherence information. An apparatus and system may include a processor and a storage device that can be encoded with computer-readable instructions, wherein the instructions when read and executed by the processor may include activities such as separating modes in a plurality of coherent time-domain signals, and recombining the modes in a frequency domain.
US07739045B2	Rapid self-alignment of a strapdown inertial system through real-time reprocessing A method of aligning an inertial navigation system or gyrocompass, including executing real-time navigation software on real-time inertial data to generate real-time navigation data, executing real-time Kalman filter software on the real-time navigation data and real-time aiding data, recording the real-time inertial data and the real-time aiding data as real-time input data in a buffer, initializing a playback process, executing playback navigation software on buffered inertial data to generate playback navigation data, and executing playback Kalman filter software on the playback navigation data and buffered aiding data. The execution of the real-time navigation software and the real-time Kalman filter software effect a real-time alignment process. The playback navigation software and the playback Kalman filter software effect an alignment process executed at a faster rate than the real-time navigation software and real-time Kalman filter software.
US07739043B2	System for displaying on a first moving object a position indication dependent on a position of a second moving object System for displaying on a first moving object a position indication dependent on a position of a second moving object.The system (1) comprises measurement means (2) for carrying out position measurements relating to at least one position dependent on the second moving object, processing means (3) mounted on the first moving object, and connected to the measurement means (2), and intended for the processing of said position measurements so as to produce a characteristic position, a display device (4) mounted on the first moving object, connected to the processing means (3), and presenting on a viewing screen (6), on a display illustrating at least partially the environment of the first moving object, a position indication which is situated at said characteristic position, and triggering means (7) for triggering the implementation of measurements by said measurement means (2).
US07739039B2	Technique for effective navigation based on user preferences A navigation device utilizes stored user profiles to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's personae. For example the user business profile corresponding to the user's business persona may be different from the user personal profile corresponding to the user's personal persona. The navigation device provides the user with a navigated route, together with information concerning the favorite facilities and events surrounding the navigated route, which satisfy the preferences in a selected user profile. Blockages may also be established using the device to avoid selected areas, or to block transmission of selected information.
US07739034B2	Landmark navigation for vehicles using blinking optical beacons A system and method for landmark navigation employing optical beacons deployed at locations throughout a field of operation of a vehicle. The optical beacons emit or reflect an optical signal at a predetermined blink frequency. The locations of the optical beacons may or may not be known to the vehicle. At least one imaging device on the vehicle, such as a digital camera, captures images in the field of operation, and in particular a pair of image frames such that the time interval between the image frames of the pair is equal to one-half of the blink period of the optical signal. Data is generated that represents a difference frame between two image frames captured by the imaging device. Pixel locations of optical beacons in the difference frame are identified. The position and orientation of the vehicle is determined from data representing pixel locations of optical beacons in the difference frame.
US07739033B2	Information processing device and method, program, and information processing system An information processing device and method, a program, and an information processing system, for location identification at small granularity with high accuracy are disclosed. A portable terminal has a camera in addition to a GPS module. In a location recognition model construction phase, a location recognition model is constructed from an image sequence taken by the camera, associated with location information collected by the GPS module and the like, and stored. In a location identification phase, the current location in a global area is identified by the GPS module, and the current location in a local area is identified on the basis of the location recognition model selected from the identification result and the image sequence obtained at the time. The present invention can be applied to portable terminals such as notebook type personal computers, PDAs and mobile telephones.
US07739030B2	Relieving urban traffic congestion A method of reducing congestion on a roadway is disclosed comprising dividing selected lengths of selected normal lanes of a roadway into two commuter lanes, providing distinctive lane markings to identify the commuter lanes, and dynamically designating selected lengths of selected lanes as either normal lanes or pairs of commuter lanes. In order to dynamically change lane configurations, a set of indicators can be provided as lane markers together with a control system to alter particular lane configurations between normal lanes and commuting lanes both cyclically according to a preprogrammed schedule and dynamically in response to sensed vehicle traffic volume, unusual events such as accidents, weather, and so on. Commuter lanes are designated cyclically and dynamically in response to traffic conditions to increase the capacity of the affected road. Normal lanes are designated at other times. To facilitate entry and exit from designated commuter lanes, transition zones can be provided where entering and exiting commuter lane traffic has right of way.A commuter vehicle is disclosed for use on commuter lanes. A typical commuter vehicle weighs less than 650 lbs., has at least three wheels, an enclosed seating compartment, and a low center of gravity with at least one occupant. In one embodiment, occupants sit in a near-kneeling position to lower their center of gravity. In, an alternate embodiment also providing a low center of gravity, occupants sit in a recumbent position. A mechanism can be provided to raise and lower the seats to facilitate occupant entry and exit. Occupants can be position in-line, one behind the other. Embodiments with two, three, or more seats can be provided.
US07739028B2	Method of operation of internal combustion engine with permanent fault code implementation The present invention is directed to a method to operate an internal combustion engine with electronic control wherein fault codes indicative of emissions levels may be stored in permanent memory.
US07739023B2	Adaptive cruise control system and method for vehicle The present invention provides a vehicular adaptive cruise control system and method that can adapt in real-time to tire and road conditions, vehicular weight, dynamics of the host vehicle, as well as other factors, to offer improved collision avoidance and warning.
US07739018B2	Stopping position control apparatus and stopping position control method of internal combustion engine A stopping position control apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes an engine friction model for calculating the friction around a crankshaft, which calculates friction in the internal combustion engine, and a transmission friction model for calculating the friction around the crankshaft, which calculates friction in a transmission. When a clutch arranged between the internal combustion engine and the transmission is engaged, a crankshaft stopping position is calculated based on the friction calculated by both the engine friction model and the transmission friction model.
US07739014B2	Integrated control system for stability control of yaw, roll and lateral motion of a driving vehicle using an integrated sensing system to determine a final linear lateral velocity A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining a front lateral tire force, a rear lateral tire force, and determining a lineal sideslip angle from the front lateral tire force and the rear lateral tire force. The method also includes determining a load transfer correction. The method also includes determining a final linear lateral velocity in response to the linear sideslip angle and the load transfer correction and controlling the vehicle in response to the final linear lateral velocity.
US07739012B2	Air bag system To achieve an air bag system in which a safing determination processing circuit can be implemented on one integrated circuit, the air bag system, which is equipped with first and second sensors (101, 103) for detecting a vehicle crash, and which outputs a signal for expanding an air bag when it is determined that a vehicle crash has occurred based on the outputs of the first and second sensors, comprises: a processing unit (3) for processing an output signal of the first sensor (101) by software; and a processing circuit (2) for processing an output signal of the second sensor (103) by hardware, wherein the processing unit (3) includes a non-activation fault diagnosis section (33) which, based on the output signal of the second sensor (103), detects a failure that can lead to non-activation of the air bag, and the processing circuit (2) includes an erroneous-activation fault diagnosis section (240) which, based on the output signal of the second sensor (103), detects a failure that can lead to erroneous activation of the air bag.
US07739002B2	Method of near real-time band jamming prevention The present invention relates to a method of near real-time band jamming prevention, which provides a vehicle controller with the ability of examining autonomously the communication band between itself and a remote guidance and control apparatus, so that the vehicle controller can judge the jamming extent suffered by the communication band between the vehicle controller and the remote guidance and control apparatus. Thereby, the vehicle controller can execute corresponding actions in accordance with the judgment result of the method of near real-time band jamming prevention according to the present invention. In particular, when multiple vehicles operate synchronously and operators of the vehicles have no time to handle at the same time, the method of near real-time band jamming prevention according to the present invention provides the vehicle controllers with the ability of judging autonomously the communication band with preferred received signal strength intensity. Thereby, the channel for data link between the vehicle controller and the remote guidance and control apparatus is maintained normally and continuously.
US07739001B2	Vehicle steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus for improving steering feel when changing the angle of a steered wheel with a motor. An IFS torque compensation unit includes an oversteer IFS torque compensation gain calculation unit, which obtains a larger IFS torque compensation gain as a control target element increases during oversteer control. When an oversteer state occurs, the IFS torque compensation control unit outputs a corrected gain, which is based on the IFS torque compensation gain.
US07739000B2	Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network At least one waveform characteristic of a vehicular sensor waveform is reported in a wireless vehicular sensor network. The vehicular sensor waveform results a vehicle's presence near a wireless vehicular sensor node. The waveform characteristic may be rising edge, falling edge, waveform duration and/or waveform midpoint of vehicular sensor waveform. Report transmission uses at least one wireless physical transport. Transmitting the report may initiate a response across the wireless physical transport, preferably from an access point, an acknowledgement of receiving the report. The transmitted report may be received by an access point in the wireless vehicular sensor network. The wireless vehicular sensor network may create any of a vehicular traffic report, a vehicular parking report, and/or a vehicular speeding report, based upon the received vehicular sensor waveform report.
US07738991B2	Method for producing a footlet The present invention relates to a method for producing a footlet on a circular knitting machine including at least a first (S1) and a second knitting system (S2), wherein a first quadrant is associated with the first knitting system (S1) and a second quadrant is associated with the second knitting system (S2), including the following steps: a) knitting an access opening (12) of the footlet, wherein at least a first (B1), a second (B2) and a third region (B3) are formed in the transverse direction of the access opening (12), wherein a first (A1), a second (A2) and a third section (A3) are formed in the longitudinal direction of the access opening (12), including the following sub-steps: a1) knitting the second region (B2) and the third region (B3) of the first section (A1); a2) knitting the second region (B2) and the third region (B3) of the second section (A2); and a3) knitting the second region (B2) and the third region (B3) of the third section (A3). Moreover, the invention includes a footlet produced by the method, a programmable circular knitting machine, the programming of which is configured to perform such a method, as well as a computer program product for a circular knitting machine, which is configured to perform such a method.
US07738988B2	Process and method for continuous, non lot-based integrated circuit manufacturing A method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device.
US07738981B2	System and method for creating a monophonic spectrum sweeping wave file An exemplary system for creating a monophonic spectrum sweeping wave file includes a parameter receiving module (12), a determining module (14) and a creating module (16). The parameter receiving module is configured for receiving parameters on a monophonic spectrum sweeping wave file to be created. The parameters basically includes a frequency distribution of the monophonic spectrum sweeping wave file as well as other parameters specifying other aspects of the monophonic spectrum sweeping wave file. The determining module is configured for determining the frequency distribution. The creating module is configured for computing a plurality of separated frequencies according to the frequency distribution, generating corresponding wave files having the plurality of separated frequencies respectively, and creating the monophonic spectrum sweeping wave file by linking the wave files linearly in order. A related method is also provided.
US07738980B2	Apparatus for editing configuration data of digital mixer A digital mixer has a custom component specified by a configuration ID. Further, the same configuration ID is provided to another custom component for ensuring compatibility of scene data which is used for operating the custom component. When a custom component of the mixer configuration is edited, the edited custom component is provided with the same configuration ID as the initial custom component before the editing. Scene data of the initial custom component can be copied to scene data of the edited custom component or vice versa provided that their configuration IDs match with each other.
US07738978B2	System and method for performing process visualization A method for forecasting batch end conditions through their depiction as a multi-dimensional regions of uncertainty is disclosed. A visualization of the current condition of a continuous process and visualization of the simulated effect of user control moves are generated for a user. Volume visualization tools for viewing and querying intersecting solids in 3-dimensional space are utilized to perform the process visualization. Interactive tools for slicing multi-dimensional (>3) regions and drawing superimposed projections in 3-D space are provided. Additionally, graphical manipulation of the views of process conditions is accomplished by changing the hypothetical future values of contributing variables online in order to provide users the ability to simulate the effect of proposed control actions. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention may also be utilized in combination with a graphical programming environment supporting the execution and simulation of block diagrams and correspondingly generated process data. The scores representing the process condition may depend on estimated physical quantities as well as representations of process variability.
US07738973B2	Distributed historian architecture and interfaces A distributed historian framework is provided where historical data is collected in accordance with an organizational model of a hierarchical system that is distributed across various elements of an enterprise. A directory service operates with the organizational model to enable configuration of historian components within the organization and to enable data to be located within the organization. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes at least one historian component to archive data within an organization. A common data model then exposes functionality and data of the organization to the historian component.
US07738972B2	Modular shared-memory resource stage driver system for flexible resource linking in an energy conversion system A system for optimizing usage of energy converting stages. It may have a stage driver, and stage driver adds as needed. The system may control the on-times of the stages according to a pattern that optimizes energy usage, processing and memory. The pattern may control the stages according to lead lag, rotating or runtime. The pattern may incorporate modulating. The system may be scalable and have a small memory footprint. The system may be implemented with function blocks of a function block engine. Network variables may be incorporated for input and output connections of the system.
US07738970B2	Medical electrical lead employing load bearing sleeve A medical electrical lead employs a load bearing sleeve arrangement. A medical electrical lead includes an outer sleeve, having proximal and distal ends, and is formed of a first material. At least one electrical conductor is situated within the outer sleeve and extends between the proximal and distal ends of the outer sleeve. At least one electrode is electrically coupled to the electrical conductor. A load bearing sleeve extends between the proximal and distal ends of the outer sleeve. The load bearing sleeve is formed of a second material different from the first material. The load bearing sleeve offers resistance to axial loading forces applied to the lead. The load bearing sleeve can be coextensive with the outer sleeve or extend along at least the majority of the length of the outer sleeve.
US07738960B2	System and method for remote pacing threshold assessment A cardiac rhythm management system includes an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac therapy and sensing an EGM. The implantable medical device undergoes threshold testing and transmits testing data to a computer via a remote monitor.
US07738956B1	Pacing schemes for revealing T-wave alternans (TWA) at low to moderate heart rates Implantable systems that can monitor myocardial electrical stability, and methods for use therewith, are provided. Also provided are novel pacing sequences that are used in such monitoring. Such pacing sequences are designed to reveal alternans at low to moderate heart rates.
US07738954B1	His bundle control An exemplary controller includes an input for receiving information related to a signal of supraventricular origin, control logic to determine a control signal and an output to deliver the control signal to thereby actively filter the signal of supraventricular origin in the His bundle. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
US07738943B2	System and method for identifying periodic motion complexes for MR imaging triggering A system and method for MR imaging is disclosed that includes an MRI system having a plurality of gradient coils positioned about a bore of a magnet to impress a polarizing magnetic field and an RF transceiver system and an RF switch controlled by a pulse module to transmit RF signals to an RF coil assembly to acquire MR images. A computer is included that is programed to generate a motion waveform from a physiological signal acquired from a subject to be imaged and compare a shape of the motion waveform to a shape of a reference motion waveform to identify points in the motion waveform corresponding to a periodic complex. The computer is also programed to trigger MR data acquisition from the subject upon identification of the periodic complex.
US07738922B2	Terminal state control system When a terminal enters a cell of a personal-use base station (NBTS) arranged in a certain location area, the terminal receives a location area identifier having a number that is different from an identifier of the location area, and transmits a location updating request with the reception of the location area identifier as a trigger. On receiving the location updating request, a VLR or an NRNC having a registration table, in which the ID of the personal-use base station and the ID of a terminal allowed to use the personal-use base station are registered, judges whether the terminal issued the location updating request is the terminal allowed to use the personal-use base station by referring to the registration table. If the terminal issued the location updating request corresponds to the terminal allowed to use the personal-use base station, the terminal is placed under a status where it is capable of performing communication in the cell, and if not, the terminal is placed under a status where it is incapable of performing communication in the cell.
US07738917B2	Intercom/wireless door bell for multi-handset telephone system A multi handset telephone system with a wireless telecom/doorbell module. The telecom/doorbell module has similar electronics as a cordless handset that includes audio and RF link with a base unit. A speakerphone functionality of a wireless telecom/doorbell audio processor is used to provide an intercom audio conversation. The wireless intercom/doorbell module is battery powered that is either charged by an AC adapter or by an existing doorbell wiring. The wireless intercom/doorbell module also work in parallel with the existing bell wiring. When a page key is pressed, the module pages the telephone system and shorts the doorbell wiring to make an existing bell ring. The doorbell module is coupled with a camera.
US07738913B2	Wireless communications protocol Systems and methods are provided to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication protocol. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a method performed by a hearing instrument for a user. According to various embodiments, local sound is converted into a processed acoustic signal for the user of the hearing instrument, and wireless communications within a wireless network that includes the hearing instrument is controlled using a wireless communications protocol. The wireless communications protocol includes a transmission protocol module, a link protocol module, an extended protocol module, a data protocol module, and an audio protocol module. The transmission protocol module is adapted to control transceiver operations to provide half duplex communication over a single wireless communication channel, and the link protocol module is adapted to implement a packet transmission process to account for frame collisions on the channel. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
US07738912B1	Mobile computing device interface In a communication device, user activation of a speed-dial button causes a context-sensitive menu to be displayed. The menu lists available options, or communication modes, for contacting the party associated with the speed-dial button. The user can select an item from the menu in order to initiate communication with the selected party using the communication mode associated with the menu item. In various aspects, the invention provides additional functionality for redialing previously called contact numbers, assigning speed-dial buttons to other commands and functions, and displaying presence information for contacts.
US07738906B2	Method and apparatus for a control channel power allocation in a communication system An apparatus and a method for a control channel power allocation in a communication system are disclosed. The method of control channel power allocation in an embodiment includes sorting a plurality of access terminals in an order of increasing required medium access control (MAC) channel power into a plurality of bins, sorting the access terminals with equal required MAC channel power in an order of decreasing forward link signal to interference and noise ratio (FL_SINR) if two or more access terminals have equal required MAC channel power, and determining total available ARQ power based upon total MAC channel power, total power allocated to reverse power control (RPC) channels, and total power allocated to reverse activity bit (RAB) channels.
US07738904B1	Systems and methods for calibrating power regulated communication circuitry Systems and methods are provided for calibrating the control mechanism in a communication circuit to allow the communication circuit to maintain a desired output power level. The communication circuit includes a variable gain adjustment circuit and a power amplifier, which operate together to provide an output power level. A control circuit controls the variable gain adjustment circuit based on a default gain parameter, a high power threshold, and a low power threshold. A calibration circuit in the control circuit calibrates a default gain parameter to provide a desired output power. A power detector can detect the desired output power level to provide an output power measurement. The calibration circuit calibrates upper and lower power thresholds to provide an acceptable range of power variation around the output power measurement.
US07738902B2	Transmission power control method Disclosed is a transmission power control method in a wireless communication system in which power allocated to a pilot signal can be varied to at least a first power and a second power. The method includes the steps of measuring reception quality using power of a receive pilot signal and power of an interference signal thereof when reception quality is measured with regard to whichever of the larger of the first power and second power is allocated; measuring reception quality using the power of the receive pilot signal and overall reception power when reception quality is measured with regard to whichever of the smaller of the first power and second power is allocated; and sending a transmission power control signal to a transmitting side in such a manner that the measured reception quality will agree with a target reception quality.
US07738899B1	System and method for groups comprising non-communication address objects Systems and methods of supporting groups that include non-communication address objects are provided. The non-communication address objects can be, for example, items on a shopping list or items on a task list. An application server can receive an unstructured list of non-communication address objects and generate a structured list. The application server sends a request to a group server to create a group that includes non-communication address objects. The group server generates a globally unique group identification and then distributes the globally unique group identification to members of the group.
US07738892B2	Architecture, client specification and application programming interface (API) for supporting advanced voice services (AVS) including push to talk on wireless handsets and networks An architecture, client specification and application programming interface (API) for supporting advanced voice services (AVS) for use in handsets in order to support advanced voice services (AVS) for wireless communications systems. The handset or mobile unit executes a client application therein for performing the call setup and in-band signaling with the wireless network for the group voice services, and executes a presence/group management application therein for performing presence and group management functions related to the group voice services in the mobile unit.
US07738890B1	Dynamic spectrum utilization techniques and methods A remote communications node unit (86) determines radio frequency (RF) dynamic spectrum utilization for use in a RF communications network (154) and includes a measuring module (46) for measuring radio frequency (RF) interference at a location of the communications node unit (86). A processing module (62) receives RF measurement data from the measuring module (46) for determining RF interference in a local environment of the remote communications node (86) based upon selected factors of the type including mission priority parameters, channel availability statistics, link dynamic information, and the waveform dependent susceptibility data. The processing module (62) controls communications frequency and characteristics used by the remote communications module (86) for exchange of information with other remote communications nodes (86).
US07738881B2	Systems for determining the approximate location of a device from ambient signals The present invention leverages changes in the sensed strength of radio signals at different locations to determine a device's location. In one instance of the present invention, inference procedures are used to process ambient commercial radio signals, to estimate a location or a probability distribution over the locations of a device. In another instance of the present invention, a system utilizes learning and inference methods that are applied to rank vector of signal strength vectors. Moving to such rank orderings leads to systems that bypass consideration of absolute signal strengths in location calculations. The present invention facilitates approximations for locating a device by providing a system that does not require a substantial number of available ambient signal strengths while still providing useful location inferences in determining locations.
US07738876B1	Radio resource management for wireless local area networks Methods and systems are presented for establishing communications in a wireless local area network involving obtaining at least one channel-specific measurement for each of a plurality of frequency channels, automatically selecting one of the plurality of frequency channels as a selected frequency channel by taking into account the at least one channel-specific measurement for each of the plurality of frequency channels, configuring a present access point (AP) device to transmit and receive data on the selected frequency channel, and configuring a present station (STA) device to transmit and receive data on the selected frequency channel, wherein the present AP device and the present STA device are capable of communicating data within a wireless local area network.
US07738871B2	Wireless communication method and system for implementing media independent handover between technologically diversified access networks A wireless communication system including at least one IEEE 802 multi-stack wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a plurality of technologically diversified access networks, such as IEEE 802.X networks and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) networks, that are concurrently deployed. Both the multi-stack WTRU and the technologically-diversified networks include a media independent handover (MIH) function. The WTRU is configured to read MIH information transmitted from one of the IEEE 802.X networks, trigger 3GPP authentication and authorization procedures based on the MIH information, obtain a local Internet protocol (IP) address, establish a tunnel to a packet data gateway (PDG) in a 3GPP core network, construct a care of address (CoA) and register the CoA with a home agent of the WTRU, whereby data destined for the WTRU is routed via the home agent through a new tunnel established between the home agent and a foreign agent based on the CoA.
US07738869B2	System and method for controlling idle mode in a broadband wireless access communication system A method for controlling an idle mode in a broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system. A mobile station (MS) transmits to a base station (BS) a de-registration request (DREG-REQ) indicating a state transition request to the idle mode. The BS transmits to the MS a de-registration command (DREG-CMD) for commanding state transition to the idle mode. The MS transmits to the BS a de-registration acknowledgement (DREG-ACK) in response to the DREG-CMD.
US07738866B2	System and method of waste management A waste management system and method of registering and deleting application waste is provided. The waste management system comprises a waste registration module for registering application waste and a waste deletion module for deleting the registered waste based upon the deletion priority. The waste registration module includes a deletion priority unit for assigning deletion priority to registered waste. The method comprises the steps of registering application waste, assigning deletion priority to registered waste, and deleting the registered waste based upon the deletion priority.
US07738862B2	Retrieve information via card on mobile device A method of retrieving information using a mobile telecommunications device is disclosed. The method starts by reading a print media identifier encoded on the print medium using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device. Information linked to the print media identifier and the mobile telecommunications device is then retrieved from a database.
US07738860B2	Controlling access to wireless communications device features based on user proficiency One or more features of varying complexity are available with a wireless communications device. A controller in the device determines a user's skill level at operating one or more of the features, and selectively activates the features appropriate for the skill level. The controller also activates a tutorial associated with a selectively enabled feature to teach the user how to operate the feature. As the user gains experience with the selectively enabled feature, the controller selectively enables more complex features and activates their associated tutorials.
US07738858B2	Wireless messaging system Messages are routed via a cellular communications network to multiple cellular communications receivers configured for answering calls placed to a common subscriber number, such that a message originated with a single cellular call may reach multiple recipients. The geographic area of message distribution may be controlled by selectively enabling different cell sites for calling particular subscriber numbers. The cellular receivers may have message storage capabilities for subsequent replay of received messages. Message storage may be provided by downloading messages to a conventional telephone answering device also connected for landline telephone call answering, thereby adding received cellular messages to recorded landline telephone messages.
US07738850B2	Broadcasting signal processing apparatus and control method thereof A broadcasting signal processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The broadcasting signal processing apparatus includes a wireless antenna; a radio frequency (RF) module which tunes a broadcasting signal; a variable part which adjusts an impedance to match an impedance of the wireless antenna with an impedance of the RF module; and a controlling part which pre-stores impedance variable values for impedance matching and which controls the variable part to adjust the impedance based on one of the pre-stored impedance variable values corresponding to a broadcasting frequency of a selected broadcasting channel. The method includes tuning to a broadcasting frequency; determining whether an impedance used to match a wireless antenna with a radio frequency (RF) module is different from an impedance variable value; and if the impedance is different, adjusting the impedance.
US07738844B2	Radio communication device A radio communication device includes: a local oscillator; an amplifier amplifying an output signal of the local oscillator and outputting a local oscillation frequency and a harmonic wave component thereof; and a harmonic mixer receiving an output signal of the amplifier and an information signal, and generating an up-converted signal of the information signal with the harmonic wave component based on the local oscillation frequency, while allowing the harmonic wave component to pass through.
US07738843B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting data in multi-input multi-output system Provided is a transmitter for a multi-input multi-output system including: a memory for storing a modulation system and power allocation coefficient for each antenna; a modulating unit for modulating data to be transmitted using the modulation system for each antenna stored in the memory when the data to be transmitted is input; and a power adjusting unit for adjusting the power according to the power allocation coefficient for each antenna stored in the memory to transmit the data to be transmitted, modulated at the modulating unit, via a corresponding antenna. A higher performance gain can be provided compared to a conventional open loop V-BLAST system by using a different modulation system and power for each antenna of a transmitter.
US07738835B2	Apparatus and method for frequency reuse to avoid interference between relay station and mobile station in multi-hop relay system An apparatus and method is disclosed for frequency reuse to avoid interference between a Relay Station (RS) and a Mobile Station (MS) in a multi-hop relay system. The method includes measuring a preamble signal strength of a serving RS, measuring a preamble signal strength of a neighboring RS, and computing a preamble signal strength ratio using the preamble signal strength of the serving RS and the preamble signal strength of the neighboring RS.
US07738834B2	Method and system for providing broadcast captions A method and system for providing broadcast captions is disclosed which includes a tuner for receiving a broadcast signal, a decoder for stripping text data relating to the captions from the broadcast signal, and a transmission server for transmitting the captions to the device for display on the device. The device may be a mobile telephone (30) or a computer (40). The system and method may also provide images for display with the captions and may also present auxiliary captions in the form of advertisements for display when advertisements are being broadcast in the television broadcast and no captions are present. The data relating to the captions and images may be transmitted from the transmission server (20) by the Internet solely or by the Internet (22) and a wireless carrier (24).
US07738829B2	Process cartridge including photoconductor pre-coated with protective agent and image forming apparatus using same A process cartridge includes a protective agent, a photoconductor, a charging unit, a development unit, a cleaning unit, and an application unit. The protective agent includes paraffin as main component. The photoconductor has a surface including polycarbonate applied with the protective agent. The development unit develops a latent image on the photoconductor. The cleaning unit removes materials remaining on the photoconductor. The application unit applies the protective agent to the surface of photoconductor. One peak in a given binding energy range is used to determine a coating condition of the photoconductor coated by the agent. The coating condition is determined by comparing an area ratio A0 before applying the agent and an area ratio A after applying the agent, each of which is an area ratio with respect to a total area of C1s spectrum of the photoconductor. The coating ratio of the photoconductor is computed by (A0−A)/A0×100.
US07738827B2	Image forming apparatus with toner image fixing unit, and the fixing method thereof The fixing unit satisfies following three conditions. That is, (1) 2.4×103×d/(TC×t)
US07738826B2	Interlocking fastener design prevents part movement When a TAB assembly is used in the transfer station of an electrostatic marking system, the blade used in the TABs becomes deformed or improperly aligned due to lateral movement of the clamp, held by rivets, which is used to maintain proper blade alignment. Provided herein is a simple, yet effective, way to secure this clamp with embedded burrs so that the useful life of the TAB is more than doubled over prior art TABs.
US07738822B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method using a protective agent An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that holds a toner image; an intermediate transfer body to which the toner image carried on the image carrier is transferred; an applicator that applies a protective agent which blocks cracks in the surface of the intermediate transfer body to the intermediate transfer body; and a controller that changes, in accordance with the degree of damage to the surface of the intermediate transfer body, the amount of the protective agent to be applied by the applicator to the surface of the intermediate transfer body.
US07738819B2	Image forming method and apparatus, and developing device and process cartridge therefor An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member and a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic image on the image bearing member with a toner to form a toner image thereon and including a developing unit configured to develop the electrostatic image, and a toner cartridge configured to supply the toner to the developing unit through at least one opening, wherein the developing device circulates the toner between the toner cartridge and the developing unit through the at least one opening, and wherein the internal temperature of the hopper is higher than that of the cartridge and the ratio of a charge quantity distribution parameter of the toner under a condition of 45° C. and 54% RH to that under a condition of 25° C. and 54% RH is greater than 0.9 and less than 1.5.
US07738812B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus capable of minimizing color mis-registration due to runout of gears is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive bodies having transfer points to transfer images onto a transfer object, a driving source to drive at least two photosensitive bodies of the plurality of photosensitive bodies, and a driving gear train to transmit driving power from the driving source to the at least two photosensitive bodies. The driving gear train includes photosensitive body shaft gears respectively connected to the photosensitive bodies driven by the driving source, and connecting gears to transmit the driving power to the photosensitive body shaft gears. When any one of the photosensitive body shaft gears is set to a reference photosensitive body shaft gear, the number of teeth of the connecting gear, which is disposed at a jth position from the reference photosensitive body shaft gear, is determined so that a value calculated from the following equation is substantially an integer. L π ⁢ ⁢ D · 1 R j Here, D refers to a diameter of each of the photosensitive bodies, L refers to a distance between the transfer points of two adjacent photosensitive bodies, and Rj refers to a speed reduction ratio from the jth connecting gear to the reference photosensitive body shaft gear.
US07738810B2	Image forming apparatus and method of cooling control thereof An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a fixer for heating a printing paper while feeding the same; a cooling device for cooling the fixer; a paper transport device for supplying the printing paper to the fixer; and a controller for receiving a print command including a specification of printing conditions and controlling the fixer, the cooling device, and the paper transport device, wherein the controller includes: a device that controls the fixer to change the velocity that the fixer feeds the printing paper during a printing job according to the printing conditions, and a device that controls the cooling device to change the cooling performance of the cooling device during the printing job according to the velocity of the fixer.
US07738808B2	Methods and systems for imaging device concurrent account use with remote authorization Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for allowing a plurality of concurrent users to use a single imaging device account.
US07738807B2	Control for cleaning image carrier surface in image forming device An image forming device including a cleaning member that is made of an elastic material and cleans the surface of the image carrier by contacting with the surface. The drive unit rotates the image carrier in a reverse direction while the cleaning member is contacting with the surface of the image carrier, before the image carrier is rotated in a positive direction for an image formation. The control unit controls the rotation of the image carrier in the reverse direction, in accordance with information indicating a size of a frictional force generated between the cleaning member and the image carrier being rotated.
US07738803B2	Image forming method and apparatus for effectively charging an image carrier An image forming apparatus, performing a corresponding method of image forming, includes an image carrier, a writing unit, a developing unit, a charging member configured to rotate continuously with the image carrier at a portion contacting the image carrier and uniformly charge a surface of the image carrier while contacting a surface thereof with the surface of the image carrier, a charge bias applying unit configured to apply a charge bias to the charging member, and a controller configured to control of driving of the image carrier and the charging member and reduce at a charge nip at a given timing a linear velocity ratio of a travel speed of the surface of the charging member to a travel speed of the surface of the image carrier.
US07738801B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus includes a developing device, a replaceable developing material container that contains developing material, a coupling member that couples the developing device to the developing material container, and a controller. The controller calculates a value obtained by calculating replacement time of the developing material container, on a developing material amount obtained by subtracting a developing material amount filled in the coupling member from a developing material amount contained in the attached developing material container, when the developing material container is attached and an installation sequence to fill the coupling member with developing material is performed. The image forming apparatus further includes a display that displays information indicating the replacement time of the developing material container based on the value calculated by the controller.
US07738800B2	Printing device having plural print density range settings A printing device is provided with a printing module, an amount detecting module which detects a remaining amount of the printing material, and a first value determining module. If the remaining amount of printing material is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the first value determining module determines a maximum value of a density range, within which a print density is to be set for printing, to be a smaller value than a maximum value of the density range when the remaining amount of printing material is larger than the predetermined amount. The printing device also includes a print density changing module configured to change the set print density to be equal to or less than the maximum value determined by the first value determining module if the set print density is greater than the maximum value determined by the first value determining module.
US07738789B2	Radio base station with multiple radio frequency heads A radio base station has a baseband unit (BB) and multiple RF heads (RH1, RH2), which are interconnected by means of a bi-directional two-fiber optical ring (R). Each RF head (RH1, RH2) has a delay counter (31) for determining a propagation delay (tL) on the ring (R) and a variable delay circuit (16, 26) for compensating a difference between the propagation delay on the ring and a predefined target delay (tRR). The delay counter counts (31) the delay between a test signal sent on the first fiber (F1) of the ring to the baseband unit and a received test signal looped back by the baseband unit on the second fiber (F2) of the ring.
US07738788B2	Address recognition apparatus An address recognition apparatus may include a first normalizing unit, a second normalizing unit and an address determination unit. The first normalizing unit normalizes a first electric signal and generates a first normalized signal, wherein the first electric signal is associated with a first divided set of optical packet signals. The second normalizing unit normalizes a second electric signal and generates a second normalized signal, wherein the second electric signal is associated with a second divided set of optical packet signals. The address determination unit refers to the first and second normalized signals and determines whether a destination address of a set of optical packet signals is identical to or different from an address allocated to a self-station associated with the address recognition apparatus, wherein the set of optical packet signals has been divided into the first and second divided sets of optical packet signals.
US07738787B2	Optical transmission line monitoring device, optical transmission line monitoring method, and computer program An optical transmission line monitoring device is provided including a device which calculates a management amount based on an optical intensity of returning light, a reference data storage device which stores reference management amounts beforehand, a detecting device which in response to the calculated management amount being of poorer quality than the reference management amount stored in the reference data storage device detects a distance, creates detection data based on the calculated management amount, and stores the created detection data in a detection data storage device, an alarm outputting device that creates alarm data based on the detection data created by the detecting device, and displays the created alarm data on a screen, an inputting device that inputs selection command data indicating that the alarm data displayed on the screen will not be output, and a removal data adding device that adds, to the detection data stored in the detection data storage device corresponding to the alarm data of the selection command data input by the inputting device, output removal data indicating that it is not a target for outputting by the alarm outputting device; wherein the alarm outputting device changes a display of the alarm data corresponding to the detection data that the removal data adding device adds the output removal data to.
US07738786B2	Camera lens assembly for portable terminal Disclosed is a camera lens assembly of a portable terminal, which includes a lens housing; and a drive plate provided at a position adjacent to the lens housing, wherein the lens housing rotates as the drive plate moves linearly. Because of the camera lens assembly, the lens housing need not be directly manipulated to rotate the lens housing. Therefore, since the lens housing is installed in the housing of the terminal, even in a state in which the lens housing is rotatably installed on the housing of the terminal, damage and breakage due to exterior impacts can be prevented and the restrictive terminal design problem due to the lens housing is overcome.
US07738781B2	Position detecting circuit and imaging apparatus A position detecting circuit provided in an imaging apparatus having an optical system that images a subject image, an imaging element that performs photoelectric conversion of the subject image, and a release switch capable of setting states of two stages includes: a plurality of magnetic field change detecting elements that detect the intensity of a magnetic field formed by a magnetic field generating body attached to either the optical system or the imaging element and that are provided so as to be separated from each other; a position detecting portion that detects the position of the magnetic field generating body on the basis of outputs from the plurality of magnetic field change detecting elements; and a standby portion that stops a function of at least one of the position detecting portion and the plurality of magnetic field change detecting elements until a first stage of the release switch is set.
US07738779B2	Method of processing multiplexed program data using entry points and time units In a data processing apparatus used for a multi-channel digital television broadcasting system, coded streams are recorded on a recording medium in a high efficiency, and can be random-accessed in a high speed. The data processing apparatus is arranged by segmenting means for segmenting the entered coded stream with respect to a predetermined time unit, and first forming means for forming a time unit map indicative of an address of data every time unit of the coded stream which is segmented by the segmenting means.
US07738769B2	Method and apparatus for processing video data containing a plurality of video tracks This invention provides a method and apparatus for processing video data containing a plurality of video tracks. According to an aspect of this invention, new modified data is generated by modifying part of the plurality of video tracks. After that, play list data to control the video data playback sequence to play back the generated modified data in place of data of the part is generated.
US07738768B1	Method and apparatus for increasing the quality of service for digital video services for mobile reception A system for playing a digital signal is set forth that includes a receiver receiving a digital signal. System further includes a buffer storing the digital signal in a buffer. A controller determines a read rate and when the signal is interrupted. When the buffer is full, the buffer is read at about the input rate of the buffer. When the buffer is less than full, the buffer is read at a rate less than the input rate when the digital television signal is interrupted.
US07738767B2	Method, apparatus and program for recording and playing back content data, method, apparatus and program for playing back content data, and method, apparatus and program for recording content data A method, apparatus and program for recording and playing back content data, method, apparatus and program for playing back content data, and method, apparatus and program for recording content data. The recording and playback apparatus is configured to record content data including a content and play back the content of the content data at a position specified by first relative time information indicating a relative time with respect to a start position of the content. A record start time information generator generates record start time information. A stream playback control table generator generates a stream playback control table associated with a stream resource record in a content data recording unit. Based on the content start time information and the record start time information, a relative time information correction unit corrects relative time information, of a segment to be played back, identified by a metadata manager based on segment metadata. A read controller controls a reading process according to the relative position information corresponding to the corrected relative time information identified by the metadata manager.
US07738764B2	Light emitting device package and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting device package and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light emitting device package includes a package structure, two diffusion layers formed on the package structure such that the two diffusion layers are electrically separated from each other, and first and second electrodes insulated from the package structure by an insulation film. The first and second electrodes are electrically connected with the two diffusion layers, respectively.
US07738763B2	Composite polymer fibers A composite polymer fiber comprises a polymer filler material and a plurality of polymer scattering fibers disposed within the filler material. At least one of the filler material and the scattering fibers is formed of a birefringent material. The refractive indices of the filler material and the scattering fibers can be substantially matched for light incident in a first polarization state on the composite polymer fiber and unmatched for light incident in an orthogonal polarization state. The scattering fibers may be arranged to form a photonic crystal within the composite fiber. The composite fibers may be extruded and may be formed into a yarn, a weave or the like. If the filler material is soluble, it may be washed out of the yarn or weave, and the scattering fibers may then be infiltrated with a resin that is subsequently cured.
US07738762B2	Attaching optical fibers to actuator tubes with beads acting as spacers and adhesives A scanning fiber device of one aspect may include an actuator tube. An optical fiber may be inserted through the actuator tube. The optical fiber may have a free end portion outside of the actuator tube. A first bead may be around the optical fiber. At least part of the first bead may be within a distal portion of the actuator tube. An adhesive may be adhering the first bead to the distal portion of the actuator tube. A second bead may be around the optical fiber. At least part of the second bead may be within a proximal portion of the actuator tube. An adhesive may be adhering the second bead to the proximal portion of the actuator tube.
US07738759B2	Optical fiber cable inlet device An inlet device is described for inserting a cable containing optical fibers into a telecommunications enclosure. The inlet device includes a housing with a strength member securing section configured to fasten at least one strength member to the housing. The inlet device further includes a fiber guide device. The inlet device may be used in a single fiber optical cable assembly or multi-fiber optical cable assembly. A method for preparing a cable assembly is described. A telecommunications enclosure including an inlet device is also described.
US07738749B2	Photonic crystal having heterostructure and optical device using the photonic crystal The present invention has been made for providing a photonic crystal capable of multiplexing or demultiplexing light within a wavelength band having a certain width. It includes a slab-shaped body 21 provided with plural forbidden band zones 211 and 212, and holes 221 and 222 having different sizes are arranged in the forbidden band zones with different cycles, respectively. Also formed are a trunk waveguide 24 extending along the direction inclined by +30 degrees from a perpendicular of the boundary 23 between the forbidden band zones 211 and 212, and a branch waveguide 25 extending along the direction inclined by −30 degrees. A ray of light within the multiplexed/demultiplexed wavelength band, which is excluded from the transmission wavelength band of the trunk waveguide 24 in the forbidden band zone 212 and included in the transmission wavelength band of the trunk waveguide 24 in the forbidden band zone 211, is reflected by the boundary 23 and thereby demultiplexed from the trunk waveguide 24 into the branch waveguide 25. Thus, all the rays of light whose wavelengths are within the multiplexed/demultiplexed wavelength band having a certain width are demultiplexed into the branch waveguide 25. Therefore, even if the wavelength of the optical signal is deviated due to some error, the light can be demultiplexed. This is also true for the multiplexing operation.
US07738745B2	Method of biasing and operating electro-optic polymer optical modulators A method that includes (a) thermally biasing an electro-optic polymer device using an electrode; and (b) driving the electro-optic polymer device by applying a high frequency signal to the device using the same electrode.
US07738740B2	Video processing system and method with dynamic tag architecture An image processing system and method, in which an image processing operation is performed on a pixel or pixels by selecting and applying one of a plurality of implementations of the image processing operation. The plurality of implementations is varied from time to time, such that one or more of the implementations is replaced with a different implementation or implementations.
US07738739B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting the resolution of a digital image A method and apparatus is disclosed for obtaining interpolation filters for use in a method or apparatus for enhancing the spatial resolution of a digital image. In the method or apparatus for enhancing the spatial resolution, input pixels from a low resolution image are classified and interpolated using the interpolation filters to form a high resolution image. The method for obtaining the interpolation filters includes obtaining a low resolution image from a high resolution source image. A plurality of pixels in the low resolution image are classified with respect to interpolation filters so that each of the plurality of pixels in the low resolution image is allocated to a respective interpolation filter. The interpolation filters are updated. The classifying and updating steps are repeated until a convergence criterion is met.
US07738736B2	Methods and systems for holographic data recovery A method for holographic storage data recovery in a holographic storage system is presented. One exemplary method includes detecting a stored image at a detector such that the image is oversampled. A relationship is determined between a location of the detected image and a location of the source image. Pixel information associated with the source image may be obtained from the detected image based on a fractional delay filter. In one example, the image may be oversampled by magnifying the detected image at the detector and/or having a detector with pixel sizes and spacing less than the image pixel size. Further, coefficients of the fractional delay filter may be determined, at least in part, on magnification and shift information of the image based on known registration marks.
US07738735B2	Image processing apparatus for resizing of images, image processing method for resizing images, program, and storage medium An image processing apparatus configured to obtain a resized image of a suitable size in a case where a plurality of image data are enlarged or reduced, while keeping a vertically long or horizontally long state of the image. Thus, a matched state between a resize object image and a resize rectangle as target values for a resized image as to whether being vertically long or horizontally long is determined. Responsive to a result of determination, the resize rectangle is rotated 90 degrees, and the resize object image is enlarged or reduced such that the enlarged or reduced resize object image is matched with the resize rectangle rotated.
US07738734B2	Image processing method In accordance with an image processing method, a data region is detected from input image data. The input image data is rotated in accordance with inclination of an image. Determination is made whether the data region of rotated image data protrudes from an image area of the input image data. When detection is made of protruding, the smallest area including the data region is extracted from the rotated image data. When the data region of the rotated image data protrudes from the image area of the image data previous to rotation, the smallest region including the data region of the rotated image data is extracted from the rotated image data. Therefore, loosing information from image data subjected to rotational correction can be prevented. Also, the amount of image data subjected to rotational correction can be minimized.
US07738730B2	Method of image analysis using sparse hough transform A digital image includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. In a method of analyzing the image, some of the pixels are purposefully not processed. In particular, only those pixels in a particular subgroup are processed according to a Hough or similar transform. The number of pixels in the subgroup is less than the total number of pixels in the image (e.g., as little as about 5% of the total pixels), and each pixel in the subgroup is pseudo-randomly selected. The Hough transform is inherently configured to function within the context of noisy images, for identifying features of interest in the image, as simulated by the pseudo-random selection and processing of less than the total number of pixels in the image. This significantly reduces the processor resources required to analyze the image.
US07738727B2	Method of processing brightness of an image and related device Brightness values of image frames are collected and counted to form a brightness distribution. The brightness distribution of the image frames is compared with predetermined brightness distributions. Brightness values of all pixels of successive image frames are adjusted according to a result of the comparison, so as to improve image contrast.
US07738723B2	System and method for image display enhancement A method for displaying digital images on a display device. The method includes obtaining an input image set including one or more input image, processing the input image set to generate an output image set including a number of output images, displaying the output image set in a sequence on the display device at a frame rate in excess of five frames per second. The first and second image-processing transformations and the sequence are chosen such that a time-integrated average luminance in each region of the display over successive frames approximates to the luminance distribution of a corresponding region of the input image set.
US07738722B2	Technique for adaptive de-blocking of block-based film grain patterns Reduction in the blockiness of a simulated film grain block can be achieved either by the use of adaptive downscaling or adaptive deblocking filtering to adjust the intensity of the pixels at the block edge in accordance with at least one film grain block parameter, such as film grain size, intensity and texture. Performing such adaptive downscaling or adaptive deblocking filtering achieves improved performance at lower computational cost by avoiding modification of film grain block pixels in lesser affected areas.
US07738721B2	Method and apparatus for modeling film grain patterns in the frequency domain Film grain patterns can be modeled in the frequency domain by estimating the cut frequencies that define a 2D band-pass filter. The film grain parameters can be conveyed in accordance with the ITU-T H.264\|MPEG-4 AVC standard in an SEI message allowing film grain reinsertion at a decoder.
US07738720B2	Image distribution apparatus, communication terminal apparatus, and control method thereof An image distribution apparatus divides image data of a single frame into a plurality of blocks, orthogonally transforms the blocks and calculates transformation coefficients, quantizes the calculated transformation coefficients, codes the quantized transformation coefficients, and distributes the coded image data. The image distribution apparatus acquires the quantized transformation coefficients, stores the acquired transformation coefficients in a storage unit, calculates differences between the transformation coefficients of a first frame and the transformation coefficients of a second frame stored in the storage unit in a unit of block, counts blocks whose difference values calculated above are equal to or greater than a predetermined value as changing blocks of the first frame, and determines that the first frame has changed when the counted number of blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
US07738716B2	Encoding and decoding apparatus and method for reducing blocking phenomenon and computer-readable recording medium storing program for executing the method Provided is an encoding method capable of reducing a blocking phenomenon that occurs when moving-images are encoded and decoded. The method includes: performing a first encoding operation on an input image using a first quantization coefficient; generating a reconstructed image of the encoded image; calculating a difference between corresponding partial images of the reconstructed image and the input image; and performing a second encoding operation on the calculated difference using a second quantization coefficient smaller than the first quantization coefficient. Using the second encoded difference, a decoding unit can reconstruct an image of a block boundary portion more elaborately with a small number of bits, thereby significantly reducing the blocking phenomenon in the decoding operation.
US07738692B2	Methods of determining quality of a light source Methods for determining a quality of a light source applied to a photolithographic process are provided. An image sensor array is exposed to a light from a light source. Addresses and respective intensities corresponding to a plurality of locations on a pupil map representing intensity of the light from on the image sensor array. At least one of an inner curve and an outer curve of the pupil map is defined based upon the collected addresses and respective intensities. The light source is applied to a photolithographic process if the addresses have a predetermined pattern relative to the at least one of the inner curve and the outer curve.
US07738688B2	System and method for viewing virtual slides Virtual slide image data and corresponding information are stored in a data storage area on a virtual slide image server. A client viewer requests image data at a particular resolution. The image server obtains corresponding image data from the data storage area at a resolution nearest to the requested resolution. The image data is then sent to the client viewer. The client viewer receives the image data and scales the image data to the requested resolution prior to displaying the image data.
US07738680B1	Detecting an object within an image by incrementally evaluating subwindows of the image in parallel One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for detecting an occurrence of an object in an image. During operation, the system selects a subwindow to be evaluated based upon a currently estimated likelihood of the object being detected within the subwindow. The system then performs an evaluation step on the subwindow to determine if the object exists in the subwindow, wherein performing the evaluation step involves updating the currently estimated likelihood of the object being detected in the subwindow. If evaluation of the subwindow is not complete after performing the evaluation step, the system stores information associated with the subwindow to facilitate subsequent evaluation of the subwindow.
US07738673B2	Low visible digital watermarks The present invention relates to digital watermarking. In a preferred embodiment, media is embedded with one or more digital watermark components. The media includes a blue color plane, a red color plane and a green color plane. The digital watermark component is embedded in the blue color plane, and scaled versions of the digital watermark component are embedded in the red and green color planes. The scaling of component in the red and green color planes helps insure that luminance attributable to the blue color digital watermark component is reduced or offset. A related watermark detection scheme is disclosed.
US07738666B2	Method for adjusting a system for providing hearing assistance to a user There is provided a method for adjusting a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), the system comprising a microphone arrangement (26) for capturing audio signals, a transmission unit (102) for transmitting the audio signals via a wireless link (107) to a receiver unit (103) worn by the user, a gain control unit (126) located in the receiver unit for setting the gain applied to the audio signals, and means (38) worn at or in a user's ear (39) for stimulating the hearing of the user according to the audio signals from the receiver unit (103), said method comprising: generating test audio signals, transmitting said test audio signals at a pre-defined level from the transmission unit via the wireless link to the receiver unit and stimulating the user's hearing with said test audio signals via said stimulating means; simultaneously transmitting gain control commands from the transmission unit to the gain control unit in order to selectively change the gain set by the gain control unit; repeating these steps until an optimum value of the gain set by the gain control unit has been determined; and transmitting a store command from the transmission unit to the receiver unit in order to store that determined optimum value of the gain.
US07738664B2	Apparatus for fault detection for parallelly transmitted audio signals and apparatus for delay difference detection and adjustment for parallelly transmitted audio signals Characteristic amounts in each small region of audio signals transmitted in the working system and the standby system are extracted by characteristic amount calculators 6-1, 6-2. A characteristic amount comparator 7 compares the characteristic amounts and judges occurrence of a fault. Characteristic amount difference calculators 9-1, 9-2, ∥D∥ comparator 10, and faulty system judging unit 11 judges the system having a fault. Majority decision processor 12 and significance judging unit 13 enhance the reliability of the judgment. Delay difference of audio signals between systems is roughly detected by sub-sampling audio signals of two systems and comparing them, and then accurately detected without sub-sampling. Delay difference between audio signals is adjusted by the detected delay difference.
US07738663B2	Light-weight key distribution scheme in wireless network A method of reducing the number of security keys allocated to each node of a wireless network, and of reducing the number of security keys that are required by the wireless network. N nodes are grouped into a first and a second groups, each group comprising N/2 nodes without nodes being shared. The first group is grouped such that at least two nodes are included and at least one node is different, and first security keys are allocated to the first group nodes without any security keys being shared among the groups. (N/2) groups are grouped to include a security key arrangement of (B/2) number of security keys of B number of second security keys, and the second security keys of each group are allocated to each node of the first group. Here, the security key arrangement of each group differs from that of the others.
US07738657B2	System and method for multi-precision division The present disclosure provides a system and method for performing multi-precision division. A method according to one embodiment may include generating a first product by multiplying a modulus having a most significant bit and/or a least significant bit equal to one and a quotient approximation of the modulus. The method may also include generating the 1's complement of the first product, generating a second product by multiplying the 1's complement and the quotient approximation, normalizing and truncating the second product to obtain a quotient, and storing the quotient in memory. Of course, many alternatives, variations and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
US07738642B2	Reverse charging system, reverse-charging service control apparatus, call agent and reverse charging method A call agent (CA) connects a IP telephone and a public switching telephone on the basis of a called-destination telephone number which corresponds to received reverse-charging service number from the IP telephone; a reverse-charging service control apparatus causes an exchange to stop charging; the CA and the reverse-charging service control apparatus calculate a charging information items, respectively; and generate a fee information by setting a charged party information so that a sum of fees in an IP network and a public switching telephone network may be charged to the called-destination telephone number, and transmit the fee information to an IP/PSTN charging management apparatus on a called destination side; and generate other fee information so that a fee in the network on a call origination side may be charged to a business company of called destination, and transmit the fee information to the apparatus on a call origination side.
US07738631B2	Energy discriminating scatter imaging system A specimen inspection system includes a photon source for outputting photons along a transmission path and a conveyor for translating a specimen completely through the transmission path. A radiation detector is positioned offset with respect to the transmission path for detecting photons that are scattered from the transmission path in response to interaction with the specimen passing therethrough. A controller determines from the detected scattered photons that a first material is present in the specimen.
US07738628B2	Shielded sample cell insertion and removal apparatus for X-ray analyzer A shielded sample cell insertion and removal apparatus for an x-ray analysis instrument, including a sample cell setting to hold a sample cell, an outer surface of which exposes the sample to an x-ray engine; and a shielded area positioned over the sample cell, to shield an area beyond the sample cell from x-rays transmitted from the x-ray engine. Upon moving the apparatus into and out of the instrument, the sample cell is moved into and out of an analysis position, while retaining shielding of areas beyond the sample cell from x-rays transmitted from the x-ray engine of the instrument.
US07738627B2	Geometric X-ray fluorescence visualizer, imager, or information provider One aspect relates to determining a location of an at least one X-ray fluorescing event occurring within an at least some matter of at least a portion of an individual, wherein the determining the location of the at least one X-ray fluorescing event is based at least in part on determining a relative angle at which an at least one applied high energy photon and/or particle is being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, a relative position from which an at least one applied high energy photon and/or particle is being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, a detected location of an at least one induced fluorescing X-ray photon fluoresced during the at least one X-ray fluorescing event, and a received angle at which the at least one induced fluorescing X-ray photon is received.
US07738618B2	Multiband PLL arrangement and a method of controlling such arrangement The present invention relates to a multiband PLL arrangement comprising a single loop PLL with a phase/frequency detecting means (1), a loop filter means (2) and a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) (3), to which PLL a reference voltage signal (Vref) is input. It further comprises a control circuit for appropriately locking the VCO (3) to the correct frequency band, said control circuit comprising a multi-window circuit (4) with at least first and second window amplitudes each defined by respective upper and lower voltage levels, and comparing means (5A, 5B) are provided for comparing a first VCO control voltage output from the loop filter means (2) with the upper and lower voltage levels of a first, broadest amplitude window. If the VCO control voltage settles within said first amplitude window, a narrower window is selected, the voltage levels of which are compared with the VCO control voltage and if the VCO control voltage settles within that or a further subsequent, smaller amplitude window, phase lock is achieved, otherwise, if the VCO control voltage does not settle within said windows, this is established by the comparing means (5A, 5B), said comparing means (5A, 5B) providing a signal for providing a second control signal to the VCO (3) for switching it to another, higher or lower, frequency band. For said other frequency band, the resulting first VCO control voltage signal is compared with said first amplitude window etc. until phase lock is achieved in the appropriate frequency band.
US07738614B2	Decision timing synchronous circuit and receiver circuit A circuit includes: a portion for performing a logical operation based on a binary modulated signal and a cyclic signal; serial-to-parallel converter for sampling a operation output for parallel output; correlation filter having multiple digital filters for allowing the parallel signal values to pass therethrough; maximum difference detector for detecting a maximum difference in a period during which a difference between the maximum and minimum output signal values from digital filters is greater than a threshold; timing detector for detecting the inversion timing of each output signal value; and decision timing exterminating portion for determining decision timing based on the maximum difference and the detected inversion timing.
US07738595B2	Multiple input, multiple output communications systems Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for optimizing the transmitter and receiver weights of a MIMO system. In one embodiment, the weights are optimized to create and steer beam nulls, such that each transmitted signal is substantially decoupled from all other signals between a MIMO transmitter a MIMO receiver. In another embodiment, the weights are selected such that, the signal strength of each weighted signal transmitted through a communications channel along a respective signal path is substantially equivalent, but for which the weighting vectors are not necessarily orthogonal. In a further embodiment, each transmitted signal is coupled only between its own transmitter and receiver antennas with a gain, or eigenvalue, that is a consequence of the weights, and which is bounded to within a desired range of values while at the same time the weighing vectors are orthogonal. Embodiments employing successive decomposition are also provided.
US07738591B2	System and method for setting phase reference points in continuous phase modulation systems by providing pilot symbols at a location other than the location of the phase reference point When a sequence of data bits is to be transmitted, the sequence is precoded into data symbols and organized as data frames. For each data frame, a number of phase reference points at predetermined intervals within the data frame are required to allow a receiving device to sufficiently estimate channel effects on the transmitted data frame. If a data frame has a field where inclusion of pilot symbols is undesirable, and if a phase reference point is required within that field, a set of pilot symbols associated with that phase reference point is generated and inserted into the data frame prior to the beginning of the field. The values for each of the pilot symbols in the set are chosen so as to force the phase reference point to a desired phase state.
US07738586B2	Wireless communication device and method for reducing in-band interference in a GPS receiver Embodiments of a wireless communication device and a method for reducing in-band interference in a GPS receiver are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, an adaptive filter may be used to measure in-band interference from in-band signals generated from coupled signals of a handset transmitter. The in-band interference may be subtracted from digital GPS signals provided by the GPS receiver. In some embodiments, the in-band interference is not subtracted from the GPS signals when the handset transmitter is not active.
US07738583B2	Reduced feedback for beamforming in a wireless communication A method for reduced feedback for beamforming in a wireless communication begins by receiving a baseband signal. The method continues by digitally beamforming the baseband signal using a unitary matrix having polar coordinates.
US07738581B2	Digital broadcasting transmission/reception system capable of improving receiving and equalizing performance and signal processing method thereof A digital broadcast transmitting and receiving system and a signal processing method thereof that improves the receiving performance of the system. A digital broadcast transmitter includes a randomizer to receive and randomize a data stream into a specified position of which stuff bytes are inserted, a replacement sequence generator to generate known data including a predefined sequence, a stuff-byte exchange unit to insert the known data into the specified position of the data stream into which stuff bytes are inserted, an encoder to encode the data stream output from the stuff-byte exchange unit for an error correction, and a transmission unit to modulate the encoded data stream, RF-convert the modulated data stream and transmit the RF-converted data. The digital broadcast receiving performance is improved even in an inferior multi-path channel by detecting the known data from the received transmission and using the known data for synchronization and equalization in a digital broadcast receiver.
US07738580B2	Quadrature amplitude modulation trellis coded modulation decoding apparatus and method thereof A quadrature amplitude modulation trellis coded modulation (QAM-TCM) decoding apparatus and the related method that receives and decodes a QAM signal. The QAM-TCM decoding apparatus includes an in-phase least significant bit (LSB) decoding path, which includes a in-phase Viterbi decoder for executing a decoding procedure on at least one LSB corresponding to an in-phase component of the QAM signal, a quadrature-phase LSB decoding path, which includes a quadrature-phase Viterbi decoder for executing a decoding procedure on at least one LSB corresponding to a quadrature-phase component of the QAM signal, and a most significant bit (MSB) decoding path for executing a decoding procedure on MSB portions corresponding to the in-phase or the quadrature-phase of the QAM signal.
US07738579B2	Systems and methods for adaptive bit loading in a multiple antenna orthogonal frequency division multiplexed communication system In an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) system, a transmitter and/or receiver communicate separate data streams on non-orthogonal spatial channels. Each spatial channel may use the same set of OFDM subcarriers and may take advantage of the multipath characteristics of the spatial channel allowing the communication of additional data without an increase in frequency bandwidth. Space-frequency subcarrier modulation assignments may be dynamically assigned on a per subcarrier basis as well as a per spatial channel basis to help maximize the data-carrying capacity of the channel. In some embodiments, each of the spatial channels may be associated with one of a plurality of spatially diverse antennas. In other embodiments, beamforming may be performed to allow the transmission and/or reception of signals within the spatial channels.
US07738571B2	Method and communication system device for the generation or processing of OFDM symbols in a transmission system with spread user data OFDM symbols are generated using data from one or more users or from one or more data sources represented on a number of sub-carriers. To inhibit multiple-access interference on application of the CDMA principle, the data are transformed in a data-source specific manner and only subsequently allocated to the sub-carriers, independently of the transformation.
US07738568B2	Multiplexed RF isolator A system for providing multiple communication channels over a single voltage isolation link includes first circuitry for multiplexing a plurality of digital data inputs from a plurality of communication channels onto the single voltage isolation link. Second circuitry de-multiplexes the plurality of digital data inputs from the single voltage isolation link to the plurality of communication channels. An RF isolator is used for providing the single voltage isolation link.
US07738559B2	Vector decoding method and apparatus and computer program A vector decoding method includes decomposing a code of an initial vector to obtain a sign code and an absolute vector code, decoding the sign code to obtain a sign vector, performing multi-level permutation-based decoding on the absolute vector code to obtain an initial absolute vector, and combining the sign vector and the initial absolute vector to obtain an initial vector, wherein each respective vector ha a plurality of elements. A vector decoding apparatus includes a decomposing unit configured to decompose a vector code to obtain a sign code and an absolute vector, a sign decoding unit configured to decode the sign code to obtain a sign vector, a multi-level permutation-based decoding unit configured to perform multi-level permutation-based decoding on the absolute vector to obtain an initial absolute vector, and a combining unit configured to combine the sign vector and the initial absolute vector to obtain an initial vector.
US07738553B2	Video compression system A video compression system is disclosed that is optimized to take advantage of the types of redundancies typically occurring on computer screens and the types of video loss acceptable to real time interactive computer users. It automatically adapts to a wide variety of changing network bandwidth conditions and can accommodate any video resolution and an unlimited number of colors. The disclosed video compression encoder can be implemented with either hardware or software and it compresses the source video into a series of data packets that are a fixed length of 8 bits or more. Sequences of one or more of these packets create unique encoding “commands” that can be sent over any network and easily decoded (decompressed) with either software or hardware. The commands include 3 dimensional copying (horizontal, vertical and time) and unique efficiencies for screen segments that are comprised of only two colors (such as text). Embodiments are also disclosed that improve the video compression depending on the popularity of pixel colors.
US07738552B2	Processing data streams Streams of data are processed. A stream of data including a plurality of encoded symbols is received. Symbols from a first subset of the encoded symbols are processed contemporaneously to determine a second subset of encoded symbols, each of which uses a common coding context. At least one symbol from the second subset is evaluated to determine the common coding context. The common coding context is used to process the second subset of encoded symbols.
US07738551B2	System and method for processing a high definition television (HDTV) image The present invention provides a system and method for processing a High Definition Television (HDTV) image. Specifically, the system and method of the present invention provides a plurality of programmable encoders connected in parallel and directly (i.e., gluelessly) attached to a HDTV video source. The system and method of the present invention allows a fall HDTV image to be received by each encoder at 74.25 MHz directly from the HDTV video source. Based on programming, each encoder will process only a portion of the full image.
US07738542B2	Multimode multicarrier modem system and method of communication over the same An alternative approach to coping with the ever increasing demand for faster communications hardware is to design modems that are capable of operating its speeds at a higher data rate than a speed required for a single port of the standard communication rate for that modem. Basically, by utilizing a resource manager, that directs the data in and out of the various portions of the modem in an orderly manner, keeping track of which of the ports is being operated at any given point in time, a standard single port modem can be reconfigured, for example, at an over clocked rate, to manipulate the data input and output of a modem.
US07738538B1	Flexible and in-band signaling for nested preamble A multi input multi output (MIMO) receiver is disclosed for transmitting and receiving packets having a preamble format of a packet of information and having a short training sequence (STS), a long training sequence (LTS) and signal (SIG) for training receivers, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The packets having a preamble format for allowing data to be piggy-backed, e.g. transmitted and received using the physical layer rather than the transport layer of networking layers.
US07738526B2	Surface emitting semiconductor laser In a surface emitting semiconductor laser, the primary surface of a substrate includes first to third areas. The first and second areas are contiguous to each other, and the third area surrounds the first and second areas. A first DBR is provided on the substrate. An active layer is provided on the following: the first DBR; the first and second areas; and a boundary therebetween. A first semiconductor spacer layer is provided on the active layer. A second semiconductor spacer layer is provided on the first semiconductor spacer layer. The conductivity type of the first semiconductor spacer layer is different from that of the second semiconductor spacer layer. A tunnel junction region is on the first area and between the first and the second semiconductor spacer layers. The active layer, the first semiconductor spacer layer, the second semiconductor spacer layer, the tunnel junction region constitutes an optical cavity mesa, which includes low-resistance and high-resistance regions located on the first area and the second area, respectively. The low-resistance region includes the tunnel junction region. A second DBR is on the second semiconductor spacer layer and the first area. A first electrode is on the first and second areas and the boundary.
US07738513B2	Method for inverse multiplexing A method for multiplexing digital data, wherein a packet of digital data is simultaneously sent from front to rear and from rear to front. Additionally, a method for multiplexing digital data, wherein a packet of digital data is simultaneously sent from the beginning of the packet towards the end and from the end towards the beginning. Additionally, a method for multiplexing digital data, wherein simultaneously a packet of digital data is sent and the same packet is sent backwards.
US07738509B2	Method and system for inband emergency notification for voice calls The invention provides a method for inband emergency notification for voice calls by multiplexing at least one emergency signal within an audible data stream and transmitting the audible data stream from a telematic communication unit to a mobile vehicle communication system. The mobile vehicle communication system decodes the emergency signal from the audible data stream and provides an emergency service as a function of the emergency signal.
US07738508B2	Packet switched connections using dedicated channels A temporary (temp) dedicated channel (DCH) is used to support communications. The temp-DCH channel is a channel that is assigned to a user having a set duration. After the duration expires, the channel is automatically released to the user. Embodiments of the invention relate to establishing the temp-DCH channel, determining the data rate and duration of the channel. Other embodiments relate to establishing back-to-back temp-DCH channels and the implementation details of these embodiments. Additionally, one embodiment relates to adding a start/stop function to the medium access controller which can be used in conjunction with temp-DCH as well as other applications.
US07738495B2	Method of determining a maximum transmission unit value of a network path using transport layer feedback A network element implementing a method for determining an optimal maximum transmission unit (MTU) value on a path between two nodes in a network is described. A sending node interested in learning the optimal MTU path value allows fragmentation of datagrams sent on the path, selects an initial MTU, and sends one or more data packets to a receiving node. Upon receiving the data the receiver determines if fragmentation occurred. If no fragmentation occurred then the MTU path selected is the optimal MTU for the given path between the nodes. If fragmentation did occur then the sender is notified that the selected MTU was not the optimal MTU for the path. Either the receiver proposes a new MTU for the path, or the sender selects a new, smaller MTU. The process repeats until the receiver detects no fragmentation.
US07738492B2	Network communication bandwidth management A Unified Bandwidth Manager that functions as a high-level bandwidth manager to interface with and hierarchically manage a plurality of service-specific bandwidth reservation and session management systems is described. The Unified Bandwidth Manager includes at least a control system, and an interface for providing at least one of policy information or goal information to the control system. The control system is provided with a plurality of feedback inputs that are responsive to associated ongoing observation information from each of an associated observation reporting element. The control system uses the plurality of feedback inputs, together with the at least one policy information or goal information, to produce at least one element of outgoing control information.
US07738491B2	Frame structure, method for organizing data and method for transmitting data A frame structure for transmitting data over a digital interface has a plurality of data frames. In this plurality of data frames a first sampling data frame is based on at least one sampling word and dedicated to a first logical channel. A set of data frames follows the first sampling data frame and carries in a compressed format a plurality of predefined status data words dedicated at least to the first logical channel. A first further sampling data frame follows the set of data frames. It is based on at least one further sampling word and dedicated to the first logical channel.
US07738487B2	Re-formatting variable-rate vocoder frames for inter-system transmissions Methods and apparatus are presented for supporting the transmission of variable-rate vocoder frames over non-compatible communication channels. Variable-rate vocoder frames are re-formatted as cargo in multi-rate vocoder frames. At the receiver, a determination is made as to whether a received multi-rate vocoder frame carries a variable-rate vocoder frame cargo. If a variable-rate vocoder frame is cargo, then a determination of the frame type is made. Various embodiments for conveying cargo information are presented.
US07738481B2	Wireless communication device and wireless communication method A wireless communication device that performs packet transmission in accordance with a packet transmission system that performs wireless bandwidth allocation by virtual carrier sensing has a time-point management section that manages the time-point and outputs current time-point information, and a parameter management section that manages a parameter relating to packet transmission right acquisition priority. The parameter management section includes: a parameter holding section that holds, in association with a time-point, a parameter relating to packet transmission right acquisition priority that changes with a different distribution between wireless communication devices located in the same wireless LAN area, in a prescribed period; and a parameter alteration section that reads, from the parameter holding section, the parameter associated with current time-point information and dynamically alters a current parameter relating to packet transmission right acquisition priority in accordance with the parameter thus read.
US07738478B2	Apparatus and method for determining downstream topology in hybrid-fiber coaxial network An apparatus for determining a downstream topology in a hybrid-fiber-coaxial network includes: a signal branching unit for branching a signal received from a cable modem termination system into a plurality of branched signals; a plurality of signal selecting units for selectively receiving a frequency band signal corresponding to a specific downstream channel among the plurality of branched signals; a downstream topology determining unit for analyzing a downstream ambiguity resolution frequency list contained in a channel information message of a downstream primary channel received from the cable modem termination system, collecting in parallel channel information messages with respect to a plurality of downstream channels, and determining a downstream topology at a high speed using the collected channel information messages; and a plurality of packet generating units for setting downstream channel frequency bands of the signal selecting units under control of the downstream topology determining unit, and sending the channel information messages of the collected downstream channels to the downstream topology determining unit.
US07738472B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling packets and/or cells A system and method of scheduling packets or cells for a switch device that includes a plurality of input ports each having at least one input queue, a plurality of switch units, and a plurality of output ports. There is generated, by each input port having a packet or cell in its at least one queue, a request to output the corresponding packet or cell to each of the output ports to which a corresponding packet or cell is to be sent to, wherein the request includes a specific one of the plurality of switch units to be used in a transfer of the packet or cell from the corresponding input port to the corresponding output port. Access is granted, per output port per switch unit, to the request made on a first priority scheme. Grants are accepted per input port per switch unit, the accepting being based on a second priority scheme. Packets and/or cells are outputted from the respective input ports to the respective output ports, based on the accepted grants, utilizing the corresponding switch units identified in the accepted grants.
US07738471B2	High speed packet processing in a wireless network A method is provided for processing a packet (300) at an egress end user node (110). The method includes a decoding step and a concurrent writing step. The concurrent writing step is performed subsequent to the decoding step. The decoding step involves decoding a packet having a plurality of headers (306-314). The concurrent writing step involves concurrently writing each of the headers (306-314) to a packet buffer memory (122) and a respective protocol stack layer memory (126-134). More specifically, a MAC layer protocol header (306) is concurrently written to the packet buffer memory and a MAC layer memory (126). An LLC layer protocol header (308) is concurrently written the packet buffer memory and an LLC layer memory (128). A network layer protocol header (310) is concurrently written to the packet buffer memory and a network layer memory (130), and so on.
US07738470B2	Fast and automatic self-forming meshing topology to integrate with wired networks The present invention applies management frame defined in IEEE 802.11 standard to a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode by adding an information element (IE) into the management frame, which enables any access point (AP) in WDS to maintain IE based on its own setting and state, then send IE via the management frame for providing state of the AP under WDS mode, determine whether a physical link (i.e., a wireless link between APs) should be established therewith based on received IE, and maintain the established physical link through the wireless management frame in a real time manner. Thus, the existence and necessity of the physical link between different APs in WDS can be determined correctly.
US07738464B2	Method for providing service based on service quality and an accounting method in a mobile communication system Disclosed is a method for providing a service to MS (Mobile Station) according to a service quality in a service system including MS, BTS (Base Transceiver System) that can communicate with the MS, and a profile server for storing service quality profile information for the MS. The profile server comprises storing identification information indicating a user of the MS along with service quality profiles for the services that can be provided to the MS; and upon receipt of an MS information request from the BTS scheduled to service the MS, providing service quality profiles for the MS to the BTS, and providing a service required by the MS according to a service quality profile for the service.
US07738458B2	Communication device A communication device simplified in circuit configuration and capable of shortening the time required to copy packets for broadcasting or multicasting. A packet separator separates an incoming packet into a data part and a header part, and a memory stores the data part. An internal packet generator attaches, to the header part, an internal header of a fixed length including the address of the stored data part, to generate an internal packet. A route searcher searches for a route for the internal packet based on the header part. Queues are associated with packet input/output ports, respectively, for temporarily storing the internal packet routed by the route searcher. A reader reads out the data part from the memory in accordance with the address included in the internal header of the internal packet. A packet generator generates an output packet from the data part and the header part of the internal packet.
US07738456B2	Techniques to map switch and router ports to physical locations Techniques for associating a physical location with a network interface on an intermediate network node include receiving a data packet from a device connected to a network. Based on data in the data packet, a particular network interface is determined on a first hop intermediate network node. An identity for an entity that originated the data packet is determined based on data in the data packet. A possible physical location for the entity is determined based on the identity. The identity is associated with the possible physical location in an independent data source that is accessible over the network and different from the data packet. The particular network interface is associated with a highest confidence location for the device based on the possible physical location of the entity and any former locations associated with the particular network interface.
US07738454B1	Methods and apparatus related to packet classification based on range values In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a portion of a hash key vector. The hash key vector can be defined based on a range value and based on at least a portion of an address value from a data packet queued within a multi-stage switch. The method also includes defining, based on the hash key vector, a hash value associated with a location in a hash table when the portion of the hash key vector matches a bit vector stored in a tag table.
US07738451B2	Method and device for flexible buffering in networking system A method and device for flexible, dynamic and optimal buffering in a networking system are provided. Sizes of incoming packets are recognized and the packets are buffered into buffers of appropriate sizes. Usage times of buffers are counted, and during an idle state of the networking system, buffer number and descriptor number are re-calculated based on usage times. Then, buffers and descriptors are re-allocated based on the re-calculated number. By re-allocation, buffer sets with higher usage times are allocated with more buffers, and vice versa, so memory waste is lowered and the overall performance of the networking system is improved.
US07738450B1	System architecture for very fast ethernet blade The system of the present invention provides data transmission speeds at or in excess of 10 gigabits per second between one or more source devices and one or more destination devices. The system comprises a media access control (MAC) interface to facilitate receipt and transmission of packets over a physical interface. A first field programmable gate array is coupled to the MAC interface and operative to receive packets from the MAC interface and configured to perform initial processing of packets, which are dispatched to a first memory. A second field programmable gate array is operative to retrieve packets from the first memory and configured to compute an appropriate destination, which is used to dispatch packets to a backplane. A third field programmable gate array is provided that is operative to receive packets from the backplane and configured to organize the packets for transmission, which are dispatched to a second memory. A fourth field programmable gate array is coupled to the MAC interface and operative to retrieve packets from the second memory and configured to schedule the transmission of packets to the MAC interface for transmission to one or more destination devices.
US07738446B1	Method and apparatus for determining usage of digital signal processing resources A method and apparatus for providing service providers with a method for determining the best usage of the DSP resources are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network map of DSP resources is also presented so that a service provider may determine whether to use regional DSP resources that are located geographically closer to the edge network elements in a network or to use centralized DSP resources that are located geographically more distant.
US07738444B2	ITU H450.1-based ITU H.323 SCP method and apparatus A method for providing advanced intelligent network (AIN) supplementary services between an ITU H.323 endpoint and a service control point (SCP) having service logic programs (SLPs) and transaction capabilities applications part (TCAP) protocol support is described. The method preferably includes providing an ITU H.450 interface in the SCP, the ITU H.450 interface being capable of communicating with the ITU H.323 endpoint, and utilizing an ITU H.225 FACILITY message and an ITU H.450 application protocol data unit (APDU) to carry one or more of call-related information, operation codes and AIN messages between the ITU H.323 endpoint and the SCP. In a case in which the AIN supplementary services are not related to an existing ITU H.323 call, the ITU H.225 FACILITY message is empty. Alternatively, in a case in which the AIN supplementary services are related to an existing ITU H.323 call, the ITU H.225 FACILITY message is one of a variety of user-to-user information elements (UUIEs). The invented apparatus for supporting advanced intelligent network (AIN) supplementary services in a voice frame network preferably includes an ITU H.450.1 interface to a service control point (SCP), the SCP having also a transaction capabilities applications part (TCAP) interface to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), the SCP providing AIN supplementary services in a network environment compatible with an ITU H.323 endpoint, and an ITU H.323 endpoint interface for coupling to the ITU H.450 interface over the voice frame network, the ITU H.323 endpoint interface supporting an ITU H.450-based communications protocol.
US07738436B2	Wireless communication system, wireless communication control apparatus, wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method Information, which has a frame structure and is to be transmitted from a line control apparatus (101) through a control channel to a mobile transmitting/receiving apparatus (102), includes function channel identifying information indicative of the type of information transmitted in an area of control information. When no message is existent which must be notified to the mobile transmitting/receiving apparatus (102), the line control apparatus (101) establishes an idle message in the area of control information and also establishes the function channel identifying information, which is in the same frame, as idle identifying information. If the function channel identifying information is the idle identifying information, the mobile transmitting/receiving apparatus (102) switches a receiving operation in the area of control information into a reception stop operation. Otherwise, the mobile transmitting/receiving apparatus (102) continues the receiving operation in the area of control information. The present invention can start a call in a short time and elongate the operational time with a wireless communication apparatus serving as a mobile wireless station.
US07738435B2	Communication system with mobile terminal accessible to mobile communication network and local network simultaneously A computer readable medium storing a computer program for causing a computer of a mobile terminal device capable of accessing both a mobile communication network and a local network simultaneously, to execute an address assignment, the computer readable medium including first computer program codes for causing the computer to transmit an inquiry message for inquiring information regarding a location on networks of a correspondent of packet communications to be carried out, from the mobile terminal device through the local network, second computer program codes for causing the computer to receive a response message in response to the inquiry message through the local network, third computer program codes for causing the computer to acquire an address to be used by the mobile terminal device in the packet communications with the correspondent according to the response message, fourth computer program codes for causing the computer to assign the address to a first communication interface for the local network at the mobile terminal device, and fifth computer program codes for causing the computer to judge a manner of utilizing first packet communications carried out through the first communication interface and second packet communications carried out through a second communication interface provided for the mobile communication network in the mobile terminal device according to a prescribed policy, when both the first packet communications and the second packet communication are possible.
US07738427B1	Method and system for data rate based vertical handoff A method and system for using data rate as a basis to allow or deny handoff from a communication system operating under a first air interface protocol (first protocol system) to a communication system operating under a second air interface protocol (second protocol system). A base station detects that a hybrid terminal has received a threshold low forward link data rate under the first protocol for a threshold time period, and the base station responsively evaluates the second protocol system to determine if the second protocol system has sufficient resources to provide at least as good a data rate as the threshold data rate. If the base station thereby determines that the second protocol system is a good alternative, then the base station will allow a handoff to occur when the terminal seeks to handoff to the second protocol. Otherwise, the base station will not allow the handoff to occur.
US07738422B2	Interference-reducing method of forward link scheduling for wireless networks A method of scheduling and sub-channelization is provided for a wireless network such as an OFDMA network. Distributed coordination is applied across sectors, such neighboring sectors will tend to schedule cell-edge users at the same time, while sub-channelizing to different portions of the full frequency band available for forward link transmissions. This tendency is achieved by dividing each sector's users into user classes which depend upon forward link channel quality. Each user class is assigned a different set of priorities for use of available timeslots and subcarriers.
US07738421B2	WAP push over cell broadcast A system provides push services and information to mobile stations via broadcast messages. The broadcast messages are made on predetermined cell broadcast channels, which are associated with an inbox on the mobile stations. Contained within the messages are Uniform Resource Locators (URL) that, when accessed, provide multimedia and other rich content to the mobile station. The system allows wireless carriers to provide features such as Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) push operations via cell broadcast to many mobile stations in a geographic area without the need to individually address messages to the mobile stations.
US07738417B2	Communication system The present invention provides a communication system which includes a mobile communication apparatus, a modem, a gateway server, and a program processing apparatus. In addition, the communication system according to the present invention integrates mobile communication and instant messaging. More particularly, the communication system of the present invention is capable of providing an instant messaging user and a mobile communication user to perform instant video communication.
US07738405B2	Telecommunications control apparatus and a method for determining a communicating node with electric power interference taken into account A telecommunications control apparatus is included in each of a plurality of nodes constituting a telecommunications system and includes a reception power decider for determining the reception power value of a control signal received from another node. A control signal decider decides, in accordance with the reception power value of the control signal thus determined, whether or not the own node should communicate with the other node in relation to interference at the own node. A communication controller controls communication between the own node and the other node in accordance with the result of decision made by the control signal decider.
US07738404B2	Method of aggregate statistic computation A method of grouping nodes within a distributed network is provided. The example method includes performing a leader node self determination operation by which each node within the distributed network determines whether to become a leader node or a non-leader node, each leader node being the leader of a group including at least one node. Next, requests are sent, from each leader node, requesting at least one non-leader node to join the group associated with the leader node. First received requests are accepted, at each non-leader node, such that accepting non-leader nodes transition from a non-leader node to a dependent node dependent upon the requesting leader node. A next set of requests are sent, from each remaining non-leader node, requesting to join the group associated with at least one leader node. A determination is made, at each requested leader node, as to whether to accept the non-leader node into the group associated with the requested leader node. Based on the determination, at each requested leader node, the non-leader node is either accepted into the group associated with the requested leader node, or is alternatively rejected from the group.
US07738401B2	System and method for overlaying a hierarchical network design on a full mesh network A system and method are disclosed for overlaying a hierarchical network on a full mesh network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network element of a full mesh network (402) having a controller programmed to overlay (200, 400, 400) in part a hierarchical network on the full mesh network with an isolation protocol.
US07738400B2	Method of providing intra-company two way voice communications over a data network A method of providing an intra-company voice communication service has the general steps of providing a company with a plurality of remote geographic facilities linked by a data network, determining a call traffic pattern for each of the facilities by analyzing a call detail record for each facility, determining performance specifications for the data network, and providing and implementing a converged digital telephony data network. Through the method of the invention, a service may thereby be provided that allows for a company to eliminate public telephone carrier service charges for intra-company phone calls between remote facilities. A preferred embodiment of the method of the invention utilizes the World Wide Web for carrying out various of the steps of the invention to achieve time and travel savings. Further embodiments of the invention include programming the gateway at one or more of the company facilities to access a PSTN whereby phone calls from the data network may be sent and received over the PSTN. An additional embodiment of the invention interconnects data networks from a plurality of companies which each are individually intra-connected between facilities to carry digital telephony format communications. Digital telephony format calls may thereby be sent between any of the various facilities of the two companies. Additionally, a gateway at one or more of the facilities of the interconnected companies may be programmed to interface with a PSTN to send and receive phone calls over the PSTN.
US07738399B2	System and method for identifying target systems An identification system for identifying and validating selected components of a communication system and methods for manufacturing and using same. The communication system includes a host system that is configured to couple with one or more target systems. When the host system is coupled with a selected target system, the communication system can enter an identification mode wherein the selected target system can provide identification data to the host system. The identification data includes information regarding at least one target system characteristic associated with the selected target system such that the host system can attempt to identify the selected target system based at least in part upon the target system characteristics. Once the selected target system has been identified, the communication system likewise can at least partially reconfigure the host system, as necessary, such that the host system can be compatible with the selected target system.
US07738394B2	Receiving data in a sensor network A sensor network has a plurality of wireless sensors which transmit to an intermediate receiving device which relays data to a central server. A method is provided for receiving data packets at the intermediate receiving device from a plurality of the transmitting devices. Data packets are sensed on a communication medium at the receiving device and the total traffic intensity of data packets from the transmitting devices is estimated. A detection threshold for data packets is provided and adapted as a function of the total intensity. The receiving device receives data packets with a signal strength above the current detection threshold.
US07738390B2	Method of reporting quality metrics for packet switched streaming A method of reporting quality metrics for packet switched streaming in a wireless network between a server and a client, comprising the step of transporting content data to the server to the client using a real time streaming protocol, the step of reporting at least one quality metric relating to the delivered data stream from the client to the server using both an unreliable transport mechanism, such as UDP, and at least one reliable transport mechanism, such as TCP.
US07738387B2	System and method for diagnosing a cabling infrastructure using a PHY A system and method for discovering a cable type using an automated, systematic process. A PHY can be designed to measure electrical characteristics (e.g., insertion loss, cross talk, length, etc.) of the cable to enable determination of the cable type. The determined cable type can be used in diagnosis of cabling infrastructure or in a dynamic configuration or operation process.
US07738384B2	Systems and methods for accessing voice transmissions Various systems and methods for intercepting transmissions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a media gateway communicably coupled to a soft switch and an acquisition facility. A first processor and a first computer readable medium is associated with the soft switch. The computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the processor to receive a transmission originating from a first communicator and indicating at least a second communicator, and to direct the transmission to the acquisition facility via the media gateway. A second processor and second computer readable medium are included, and the second computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the second processor to direct the transmission from the media gateway to the second communicator such that direction of the transmission to an acquisition facility is obscured from at least the second communicator. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US07738380B1	Reassembly-free rewriting of out-of-order data payload Techniques for reassembly-free rewriting of out-of-order data packet payload are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, in response to packets received at a network access device from a first network node destined to a second network node, the packets are stored in a buffer within the network access device if the packets need to be modified before sending the packets to the second network node. The original our-of-order packets are dropped and do not reach the second network node. The payloads of the packets stored in the buffer are modified and thereafter, the modified packets with the modified payloads are sent to the second network node. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US07738375B1	Shared shaping of network traffic A method for sharing an aggregate bandwidth among a group of traffic classes may include allocating a portion of the aggregate bandwidth to one of the group of traffic classes having a first priority associated therewith, where the allocated portion is referred to as a first bandwidth. The method may include allocating an unused portion of the aggregate bandwidth to a second one of the group of traffic classes having a second priority associated therewith in conjunction with a parameter associated with a downstream device.
US07738373B2	Method and apparatus for rapid location of anomalies in IP traffic logs An efficient method and apparatus for rapidly detecting anomalies from massive data streams is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method enables near real time detection of anomaly behavior in networks. The invention rapidly identifies the addresses that require further analysis and reduces the cost of monitoring, the cost of managing the security of the network as well as reduces the time needed to initiate mitigation steps.
US07738372B2	Method and system for capacity analysis for on the move adhoc wireless packet-switched networks A system and method for capacity analysis in communication networks, particularly for on the move ad hoc wireless packet-switched networks, as well as wide variety of other multimedia networks is disclosed. The invention seeks to use the same two attributes per link (link capacity and link utilization) as known circuit-switched based analysis tools while incorporating useful aspects of various statistical analyses, such as a Queuing Theory based analysis, among others. In one embodiment, the invention introduces four tests to be implemented per each link, with results of these four tests being used to color code link congestion states to generate the reports for a planner. These four tests may generate an improved analysis of the network utilizing the same number of variables used in simple conventional circuit switched based analysis.
US07738369B2	Data structure caching for PDU re-generation and transmission in a 3G wireless network In one embodiment, a transmitter (a) caches one or more MAC-d PDUs received from a network layer, (b) selects a subset of the MAC-d PDUs for combination into a MAC-e PDU, (c) generates the MAC-e PDU from the subset of selected MAC-d PDUs, (d) caches a data structure to allow re-generation of the MAC-e PDU, wherein the re-generation does not rely on any cached copy of the MAC-e PDU, (e) transmits the MAC-e PDU for receipt by a receiver; and (f) determines whether an ACK was received, wherein if an ACK was not received, then the MAC-e PDU is re-generated using the cached data structure and the subset of selected MAC-d PDUs, and steps (e) and (f) are repeated, and if an ACK was received, then the memories used to cache the data structure and the first subset of MAC-d PDUs are freed.
US07738362B2	System and method for address notification in a network A network system includes a service providing apparatus; first and second backup apparatuses, each of which is configured to back up at least a part of a function of the service providing apparatus, and is connected with the service providing apparatus through a WAN; and a terminal connected with the service providing apparatus and the first and second backup apparatuses, and configured to receive a service from the service providing apparatus in a normal operation. The service providing apparatus has IP addresses of itself, the first and second backup apparatuses and the terminal, and notifies the IP addresses of the service providing apparatus and the first backup apparatus to the terminal in response to registration of the IP address of the terminal. The terminal holds the IP addresses of the service providing apparatus and the first backup apparatus, and registers the IP address of the terminal on the first backup apparatus based on the IP address of the first backup apparatus to receive a service from the first backup apparatus, when knowing a communication failure with the service providing apparatus.
US07738357B2	Apparatus and method for carrier frequency offset estimation and correction in a wireless communication system A method is disclosed for correcting carrier frequency offset (CFO) in a received data packet that includes one or more M data streams. The data packet has a payload portion preceded by a preamble portion, the payload portion having a plurality of data symbols (L) each of which include a plurality of data tones (K). The method comprises, making a per-stream preamble CFO estimate for each data stream by correlating repeated preamble portions that precede the data packet. The per-stream preamble CFO estimates are weighted and averaged to obtain a single preamble CFO estimate. Any CFO in each received data stream is then corrected according to the preamble CFO estimate. Additionally, for an lth data symbol in a data packet, a per-tone CFO estimate is derived and successively averaged over frequency (tones), time (symbols) and space (data steams) to derive data CFO estimate pdata. Any CFO in each received data stream may be corrected according to the data CFO estimate, and/or the preamble CFO estimate.
US07738356B2	Multiple stream cyclic-shifted delay transmitter A multiple stream cyclic-shifted delay transmitter including a baseband processing module and a plurality of RF transmit sections. The baseband processing module is operably coupled to convert outbound data into a plurality of transmit baseband signal streams and cyclic-shift delay at least one of the plurality of transmit baseband signal streams to produce at least one cyclic shift delayed transmit baseband signal stream. The plurality of RF) transmit sections is operably coupled to convert the plurality of transmit baseband signal streams and the at least one cyclic-shift delayed transmit baseband signal stream into a plurality of RF signals.
US07738349B2	Optical disc device with normal resolution signal selection filter A normal resolution component included in a readout signal of a super resolution optical disc is canceled to improve quality of the readout signal. The normal resolution component is separated from the readout signal of the super resolution optical disc by using a normal resolution selection filter such as a low pass filter, a mark length determination circuit, and then the normal resolution component is subtracted from an original readout signal while gain and a phase are appropriately controlled. Thereby, an influence of crosstalk due to the normal resolution component is reduced.
US07738336B2	Apparatus and method for optical information recording and reproducing A recording condition on a media is optimized by introducing a new evaluation index. An apparatus for optical information recording and reproducing includes: a measurement means for recording codes including a specific code in a medium for optical information recording and reproducing, reproducing the codes from the medium for optical information recording and reproducing, and measuring, from a reproduced signal of the codes, a peak value of amplitude of a reproduced signal related to the specific code, the peak value being a maximum value or a minimum value of the amplitude of the reproduced signal related to the specific code; a statistic calculation means for calculating preset statistic by using a plurality of peak values at the same or different recording places, the plurality of peak value having been obtained by the measurement means; and a condition decision means for deciding at least one of a recording laser power condition and a recording pulse condition by using the statistic. The peak value and the statistic thereof serving as a new evaluation index are effective for evaluation of the apparatus for optical information recording and reproducing or setting of a recording condition in the specification.
US07738317B2	Apparatus and methods for controlling position of marine seismic sources Apparatus and methods are described for remotely controlling position of marine seismic equipment. One apparatus comprises a source connected to a tow member; and an adjustment mechanism connected to the source and the tow member, the adjustment mechanism adapted to actively manipulate an angle of attack of the source. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US07738315B2	Circuit for generating output enable signal in semiconductor memory apparatus A circuit for generating an output enable signal in a semiconductor memory apparatus which can include an interval setting unit capable of delaying a burst length signal in synchronized with a clock, thereby generating an interval setting signal, and a signal generating unit for generating an output enable signal in response to a read command signal and the interval setting signal.
US07738312B2	Semiconductor memory device One memory cell is formed of a first port access transistor, a second port access transistor and a storage transistor coupled commonly to these access transistors. The first port access transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the storage transistor, and the second port access transistor is coupled to a third electrode of the storage transistor. These first and second port access transistors enter a selected state when first and second port word lines are selected, respectively, to couple corresponding second and third electrodes of the corresponding storage transistor to first and second port bit lines, respectively. A dual-port memory cell of which scalability can follow miniaturization in a process can be provided.
US07738307B2	Data transmission device in semiconductor memory device A semiconductor device is capable of minimizing data skew among respective data which are transmitted to a receiver through respective data lines. The semiconductor device includes a synchronization unit connected to at least one portion of the respective data lines, for synchronizing time that the plurality of data transferred through the respective data lines take to arrive at the receiver.
US07738291B2	Memory page boosting method, device and system A memory page boosting method, device and system for boosting unselected memory cells in a multi-level cell memory cell is described. The memory device includes a memory array of multi-level cell memory cells configured to store a first portion of logic states and a second portion of logic states. When programming the first portion of logic states, a first boosting process is applied to unselected memory cells and when programming the second portion of logic states, a second boosting process is applied to unselected memory cells.
US07738272B2	Circuit and method for rectifying and regulating voltages A circuit having a first input and a second input configured to apply an alternating voltage, a first output and a second output configured to supply a rectified and regulated voltage, a rectifier bridge circuit having a current return circuit, a third transistor and a fourth transistor, and a controller configured to regulate the voltage between the first and the second output to a constant value. The current return circuit is connected to the first input, the second input and to the second output. The third transistor is configured as a series voltage regulator and is connected to the first input and the first output. The fourth transistor is configured as a series voltage regulator and is connected to the second input and the first output. The controller is coupled to a control input of the third transistor and to a control input of the fourth transistor. Further, a method for rectifying and regulating voltages of a circuit is provided. The circuit and the method can be used in a contactless chip card.
US07738267B1	Systems and methods for common-mode voltage reduction in AC drives Control systems, methods and power conversion systems are presented for controlling common mode voltages in AC motor loads driven by inverter PWM control using switching sequences with only active vectors where a first vector of each switching sequence differs by one phase switching state from a last vector of a switching sequence of an adjacent sector, along with enhanced deadtime compensation and reflected wave reduction techniques in providing pulse width modulated switching signals to a switching inverter.
US07738266B2	Forward power converter controllers This invention relates to control techniques and controllers for resonant discontinuous forward power converters (RDFCs). We describe a controller for a resonant discontinuous forward converter (RDFC), said forward converter including a transformer with first and second matched polarity windings and a switch to switch dc power to said first winding of said transformer, said converter further having a dc output coupled to said second winding of said transformer, and wherein said controller has two modes, a first operational mode during which said switch is controlled to switch said dc power at a frequency which substantially coincides with a resonant frequency of operation of said RDFC such that said RDFC supplies power from said dc output, and a second, reduced power operational mode during which a drive to said switch is controlled to increase a proportion of time during which said switch is off.
US07738256B2	Multilayer substrate including components therein Components having different heights are installed in a multilayer substrate using a metal core layer formed by bonding a plurality of metal layers. The metal core layer includes through-holes and a spot-faced portion. Passive components and an active component are disposed in the through-holes and the spot-faced portion, respectively. These components are connected to conductive patterns formed on wiring layers, with connecting vias therebetween. Contact faces of each component with the connecting vias are controlled so as to be disposed at the same level with the metal layers.
US07738245B1	Display mount A mounting system for mounting a plurality of devices to a surface, including an overhead surface. According to various embodiments, a support arm is configured to operatively attach to a mounting surface and is operatively connected to a plurality of device support assemblies that include a mount bracket a selectively moveable tilt bracket. A device support member is operatively coupled to the tilt brackets and configured to operatively attach to at least one display device such as a flat panel display. The device support member, and attached devices, are selectively tiltable to a tilt angle.
US07738240B2	Image display device and electronic apparatus An image display device has: a display panel having a display screen to display an image on a front surface; a case that accommodates the display panel, the case having a standing wall section that surrounds a surroundings edge of the display panel alienating from the surroundings edge; and a cover that covers a portion between the surroundings edge of the display panel and the standing wall section of the case. The device further has: a frame having a putting section where a back surroundings edge of the display panel is placed, and an isolation section touching side of the display panel and it separates between the display panel and the standing wall section of the case; and wiring that passes between the isolation section and the standing wall section.
US07738237B2	Tunable inter-digital capacitor and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a tunable inter-digital capacitor (IDC) and a method of manufacturing the same. The tunable IDC includes: a first dielectric layer formed on a substrate and having electrode pattern grooves of an IDC including a ground line and a signal line formed therein; electrode metal patterns formed in the electrode pattern grooves of the IDC including the ground line and the signal line formed in the first dielectric layer; and a second dielectric layer formed on an upper surface of the first dielectric layer to cover all of the electrode metal patterns except for parts of the ground and signal lines. Therefore, it is possible to increase tunability of the IDC and reduce drive voltage.
US07738227B2	Control system and method with constant maximum current for power converter protection System and method for protecting a power converter. The system includes a first comparator configured to receive a threshold signal and a first signal and to generate a comparison signal. The first signal is a sum of a second signal and a third signal, and the third signal is associated with an input current for a power converter. Additionally, the system includes a pulse-width-modulation generator configured to receive the comparison signal and generate a modulation signal in response to the comparison signal, and a switch configured to receive the modulation signal and control the input current for the power converter. An amplitude for the first signal becomes larger if an amplitude for the input voltage becomes larger. The second signal is generated by receiving an input voltage for the power converter, converting the received input voltage to a fourth signal, and converting the fourth signal to the second signal.
US07738224B2	ESD protection for bipolar-CMOS-DMOS integrated circuit devices An Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection device is formed in an isolated region of a semiconductor substrate. The ESD protection device may be in the form of a MOS or bipolar transistor or a diode. The isolation structure may include a deep implanted floor layer and one or more implanted wells that laterally surround the isolated region. The isolation structure and ESD protection devices are fabricated using a modular process that includes virtually no thermal processing. Since the ESD device is isolated, two or more ESD devices may be electrically “stacked” on one another such that the trigger voltages of the devices are added together to achieve a higher effective trigger voltage.
US07738209B2	Recording medium driving device A magnetic disk device includes a VCM coil that controls the movement of a head for recording or reproducing information onto and from a rotating magnetic disk, and an airflow guiding unit that guides an airflow occurring by the rotation of the magnetic disk toward the VCM coil when the temperature of the VCM coil exceeds a limit temperature defined in advance.
US07738202B1	Wide-biphase-detector quality monitor for sensing of pin layer reversal An apparatus and method are disclosed for decoding servo data recorded on a magnetic disk drive and detecting pinned layer reversals and signal errors, for example, errors due to noise. The servo data is encoded using wide-bi-phase encoding. This encoding is detected by a magneto-resistive sensor that senses the magnetization in domains passing by the sensor. The decoder includes an A/D converter for sampling the signals emitted by the sensor, to provide a sequence of the encoded data. A trellis, such as a Viterbi trellis, is employed to decode the samples generated by the converter. The trellis includes nodes representing states, connected by paths representing transitions, among the nodes. A quality value is generated for the transitions, the quality value representing the distance between each sample in the sequence output by the A/D converter and a corresponding expected sample. By applying servo data to two trellises, each corresponding to a different pinned layer magnetic orientation, and comparing the quality values produced, the correct pinned layer orientation may be selected.
US07738190B2	Optical engine and wide angle projection lens module thereof A wide-angle projection lens module is provided, including a reflective convex aspheric mirror and a refractive lens group of positive refractive power. The following Conditions (1) to (2) are satisfied: 15<\|Freflective/F\|<25 Condition (1), and 1.5<\|Frefractive/f\|<2.0 (Condition (2), wherein, F is a focal length of the wide-angle projection lens module, Freflective is a focal length of the reflective convex mirror, and Frefractive is a focal length of the refractive lens group.
US07738188B2	Projection objective and projection exposure apparatus including the same A reduction projection objective for projection lithography has a plurality of optical elements configured to image an effective object field arranged in an object surface of the projection objective into an effective image field arranged in an image surface of the projection objective at a reducing magnification ratio \|β\|<1. The optical elements form a dry objective adapted with regard to aberrations to a gaseous medium with refractive index n′<1.01 filling an image space of finite thickness between an exit surface of the projection objective and the image surface. The optical elements include a largest lens having a maximum lens diameter Dmax and are configured to provide an image-side numerical aperture NA<1 in an effective image field having a maximum image field height Y′. With COMP=Dmax/(Y′·(NA/n′)2) the condition COMP<15.8 holds.
US07738186B2	Optical lens system for taking image An optical lens system for taking image comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; a meniscus third lens element with negative refractive power having a convex image-side surface; and a fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a convex object-side surface and an aspheric image-side surface. The above configurations and arrangements of the lens elements can effectively reduce the size of the optical system while improving its resolution.
US07738180B2	Objective optical system for endoscopes An objective optical system for endoscopes has, in order form the object side, a single lens with negative power, a cemented lens with positive power, and an image sensor unit. The cemented lens has a plano-convex lens, located at the image-side end, with a convex surface facing the image side and an aperture stop placed proximate to a cemented portion and the image sensor unit includes an optically cemented body of at least one optical part, a path bending prism, and a solid-state image sensor to satisfy the following conditions: 1.5
US07738175B2	Micro-optic security and image presentation system providing modulated appearance of an in-plane image A synthetic micro-optic system and security device is disclosed including an in-plane image formed of an array or pattern of image icons and an array of focusing elements, the system producing at least two different synthetic images whereby one synthetic image operates to modulate or control the extent of the appearance of another synthetic image. In an exemplary form, the array of image icons forms an in-plane synthetic image, while the interaction of the array of focusing elements with the array of image icons forms a separate synthetically magnified image that serves to control the field of view of the in-plane image and, thus, serves to modulate or control the extent of appearance of the in-plane image. The appearance of the in-plane image, thus, visually appears and disappears, or turn on and off, depending upon the viewing angle of the system.
US07738171B2	Autostereoscopic display apparatus An autostereoscopic display apparatus includes multiple micro-display devices for exporting an 3-dimensional image. Each of the micro-display devices produces a portion image of the image. The portion image has multiple viewing-zone portion images with respect to multiple viewing zones. An image guiding unit has multiple micro-image output terminals, which are arranged according to an array sequence being set, so as to guide the output images from the micro-display devices. A stereo-image discrete screen is coupled with the image guiding unit, so that the image can transit the stereo-image discrete screen through multiple column transparent regions for producing multiple viewing-zone images of the image with respect to the different viewing zones. The image guiding unit can be, for example, an optical fiber array unit or an array-type light guiding unit.
US07738170B2	Projection system Provided is a projection system capable of obtaining a sharp contrast without being influenced by an ambient light, the projection system including a projection screen, containing a substrate and a polarized light selective-reflection layer formed on the substrate that diffuse-reflects right-handed circularly polarized light or left-handed circularly polarized light. An image is displayed by reflecting an image light irradiated from a projector on the projection screen. An external light screen is installed at an external light entrance and disposed in a sequence of a linearly polarizing plate and a retardation plate from an external side, and the external light screen circularly polarizes a light in reverse direction to the circularly polarized light diffuse-reflected by the polarized light-selective reflection layer. A transmission axis of the linearly polarizing plate is in a horizontal direction.
US07738161B2	Wavelength converting devices A wavelength converting device has a substrate made of an electro-optic material and converts a wavelength of a fundamental light to oscillate a converted light. A wavelength converting portion is provided in the substrate and has a cross sectional area of 0.0001 mm2 or larger and 0.01 mm2 or smaller. A pair of thinner portions are provided in both sides of the wavelength converting portion, respectively, and thinner than the wavelength converting portion.
US07738158B2	Electromechanical device treatment with water vapor Methods, devices, and systems provide MEMS devices exhibiting at least one of reduced stiction, reduced hydrophilicity, or reduced variability of certain electrical characteristics using MEMS devices treated with water vapor. The treatment is believed to form one or more passivated surfaces on the interior and/or exterior of the MEMS devices. Relatively gentle temperature and pressure conditions ensure modification of surface chemistry without excessive water absorption after removal of sacrificial material to release the MEMS devices.
US07738150B2	Hologram methods for signature security, consolidated content, and an accelerometer Techniques for identifying encoded digital data in a multichannel hologram are described. A method can include steps of reading a first channel of a multichannel hologram, extracting first content data stored in the first channel, reading a second channel of the multichannel hologram, extracting second content data stored in the second channel, and utilizing the extracted content data. The extracted content data may be used for digital signature recognition. A system can include a multichannel hologram configured to store first, second, and third content data at first, second, and third channels respectively, at least one optical sensor configured to read the first, second, and third channels of the multichannel hologram and extract the first, second, and third content data, and a processor configured to measure an acceleration when the system is acted upon by a force.
US07738147B2	Method of monitoring at least one printing parameter of printer, method of determining and sending at least one printing parameter of a printer, printing system and printer A printing system having a control arrangement and at least one printer, which are connected to each other via a communications network, in which the printer comprises the following components: a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor for registering at least one printing parameter, an encoding unit coupled to the sensor arrangement for encoding a printing parameter message belonging to a printing parameter determined by the sensor arrangement, a data transmitting unit, which is connected to the communications network, for sending the printing parameter message, in which the control arrangement comprises the following components: a data receiving unit, which is connected to the communications network, for receiving the printing parameter message, a decoding unit for decoding the printing parameter message, a printing parameter monitoring unit, coupled to the decoding unit, for monitoring the printing parameter received.
US07738145B2	Apparatus and method for scanning an object A scanner has a plurality of cameras positioned around an object to be scanned. The object is illuminated by unstructured light and the object is covered by a textured surface. The cameras can be arranged as pairs and each camera pair is supported on a single support. The scanned object can be a foot, among other things, and the scanner is positioned at a predetermined incline so that the foot is evenly supported. Method for attaching the camera pairs on the support, method for calibrating the camera pairs and method of scanning the foot to provide shoe sizes and shoe lasts are also disclosed.
US07738142B2	Estimating color of a colorant deposited on a substrate Systems and methods are provided that accurately estimate a post-printing appearance of a color on a substrate. In addition, systems and methods are provided that accurately estimate a post-mixing appearance of several colors mixed on a substrate.
US07738140B2	System and method for automated spot color editor Provided is a method for enabling accurate and consistent imaging of selected colors within a document for various printing device configurations utilizing an automated spot color editor. The method includes determining appropriate target values for a selected color within a print job. The automated spot color editor modifies or adjusts the selected color by selecting a quality level, in the form of a color difference metric, and a maximum number of iterations, which is the maximum number of times the automated spot color editor is operated to calculate a CMYK color formula. Sample patch(es) are printed and analyzed for the selected target value and a CMYK color formula based on the color composition of the sample patch is calculated. The CMYK color formula is inserted into a spot color editing table. Through a graphical user interface, an operator may review the color formula for acceptance.
US07738136B1	Creating traps with asymmetric widths Methods and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for preparing a region of an electronic document for printing on a printing device having asymmetric misregistration behavior. The techniques include trapping the region asymmetrically to compensate for asymmetric misregistration behavior of a printing device. The region can be an entire page or a portion of a page represented in a page description language or a raster representation. The techniques can include defining an asymmetric transformation; applying the asymmetric transformation to the region to generate a transformed region; processing the transformed region to generate transformed traps; and applying an inverse transformation to the transformed traps to generate traps for the region, the inverse transformation being an inverse of the asymmetric transformation. Defining the asymmetric transformation can be done by obtaining a first trap width magnitude and direction, the first trap width being a minimum trap width for the device; obtaining a second trap width magnitude and direction, the second trap width being a maximum trap width for the device; defining a rotational component of the asymmetric transformation by determining an angle by which a first axis of a device space has to be rotated to be aligned with the first trap width direction; and defining a scaling component of the asymmetric transformation according to a ratio of the first trap width magnitude and the second trap width magnitude.
US07738133B2	Device and method for restricting display of history A device that performs processing upon receiving a request from a terminal, which includes: a processing information storage unit that stores information relating to the processing; a processing history generating unit that generates a history of the processing based on the information relating to the processing stored in the processing information storage unit; a processing history transmitting unit that transmits the history of the processing generated by the processing history generating unit to the terminal; and a restriction setting unit that sets restriction on the history of the processing, in which the processing history generating unit generates the history of the processing according to the restriction set by the restriction setting unit.
US07738126B2	Method for generating disk label print data A method for generating printing data on the basis of which a disk label is creatable includes the steps of a) generating graphic data representing said disk label at a graphic data generating location (2 to 5), b) transforming said graphic data into said printing data at a printing data generating location (2 to 5), wherein said graphic data generating location (2 to 5) and said printing data generating location (2 to 5) are parts of a communication network (6), respectively, wherein steps a) and b) are controlled by a network capable client (3 to 5) being part of said communication network (6).
US07738123B2	Keylock flash disk device Methods and apparatus wherein a removeable supplemental controller is used to adapt a paper processing system to changes in functionality, particularly when the processing system comprises a printer, and the supplemental controller is a MICR flash device, and the changes in functionality relate to accepting input from an electromechanical keylock added to the printer, and to sensing the presence of a MICR cartridge within the printer.
US07738122B2	Tape printing apparatus, data processing method for tape printing apparatus, printing system, data processing method for printing system, computer program and storage medium Basic image data serving as a source of print image data is stored. The loading of a special tape is detected when the print image based on the print image data is printed on the special tape having a particular non-printing area. The print image data is generated and then printed with non-printing area image data out of the basic image data masked.
US07738121B2	Method and inspection head apparatus for optically measuring geometric dimensions of a part A method and inspection head apparatus for optically measuring geometric dimensions of a part are provided. The method optically measures the geometric dimensions of a part having a part axis at an inspection station. The method includes directing an array of spaced planes of radiation at the part so that the part occludes each of the planes of radiation at spaced locations along the part axis to create a corresponding array of unobstructed planar portions of the planes of radiation. Each of the unobstructed planar portions contains an amount of radiation which is representative of a respective geometric dimension of the part. The method further includes measuring the amount of radiation present in each of the unobstructed planar portions.
US07738115B2	Optical device for measuring modulated signal light An optical device for determining at least one signal light component being characteristic for an optical near-field interaction of a probe with an object to be investigated, wherein the near-field interaction is subjected to a fundamental modulation at a fundamental frequency Ω, comprises an interferometer device with an illumination light path (I) being directed to the probe, a reference light path (II) being directed to a detector device for obtaining detector output signals including signal light components, and a signal light path (III) being directed from the probe to the detector device, wherein the reference and signal light paths (II, III) are superimposed at the detector device, and a demodulation device for determining the signal light components by demodulating the detector output signals, wherein the reference light path (II) does not contain the probe, an interferometer phase modulator is arranged in the reference light path (II) or signal light path (III) for changing an interferometer phase comprising the optical phase difference between the reference light and the signal light, and the demodulation device is adapted for determining the signal light components from the detector output signals obtained at three or more different interferometer states, which represent three or more different interferometer phases or at least two different interferometer phases with at least one state wherein the reference light path (II) is blocked.
US07738113B1	Wafer measurement system and apparatus A method and apparatus for the measurement of wafer thickness, flatness and the trench depth of any trenches etched thereon using the back surface of the wafer to accurately measure the back side of a trench, rendering the trench an effective bump, capable of being measured on the top surface and the bottom surface through a non-contact optical instrument that simultaneously measures the wavelength of the top surface and bottom surface of the wafer, converting the distance between wavelengths to a thickness measurement, using a light source that renders the material of which the wafer is composed transparent in that wavelength range, i.e., using the near infrared region for measuring the thickness and trench depth measurement of wafers made of silicon, which is opaque in the visible region and transparent in the near infrared region. Thickness and flatness, as well as localized shape, can also be measured using a calibration method that utilizes a pair of optical styli.
US07738111B2	Ultrafast chirped optical waveform recording using referenced heterodyning and a time microscope A new technique for capturing both the amplitude and phase of an optical waveform is presented. This technique can capture signals with many THz of bandwidths in a single shot (e.g., temporal resolution of about 44 fs), or be operated repetitively at a high rate. That is, each temporal window (or frame) is captured single shot, in real time, but the process may be run repeatedly or single-shot. This invention expands upon previous work in temporal imaging by adding heterodyning, which can be self-referenced for improved precision and stability, to convert frequency chirp (the second derivative of phase with respect to time) into a time varying intensity modulation. By also including a variety of possible demultiplexing techniques, this process is scalable to recoding continuous signals.
US07738109B2	Fiber optic sensor using a Bragg fiber An optical sensor includes a directional coupler comprising at least a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port is in optical communication with the second port and with the third port such that a first optical signal received by the first port is split into a second optical signal that propagates to the second port and a third optical signal that propagates to the third port. The optical sensor further includes a Bragg fiber in optical communication with the second port and with the third port. The second optical signal and the third optical signal counterpropagate through the Bragg fiber and return to the third port and the second port, respectively.
US07738102B2	Layered film fabrication method, layered film defect detection method, layered film defect detection device, layered film, and image display device Provided are a layered film defect detection device capable of performing defect detection considering irregularities of optical performance of a phase difference layer constituting the layered film without requiring insertion of a new part into an optical path; and a layered film defect detection method. A defect detection device used for a layered film (11) having a polarizing plate (1) and a phase difference layer (separator (2)) includes: a light source (12) arranged at one side of the film surfaces of the layered film (11), an imaging unit (13) arranged on the other side of the film surface; an inspection polarization filter (15) arranged between the light source (12) and the imaging unit (13); a defect detection unit (14b) for detecting a defect existing on the polarizing plate (1) according to the captured image; and an optical axis adjusting unit (16) for adjusting a relative angle position of the polarization axis (L2) of a polarizing filter (15) and a polarization axis (L1) of a polarizer (2). In the detection device, the relative angle position of the polarizing filter (15) is adjusted within a range of the polarization axis angle x of the polarizing filter satisfying the relationship 0 degrees
US07738099B2	Pathogen and particle detector system and method The system includes an excitation source for providing a beam of electromagnetic radiation having a source wavelength. A first wavelength selective device is positioned to be impinged by the beam of electromagnetic radiation. The first wavelength selective device is constructed to transmit at least a portion of any radiation having the source wavelength and to reflect radiation of other wavelengths. A medium containing particles is positioned to be impinged by the beam of electromagnetic radiation. At least a portion of the beam of electromagnetic radiation becomes scattered within the medium, the scattered electromagnetic radiation including forward scattered electromagnetic radiation and backward scattered electromagnetic radiation. An optical detector is positioned to receive backward and/or forward scattered electromagnetic radiation.
US07738098B2	Particle monitors and method(s) therefor The present invention relates to the field of the detection, analysis and/or determination of matter or particles suspended in fluid. In one particular form, the present invention relates to smoke detectors, which detect unwanted pyrolysis or combustion of material. In another form, the present invention relates to smoke detectors of the early detection type, and which may be applied to ventilation, air-conditioning or duct monitoring of a particular area. In yet another form, the present invention relates to surveillance monitoring, such as building, fire or security monitoring. In still another form, the present invention relates to environment monitoring, such as monitoring, detection and/or analysis of a fluid, zone, area and/or ambient environment, including commercial and industrial environments.
US07738086B2	Active CMOS biosensor chip for fluorescent-based detection An active CMOS biosensor chip for fluorescent-based detection is provided that enables time-gated, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. In one embodiment, analytes are loaded with fluorophores that are bound to probe molecules immobilized on the surface of the chip. Photodiodes and other circuitry in the chip are used to measure the fluorescent intensity of the fluorophore at different times. These measurements are then averaged to generate a representation of the transient fluorescent decay response unique to the fluorophores. In addition to its low-cost, compact form, the biosensor chip provides capabilities beyond those of macroscopic instrumentation by enabling time-gated operation for background rejection, easing requirements on optical filters, and by characterizing fluorescence lifetime, allowing for a more detailed characterization of fluorophore labels and their environment. The biosensor chip can be used for a variety of applications including biological, medical, in-the-field applications, and fluorescent lifetime imaging applications.
US07738085B2	Device and method for in vitro determination of analyte concentration within body fluids A reagentless whole-blood analyte detection system that is capable of being deployed near a patient has a source capable of emitting a beam of radiation that includes a spectral band. The whole-blood system also has a detector in an optical path of the beam. The whole-blood system also has a housing that is configured to house the source and the detector. The whole-blood system also has a sample element that is situated in the optical path of the beam. The sample element has a sample cell and a sample cell wall that does not eliminate transmittance of the beam of radiation in the spectral band.
US07738084B1	Fiber optic liquid mass flow sensor and method A method and apparatus are provided for sensing the mass flow rate of a fluid flowing through a pipe. A light beam containing plural individual wavelengths is projected from one side of the pipe across the width of the pipe so as to pass through the fluid under test. Fiber optic couplers located at least two positions on the opposite side of the pipe are used to detect the light beam. A determination is then made of the relative strengths of the light beam for each wavelength at the at least two positions and based at least in part on these relative strengths, the mass flow rate of the fluid is determined.
US07738075B2	Lithographic attribute enhancement A method, computer program product, and apparatus configured to improve attribute uniformity of a substrate is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves calculating corrective data based on measured values of an attribute of a substrate processed by a lithographic exposure apparatus, the corrective data configured to at least partially correct non-uniformity of the values of the substrate attribute by controlling the temperature generated by a zone of a thermal plate used to heat or cool the substrate, and making the corrective data available to the thermal plate.
US07738074B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method An immersion lithography apparatus comprises a temperature controller configured to adjust a temperature of a projection system, a substrate and a liquid towards a common target temperature. Controlling the temperature of these elements and reducing temperature gradients may improve imaging consistency and general lithographic performance. Measures to control the temperature may include controlling the immersion liquid flow rate and liquid temperature, for example, via a feedback circuit.
US07738058B2	Color filter film substrate and application thereof A color filter substrate and applications thereof are disclosed. The color filter substrate comprises a transparent substrate, a light-shade layer, a color filter layer and an electrode layer. The light-shade layer and the color filter layer are disposed on the transparent substrate. The electrode layer is formed on the light-shade layer and the color filter layer, wherein the electrode layer comprises at least one first electrode region, at least one second electrode region, at least one slit and at least one connecting portion. The first electrode region and the second electrode region are separated by the slit. The connecting portion is connected between the first electrode region and the second electrode region. The color filter substrate is applicable to a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus.
US07738045B2	Film-mode (3:2/2:2 Pulldown) detector, method and video device A film mode detector detects film mode of a series of fields of video by comparing pixels in a field adjacent the current field, with corresponding pixels directly above and directly below the pixels in an adjacent field. The number of pixels in the adjacent in time to the current field having (or not having) a value approximately between values of the pixels above and below in the current field is assessed. Film mode for a current field may be detected by monitoring the assessment from field to field. Alternatively or additionally, the detector may detect film mode by assessing for each current field, whether a relatively large or relatively small number of pixels in the immediately previous field have values outside a specified distance of values of a corresponding pixel in the immediately subsequent field, for at least a portion of the immediately previous and subsequent fields. Again, film mode may be detected by monitoring this second assessment from field to field.
US07738044B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting a chrominance signal A composite video signal has a chrominance signal (14) and a luminance signal (10). A method and apparatus are disclosed for adjusting the chrominance signal (14) to obtain an enhanced chrominance signal (15) in which at least some transitions in the enhanced chrominance signal (15) align more closely with edges in the luminance signal (10) than transitions in the original chrominance signal (14) align with edges in the luminance signal (10). An edge in the luminance signal (10) of the composite video signal is detected (11). The position of the edge relative to a current pixel is detected (11). The chrominance of the current pixel is adjusted (13) in accordance with at least the position of said current pixel relative to the edge to obtain an enhanced chrominance signal (15).

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