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US07896371B2	All terrain vehicle with double wishbone suspension An all terrain vehicle includes a front wheel, a body frame and a double wishbone type suspension for suspending the front wheel. The body frame has a triangular frame part formed into the shape of a triangle in side view of the vehicle. The triangular frame part includes a first frame extending downward to the front side of the vehicle, a second frame extending downward to the rear side of the vehicle from an upper end of the first frame and a third frame connected to a lower end of the first frame and a lower end of the second frame. The double wishbone type suspension includes an upper arm, which is pivotably supported on the first frame and the second frame so as to be swingable, and a lower arm, which is pivotably supported on the third frame so as to be swingable.
US07896366B2	Lever-actuated retractable wheel and movable platform using same A retractable wheel assembly includes a wheel frame supporting a wheel, and a pivot bracket assembly secured to the wheel frame. The pivot bracket assembly is displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position. A biasing mechanism is coupled with the pivot bracket assembly. The biasing mechanism urges the pivot bracket assembly toward the extended position when the pivot bracket assembly is in the extended position and urges the pivot bracket assembly toward the retracted position when the pivot bracket assembly is in the retracted position.
US07896365B2	Articulated two-piece snowboard with rigid, flexible connector A two-piece snowboard includes an improved bottom shape and connector. The bottom surface of each snowboard section facilitates three primary functions: riding in a straight line, turning, and stopping. The bottom surfaces are concave or substantially flat, and grooves or ribs are provided along bottom edges of the sections to provide for turning and/or braking. Thus placed, the grooves and/or ribs do not interfere with straight line riding. The connector is somewhat stiff, and resists twisting. An example of a suitable connector is a length of reinforced hydraulic hose. The connector allows both vertical and horizontal flexing to facilitate riding over irregular terrain, while resisting twisting between sections to facilitate control.
US07896356B2	Drill chuck with two-stage gripping The present invention discloses a chuck mounted on a transmission shaft driven by a power source, and the chuck comprises a chuck body, plural jaws, a rear cap, an outer sleeve rotatablely fitted around the chuck body and located in front of the rear cap, and a transmission nut, characterized in that the chuck further comprises a drive pendulum support sleeve which is located between the outer sleeve and the transmission nut, connected with the outer sleeve and fitted around the chuck body; and a drive pendulum which is mounted on the drive pendulum support sleeve, swings between a first and second positions about its pivot axis, and has first and second drive portions, wherein the drive pendulum drives the transmission nut along a first transmission path through the first drive portion when it is in the first position, and drives the transmission nut along a second transmission path of more gripping force than the first transmission path through the second drive portion when it is in the second position. The present invention can provide greater gripping force, and is simple in structure and convenient in control.
US07896339B2	Sheet transporting apparatus and sheet processing apparatus using the same A sheet transporting apparatus, includes: a sheet transportation path; a predetermined number of transport members disposed in a sheet transportation path; a side position regulating mechanism which regulates a position of a side edge of a sheet in the sheet transportation path, the side position regulating mechanism having a reference member configured to change a sheet regulation position; a base member on which at least the reference member is mounted; a first adjusting mechanism which adjusts a position of the reference member; and a second adjusting mechanism which adjusts a position of a base member.
US07896338B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus To prevent deviation in a processing position of a sheet bundle caused by buckling of the sheet bundle and handle a number of diversified kinds of sheets without increasing the size of apparatuses, a sheet processing apparatus and a image forming apparatus includes a pair of saddle entrance rollers which discharges a sheet; a stack tray which stacks the sheet discharged by the roller pair; a gripping member which grips the rear end portion of the sheet in the discharging direction which is stacked by the tray; a gripper which grips the front end portion of the sheet in the discharging direction which is stacked by the tray; and a stapler, etc., which processes a sheet bundle at a processing position, wherein the gripping member and the gripper grip the sheet bundle stacked by the tray and move the sheet bundle to the processing position in cooperation with each other.
US07896328B2	Postprocessing device and image forming device A postprocessing unit of a postprocessing device performs a postprocess including a preset folding process at a set folding position, with respect to recording sheets. A setting unit of the postprocessing device sets an adjustment amount of the folding position on the basis of a target value of the folding position, a measured value of the folding position after the folding process, and sheet quality information of the recording sheets. An adjusting unit of the postprocessing device adjusts the folding position of the postprocessing unit on the basis of the adjustment amount set by the setting unit. An adjustment control unit of the postprocessing device controls the adjustment by the adjusting unit on the basis of the adjustment amount set by the setting unit.
US07896323B2	Methods and apparatus for clamping tools The present invention is directed generally to tools that are high quality, strong, and lightweight. For example, various tools such as clamps may be made using parts containing a compound or alloy including magnesium. Magnesium may be for cast or extruded parts. In one embodiment, an “F” style clamp may be made with one or both of the two cooperating jaw members or sections being cast from a magnesium compound or alloy. In one variation, the “F” style clamp may include a shaft made from extruded magnesium. In another embodiment, a “C” style clamp may be made with the “C” shaped frame being cast from a magnesium compound or alloy. In a further embodiment, a bar clamp having trigger indexing may me made with one or both of two jaw members or sections being cast from a magnesium compound or alloy. In a variation, the bar may be an extruded magnesium.
US07896312B2	Ball valve with removable means for retaining the axial seal A ball valve comprising: a valve body with a seat for housing a ball provided with a coaxial through-opening and able to be rotationally operated from a closed valve position into an open valve position and vice versa; two opposite end flanges which are constrained to the valve body on opposite sides of the ball and provided with a respective, coaxial, internal hole and are suitable for connection to respective pipe sections; sealing means arranged between the valve body and the ball and comprising an annular member which is coaxial with the longitudinal axis (X-X) and carries an axial seal housed inside an associated axial seat inside which it is partially inserted in order to interfere with the outer surface of the ball, comprising a coaxial ring axially constrained to the annular seal-carrying member and interfering in the transverse direction (Y-Y) with a front surface portion of the seal in order to retain the latter in the axial direction.
US07896306B2	Clamp device for portable porous pavement system A clamping device for a portable porous pavement system includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket includes a U-shaped section extending between first and second wings; a first slot defined by the first wing; and a second slot defined by the second wing. The second bracket includes a C-shaped member having first and second arms with a base member joining the first and second arms; a first twistable section defined by the first arm; and a second twistable section defined by the second arm. The first arm is sized to fit through the first slot of the first wing such that the first twistable section and the base member are on opposite sides of the first wing; and the second arm is sized to fit through the second slot of the second wing such that the second twistable section and the base member being on opposite sides of the second wing.
US07896301B1	Clamping device with dual rail plates A clamping device of unitary construction comprising a tubular bridge secured between an inverted U-shaped clamping member with a vertically-extending slot and two rail plates placed in a back-to-back configuration. The dual rail plate structure permits the mounting of a pivotally-deployable float switch within the lowermost corner of a tilted fluid collection pan, when expedited response time is needed for stopping fluid flow into a collection container after only a minimal amount of fluid has accumulated in the lowered corner. The unitary construction of the clamping device, use of thumbscrews to secure its clamping member over the top edge of a fluid collection container wall, and its simple rail plate construction allow for rapid installation of a float switch within a fluid collection pan or other fluid collecting container. Vertically-extending internal ribs strengthen the clamping member. Preferred plastic materials also make the clamping device impervious to corrosion.
US07896284B2	Method and machine for the production of logs of wound web material A rewinding machine is described including: a path for feeding the web material towards a winding system; interruption members to interrupt the web material at the end of winding of a log; a core insertion channel, defined by a rolling surface and a movable member; a core feeder to insert winding cores in succession in the channel; an electrostatic device positioned along the channel to electrostatically charge the winding cores and/or the web material thus causing, due to the electrostatic charges, reciprocal adhesion of the core and initial free edge of the web material obtained by interruption of the material at the end of winding of each log.
US07896281B2	Animal leash assembly with leash that can be mechanically wound up and unwound A leash assembly for an animal leash that can be wound up and unwound is provided. The leash assembly features a housing (11) and a roll (12) that is rotatably supported in the housing, and the leash (13) can be unwound from this roll against the force of a spring and wound up on the roll with the aid of this spring force. The roll cooperates with a gear mechanism that drives a plate cam. The plate cam releases a pawl that can be engaged with the roll and stops the rotation of the roll in the unwinding direction once a predetermined length of the leash is unwound.
US07896274B2	Machine with snag anvil A machine having a snag anvil that prevents an excessive intake rate of material into a grinding or chipping chamber of the machine. The snag anvil includes a recessed impact plane located between longitudinal edges that snag material entering the grinding chamber at an excess intake rate. The machine also includes an open feed roller constructed to prevent material plugging, and a sealing arrangement that eliminates the build up of chip piles underneath the machine.
US07896272B2	Roller press, in particular for interparticle comminution A tandem roller press has two roll pairs which are arranged next to one another in an axially parallel manner in order to provide a roller press system, in particular for the material bed comminution of granular material, which can considerably exceed previous limits with regard to throughput performance but also with regard to the specific energy requirement. Preferably, common feeding of the granular material and common discharge of the material which has been subjected to the material bed comminution are arranged. A tandem separator device may be arranged below the two roll pairs in order to form two parallel compact milling circuits with a high throughput performance overall.
US07896269B2	Apparatus and method for collecting and crushing seashells on a beach A seashell collecting and crushing apparatus includes a collection device having a hollow body and an inlet for introducing seashells into the hollow body. A fan assembly is operable to provide a suction airstream for drawing seashells into the hollow body. A crusher is positioned to receive seashells from an outlet of the collection device and pulverize the seashells received from the collection device into a fine particulate matter releasable through an outlet of the crusher. The fan assembly and the crusher are driven by a common driving arrangement. A method includes using the apparatus for removing seashells from the beach using the suction airstream to introduce seashells through the inlet into the hollow body, separating the seashells entering the hollow body from the suction airstream, pulverizing the seashells into a fine particulate matter using the crusher and exhausting the fine particulate matter through the outlet of the crusher.
US07896267B2	Dispersing or milling apparatus, and dispersing or milling method using same A material to be treated containing solid particles in a liquid is stirred together with milling media, and irradiated with ultrasonic waves during stirring to finely mill the solid particles to nanometer size and disperse the solid particles in the liquid. The ultrasonic waves create cavitation in the liquid and upon decay of the cavitation, shock waves are produced that cause the solid particles to vigorously collide with one another and with the milling media and these collisions, together with the shearing forces created by collision of the milling media, can produce on a commercial scale nano particles having an average particle size of at most 100 nm.
US07896252B2	Presentation instrument with user-created pin and methods for activating In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for activating a presentation instrument using a computerized network. The method utilizes a presentation instrument package that comprises a greeting card and a presentation instrument. A package identifier on the greeting card is read and transmitted to a host computer system to indicate that the presentation instrument has been purchased. After being purchased, the package identifier may be detached from the greeting card and the presentation instrument may be removed from the greeting card. To activate the presentation instrument, an access code and a presentation instrument identifier obtained from the presentation instrument may be provided to the host computer system. Furthermore, the recipient may select a personal identifier to associate with the presentation instrument. The personal identifier may be transmitted to the host computer system for storage.
US07896246B2	Method and system for detecting potential coercion or vote buying in vote by mail systems Organized coercion or buying of votes can be detected based upon information associated with the return of vote by mail ballots, and more specifically an induction parameter related to the location where and time at which vote by mail ballots are inducted into a carrier system for return to the election officials. Upon receipt of the vote by mail ballots by election officials, at least one induction parameter is obtained from the envelope. The data that is collected can be analyzed to detect situations that indicate potential coercion or vote buying by comparing it with expected induction parameters. If a situation that indicates potential coercion or vote buying is detected, those voters whose ballots are involved can be contacted by the election officials, before the votes are tallied, to ensure that the specific voters have not been coerced or sold their vote.
US07896239B2	Portable patient card, information system, and procedure for patient information A portable personalized tracker card is provided. The tracker card may be a patient tracker card. The tracker card includes a control unit, a memory for storing personal data, an energy supply unit and an electrochromic display for displaying the personal data.
US07896236B2	Electronic value exchange system and electronic value exchange method A portable terminal, when receiving an exchange offer message of electronic values from a portable terminal, notifies an application program of an exchange offer content based on a listener corresponding to the message. When the application program accepts this offer content and when electronic values are determined as exchange objects, the portable terminal returns an exchange confirmation message of the electronic values. When the portable terminal receives the exchange confirmation message, it notifies an application program of an exchange content based on a listener corresponding to the message. When the application program accepts the exchange content, the exchange transaction of electronic values is started.
US07896233B2	Methods and apparatus for personalizing merchant device for receiving contactless payments A method includes receiving a contactless smart card. The method further includes bringing the contactless smart card into proximity with a merchant device so as to transfer information from the contactless smart card to the merchant device. The transferred information enables the merchant device to receive contactless payments.
US07896232B1	Systems, methods, and apparatus for receiving images of one or more checks Images of a plurality of checks to be presented for payment may be captured through the use of a check sleeve. The check sleeve includes check-holding mechanism to hold one or more checks in place in the sleeve, and contains various types of markings or other features that allow an image of the sleeve to be oriented, and to allow the portion of the image that represents a check to be distinguished from portions of the image that do not represent a check. One or more algorithms may be used to distinguish check from non-check portions of the image, and to orient the image. The check sleeves may have one or more barcodes imprinted thereon, which may encode various types of information.
US07896226B1	Secure mail box A mail box having a depository vault overlying a secure compartment. A mail deposit platform and a flag door are independently rotatable with respect to each other to open and close a mail deposit opening in the depository vault. The mail deposit platform receives mail in the depository vault. If the mail placed on the mail platform is incoming mail, the platform is rotated to transfer the incoming mail to the underlying secure compartment, as well as to close the mail deposit opening. If the mail placed on the platform is outgoing mail, the flag door is rotated to close the mail deposit opening and to provide an indication to the postman that the mail is to be picked up and delivered to the destination.
US07896221B2	Method of manufacturing an aerofoil A method of manufacturing an aerofoil structure to have a portion with an increased erosion resistance, the method comprising: providing one or more titanium elements (2, 4, 6) and a beta-stabilizing material (8); wherein the one or more elements (2, 4, 6) have an alpha-beta microstructure; assembling the one or more elements (2, 4, 6) and the beta-stabilizing material (8) such that the beta-stabilizing material (8) is adjacent to the one or more elements (2, 4, 6); and heating the assembly such that the beta-stabilizing material (8) diffuses into an adjacent portion of the one or more elements (2, 4, 6), causing the adjacent portion of the one or more elements (2, 4, 6) to have a beta microstructure which provides an increased erosion resistance.
US07896216B2	Sticking pad, friction stir welding machine and friction stir welding system A lightweight, mobile friction stir welding machine, a sticking pad for the friction stir welding machine, and a friction stir welding system are provided. The sticking pad has a flat base member facing an object, an annular sealing member protruding from one of major surfaces of the base member so as to surround a central area of the surface of the base member, a slippery member attached to the end surface of the annular sealing member facing the object, and one or some deformation-suppressing protrusions protruding from the surface facing the object of the base member. The slippery member is made of a material that can make the slippery member contact the object with a friction coefficient lower than that with which the sealing member can be in contact with the same object.
US07896211B2	Nailing mechanism for a packing plates A nailing mechanism for a packing plate comprises a middle feeding device, an upper feeding device, a lower feeding device, a first conveying belt, a second conveying belt, a third conveying belt, a first push panel, a second push panel, a plurality of first nail guns, and a plurality of second nail guns, wherein the nailing mechanism are used to automatically assemble a plurality of first, second, and third slabs together to make a finished packing plate, thus lowering production costs and enhancing manufacturing efficiency.
US07896209B2	Filament drive mechanism for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems A filament drive mechanism comprising a rotatable component comprising a central hole defined at least in part by an internally-threaded surface, and is configured to receive a filament strand through the central hole to engage the internally-threaded surface with the filament strand. The filament drive mechanism further comprises at least one rotation mechanism configured to rotate the rotatable component, thereby allowing the engaged internally-threaded surface to drive the filament strand through the central hole of the rotatable component.
US07896204B2	Multiple clip wraparound hanger The present invention is a multiple clip wraparound garment hanger with a body having a first arm and a second arm extending laterally outward in opposing directions to a first end and a second end, and a hook extending upward from the body for suspending the garment hanger from a support. A first pair of garment clips is secured to the first and second arms at the first and second ends, respectively. A second pair of garment clips is secured to the body inward of the first and second ends, and a third pair of garment clips secured to the body inward of the second pair of clips. The second and third pairs of garment clips have a first support member and a second support member, each support member having a different thickness. The first support member is substantially flexible and permits deflection of the first support member in a direction into and out of a plane of the body.
US07896196B2	Fluid dispenser having infrared user sensor A dispensing system is disclosed which utilizes a controller in conjunction with a photodetector in order to provide automatic dispensing to a user when an object enters a target area. A controller is programmed to pulse a light source that is mounted proximate the photodetector. The controller constantly monitors the voltage at the receiving signal of the photodetector, and evaluates the difference in voltage from the light pulsed on and off. The controller sums the differences, and constantly updates the differences over a designated period to create an average difference value. The average difference value is summed with a target offset value and compared to a momentary voltage difference. When the momentary difference exceeds the sum of the target offset value and average difference, the controller sends a signal to a dispense mechanism which dispenses a fluid or other product on the object.
US07896190B2	Composites having an improved resistance to fatigue Compositions including a base resin, a reinforcement and a modifier including a block copolymer for producing vesicles, spherical and/or cylindrical micelles and composites made therefrom.
US07896179B2	Knuckle pin for railway vehicle coupler A knuckle pin retainer for a railroad car coupler adapted for disposition in an aperture formed by a knuckle coupler assembly for connecting adjacent railroad car. The pin retainer includes a pivot pin with a retaining member installed within the pivot pin. The retaining member extends diametrically from a slot in the elongate shaft and is spring-loaded and rotatable within a slot in the shaft. A spring member is disposed within the slot between a back wall of the slot and the retaining member. The spring member is biased to expose the retaining member outside of the slot.
US07896178B2	Industrial vehicle counterweight system Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a pipelayer and a method for of loading a pipelayer or excavator for transportation. One embodiment includes a method for transporting a pipelayer or excavator from a first work site to a second worksite via a public road. The method includes acts of: raising the pipelayer or excavator off of track shoes of the pipelayer or excavator; removing a first track assembly from the pipelayer or excavator using a boom of the pipelayer or a boom assembly of the excavator; loading the first track assembly onto a first trailer of a first tractor-trailer using the boom of the remaining pipelayer or the boom assembly of the remaining excavator; removing the second track assembly from the pipelayer using the boom of the remaining pipelayer or the boom assembly of the remaining excavator; and loading the second track assembly onto the first trailer using the boom of the remaining pipelayer or the boom assembly of the remaining excavator.
US07896171B2	Gravity feed shelving apparatus and methods A gravity feed shelving system is provided in which specially configured tiers contain necked-down channels for the receiving, storing and dispensing of series of flexible packages such as flex bags. Each channel is configured with relatively wide receiving and dispensing portions at the rear and front of the tier, respectively, and a narrowed intermediate portion that partially compresses the flex bags and restrains them against their removal from the channel until the flex bag passes from the intermediate portion into the dispensing portion. The tier has an operatively sloped orientation so that, once placed within the receiving portion of the channel, each flex bag is urged along the channel and into the intermediate portion by the force of its own weight.
US07896167B2	Blood separator and method of separating a fluid fraction from whole blood A novel composite of glass fiber paper and reinforcing material that is useful for high speed manufacturing of devices comprising it is disclosed. The composite is formed by pressing into a glass fiber paper, having multimodal (at least bi-modal) composition, a hydrophilic reinforcing material. The composite has anisotropic separation properties that are particularly useful for preparing a fluid fraction from whole blood. The preferred glass fiber paper comprises glass fibers such that there are a plurality of short fibers (6) having large diameters and long fibers (2) with smaller diameters. The preferred glass fiber paper also exhibits partial ordering. There are many more of the long fibers (2) with smaller diameters than of the short fibers (6) having large diameters. Also disclosed are several blood separator device designs for efficiently separating the fluid fraction of blood from whole blood using the composite.
US07896162B2	Screening system The present invention provides a vibratory screening apparatus (1) for use in removing solids from a liquid feed, and a basket (4) therefore. The apparatus comprises a static outer housing (2), and a floating basket vibratable by a vibrator device (10). The basket mounts a stack (7) of screen assemblies (8) provided with respective flow directing trays (9) for receiving filtrates from the screen assemblies. A flow distributor (15) divides the feed into at least first and a second feed streams and directs them onto respective screen assemblies, and receives from the flow directing trays, filtrates from respective screen assemblies.
US07896152B1	Clothing, jewelry and accessories coordinator The accessories coordinator has three separate, essentially air-tight pockets mounted on a transparent support. Each of the pockets is formed through a supplemental film that is bonded at its pocket edges to the support. The individual pockets are each provided with respective reclosable fasteners that selectively seal or provide access to the accessories stored within the pockets. The entire structure is, moreover, formed from only two polymeric sheets, the support and the supplemental film.
US07896151B2	Method and apparatus for combining and aligning packing unit groups A method for combining and aligning packing unit groups, having the steps of supplying, on an allocating conveyor, individual packing units and/or packing unit groups in an abutting relationship, operating a transportation conveyor downstream of the allocating conveyor with a first transportation speed, forming batches of packing units and/or packing unit groups, wherein predefined gaps are created between the batches by controlling the speed of the allocating conveyor in a corresponding manner, and transferring the batches with the gap predefined between them onto a row or layer forming conveyor, wherein the row or layer forming conveyor is operated at a second speed.
US07896150B2	Article positioner for a conveyor system A method and apparatus for reducing the likelihood of an article becoming jammed in a conveyor system. The width of an article, like luggage, may be detected and the article rotated if the width is greater than a threshold value. A jammed article in the conveyance system may be detected, and repositioned by a positioner, to clear the jam. Spacing between articles in the conveyor system may also be controlled.
US07896142B2	Shock absorber dirt shield A shock absorber includes a dynamic vibration absorber which is designed to suppress the vibrations of the piston rod of the shock absorber. The dynamic vibration absorber includes a damping mass which is formed as a dirt shield to protect the shock absorber from contaminants.
US07896141B2	Disc brake with electrically operated adjustment device A disc brake, in particular for commercial vehicles with a pivoting or displaceable brake caliper, an actuation device and at least one adjustment device on both sides of the brake disc is characterized in that the brake caliper comprises bearing housings on the underside thereof, whereby support elements, arranged on the wheel axle, engage in the bearing housings. At least one elastically-deformable spacer element is provided between bearing housing and support element.
US07896140B2	Handbrake linkage for a railroad freight car A linkage interconnecting a brake rod with a brake lever in a brake system of a railroad freight car. A length of chain extends from an end of the brake rod, and a monolithic connecting link interconnects an opposite end of the length of chain with a brake lever, so that the brake lever can be moved by pulling the rod, and yet the brake lever is free to move toward the rod if the handbrake system is not in use to keep the brakes applied.
US07896133B2	Self-elevating platform scaffolding The self-elevating platform scaffolding includes a horizontal work platform suspended from a vertical mast tower and a unique lift mechanism mounted to the work platform, which raises and lowers the platform along the length of the tower. The lift mechanism uses a pinion wheel that directly engages a mast tower to raise and lower the work platform along the mast towers. The pinion wheel has a plurality of radially spaced cogs that seat within crescent shaped openings in the mast tower. The lift mechanism is mounted to the work platform adjacent the mast tower such that rotation of the pinion wheel causes the wheel to “walk” up and down the mast tower to raise and lower the platform. The geometric configuration of the pinion wheel is designed so that at least two of the cogs are always in contact with the mast tower. As the pinion wheel turns, each successive cog seats within an adjacent crescent slot in the mast tower with its contact edge bearing against the bottom edge of tower opening.
US07896132B2	Multi-level fall protection system for high-rise construction A multi-level fall protection system for a structure under construction, the structure having reinforced concrete decks including a first deck and a second deck arranged above the first deck and openings provided in the decks. The system includes bearing plates arranged in an associated opening in the first deck and having a flange portion larger than the associated opening. Lateral support blocks are arranged in an associated opening in the second deck. Vertical support posts are detachably secured at a bottom portion to an associated bearing plate and extend upwardly through an associated opening in the second deck. The vertical support posts are supported laterally by the lateral support blocks. At least one flexible support line extends between and is coupled to a pair of the vertical support posts.
US07896128B2	Auto-sensing, automatic adjusting exhaust baffle An auto-sensing, automatic adjusting exhaust baffle; for reducing noise emissions produced by internal combustion engines, while improving overall engine performance, i.e., torque and horsepower. The design uses a spherical shape to evacuate spent exhaust gas, thus scavenging the surrounding exhaust gases to adjust the backpressure, while reducing the noise exiting the exhaust pipe at lower rpm's. The device uses a sphere with an internal bearing; sliding linearly on a shaft and said sphere and bearing being acted upon by exhaust gasses and a compression spring mounted axially over the diameter of the shaft. The purpose of this device is to reduce noise while improving tuning of the air/fuel intake system, by adjusting backpressure of the exhaust system. The lesser amount of exhaust pressure, the less the sphere moves, as in idle to just off of idle, this results in a quiet operational mode of the invention. As more exhaust pressure is presented, as in higher throttle positions, the more the sphere moves away from the discharge ports, the louder the sound will be from the exit end of the exhaust pipe, this results in the active mode of the invention, obtaining the desired sound and adjusted backpressure throughout the power band.
US07896126B1	Methods and apparatus for sound suppression Methods and apparatus for providing a sound suppressor device including a first plate, a second plate in opposition to the first plate, and a connector between the first and second plates such that the first plate, the second plate, and the connector define a sealed cavity containing a gas at a pressure, wherein the device has a resonant frequency selected to vibrate out-of-phase with respect to a noise source for suppressing noise from the noise source while the noise source and the device are immersed in a liquid.
US07896124B2	Exhaust systems and motorcycles including same An exhaust system for a motorcycle includes a muffler configured for attachment at a location substantially beneath a motorcycle engine. The muffler includes a first input port and a second input port. A first exhaust pipe has a first longitudinal length. The first exhaust pipe is configured for extending between and connecting the first input port and a first exhaust port of a first motorcycle engine cylinder while being substantially entirely disposed forwardly of a motorcycle engine. A second exhaust pipe has a second longitudinal length substantially equal to the first longitudinal length. The second exhaust pipe is configured for extending between and connecting the second input port and a second exhaust port of a second motorcycle engine cylinder. A motorcycle including an exhaust system is also provided.
US07896122B2	Device for controlling the opening of the engine hood of a vehicle, particularly for protecting the head of a pedestrian in the event of a collision therewith The invention relates to a device for controlling the opening of the hood (1) of the engine compartment of a vehicle, connected to the vehicle body in a hinged manner for enabling it to partially open by rotating around the rear hinge toward the front of the vehicle from a position in which the hood (1) is latched to the vehicle body by means of at least one hook (18). This device comprises an impact detector mounted at the front of the vehicle and interacting with an actuator (19, 21) for controlling the unlatching of said hook (18) and comprises means for guiding the opening of the hood (1), these means for guiding the opening of the hood (1) comprising means for guiding the rear edge (1a) of the hood (1) in an essentially vertical direction.
US07896117B2	Battery storage device for vehicles and forklift with the same A battery storage device for forklifts is used in storing a battery. The battery storage device includes a vehicle frame having a battery storage room, a front support plate provided on the vehicle frame for supporting a front surface of the battery received in the battery storage room, a rear support plate provided at a rear side of the battery storage room for supporting a rear surface of the battery received in the battery storage room, the rear support plate detachably fixed to the vehicle frame in such a manner that, when detached, the rear support plate becomes movable toward or away from the front support plate in conformity with a size of the battery, and a position adjustor for position-adjustably fixing the rear support plate in one position selected from a plurality of fixing positions.
US07896110B2	Shoe A tubing shoe (10) for use on work strings in well bores as are typically utilised in oil and gas production. The shoe comprises a cylindrical body (12) upon which is arranged a reaming portion (22) including pairs of teardrop shaped raised reaming members (26), each pair being mounted oppositely, in parallel and longitudinally along the body. Adjacent pairs of members provide a funnel (42) for collecting approaching debris and a channel for grinding the debris. A nose (14) may be mounted on the end of the shoe, the nose being eccentric or including cutting blades to assist the shoe in breaking through shale and clay stone bridges. A non-aggressive stabiliser (54) in the form of helically arranged blades may also be located on shoe.
US07896108B2	Dual string orbital drilling system A dual string drilling system for drilling a well bore in an earth formation, having a rotatable, tubular outer drill string and an upper rotatable, tubular inner drill string. An elongate tubular drill bit is mounted to a distal end of the outer drill string. The tubular drill bit having an interior passageway having a longitudinal axis which is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the outer drill string. The drill bit is further provided with a cutaway portion extending through a wall of the tubular outer drill string. A lower rotatable inner drill string is coupled to the upper rotatable tubular inner drill string and is disposed within the interior passageway of the drill bit. A second drill bit is mounted to the distal of the lower inner drill string and is sized to extend beyond the drill bit mounted to the outer drill string.
US07896090B2	Stroking tool using at least one packer cup A tool for subterranean use employs relative movement between a housing and a piston by pressurizing and removing pressure in a variable volume defined between them. The variable volume is sealed with packer cups preferably with one supported from the piston and the other off the housing and in opposed orientations so that the broad surface area on each packer cup abuts the surface where relative movement takes place. The downhole tasks accomplished with the relative movement can be varied and include tubular expansion, setting packers or shifting sleeves, for example. A single or multiple packer cups are tied to a structure that needs to be driven and building pressure behind a packer cup or reducing pressure ahead of it advance the piston.
US07896086B2	Logging tool deployment systems and methods without pressure compensation Systems and processes are provided for safely facilitating transfer of down-hole devices through an adaptive seal assembly capping a well under pressure. At least one dynamic seal is provided having a size and shape to accommodate varying cross section of an elongated down-hole device, such as a logging tool. The adaptive seal assembly includes a mating flange for coupling its open end to a reversibly sealable wellhead fixture. A pressure is maintained along a wellbore side of the reversible seal, while the aperture is varied according to the varying cross section of the down-hole device as it is translated along the axis. More than one dynamic seals can be actuated in a controlled sequence to apply axial thrust in a preferred direction to the tool. One or more robotic systems can be provided to further expedite manipulation of at least one of the tool and the vessel.
US07896082B2	Methods and apparatus for negating mineral scale buildup in flapper valves Methods and devices for negating scale buildups on interior surfaces of a sliding sleeve valve housing above the flow tube. In some aspects, a wiper member provides additional clearance between the flow tube and housing to compensate for scale buildup. In other aspects, the interior surface of the valve housing is provided with a sleeve that is disposed between the interior surface of the valve housing and the general flowbore passing through the valve housing to protect the interior surface against scale buildup.
US07896077B2	Providing dynamic transient pressure conditions to improve perforation characteristics A transient overbalance condition is created in a wellbore interval such that a pressure of the wellbore interval is greater than a reservoir pressure in surrounding formation. Creating the transient overbalance condition causes a near-wellbore region of the formation to increase in pressure. The pressure in the wellbore interval is reduced at a rate that produces a relative underbalance condition in which the pressure in the wellbore interval is less than the pressure of the near-wellbore region of the formation, but the pressure in the wellbore interval is greater than the reservoir pressure.
US07896066B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core section, a refrigerant inlet header section, a refrigerant outlet header section, a refrigerant inflow intermediate header section and a refrigerant outflow intermediate header section. A flow-dividing control wall having a plurality of refrigerant passage holes and vertically dividing the interior of the second intermediate header section into two spaces is provided within the second intermediate header section. A communication is established between the first intermediate header section and the lower space of the second intermediate header section at one end. A guide portion is provided at a refrigerant inflow end portion of the second intermediate header section so as to guide the refrigerant flowing into the lower space of the second intermediate header section such that the refrigerant flows toward the flow-dividing control wall; i.e., toward the upper side.
US07896055B2	Bead holder A bead holder for installing a tire on a wheel includes a body portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The second portion includes a flat inner surface and a flat outer surface. The flat inner surface includes a shoulder and a face, and a ledge defined between the shoulder and the face. A tire may be installed on a wheel using the bead holder by placing the first portion into a lughole on the wheel and bringing the second portion into contact with the rim, whereby the flat outer surface of the second portion prevents a tire bead from slipping back over the rim. A user may then work around the tire bead, stretching it over the rim of the tire without having the tire bead slip back over the rim.
US07896051B2	Semiconductor die bonding apparatus having multiple bonding head units A die bonding apparatus is presented which is capable of realizing different semiconductor packages, for example, a face up package and a face down package in a single die bonding apparatus. The die bonding apparatus includes a substrate transportation unit for transporting a substrate. A first bonding head unit is included which has a first bonding head for bonding a semiconductor chip disposed in a mount table adjacent to the substrate transportation unit over the substrate. A die transportation unit is included for transporting the semiconductor chip disposed in a mount table to a mount stage disposed at a lower portion of the substrate. A second bonding head unit is included in which the mount stage and a second bonding head disposed at an upper portion of the substrate corresponding to the mount stage and bonding the semiconductor chip disposed in the mount stage to the lower portion of the substrate.
US07896046B2	Substrate bonding apparatus having alignment unit and method of aligning substrates using the same A substrate bonding apparatus includes a first chamber having a first surface plate where a first substrate is placed. A second chamber is disposed opposite to the first chamber. The second chamber has a second surface plate where a second substrate is placed. The second substrate is to be bonded to the first substrate. An alignment unit is installed in at least one of the first and second chambers. The alignment unit is capable of carrying out a six-degrees-of-freedom alignment between the first and second substrates. Thus, the substrates can be maintained parallel to each other, a spacing between the substrates can be automatically adjusted, and the substrates can be aligned in the X and Y axis directions.
US07896045B2	Apparatus for delivering air through powered axle assemblies An apparatus for delivering air through a powered axle assembly and an improved powered axle assembly which incorporates the apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a base attachable to a non-rotating structure within the axle assembly and a rotor mountable in the axle assembly for rotating with the drive axle and for forming an air chamber between the rotor and the base. The base includes at least one air inlet for delivering air to the air chamber and the rotor includes at least one air outlet for air flow out of the chamber.
US07896043B2	Vehicle wheel with sub air chamber and pressure sensor A wheel body includes a wheel body including a disk and a rim fixed to an outer circumference of the disk for supporting a tire for the vehicle; an air pressure sensor unit for detecting a pressure in an air chamber in the tire with transmitter; a sub air chamber member on the rim for reducing a magnitude of a resonance sound generated by an air column defined by the air chamber defined by the rim and the tire. The air pressure sensor unit and the sub air chamber member are disposed in a circumferential direction of the wheel so as to cancel out one unbalance mass distribution of the vehicle wheel in the circumferential direction of the wheel caused by disposing the air pressure sensor by another unbalance mass distribution of the wheel in the circumferential direction caused by disposing sub air chamber member.
US07896037B2	Water cooler caddy A water cooler caddy device for use in conjunction with a water cooler or other beverage dispenser. The water cooler caddy has an arcuate inner surface as an interface with the water bottle and is sized such that it may be placed over the water bottle and slid down so that it either rests on an upper surface of the water cooler, or is supported by the side of the water bottle. The water cooler caddy may have a gap in the circumference so that the radius of the inner surface may be temporarily increased to facilitate installation. Partitions are used to form compartments to contain service items.
US07896033B2	Device for thermal insulation of at least a submarine pipeline comprising a phase-change material confined in jackets A device for thermally insulating at least one undersea pipe. The device comprises a thermally insulating covering surrounding the pipe, the covering being covered by an outer leak proof protective case, and the case being made of a flexible or semi rigid material suitable for remaining in contact with the outside surface of the insulating covering when it deforms. The device is characterized in that the insulating covering comprises a phase-change material confined in at least one container made of a flexible or semi rigid material that is deformable, and the container is disposed around the pipe.
US07896032B2	Method and device for lining pipe The present invention is a new liner assembly for use in pipes constructed from a flexible liner formed from a resin absorbent material. A compressible material, such as stitch-bond or foam, is attached to one or more sides of the liner for forming a taper along the compressible material when the liner is cured in place in the pipe using a curable resin and an expandable bladder to shape the liner to match the inside shape of the pipe. A taper is formed along the compressible material from the inside of the liner down to the inside of the pipe in which the liner is placed. As a result, a taper prevents accumulation of solid materials at the location of the pipe repair and thus prevents future clogging of the pipe at the repair.
US07896022B2	On-board refueling vapor recovery system with vent line check valve An on-board refueling vapor recovery system includes a shutoff mechanism that closes a first vapor path between the fuel tank and the filler cup when liquid fuel in the tank reaches a predetermined level and a vent line closure that closes a second vapor path between the canister and the filler cup, wherein closure of the first vapor path and the second vapor path reduces pressure in the filler cup to induce shutoff of a fuel nozzle.
US07896018B2	Dosage control apparatus The invention is directed to a dose control apparatus. The apparatus has two armatures pressed against a valve seat by at least one spring. A coil induces a magnetic field that motivates the armatures against the force of the spring, thereby opening the valve. The armatures may move along a common axis in opposite directions. The apparatus may also include a core located between the armatures and a casing about the coil. The core and casing act to guide the magnetic field, reducing the power requirements for creating the field. Current may be periodically reversed in the coil to provide a degaussing field. In addition, a signal may be produced by the coil in the presence an externally applied magnetic field such as an MRI. An opposing magnetic field may be produced by the coil or the current provided to the coil may be adjusted.
US07896015B2	Portable shelter structure A portable shelter for providing cover over an area, wherein the shelter is coupleable to a structure, the portable shelter comprising a first base member and a second base member, each of which are coupleable to the structure; two subframe assemblies, each subframe assembly comprising a vertical support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupleable to a respective base member, at least two arm members, each having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each respective arm member is pivotally coupled to the second end of vertical support member, at least two brace members, each having a first end and a second end, each respective first end being coupled to the vertical support member and each respective second end being pivotably coupled to a respective arm member, a first coupling arrangement for pivotably coupling the respective first end of each arm member to the second end of the vertical support member, a second coupling arrangement, slideably coupled to the vertical support member, for coupling the respective first end of each brace member to the vertical support member; and a canopy supporting assembly coupled to the two subframe assemblies, wherein the canopy supporting assembly supports a canopy and provides cover over the area.
US07896010B2	Filter cigarette inspection apparatus and inspection method An inspection apparatus for a filter cigarette FT having a perforation line (6) in the outer circumferential surface of a filter (4) for introducing the outside air has a filter socket assembly (86) that is capable of receiving the filter (4) and includes a ring holder (124) defining in the inside an end chamber for surrounding the mouthpiece of the filter (4) and a surrounding chamber for surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the filter (4) including the perforation line (6), a guide pipe (102) for supplying a compressed fluid of the given pressure into the surrounding chamber of the ring holder (124), and a guide pipe (100) that outputs the pressure in the end chamber; and a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure outputted from the guide pipe (100) that outputs the pressure in the end chamber.
US07896005B2	Dry powder inhaler The invention relates to a processing method and apparatus, more particularly, to processing a body so as to remove any electrostatic charge and improve inhaler performance in drug delivery to the respiratory tract.
US07896002B2	Medicine discharge device and cartridge mountable thereto A medicine discharge device configured to discharge medicine to be administered to a user, includes a mount portion configured to mount a medicine discharge cartridge, the medicine discharge cartridge having at least a medicine reservoir and a medicine discharge portion and being removable from the device; and a receiving circuit configured to receive an output signal sent from a sensor, the sensor being provided at the cartridge mounted at the mount portion and detecting an inhalation state.
US07895997B2	Heating cooking appliance and burner system of the same A heating cooking appliance and a burner system of the same are provided. A nozzle and a mixing tube can be stably fixed, and relative position of components can be aligned with high precision even if the heating cooking appliance has a narrow internal space. Thus, operational reliability of the heating cooking appliance is improved, and an operator can easily assemble the burner system. To this end, a nozzle coupling part is configured to fix a position of a nozzle, and a mixing tube coupling part is configured to fix a position of the mixing unit. The nozzle coupling part and the mixing tube coupling part are partially coupled to achieve a precise relative positional relation between the nozzle and the mixing tube.
US07895992B2	Push rod engine with inboard exhaust A multiple cylinder internal combustion engine having an engine block with first and second cylinder banks arranged at an angle and longitudinally offset relative to one another and a camshaft disposed within the engine block for actuating valves associated with each cylinder includes first and second cylinder heads associated with the first and second cylinder banks and having an intake runner for each cylinder with an entrance disposed on an outward side, and an exhaust runner for each cylinder exiting the cylinder head on an inward side of the cylinder head generally rearward of an associated cylinder to facilitate positioning of one or more turbochargers and a fuel pump in the valley generally between the cylinder heads with the fuel pump disposed forward of the exhaust runner exits and associated exhaust manifolds while accommodating four valves per cylinder actuated by four pushrods extending through the cylinder heads forward of corresponding exhaust runner exits.
US07895986B2	Diesel engine and fuel injection nozzle therefor A fuel injection nozzle for a diesel engine. The fuel injection nozzle may include a plurality of injection hole groups, each having two injection holes respectively. A distance between the two injection holes, an angle between longitudinal axes of the two injection holes and an angle between horizontal axes of said two injection holes of each injection hole group are each set such that fuel sprays injected from said two injection holes will form a single fuel spray cloud after the fuel sprays collide with a side wall of a combustion chamber formed in a top surface of a piston of the engine, and such that the distance between collision points of the fuel sprays will be in a predetermined range in which a penetration force of said fuel spray cloud along a longitudinal direction of said combustion chamber received after collision with said wall of said combustion chamber is at or near a predetermined maximum value.
US07895985B2	Compliant walled combustion devices Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated by combustion of a fuel in the combustion chamber. A coupling portion translates deformation of the compliant segment or wall into mechanical output. One or more ports are configured to inlet an oxygen source and fuel into the combustion chamber and to outlet exhaust gases from the combustion chamber.
US07895973B1	Automatic feeding system, device and method This invention addresses the problem of how to separately regulate the food intake of multiple animals using the same feeder with the goal of maintaining healthy weight for all. The invention provides a means to prevent access to the feeder by animals that have exceeded their allowance (as dictated by programmable profiles) as well as preventing unauthorized animals (such as excluded pets, wild animals or animals on a special diet). The methods can be applied to a broad range of feeders: for domestic pets, livestock, zoo animals and other managed animals. The invention is particularly well suited to dry food gravity feeders. The invention details electronic and electro-mechanical embodiments of devices intended for the described purpose.
US07895972B2	Arrangement and method for visual detection in a milking system A visual detection arrangement is provided in a milking system (3) comprising a robot arm (15) for attaching a teat cup (11) to a teat of a milking animal (8), and a control device (19) for controlling the movement of the robot arm. The detection arrangement comprises first visual detection means (17) provided on the robot arm for repeatedly determining the teat position relative the robot arm and second visual detection means (21) directed towards the milking animal. The second visual detection means (21) is provided for detecting a position of the animal in a longitudinal direction (x), and the control device (19) is initially provided for controlling the movement of the robot arm based on information of the position of the teat of the animal relative the animal itself, and on the detected longitudinal position of the animal.
US07895969B2	Method and apparatus for forming outer electrode of electronic component A method for forming an outer electrode capable of reducing a tact time when electrode paste is applied to end surfaces of electronic components a plurality of times. A paste tank 4 having a squeegee blade that is vertically slidable is disposed on a flat board 1 having an area being a plurality of times as large as that of a holding plate in a longitudinal direction of the flat board. A paste film is spread on the flat board by moving the flat board 1 by a length corresponding to the length of one holding plate while a predetermined gap is maintained between the squeegee blade and the flat board. The electrode paste is applied to first end surfaces of electronic components C held by the holding plate H by dipping the first end surfaces of the electronic components C in this paste film. The electrode paste is applied to the first end surfaces of the electronic components a plurality of times by repeating the spreading step and the applying step.
US07895960B2	Process for the production of a frame for construction and frame thus obtained A process for the production of a frame for a construction adapted to float includes the steps consisting in: forming a flotation element (12) whose upper portion includes a network of grooves adapted to form formwork for beams (14) of concrete as well as wells, passing through the flotation element (12), adapted to form formwork for concrete columns (16); preferably, arranging reinforcing iron in the formworks and adding at the periphery a formwork to form a belt; and pouring the concrete.
US07895958B2	Apparatus and method for detecting an ending-point of bobbin thread for sewing machine using bar code The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting the ending-point of a bobbin thread for a sewing machine using a bar code, which is capable of alerting a sewing operator of his/her desiring bobbin thread remains when they are left enough to finish sewing under operation. The present invention of the apparatus for detecting the ending-point of a bobbin thread for a sewing machine using a bar code so as to sense the ending-point of a bobbin thread during a sewing operation, comprises a bobbin to wind a bobbin thread therearound and at least one bar code to indicate a position in the surface of a bobbin, of which the bar code is printed on one or both side(s).
US07895957B2	Heat exchanger tube, method of manufacturing heat exchanger tube, and fluidized-bed furnace A heat exchanger tube 41 includes: a first cover layer 44 provided on an outer side of a tube main body 42 to partly or completely cover a tube main body 42; and a second cover layer 45 provided on an outer side of the first cover layer 44 to partly or completely cover the first cover layer 44. The first cover layer 44 is formed by overlay-welding a material higher in ductility than the second cover layer 45 to the tube main body 42. The second cover layer 45 is formed by overlay-welding a material higher in hardness than the first cover layer 44 to the first cover layer 44.
US07895952B2	Sand stand A portable table apparatus with an upper table top, a centrally located post opening, a lower table top including a centrally located post opening and being positioned below the upper table top, a pole having a distal end for penetrating a substrate and an opposite end for passing through the centrally located pole opening in the upper table top and the centrally located pole opening in the lower table top, and a curtain removably positioned around the outer edge of the upper table top.
US07895950B2	Long rail pick-up and delivery system A long rail pick-up and delivery system providing increased efficiency and safety. The long rail pick-up and delivery system can include a power car, a rail train, a loading car, an unloading car, a transition car and two independent gantries. The dual gantry design allows for simultaneous and independent loading and unloading of long rail on both sides of the long rail pick-up and delivery system. The gantries are operably mounted on a elevated track whereby the gantries are capable to traversing the length of the rail train. The gantries can include booms having multiple degrees of freedom allowing a gripping head to grasp and pull long rail regardless of the resting attitude of the long rail. The long rail pick-up and delivery system can also include additional power cars, an integrated work station and additional gantries.
US07895947B1	Weapon fuse method A warhead fuse mechanism is used to prevent an accidental explosive event of a warhead by positioning a booster lead carrier, having a booster lead segment, positioned between the warhead detonator and warhead explosive. In a safe position the booster lead segment is off-set from alignment with the warhead detonator and warhead explosive. The warhead fuse is armed by rotating either the warhead detonator or booster lead carrier to align the warhead detonator and booster lead segment to form a detonation chain between the warhead detonator and warhead explosive.
US07895939B2	Dual mode tea flask A tea flask has a body, a sleeve, a strainer and a lid. The sleeve of the tea flask is mounted sealably on the body, the strainer is mounted in the sleeve, and the lid is mounted sealably on the sleeve to cover the strainer. When using the tea flask, the lid is removed from the sleeve, tealeaves are added to the strainer, and hot water is poured into the body. The lid is mounted on the sleeve of the tea flask. Then, the tea flask is inverted to let the tealeaves steep in the hot water. Seals on the sleeve and lid of the tea flask prevent hot water from leaking out the body. When ready, lid attached to the strainer is removed and tea is poured. This is more hygienic, ensures better taste since the tealeaves do not become stewed and prevent the strainer scalding or burning people.
US07895932B1	Optically clear turret dome, and combined turret shroud A vehicle-top gun turret shroud-dome structure for mounting on a vehicle-top gun turret includes a turret shroud having a generally annular base and an open upper margin; an optically clear dome structure constructed to mate with and seal to the open upper margin; wherein the turret shroud and the dome structure provide, for a gunner enclosed thereby, anti-shock, anti-ballistic and anti-blast shockwave protection.
US07895929B2	Blade driving mechanism for a table saw A blade driving mechanism for a table saw, wherein the table saw comprises a main frame and a saw blade mounted to an driven by the blade driving mechanism, and the blade driving mechanism comprises an electrical motor mounted to the main frame, with the motor being capable of sliding with respect to the main frame; a belt driving system for transferring the rotation of an output shaft of the motor to the saw blade; a center-distance setting device connected between the motor and the saw blade, for adjustably setting the center-to-center distance between the motor and the saw blade; and a saw-blade height adjusting device being operable to adjust the height of the saw blade.
US07895926B2	Die cutting under vacuum through rollers In a process and apparatus for cutting a sheet material, one or more sheets of the material are placed over a die attached to a die board. A cutting pad is placed over the sheet material. Seals are placed around or between the die board and cutting pad to create an enclosure. A vacuum is created in the enclosure or between the die board and cutting pad so as to draw the die board and cutting pad together and compress the sheets of material. The resulting assembly is passed through a roller press to cut the sheets of material. A process or apparatus for mounting dies to a die board or stripping scrap from between dies and a quick release fastener are also described.
US07895914B2	Command device for a bicycle gear change A command device for a bicycle gear change, comprising: a rotating drum (2) provided with a rotation axis (x) and being predisposed to rotate in opposite directions in order to wind at least a portion of a change-activating cable (3) on a lateral surface of the rotating drum (2); means for rotating, predisposed on command to rotate the rotating drum (2) in opposite directions according to predetermined angular steps; means for retaining predisposed to hold the rotating drum (2) in a position in absence of commands made to the means for rotating. The rotation axis (x) of the rotating drum (2) is perpendicular with respect to an advancement direction of the bicycle, that is, parallel to the rotation axis of the front wheel of the bicycle.
US07895913B2	Spiral cam clutch actuation system A power transmission device for a motor vehicle includes a clutch for transferring torque between first and second shafts. A clutch actuation system includes a drive member and a cam member in cooperation with one another. The drive member is driven by an electric motor and includes first and second rollers rotatably mounted thereon. The cam member includes first and second circumferentially extending channels, each having a continually reducing radius. The first and second channels are separate from and overlap one another. The first roller is positioned within the first channel to engage the drive member and the cam member. The second roller is positioned within the second channel to engage the drive member and the cam member such that relative rotation between the drive member and the cam member translates the cam member along an axis of relative rotation to vary the force applied to the clutch.
US07895906B2	Sensor system including a magnetized shaft A sensor includes a shaft and a magnetic sensor. The shaft may have at least one magnetized active region. The magnetic sensor may be configured to sense a magnetic field about the shaft, and may provide an output representative of torque applied to the shaft, shaft rotational speed and shaft rotational position.
US07895904B2	Multi-vortex flowmeter employing volume flow rate as switching point A multi-vortex flowmeter includes a vortex flowmeter for measurement by volume flow rate and a thermal flowmeter for measurement by mass flow rate to selectively use the two flowmeters according to the flow rate of fluid to be measured flowing through a flow channel. The multi-vortex flowmeter has a switching point between two flowmeters based on the mass flow rate. A mass flow rate Qm at the switching point in a range larger than the minimum flow rate of a vortex flowmeter and smaller than the maximum flow rate of a thermal flowmeter is determined by: Qm=K3*√P. Alternatively, a volume flow rate Q at the switching point in a range larger than the minimum flow rate of a vortex flowmeter and smaller than the maximum flow rate of a thermal flowmeter is determined by: Q=K1/√P.
US07895891B2	Gas/liquid separator comprising a capacitive level sensor The invention relates to a gas/liquid separator comprising a capacitive level sensor, which is particularly suitable for systems that employ reduced volumes of fluids at high pressures. The inventive separator includes a metal part comprising a borehole which is closed at the lower end thereof, such as to form a container. The aforementioned container comprises at least one gas inlet, one liquid outlet and one gas outlet. A cooling system in the form of a Peltier cell that is in contact with the walls of the metal part, generates the condensation of the liquid which is collected at the bottom of the container until the introduction of a probe, which is electrically isolated from the system and which forms an electric condenser with the walls of the part. The capacity of the condenser varies according to the level of liquid in the container. In addition, a frequency signal is generated by means of an oscillator output signal that is proportional to the response from the sensor and, consequently, the height of the liquid in the container.
US07895883B2	Method and system for identifying a defect or failure of a compressed air load circuit in an electronic compressed air installation for vehicles To detect a defect or failure of a compressed air load circuit in a compressed air system for vehicles, pressure is measured in compressed air load circuits and evaluated in an electronic control unit, which briefly shuts off the compressed air load circuits, measures pressure values and/or determines pressure gradients during the shutoff time and compares the pressure values and/or the determined pressure gradients with a respective threshold value, identifies defective circuits and definitively shuts off circuits detected as defective if the results are below the threshold value.
US07895859B2	Ice making and dispensing system An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
US07895856B2	Humidity controller In a casing (11) of a humidity controller (10), a first heat exchanger chamber (37) which accommodates a first adsorption heat exchanger (51), and a second heat exchanger chamber (38) which accommodates a second adsorption heat exchanger (52) are arranged next to each other in the left-to-right direction. An indoor air side passage (32) and an outdoor air side passage (34) are provided on the rear panel portion (13) side of the heat exchanger chambers (37, 38), and a supply side passage (31) and exhaust side passage (33) are provided on the front panel portion (12) side of the heat exchanger chambers (37, 38). The rear panel portion (13) is provided with an outdoor air intake opening (24) and an indoor air intake opening (23) at locations close to a center of the rear panel portion (13) in the left-to-right direction. A first side panel portion (14) is provided with a supply opening (22) at a location close to the front, and a second side panel portion (15) is provided with an exhaust opening (21) at a location close to the front. A supply fan (26) is connected to the supply opening (22), and an exhaust fan (25) is connected to the exhaust opening (21). By this structure, a pressure loss at a time when air flows in the casing can be reduced.
US07895849B2	Dehumidifier with multistage draining A dehumidifier with multistage draining has a container that collects and stores condensed water from a dehumidifying assembly, a float mounted in the container, a float actuator connected to the float and a drain motor connected to the float actuator and an attachment actuator having a switch. When an external pipe is connected to the attachment connector to switch on the switch and the condensed water in the container gradually raises the float to switch on the float actuator, the drain motor is switched on to pump the condensed water out of the container. The dehumidifier automatically drains condensed water in the container according to the quantity of the condensed water, does not have to be cleared frequently and is convenient.
US07895843B1	Refrigerator with one piece fan motor mount A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment, a door providing access to the refrigerator, and an ice making compartment. The ice making compartment includes an assembly including a fan, bracket, grommet, and motor. The bracket is configured to receive the grommet, fan, and motor without separate securing means. A method of manufacturing a refrigerator includes providing a refrigerator with an ice making compartment and an assembly consisting of a fan, bracket, grommet, and motor. The fan, grommet, and motor are attached to the bracket through the use of latches, which hold the components in place. The assembly is then installed into the ice making compartment, such that the fan assists in cooling the ice making compartment.
US07895841B2	Method and apparatus to facilitate reducing NOx emissions in turbine engines A method and apparatus to facilitate reducing NOx emissions in turbine engines is provided. The method includes providing an annular shell including a plurality of circumferentially extending panels. The plurality of circumferentially extending panels includes a first panel positioned at an upstream end of the shell and a second panel positioned downstream from, and adjacent to, the first panel. The method also includes forming a plurality of primary dilution holes in the first panel and forming a plurality of secondary dilution holes in the second panel. The dilution holes are configured to discharge dilution air into the shell.
US07895838B2	Exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine and control method thereof An exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger provided with a turbine in an exhaust passage and a compressor in an intake passage, a low pressure EGR passage which connects the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine with the intake passage upstream of the compressor, a high pressure EGR passage which connects the exhaust passage upstream of the turbine with the intake passage downstream of the compressor; an exhaust gas control catalyst provided in the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine and upstream of the low pressure EGR passage; and EGR gas amount changing device for simultaneously changing amounts of EGR gas flowing through the low pressure EGR passage and the high pressure EGR passage such that a temperature of the exhaust gas control catalyst is within a target range.
US07895833B2	Hydraulic drive apparatus A hydraulic drive system is mounted on a hydraulic excavator, and is provided with a directional control valve 23 for a boom, a directional control valve 24 for an arm, a boom control device 25 for selectively controlling the directional control valve 23 for the boom, and an arm control device 26 for selectively controlling the directional control valve 24 for the arm. The directional control valves 23, 24 control a boom cylinder 6 and an arm cylinder 7, respectively, which are driven by pressure oil delivered from a main hydraulic pump 21. The hydraulic drive system is provided with a communication control unit for communicating a rod chamber 6b of the boom cylinder 6 and a bottom chamber 7a of the arm cylinder 7 with each other when a stroke of the arm control device 26 has become a predetermined amount S or greater.
US07895827B2	Method and apparatus for controlling engine operation during regeneration of an exhaust aftertreatment system There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling operation of an internal combustion engine, comprising controlling engine torque during regeneration of an exhaust aftertreatment system. This comprises controlling post-injection of fuel into a combustion chamber effective to regenerate an exhaust aftertreatment device. Main fuel injection into each combustion chamber and boost are selectively controlled effective to maintain engine output torque.
US07895823B2	Heat exchanger for a rocket engine A cylindrical rocket engine exhaust duct has a liner that fits inside an outer jacket. The outer periphery of the liner has circumferentially spaced ribs defining a sinuous path for a fluid to be heated. The liner has a least one, preferably several, transverse fins with internal serpentine passages for carrying the fluid to be heated through the fins. The fluid to be heated is directed around the periphery of the liner (between the liner and the jacket), and consecutively through the separate fins, along sinuous and serpentine paths for heating of the fluid by heat transfer from the exhaust gas of the rocket engine.
US07895821B2	System and method for automatic fuel blending and control for combustion gas turbine A flexible and automatic system and method for blending an inexpensive secondary gas with a primary gas fuel for operation of a Dry Low NOx gas turbine. The secondary gas may be a gas fuel such as hydrogen, ethane, butane, propane and liquefied natural gas or an inert gas. Combustion dynamics are avoided by controlling the blended fuel within a permissible range for a Modified Wobbe Index. Combustion dynamics and gas turbine exhaust emissions may also be monitored to maintain safe combustion with the blended fuel. A gas turbine control system may adjust the blend and temperature of the primary gas fuel and the secondary gas to promote desired combustion.
US07895814B1	Case loader and method A case loader for forming arrays of articles such as milk jugs carried by a relatively upper supply conveyor to the loading gate of a loading station and dropping the articles into cases delivered by conveyor to the loading station and raised by an elevator up under the loading gate. A conveyor article sensor is employed to ensure the presence of articles on the supply conveyor a sufficient distance upstream to develop sufficient line pressure force for reliable operation. A plurality of cases are loaded at the same time, and an array of case sensors are employed for reliable case position sensing and operation.
US07895807B2	Segmented composite panel with false joints A building panel includes a facer sheet having opposed side joints, a liner sheet, a core material bonded between the facer and liner sheets, and at least one false joint formed in the facer sheet extending between the side joints such that the facer sheet is a continuous sheet across the at least one false joint. The at least one false joint includes a base surface extending into the foam core, opposing side surfaces connecting the base surface to the facer sheet, and a tab formed on each opposing side surface at one of the side joints. The tabs are folded under the one side joint.
US07895805B2	Floorboards, flooring systems and method for manufacturing and installation thereof Floorboards with a format corresponding to a traditional parquet block for laying of mechanically joined floating flooring. Rectangular floorboards include a surface layer and a core with two long sides and two short sides, for making a floating flooring, which floorboards are mechanically lockable and which along their four sides have pairs of opposing connectors for locking similar, adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally wherein the long sides have a length not exceeding 80 cm and the short sides have a width not exceeding 10 cm.
US07895794B2	Deployable prefabricated structure with an extension structure and interlocking elements A prefabricated structure comprises a shell including a shell frame and an extension including an extension frame deployable from the shell. The shell frame comprises a floor support, a roof support and a plurality of columns extends between the floor support and the roof support, the plurality of columns including a “C” channel. A plurality of vertical structures extends between the floor support and the roof support, the vertical structures including a “C” channel. The extension frame comprises a floor support, a roof support and a plurality of columns extends between the floor support and the roof support, the plurality of columns including a “C” channel. The prefabricated structure further comprises a plurality of panels including an “L” channel extending from a side, the “L” channels receivable within the “C” channels so that the panels can be associated with the shell or the extension to form an outer wall.
US07895785B2	Detachable tag for labeling electronics systems In one embodiment, a tag includes a substantially flat portion having two faces and a length and a height, wherein the length is between about 1 inch and about 2½ inches. The height is between about ⅜ inch and about 1 inch. The tag also includes at least one first member coupled to the flat portion and extending away therefrom at an angle of between about 45° and about 135° to a plane normal to a plane of the flat portion, the at least one first member being adapted for mounting in an opening of a surface of an electronics system thereby creating a removable coupling between the at least one first member and the surface of an electronics system when mounted.
US07895784B1	Sign apparatus and method Some embodiments of sign assembly include a secondary sign that at least partially fits within a side cavity defined by a larger, primary sign. In particular embodiments, the primary sign includes an internal frame that defines a channel to receive a side portion of the secondary sign and thereby retain the secondary sign in a generally parallel, side-by-side configuration relative to the primary sign.
US07895783B1	Multi-media display system A multi-media display system having a base surrounding a portion of and cooperating with an upstanding support tower to provide a mounting system for a number of components including at least one display device, audio output components, alternative display frames, backlighting components, and a pre-selected group of concealment features to provide a multi-media presentation system capable of blending into the environment of the locale in which the system is situated.
US07895770B2	Laundry machine A steam laundry dryer is disclosed. The steam laundry dryer includes a drum rotatably mounted in a cabinet, a hot air heater to heat air to supply hot air into the drum, a steam generator to supply steam into the drum, a water supply source to supply water into the steam generator, and a container drawably mounted in a portion of the cabinet. The water supply source is detachably mounted in the container.
US07895764B2	Measuring instrument A measuring instrument includes: an XY stage on which an object to be measured is placed; a probe holder having a plurality of probes; and a relative moving mechanism that relatively moves the XY stage and the probe holder. The probe holder is provided with a probe selection mechanism that has two guide rails obliquely arranged and advances and retracts at least two of the probes to be selectively positioned at and away from a probe selection position.
US07895763B2	Tool for deciphering the depths or cuts on a key from the lock itself The objective of the invention is to allow the user to decipher the cuts (aka. depths) on a key from the lock without disassembling the lock. The current wafer lock readers on the market rely on a sensitive touch to operate and/or do not give the exact depths to recreate a key. Our wafer lock “reader” will give the exact depth of a cut, coming to a definite stop at the reading position for each cut on the key.
US07895754B2	Safety razors A safety razor blade unit mounted for pivotal movement relative to a razor handle is biased to a normal rest position by a magnetic return force generated by a pair of magnets that are so disposed that the return force increases as the pivotal displacement of the blade unit from the rest position increases.
US07895744B2	Method of replacing wind turbine equipment A method of replacing wind turbine equipment, which can reduce the cost for replacing large equipment disposed in a nacelle, is provided. The method is characterized by including a winch-hoisting step for winching up to a nacelle a reciprocating winch that is used for replacing the wind turbine equipment disposed in the nacelle mounted atop a tower and a balance supporting the wind turbine equipment with an ordinarily-installed winch provided on a girder that moves in the nacelle; a wire-hoisting step for hoisting a wire that is used for the replacement of the wind turbine equipment to the nacelle from a drum disposed on the ground; a winch-replacing step for detaching the ordinarily-installed winch from the girder and attaching the winch for replacement to the girder; and a wire-arranging step for arranging the hoisted wire on the reciprocating winch and a movable pulley provided between the balance and the girder.
US07895741B2	Method of producing a wired circuit board A method of producing a wired circuit board includes preparing a metal supporting board, forming a metal foil on the metal supporting board, forming an insulating layer on the metal foil to expose an unneeded portion of the metal foil, etching the unneeded portion using the insulating layer as an etching resist, and forming a plurality of wires on the insulating layer.
US07895737B2	Winding machine for winding solenoid shaped coils having band-shaped conductors A winding machine (1) for winding solenoid-shaped coils (21) with band-shaped conductors (6), comprising a winding means (3) which holds a circular-cylindrical coil core (2) of a coil (21) to be wound, and a winding drive which rotates a coil core (2), which is held in the winding means (3), about a winding axis W, wherein the winding means (3) can be moved in a first direction A by an axial drive, the direction A preferably extending approximately parallel to the winding axis W, is characterized in that the winding means (3) can be rotated about a pivot axis S by a pivot drive, wherein the pivot axis S extends perpendicularly to the direction A. The winding machine winds a solenoid-shaped coil with several layers of a band-shaped conductor without damaging the band-shaped conductor, in particular, when the band-shaped conductor contains brittle superconducting material.
US07895735B2	Element mounting apparatus An element mounting apparatus includes a movable arm, an electromagnet, a first controller and a glue dispenser. The glue dispenser includes a plate body and a second controller. The plate body includes an inner space containing glue, a through hole defined therein, and a plurality of spaced glue outlets formed in the first surface and communicating with the inner space. The second end of the electromagnet engages the through hole to attract the magnetic element on the first surface of the plate body with the glue outlets surrounding, and repelling the magnetic element to the retainer. The second controller ejects glue out of the inner space of the plate body via the glue outlets, thereby adhesively mounting the magnetic element to the retainer.
US07895712B2	Door hinge for a motor vehicle A door hinge for a motor vehicle comprises a column console that can be arranged on a column of a door frame, a door console that can be attached to a motor vehicle door assigned to the door frame, wherein the door console and the column console are pin-jointed together via a hinge pin and the door console or column console is formed from two releasably connected partial units, which rest against each other at assigned contact areas. In order to provide a separable motor vehicle door hinge with an at least two-piece door or column console, which enables a dimensionally accurate restoration of an original installation position even after a separation, it is provided that the contact surfaces on the door and/or column console are formed by delineated partial surfaces.
US07895704B2	Apparatus of cleaning rubbing-cloth Provided is an apparatus for cleaning a rubbing-cloth. The apparatus includes a rubbing-cloth fixing unit, a pile removing head, and a transferring unit. The rubbing-cloth fixing unit is fixed to a base body and fixes a rubbing-cloth that is substantially unfolded. The pile removing head is disposed on the rubbing-cloth fixing unit and sucks and removes the piles attached onto the rubbing-cloth. The transferring unit is fixed to the base body and transfers the pile removing head along an upper surface of the rubbing-cloth with respect to the rubbing-cloth fixing unit. Accordingly, particles that are generated when a rubbing-cloth is cut out from a fabric are quickly removed from the rubbing-cloth, so that scratches may be prevented from being generated on an alignment film.
US07895695B2	Tooth-cleaning device The present invention relates to the field of tooth cleaning. According to the present invention a tooth cleaning device is provided, adapted to be introduced into the mouth. The tooth cleaning device can be engaged by the tongue, and this allows it to be displaced all around the mouth by the tongue, thus performing a cleaning process.
US07895693B2	Lightweight modular footbridge and ladder A tactical footbridge comprises two or more bridge segments and one or more pivotal connection assemblies. The one or more pivotal connection assemblies engage two of the at two or more bridge segments. Each pivotal connection assembly comprises a first member, a second member, a first axial connector, and a second axial connector. The first member engages a first of the two bridge segments. The first member has a pivot hole and a bridge hole. The second member engages a second of the two bridge segments. The second member also has a pivot hole and a bridge hole. The first axial connector selectively extends through the pivot holes of the first and second members to pivotally connect the two bridge segments such that the connected bridge segments selectively pivot between a collapsed position in which the connected bridge segments are proximal to one another, and a bridge position in which the connected bridge segments are in an expanded angularly-disposed relationship with one another. The second axial connector selectively extends through the bridge holes of the first and second members to substantially secure the connected bridge segments in the bridge position.
US07895685B2	Soaking basin having disposable liner A soaking basin is provided having a disposable liner and a base unit. The liner defines an air chamber and a plurality of apertures defined in a floor of the liner. The base unit includes an air blower system connected to the liner such that air is forced out the apertures of the liner into the liquid. The liner can further include a water-soluble coating of soaking additives adhered thereto. In this manner, the liner and the base unit cooperatively provide a therapeutic soak, even in a salon setting, without sacrificing hygienic practices. Moreover, the basin is cost-effective to manufacture and use.
US07895683B2	Toilet bowl cleaning and/or deodorizing device A device for spraying an inner surface of a toilet bowl with a cleaning and/or deodorizing chemical is disclosed. The device includes a container for the chemical, a spray nozzle through which the chemical can be sprayed laterally around a perimeter of the nozzle, a conduit in fluid communication with the container and the spray nozzle, fluid delivery means for delivering chemical from the container through the conduit and to the spray nozzle, and means for attaching the spray nozzle near a rim of the toilet bowl. The spray nozzle of the automatic or manual toilet bowl cleaning device can operate such that the chemical is applied to the entire circumference of the inner surface of the toilet bowl whereby the entire toilet bowl is cleaned around the inner circumference of the toilet bowl.
US07895682B1	Toilet ventilation system Negative pressure is: (a) applied through a shallow manifold inlet fitted between the rear of a toilet porcelain bowl and hinged seat; (b) created by a remote blower; (c) conveyed via conduit. An adjustable hood in front of the manifold optimizes odor collection. The blower can be located in a housing possessing multiple inlet ports for connection to a plurality of manifolds. The blower can also be used in line with conduit and multiple blowers utilized. A sensor port in a manifold extension facilitates empirical verification of air flow. Electrical supply to the blower can be controlled by a light switch: (a) independently; or with: (b) a vent that can be exhausted through the same conduit, or (c) a humidity blower. Plastic and metal conduit of differing cross section are joined with an adapter and either connected to a blower housing inlet port. PVC conduit is disposed within wall frames hung from the sill.
US07895673B2	Waistband extender A waistband extender comprises a plurality of joined loops, at least a portion of at least one of the loops being substantially composed of a material having elastic properties. At least one loop, an engaging loop, is configured to engage a waistband button. A remaining portion of the waistband extender is configured to thread through the buttonhole with which the button mates. A second loop within the remaining portion of the waistband extender engages the button, thereby securing the waistband's button/buttonhole combination, while providing a greater separation than the button/buttonhole combination alone normally would provide.
US07895672B2	Bonnet with spandex elastic strip A head covering bonnet with an opening for the head and an elastic spandex band below the opening for holding the bonnet to the head. The spandex band is of a width so as not to apply high localized pressure on the hair, and spandex is not rough or abrasive when stretched, unlike typical elastic material which becomes rough and possibly abrasive to hair when the elastic is stretched.
US07895669B2	Batting glove A batting glove particularly for baseball and softball includes padding along the palmar side of at least the proximal ends of the metacarpals of the ring finger and the small finger. Padding is absent over the hook of the hamate and preferably the carpometacarpal joints of the ring finger and the small finger.
US07895667B2	Hunting and sporting suit for females A hunting and sporting garment that conceals a user's face includes a hood, a face covering, an attachment between the face covering and the hood, and at least one pocket and/or collar to store the face covering and hood. The garment further includes a lower portion having a crotch opening between the leg portions conforming to the contour of the crotch seam, wherein the crotch opening is capable of being closed.
US07900265B1	Method and/or system to authorize access to stored data Embodiments of methods and/or systems to authorize access to stored data are disclosed herein. When a data access request is detected by an agent executing on a first device, the agent determines whether the data access request is authorized based on at least one rule associated with a security policy on the first device. If the agent determines that the data access request is authorized, then the data access request is transmitted to a second device. Subsequently, an application executing on the second device, then determines whether the presence of an agent on the first device is required to forward the data access request to a data storage system. This determination is based on statistical information associated with data access of the data storage system. If it is determined that the presence of the agent is required, the second device then determines whether the agent is present and forwards the data to the agent if the agent is present.
US07900264B2	Multimedia client/server system with copy protection recovery and methods for use therewith A multimedia client/server system includes a multimedia server module that is coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal. The multimedia server module includes an encoder module that asserts a protection present signal when the at least one multimedia signal includes a copy protection signal, that generates an output signal with the copy protection signal removed when the protection present signal is asserted, and that encodes the output signal to produce an encoded signal. A server transceiver module produces a radio frequency (RF) signal that includes the encoded signal and the protection present signal, and that wirelessly transmits the RF signal. A client module includes a client transceiver module that receives and demodulates the RF signal to produce a received encoded signal and a received protection present signal, and a decoder that decodes the received encoded signal into a decoded output signal that includes the copy protection signal when the received protection present signal is asserted.
US07900250B1	Method of providing secure groups using a combination of group and pair-wise keying A key selection process is provided which secures traffic between VPN end-points using a combination of SVPN group keys and pair-wise keys. The type of key used is based on the dynamic needs of traffic between the end-points, where the needs may include throughput and quality of service. SVPN group keys allow end-points in a group to initiate data communications while obtaining pair-wise keys in the background. Once pair wise keys are obtained, communications can be transferred using the obtained keys. As the throughput, quality of service, routing and other needs of the channel change, the type of keys used for data transfer may concomitantly change between SVPN group keys and pair-wise keys to appropriately utilize network resources. The key selection idea may be extended to allow communication through a hub using a group key while establishing pair-wise channels for group member communications in the background.
US07900247B2	Trusted third party authentication for web services The present invention extends to trusted third party authentication for Web services. Web services trust and delegate user authentication responsibility to a trusted third party that acts as an identity provider for the trusting Web services. The trusted third party authenticates users through common authentication mechanisms, such as, for example, username/password and X.509 certificates and uses initial user authentication to bootstrap subsequent secure sessions with Web services. Web services construct user identity context using a service session token issued by the trusted third party and reconstruct security states without having to use a service-side distributed cache.
US07900246B1	Software deactivation based on a deactivation time period A method, an apparatus and a system perform software deactivation based on a deactivation time period. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a communication from a first client machine to deactivate a license of a software product that was previously activated on the first client machine. The method also includes determining a specified time period of deactivation. The method includes deactivating the license of the software product from the first client machine responsive to a determination that the license was previously activated on the first client machine during the specified time period of deactivation.
US07900242B2	Modular authentication and authorization scheme for internet protocol A system and method for three-party authentication and authorization. The system includes an authorizer that authorizes requestors, a client that makes a request, and a local attendant that provides a conduit through which messages between the client and the authorizer pass. The authorizer, the client, and a peer on which the requested resource may be accessed are each in separate domains. A domain is defined as a set of one or more entities such that if the set includes more than one entity, a connection between any two of the entities in the set can be secured by static credentials that are known by each of the two entities. A subscriber identity module (SIM) may be used to generate a copy of a key for the client to be used in accessing a requested resource.
US07900237B2	Digital cable TV receiver, diagnosis method for the same, and data structure of HDMI status report A digital cable TV receiver includes a POD module and a host device. The host device includes a controller and a HDMI port linked to a first peripheral device. When the controller receives a diagnostic request for HDMI status from the POD module, it generates a HDMI status report and transmits the DVI status report to the POD module. The HDMI status report includes HDMI status information associated with the first peripheral device. If the host device further includes a DVI port linked to a second peripheral device and receives a diagnostic request for HDMI/DVI status from the PDO module, it generates a HDMI/DVI status report and transmits the HDMI/DVI status report to the POD module. The HDMI/DVI status report includes HDMI status information associated with the first peripheral device and DVI status information associated with the second peripheral device.
US07900233B1	Process and system for displaying video programs on demand The invention concerns a process and a system for displaying on demand video programs from broadcast NVOD programs. The process comprises the steps of recording in advance a beginning sequence of each NVOD programs from said network system, during a period of time at least equal to the corresponding time period of periodicity; selecting a NVOD program from a menu; while displaying the beginning sequence of the selected program, recording the following sequence of said selected NVOD program so that said following sequence of said selected program gets stored before the user reaches it, displaying said new sequence in continuation or partial overlap of said beginning sequence of the selected program, and recording and then displaying similarly following new sequences of said selected program until disconnection or the end of said selected program.
US07900232B2	Broadcast system, and its distribution device and terminal device A broadcast signal received by a broadcast signal reception unit is separated into program contents and program information by a broadcast signal separation unit. The separated program contents is converted into Internet Protocol (IP) packets by a contents transmission unit then distributed to an IP network. A program information transmission unit converts the separated program information into the IP packets then distributes the IP packets by setting an IP connection differing from that of the transmission unit. A terminal device receives the program contents by a contents reception unit to supply it to a program contents reproduction unit. The program information received by a program information reception unit is stored in a program information memory and output to a display in response to an output request.
US07900231B2	System for capture and selective playback of broadcast programs An apparatus for storing broadcast programs for future transmission to subscribers comprising means for receiving a broadcast channel data stream which comprises a plurality of sequential programs and, a data storage means, wherein, video and audio data relating to each program are extracted from a received broadcast channel data stream and stored on the data storage means at a known position, service information relating to each program is extracted from the data stream and stored at a known position on the data storage means with data identifying the position on the storage means at which the corresponding video and audio data for the program are stored.
US07900224B1	Method and apparatus for utilizing an audible signal to induce a user to select an E-commerce function A method for delivering advertising to a consumer over a broadcast media/global communication network combination. An advertisement broadcast is generated comprised of a general program and associated advertising dispersed therethrough for broadcast over a broadcast media which is directed to a general class of consumers. Unique information is embedded in the broadcast for inducing a consumer to access a desired advertiser's location on the global network system over a personal computer-based system. The advertisement broadcast is then broadcast to the potential class of consumers with the embedded unique information therein.
US07900222B2	Optical pickup and disk drive apparatus An optical pickup has an objective lens drive device which includes a fixed block fixed to a movement base, a movable block having an objective lens and a lens holder that holds the objective lens, a plurality of support springs that couples the fixed block with the movable block, and a focusing magnetic coil that operates the movable block in a focusing direction. A distance between the fixed block and a recording surface of a disk recording medium is larger than a distance between the movable block and the recording surface. The support springs are inclined with respect to the recording surface. The support springs have a longitudinal direction orthogonal to a direction of a thrust generated at the focusing magnetic circuit to the movable block during a focusing operation.
US07900221B2	Television receiver with disk playing function A disk playing device includes: a body portion having a disk insertion slot for; a disk playing unit that plays a disk inserted through the disk insertion slot; a slot-in type disk insertion unit that draws in the disk inserted in the disk insertion slot toward the disk playing unit; a sub control unit that drives the disk insertion unit and plays the disk with the disk playing unit; a main control unit; and a disk insertion detection unit that detects a disk and output an insertion detection signal to the main control unit when the disk is inserted in the disk insertion slot, The main control unit determines whether or not the sub control unit is turned OFF when a disk insertion signal is received from the disk insertion detection unit, and drives the disk insertion unit if the sub control unit is OFF.
US07900219B2	Disc device having improved suppression of disc movement A disc device is capable of suppressing movement of discs remaining on standby. Discs are moved upward and downward, thereby providing an operation space S at a lower side of the desired disc, and a pivotal arm is located in a predetermined position, and thereafter the desired disc is set on the pivotal arm, and recording/reproduction is effected. At this time, the standby discs disposed at the lower side of the desired disc are disposed below the operation space (S), and are fixed by pressing pressing members of disc fixing portions against outer peripheral surfaces thereof.
US07900218B2	Tray used in an optical disk drive The present invention relates to a tray used in an optical disc drive. At least two aligning means arranged in the tray for marking an aligning line at a front side and a back side of the tray, respectively. The aligning line is used for determining the dimensional accuracy of each component located on the front side and back side of the tray, respectively.
US07900210B2	Application connector parallelism in enterprise application integration systems A system for responding to requests for processing made by an integration broker to an application having a single threaded application programmer interface, comprising receiving a request for processing; determining whether the received request is event-triggered or call-triggered; sending the request to a slave process assigned to event-triggered requests, when the request is event-triggered; and sending the request to a slave process assigned to call-triggered requests, when the request is call-triggered.
US07900208B2	Uniform framework for standardization and transmission of documents electronically A system for generating outgoing and translating incoming messages, comprising a core engine and a plurality of plug-ins; outgoing system further comprising a trading partner agreement database (TPAD). For the outgoing message, the TPAD identifies a particular extensible document format protocol plug-in and a particular extensible exchange protocol plug-in from plurality of plug-ins based on the parties' agreement. The core engine translates and constructs the message by encoding it with the identified plug-ins respectively. For the incoming message, the core engine examines every extensible exchange protocol, identifies the particular extensible exchange protocol, and decodes the incoming message with the identified exchange protocol. The core engine then examines every extensible document format protocol, identifies the particular extensible document format protocol, and processes the decoded message with the identified document protocol. Plurality document and exchange plug-ins allow the user to mix and match different protocol standards, making the system more flexible.
US07900205B2	System and method for executing selected task based on task management table having at least one task and at least two associated processors A task execution system including at least two processors has a task management table registered with an associated relationship between at least a task, a main execution processor for executing the task and an in-charge-of-stoppage processor for executing the task when the main execution processor stops, means for selecting an executable task from among tasks registered in the task management table, means for checking, if a processor other than the processor trying to execute the selected task is registered as the main execution processor for the selected task, a stoppage state of the processor registered as the main execution processor, and means for executing the selected task if the processor registered as the main execution processor remains stopped.
US07900203B2	Data sharing and synchronization with relay endpoint and sync data element Systems and methods for sharing and synchronizing data using the addition of synchronization data to a feed that contains data items, and in some implementations, at least a node or endpoint that provides relay functionality or relay capabilities to one or more endpoints, are disclosed. Such systems and methods may also include the communication of information about the data that is synchronized, in addition to synchronization of the data itself.
US07900197B2	Program initiation methods and embedded systems utilizing the same An embedded system comprises a storage device, a main memory, and an operating system (OS). The storage device stores executable files, data files, and at least one dependency tag of an application which have been installed on the embedded system. The dependency tag records relationships between the application and related data files utilized by the application under various execution statuses. The OS comprises a module which, when requested to execute the application, locates the related data files of the application according to the dependency tag, loads the executable file and the related data files to the main memory, and execute the executable file.
US07900189B2	Computer program generating In one aspect, a method to generate executable instructions includes incorporating tacit knowledge into an artifact and actively linking electronically the artifact to at least one other artifact of a system. The artifact and the at least one other artifact form a meta-artifact associated with a domain. The method also includes generating the executable instructions based on the meta-artifact. The meta-artifact is configured to dynamically change over time through an iterative process.
US07900188B2	Specifying implementations of code for code generation from a model Embodiments of the present invention allow user to generate a model in a modeling environment and to generate code from the model using various implementations of code for portions of the model. The implementations of code can be supplied by the modeling environment or supplied by a user. Embodiments further allow a user to specify a scope in a model such that portions of the model contained in the scope use a specific implementation or implementations of code.
US07900176B2	Transistor layout structures for controlling sizes of transistors without changing active regions, and methods of controlling the same A structure for controlling the size of a transistor may include: an active region; a first gate line on the active region; one or more second gate lines on the active region; and source or drain regions arranged in three or more divided active regions that result from the first gate line and the one or more second gate lines dividing the active region into the divided active regions. A method of controlling the size of a transistor may include: arranging an active region; arranging a first gate line on the active region; arranging one or more second gate lines on the active region; arranging source or drain regions in three or more divided active regions; and controlling the size of the transistor by connecting to each other or separating from each other the source or drain regions using upper wires.
US07900170B2	System and method correcting optical proximity effect using pattern configuration dependent OPC models An optical proximity correction (OPC) system and methods thereof are provided. The example OPC system may include an integrated circuit (IC) layout generation unit generating an IC layout, a database unit storing a first plurality of OPC models, each of the first plurality of OPC models associated with one of a plurality of target specific characteristics and a mask layout generation unit including a model selector selecting a second plurality of OPC models based on a comparison between the target specific characteristics associated with the plurality of OPC models and the generated IC layout, the mask layout generation unit generating a mask layout based on the IC layout and the selected second plurality of OPC models. A first example method may include storing a first plurality OPC models, each of the first plurality of OPC models associated with one of a plurality of target specific characteristics, generating an IC layout, selecting a second plurality of OPC models based on a comparison between the target specific characteristics associated with the first plurality of OPC models and the generated IC layout and generating a mask layout based on the generated IC layout and the selected second plurality of OPC models. A second example method may include applying a first OPC model to a first portion of a generated integrated circuit (IC) layout, applying a second OPC model to a second portion of the generated IC layout and generating a mask layout based on the generated IC layout after the application of the first and second OPC models.
US07900166B2	Method to produce an electrical model of an integrated circuit substrate and related system and article of manufacture A method is provided to produce a model of an integrated circuit substrate, the method comprising: providing a tile definition that specifies an electrical model associated with instances of the tile; mapping a plurality of respective tile instances to respective locations of the substrate; and connecting the mapped tile instances to each other to produce a tile grid that models overall electrical behavior of the substrate.
US07900156B2	Activating virtual keys of a touch-screen virtual keyboard A method of operating a touch screen to activate one of a plurality of virtual keys is provided. A touch location is determined based on location data pertaining to touch input on the touch screen, wherein the touch input is intended to activate one of the plurality of virtual keys. Each of the plurality of virtual keys has a set of at least one key location corresponding to it. For each of the virtual keys, a parameter (such as physical distance) is determined for that virtual key that relates the touch location and the set of at least one key location corresponding to that virtual key. The determined parameters are processed to determine one of the virtual keys. For example, the determined one virtual key may be the virtual key with a key location (or more than one key location, on average) being closest to the touch location. A signal is generated indicating activation of the determined one of the virtual keys.
US07900152B2	Adaptable user interface for business software An adaptable user interface is formed based on a role assumed by a user and the identification of tasks in a process that need to be performed. For each role assumed by the user, a set of tasks assigned to the role is identified. Each task is evaluated to determine if it is an active task that needs to be performed in one or more processes. For each active task, an element is added to the user interface.
US07900149B2	Methods and systems for editing of web pages in an application capable of displaying web page content Editing of blocks of web page content from within an integrated application capable of displaying a web page. An algorithm based on both the element and the element format is applied to identify a qualifying block to which a user's input is directed. The heuristic applied to identify such a block is designed to select enough content that a minimal number of user inputs are required without selecting so much content that the user is unable to retain desirable portions of the web page. Then, to facilitate an easy way of editing the web page content, a visual option is displayed for selection by the user to perform an operation (deleting, copying, etc.) on the block. The visual option can be a button, an image, or a menu option.
US07900143B2	Large character set browser A large number of characters may be represented by character codes without undue complication. For example, characters that are already represented by Unicode may be handled pursuant to the Unicode system within one 16-bit code. Characters that are not represented by Unicode may be handled in a second fashion. The characters that are not represented by Unicode may be represented by two 16-bit codes.
US07900140B2	Media processing methods, systems and application program interfaces Media processing methods, systems and application program interfaces (APIs) are described. In but one embodiment, a media engine component, also referred to as a media engine, provides a simple and unified way of rendering media from an origin to a destination of choice without requiring intimate knowledge about the underlying components, their connectivity and management. Clients of the media engine need not worry about how to render the particular media, but rather can simply focus on what media to render and where to render the media. In at least one embodiment, a media session is provided and is used by the media engine and provides a mechanism by which additional components are made transparent to the application and, in at least some embodiment, the media engine. In some embodiments, the media engine and media session provide a simple API for building, configuring, and manipulating a pipeline of components (e.g. media sources, transforms, and sinks) for media flow control between an origin and one or more destinations.
US07900132B2	Method and system to process an electronic form A method and system to process an electronic form is provided. The system may include a communications module to receive a request to digitally sign an electronic form, the electronic form being direct rendered, a suspend module to respond to the request by suspending direct rendering, and a signed content generator to generate a signed version of the electronic form. The signed version of the electronic form is to reflect a state of the electronic form at the time of the request digitally sign the electronic form.
US07900131B2	Determining when a file contains a feed Techniques for detecting, managing, and presenting syndication XML (feeds) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a web browser automatically determines that a web site is publishing feeds and notifies the user, who can then access the feed easily. In another embodiment, a browser determines that a web page or feed is advertising relationship XML, and displays information about the people identified in the relationship XML. In yet another embodiment, a browser determines that a file contains a feed and enables the user to view it in a user-friendly way. In yet another embodiment, feed state information is stored in a repository that is accessible by applications that are used to view the feed. In yet another embodiment, if a feed's state changes, an application notifies the repository, and the state is updated. In yet another embodiment, a feed is parsed and stored in a structured way.
US07900125B1	Majority detection in error recovery One or more techniques provide majority detection in error recovery. Accordingly, a device retries reading an ECC codeword having one or more bits for a plurality of retries, and stores each retry. The device (“hard” majority detection) votes on a value of each bit of the codeword based on a majority of corresponding retry values in the plurality of corresponding retries. Also, the device (“soft” majority detection) may determine reliability information for a value of each bit of the codeword based on a reoccurrence ratio of corresponding retry values in the plurality of retries. The device may declare erasures based on the reliability information and a (dynamically adjusted) threshold of uncertainty, e.g., where an “uncertain” bit based on the threshold or any symbol with an “uncertain” bit is declared as an erasure.
US07900122B2	Simplified RS (Reed-Solomon) code decoder that obviates error value polynomial calculation Simplified RS (Reed-Solomon) code decoder that obviates error value polynomial calculation. A novel means is presented herein by which error magnitudes (or error values) can be calculated directly without requiring the generation of an error value polynomial (EVP). Modification of the Koetter decoding approach and the Forney formula are employed herein to perform the direct calculation of the error values. This approach is operable to save computation clock cycles that would normally be used to compute the EVP, and these clock cycles may be used to reduce the otherwise required parallelism and complexity in the ECC design that may be needed to perform the error correction in the allotted time and may also result in power savings. Some advantages related to this may approach include lower risk, less design time, and more scalability in an overall design.
US07900118B2	Flash memory system and method for controlling the same A flash memory system comprises a group of pages each consisting of a plurality of memory zones with various sizes; a read/write controller for controlling reading or writing of data from or to one of the pages; an error correction unit including at least two ECC (Error Correction Code) engines each encoding or decoding the data for performing error detection and correction; and an ECC judgment unit for selecting one of the ECC engines on the basis of predetermined conditions.
US07900117B2	Semiconductor memory device and its control method A semiconductor memory device includes a temporary storage circuit configured to receive data items and store the data items in rows and columns, a detecting code generator configured to generate first detecting codes used to detect errors in the data items, respectively, a first correcting code generator configured to generate first correcting codes used to correct errors in first data blocks corresponding to the columns, respectively, each of the first data blocks containing data items that are arranged in a corresponding one of the columns, and a second correcting code generator configured to generate second correcting codes used to correct errors in second data blocks corresponding to the rows, respectively, each of the second data blocks containing data items that are arranged in a corresponding one of the rows.
US07900113B2	Debug circuit and a method of debugging A debug circuit for a multi-mode circuit driven by a clock signal, with an input for a clock signal, and a debug signal generator arranged to generate for each of a subset of the modes of the multi-mode circuit a corresponding debug signal based on a clock signal provided at the input. The frequency of debug signals is dependent on the frequency of a clock signal provided at the input, and each debug signal selects its respective mode for a length of time longer than that of each other mode of the multi-mode circuit, or each debug signal selects its respective mode for a length of time shorter than that of each other mode of the multi-mode circuit.
US07900106B2	Accessing sequential data in a microcontroller System and methods transfer data over a microcontroller system test interface. The system can read data from and write data to microcontroller system memory using the described method. The method provides for the efficient transfer of data, minimizing redundancies and overhead present in conventional microcontroller test system protocols.
US07900102B2	High-speed programming of memory devices A method for operating a memory that includes a plurality of analog memory cells includes storing data in a first group of the memory cells by writing respective first cell values to the memory cells in the first group. After storing the data, respective second cell values are read from the memory cells in the first group, and differences are found between the respective first and second cell values for each of one or more of the memory cells in the first group. The differences are processed to produce error information, and the error information is stored in a second group of the memory cells.
US07900095B2	Memory controller for writing data into and reading data from a memory According to an aspect of an embodiment, a memory controller for writing data into and reading data from a memory, comprises an error detector for detecting an error of data stored in the memory when reading the data, a time stamper for generating first time information indicative of the time when data is written into the memory, the first time information being written together with the data into an address location of the memory where the error has been detected, a timer for measuring a time period from the time indicated by the first time information until the time of subsequent occurrence of an error of data stored in said address location and a counter for counting a number of accesses to the address location over the time period.
US07900082B2	Proctor peer for malicious peer detection in structured peer-to-peer networks A method for detecting misbehavior of a peer node within a P2P network is proposed. The method comprises the step to choose a peer node from that network to act as a tester peer. Such a tester peer sends then a testing request message, that testing request message having as target the tester peer itself. The tester peer analyses the behaviour of the P2P network by collecting any possible response message related to the testing request message. The tester peer identifies any possible discrepancy with properties governed according to the predefined rules of the P2P network. In case a misbehavior is found while being unable to identify the misbehaving peer node then a different peer node from the P2P network is chosen to act as a new tester peer till a misbehaving peer could be identified, or all the peer nodes were tested. In the case a misbehaving peer node is identified then latter is isolated from the P2P network.
US07900074B2	Method and apparatus for quickly reanimating devices from hibernation A system that causes a computing device to enter a hibernation mode. During operation, the system creates a hibernation image for the computing device by identifying processes that do not have visible user interface elements, and generating the hibernation image so that processes with visible user interface elements can be reanimated from the hibernation image first to get the computing device reanimated quickly, while the identified processes are reanimated later. Next, the system stores the hibernation image in non-volatile storage. The system then causes the computing device to enter the hibernation mode, wherein the active state of the computing device is preserved in non-volatile storage while power to volatile storage is turned off.
US07900073B2	Apparatus for storing management information in a computer system An apparatus for providing management storage via a USB port of a computer system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a flash memory, a first and second switches, a first and second inverters, a designated port, and a controller. Coupled to the flash memory, the first and second switches are controlled by a main power of a computer system in a complementary manner. The first and second inverters, which are powered by a standby power of the computer system, are coupled to a respective control input of the first and second switches. The designated port, which is coupled to the flash memory via the first switch, allows data to be read from and written to the flash memory without booting up the computer system. On the other hand, the controller, which is coupled to the flash memory via the second switch, allows data to be read from and written to the flash memory by the computer system only after the computer system has been booted up.
US07900070B2	Power saving method of bi-directional communication wireless periheral device A power saving method of a bi-directional communication wireless peripheral device includes providing a wireless communication protocol between a host and the bi-directional communication wireless peripheral device; establishing a bi-directional communication wireless link between the host and the bi-directional communication wireless peripheral device through the wireless communication protocol; and enter a power off mode when the bi-directional communication wireless link does not exist.
US07900066B2	Electronic device An electronic device comprising: a wiring substrate having a first power-supply wiring to which a first power-supply potential is applied and a second power-supply wiring to which a second power-supply potential lower than the first power-supply potential is applied; a microcomputer having first and second power-supply terminals in which the first power-supply terminal is connected to the first power-supply wiring and the second power-supply terminal is connected to the second power-supply wiring; and a connector connected to the first and second power-supply wirings, wherein an inductor element for correcting an impedance error of the first and second wirings is connected in series to either one of the first and second power-supply wirings. According to such configuration, unnecessary electromagnetic radiation posed by a common current can be suppressed.
US07900065B2	Method and system for monitoring module power status in a communication device Methods and systems for monitoring operating status of a device are provided. Aspects of the method may include receiving within a chip, a signal indicative of a power status of an on-chip device. An output signal indicative of the power status may be generated from within the chip, while the chip is operating. The generated output signal may be communicated outside the chip via a serial bus, a plurality of pin connections on said chip, and/or a general purpose input/output connection. The generated output signal may be multiplexed on at least one pin on the chip and it may comprise a clock signal and/or a data signal. The data signal may comprise sequential power status information for a plurality of on-chip devices.
US07900064B2	Encrypted debug interface In one embodiment, a system comprises application-specific functionality, debug functionality, and a debug interface communicatively coupled to the debug functionality to communicatively couple the system to a debug device. The debug functionality encrypts data transmitted by the system over the debug interface.
US07900054B2	Security protocols for processor-based systems A processor-based system such as a wireless communication module may implement security functions in a cost effective fashion by providing a virtual memory space whose addresses may be recognized. The memory is integrated with an application processor. When those addresses are recognized, access to special security protocols may be allowed. In another embodiment, a variety of dedicated hardware cryptographic accelerators may be provided to implement security protocols in accordance with a variety of different standards. By optimizing the hardware for specific standards, greater performance may be achieved.
US07900050B2	Digital document management system, digital document management method, and digital document management program Disclosed is a digital document management program capable of achieving a third-party certification of document information with reduced amount of meta data.At the registration time of new document information, the digital document management program manages a digital signature created in association with document information. At the correction time of the document information, the program acquires partial identification information related to a corrected part of the document information before correction, creates a digital signature to be appended to the corrected document information, and manages the digital signature and partial identification information related to the corrected part of the document information in association with the corrected document information. At the verification time, the program uses partial identification information, the partial identification information corresponding to a corrected part of the document information before correction, and digital signature to perform verification.
US07900048B2	Method for loading an application in a device, device and smart card therefor An application is loaded into a device, such as downloading an application into a portable device, such as a mobile telephone, by downloading the application with a signature to the device. The signature of the application is coupled to a predefined attribute certificate stored in the device. The application and said attribute certificate are then installed together. The signature of the application may be coupled to a root certificate that in turn links the application to a predefined attribute certificate.
US07900042B2	Encrypted packet inspection A method, system, and device for encrypted packet inspection allowing an authorized third party device to monitor cryptographic handshaking information (full- duplex) between two other devices and together with the secret private key then transparently decrypt the bulk encrypted data stream.The scope of this invention encompasses many applications, three examples of which are firewalls, load balancers, and local network caches. Additionally, this invention achieves and contributes to the efficient handling of encrypted information in other ways, three examples of which are making switching, routing, and security decisions.
US07900032B2	Method and system for NAND flash support in autonomously loaded secure reprogrammable system Segmenting a boot code to allow separate and independent storage and validation of the segments in a manner that enable secure system boot by autonomous fetching and assembling of the boot code by a security sub-system. The code fetching may need to be done without the main CPU running on the chip for security reasons. Because the boot code may be stored in memory devices that require special software application to account for non-contiguous storage of data and/or code, for example a NAND flash memory which would require such an application as Bad Block Management, code segments stored in areas guaranteed to be usable may enable loading and validating remaining segment separately and independently.
US07900027B2	Scalable link stack control method with full support for speculative operations A computer implemented method, a processor chip, a computer program product, and a data processing system managing a link stack. The data processing system utilizes speculative pushes onto and pops from the link stack. The link stack comprises a set of entries, and each entry comprises a set of state bits. A speculative push of a first instruction is received onto the data stack, and the first instruction is stored into a first entry of the set of entries. A first bit is set to indicate that the first instruction is a valid instruction. A second bit is set to indicate that the first instruction has been speculatively pushed onto the link stack. The link stack pointer control is updated to indicate that the first entry is a top-of-data stack entry.
US07900026B2	Target branch prediction using a plurality of tables A system for predicting multiple targets for a single branch includes: a branch target buffer that includes a previous next address for an instruction and that receives an indirect instruction address to provide a first branch target prediction; a first branch table for capturing local past target information of an indirect branch in an encoded form; a second branch table which is a correlation table for storing potential branch targets based on a local branch history and which provides a second branch target prediction when the first branch target prediction is not successful; an exclusion predictor for inhibiting updates of inefficient entries; and a multiplexer to select the predicted target as output.
US07900019B2	Data access target predictions in a data processing system A data processing apparatus having a plurality of memories is provided in which address generation logic (109) outputs to at least one of the plurality of memories a target memory address corresponding to the data to be accessed. Target memory prediction logic (113) outputs a prediction indicating in which one of the plurality of memories a target data is stored. The target memory prediction logic (113) outputs the prediction in the same processing cycle as the output of the target memory address by the address generation logic (109). An associated method is also provided.
US07900002B2	Multi-client cluster-based backup and restore Backup and restore technology comprising a backup engine, one or more client backup modules coupled to the backup engine via a backup protocol, and a backup database coupled to the backup engine, the backup database including a set of clusters, the set of clusters forming one or more backups, wherein each cluster of the set of clusters is unique such that single-instance storage across clients is achieved.
US07899997B2	Systems and methods for implementing key-based transactional memory conflict detection Transactional memory systems and methods are provided which employ key-based transactional memory conflict detection mechanisms for enabling low-overhead conflict detection at variable granularities using customizable conflict sets that are designated using key values.
US07899992B2	Cache circuit and control circuits of a cache memory In the cache circuit, an instruction cache hit counter counts the number of cache hits, and an instruction memory access counter counts the number of times of instruction access. An instruction cache hit rate computation/entry disabling control circuit computes the ratio of the cache hit count to the instruction access count (cache hit rate). If the cache hit rate exceeds an instruction cache entry disabling threshold, an instruction cache control circuit disables contents of instruction cache memory.
US07899989B2	Method and system for using a block allocation policy A method for writing a logical block into a storage pool includes receiving a request to write the logical block, selecting a block allocation policy, by a file system associated with the storage pool, from a set of allocation policies, obtaining a list of free physical blocks in the storage pool, allocating a physical block from the list of free physical blocks, based on the block allocation policy, and writing the logical block to the physical block.
US07899983B2	Buffered memory module supporting double the memory device data width in the same physical space as a conventional memory module A memory system is provided that enhances the memory bandwidth available through a memory module. The memory system includes a memory hub device integrated into a memory module, a first memory device data interface integrated that communicates with a first set of memory devices and a second memory device data interface integrated that communicates with a second set of memory devices. In the memory system, the first set of memory devices are spaced in a first plane and coupled to a substrate of the memory module and the second set of memory devices are spaced in a second plane above the first plane and coupled to the substrate. In the memory system, data buses of the first set of memory devices are coupled to the substrate separately from data buses of the second set of memory devices.
US07899982B2	Semiconductor memory card access apparatus, a computer-readable recording medium, an initialization method, and a semiconductor memory card A predetermined number of erasable blocks positioned at a start of a volume area in a semiconductor memory card are provided so as to include volume management information. A user area following the volume management information includes a plurality of clusters.A data length NOM of an area from a master boot record & partition table sector to a partition boot sector is determined so that the plurality of clusters in the user area are not arranged so as to straddle erasable block boundaries. Since cluster boundaries and erasable block boundaries in the user area are aligned, there is no need to perform wasteful processing in which two erasable blocks are erased to rewrite one cluster.
US07899981B2	Flash memory storage system A flash memory storage system has a plurality of flash memory devices comprising a plurality of flash memories, and a controller having an I/O processing control unit for accessing a flash memory device specified by a designated access destination in an I/O request received from an external device from among the plurality of flash memory devices. A parity group can be configured of flash memory devices having identical internal configuration.
US07899966B2	Methods and system for interrupt distribution in a multiprocessor system A method for distributing interrupt load to processors in a multiprocessor system. The method includes executing current transactions with multiple processors (104, 106, 108) where each transaction is associated with one of the processors, generating an interrupt request, estimating a transaction completion time for each processor and directing the interrupt request (102) to the processor having the least estimated transaction completion time. Estimating a transaction completion time occurs periodically so that information pertaining to transaction times is stored and continually updated. According to one aspect of the invention, the step of estimating a transaction completion time for each processor occurs when the interrupt request is generated. According to another aspect of the invention, the step of communicating the interrupt request includes communicating the interrupt request to an intermediary processor prior to estimating the transaction completion time.
US07899961B2	Multi-mode bus inversion method and apparatus In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises circuitry for performing bus inversion. The circuitry is operable to configure the integrated circuit to implement one of a plurality of bus inversion schemes each of which the integrated circuit is capable of performing. The circuitry is also operable to process data input to and output from the integrated circuit based on the bus inversion scheme for which the integrated circuit is configured.
US07899959B2	Method of loading software in mobile and desktop environments A method of providing connectivity between a mobile device, a desktop computing device, and network resources. The method may include (A) providing the mobile device with an executable loader file that is to be automatically installed in the desktop computing device thereby to instruct the desktop computing device to download full installer application software from a remote resource; (B) using the mobile device to select a desktop computing device on which the full installer application software is to be installed; (C) transmitting the executable loader file to the desktop computing device; and (D) using the desktop computing device to run the executable loader file to download the full installer application software automatically from the remote resource. The full installer application software may install a desktop application that provides functionality and connectivity between the mobile device, the desktop computing device, and the remote resources.
US07899954B2	Relay connector unit and electronic device control system A relay connector unit for communicating an electronic control unit with a plurality of electronic devices includes: a first connecting unit connected to the electronic control unit; a second connecting unit having a plurality of circuits connected to the electronic devices respectively; and a transferring unit connected to the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit. The transferring unit transmits first information received by the first connecting unit from the electronic control unit to at least one of the electronic devices through a corresponding circuit, on the basis of circuit identifying data included in first information, the circuit identifying data indicating the corresponding circuit to be transferred to or from. The transferring unit appends the circuit identifying data to second information received from one of the electronic devices through the corresponding circuit to transmit the second information to the electronic control unit through the first connecting unit.
US07899942B2	Switch device A switch device applicable to a server has at least a display chip set, a switch unit, a logic unit, a first connector and a second connector. The display chip set is used to provide a plurality of video signals. The switch unit and the logic unit are connected to the display chip set to receive at least one of the video signals and switch an output path of the received video signal. The first connector and the second connector are connected to the switch unit and the logic unit for selectively connecting to a display, thereby allowing a server to operate with double display connectors. The two connectors are positioned at different sides of the server, which makes it convenient for the management and maintenance of the server.
US07899929B1	Systems and methods to perform hybrid switching and routing functions A system aggregates connections to multiple customer devices. The system receives data, performs switching functions on the data when the data is to be transmitted in a first direction, performs routing functions on the data when the data is to be transmitted in a second direction, and transmits the data in the first or second direction.
US07899923B2	Method and apparatus for waking up a sleeping system One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that wakes up a sleeping target system located on a target LAN (Local Area Network) from a remote system located on a remote LAN. Because the sleeping target system is in a sleep state, it receives packets of a lower-layer protocol which cannot be used by the remote system to directly send packets to the sleeping target system. During operation, the remote system creates a wake-up packet. The remote system then uses a second protocol to send the wake-up packet to a relay agent located on the target LAN. Upon receiving the first wake-up packet, the relay agent uses the lower-layer protocol to send a second wake-up packet to the sleeping target system, which causes the sleeping target system to wake up.
US07899919B2	Method and apparatus for making devices on a local network remotely-accessible The present invention relates to method and apparatus for enabling to request querying and/or controlling operations remotely to a device on a home network via Internet. In a method in accordance with the present invention, a device search message is transmitted to a plurality of devices connected to a local network, and device information is created or modified based on whether there are responses to the message from the devices. Afterwards, when a device search message is received a responding message to the received message is transmitted for a device or devices contained in the device information. Whereby, possible communication errors occurred by long-time delay (caused by traveling across large-area network and local network) of a search message can be prevented.
US07899914B2	Transmitting information across firewalls A mechanism provides a layered communication stack. A connection manager manages the actual transfer of data through a single point-to-point connection crossing a respective firewall. A sessions manager multiplexes multiple sessions over the connection. A routing manager exploits the sessions manager for building a routing table dynamically. A routed sessions manager implements routed sessions between two applications at opposite ends of the system; the routed sessions manager exploits the sessions manager to let the data navigate through the firewalls, and it exploits the routing manager to address the data correctly from source to destination.
US07899906B2	Multi-layered measurement model for data collection and method for data collection using same A method and system are described for collecting information from a device in a network at a collection interval. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for collecting the information includes determining data needed from the device at the collection interval to evaluate the information. A measurement request is defined for collecting the data from the device at the collection interval. The measurement request is merged with other measurement requests for collecting the data from the device at the collection interval into a single merged measurement request at the collection interval. The measurement request is also merged with other measurement requests for collecting the data from the device at different collection intervals having a common integral divisor into a single merged measurement request at a highest of the different collection intervals.
US07899889B2	Method and apparatus for determining a subnet mask based on presence or absence of responses to plural communication packets issued during a search iteration In one embodiment, a subnet mask is automatically determined by a first network node attached to a subnet in a packet communication network. The first network node issues plural communication packets from plural source addresses to at least one address known to be used in the subnet to evoke responses, and based on the presence or absence of responses from the network nodes at the known addresses, the first network node determines the subnet mask which represents the subnet.
US07899887B2	Real time collaborative on-line multimedia albums Methods and systems for creating, editing and monitoring real-time collaborative on-line multimedia albums at a host site. The invention facilitates the construction of the multimedia albums which comprise digital content, such as photos and video clips, provided by multiple digital content contributors, taken from each contributor's unique perspective. The invention uniquely creates these multimedia albums to be optimized for dynamic updating, real-time interaction, and rapid dissemination to a viewing audience, for public and/or private viewing, either one photo/video clip at a time or as a slide-show.
US07899877B2	Method for dynamically managing multicast sessions for software downloads and related systems Methods and systems are disclosed for dynamically managing multicast sessions for software downloads and, more particularly, for such software downloads used in build-to-order manufacturing information handling systems. Multiple multicast sessions are automatically managed simultaneously, where each session can have its own unique set of session parameters, in such a way as to support a high mix, high volume manufacturing build-to-order environment. Multicast session control parameters, such as start time and client count, are defined for each multicast session base upon download requests from the information handling systems as they reach the software installation phase.
US07899872B2	System and method for improved synchronization between a server and a client A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.
US07899871B1	Methods and systems for e-mail topic classification A method for processing e-mails includes receiving a plurality of e-mails. For each e-mail in the plurality of e-mails, a feature representation is generated for an e-mail based on a set of noun phrases associated with the e-mail. A set of topics associated with the plurality of e-mails is generated based on the feature representation for each e-mail. Sentence structure associated with the e-mail and parts of speech associated with the e-mail may be determined. The parts of speech, including a set of noun phrases associated with the e-mail, may be used to generate the feature representation for the e-mail.
US07899867B1	SpIM blocking and user approval techniques for real-time messaging networks Techniques for processing instant messages (IM) received from entities destined for IM clients are provided. An IM module is used to receive the instant messages and process them. In one embodiment, the IM module may be used to determine if a message is spam (or spim) or not. The IM module receives an instant message for the IM client and determines if a challenge message should be sent to the sender of the IM. The challenge IM is an IM that is sent to the sender of the IM that necessitates a challenge. If a response to the IM challenge is received at the IM module, it is determined if the response satisfies an answer required by the challenge IM. If the response satisfies the answer, the IM received may be forwarded to the intended recipient IM client. Additionally, a method for processing buddy list events using an IM module is provided.
US07899863B2	Apparatus and method for enhanced synchronization using an IMS server Some embodiments provide a system for synchronizing participant copies of presentation data during a collaboration session. A presenter/server controlling the session sends synchronization commands when a change in state of the presentation data occurs. The synchronization commands can be received by a mobile communication device and then forwarded to the participant computer system where it is used to synchronize the copy of the presentation data with the presenter/server.
US07899858B2	Filter circuit The present invention provides a filter circuit which can eliminate single noise effectively and is relatively simple in circuit configuration. First and second absolute values of differences between one-clock-preceding output data and both of one-clock-preceding input data and two-clock-preceding input data are respectively calculated by subtracters. When the first absolute value
US07899853B1	Handheld computational device having securing elements In another aspect, a handheld electronic device is disclosed that includes a body sized and shaped for holding by one hand of a user. The device further includes a user interface comprising a plurality of buttons for operating the device and at least one securing element coupled to the body. The securing element is adapted for engagement with at least one digit of the user's hand to facilitate holding the device so as to allow the user to operate the device, via its user interface, with one or more other digits of that same hand. In some embodiments, the device can be utilized for calculating a variable value associated with a loan (e.g., monthly payment) based on entered values of the other variables of the loan (e.g., amount, interest rate, and duration).
US07899851B2	Indexing method of database management system A database management system has a plurality of database servers and data can be transferred between them by partitioning a data area into small areas and altering allocation of the small areas to the database servers. After altering the configuration, there occurs degradation in processing speed that accompanies re-creation of the index. If this problem is solved by using conventional techniques, noticeable degradation in processing speed will occur to a specific query at the time of a steady state operation. Accordingly, an index created for each of the small areas and an index to all of the small areas are allocated to the database server and used in combination.
US07899849B2	Distributed security provisioning Systems, methods and apparatus for a distributed security that provides security processing external to a network edge. The system can include many distributed processing nodes and one or more authority nodes that provide security policy data, threat data, and other security data to the processing nodes. The processing nodes detect and stop the distribution of malware, spyware and other undesirable content before such content reaches the destination network and computing systems.
US07899848B2	Methods to model NIC teaming and load balancing A computer-implemented method disclosed may include providing a plurality of classes to represent at least one attribute of a NIC team, providing at least one association class to represent the relationship between each of the plurality of classes and associating each of the plurality of classes with the at least one association class.
US07899842B2	Fast identification of complex strings in a data stream A method for detecting and locating occurrence in a data stream of any complex string belonging to a predefined complex dictionary is disclosed. A complex string may comprise an arbitrary number of interleaving coherent strings and ambiguous strings. The method comprises a first process for transforming the complex dictionary into a simple structure to enable continuously conducting computationally efficient search, and a second process for examining received data in real time using the simple structure. The method may be implemented as an article of manufacture comprising at least one processor-readable medium and instructions carried on the at least one medium. The instructions causes a processor to match examined data to an object complex string belonging to the complex dictionary, where the matching process is based on equality to constituent coherent strings, and congruence to ambiguous strings, of the object complex string.
US07899833B2	Managing related data objects Information related to a first set of one or more data objects of a plurality of data objects in a database is determined. A composition of one or more actions is applied to determine the information related to the first set of one or more data objects. At least one of the actions includes a navigation action that maps a set of data objects to another set of data objects related according to a relationship type determined from a specification of the navigation action. Applying the composition of one or more actions may include recursive application of the navigation action. The actions may include a second action that performs a function based values associated with the data objects returned by the navigation action, where each value represents an attribute of the associated data object.
US07899829B1	Intelligent bookmarks and information management system based on same An intelligent bookmark is a collection of information, including an address (e.g., a URL) for a document (e.g., web page) or other hyper-media enabled item bundled together with selected other information. The selected other information may be manually or automatically obtained from the document, the browser history leading up to the display of the document, user entered annotations, etc. A collection of intelligent bookmarks may be sorted and searched using the selected other information. Intelligent bookmarks may be exchanged between users, and users may edit the bookmark content or in layers above the bookmark. Users may rate the bookmarks. A complete system provides for creating, storing, accessing, editing, grouping, exchanging, and searching intelligent bookmarks locally and/or remotely via a server.
US07899824B2	Distributing advertisements to distribution target nodes based on a clustering coefficient A cluster extractor extracts a plurality of clusters based on communication records between communication terminals. A clustering coefficient calculator, an average path length calculator, and a degree distribution calculator calculate a clustering coefficient, an average path length in an advertisement distribution target cluster, and a degree distribution, respectively, based on communication records between communication terminals belonging to an advertisement distribution target cluster. An advertising strategy determiner determines an advertising strategy, based on the clustering coefficient and the average path length, and a distribution target determiner determines a distribution target terminal, based on the degree distribution and the advertising strategy. A determined target notifier notifies a communication management device of the distribution target terminal and the advertising strategy and an advertisement distributor distributes an advertisement according to the advertising strategy to the distribution target communication terminal.
US07899822B2	Automatically linking documents with relevant structured information A method of associating a given text document with relevant structured data is disclosed. The method receives as inputs a text document, and structured data in the form of a relational database. The method then identifies terms in the text document, and searches and queries the structured data using the terms to identify fragments of the structured data that are relevant to the document. Finally, the text document and the identified fragments of structured data are output to a user.
US07899821B1	Manipulation and/or analysis of hierarchical data Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and/or systems for manipulating hierarchical sets of data are disclosed. In particular, methods, apparatus devices and or/or systems for analyzing hierarchical data are disclosed. In a particular example, rooted partial subtrees of partial subtrees of a tree are enumerated and associated with target numerals according to an association of trees and numerals. A probe numeral, representing information of interest, may be compared with target numerals to find a match. In one particular example, such a match indicates a presence of particular information in the tree.
US07899815B2	Apparatus and methods for providing search benchmarks Disclosed are apparatus and methods for quantifying how much searchers select other search results, instead of a particular search result. In example embodiments, the number of times that other search results are selected before a particular search result is selected (referred to as pre-pogosticking) is tracked, and the number of times that other search results are selected after a particular search result is selected (referred to as post-pogosticking) is also tracked. This pogosticking information may be used to improve search result ranking as produced by a search algorithm or to provide metrics to potential or current buyers of particular search terms.
US07899813B2	Situation-aware pattern extraction and recommendation A method for determining user interests is provided, the method comprising: storing data items relating to usage patterns of the user, wherein the data items include an interest portion and a context portion; grouping the data items into context groups, each context group having data items with related context portions; for each context group, determining if the number of data items in the context group is greater than or equal to a first threshold; creating a first partition having context groups having a number of data items greater than or equal to the first threshold; averaging the ratings for interests in the data items in the context groups in the first partition, resulting in each context group in the first partition being a cluster; and deriving a user's interest by comparing a current context to a context group in the first partition.
US07899804B2	Automatic extraction of semantics from text information The present invention provides systems, methods and computer program products for extracting semantic information from text data having metadata associated therewith. A method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting an ordered set of scale values for a plurality of scales and, for each of the scale values, determining one or more subset of metadata information related to the scale value. For each of the scales and associated subsets, a statistic on occurrences of content associated with the metadata in each subset is determined and the statistics are aggregated for each scale and associated subsets to determine a semantic level for the content. The scales and associated subsets having content with a semantic level above a threshold may be determined to extract semantic information across multiple time frames with the ordered set of scale values for the plurality of scales.
US07899794B2	Optimizing lock acquisition on transaction logs A system, method, and computer program product for improving physical lock acquisition for database transaction logs are described herein. In an embodiment, the method operates by receiving a request for a transaction log page and determining whether a requested log page is newly-allocated or already exists. A determination is made regarding whether the last log page is being modified. A physical lock is taken on the requested log page when it has been determined that the requested log page is not newly-allocated and that the last log page is not being modified. Operations on the last log page are synchronized without a physical lock when it is determined that the requested log page is newly-allocated or that the last log page is being modified.
US07899780B1	Methods and apparatus for structured partitioning of management information A SAN management agent performs hierarchical based partitioning. Partitions expressed as a hierarchy of related manageable entities allow partitioning based on the relations in the hierarchy. Related manageable entities often trigger updates to database elements common to both of the related manageable entities. The related manageable entities often take the form of a hierarchy (tree) indicative of these relations. Grouping the updates affecting related manageable entities together in the same partition allows the database elements affected by the related updates to occur from a single retrieval of the common database element. By partitioning updates of related manageable entities together, the common database elements are more likely to be paged or cached in memory at the time the update processing updates the common database element. Accordingly, tree-based partitioning identifies relations between manageable entities, and designates related manageable entities by traversing the relations.
US07899775B2	Belief propagation in a hierarchical temporal memory based system A hierarchy of computing modules is configured to (i) learn a cause of input data sensed over space and time, and (ii) determine a cause of novel sensed input data dependent on the learned cause. The hierarchy has a first level of computing modules and a second level of at least one computing module, wherein a computing module in the first level is configured to output to the computing module in the second level a first set of values representing probabilities of possible causes of input data received by the system.
US07899774B2	System and method for interactively delivering expert information to remote outlets A networked interactive expert system is disclosed for selectively providing relevant expertise when a user requires such assistance. System provides a set of networked facilities for determining an expertise needed by a customer based on a location. Such location can be either physical or logical. A physical “location” corresponds, for example, to a department within a retail outlet. Examples of logical “locations” are ones corresponding to a web-page, a product identification code of interest, a customer identification code, and/or explicit knowledge category selected by the customer. An expert studio, from a list of expert studios providing expertise corresponding to the identified location associated with the customer's request, is matched up with the request. Thereafter, a primary connection, supporting an interactive videoconference session, is established between a first networked node associated with the customer and a second networked node associated with the designated expert studio.
US07899773B2	Event detection and method and system An event detection method is disclosed. At least one most adaptable life cycle model is generated according to at least one historical event data, at least one nutrition growing function, and at least one firing point rule. Event data is received and a strength value thereof is calculated according to a life cycle model corresponding to the event data. It is determined whether an event firing point is achieved according to the strength value variation. If the event firing point is achieved, an event corresponding to the event data is sent. The event detection method enhances the ability of event tracking and development so event firing is more accurate to fit real event occurring situations, realize event evolution, and filter false alarms.
US07899770B2	Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) method for maintaining complex technology The invention relates to a method of multiple criteria decision making. In particular, a method of maintaining a complex article is described that includes the steps of; (a) taking a set of options for replacing each of a plurality of components of the complex article, (b) identifying an optimum solution set from the set of possible replacement options of step (a) that best satisfies a plurality of criteria and (c) implementing an optimum solution of the optimum solution set. The step of identifying an optimum solution set comprises the step of evaluating a plurality of potential solutions from the set of possible options defined in step (a) against the plurality of criteria. The criteria values for potential solutions comprise probability functions and the step of evaluating a potential solution comprises the step of calculating a measure of effectiveness (MOE) of the potential solution from the probability function of each criterion value and at least one associated user function defining the acceptability of said criterion. The use of optimisation processes, such as evolutionary algorithms (including genetic algorithms) and dynamic programming are also disclosed. The application of the process to various alternative problems is also outlined.
US07899766B2	Bounding error rate of a classifier based on worst likely assignment Given a set of training examples—with known inputs and outputs—and a set of working examples—with known inputs but unknown outputs—train a classifier on the training examples. For each possible assignment of outputs to the working examples, determine whether assigning the outputs to the working examples results in a training and working set that are likely to have resulted from the same distribution. If so, then add the assignment to a likely set of assignments. For each assignment in the likely set, compute the error of the trained classifier on the assignment. Use the maximum of these errors as a probably approximately correct error bound for the classifier.
US07899763B2	System, method and computer program product for evaluating a storage policy based on simulation A method for generating a storage policy, the method includes: receiving a storage system target function; and generating, by a machine learning entity, the storage policy in response to: (a) a set of file-related storage operation requests, (b) a state of the storage system before responding to the set of file-related storage operation requests, and (c) the storage system target function. A method for evaluating a storage policy, the method includes: simulating an application of the storage policy by the storage system during a first period, in response to a set of file-related storage operation requests that was provided to the storage system during the first period, to provide a simulation result; wherein the first period starts before the simulating.
US07899753B1	Systems and methods for time variable financial authentication The systems and methods of the invention provide a technique for authenticating a finance related transaction. The method may include providing a token which contains a token counter, the token counter periodically advancing to generate a changing token value, the token counter being synchronized to a base counter that generates an authenticating value; transforming the token value into a token output sequence using logic; and outputting at least part of the token output sequence to an authenticating authority, the authenticating authority having access to the authenticating value. Further, the method includes the authenticating authority verifying the validity of the transaction based on the token output sequence and the authenticating value, from which the authenticating authority obtains a verification sequence using the logic, the verifying the validity including the authenticating authority comparing the token output sequence to the verification sequence to determine if there is a match between the token output sequence and the verification sequence.
US07899752B2	Method and system for preventing skipping playback of a special content section of a digital media stream A method and system for preventing skipping the playback of a special content section of a digital media stream is provided. The method comprises a method for providing a digital media stream on the providing side, and a method for playing back a digital media stream as provided by the above providing method on the playing back side. The providing method comprises: decoding an encoded special content section of a digital media stream; generating an encryption key based on the decoded data of the special content section; encrypting a normal content section of the digital media stream using the encryption key; and providing the digital media stream comprising the encoded special content section and the encrypted normal content section. The playback method comprises: receiving the digital media stream; decoding the special content section of the digital media stream; generating an encryption key based on the decoded data of the special content section by using the same method for generating the encryption key in providing the digital media; decrypting the normal content section of the digital media stream using the encryption key; and playing back the special content section and normal content section of the digital media stream.
US07899750B1	Goal orientated computing system implemented financial management using projected balances A method and apparatus for goal orientated computing system implemented financial management using projected balances includes a process for goal orientated financial management using projected balances whereby a user defines financial goals and then automatic payment rules based on projected account balance data are created to help accomplish those goals.
US07899744B2	Systems and methods for approval of an allocation A financial account issuer facilitating transactions between accounts is disclosed. The invention provides sellers with an irrevocable method of receiving funds from a purchaser and for improving purchaser willingness to transact with an unknown party. The invention also enables the allocation of a portion or all of a charge or loyalty points to different transaction accounts issued by different issuers, or to sub-accounts.
US07899739B2	Construction payment management system and method with real-time draw notification features A system and method for managing a construction payment process. According to one method, a construction project management server receives draw initiation information from a device including a selection of a date on which a draw will be executed and a selection of one or more participants to receive a notification of the draw. The server accesses previously stored notification preference information stored on a computer readable memory that corresponds to one or more of the selected participants and transmits a notification to each of the selected one or more participants based upon the notification preference information.
US07899737B2	Method, system and computer program product for facilitating an auction behavior and automatic bidding in an auction One or more proxy bidders is associated with a rule which determines a time to place a bid. The proxy bidder places a bid at the determined time, instead of immediately after the bidder's prior bid is exceeded. Such rules may be selected for all proxy bidders to encourage a desired auction behavior. By controlling the placement of bids based on rules associated with the desired auction behavior, bids may be placed in a manner that seems natural and competitive to bidders in the auction when, in fact, they are placed in accordance with the selected rules. The desired auction behavior may be selected statically for an auction or dynamically during the auction. Historical auction data maybe analyzed to characterize the behavior of an auction, such as the average period of time between bids and the average increment between bids. Rules may be generated to correspond to a behavior so as to provide the same average time and increment between bids.
US07899734B2	System and method for an auction of multiple types of items An improved system and method for a computer-implemented auction in which multiple types of items are auctioned together without imposing a particular division of supply or demand among the individual types of items. In some embodiments the auction of the present invention provides a means or method for establishing prices for the types of items, wherein the prices maintain a relationship. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a means or method for implying prices from price parameters in the bids received form bidders, based on a relation among the prices for the types of items. Market clearing may be defined by the condition that the aggregate quantity bid for all types of items is less than or equal to the available quantity of all types of items. The division among the types of items within is thus determined flexibly, based on the bids at the associated prices. In other embodiments, market clearing is defined by the condition that the quantity bid for one selected type of item is less than or equal to the available quantity of the selected type of item. The quantities of the other types of items are thus determined flexibly, based on the bids at the associated prices.
US07899731B2	Mortgage-backed security hedging systems and methods A computer assisted method of developing a hedge position for a mortgage-backed security. The method includes calculating a duration of the security based on price histories of the security and changes in yield of a benchmark security and expressing periodic changes in price of the security. The method also includes calculating a relative coupon of the security and calculating a current coupon yield of the mortgage sector. The method further includes calculating an empirical duration of the security, calculating a hedge ratio for the security, and outputting a hedge position for the security based on the hedge ratio.
US07899730B2	Financial instrument utilizing an optional benefit election A data processing system for managing an annuity account includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices. The memory device(s) may store data indicating whether an option has been elected. In addition, the memory devices(s) may include logic, operable when executed by the one or more processors to calculate one or more fees. The fee(s) may be for a first provision entitling a beneficiary to monetary transfers for a duration of time extending for at least the life of a first designated party. In addition, the fee(s) may be for a second provision granting an option to modify the duration of time to extend for at least the longer of the life of the first designated party and the life of a second designated party. The logic may be further operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to determine whether the option has been elected. Based at least in part on the determination, the logic may also be operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to process one or more of the monetary transfers to the beneficiary during the duration of time extending for at least the longer of the life of the first designated party and the life of a second designated party.
US07899726B2	Method and apparatus for option filtering According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code, and means for filtering options data include receiving options feed data including a first set of options feed data having a changed quote, identifying, from the first set of options feed data, a second set of the options feed data meeting at least a first filter criteria, producing a filtered options feed by filtering out the second set of the options feed data, and disseminating the filtered options feed.
US07899723B2	Shareholder value tool The present invention provides and system and related method for automatically examining a company's financial data and evaluating factors affecting the company's stock value. Specifically, the present invention evaluates a company's spread through that company's debt and equity costs. The present invention further measures returns to investors from company growth, either organic growth or growth through Mergers and acquisitions. The present invention may further evaluate the financial data of other publicly traded companies, such as those in the same industry, and compares the various factors affecting stock value. The present invention also includes a system for determining the return to investors. The system may be a software-based application that collects receives financial data and uses this information to calculate the return to inventor through the company's spreads and growth. The system is connected to a distributed network such as the Internet.
US07899722B1	Correspondent bank registry Methods and systems are provided for facilitating the transfer of information relating to risk management, such as, for example information directed towards compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and certification of a foreign correspondent bank. Generally, the a foreign bank or other entity can provide a risk management clearinghouse with information relating to compliance with government requirements, or other information, and allow the risk management clearinghouse to convey to information in whole or in part to interested parties. Centralized distribution of certification related information can facilitate consistent and accurate compliance with government related requirements.
US07899719B2	System and method for constructing and displaying active virtual reality cyber malls, show rooms, galleries, stores, museums, and objects within A system and method for virtually displaying on-line a gallery, a showroom, a store, a mall or any other room or space and the objects contained in said room or space, wherein the data displayed is comprised of a virtual reality data packet. The system displays still photographs of virtual reality shots and textual materials, and plays virtual reality video clips and audio stories about the room and/or the objects contained therein. Links are associated with each object so that detailed information in graphical, video, audio and/or textual forms that are related to the object and are stored external to the virtual reality data packet can be retrieved on demand from an external database for presentation to the viewer. The system also provides on-line controls that enable the viewer to move around the space, and a feature that enables a viewer to view an object from 360° around the object.
US07899711B2	Computer-implemented method for estimating bidder valuation A computer-implemented method for estimating bidder valuation. A probability that a bid of a first bidder in an auction is not greater than a first value is determined, wherein a second bidder has a valuation in the auction equal to a second value. A rate at which the probability changes is determined. The ratio of the probability to the rate of change is determined. The ratio is added to the rival bid to determine an estimate of the first bidder's valuation.
US07899704B1	Methods and systems for providing a merchant funded rebate program The present invention relates to facilitating retail transactions between registered members and selected merchants who fund rebates on the transactions between themselves and the registered members so that the rebates are accumulated and provided for funding an account. Account purchase transactions associated with merchants funding rebates are monitored to determine whether or not each transaction was consummated with a registered member using an eligible account. Rebates for qualifying purchases are calculated and the information needed to apply the earned rebates to a rebate account are generated.
US07899700B2	Method and system for providing multi-dimensional feedback A method and system for receiving multi-dimensional feedback in a survey comprises a participant interface module and a data analysis module. The participant interface module comprises a display of a media and a plurality of interactive indicators. Each of the plurality of interactive indicators can receive feedback from at least one participant according to a dimension and a time of the feedback. The data analysis module receives and processes the feedback to generate a result which may be graphically displayed. The result may comprise the processed feedback with the media according to the two or more dimensions and the time of the feedback.
US07899693B2	Audit management workbench An audit system includes business processes that describe the operations of an enterprise, risks associated with the set of business processes that describe the dangers arising from the set of business processes, and risk controls associated with the risks that are intended to mitigate the effects of the risks. An audit manager can create an audit project from an audit project template derived from the business processes, the risks, and the risk controls. The audit manager can display the associations between the business processes, the risks, and the risk controls. A set of workflow-enabled applications are adapted to implement the business processes and the risk controls. A set of process procedures associated with the business processes provides documentation to employees assigned to perform the business processes. The set of process procedures also provide auditors with documentation on auditing the business processes.
US07899686B1	System and method for managing prescription data A system for managing prescription data is provided. The system includes a switch system receiving prescription data from a pharmacy, such as medicine identification data, dosage data, number of doses data, fill date data, and number of refills data. A data volume sales system generates volume sales data from the prescription data, such as the percentage of a given type of medicine sold for a manufacturer relative to all manufacturers for that medicine. A data volume rebate by unit system receives the prescription data and, the volume sales data and generates incentive target reward data, such as the number of additional units of medicine that must be sold to reach a predetermined sales volume associated with a rebate level.
US07899683B2	Medical information system A medical information system receives patient data and information from various sources and displays such information in a variety of formats for use by members of a medical team in a hospital, clinic, or office. The system receives patient information from doctors, pharmacists, patient monitoring equipment, testing laboratories, and/or computer databases. Access to selected subsets of patient information is provided by user selection of specific data sets identified by job function selection icons. A member of the medical team can record observations about a patient using key words and phrases which can be supplemented with additional text for customized notation. Multiple types of patient data are selectively displayed simultaneously, and to multiple remote users. The system can access stored data according to user-specified formulae to compute a score or metric which reflects a relationship between various factors, each factor being weighted appropriately according to its significance as defined in the formula. A user can selectively display data in graphic form by “clicking” on a row of tabular data in a tabular region of the display and “dragging and dropping” that row to a graphic display region of the display.
US07899682B2	Method and system of rule-based triage A method and system for ordering treatment or transport of victims of a mass casualty incident, prior to the incident, by establishing simulated casualty severity scores for each of the victims and considering the casualty severity scores and simulated resource availability. The order of treatment is provided on a card, chart, table or graph. Ordering treatment occurs through an analysis of triage simulations using analytical or mathematical programming techniques considering the severity scores, time periods of treatment delay resulting from constrained resources, estimated survival probabilities, and/or deterioration rates applied to the severity scores due to treatment delay. Alternatively, the order of treatment can be determined through data mining, pattern recognition, or greedy algorithm optimization techniques analyzing survival probability estimates associated with the simulated casualty severity scores, and changes to the survival probability estimates due to time periods of treatment delay resulting from constrained resources.
US07899675B1	System, method and computer program product for transferring unregistered callers to a registration process A system, method and computer program product are provided for handling unregistered callers in a voice recognition framework. Initially, it is determined whether a user is registered. If it is determined that the user is not registered, a registration process is executed. Once registered, utterances may be received from the user and recognized for the purpose of providing a service to the user.
US07899673B2	Automatic pruning of grammars in a multi-application speech recognition interface Management of multiple voice-controlled applications is provided employing registration and prioritization of applications and associated commands. In a multi-application environment, each application requests registration by a speech recognition interface. Upon registering the application(s), the interface assigns priorities to the active applications. Each application also submits a list of associated commands for registration. The interface selects a subset of submitted commands to be registered and assigned priorities. Speech recognition is performed based on the selected and prioritized commands to reduce interface overload and grammar conflict.
US07899663B2	Providing memory consistency in an emulated processing environment Memory consistency is provided in an emulated processing environment. A processor architected with a weak memory consistency emulates an architecture having a firm memory consistency. This memory consistency is provided without requiring serialization instructions or special hardware.
US07899657B2	Modeling in-situ reservoirs with derivative constraints System and method for parameterizing one or more steady-state models each having a plurality of model parameters for mapping model input to model output through a stored representation of an in-situ hydrocarbon reservoir. For each model, training data representing operation of the reservoir is provided including input values and target output values. A next input value(s) and next target output value are received from the training data. The model is parameterized with the input value(s) and target output value, and derivative constraints imposed to constrain relationships between the input value(s) and a resulting model output value, using an optimizer to perform constrained optimization on the parameters to satisfy an objective function subject to the derivative constraints. The receiving and parameterizing are performed iteratively, generating a parameterized model. Multiple models form an aggregate model of the system/process, which may be optimized to satisfy a second objective function subject to operational constraints.
US07899647B2	Method and device for identifying the operating condition of a turbine The invention relates to a method for identifying the operating condition of a turbine during operation. According to said method, a hot waste gas flows through a waste gas housing and the temperature of the waste gas in said housing is detected using temporal resolution. The aim of the invention is to provide a method for identifying the operating condition of a turbine during operation, which identifies and displays systematic errors. To achieve this, the numerous measured temperature values for the waste gas are respectively detected using local resolution with reference to the origin of an imaginary Cartesian co-ordinate system. The focal point of the temperature distribution is then determined, a vector between the origin of the Cartesian co-ordinate system and the focal point of the temperature distribution being used as an indicator for the operating condition of the turbines.
US07899642B2	Optimized RFID/NFC BER testing A system and method for testing communication performance between two wireless communication devices. A value table is used to determine a test string in both the unit under test and another wireless device. An initiating device transmits data to the secondary device, which may check the incoming data for errors against an “expected” data string. The secondary device may then correct the incoming data (if necessary) and transmit it back to the initiating device. The initiating device may check this data and combine it with data from the secondary device in order to determine an overall bit error rate (BER) and/or packet error rate (PER).
US07899635B2	Sampling inspection method A sampling inspection method is provided. The sampling inspection method is adapted for a multi-product production line including a plurality of tools. The sampling inspection method includes the steps of: providing a tool record, which records a sampling data of each of the tools; then checking each sampling data recorded in the tool record, and finding out at least one unsampled tool from the tools; then defining a plurality of product lots as being performed with process operations by at least one of the at least one unsampled tool; and determining at least one of the product lots for performing a sampling inspection.
US07899620B2	Terrain avoidance method and system for an aircraft A terrain avoidance method and system for an aircraft includes a collision alarm device and an auto-pilot device including a first determination unit for determining a climbing order with optimal slope for the aircraft, a checking unit for checking whether a first altitude gain at the relief, by applying the optimal slope climbing order, is sufficient for clearing said relief, a finding unit for finding if at least one heading variation value exists, for which the corresponding altitude gain is sufficient to clear the relief, and a switching and calculating unit for applying to the aircraft, if the first altitude gain is sufficient, an optimal slope climbing order with an order to maintain the current heading and, if the first altitude gain is insufficient, a particular climbing order sufficient to clear the relief, with a heading order which corresponds to the selected heading variation value.
US07899617B2	Navigation system providing route guidance in multi-lane road according to vehicle lane position A navigation system for a vehicle determines a recommended route to a destination among a plurality of possible routes to the destination based on total profile values of the plurality of possible routes. The navigation system guides the vehicle to the destination along the recommended route. Here, navigation system determines whether an upstream side section of one of the plurality of possible routes is located on a multi-lane road in a specific condition. The navigation system determines whether an exit road and an entrance road are connected to the multi-lane road on a common side of the multi-lane road. The navigation system sets an amount of increase to be reflected into the total profile value of the one of the plurality of possible routes based on determination results.
US07899616B2	Method for obtaining information about objects outside of a vehicle Method and system for obtaining information about traffic-related devices providing variable information includes providing a vehicle with a map database including the location of the devices, determining the location of the vehicle, as the location of the vehicle is determined to be approaching the location of each device, as known in the database, obtaining an image of the device, and analyzing the image to determine the status of the device. The vehicle may be controlled based on the status of the device, which is optionally displayed to the driver or other occupant of the vehicle. For example, when the device is a stoplight, the method can detect if the driver of the vehicle is slowing the vehicle when the stoplight is red, and if not, automatically cause the vehicle the slow down or stop.
US07899612B2	Traffic information estimating system A traffic information system includes: a past information database for storing past information, which is collected for road links in a predetermined area, of a past mobile object on a road; a current information database for storing running information, which is collected for the road links in the predetermined area, of a current mobile object; link correlation analyzing means in which correlations of traffic information among each road link in the predetermined area are calculated from the past information stored in the past information database, and output as link correlation information among the road links; combination calculating means for calculating weighting information for obtaining the current information as a sum of the link correlation information; and traffic information estimating means for calculating estimated traffic information for a link where the current information is not collected based on the link correlation information and the weighting information.
US07899611B2	Detecting anomalous road traffic conditions Techniques are described for automatically detecting anomalous road traffic conditions and for providing information about the detected anomalies, such as for use in facilitating travel on roads of interest. Anomalous road traffic conditions may be identified using target traffic conditions for a particular road segment at a particular selected time, such as target traffic conditions that reflect actual traffic conditions for a current or past selected time, and/or target traffic conditions that reflect predicted future traffic conditions for a future selected time. Target traffic conditions may be compared to distinct expected road traffic conditions for a road segment at a selected time, with the expected conditions reflecting road traffic conditions that are typical or normal for the road segment at the selected time. Anomalous conditions may be identified based on sufficiently large differences from the expected conditions, and information about the anomalous conditions may be provided in various ways.
US07899597B2	Work machine with operator presence detection strategy A work machine uses an operator presence detection strategy to enable or disable the work machine. A plurality of sensors provide independent indications of operator presence. These sensors may include a seat sensor, an inching pedal sensor, a transmission output speed sensor and a conveyance gear sensor. The work machine is enabled if at least one sensor indicates the presence of an operator; however, the work machine is disabled if none of the sensors indicate an operator.
US07899588B2	Externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle An object is to take measures to reduce engine exhaust gas of an externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle. An externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle comprises a battery for supplying electrical power to the motor, a generator that charges the battery with electrical power generated by the driving forces of the engine, and an external charging unit that supplies electrical power from an external power supply device to the battery to charge the battery, and the vehicle travels in either an EV mode or an HV mode. The vehicle further comprises a charged amount measuring unit for measuring externally charged electrical energy supplied from the external charging unit to the battery, and a travel mode determination unit for determining in which driving mode of the EV mode or the HV mode the vehicle travels, based on the externally charged electrical energy. The vehicle travels in a travel mode according to the result determined by the travel mode determination unit.
US07899578B2	Medical robotic system with sliding mode control A medical robotic system has a joint coupled to medical device or a slave manipulator or robotic arm adapted to hold and/or move the medical device for performing a medical procedure, and a control system for controlling movement of the joint according to user manipulation of a master manipulator. The control system includes at least one joint controller having a sliding mode control for reducing stick-slip behavior on its controlled joint during fine motions of the joint. The sliding mode control computes a distance to a sliding surface, computes a reaching law gain, and processes the distance and reaching law gain to generate a sliding mode control action that is in absolute value less that a maximum desired feedback control action. The sliding mode control action is then further processed to generate a feedback torque command for the joint motor.
US07899576B2	Method and apparatus for controlling the spatial position of repetitive units An apparatus and method for a system for synchronously positioning repetitive units spatially comprising a plurality of repetitive units, each attached on an end of a plurality of arms, each angularly attached on an opposing end to a computer-controlled rotating axle, each having a synchronously computer-controlled position along a path of travel by computer-controlled synchronous rotation of said plurality of axles, forming a moving geometric pattern with said plurality of repetitive units.
US07899575B2	Machine tool and method for processing a workpiece The invention relates to a machine tool for processing a plate-like workpiece, including a processing tool. The processing tool is movable relative to the workpiece and the workpiece is movable relative to the processing tool along a common movement axis. A control unit selectively actuates the processing tool and the workpiece in such a manner that in a first processing mode both the processing tool and the workpiece are moved along the common movement axis and, in a second processing mode the processing tool alone is moved along the common movement axis. The invention further relates to a method for processing a workpiece of the kind mentioned above, to a method for creating a processing program, and to a computer program product having code for performing all steps of the method for creating the processing program.
US07899573B2	Non-contact method and system for inspecting a multi-faceted machine surface A system and method for inspecting a machined surface. The method includes acquiring optical information of the machined surface from a predefined orientation. Further, the method includes comparing one or more parameters of the optical information with a corresponding one or more reference parameters. Furthermore, the method includes assessing a quality of the machined surface based on the comparison.
US07899572B2	Method and device for measuring the geometry of a cutting edge to be chamfered The machining of drills (1) includes an operation for chamfering the cutting edges (8) performed in two steps. In the first step the rotating grindstone (15) is directed to various locations of the cutting edge (8) and the point of contact is detected by an electronic appliance (17) whereof the electronic module (19) controls the stoppage of the grindstone, its return to the starting position and the recording of the position of the grindstone at the time of contact. In the second step the grindstone (15) is controlled to follow the left line obtained by connecting the points registered during the first step.
US07899568B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing system, and computer-readable storage medium A substrate processing system of the present invention includes a transfer-in/out section for transferring-in/out a substrate and a processing section for performing a plurality of processing and treatments on the substrate, in which a throughput of substrate processing at a pre-stage performed from when the substrate is transferred in from the transfer-in/out section to when the substrate is transferred out to the external apparatus is set higher than a throughput of substrate processing at a post-stage performed from when the substrate is returned from the external apparatus into the processing section to when the substrate is returned into the transfer-in/out section.
US07899566B2	Factory level and tool level advanced process control systems integration implementation Integration of factory level advanced process control (FL-APC) system and tool level advanced process control (TL-APC) system using selectable APC operation modes indicating different operational settings for the FL-APC system and at least one TL-APC system is disclosed. During operation, the FL-APC system controls operation of the TL-APC system. The invention allows a manufacturing execution system (MES) to have additional capability to run the process control functions at FL-APC system and/or TL-APC system, and allows integration of a variety of different tools with a TL-APC system. An implementation method, system and program product are also disclosed.
US07899561B2	Operating time reducing method, operating time reducing apparatus, program and component mounter An operating time reducing method in which a processing procedure of a component mounting order determination method can be changed depending on the type of an operation loss that affects a component mounting time for mounting components onto the board is an operating time reducing method for a component mounter, wherein the method includes: an operation loss identifying step of identifying an operation loss to be resolved in the component mounter; a processing procedure selecting step of selecting, based on the identified operation loss, a processing procedure for reducing an operating time of the component mounter; and a processing procedure executing step of executing the selected processing procedure.
US07899560B2	Electronic switching apparatus and method for switching autonomous intervention means for automatically redressing malfunctions The invention proposes an electronic switching apparatus (11) and an appropriate method for electronically switching two autonomous emergency intervention systems (10, 12) for automatically redressing malfunctions in locally arranged installations, where a sensor system (301, 302, 303, 304) in an installation is used to detect a malfunction event in the installation and where transmitted malfunction parameters are taken as a basis for selecting and activating dedicated intervention means (101, . . . , 105) for specific operation and faults using the first emergency intervention system (10). Upon activation, the intervention means (101, . . . , 105) are used to automatically redress the malfunction in the affected installation. When synchronized signal threshold values for a fault memory module are detected, the enabling of the emergency intervention system (10/12) is changed and adapted for specific installations and users by means of an activation apparatus (112) in the electronic switching apparatus (11).
US07899557B2	Input signal analyzing system and control apparatus using same For example, by providing MMF software 10, 11 transferring data using a memory-mapped file respectively in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 1 and in an input signal analyzing system 8, data transfer load placed on control software 4 and analyzing software 9 is reduced. Additionally, in the MMF software 10, by inserting counter information in the memory-mapped file and by observing the information by the MMF software 11, communication abnormality is detected.
US07899551B2	Medical lead system utilizing electromagnetic bandstop filters Medical lead systems utilizing electromagnetic bandstop filters are provide which can be utilized in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment for patients who have implanted medical devices. Such lead systems may be advantageously used in left ventricle cardiac stimulation systems, neuro-stimulation systems, and deep brain electrodes used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The bandstop filters, which include a tuned parallel capacitor and inductor circuit, are backwards compatible with known implantable deployment systems.
US07899547B1	Level-dependent stimulation methods and systems An exemplary method includes an implantable stimulator simultaneously applying stimulation current to a stimulation site within a patient via at least one stimulating electrode and compensating current via one or more additional electrodes of opposite polarity as the at least one stimulating electrode and dynamically adjusting the simultaneously applied compensating current as a function of a stimulation level of the stimulation current by increasing a stimulation level of the compensating current if the stimulation level of the stimulation current decreases and decreasing the stimulation level of the compensating current if the stimulation level of the stimulation current increases. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US07899545B2	Methods and systems for semi-automatic adjustment of medical monitoring and treatment Systems and methods are described for adjusting the operation of implantable stimulation devices used to provide medical monitoring and treatment. Several hierarchical algorithms are described which operate according to conditionally obtaining a patient response to an alert signal. In one such strategy semi-automatic therapy adjustment occurs by automatically issuing patient alert messages when selected operations are to occur, and using a patient's response to the alert message that is provided within a selected time limit in order to contingently adjust therapy. Methods are also described for resolving conflicts which may occur when time information and sensed data information each indicate different patient states are occurring. Although treatment of neural and cardiac disorders is emphasized, the techniques can be applied to the monitoring and treatment of any medical disorder with an implanted device.
US07899539B2	Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of using unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs) for cavernous nerve stimulation and for certain disorders are provided. Stimulators capable of creating such UPAPs include, but are not limited to, miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., microstimulators), possibly with programmably configurable electrodes. A method of stimulating a cavernous nerve includes providing at least one implantable stimulator with at least two cathodic electrodes; programming stimulation parameters for the cathodic electrodes to radially steer an electric field generated by the cathodic electrodes to apply stimulation that unidirectionally propagates action potentials along a cavernous nerve; and applying the stimulation to the cavernous nerve in accordance with the stimulation parameters to generate orthodromic action potentials traveling in one direction along the nerve, thereby limiting side effects of bidirectional stimulation.
US07899535B2	Automatic electrode integrity management systems and methods This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for automatic electrode integrity management. Interelectrode impedance is measured for various electrode combinations of an implantable cardiac function management device. The impedance data is processed, such as at an external remote server, to determine whether an electrode is failing or has failed, to select an alternate electrode configuration, to alert a physician or patient, to predict a time-to-failure such as by using population data, or to reprogram electrode configuration or other device parameters of the implantable cardiac function management device.
US07899534B2	Expert system and method A medical device programmer and a method of operation in which a first data value is received and used in the execution of one or more algorithms. One or more suggested pulse generator settings are calculated from the one or more algorithms based on the first data value, and the one or more suggested pulse generator settings are displayed on an interactive display screen of the medical device programmer. In one embodiment, the first data value is a duration interval of a QRS complex. From the duration interval, suggestions are made as to one or more ventricular chambers in which to provide pacing pulses. Additionally, pacing intervals for an AV delay are suggested based on measured P-R intervals, or pacing intervals for an LV offset are suggested based on a measured duration interval of a V-V-interval between a right ventricular event and a left ventricular event.
US07899532B2	Method and apparatus for minimizing post-infarct ventricular remodeling A cardiac rhythm management device for in which pre-excitation pacing is applied to one or more sites in proximity to an infarcted region of the ventricular myocardium. Such pacing servers to either prevent or minimize post-infarct remodeling.
US07899526B2	Portable device for monitoring electrocardiographic signals and indices of blood flow Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a physiological monitoring device which is configured to record signals that reflect blood flow and/or blood pressure, and which may also record ECG signals. In one embodiment, a portable monitoring device comprises a plurality of impedance electrodes configured to be coupled to a patient's body and to generate an AC current with an electrical field to detect local electrical impedance of a portion of the patient's body encompassed by the electrical field, the local electrical impedance being a surrogate measure of local blood flow of the portion of the patient's body. At least a portion of the portable monitoring device is configured to be insertable subcutaneously into the patient's body.
US07899515B2	Electromagnetic sensors for tissue characterization A sensor for tissue characterization is provided, comprising: a resonator, configured to be placed proximally to an edge of a tissue for characterization, without penetrating the tissue, the resonator comprising a conductive structure associated with a diameter-equivalent dimension D, in a plane substantially parallel with the edge, and with a feature size d; and at least one conductive lead, for providing communication with an external system, wherein the resonator is configured to resonate at a frequency which corresponds to a free-air wavelength range of between about lambda and about 40 lambda, wherein lambda is at least about ten times the diameter-equivalent D, and wherein upon receiving a signal in the range of between about lambda and about 40 lambda, the sensor is configured to induce electric and magnetic fields, in a near zone, in the tissue, the near zone having a diameter of about D, so that the tissue in the near zone effectively functions as part of the resonator, influencing its resonating values, and so the tissue in the near zone is thereby characterized by its electromagnetic properties, by the resonating response of the resonator.
US07899514B1	Medical image processing methodology for detection and discrimination of objects in tissue A method and system for detecting and classifying anomalies in a medical image. During anomaly detection, once the intensity of an image pixel crosses a detection threshold, the pixel is detected and linking inputs are provided to its nearest-neighbor pixels. The linking inputs increase the intensities of the neighbor pixels, which may result in the detection of these nearest-neighbor pixels if their linked intensities are above the threshold. Each detected anomaly is classified by determining a genetic response surface methodology (GRSM) model for the detected anomaly, determining a cancerous GRSM model from a database of cancerous anomalies, and comparing the cancerous GRSM model to the GRSM model for the detected anomaly to classify the detected anomaly as cancerous or non-cancerous.
US07899499B2	Mobile telecommunication handset having touch pad A mobile telecommunication handset includes a main body having a keypad for inputting information, a cover body having a main display unit on a first surface thereof that faces the main body when the cover body is closed over the main body, and having a sub display unit on a second surface of the cover body that is opposite to the first surface and exposed to the outside, a hinge unit connecting the main body and the cover body such that the cover body can be flipped opened and closed with respect to the main body, a touch pad on the second surface of the cover body, and a control unit configured to activate the touch pad on the second surface of the cover body when the cover body is closed over the main body and a key is pressed.
US07899492B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for displaying the multimedia information from wireless communication networks Video signals for a mobile terminal are converted to accommodate reproduction by an alternative display terminal. The video signal from a wireless communication network is processed to provide a converted video signal appropriate for an alternative display terminal. This converted video signal is then provided to accommodate the corresponding video display on a screen provided by the alternative (e.g., external) display terminal.
US07899486B2	Uplink (UL) power control apparatus and method in broadband wireless communication system An uplink (UL) power control apparatus and method in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The Mobile Station (MS) includes a power controller for calculating a power compensation value using a last transmit power in a previous closed loop power control when a power control mode is changed to an open loop power control, and determining a transmit power according to the open loop power control using the power compensation value; and a transmitter for adjusting and transmitting the transmit power of a UL signal under control of the power controller.
US07899483B2	Method and system for performing distributed outer loop power control in wireless communication networks A method and system for performing distributed outer loop power control in a wireless communication network are disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining a transmit power for a plurality of transmitting nodes such that signals sent from each of the transmitting nodes are received at a receiver associated with a receiving node at a predetermined signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) set point, increasing the SINR at the receiving node of one or more transmitting nodes of the plurality of transmitting nodes if a saturation value for a front end of the receiver associated with the receiving node is not near a predetermined saturation value, and decreasing the SINR at the receiving node of the one or more transmitting nodes of the plurality of transmitting nodes if the saturation value for the front end of the receiver associated with the receiving node is near the predetermined saturation value.
US07899482B2	Transmission power target value variable control apparatus and method and mobile communication terminal A T-SIR generation unit (106a) generates, on the basis of an actual reception quality (205) in a mobile communication terminal, a target value T-SIR to be used to control transmission power of a base station from the mobile communication terminal. When the mobile communication terminal exists in the service area of a predetermined specific communication carrier, a T-SIR correction unit (106b) adds a correction value K to the T-SIR generated by the T-SIR generation unit (106a). Even when a reception SIR abruptly deteriorates in a communication carrier with a strong reception field and a low BLER, it does not drop below the SIR limit value of the mobile communication terminal. Hence, the terminal can receive the signal from the base station and continue a service such as speech communication. When a long-term BLER measurement result is used instead of a BER, stable transmission power control can be done normally.
US07899481B2	Reference signal selection techniques for a wireless communication system A technique for improving link performance in a wireless communication system includes detecting whether subscriber stations in the wireless communication system are power-limited. The subscriber stations include at least a first subscriber station that is power-limited and a second subscriber station that is not power-limited. The technique assigns a first reference signal having a first cubic metric to the first subscriber station and a second reference signal having a second cubic metric to the second subscriber station. In this case, the first cubic metric is lower in magnitude than the second cubic metric.
US07899471B2	Methods, systems and computer program products for remotely controlling wireless terminals based on premises-specific rules Wireless terminals are remotely controlled by identifying a wireless terminal that is located at a premises and obtaining at least one operational authorization rule for the wireless terminal that was identified, and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located. Selected operations of the wireless terminal are disabled and/or enabled in response to the at least one operational authorization rule that was obtained for the wireless terminal that was identified and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is located.
US07899464B2	Providing wireless information transportation using dual frequencies Wireless information transportation may be provided. An unlicensed radio frequency may be used to transmit information from a first point to a second point. Then, the unlicensed radio frequency may be determined to no longer provide a sufficient service level. Next, a license to operate in a licensed radio frequency may be purchased when it is determined that the unlicensed radio frequency no longer provides the sufficient service. The license may limit the use of the licensed radio frequency to a point-to-point configuration. Using the unlicensed radio frequency to transmit information from the first point to the second point may be discontinued when it is determined that the unlicensed radio frequency no longer provides the sufficient service level. Then the licensed radio frequency may be used to transmit information from the first point to the second point in the point-to-point configuration when use of the unlicensed radio frequency is discontinued.
US07899462B2	Method and system for efficient addressing and power savings in wireless systems A method for addressing groups of stations in a wireless communication system begins by assigning the stations in the system into a number of groups. A group identifier is signaled to each station and the group identifier is indicated in a frame for each group that has data in the frame. The addressing method can be applied to power savings for the station, wherein the station enters a power saving mode if the group identifier for the station is not present in the frame.
US07899461B2	Wireless telecommunication system A method and apparatus for processing a message in a mobile, telecommunications device. The method comprises: receiving a Cell Update Confirm (CUC) message; determining whether the device has an empty C_RNTI variable; when the device has an empty C_RNTI variable, determining whether the CUC message includes a new C_RNTI; when the CUC message includes a new C_RNTI and the CUC message would cause the device to enter a state which requires the UE to respond to the message before entering the state, carrying out at least one further step prior to entering the state.
US07899457B2	Method of packet switched handover A method of packet switched handover in a mobile communication system comprising a terminal, a source node and a destination node comprises negotiating protocol parameters for the destination node on behalf of a new network entity, by communicating with an old network entity whilst the terminal is still connected to the source node; and completing the packet switched handover, such that service interruption on handover is reduced.
US07899456B2	Method for faster mobility handoff of a mobile node When a mobile node moves to a network (foreign network) other than its home network, it must register with the home network so that the home agents are able to tunnel messages to the mobile node while it is operating in the foreign network. The present invention enables the mobile node to register with its home network substantially faster than it would take the mobile node to register under the currently available methods. The mobile node of the present invention includes a retrieval module and a registration module that allows it to register with the home network in accordance with the present invention.
US07899452B2	Methods and systems for providing a proxy service Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a location proxy. The disclosed systems and methods include associating a user device with a confining area. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods include reporting the location of a proxy device corresponding to the confining area as the location of the user device. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods include disassociating the user device from the confining area. Furthermore, the disclosed systems may determine if a first condition associated with a user device is present wherein the first condition comprises the user device being unable to determine a location of the user device or the user device being unable to communicate over a communication system associated with the user device. In addition, the disclosed systems may use a proxy device to determine the location of the user device, report the location of the user device, or to allow the user device to communicate.
US07899450B2	Cellular augmented radar/laser detection using local mobile network within cellular network A radar/laser emission detector is augmented with a cellular communications capability to provide the capability to share emission detection information amongst drivers to give other drivers even more advanced warning. A network of a plurality of cellular augmented radar/laser emission detector devices may be formed, each having the capability to source the location of radar or laser emission detections to others requesting access to such information, and each being warned when within a proximity of a recent radar or laser emission detection reported by at least one of the plurality of hybrid radar/laser detector devices. A local area, mobile area wireless network (MAWN) is formed in a cellular network to share radar/laser detection information among drivers. Mobile Position Centers (MPCs) are provided in ANSI-41 networks and Gateway Mobile Location Centres (GMLCs) (GSM networks), to determine other members that are proximate to a device that is detecting radar emission.
US07899446B2	Method of controlling a PDA phone and PDA phone using the same A method for controlling a PDA (personal digital assistant) phone is provided. A first interface configuration file and a second interface configuration file are provided. An interface selection command is received, designating the first or second interface configuration file. A first boot procedure is performed. The first or second interface configuration file is loaded and displayed as an operation interface of the PDA phone.
US07899445B2	Mobile conferencing and audio sharing technology A method and apparatus is provided for setting up a voice conference call or sharing audio content. The method includes the steps of providing an audio mixer that receives an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mixes the audio inputs and provides an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces, providing a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a first headset, providing a second local interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a second headset and coupling a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces to a third headset through a base station of a cellular network, wherein the communication paths to the first, second and third persons are all different.
US07899444B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a telecommunications conference Communications right allocation information is additionally contained within a telecommunications conference control message, the allocation information specifying an event on whose occurrence a communications right is withdrawn from or allocated to the telecommunications terminal within the scope of the telecommunications conference.
US07899443B2	Multi-access solid state memory devices and a telephone utilizing such A method of sending e-mail from a computer, including attaching a telephone to a computer, saving at least one e-mail message from the computer on the telephone, activating the telephone, and automatically sending the e-mail message after the activating.
US07899439B2	Wireless communication management system which prevents communication when security function is non-operative A wireless communication management system for managing a wireless communication device implemented with a security function may be provided with a security judging unit configured to judge whether a predetermined condition regarding security is satisfied, and a communication restriction unit that restricts the wireless communication with the external device if the security judging unit judges that the predetermined condition is not satisfied.
US07899436B2	Multi-wideband communications over power lines Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously. These signals may be exchanged with different nodes and/or include independent data. In some embodiments, some of the wideband frequency ranges are above 30 MHz.
US07899433B2	Method and apparatus for saving power by controlling listening periods in wireless telecommunication device having a plurality for power-saving modes A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption by controlling listening periods in a wireless telecommunications device having a plurality of power-saving modes are provided. The method includes: setting a first power-saving mode and a second power-saving mode, each of the first and second power-saving modes having a power-saving mode period in which power is saved and data is not transmitted and received, and a standby period in which data is transmitted and received; detecting the standby mode periods from the first and second power-saving modes; adjusting starting periods of the first and second power-saving modes so that the detected standby mode periods of the first and second power-saving modes overlap; and controlling power according to the adjusted first and the second power-saving modes.
US07899429B2	RF transceiver with undesired signal rejection and methods for use therewith A radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes an RF transmitter that generates an outbound RF signal at a carrier frequency that is based on a transmitter local oscillation. An RF front-end receives an inbound RF signal that includes a desired signal component that is based on the outbound RF signal and that includes an undesired signal component. The RF front-end includes a first RF combiner module that attenuates the undesired signal component to produce a desired RF signal. A down conversion module generates a down converted signal from the desired RF signal based on a receiver local oscillation. A receiver processing module generates inbound data from the down converted signal. A frequency control module controls a frequency of the transmitter local oscillation and a frequency of the receiver local oscillation, based on an interference rejection signal, to control the attenuation of the undesired signal component.
US07899422B1	Sigma delta modulated phase lock loop with phase interpolation A sigma delta modulated phase lock loop reduces quantization noise by using phase interpolation to increase an effective frequency resolution of the dividing ratio of a divider.
US07899416B2	RF transmitter with heat compensation and method therefor An RF transmitter (10) includes an RF amplifier (22) that experiences gain-droop distortion as a result of self-heating. A heat compensator (20) is included to insert a gain boost of an amount which is the inverse of the gain droop experienced by the RF amplifier (22). The amount of gain boost is determined by generating a heat signal (88) from low-pass filtering (86) the squared magnitude (82) of a communication signal (14). The heat signal (88) is scaled by a weighting signal (68) estimated by monitoring the amplified RF signal (42) at the output of the RF amplifier (22). A nonlinear relationship section (96) then transforms the scaled signal into a gain-boost signal (94) that corresponds to the inverse of gain droop in the RF amplifier (22).
US07899395B2	Apparatus and systems for electrically isolating a receiver from an antenna Various embodiments of apparatus and systems are provided for electrically isolating two devices while transferring power and RF signals therebetween. An electrical isolation apparatus includes an isolation transformer that operates to transfer electrical power between first and second devices. The electrical isolation apparatus also includes a decoupling device that transfers radio frequency (RF) signals between the first and second devices. The isolation transformer and the opto-isolator cooperatively operate to electrically isolate the first device from the second device.
US07899391B2	Support of mobile terminals in a multicast or broadcast service comprising a plurality of bearers The invention relates to a method providing a multicast or broadcast service to (the user of) a mobile terminal via a radio access network of a mobile communication system. The multicast or broadcast service is associated to a plurality of bearers for providing the multicast or broadcast service: Further, the invention relates to a mobile terminal for providing a multicast or broadcast service to a user, and to a network entity for providing a multicast or broadcast service to a mobile terminal via a radio access network of a mobile communication system. To enable the correct reception of the broadcast or multicast service at the mobile terminal, the invention proposes to provide the mobile terminal with information on the individual (layered/alternative/complementary) bearers' relationships. The bearers' relationships are provided in service description information for the multicast or broadcast service which indicates the bearers associated to the multicast or broadcast service and predetermined bearer combinations among the plurality of bearers.
US07899384B2	Apparatus and method of reducing charge roller contamination An image forming equipment, e.g., a laser printer includes a photoconductive (PC) drum and an associated charge roller and incorporates a conductive polymer cleaner blade having an electrical potential to sufficiently charge contamination particles on the PC drum to electrically repel from a charged surface, such as the charge roller.
US07899379B2	Image forming apparatus and toner manufacturing method An image forming apparatus comprises toner with a coloring agent including magnetic powder as a nucleus arranged on a surface of one side of each toner particle, a toner image forming medium on which a toner image is formed using the toner, and a magnetic substance arranged at an opposite position to the toner image formed on the toner image forming medium.
US07899376B2	Developing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A developing device includes a rotatable toner bearing roller and a regulation blade. The toner bearing roller has regularly-arranged projecting sections and non-projecting sections, bears toner whose volume average particle diameter is smaller than a depth of the non-projecting section relative to the projecting section, and develops a latent image borne on an image bearing member with the toner borne on the toner bearing roller. The regulation blade is for regulating an amount of the toner borne on the toner bearing roller, and abuts, with a predetermined width, against a circumferential surface of the toner bearing roller in a circumferential direction thereof in such a manner that a longitudinal direction of the regulation blade is along a direction of a rotation axis of the toner bearing roller. A tip edge of the regulation blade in a lateral direction and a thickness direction thereof is located within an abutting section having the predetermined width. The predetermined width is larger than a maximum width, in the circumferential direction, of the non-projecting section.
US07899360B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and supporting mechanism An image forming apparatus includes a first member and second member that are formed of different materials. The first member includes a plurality of first abutting portions. The second member includes a plurality of second abutting portions. One latent image carrier or one holding member abuts with one first abutting portion so as to regulate movements of the latent image carrier in a first direction substantially parallel to a sub scanning direction. One latent image carrier or one holding member abuts with one second abutting portion so as to regulate movements of the latent image carrier in a second direction, which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
US07899359B2	Imaging cartridge with magnetically biased assemblies Provided is a printer cartridge equipped with a magnetic wastebin-hopper coupling. A combination of magnets and magnetically attractive materials are mounted on the wastebin assembly (or photoconductor unit) and hopper assembly of the printer cartridge in order to bias the two assemblies together. This allows an end user to remove the hopper assembly from the wastebin assembly (or photoconductor unit) and replace the expelled hopper assembly without having to latch or unlatch any mechanisms.
US07899357B2	Reinforced doctor blade assembly seal and printer cartridge employing the reinforced seal A reinforced doctor blade assembly seal for use in a printer cartridge includes a base strip of a flexible plastic film having a thickness, a surface of predetermined area bounded by multiple edges, and a foldable region extending length-wise between one pair of the multiple edges and spaced from and located intermediately between another pair of the multiple edges. The seal includes a supplemental strip of a flexible plastic film having a thickness and a surface of predetermined area bounded by multiple edges. The supplemental strip is laminated on the base strip offset from and along one side of the foldable region on the base strip such that the base strip has adjacent laminated and non-laminated portions along opposite sides of the foldable region with the laminated portion having a greater thickness than the non-laminated portion. The seal has an adhesive coating on the non-laminated portion of the base strip.
US07899353B2	Method and apparatus for fusing toner onto a support sheet Fuser assemblies for fusing toner on support sheets, electrophotographic apparatuses, and methods of fusing toner on support sheets are disclosed. The fuser assembly includes a fuser belt; a thermally-insulated enclosure surrounding at least a portion of the fuser belt; a conveyor for conveying the support sheet to a nip at which the fuser belt contacts the support sheet and the toner is fused onto the support sheet; a pre-heater; and a heat transfer system for transferring heat from inside of the enclosure to the pre-heater, the pre-heater using the heat to pre-heat the support sheet before the support sheet is conveyed to the nip.
US07899351B2	Image forming device There is provided an image forming device, including: a first electrical load; a second electrical load; a voltage generation circuit that generates a second voltage to be applied to the second electrical load; a shunt circuit that located between an output side of the voltage generation circuit and the first electrical load; and a controller that executes first control of controlling the shunt circuit to change a first voltage applied from the shunt circuit to the first electrical load to a first target level, and second control of controlling the voltage generation circuit to change the second voltage to a second target level. The controller executes voltage change suppression control of controlling the second voltage such that change of the second voltage becomes gentler as a difference between the first voltage and the first target level becomes larger.
US07899347B2	Image forming apparatus with control for setting image forming condition based on executed mode In a second mode to form an image based on a pre-designated type of recording medium, a detection is performed to a recording medium which is fed, and in a first mode to form an image based on the detected type, image forming conditions are set based on a result of the sheet type detection in the second mode without executing the sheet type detection.
US07899345B2	Waste toner collecting device and image forming apparatus A waste toner collecting device includes a box that stores a waste toner unnecessary in image formation, a collection port that is provided in an upper part of a main body of the box, receives the waste toner, and drops the waste toner into the box, a triangular obstacle provided in a position opposed to a falling port for the waste toner and near a bottom surface in the box, and a sensor that is provided in a position lower than the collection port and higher than the obstacle and detects that an amount of the waste toner stored in the box reaches a predetermined amount.
US07899343B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which an electrostatic image is to be formed; a developing device for accommodating a developer including toner and a carrier and for developing the electrostatic image with the developer; a developer supply container, detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, for accommodating a supply developer including the toner; a detecting device for detecting a toner content of the developer in the developing device; a supply control device for controlling an operation of supplying the supply developer into the developing device on the basis of a detection result of the detecting device and a density target value; a memory element, provided on the developer supply container, for storing information relating to elapse time from a manufacturing date of the supply developer; and a controller for determining the density target value in accordance with the information, wherein the supply control device controls the supply operation on the basis of the detection result of the detecting device and the density target value determined by the controller.
US07899342B2	Image forming apparatus When forming an image, if there are not enough sheets remaining in a paper feed cassette to satisfy the image forming request, the image forming operation is not executed, and along with prompting the user to refill the paper, the paper feed cassette is pushed out towards an uninstalled state. The apparatus waits for a paper refill, and begins the image forming operation after that paper refill.
US07899337B1	Optical transceiver with gradual stop or start function The present invention provides an optical transmitter applicable to the WDM communication system. The optical transmitter includes a light-emitting device, an APC circuit and a processing unit. The processing unit, responding to a command TX_DISABL, which is sent from the control unit that communicates with the host controller, stops the optical output power of the transmitter by decreasing the reference to a preset value in step wise. Moreover, the processing unit, responding to a command ENABLE that is also sent from the control unit, starts the optical output by increasing the reference to another preset value in step wise.
US07899330B2	Compact high-resolution tunable optical filter using optical diffraction element and a mirror At least one diffraction element is used to diffract light of multiple wavelengths into different wavelength components. Instead of moving the diffraction element as in certain prior filters, light from the at least one element is reflected back towards the at least one element so that light is diffracted at least twice by the at least one element. The reflection is such that at least one selected wavelength component of said wavelength components will pass from an input port to an output port or to another device.
US07899328B2	Method for operating a massive optical network, optical line termination and transmission frame structure A method for operating a passive optical network transmitting sub-frames of data arranged in a common transmission frame in at least two signalling modes from an optical line termination to a plurality of optical network units comprises the step of arranging first sub-frames of data to be transmitted in a first signalling mode which requires lower specifications of the optical network units ahead of second sub-frames of data to be transmitted in a second signalling mode which requires higher specifications of the optical network units. The invention is also realized in an optical line termination which comprises means for performing the method, a passive optical network equipped with such an optical line termination, and a corresponding transmission frame structure.
US07899324B2	Method and apparatus for sampled optical signal monitoring Monitoring an optical signal comprises sampling the optical signal from two or more distinct tap points to retrieve a sample set. Multiple such sample sets are obtained over time. A joint probability distribution or phase portrait of the sample sets is assessed for indications of optical signal quality. The tap distinction can be polarization, for example to determine OSNR, or frequency. The tap distinction can be a time delay, which can enable diagnostic differentiation between multiple impairments, such as OSNR, dispersion, PMD, jitter, Q, and the like. Machine learning algorithms are particularly suitable for such diagnosis, particularly when provided a two dimensional histogram of sample density in the phase portrait.
US07899320B2	Battery packs A battery pack for mounting to a camera and camera stand is described. The battery pack has attachment means on opposite sides. The attachment means are of complementary design so that the battery pack can be mounted between the camera and the stand. Each attachment means permits linear adjustment of the camera. The two means provide parallel linear adjustment of the camera with respect to the battery pack and of the battery pack with respect to the stand.
US07899318B2	Photographic apparatus and photographic method A photographic apparatus infers a user's photographic intent and accordingly switches between a manual shoot mode and an automatic shoot mode. In the manual shoot mode, processing to save photographic image data is timed in accordance with the user operating a user-operable shutter element, while in the automatic shoot mode, such processing is conducted independently of shutter element operations. A photographic unit photographs a scene, acquires photographic image data of a subject, and then executes processing for saving the photographic image data. An intention judgment information detector detects intention judgment information used to judge the photographic intent of the user. A controller makes an intention judgment using the intention judgment information from the intention judgment information detector, and according to the intention judgment result, causes the photographic unit to selectively execute the operations for one of the modes.
US07899317B2	Driving device, optical apparatus, and image pickup apparatus A driving device which is capable of increasing a driving speed at which an object to be driven is driven, enhancing quietness in driving the object to be driven, and positioning the object to be driven with high accuracy. A hollow cylindrical magnet (1) extends along an optical axis, and a plurality of magnetized parts (1a to 1j) spirally extend along the outer peripheral surface of the magnet. A first yoke (2), a second yoke (3), a third yoke (7), and a fourth yoke (8) are formed of a soft magnetic material, and each of the yokes has five magnetic pole teeth (2a to 2e, 3a to 3e, 7a to 7e, or 8a to 8e) each disposed in opposed relation to a corresponding one of the magnetized parts of the magnet. A lens holder (12) holds the object to be driven and supports the magnet such that the magnet is movable along the optical axis. First and second coils (5, 10) for magnetizing the first and second yokes, respectively, are energized to move the magnet along the lens holder in the direction along the predetermined axis to thereby drive the object to be driven.
US07899316B2	Lens controller The present invention provides a lens controller which electrically controls a focus and a zoom of a taking lens, the lens controller comprising: an AF control device which automatically controls the focus of the taking lens so that a given subject imaged by the taking lens is in focus; and a view angle correction device which keeps an angle of view of the taking lens constant by moving the zoom of the taking lens to prevent a variation of the angle of view associated with a movement of the focus moved by the AF control device; wherein, when the focus is moved by the AF control device, the view angle correction device detects a current position of the focus by a position detecting device, obtains a position of the zoom for preventing the variation of the angle of view based on the detected current position of the focus, and moves the zoom to the obtained position.
US07899307B1	System, method and computer program product for measuring basketball player performance characteristics during instant replay of video and live sports games An instant replay system for determining player performance characteristics during a televised basketball game includes a user interface, a viewing device for receiving a broadcast signal from a television station, a signal interface electrically coupled directly to the viewing device for segmenting the broadcast signal into a plurality of first signals, a processor electrically coupled directly to the signal interface and the user interface respectively, and a graphical user interface electrically coupled directly to the processor. The system further includes a display screen, a memory, and a database.
US07899304B2	Method of recording thumbnail pictures onto a recording medium The present invention relates to a method of recording thumbnail pictures for recorded still pictures onto a recording medium. The present method records onto a recording medium a thumbnail in a thumbnail management file that accommodates all thumbnails, wherein the thumbnail is associated with a still picture, a mark or a menu item, and writes link information to link the recorded thumbnail with an associated still picture, mark, or menu item. Through the recorded thumbnails in association with still pictures, marks, and/or menu items, a user is able to find easily a desired still picture or a still-picture section.
US07899291B2	Optical fiber with water-blocking Polymer-coated transmission media having water-blocking material embedded in the outer surface of the transmission media prevents water penetration into the transmission media and reduces the overall diameter of a cable made from the transmission media by eliminating a water-blocking tape layer in the cable. The outer surface of the transmission media is a polymer whose outer surface is embedded with a water-blocking material. The water-blocking material is applied before the polymer is cured. The transmission media may be any known type of optical media, which guides a light within the optical media. In various embodiments, optical fibers, buffered optical fibers and fiber ribbons are used as the transmission media.
US07899287B2	Optical branching-coupling device, and manufacturing method and optical module of the same The optical branching-coupling device having a self-written optical waveguide core is formed without using half mirrors. In the optical branching-coupling device, three POFs are inserted into a housing having an approximately D-shaped sidewall. An approximately semi-columnar region V in the housing was filled with an uncured liquid light-curing acrylic resin. A laser beam was introduced from one of the POFs, and a cured material was formed of the end face of the POF. The diameter was equal to the core diameter of the POF. The cured material grew, resulting in the cured material reaching the end face of another one of the POFs, thereby forming an optical waveguide core. Next, a laser beam was introduced from the end face of the last one of the POFs. The cured material grew, resulting in a connection with the optical waveguide core, thereby forming the optical waveguide core.
US07899285B2	Leaky surface-plasmon mode directional coupler and polarization detection module for magneto-optical pickup head using the same A leaky plasmon mode directional coupler and a polarization detection module for a magneto-optical pickup head, which uses the leaky plasmon mode directional coupler, are provided. The leaky plasmon mode directional coupler is manufactured by integrating a planar waveguide and a leaky plasmon mode waveguide, which share a cladding layer with each other, into one body. The polarization detection module includes the leaky plasmon mode directional coupler, a first photo diode, which is formed on the leaky plasmon mode directional coupler, and a second photo diode, which is located at an output port of the planar waveguide.
US07899268B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring image of internal structure, and computer product An apparatus for acquiring an internal-structure image of an object from a plurality of images of the object photographed by a photographing unit includes a control unit that controls the photographing unit to obtain the images under different photographing conditions; and an extracting unit that extracts a portion common to the images as the internal-structure image.
US07899265B1	Generating an image by averaging the colors of text with its background This invention consists of processes that cause the accurate simulation of a target image, pattern, or color by either averaging the colors of text with its adjacent background or by averaging layers of color. In the former, text and the background around or adjacent to the text are selectively colorized such that, when viewed from a distance, the text and background optically blend and average together to accurately simulate the colors and grayscale values of an image. For the latter, this invention demonstrates how the perceived effects of shadows or highlights on a surface are counteracted by applying calculated antidote colors to those effects. It also demonstrates how a starting surface's color can be changed to a target surface's color by applying layers of transparent primary colors to that surface.
US07899263B2	Method and apparatus for processing analytical-form compression noise in images with known statistics Embodiments of the invention provide methods to calculate compression noise statistics of decompressed images in transform coding. They can be used in compressed image quality assessment, compression algorithm optimization, compression noise reduction, and other quantization and compression related applications.
US07899256B2	Method for automatically determining the acceptability of a digital image A method for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, such as printing, includes the steps of: (a) identifying one or more important areas in the input image; (b) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas; (c) determining the acceptability of the input image from the salient acceptability features of the important areas; and (d) implementing the predetermined output operation based on the acceptability of the input image determined in step (c).
US07899254B2	Method and device for restoring degraded information The present invention provides a technology which precisely restores a distribution of original information by carrying out an iterative calculation based on a distribution of degraded information and a transfer function including a phase characteristic of a transfer system. A method according to the present invention restores the original information using the degraded information and the transfer function in the frequency space. The method according to the present invention considers a distribution of the degraded information and a distribution of the original information as distributions of probability density functions, and considers the transfer function as a probability density function of a conditional probability. The most probable distribution of the original information according to the distribution of the degraded information is acquired by the iterative calculation by means of relational equations based on the Bayes' theorem relating to the probability density functions.
US07899246B2	Image display device, image display method, and computer product An image display device includes an analyzing section that analyzes the types of images contained in input image data, a dividing section that divides the image data into blocks based on the types of images, a display controlling section that displays the image data divided into the blocks on a touch panel, a specifying section that specifies a block as selected or non-selected block, and an editing section that edit a selected block in response to an edit request. The display controlling section displays an image edited by the editing section on a display screen.
US07899244B2	Color shift correction image processing method and image processing apparatus An image processing method and apparatus RGB luminance data for target pixel P(n) and adjacent pixels P(n−1) and P(n+1) to one set of luminance data L(i) and two sets of color difference data Cr(i) and Cb(i). Intermediate values Crm(n) and Cbm(n) for the color difference data are calculated for the pixels P(n−1), P(n). A change in the luminance data in the vicinity of the target pixel P(n) is determined. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the intermediate values replace color difference data Cr′(n) and Cb′(n) for the target pixel P(n). When the predetermined condition is not satisfied, weighted average values of the intermediate values and original color difference values Cr(n) and Cb(n) replace the color difference data for the target pixel P(n). Thereafter, the color difference data for the target pixel P(n) and the luminance data that are not changed are again converted in the RGB color space.
US07899241B2	Method and system for progressive mesh storage and reconstruction using wavelet-encoded height fields Systems and methods are provided for progressive mesh storage and reconstruction using wavelet-encoded height fields. A method for progressive mesh storage includes reading raster height field data, and processing the raster height field data with a discrete wavelet transform to generate wavelet-encoded height fields. In another embodiment, a method for progressive mesh storage includes reading texture map data, and processing the texture map data with a discrete wavelet transform to generate wavelet-encoded texture map fields. A method for reconstructing a progressive mesh from wavelet-encoded height field data includes determining terrain blocks, and a level of detail required for each terrain block, based upon a viewpoint. Triangle strip constructs are generated from vertices of the terrain blocks, and an image is rendered utilizing the triangle strip constructs. Software products that implement these methods are provided.
US07899233B2	System and method for tracing bank notes A system and method are provided for tracing bank notes or, specifically, counterfeit money. In one example of the tracing system, an automatic teller machine (ATM) electronically connected to one or more devices is provided. The one or more devices comprise a deposit device configured to receive an initial bank note; an image extraction device configured to extract one or more initial images from the initial bank note; a transaction log device configured to attach a transaction log to the one or more initial images, wherein the deposit device is further configured to receive a subsequent bank note, wherein the image extraction device is further configured to extract one or more subsequent images from the subsequent bank note; and a comparison device configured to compare the one or initial images to the one or more subsequent images in order to obtain a comparison result.
US07899231B2	System and method for splicing medical image datasets A system and method for splicing medical image datasets are provided. The method for splicing medical image datasets comprises: segmenting first and second medical image datasets comprising an organ of interest and a nearby area to create a mask for points in the first and second medical image datasets, wherein the mask identifies points in the organ of interest and nearby area; and creating a spliced image of the first and second medical image datasets by using the points in the organ of interest and nearby area identified by the mask.
US07899221B2	Devices and methods for producing denture parts Surface mapping and/or generation device is provided, with a device for mapping 3D data of at least one denture base object such as a tooth stump or an implantation abutment, and an environment thereof, as well as with a device for the data-based generation and production of a denture part incorporating the 3D data of the denture base object. Additionally provided are a device for determining and/or defining a placement direction of the denture part that is to be slipped onto the denture base object, and a device for determining and producing a primary part that is to be slipped onto the denture base object before the denture part and that yields a desired placement direction for the denture part which is different from the placement direction that exists for slipping the primary part onto the denture base object. The device for data-based generation and production of a denture part is designed to generate and produce the latter by incorporating the 3D data of the primary part. Surface mapping and/or generation method is provided, wherein 3D data from a denture base object such as a tooth stump or an implantation abutment and an environment thereof are mapped and then, based on this 3D data of the denture base object, a denture part to be slipped thereon is produced. Before production of the denture part, a placement direction of the denture part onto the denture base object is determined or defined. On the basis of this 3D data of the denture base object, a primary part is determined and produced, with which a desired placement direction that differs from the placement direction that exists for slipping the primary part onto the denture base object is created for the denture part. On the basis of the 3D data, the denture part is generated and produced based on data so as to fit when pushed onto the primary part.
US07899218B2	Gender identification method Infrared face image data is obtained (11) on a person (P) who is a subject of discrimination using an image signal (VDA) from a television camera (2A); the cheek region and jaw region temperatures of the subject (P) are sampled based on the infrared face image data; the averages of the temperatures are calculated (15, 16); cheek data/jaw data is calculated (17); and a cheek emphasized variance value is calculated (18). The cheek data/jaw data and cheek emphasized variance value are mapped on an XY plane (19), and gender discrimination of the person (P) is conducted based on the result. In addition, gender discrimination is conducted using the cheek data/jaw data (21) and gender discrimination is conducted using the cheek emphasized variance value (22), and gender identification is conducted in accordance with agreement between two or more of the multiple gender discrimination results (24).
US07899194B2	Dual ear voice communication device A method for voice communication which includes sensing at least one channel of audio information from proximate a first external auditory canal of a user, sensing at least one channel of audio information proximate a second external auditory canal of the user, and wirelessly transmitting the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the first external auditory canal of the user and the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the second external auditory canal of the user. The method may further include producing a stereophonic audio signal based on the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the first external auditory canal and the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the second external auditory canal. The signal may be stereophonic, recognize right or left, and be tailored to fit the audiometric needs of the user.
US07899191B2	Synthesizing a mono audio signal The invention relates to a method of synthesizing a mono audio signal 3 based on an available encoded multichannel audio signal 2. The encoded multichannel audio signal 2 is assumed to comprise at least for a part of an audio frequency band separate parameter values for each channel of the multichannel audio signal. In order to reduce the processing load in synthesizing the mono audio signal 2, it is proposed that the parameter values of the multiple channels are combined at least for a part of an audio frequency band in the parameter domain. The combined parameter values are then used for synthesizing the mono audio signal. The invention relates equally to a corresponding audio decoder, to a corresponding coding system and to a corresponding software program product.
US07899188B2	Method and system to authenticate a peer in a peer-to-peer network A system (100) and method (500) system to authenticate a peer in a peer-to-peer network is provided. The system can include a first peer (110) to locally create a secret key (112) and use the secret key to produce a public-key pair (120) comprising an identifier name (113) and a small public-key (115), and a second peer (160) to locally authenticate the identifier name of the public-key pair by requesting (405) the first peer to produce a unique dataset that does not reveal the secret-key and yet validates that the public-key pair was generated with the secret-key when the large public-key is applied to a portion of the unique dataset without using an external authentication system.
US07899186B2	Key recovery in encrypting storage devices A method for recovering a password includes: obtaining a request code from a data storage device, transmitting the request code to an external authority that produces a recovery code from the request code, and using the recovery code to recover a password and an encryption key from a hidden area of the data storage device. An apparatus that can be used to implement the method is also provided.
US07899181B2	Vehicular holding module capable of zooming information displayed on a screen and related vehicular electronic module A vehicular holding module includes a frame for holding an electronic device, and a display device. The electronic device has a screen. The display device is disposed at a side of the frame for zooming information displayed on the screen.
US07899179B2	Method for monitoring off-schedule software agents A method and system for identifying an off-schedule software agent operating in a computer system is disclosed. When a software agent enters a queue a start time is associated with the agent. A queue threshold is established for the agent, wherein the queue threshold indicates the maximum length of time that an agent should be in the queue. A clock time is compared to the start time and if the result exceeds the threshold, the agent is flagged as being a late agent. The computer system may then address the late agent by, for example, changing an operating priority associated with the agent, increasing the threshold, removing the agent from the queue, or by notifying other agents relying on the flagged agent.
US07899178B2	Recording invocation of communication sessions Systems and methods for recording a communication session between a customer and an agent of a customer center communication system are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: configuring a communication component of the customer center communication system to enable recording of a media stream associated with the communication session; transmitting the media stream over a network based on the configuration of the communication component; receiving the media stream over the network; and recording the received media stream.
US07899174B1	Emergency services for packet networks The present invention provides a technique for facilitating emergency services via packet networks. Emergency service providers will implement emergency proxies to ensure that proper call setup requests for emergency services are forwarded to the appropriate entities, even if those entities are in overload conditions. The emergency proxies may authenticate and filter call setup requests to ensure that only proper call setup requests are forwarded to help prevent such overload conditions. The emergency proxies may operate solely in a packet network, as well as at the interface between a packet network and a circuit-switched network to assist in call setup requests originating from either the packet network or the circuit-switched network.
US07899173B2	Communication connectivity via context association, advertising sponsorship, and multiple contact databases Communication connectivity via context association is provided by associating targeted subscriber contact information with a key at a subscriber database. At a data center, the keys are associated with unique characteristics or aliases (contexts) of the subscribers, thereby facilitating context searching. A caller initiates a connection to a subscriber by providing a subscriber's context. The context is located and associated key identified. The key is resolved in the subscriber database, and the call routed. Use of the key allows subscriber connectivity without revealing, to the caller or to the data center, sensitive contact information. Through a caller database, call initiation occurs by subscriber alias identification in a caller's communication device; thereby foregoing inclusion of sensitive contact information within the caller's communication device. Communication connectivity can be advertiser sponsored, with advertisements accompanying messages selected by matching profile information of targeted subscribers with participating advertiser provided profile information of desired targeted subscribers.
US07899161B2	Voicemail messaging with dynamic content In one embodiment, a voicemail messaging system provides a user with the ability to record a voicemail message that includes at least one static portion and a dynamic content portion. When the voicemail message is accessed for listening by a recipient the dynamic content portion is filled with information retrieved via a URL link. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
US07899157B2	X-ray image diagnosis apparatus and control method therefor A CPU (201) acquires objective information indicating the objective of X-ray photography before X-ray photography is performed, and sets an X-ray photography mode corresponding to the acquired objective information. After the start of X-ray photography, the CPU then determines whether information communication from an operation unit (110) is normal. Upon determining that information communication is not normal, the CPU performs operation control on X-ray photography in accordance with the set X-ray photography mode.
US07899147B2	Counter/divider, and phase locked loop including such counter/divider A counter/divider where the counter/divider comprises a: a pre-scaler operable in a first mode to divide an input signal by M and in a second mode to divide the input signal by N, where N is greater than M; a first programmable counter, and a second programmable counter; and where the first and second programmable counters are responsive to an output of the pre-scaler and an output of the first counter controls whether the pre-scaler operates in the first mode or the second mode, wherein the first counter is operable to count to greater than one.
US07899142B2	Leakage signal cancellation apparatus A quadrature modulator divides a part of a transmitted signal to generate a cancel signal. A signal comparator compares the amplitude and phase of the cancel signal which is generated by the quadrature modulator with those of a received signal, and outputs signals corresponding to the comparison results to the quadrature modulator. The quadrature modulator generates the cancel signal on the basis of the output signals of the signal comparator, and these components perform feedback control such that the cancel signal has the same amplitude as the leakage signal and is in phase with the leakage signal. A combiner combines the cancel signal with an antiphase cancel signal, which is made to be in opposite phase with the cancel signal outputted from the quadrature modulator, to cancel out the leakage signal.
US07899137B2	Mobile communication system with integrated GPS receiver A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver integrated with a cellular phone system, comprising a single-balanced mixer, a poly phase filter, a channel select filter, an analog-to-digital converter, a reference frequency source, and a PLL unit is disclosed. The single-balanced mixer downconverts a GPS signal to generate an in-phase signal I and a quadrature signal Q. The poly phase filter generates an IF signal based on the in-phase signal I and the quadrature signal Q. The channel select filter receives the IF signal to filter unwanted channel signals. The analog-to-digital converter converts the signal from the channel select filter to a digital output signal. The reference frequency source provides a reference frequency to the analog-to-digital converter. The PLL unit receives the reference frequency for generating a clock signal to the single-balanced mixer for downconversion.
US07899132B2	Data transmitting and receiving method using phase shift based precoding and transceiver supporting the same A method for performing a precoding based on a generalized phase shift or a precoding based on an extended phase shift in a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) system employing several sub-carriers, and a transceiver for supporting the same are disclosed. A phase-shift-based precoding matrix is generalized by multiplying a diagonal matrix for a phase shift by a unitary matrix for maintaining orthogonality between sub-carriers. In this case, a diagonal matrix part may be extended by multiplying a precoding matrix for removing interference between sub-carriers by a diagonal matrix for a phase shift. By generalization and extension of the phase-shift-based precoding, a transceiver is more simplified, and communication efficiency increases.
US07899131B2	Broadcast transmission with spatial spreading in a multi-antenna communication system An access point in a multi-antenna system broadcasts data using spatial spreading to randomize an “effective” channel observed by each user terminal for each block of data symbols broadcast by the access point. At the access point, data is coded, interleaved, and modulated to obtain ND data symbol blocks to be broadcast in NM transmission spans, where ND≧1 and NM>1. The ND data symbol blocks are partitioned into NM data symbol subblocks, one subblock for each transmission span. A steering matrix is selected (e.g., in a deterministic or pseudo-random manner from among a set of L steering matrices) for each subblock. Each data symbol subblock is spatially processed with the steering matrix selected for that subblock to obtain transmit symbols, which are further processed and broadcast via NT transmit antennas and in one transmission span to user terminals within a broadcast coverage area.
US07899125B2	Method, device, and apparatus for multi-stream multi-band transmission A transmitter may include a set of stream groups, each including two or more streams producing a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) stream-symbols and a coding unit interleaving the stream-symbols into an interleaved signal. An input bit multiplexer may route an input data signal to be divided among each of the streams. An inverse fast Fourier transform unit may operate on a combined signal formed from interleaving the interleaved signals from each stream group. Each stream may include for example a baseband signal processor producing the OFDM stream-symbols.
US07899116B2	Method of selecting a reference picture In one embodiment, the method includes determining a reference field picture from a reference picture list composed of reference frames using index information for a reference field and index information for a reference frame. The determined reference field picture has a same parity as the current macroblock or a different parity from the current macroblock based on whether the index information for the reference field is an even number or an odd number.
US07899108B2	Receiving apparatus, electromagnetic wave timepiece, receiving module and receiving method A receiving apparatus includes: a receiver receiving a communication signal from a base station and including pilot and sync channel signals in which predetermined data strings continue periodically; a synchronizer acquiring synchronization information for communicating with the base station from the pilot channel signal and, based on the synchronization information, synchronizing with the communication signal; a data acquirer demodulating the sync channel signal from the synchronized communication signal and, by decoding the demodulated sync channel signal, acquiring sync channel signal data; an inference unit inferring a location in the data string of the acquired data by comparing the acquired data with data acquired and held before the acquired data and including the data string; a calculator calculating a time until receiving a next data string head from the inferred location in the data string; and a controller halting the reception of the communication signal based on the calculated time.
US07899106B2	Mitigating OFDM receiver interference caused by intermittent signal transmission Degradation of the OFDM signal carrying DVB-H content, caused by GSM burst transmission, is overcome without the need for hardware to constrain the GSM transmission spectrum by the modulating of the OFDM signal and utilizing the interleaving and Forward Error Correction (FEC) defined in the DVB-H standard to correct the errors caused by GSM transmission interference. A pattern in time and frequency of the scattered pilots in the OFDM signal is detected during a period of no burst transmission. During burst transmissions from the transmitter, scattered pilots are inserted into the received OFDM signal according to the pattern. An FFT demodulator utilizes the inserted scattered pilots to perform frame synchronization when the OFDM signal is degraded by interference from the burst transmission. The demodulated signal is de-interleaved, and bit errors due to the burst transmission interference are corrected by FEC decoders.
US07899104B2	EL semiconductor device An n-type cladding layer structure which has good luminescence properties without the use of substances corresponding to RoHS Directive and a high Cl-doping efficiency, i.e. which facilitates the manufacture of a semiconductor optical element and device with low crystal defects and high reliability, and an active layer and a p-type cladding layer therefor are provided. The n-type layer being lattice matched to an InP substrate and containing Group II-VI compound as a main ingredient is a Group II-VI compound semiconductor, in which the Group II elements consist of Mg, Zn, and Be and the Group VI elements consist of Se and Te. The n-type layer of the present invention is characterized by a large energy gap, high energy of the bottom of a conduction band that is effective for suppressing the Type II luminescence, high carrier concentration, and low crystal defects attributed to a good quality crystallinity.
US07899102B2	Semiconductor laser, method for manufacturing semiconductor laser, optical disk device, and optical pickup A semiconductor laser including: a nitride III-V compound semiconductor substrate configured to have a first planar area, a second planar area, and a third planar area in a major surface, the first planar area being formed of a C-plane, the second planar area being continuous with the first planar area and being formed of a semipolar plane inclined to the first planar area, the third planar area being continuous with the second planar area and being formed of a C-plane parallel to the first planar area; a first cladding layer configured to be composed of a nitride III-V compound semiconductor on the major surface of the nitride III-V compound semiconductor substrate; an active layer configured to be composed of a nitride III-V compound semiconductor that exists on the first cladding layer and contains In; and a second cladding layer configured to be composed of a nitride III-V compound semiconductor on the active layer.
US07899098B2	Monitoring method and device for monitoring a forward voltage of a laser diode in a laser diode driver integrated circuit (IC) A laser diode driver IC of a transmitter or transceiver is provided with circuitry for monitoring the forward voltage of the laser diode or laser diodes of the transmitter or transceiver to enable the health of the laser diode or diodes to be assessed in real-time.
US07899095B2	Laser lithography system with improved bandwidth control A method and apparatus may comprise a seed laser, along with an amplifier laser amplifying the output of the seed laser. A bandwidth metrology module may provide a bandwidth measurement and a bandwidth error signal may be provided using a bandwidth set point. A differential timing system responsive to the error signal can selectively adjust a differential firing time between the seed laser and amplifier laser. A beam dimension and center wavelength control system may adjust a beam dimension, within the cavity of the seed laser, to select bandwidth, and may adjust center wavelength at the same time, using a plurality of beam expansion prisms and at least one other prism or other optical element in the cavity to select center wavelength.
US07899082B2	Periodic broadcast and location of evolving media content with application to seminar and stroke media Techniques are provided for broadcasting history or coarse representations or both of stroke media and other media. Levels are created for media, and the levels are periodically broadcast. The levels segment the media and allow the media to be examined with details that range from coarse to fine or examined with varying importance or both. The periodic broadcast of the levels provides history of the media. In particular, for stroke data, levels of detail are determined through a certain method. Each level of detail is periodically broadcast. The levels of detail may be shown by themselves or combined at a receiver to create segmented views of the stroke data. A user can select a coarse view of the stroke data to quickly see the stroke history. Additionally, techniques are provided for quickly and repeatedly accessing data elements in already existing data structures. Generally, a description is created that describes data elements in a preexisting data structure. One or more links are created, from the description, which allow a user to directly access particular data elements for the preexisting data structure.
US07899070B2	Control system apparatus with change updates A system for process control comprises a server digital data processor and a client digital data processor that are coupled by a network, such as the Internet or an Intranet. The server digital data processor, which is additionally coupled to a control/sensing device and any associated interface equipment (collectively, referred to as “process control apparatus”), includes a command processor that transfers information between the network and the process control apparatus. The client digital data processor includes an information client (e.g., a so-called Internet web browser) capable of requesting and receiving an applet from the server digital data processor. The information client, further, defines a hardware-independent and operating system-independent virtual machine environment within the client digital data processor. The client digital data processor executes, within that virtual machine environment, an applet for configuring the client digital data processor as a “process controller” that establishes communications over the network with the command processor and that monitors and/or controls the process control apparatus via those communications.
US07899066B2	Distributed intelligence MAC protocols for DWDM ring networks A metropolitan access network (10) uses a variation of a MAC protocol, where each station (14) on a ring (12) is associated with one or more time slot (30). Each slot carries information regarding the associated station, basic connection fields (32), communications fields (34), and quality of service fields (36). Each station maintains its own local database regarding the status of the network (10) by reading the information in each time slot (30).
US07899060B2	Method for providing bearer specific information for wireless networks The Packet Control Function (PCF) has limited knowledge about the nature of the packet data arriving on a bearer path connected via the Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), and cannot make an intelligent decision on its own as to how best to handle the packet data. Thus, the PDSN provides bearer-specific information by classifying the priority of received packet data; encapsulating the packet data within the payload of a Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) frame; and for high priority packet data i) setting a protocol type field in the header of the GRE frame indicating said packet includes an attribute field; and ii) adding an attribute field to the payload of the GRE packet which provides an indication of said high priority data. Furthermore, the PCF can send an A-11 request to the PDSN indicating the features that the PCF is requesting the PDSN enable. For example, for a short data indication, the PCF would request the PDSN enable adding the attribute field to the GRE frame when an Short Data Burst (SDB) is suitable.
US07899057B2	Systems for ordering network packets Systems for ordering network packets. In one example embodiment, a networking system includes a processor and memory. The memory has stored thereon a routing data structure, a transaction data structure, and first packet-route-to data. The processor is configured to receive a packet; to copy second route-to data from an entry in the routing data structure to the first packet-route-to data, the entry being associated with an identifier associated with the packet, the second route-to data comprising a value indicating that the packet should be routed back to the processor; to determine whether the packet is in order; to, when the packet is in order, copy third route-to data to the first packet-route-to data, the third route-to data comprising a value indicating that the packet should be routed to a destination; and to route the packet according to the first packet-route-to data.
US07899050B2	Low latency multicast for infiniband® host channel adapters A low latency multicasting receive and send apparatus and method comprising low latency receive and send queues. In an InfiniBand® network each destination group of nodes (recipients) is identified by a unique Global ID (GID)+Local ID (LID). Each node whose ports are part of a multicast group identify themselves via a LID which identifies participating ports. When a switch receives such a multicast packet with a multicast LID in the packet's DLID field it replicates the packet to each of the designated ports. Each destination adapter at a receiving node receives the multicast packet and distributes copies of the packet to QPs in the host system that are registered for the multicast address.
US07899049B2	Methods and apparatus for minimizing duplicate traffic during point to multipoint tree switching in a network A method, apparatus and computer program product for minimizing or preventing duplicate traffic during point to multipoint tree switching in a network. In its operation, embodiments disclosed herein utilize control plane trigger mechanisms to handle the receipt of duplicate traffic by network entities after the occurrence of a network failure event. Generally, the control plane trigger mechanism prevents a network entity from processing multicast traffic from both old and new upstream data paths resulting from typical network convergence procedures. The methods and apparatus describe herein apply to standard rerouting procedures as well as fast rerouting procedures for multicast traffic in a network.
US07899041B2	Multiplexing method and apparatus, demultiplexing method and apparatus, and access network system In a multiplexing method of multiplexing communication signals from communication signal transmitting sections and transmitting a multiplexed signal to a multiplexed signal receiving section, each of the communication signals, an identification address preassigned to a predetermined signal identifying section through which a communication signal passes in a multiplexing system including the communication signal transmitting section and the multiplexed signal receiving section is added to each communication signal. The resultant signal is output. The identification address is extracted from each output signal. The respective communication signals are multiplexed on the basis of the extracted identification addresses. A multiplex apparatus, access network system, protocol termination apparatus, and multiplexing/demultiplexing apparatus are also disclosed.
US07899040B2	Synchronization of event processing at a media gateway A method and apparatus of communication processing at a client (e.g., media gateway) connected to a server (e.g., media gateway controller) includes collecting events in a quarantine buffer. The contents of the buffer are examined to determine whether the collected events include one or more synchronizing events. An instruction signal sent to the client from the server includes information defining one or more events as a synchronizing event. If one or more synchronizing events is present, the collected events are processed from the buffer relative to the one or more synchronizing events. The processing may include processing the collected events beginning after the most recent or second most recent synchronizing event. The collected events that occurred up to the most recent or second most recent synchronizing event may be moved to a synchronized event list. The synchronized event list may be reported to the server or discarded.
US07899039B2	System and method for providing location and access network information support in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes communicating location and access network information for an end user to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) element that is coupled to a network element. The network element receives packets for a communications flow from the end user if the flow is initiated through a wireless network and through a wireline network. In more specific embodiments, the location and access network information is used to initiate one or more applications for the end user. The method could also include communicating to an application function that the end user has attached to one of the networks, has been assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the location and access network information for the end user.
US07899035B2	Communication structure for solar inverters There is described a communication structure for at least two solar inverters, having a transmission medium by means of which each of the at least two solar inverters is connected to a communication network with a first group of the solar inverters each being connected via an LAN interface to the communication network, and with a further group of the solar inverters being connected to the first group via serial interfaces. Two different network types are therefore provided with the first being suitable for standard LAN technologies with rapid data transmission over short distances, and with the second being suitable for interference-insensitive data transmission over long distances.
US07899032B1	Third party service support with a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network Telecommunications systems for providing third party service support and call control in using a packet network are disclosed. The telecommunications systems for providing a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) are based interface for third party service call control and communication connections and support via an external application gateway in communication with a call control element of a packet network. The external application gateway signals a third party application server that controls the call via the SIP interface. The systems include border elements located between the call control elements of the packet network and the media servers of communication systems for providing SIP and media interfaces for the third party media servers or endpoints, which can be located inside or outside of the packet network. The systems include the reuse of existing network architectural elements to provide third party communications support and call control.
US07899024B2	Method and apparatus to support VoIP calls in an IEEE 802.16 interface In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a connect control module adapted to receive a dynamic service addition message containing a reserved bandwidth amount of a reserved bandwidth allocation for an uplink service flow. The reserved bandwidth allocation is capable of accommodating two or more Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls and the uplink service flow is substantially in accordance with an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 standard. The apparatus also includes a call session module coupled to the connect control module and adapted to generate a connection request message for a VoIP connection. The connect control module, in response to the connection request message, is further adapted to send a dynamic service change request message to activate a call-session bandwidth portion of the reserved bandwidth allocation for the VoIP connection.
US07899017B2	Switching between two communication modes in a WLAN Method and system for switching a network application operating in a first communication mode to a second mode within a wireless local area network, comprising: judging whether mobile nodes are neighboring according to location information; when nodes are neighboring inquiring whether mobile nodes want to switch to second mode to run network applications; when all mobile nodes agree to switch to second mode, downloading and installing network application provided by the application server to one of the mobile nodes; configuring each of the mobile nodes with the communication parameters under the second mode; and switching all mobile nodes to the second communication mode to continue the previous network application. The invention dynamically switches between Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode to balance system resources, improve QoS, reduce the communication traffic, waiting time and the cost of the users, and increase the income of the provider of the network service.
US07899012B2	Virtual streams for QOS-driven wireless LANS A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that exists solely within the medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the WLAN. The VS includes a unidirectional path in the wireless network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the QoS session in the same BSS. The VS is defined by a VS identifier (VSID) that is unique within and local to the BSS, an address of the sourcing station, and an address of the at least one receiving station. The VS can be a virtual down-stream (VDS), a virtual up-stream (VUS) or a virtual side-stream (VSS). The VS can be a unitcast or a multicast VS.
US07899009B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling uplink rates adaptively to fast rate ramping in a packet communication system A method and apparatus for efficiently controlling uplink traffic rates, performing scheduling accompanied by fast rate ramping, and transmitting uplink rate assignment information in an asynchronous WCDMA communication system. A Node B determines an allowed current rate for an uplink channel. If the difference between the current rate and the previous rate is two or more levels, the Node B transmits a rate indication indicating the current rate. If the difference between the current rate and the previous rate is zero or one level, the Node B transmits a rate up/down indicating a rate change from the previous rate to the current rate. Also the Node B may transmit the rate indication instead of the rate up/down, periodically or in an event-triggered manner.
US07899007B2	Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones A packet-based, hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mobile computing devices. The network accommodates real time voice transmission both through dedicated, scheduled bandwidth and through a packet-based routing within the confines and constraints of a data network. Conversion and call processing circuitry is also disclosed which enables access devices and personal computers to adapt voice information between analog voice stream and digital voice packet formats as proves necessary. Routing pathways include wireless spanning tree networks, wide area networks, telephone switching networks, internet, etc., in a manner virtually transparent to the user. A voice session and associate call setup simulates that of conventional telephone switching network, providing well-understood functionality common to any mobile, remote or stationary terminal, phone, computer, etc.
US07899005B2	Method and apparatus for passing routing information among mobile routers A method and apparatus for sharing routing information include receiving first domain data that indicates domains of a first mobile router. A domain is a collection of routers that share uniform routing information at a particular level of detail. An inbound data packet is received from a second mobile router over a particular link. The inbound control plane packet lists second domain data that indicates domains of the second mobile router. The first domain data and the second domain data together include multiple domains. A particular domain is automatically selected from the first domain data and the second domain data. The second mobile router independently selects the same particular domain. The particular link is assigned to the particular domain; and routing information for the particular domain is shared between the first mobile router and the second mobile router over the particular link.
US07899004B2	Distributed protocol over a wireless connection The disclosure is directed to an access point in a wireless access network and methods for using an access point. The access point includes a transceiver function and a network function. The network function is configured to route packets between a packet-based network and the transceiver function. The transceiver function is configured to support a wireless connection with an access terminal, and provide protocol translation between the packets and physical frames transported over the wireless connection.
US07898994B2	Power saving in multi-processor device A mobile computing device comprises a first microprocessor having a sleep mode and a wake mode and a second microprocessor configured for wireless communication. A communication port is configured to communicate data from the second processor to the first processor, wherein the second processor is configured to provide a wake signal to the first microprocessor and the first microprocessor is configured to open the communication port in response to the wake signal and to receive data from the second microprocessor through the communication port.
US07898993B2	Efficiency and resiliency enhancements for transition states in ad hoc networks A method includes establishing an ad hoc network between at least a borrower and at least one lender of bandwidth and downloading requested data from a data source via the ad hoc network. The method further includes leaving the ad hoc network while maintaining some of the downloaded requested data. The method further includes reestablishing a connection to the data source for completing the downloading of the requested data.
US07898992B2	Network apparatus with shared coefficient update processor and method thereof A network apparatus with a plurality of transport ports and a shared coefficient update processor is proposed. Each of the plurality of transport ports includes a PHY module. The coefficient update processor is coupled to each PHY module and is shared by the plurality of transport ports. The coefficient update processor decides coefficients of each PHY module. The coefficient update processor is dedicated to one of the plurality of transport ports for use in a period of time.
US07898988B2	Self annealing auto-expanding network A ring based network includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit selects one of a number of inputs and switches an input to a first common communication line. A second circuit selects one of a second number of inputs and switches a second input to a second common communication line linked to one of the first number of inputs. A detect circuit controls the switches of the first and second circuit to emulate a communication ring in which nodes are connected in series in a communication loop.
US07898986B2	Port configuration Methods, computer readable media, and device embodiments are provided for port configuration. One method embodiment includes defining a number of ports for which a number of port configuration properties are to be configured, grouping the number of ports into one or more port configuration groups, and defining the number of port configuration properties to be configured within a particular port configuration group.
US07898982B2	Logical group endpoint discovery for data communication network A method and system for logical group endpoint discovery in a data communication network is disclosed. A network endpoint receives from a source a request identifying a logical group and determines whether a port associated with the endpoint is a member of the logical group. If a port associated with the endpoint is a member of the logical group, the endpoint transmits to the source a reply identifying the port and the logical group. The request may be multicast while the reply may be unicast. The logical group may be a VLAN or a multicast group. The source and endpoint are preferably 802.1ag maintenance endpoints. The request may include an IEEE 802.1ag continuity check multicast address as a destination address.
US07898980B2	Method and apparatus for supporting voice service through radio channel in mobile telecommunication system A method and an apparatus for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile telecommunication system are provided, wherein the method includes the steps of determining a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type used for processing a voice call in a procedure of establishing a call between a terminal and a core network, forming a packet data protocol context establishing message including the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode in order to establish a bearer for a packet call, and transmitting the formed packet data protocol context establishing message to the core network from the terminal. The method further includes the steps of transmitting a radio bearer establishing message from an access network to the terminal, the radio bearer establishing message including a radio link packet size set determined based on the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode, the access network connecting the terminal with the core network.
US07898978B2	Method for determining a network topology of an automation system The invention relates to a method for determining a network topology of a distributed automation system comprising a plurality of automation devices that are connected to the system. The method comprises the following steps: a) a first automation device directs a request into the automation system, b) each automation device that has been reached by the request transmits a response containing information about the position of the automation device, c) the first automation device generates a representation of the network topology of the distributed automation system from all the responses.
US07898972B2	Auxiliary coding for home networking communication system Advance training information is provided to a receiving Home network station via auxiliary coding, synchronized and/or included in the relevant Ethernet type packet. The advance training information may be, e.g., past equalizer, timing recovery circuit, AGC circuit, echo canceler values resulting from the reception of a previous frame. The training information may be, e.g., an early identity of the source of the packet, with a subsequent lookup performed by the receiving station for predetermined training value(s), or the training values themselves may be transmitted to the home network receiver via auxiliary coding. The auxiliary coding information may be transmitted before and/or during the frame training period of the relevant frame. This permits use of predetermined training values specific to the particular transmitter based on past frames received from that same transmitter during the training period for the received signal to be further refined from that determined from the auxiliary coding, resulting in more efficient and more accurate training of, e.g., a receiving equalizer, time recovery circuits, AGC, echo canceler, etc. Exemplary auxiliary coding techniques include, e.g., BPSK, FSK, QAM.
US07898966B1	Discard interface for diffusing network attacks A router detects a network attack and forwards traffic associated with the network attack to a discard interface. The router applies one or more filters to calculate traffic flow statistics for the traffic forwarded to the discard interface. The router may exchange routing communications with one or more other routers to alert the routers of the network attack. For example, the router may generate a routing communication in accordance with a routing protocol that advertises a route to the targeted device, and includes a policy tag that indicates the existence of a network attack. The other routers update forwarding information in accordance with the advertised route, and automatically forward traffic to respective discard interfaces based on the policy tag, thereby diffusing the network attack.
US07898958B2	Communication system A method of transmitting data in a communication system. Data packets are transmitted from a first node to a second node on a first channel. An acknowledgement packet is transmitted from the second node to the first node on a second channel in response to receiving a number of packets on the first channel. The number of data packets that the acknowledgment packet is sent in response to is adjustable.
US07898957B2	Non-blocking destination-based routing networks A route computation algorithm, a load-balancing scheme inside a router for making a hop-by-hop routing network (such as the Internet) nonblocking are described in this patent. The output of the route computation algorithm includes a set of link weights that determine the paths of the hop-by-hop routing network. The route computation algorithm and the load-balancing scheme also determine the ingress and egress traffic constraints at each edge router such that as long as the traffic entering and leaving the network does not exceed the constraints, none of the internal links will ever have traversing traffic more than its link capacity. The network is thus non-blocking internally. This greatly simplifies flow admission control and allows hard QoS to be supported inside the network.
US07898953B2	Deficit and group round robin scheduling for efficient network traffic management Data traffic is scheduled by, in a first scheduler, selecting a source of traffic from a plurality of sources of traffic, each source being associated with a second scheduler, in a second scheduler associated with the selected source of traffic, selecting a type of traffic from a plurality of types of traffic within the source selected by the first scheduler, and transmitting data of the selected type and source. Scheduling data traffic apparatus and method using deficit and group ratio round robin budgeting.
US07898949B2	Brownout detection An apparatus and automatic method for detecting brown-outs in a computer network includes determining normal rates of different types of traffic with respect to defined address prefixes. Thresholds are established based on the normal rates. The rates for the different traffic types are monitored, and when a threshold is exceeded the detected addresses and traffic types are flagged for reporting. In some cases, the inventive system will monitor traffic to finer address granularities to further identify suspect addresses. The system may actively ping suspect sub-prefixes and/or initiate communications with the suspect sub-addresses that is then monitored to determine which sub-prefixes are experiencing abnormal activity.
US07898947B2	Capacity management for data networks A method of processing capacity information is disclosed, The capacity information relates to data capacity in a data network in which a consumer circuit is carried on, and consumes bandwidth made available by, a bearer circuit. The method comprises storing, in a network information database, an entity representing the bearer circuit, and associating capacity information with the bearer circuit entity specifying a first bandwidth quantity defining a quantity of bandwidth made available by the bearer circuit. Also stored is an entity representing the consumer circuit, and capacity information is associated with the consumer circuit entity specifying a second bandwidth quantity defining a quantity of bandwidth allocated to the consumer circuit. The consumer capacity information is then associated with the bearer capacity information in the database to indicate that the second bandwidth quantity allocated to the consumer circuit is to be consumed from the first bandwidth quantity made available by the bearer circuit. The resulting capacity model can be used to support service provisioning, service assurance and SLA management, network engineering and network planning processes.
US07898941B2	Method and system for assigning a plurality of MACs to a plurality of processors A bank of processing units is connected to a number of LANs via a bank of MAC controllers. An interconnect switch allows any of the processing units to access any of the MAC controllers. A housekeeping processor periodically detects faults in the connectivity of the processing units to the LANs. When a fault is detected, a redundant processing unit is assigned to be connected to the LAN. If a fault still exists, then a redundant MAC controller is assigned to the redundant processing unit. The MAC address of the previous MAC controller is reassigned to the redundant MAC controller.
US07898937B2	Voting to establish a new network master device after a network failover Embodiments of the invention can resolve conflicts between candidate master network devices such as may be encountered in a failover condition. In a common type of failover protocol, two or more candidate master devices send messages to each other prior to a failover condition. A witness device (or process or service) also casts a vote to prevent a stalemate condition between the two candidate master devices that could lead to an error condition where multiple masters, or no masters, are elected.
US07898932B2	Optical disc recording device and optical disc recording system When recording is carried out in a DVD-RAM, if at least one address mark could have been detected at the header section, after a test light emission for a laser power control is carried out at a GAP section, normal recording is carried out from GUARD1. Herein, if the delay time in the reproduced data would have increased, and if the head of the GAP section has been passed by at the timing when the AM4 is detected in a period during judging whether the fourth AM has been detected or not, it would not be possible to carry out a test light emission normally at the GAP section. In an optical disc recording device of the present invention, when any of the first to third address marks could have been detected, a test light emission is carried out at the GAP section as conventional, and normal recording is carried out from GUARD1 with controlling the laser powers on the basis of that result. When only AM4 could have been detected, the test light emission is not carried out and normal recording from GUARD1 is carried out.
US07898929B2	Objective lens, and method of manufacturing the same and optical pickup apparatus An objective lens formed of a synthetic resin material having characteristics of substantially not reducing transmittance of the objective lens when a first laser beam having a first wavelength passes through the objective lens, and reducing the transmittance according to an elapsed time to apply a second laser beam when the second laser beam having a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength and longer than a wavelength of ultraviolet light passes through the objective lens, the objective lens being irradiated with the ultraviolet light in advance for a predetermined time such that a change in the transmittance for the second laser beam is set within a predetermined range.
US07898927B2	Optical pickup device A pickup device includes a diffraction grating 12 for separating a light beam emitted from the light source into at least three light beams. The diffraction grating 12 is divided into four regions by straight lines extending in a direction parallel to a tangential direction of tracks of an optical information recording medium. A periodic structure of a second region 12B has a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees from a periodic structure of a third region 12C, and a periodic structure of a first region 12A has a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees from a periodic structure of a fourth region 12D.
US07898920B2	Header region protection apparatus and method of optical storage medium A header region protection apparatus of an optical storage medium. The apparatus comprises an encoder, a header location generator, and a header protector. The encoder converts user data to an EFM signal and a write enable signal according to a write clock. The header location generator generates a header location signal. The header protector is coupled to the encoder and the header location generator and generates a header protect write enable signal according to the write enable signal and the header location signal.
US07898904B2	Implementing a network infrastructure in a seismic acquisition system A method and apparatus implementing a network infrastructure in a seismic acquisition system are disclosed. The apparatus is a seismic acquisition system, comprising a plurality of seismic data sources (120) capable of generating data; at least one data collection system (140) utilizing an open network protocol; and at least one line network (300) connecting the data sources to the data collection system and utilizing an open network protocol. The line network (300) includes a plurality of data source nodes (130) at which a portion of the plurality of seismic data sources are respectively attached to the line network; and a router (135) for routing data generated by the seismic data sources (120) to the data collection system (140) through the data source nodes (130) in accordance with the open network protocol. The method comprises assigning at least two respective network addresses to each one of a plurality of seismic data sources, a plurality of data source nodes, a plurality of routers, and a data collection system; routing data generated by the data sources through the data source nodes and the routers to the data collection system; correlating the network addresses of the seismic data sources to the physical location of the respective seismic data sources; and correlating the physical locations of the respective seismic data sources to the data generated by the respective seismic data sources.
US07898902B2	Method of representation of sonar images Sonar three dimensional data are represented by a two dimensional image. Pixels of the two dimensional image are emphasized if the if the three dimensional data associated with the pixel differ by more than a criterion from the three dimensional data associated with neighboring pixels.
US07898900B2	Latency counter, semiconductor memory device including the same, and data processing system To provide a latency counter capable of increasing the signal quality of outputted internal commands. There is provided a point-shift FIFO circuit controlled by count values of a counter circuit. The point-shift FIFO circuit includes: a first wired-OR circuit that combines outputs of first latch circuits; a second wired-OR circuit that combines outputs of second latch circuits; a gate circuit that combines outputs of the first and second wired-OR circuits; and reset circuits that reset the first and second wired-OR circuits, respectively, based on the count value of the counter circuit. According to the present invention, as compared to a case that outputs of all the latch circuits are wired-OR connected, output loads are more reduced. Thus, a high signal quality can be obtained.
US07898893B2	Multi-layered memory devices A multi-layered memory device is provided. The multi-layered memory device includes two or more memory units and an active circuit unit arranged between each of the two or more memory units. The active circuit includes a decoder. Each memory unit includes one or more memory layers. Each memory layer includes a memory array.
US07898887B2	Sense amplifier with redundancy A sense amplifier includes a first sensing element and a second sensing element redundant to the first sensing element. The sense amplifier further comprises a switch circuit configured to switch between the first and second sensing elements when an offset of the sense amplifier is greater than a prescribed amount.
US07898882B2	Architecture, system and method for compressing repair data in an integrated circuit (IC) design Architecture, system and method for providing compression of repair data in an IC design having a plurality of memory instances. In one embodiment, the repair data storage method includes determining repair data for each of the memory instances and compressing the repair data into a compressed format that is stored in a shared nonvolatile storage common to the memory instances.
US07898877B2	Synchronous semiconductor device and data processing system including the same A semiconductor device includes first, second and third terminals respectively receiving first, second and third input signals from outside, first, second and third input buffers respectively coupled to the first, second and third terminals, the first, second and third input buffers producing first, second and third buffered signals responsive to the first, second and third input signals, respectively, and first and second gate circuits respectively coupled to the first and second input buffers, the first and second gate circuits coupled to the third input buffer in common, the first and second gate circuits respectively driving output nodes thereof in response to the first and second buffered signals when the third buffered signal is activated, and each of the first and second gate circuits holding the output nodes thereof at a fixed level irrelatively to the first and second buffered signals when the third buffered signal is inactivated.
US07898867B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including plural memory cells and a dummy cell coupled to an end of a memory cell A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in series together includes a select gate transistor connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gets transistor is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with the same bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
US07898861B2	Reducing effects of program disturb in a memory device A method for programming that biases a selected word line with a programming voltage. An unselected word line on the source side and an unselected word line on the drain side of the selected word line are biased at a pass voltage that is less than the normal pass voltage. These unselected word lines are both located a predetermined distance from the selected word line. The remaining word lines are biased at the normal pass voltage.
US07898858B2	Memory module The present invention provides a reliable memory module. The memory module including a plurality of memory devices arranged on a circuit board and controlled by an external memory controller includes a buffer having a function of detecting and correcting an error and a nonvolatile storage area that stores contents of the error.
US07898857B2	Memory structure having volatile and non-volatile memory portions A memory array is provided that includes a transistor having two active gates sharing a source, a drain, and a channel of the transistor. One of the active gates may be coupled to a volatile memory portion of a memory cell, such as a DRAM cell, and the other active gate may be coupled to a non-volatile memory portion, for example, a charge storage node such as a SONOS cell. Methods of operating the memory array are provided that include transferring data from the volatile memory portions to the non-volatile memory portions, transferring data from the non-volatile memory portions to the volatile memory portions, and erasing the non-volatile memory portions of a row of memory cells.
US07898845B2	Resistance change memory A resistance change memory includes first and second memory cell arrays which are adjacent to each other in a first direction, first and second reference cell arrays paired with the first and second memory cell arrays, a first sense amplifier shared by the first and second memory cell arrays and arranged between the first and second memory cell arrays, a first data bus which transfers data of a first readout cell in the first memory cell array to the first sense amplifier, and a second data bus which transfers data of a first reference cell in the first reference cell array to the first sense amplifier. The first and second data buses run on both sides of the first sense amplifier in a second direction and cross each other while sandwiching the first sense amplifier.
US07898827B2	Active EMI filtering using magnetic coupling cancellation An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering may reduce the requirements for high current differential mode inductors. The active EMI filtering of the present invention may be useful in power devices that use switching power converters. Conventional EMI differential mode filtering devices may occupy up to 30% of the total weight and volume of the power electronics. Conventional differential mode filtering inductors tend to be large and heavy, especially so for high current input power lines. The present invention may replace the large conventional differential mode filtering inductors with a smaller set of coupled inductors.
US07898826B2	Method and apparatus for limiting maximum output power of a power converter An example power converter includes a power switch, a controller, and a current offset circuit. The controller is coupled to switch the power switch between an ON state and an OFF state to regulate an output of the power converter. The controller is adapted to terminate the ON state of the power switch in response to a switch current flowing through the power switch reaching a switch current threshold. The current offset circuit is coupled to generate an offset current in response to an input voltage of the power converter and an input current of the power converter is adjusted in response to the offset current.
US07898816B2	Latching mechanism for portable electronic device A latching mechanism (10) for a portable electronic device (30) includes a main body (12), a latching member (16), a resilient member (14), and an operating member (18). The main body has a shaft (124). The latching member is mounted to the shaft and is slidable relative to the shaft along an extending direction of the shaft. One end of the resilient member abuts the shaft and an opposite end of the resilient member abuts the latching member. The operating member is mounted to shaft, and the operating member is rotatable relative to the shaft thereby driving the latching member to slide relative to the shaft.
US07898812B2	Alternative hosts for multiple adapters and multiple consumer electronic devices A modular system comprises multiple hosts, each having a common service interface, multiple consumer electronic devices, each having a service interface that is different from each other and from the common service interface of the hosts, and multiple adapters, each corresponding to one of the consumer electronic devices, to couple the service interfaces of the host and the corresponding consumer electronic device to supply at least one service between the host and the corresponding consumer electronic device.
US07898807B2	Methods for making millichannel substrate, and cooling device and apparatus using the substrate A substrate for power electronics mounted thereon, comprises a middle ceramic layer having a lower surface and an upper surface, an upper metal layer attached to the upper surface of the middle ceramic layer, and a lower metal layer attached to the lower surface of the middle ceramic layer. The lower metal layer has a plurality of millichannels configured to deliver a coolant for cooling the power electronics, wherein the millichannels are formed on the lower metal layer prior to attachment to the lower surface of the middle ceramic layer. Methods for making a cooling device and an apparatus are also presented.
US07898803B2	Computer case having detachable control panel A computer case includes a housing and a control panel. The housing includes a first connector. The control panel is detachably connected with a side of the housing. The control panel includes a second connector corresponding to the first connector. When the control panel is connected with the housing, the second connector is electrically connected with the first connector and the control panel is enabled for implementing associated operations. Whereas, when the control panel is detached from the housing, the control panel is disabled but has a burglarproof function.
US07898801B2	Portable electronic device A free-standing portable electronic device is described. The portable electronic device includes a cover member, a body member and a support assembly rotatably mounted to the cover member and is used to stand the personal electronic device in an upright manner.
US07898785B2	Lightning protection system for an aircraft composite structure An apparatus comprises a wall, an internal structure, and a fastener. The wall has a conductive surface and a countersunk hole. The countersunk hole passes through the internal structure. The fastener has an interference fit within the countersunk hole.
US07898777B1	Detection of magnetic beads using a magnetoresistive device together with ferromagnetic resonance A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of magnetic beads is disclosed. By providing both a static magnetic field and a magnetic field that alternates in the MHz range, or beyond, the bead can be excited into FMR (ferromagnetic resonance). The appearance of the latter is then detected by a magneto-resistive type of sensor. This approach offers several advantages over prior art methods in which the magnetic moment of the bead is detected directly.
US07898775B2	Magnetoresistive device having bias magnetic field applying layer that includes two magnetic layers antiferromagnetically coupled to each other through intermediate layer An MR element includes a free layer whose direction of magnetization changes in response to an external magnetic field. Two bias magnetic field applying layers are disposed adjacent to two side surfaces of the MR element. Each bias magnetic field applying layer includes a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer disposed to sandwich the intermediate layer. The first and second magnetic layers are antiferromagnetically exchange-coupled to each other through RKKY interaction.
US07898773B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording head with a side write shield A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head is fabricated with a pole tip shielded laterally by a separated pair of side shields and shielded from above by an upper shield. The side shields are formed by a RIE process using specific gases applied to a shield layer through a masking layer formed of material that has a slower etch rate than the shield material. A masking layer of Ta, Ru/Ta, TaN or Ti, formed on a shield layer of NiFe and using RIE gases of CH3OH, CO or NH3 or their combinations, produces the desired result. The differential in etch rates maintains the opening dimension within the mask and allows the formation of a wedge-shaped trench within the shield layer that separates the layer into two shields. The pole tip is then plated within the trench and, being aligned by the trench, acquires the wedge-shaped cross-section of the trench. An upper shield is then formed above the side shields and pole.
US07898770B1	Disk drive suspension assembly with a hinge arm attached at a recessed surface A disk drive suspension assembly includes a load beam, a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a base plate, and a flexure that includes a head mounting surface. The base plate has a first base plate layer that includes a first base plate side and an opposing second base plate side. The first base plate side has a main base plate surface and a recessed base plate surface parallel to and offset from the main base plate surface. A first hinge arm is attached to the main base plate surface. A second hinge arm is attached to the recessed base plate surface. The first and second hinge arms are attached to the load beam. The base plate has a first thickness at the main base plate surface and a second thickness at the recessed base plate surface that is the same as the first thickness.
US07898763B2	Servo pattern architecture to uncouple position error determination from linear position information A sequential data storage medium, such as for example and without limitation a magnetic tape, comprising a plurality of servo patterns encoded in a non-data region, wherein each of said servo patterns comprises a first subframe comprising 10 pulses, a second subframe comprising 8 pulses, and a third subframe comprising (N) pulses, wherein (N) is greater than or equal to 0. The first subframe and the second subframe do not encode any linear position (“LPOS”) data. The third subframe encodes up to (N) LPOS bits.
US07898759B2	Thermally assisted magnetic recording head and magnetic recording apparatus A second waveguide is formed near a first waveguide for guiding light to the vicinity of a main pole of a thermally assisted magnetic recording head, and a portion of light propagated through the waveguide 1 is branched to the second waveguide. The light transmitting in the second waveguide is detected by a photodetector to detect an intensity of the light propagated through the first waveguide. In the magnetic recording apparatus, an intensity of a semiconductor laser is decreased when an amount of light incident to the photodetector is large and the intensity of the semiconductor laser is increased when the amount of light incident to the photodetector is small. By constituting a feedback loop as described above, the intensity of the light propagated through the first waveguide is kept constant.
US07898756B1	Disk drive adapting target values of a sequence detector relative to bit error rate of the sequence detector A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk and a head actuated radially over the disk, wherein the head generates a read signal. A sampling device samples the read signal to generate a sequence of read signal samples when reading a training data sequence recorded on the disk, and an equalizer comprising a plurality of coefficients equalizes the read signal samples to generate a sequence of equalized samples. A sequence detector detects an estimated data sequence from the equalized samples, wherein the sequence detector operates according to a target response comprising a plurality of target values. Control circuitry adapts the target values by computing error values in response to a difference between expected samples and the equalized samples, computing a gradient in response to a correlation of the training data sequence with the error values, and adjusting at least one of the target values in response to the gradient.
US07898755B2	Method for measuring write width and/or read width of a composite magnetic head and a measuring device using the method A write sensitive width is calculated by writing a test data by a write head by moving the write head in a radial direction of a magnetic recording medium at a designated speed K to obliquely cross a designated track or a track adjacent to the designated track, reading the test data recorded in the track obliquely by a read head to obtain a read characteristics profile of a read voltage with respect to the track scanning time and obtaining a moving distance in the radial direction of the head by multiplying the test data scanning time of the read head with the designated moving speed K.
US07898750B2	Folded optical system and a lens for use in the optical system An optical system having an optical axis OA and comprising: a light source; a reflector; a lens component situated therebetween; and a receiver. The light source and the receiver are separated, situated substantially symmetrically and decentered with respect to the OA. The lens component collimates the light beam from the light source. The reflector intercepts the collimated beam and to reflects it to the receiver through the lens, the collimated beam being at an angle to the optical axis. The lens component is structured to provide on the receiver an image of the light source characterized by (i) 0.05
US07898737B2	Removable lenticular labels for use on printed matter A lenticular label for removable attachment to a surface of an object includes a transparent sheet having a first planar side and a second side having a lenticulated region. The label having a printed image on the first planar side and a low-tack adhesive disposed along the printed image. The low-tack adhesive is configured to provide tangential adhesion between the label and the surface to which the label is removably attached.
US07898735B2	Methods and systems for writing an optical code within or on a fiber substrate A system for writing an optical code within or on a fiber substrate. The system includes a holding device that has a plurality of supports spaced apart from each other. The fiber substrate is wound about the supports such that the fiber substrate forms at least one flat section extending between adjacent supports. The system also includes at least one light source that is configured to write an optical code within or on the flat section of the fiber substrate.
US07898727B2	Electrophoretic display device An electrophoretic display device is disclosed. The electrophoretic display device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines formed to cross each other on a substrate and define a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the respective gate lines and the respective data line on the substrate, an electrophoretic film disposed on the substrate and configured to contain charged particles which are driven in an electrophoresis, color filter patterns disposed on the electrophoretic film and used to realize colors, a protective film adhered with the electrophoretic film by an adhesive material and configured to protect the electrophoretic film, and a sealant formed by dispensing and hardening in a fluid phase on edges of the substrate. The protective film is configured to include an outwardly exposed portion from edges of the electrophoretic film, and a step coverage formed on the exposed portion.
US07898725B2	Apparatuses with enhanced low range bit depth A light modulator device includes a first electrical conduit, a second electrical conduit electrically isolated from the first conduit, a first display element, and a second display element. The first display element is in an actuated state when a voltage difference between the first conduit and the second conduit has a magnitude greater than a first actuation voltage and is in a released state when the voltage difference has a magnitude less than a first release voltage. The second display element is in an actuated state when the voltage difference has a magnitude greater than a second actuation voltage and is in a released state when the voltage difference has a magnitude less than a second release voltage. Either the actuation voltages are substantially equal and the release voltages are different, or the actuation voltages are different and the release voltages are substantially equal.
US07898719B2	Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle A rearview mirror assembly includes an electrochromic reflective element having a front glass substrate and a rear glass substrate having an electrochromic medium sandwiched therebetween. The reflective element includes (a) a transparent electrically conductive coating disposed at a second surface of a front glass substrate and (b) a mirror reflector disposed at a third surface of a rear glass substrate. A conductive trace is established on a fourth surface of the rear glass substrate. An electrical connector establishes electrical conductivity between the conductive trace and one of (i) the transparent electrically conductive coating disposed at the second surface of the front glass substrate and (ii) the mirror reflector disposed at the third surface of the rear glass substrate. The electrical connector connects to the conductive trace via a solderless connection.
US07898718B2	Display device Display device is based on layer break up or layer displacement having at least two different states, in which one of the fluids, e.g., oil in a first state, adjoins at least a first support plate and, in the second state, the other fluid at least partly adjoins the first support plate. In one embodiment, a picture element corresponds to a substantially closed space and, in the first state, the other fluid layer substantially completely adjoins both support plates and is divided in two sub-layers. This makes it possible, on the one hand, to use lower voltages to make displacement occur. On the other hand, this opens the opportunity to color displays.
US07898714B2	Methods and apparatus for actuating displays This invention relates to display apparatuses having an array of light modulators for transmissively displaying an image and a reflective aperture layer defining a plurality of apertures, for reflecting light not passing through apertures in the reflective aperture layer away from the array. The reflective aperture layer is formed on a first substrate and positioned adjacent the array. The image is formed by modulating light passing through the apertures in the reflective aperture layer. A light guide, separated from the first substrate by a gap, may guide light towards the reflective aperture layer. A layer of low-refractive index material may be positioned on a side of the reflective aperture layer opposite the array.
US07898713B2	Image display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an image display apparatus which displays an image on a surface to be scanned and includes a light source configured to emit a light beam modulated on the basis of image information, a scanner configured to scan the surface to be scanned with the light beam emitted from the light source, a light receiver configured to receive the light beam that is incident upon a particular area of the surface to be scanned when the surface to be scanned is scanned with the light beam, a first determiner configured to determine whether or not an output signal from the light receiver are output at a predetermined time interval, and a controller configured to control driving of the light source on the basis of a determination signal from the determiner.
US07898705B2	Color status detection in color binary domain A method to determine the color status of a scanned original segments a binary halftone image into a predetermined number of local windows and converts each local window to a device-independent color space. The method then determines a color space parameter for each local window and compares the color space parameters for the local windows to at least one threshold to determine the color status of the scanned original. An apparatus having a scanner creates a scanned image of an original and has at least one processor to create a binary halftone image from the scanned image, segment the binary halftone image into a predetermined number of local windows, convert each local window to a device-independent color space, determine a color space parameter for each local window, and compare the color space parameter for each local window to at least one threshold to determine the color status for the scanned original.
US07898703B2	Scanning device capable of shortening a warm-up time period A scanning apparatus includes a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), a heating light source, a timer, a photosensor for detecting light that is emitted from the CCFL and the heating light source, and a controller for controlling operations of the scanning device. The warm-up time period of the CCFL exceeds that of the heating light source. After activation, the heating light source is capable of generating more heat than the CCFL, which induces more rapid heating of the CCFL. When the time period counted by the timer reaches a predetermined time, the controller turns off the heating light source and performs scanning using only the cold cathode fluorescent lamp.
US07898696B2	Print job aesthetics enhancements detection and modeling through combined user activity analysis and content matching An automated method for processing a print job includes receiving a submitted print job, extracting features from the submitted print job for characterizing the print job, comparing the extracted features with a predictive model which is based on features extracted from prior print jobs and enhancement operations performed on the prior print jobs, and generating at least one proposed enhancement operation for the submitted print job based on the comparison. The proposed enhancement operations may be presented to an operator for verification or, if the enhancement operations are determined to have a threshold level of confidence, may be automatically applied to the print job.
US07898694B2	Printer controller for a pagewidth printer configured to perform ink counts Provided is a printer controller for a pagewidth printer having a printhead configured to print ink supplied from an ink cartridge with print quality information. The controller includes a processor having an address, data and control bus, an expander unit and a decoder unit each coupled to the bus and configured to receive a page having a bi-level black layer and a continuous tone (“contone”) layer, to decompress the respective layers in parallel, to halftone the contone layer data to bi-level data, and to composite the bi-level black layer over the bi-level data to form an image. The controller also includes a replaceable ink cartridge comprising a first integrated circuit (IC) containing the print quality information and which is configured to be interfaced with the processor. Also included is a second IC interfaced to the processor which is configured to count a number of drops of ink printed by the printhead, to update a remaining drop count of the ink cartridge using the counted drops printed and then write an updated remaining drop count to the second IC each time a page has been printed.
US07898693B2	Fast generation of dither matrix This invention provides a method of generating a dither matrix that stores each of a plurality of threshold values in each of elements for determining a status of dot formation of each print pixel of a print image to be produced on a printing medium by carrying out halftone processing on image data. The method includes: an evaluation value determining step of determining a second evaluation value for a second dot status based on a first evaluation value and an evaluation value change level, the first evaluation value being for a first dot status prior to determination of a storage element of a targeted threshold value among the plurality of threshold values, the second dot status hypothetically presuming that the storage element of the targeted threshold value has been determined, the evaluation value change level representing a level of variation of the evaluation value associated with change from the first dot status to the second dot status; a storage element determining step of determining an element for storing the targeted threshold value based on the determined second evaluation value; and a repeating step of repeating the evaluation value determining step and the storage element determining step, for at least some of the plurality of threshold values.
US07898691B2	Image processor, image formation device, image processing method, and computer-readable medium An image processor includes: a gradation value acquisition unit that acquires a gradation value of a pixel of interest which is a pixel sequentially selected as a target of a binarization process from input image data represented by pixels of M gradations, wherein M≧3; and a pattern determination unit that determines a filling pattern of a group of pixels of output image data corresponding to the pixel of interest according to a corrected gradation value acquired by adding, to the gradation value of the pixel of interest, an error value diffused from a pixel at a periphery of the pixel of interest, wherein the filling pattern includes at least a first pattern in which a predetermined plurality of pixels are filled and which forms a core of a dot and a third pattern in which substantially no pixel is filled and the pattern determination unit determines the filling pattern to be one of the first pattern and the third pattern according to a size relationship between the corrected gradation value and a predetermined threshold value which spatially varies in a periodic manner.
US07898689B2	Image processing circuit, gradation converting method, and printing apparatus An input gradation converting circuit has a gradation conversion table in which M-bit intermediate gradation data are correlated with each of N-bit input gradation data, and is operable to convert each of the input gradation data into the M-bit intermediate gradation data by using the gradation conversion table and output the converted M-bit intermediate gradation data. A diffusion gradation converting circuit is operable to convert each of the intermediate gradation data outputted from the input gradation converting circuit into N-bit output gradation data and output the converted N-bit output gradation data. The diffusion gradation converting circuit acquires a uniform random number Rnd in the range of −SFT/2 to SFT/2 and outputs [X+Rnd+0.5] as the output gradation data for each of the intermediate gradation data in which X obtained by dividing a value of the intermediate gradation data by 2M·N and a specified value SFT satisfy a conditional expression “SFT/2≦[X]≦2N−1−SFT/2” (where [ ] is a Gauss symbol). The diffusion gradation converting circuit acquires a uniform random number Rnd′ in the range of 0≦[X+Rnd′+05]≦2N−1 and outputs [X+Rnd′+0.5] as the output gradation data for each of the intermediate gradation data in which the X and the specified value SFT do not satisfy the conditional expression.
US07898688B2	Electro-optical device controlling driving current to each electro-optical element to alleviate variation of intensity An electro-optical device includes a plurality of unit circuits; a first selecting circuit that sequentially selects the plurality of unit circuits; and a first signal line through which correction data for the individual unit circuits are supplied serially. Each of the plurality of unit circuits includes an electro-optical element that exhibits an intensity corresponding to a driving current, a storage circuit that obtains correction data from the first signal line when the first selecting circuit selects the unit circuit and that stores the correction data; and a control circuit that controls the driving current supplied to the electro-optical element according to intensity data specifying the intensity exhibited by the electro-optical element and the correction data stored in the storage circuit.
US07898686B2	System and method for encoded raster document generation The subject application is directed to a system and method for encoded raster document generation. The electronic document is a suitable page description language document encoded in a page description language. Primary raster code is then generated in accordance with the received page description language. The primary raster code corresponding to the received electronic document is then stored. The primary raster code includes instructions representing dot placement in a rendering of the electronic document by an associated document output engine. Overlay data is then received corresponding to additional data associated with the electronic document. The overlay data is then converted into secondary raster code. The primary raster code and the secondary raster code are then output for generation of a bitmapped image output from a combination of the primary and the secondary raster codes.
US07898682B2	Printing apparatus and method and computer readable medium A printing apparatus includes one or more print processing sections that execute a printing process of printing an image represented by input printing image data onto a recording medium, and plural data processing sections that execute a generating process of generating the printing image data for inputting to the print processing section based on input data for a print subject. Further, the printing apparatus includes a control unit that inputs in a distributed manner the data for a print subject corresponding to a single printing job to plural data processing sections with the plural data processing sections executing in parallel the generating process for assigned parts of the data for a print subject.
US07898676B2	Image forming device, image forming method, image forming program, and recording medium An image forming device comprises a tray parameter table in which tray IDs for identifying one or trays of the image forming device and tray parameters for the respective tray IDs are stored in a mutually associated manner. A replacing unit receives an input tray ID and an input tray change parameter specified by an externally supplied printer control protocol, and replaces a tray parameter contained in the tray parameter table and corresponding to a tray ID which is the same as the input tray ID, by the input tray change parameter.
US07898674B2	Apparatus and method for detecting the position of media in a media path An apparatus (100) and method (200) that detects the position of media (116) in a media path is disclosed. The apparatus may include a media transport (110) configured to transport media and an optical transmitter (140) coupled to the media transport, where the optical transmitter can be configured to transmit light (122). The apparatus may also include a concave reflector (130) coupled to the media transport and optically coupled to the optical transmitter, where the concave reflector can be configured to reflect light from the optical transmitter. The apparatus may further include an optical receiver (140) coupled to the media transport, the optical receiver configured to receive light (132) from the optical transmitter reflected off the concave reflector. The apparatus may additionally include a controller (160) configured to determine a position of the media based on the received light from the optical transmitter reflected off the concave reflector.
US07898672B1	Real-time scanner-nonlinearity error correction for HDVSI An error correction for scanner position is implemented by adjusting the filter parameters of the quadrature demodulation module of an HDVSI algorithm using a reference signal from an independent position measurement device (PMD). The step size generated by the PMD at each scanner step is substituted for the nominal scanner step in the quadrature demodulation algorithm calculating phase and in the coherent envelope algorithm calculating peak. This substitution eliminates all errors produced by scanner nonlinearities. Furthermore, over the large number of steps carried out during a normal scanning range, random scanner-position errors (such as produced by vibration and other system noise) are automatically corrected by integration over their normal distribution around the noise-free position value. Therefore, a complete correction of scanner-position error may be achieved using the reference signal.
US07898671B2	Interferometer having a mirror system for measuring a measured object An interferometric measuring device for measuring a measured object, in particular for thickness measurement of the measured object. A special-purpose objective having a mirror system is provided, which includes at least one first deflection mirror and one second deflection mirror and in which these are situated in such a way that the object beams incident on the first deflection mirror or on the second deflection mirror are directed respectively onto a first side or a second side, which is parallel thereto, of the measured object to be measured in a first beam path or a second beam path, respectively, which are antiparallel to one another. The mirror system additionally has at least one first position mirror for imaging the position of the measured object to be measured in relation to the first deflection mirror and/or the second deflection mirror.
US07898667B2	Optical element and method for preparing the same, sensor apparatus and sensing method In the fields of biosensing and the like, achievement of high sensitivity and high performance has been demanded in the concentration detection of target substances. In order to meet such demand, disclosed is an optical element utilizing the localized surface plasmon resonance, including: a dielectric substrate; a first group of metal microstructures in which a plurality of metal microstructures is supported on a dielectric substrate in an in-plane direction of the substrate; and a second group of metal microstructures in which a plurality of metal microstructures is disposed in the in-plane direction, and each of the metal microstructures is partially exposed to the outside; wherein the first group of metal microstructures and the second group of metal microstructures are laminated so as to be separated from each other by 100 nm or more.
US07898665B2	Light emitting diode illumination system In various embodiments of the invention, a unique construction for Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) with at least one luminescent rod and extracting optical elements is used to generate a variety of high brightness light sources with different emission spectra. In an embodiment of the invention, forced air cooling is used to cool the luminescent rod. In an embodiment of the invention, totally internal reflected light can be redirected outward and refocused. In another embodiment of the invention, light emitted by the luminescent rod is out-coupled for use in a variety of applications. In various embodiments of the invention, a plurality of independent narrow band colors can be coaxially combined.
US07898660B2	Spectrometer designs Various embodiments include spectrometers comprising diffraction gratings monolithically integrated with other optical elements. These optical elements may include slits and mirrors. The mirrors and gratings may be curved. In one embodiment, the mirrors are concave and the grating is convex. The mirrors and grating may be concentric or nearly concentric.
US07898657B2	System and method for verifying the contents of a filled, capped pharmaceutical prescription A probe for a system for determining the chemical signature of a pharmaceutical compound. The probe comprises: a housing; an inlet in the housing adapted to be connected to a transmitting optical fiber; a scanning aperture in the housing; a receiving outlet in the housing adapted to be connected to a receiving optical fiber; at least one transmission reflector positioned in the housing to receive laser light from the transmitting optical fiber and reflect the laser light through the detection outlet to a pharmaceutical vial containing a pharmaceutical compound positioned outside the housing, and at least one receiving reflector positioned in the housing to receive light reflected by the pharmaceutical compound and reflect the light to the receiving outlet. This configuration can enable rapid and accurate scanning of a pharmaceutical contained in a vial positioned adjacent the detection outlet.
US07898656B2	Apparatus and method for cross axis parallel spectroscopy An exemplary embodiment of apparatus and method to measure and filter the spectrum of electro-magnetic radiation using multiple dispersive elements, such as diffraction gratings or VIPA etalons, concatenated in a cross-axis orthogonal arrangement can be provided. For example, it is possible to receive at least one first electro-magnetic radiation and generate at least one second electro-magnetic radiation using at least one first spectral separating arrangement. A first spectrum of the second electro-magnetic radiation can be dispersed along at least one first dispersive axis with respect to a propagation direction of the second electro-magnetic radiation. In addition, it is possible to, using at least one second arrangement, receive the second electro-magnetic radiation and produce at least one third electromagnetic radiation having a second spectrum dispersed along at least one second dispersive axis with respect to a propagation direction of the third electromagnetic radiation. The orientations of the respective first and second dispersive axes can be different from one another. The first and/or second dispersive arrangements can be VIPA etalon arrangements.
US07898653B2	Foreign matter inspection apparatus Selection with alignment marks of an optimal template, its identification and similarity judgment are conducted by a calculation function of a correlation value provided to a foreign matter inspection apparatus. In other words, the foreign matter inspection apparatus includes unit for registering feature points of alignment marks formed on a surface of an inspected object, unit for collecting image data of the alignment marks formed on the surface of the inspected object and a data processor for extracting a feature point from the image data and calculating a correlation value of both feature points, and registers the image data of the alignment mark on the basis of a threshold value of the correlation value.
US07898645B2	Substrate transport apparatus and method, exposure apparatus and exposure method, and device fabricating method A substrate transport apparatus, which transports a substrate that has been exposed with an image of a pattern through a projection optical system and a liquid, comprises a substrate support member that supports the substrate, and a liquid removal mechanism that removes the liquid that has adhered to at least one of the substrate support member and at least a portion of the area of the rear surface of the substrate.
US07898641B2	Production process of a display device, and a display device A production process of a display device is performed such that, even if exposure displacement is caused by an error in stitching divided regions, a linear protrusion in the vicinity of a divisional boundary is prevented from becoming thin or disappearing because of double exposure. The display device having an insulating substrate on which a plurality of dots are arranged in a matrix includes a linear protrusion which is formed on the insulating substrate by performing divisional exposure on a plurality of divided regions on the insulating substrate, wherein the boundary between the adjacent divided regions provides, in the vicinity of the linear protrusion in one of the divided regions, at least a bent portion that extends into the other divided region at a predetermined distance.
US07898636B2	Clay thin film substrate, clay thin film substrate with electrode, and display device using the same A clay thin film substrate including a clay thin film having a structure, in which oriented clay particles are laminated; and at least a gas barrier inorganic layer which is laminated on at least one surface of the clay thin film.
US07898635B2	Display panel with a conductive spacer that connects a common voltage line and a common electrode A liquid crystal display includes a conductive spacer that connects a common voltage line of an array substrate to a common electrode of an opposite substrate. The conductive spacer has a bar-like shape and extends along the common voltage line.
US07898633B2	Liquid crystal display device having a weir pattern and a sealing member with cured and uncured portions The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having an ODF (one drop-fill) type middle-sized or miniaturized liquid crystal display panel. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of substrates, a sealing member which is formed on a peripheral portion between the pair of substrates without a cut, and liquid crystal which is sealed in a space surrounded by the sealing member between the pair of substrates, one substrate out of the pair of substrates includes at least one line layer which is formed along a first side of one substrate, and a portion of the sealing member which is formed along the first side of one substrate is formed in a zigzag pattern such that the sealing member traverses at least one line layer plural times.
US07898625B2	Liquid crystal device having a pair of electrodes with a vertical alignment film in which the chiral pitch length to gap ratio (P/G) is 0.06 to less than 1.0 A liquid crystal device including a pair of electrodes provided with a vertical alignment film and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pair of electrodes and including a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal with positive dielectric anisotropy, a dichroic dye and a chiral reagent, with a ratio (P/G) of a chiral pitch length (P) of the liquid crystal composition to a gap (G) between the pair of electrodes being from 0.06 to less than 1.0.
US07898618B2	Array substrate and reflective-transmissive type liquid crystal display apparatus having the same In an LCD apparatus, a reflecting plate, which is formed on a pixel electrode connected to a switching device formed on an array substrate, defines a first area from which a natural light is reflected and a second area through which an artificial light is transmitted. The reflecting plate is partially extended to and overlapped with the second area depending upon a rubbing direction of the array substrate. Thus, the reflective-transmissive type LCD apparatus may prevent occurrence of the afterimage, and may enhance a contrast ratio thereof when operated in a transmissive mode.
US07898615B2	Backlight module with light guide plate having partially overlapped reflective structures and liquid crystal display with same An exemplary backlight module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface positioned for receiving light beams from the light source, a bottom surface adjacent to the light incident surface, reflective structures provided on the bottom surface, and a light emitting surface configured for emission of the light beams. Each of the reflective structures partially overlaps corresponding adjacent reflective structures at one side, and is partially overlapped by corresponding adjacent reflective structures at an opposite side. A liquid crystal display including the backlight module is also provided.
US07898613B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device comprising light guide panel having prism patterns Provided is a backlight unit that increases brightness and increases uniformity of the brightness. The backlight unit includes a plurality of point light sources. A light guide panel includes a first surface that receives incident light from the point light sources. A second surface is where the lights from the point light sources cross. Prism patterns are formed on the first surface.
US07898608B2	Liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method of the same A four-mask process and a three-mask process proposal are constructed for a TN-type liquid crystal display device and an IPS-type liquid crystal device in which the formation of a passivation insulating layer is not required by streamlining the formation of a scan line and a pseudo-pixel element, both comprising a laminate made of a transparent conductive layer and a metal layer, at the same time and the formation of the transparent conductive pixel electrode by removing the metal layer on the pseudo-pixel electrode at the time of the formation of the opening in the gate insulating layer, by streamlining the treatment of the formation process of the contact and the formation process of the protective insulating layer using one photomask due to the introduction of half-tone exposure technology, and the formation of source-drain wires for etch-stop type insulating gate-type transistor using a photosensitive organic insulating layer and leaving the photosensitive organic insulating layer unchanged on source-drain wires or on the source wire (signal line), or by forming an anodized layer, which is an insulating layer, on source-drain wires.
US07898603B2	Double-shutter lenses with compensators Exemplary embodiments of systems for high-performance compensated shutter lens designs, may include compensators for compensating for performance problems that stem from real-world performance limitations in present shutter-glass designs. In an embodiment, a shutterglass lens may include first and second pi-cells and first and second compensators. The pi-cells and the compensators of the shutterglass lens may be stacked together within the shutterglass lens.
US07898598B2	Method and apparatus for video mode judgement A method and an apparatus for judging video modes are provided. The method compares the values of the corresponding pixels of two consecutive frames in a video data to obtain a difference value between the two frames and then all of the difference values between any two consecutive frames are collected to form a difference value sequence. The difference value sequence is further amplified by a high pass filter and then compared with a threshold value. The comparison result is provided for successively judging the movie mode of the video data. Since the amplified signal values are suitable for emphasizing the difference of each frame, the provided method is capable of more correctly identifying the movie mode of the original video data, which further eliminates the drawback in the prior art that it is hard to determine the threshold value or to judge the movie mode thereof.
US07898594B2	Digital camera An image pickup substrate mounted with an image pickup element is pressed against the surface of a camera body frame by a plate spring, and exclusive position adjusting mechanisms that independently move the image pickup substrate to a vertical direction and a lateral direction are provided. The image pickup substrate is provided so that its position can be adjusted and a projected image by means of a photographing lens is imaged on the image pickup element. Vertical lines and lateral lines are displayed as software display on an electronic display, and their positions can be independently adjusted to the lateral direction and the vertical direction. A dustproof plate is fixed between an interchangeable lens section and a camera main body, so as to prevent dust from adhering to the surface of the image pickup element.
US07898580B2	Camera apparatus with magnified playback features An embodiment of a camera apparatus includes transferring a compressed playback streaming signal output from a recording medium to a map defined in a memory circuit, decoding the transferred playback streaming signal by a decoder, converting the decoded signal to a YUV signal in an image processing unit, transferring the converted signal to the map as a YUV signal, generating a magnified or reduced image from the YUV signal in the image processing unit, and storing the image on the map, overlaying a magnified or reduced image prepared on the map according to a magnified playback request, and outputting the overlaid image for seeking an output position.
US07898571B1	Versatile video data acquisition and analysis system An adaptable system (10) for automatically characterizing a sensor array (12) in software in response to commands from a user. The system (10) includes a first mechanism (12, 16, 18, 20) for acquiring and analyzing image data from the sensor array (12). A second mechanism (90, 114, 124) connected to the first mechanism (12, 16, 18, 20) obtains parameters specific to the sensor array (12). A third mechanism (114, 118, 120) automatically adjusts the first mechanism (12, 16, 18, 20) in accordance with the parameters to efficiently accommodate image acquisition and analysis by the first mechanism (12, 16, 18, 20) from the specific sensor array (12).
US07898570B2	Digital camera system with means for restricting image acquisition A digital camera comprising: an imaging unit operable to generate an image by photographing an object; a receiving unit operable to receive information relating to image processing from one or more transmission devices; a judging unit operable to judge whether the image is to be output or not, based on the information received by the receiving unit; and an output unit operable to, in accordance with the judgment made by the judging unit, output the image to a memory, or discard the image, where the memory is readable by the digital camera or an external device.
US07898564B2	Video telephony service method in mobile communication network The video telephony service method includes the step of the mobile communication system, which stores profile information, setting up a call between culling and called mobile communication terminals; the step of the mobile communication system transmitting the profile information of the calling mobile communication terminal to the called mobile communication terminal, as the calling mobile communication terminal transmits the profile information thereof to the mobile communication system; the step of the called mobile communication terminal consulting the profile information, and transmitting a response signal to the mobile communication system after establishing conditions for video telephony if it is determined that video telephony is possible for a received profile, and the mobile communication system transmitting the response signal to the calling mobile communication terminal; and the step of the mobile communication system establishing a communication path between the calling and called mobile communication terminals.
US07898562B2	Exposing device and image forming apparatus An exposing device which radiates light on a photoconductor drum which rotates, thereby executing exposure, includes a light-emitting element unit including light-emitting element having an emission area which emits light that is generated, the emission area having a rectangular shape with a long side along a direction perpendicular to a rotational direction of the photoconductor drum, and a short side along the rotational direction, a lens unit which focuses the light, which is emitted from the emission area, on a peripheral surface of the photoconductor drum, thereby executing exposure, and forming on the peripheral surface a beam spot, and a driving circuit which causes the light-emitting element to emit light, thereby making a width of the shape of the beam spot in a direction along the rotational direction close to a width of the beam spot in a direction perpendicular to the rotational direction.
US07898555B2	Display apparatus and driving device for displaying A generation circuit generates gray scale voltages having a plurality of levels for positive polarity and gray scale voltages having a plurality of levels for negative polarity; wherein said generation circuit, in the mode in which the number of colors to be displayed on a display panel is small, decreases a current flowing into an internal circuit which generates a gray scale voltage of an intermediate level other than two gray scale voltages of a gray scale voltage of the most lowest level and a gray scale voltage of the most highest level among the gray scale voltages of said plurality of levels, in comparison to a current flowing in the other mode; and wherein said selection circuit, in the mode in which the number of colors to be displayed on said display panel is small, selects said gray scale voltage according to said display data, from the two gray scale voltages of said most lowest level gray scale voltage and said most highest level gray scale voltage which are generated from said generation circuit.
US07898554B2	Asymmetric two-pass graphics scaling A method and an apparatus for determining an up scale factor and a down scale factor according to a scale factor received from a graphics application program interface (API) to scale a graphics data in a graphics processing unit (GPU) are described. The up scale factor and the down scale factor may be precisely stored in the GPU based on a fixed number of bits. An actual scale factor which can be precisely stored in the GPU corresponding to the scale factor may differ from the scale factor with a difference. Graphics commands may be sent to the GPU to scale the graphics data according to the up scale factor and the down scale factor separately. A combined scale factor corresponding to a combination of the up scale factor and the down scale factor may differ from the scale factor less then the difference between the actual scale factor and the scale factor
US07898547B2	Memory controller for handling multiple clients and method thereof A method and system is provided for organizing and routing multiple memory requests from a plurality of clients to multiple memories. Requests from a plurality of clients, including a plurality of clients of the same type, such as multiple MPEG decoders, are directed to different memory controllers by a router. The memory controllers order the client requests by requests among similar client types. The memory controllers also order the client requests by different client types. The ordered requests are then delivered to memory. Returned data is sent back to the clients. A method of mapping motion pictures experts group (MPEG) video information for improved efficiency is presented, wherein image information is stored in blocks of memory referred to as tiles. Tiles are mapped in memory so that adjacent tiles only correspond to different banks of memory.
US07898546B1	Logical design of graphics system with reduced shadowed state memory requirements A graphics processing unit is designed to have validation logic utilizing a reduced memory space shadow memory as a source of state information for performing validation of commands. A semantic analysis is performed to generate the validation logic such that the reduced memory space shadow memory has a size small than a memory size required to store a full representation of a set of state variables associated with a class of commands.
US07898545B1	Apparatus, system, and method for integrated heterogeneous processors An integrated circuit includes at least two different types of processors. At least one operation is supported by both types of processors, which permits a commonly supported operation to be scheduled on either processor.
US07898532B2	Force sensor with dilatant fluid stop A force sensor particularly suited for use in an electronic stylus that senses the contact force on its nib for recording pen strokes and handwriting recognition. The sensor has a housing for a load bearing member for receiving an input force to be sensed and associated circuitry for converting the input force into an output signal indicative of the input force. A coupling transmits the input force to the load bearing member and, a compressible reservoir containing dilatant fluid mounted between the housing and the coupling restricts the input force to the load bearing member caused by shock loading to the coupling. This protects the force sensor from damage by sharp impact loads such as dropping the stylus on its nib.
US07898519B2	Method for overdriving a backlit display A backlight display has improved display characteristics. An image is displayed on the display which includes a liquid crystal material with a light valve. The display receives an image signal, modifies the light valve with an overdrive for a first region of the image based upon the timing of the illumination of the region, and modifies the light valve with an overdrive for a second region of the image based upon the timing of the illumination of the second region.
US07898512B2	Image display device and electronic apparatus An image display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixel display portions arranged in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction thereof, a plurality of slits arranged on the display panel so as to correspond to spaces between the pixel display portions adjacent to each other, an image input unit acquiring a first input image and a second input image, and a display control portion displaying the first input image and the second input image by alternately imparting input pixel data of the first input image and input pixel data of the second input image to the plurality of pixel display portions in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, in which the display control portion prepares display pixel data corresponding to specific input pixel data on the basis of the specific input pixel data of each of the first input image and second input image and at least one neighboring input pixel data adjacent to the specific input pixel data in the longitudinal direction or the lateral direction in the corresponding input image using a predetermined synthesis coefficient.
US07898506B2	Plasma display device capable of reducing unwanted radiat noises A plasma display device includes a plasma display, a chassis having conductivity that supports the plasma display, a tuner circuit, a scan driver, a sustaining driver and so forth used to display a video on the plasma display, a back cover that covers the chassis, the scan driver, the sustaining driver, etc., and a shield body that covers the tuner circuit. The shield body is electrically connected to the chassis and to the back cover.
US07898504B2	Personal theater display A system for combining an overlay image with externally-displayed visual content, the system including: a tracking module to receive alignment information; an image generator module to generate the overlay image, and to align the overlay image using the alignment information; and a personal display module to superimpose the overlay image over a view of the externally-displayed visual content.
US07898478B2	Method and system for analog beamforming in wireless communication systems A method and system for analog beamforming in a wireless system is provided. Analog beamforming involves performing an iterative beam acquisition process based on beam search training, determining transmit and receive beamforming vectors including phase weighting coefficients, based on the iterative beam acquisition process. Each iteration includes estimating the receive and transmit beamforming coefficients alternatively, until the receive and transmit beamforming coefficients converge.
US07898477B1	Volumetric direction-finding using a Maxwell Fish-Eye lens Disclosed is an Radio Frequency (RF) volumetric direction finding (DF) methodology, utilizing an Half Maxwell Fish-eye (HMFE) Lens having a semi-spherical shape, a focal plane with a feed structure composed of near-equally spaced frequency-independent antenna elements disposed uniformly to form a 2-dimentional feed array; and RF power splitters for each element and combiners for combining the RF energy received by the elements; forming rows and columns; thereby reducing the number of required RF receiver channels for subsequent processing, where the maximum row/column and differential amplitude comparison is used for deriving DF estimation of intercepted signals; as part of a robust signal detection and direction-finding (DF) system; for detecting and processing a plurality of signals emanating from navigation, radar and communication equipment on surface and airborne platforms.
US07898476B2	Method and system for controlling the direction of an antenna beam In one embodiment, a system for controlling the direction of an antenna beam includes a location identifier, an orientation sensor, and an antenna beam controller. The location identifier determines a transmit antenna location indicating the location of a transmit antenna, where the transmit antenna produces an antenna beam. The orientation sensor determines a transmit antenna orientation indicating the orientation of the transmit antenna. The antenna beam: accesses target data describing a receive antenna of a target, the target data comprising a location of the receive antenna relative to the transmit antenna; calculates a deviation value from the transmit antenna location, the transmit antenna orientation, and the target data; and adjusts the direction of the antenna beam to reduce the deviation value.
US07898469B2	Receiving device for spread spectrum radar apparatus Provided is a receiving device that is used for a spread spectrum radar apparatus, receives a spectrum-spread signal, and obtains a precise radar spectrum, and includes: a despreading unit that (i) generates first and second despread signals that are generated by despreading a reception signal using a pseudo-noise code, the second despread signal passing through a transmission line carrying a current having a current value identical to a current value of a current carried by a transmission line through which the first despread signal passes, and (ii) includes a first transistor pair including first and second transistors having an identical characteristic, the first transistor outputting the first despread signal, and the second transistor outputting the second despread signal; and a quadrature demodulating unit that generates an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal by quadrature-demodulating the first despread signal and the second despread signal, respectively.

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