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| US08127367B2 |
Refreshing software licenses
A license access agent is configured to execute on a client computer. The license access agent comprises a license manager configured to receive a software license upon a request for authorizing usage of a protected software product so as to allow one or more functionalities of the protected software product to run on the client computer. The license manager is configured to disable the protected software product upon expiration of the software license unless the license manager obtains a refreshed software license. |
| US08127358B1 |
Thin client for computer security applications
A system for scanning a file for malicious codes may include a client agent running in a client computer and a scan server running in a server computer, the client computer and the server computer communicating over a computer network. The client agent may be configured to locally receive a scan request to scan a target file for malicious codes and to communicate with the scan server to scan the target file using a scan engine running in the server computer. The scan server in communication with the client agent allows the scan engine to scan the target file by issuing file I/O requests to access the target file located in the client computer. The client agent may be configured to check for digital signatures and to maintain a file cache of previously scanned files to minimize network traffic. |
| US08127352B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
An information processing system which includes a compound content generation apparatus and a compound content consumption apparatus and processes a plurality of protected contents, the compound content generation apparatus comprising a compound content generation unit configured to generate a compound content from a plurality of protected contents, and the compound content consumption apparatus comprising a composite policy generation unit configured to generate a composite policy by obtaining an intersection of condition values of policies set for the respective protected contents contained in the compound content, and a compound content consumption unit configured to consume the compound content in accordance with the composite policy. |
| US08127351B2 |
Program execution control apparatus and program execution control method
A program execution control apparatus and a program execution method are provided by which even when a program is rewritten into an illegal program after the first-mentioned program is checked, execution of the rewritten illegal program can be avoided, and also, which can readily confirm that which program has been rewritten in an illegal manner at which time instant.The program execution control apparatus of the present invention is equipped with: a flash memory 101 for storing thereinto a program; a condition detection unit 103 for detecting a check time instant for checking as to whether or not the program is illegal; an illegality check unit 104 for checking as to whether or not the illegal program is present at the check time instant; an execution control unit 105 for controlling as to whether or not the program is executed in response to the check result; and a CPU 102 for executing the program in response to a result of the execution control unit 105. |
| US08127344B2 |
Rapid archivable WORM memory system based on a hard disc
A process is described which permits particularly rapid writing and reading of small files, such as e-mails and scanned documents, for legally relevant WORM data storage which preserves evidential integrity. The process is implemented using currently available operating systems and standard hardware, wherein the disadvantages of these operating systems in the processing of many small files and the insecurity of the data storage are overcome by the architecture of the hardware and the implementation of the process.In accordance with the invention there are on a first hard disc (4) an operating system (5) and also WORM server software (6) with an API (12), a second hard disc (7) serves as a work area and cache, wherein the secured data are loaded onto mass memory units (11) in content storage containers (CSCs), using the WORM server software (6) access rights are configured, CSCs are loaded, the number of files is reduced and secure storage is carried out. |
| US08127343B2 |
Image forming system, information processing program, and image forming device handling secure job information
An image forming system includes an information processing device and an image forming device. The information processing device includes: a generator configured to generate secure job information including image forming information and image forming authentication information; and a transmitter configured to transmit the secure job information. The image forming device includes: a receiver configured to receive the secure job information; a storage configured to store the secure job information and deletion authentication information; an input unit configured to input image forming input information and deletion input information; an execution determining unit configured to determine, based on the image forming authentication information and the image forming input information, whether the image forming device executes an image forming process based on the image forming information; and a deletion determining unit configured to determine, based on the deletion authentication information and the deletion input information, whether the image forming device deletes the secure job information from the storage. |
| US08127337B2 |
Method and apparatus as pertains to a biometric template and a corresponding privacy policy
At a two-way communications apparatus (200) of choice, one can detect (101) a two-way communications apparatus user instruction and then, in response to detecting that instruction, provide (102) certain information to a nearby two-way communications apparatus (208) via a near field communications link (206). This information can comprise, at least in part, a biometric template as pertains to a user of the two-way communications apparatus and a privacy policy as pertains to further dissemination of the biometric template. |
| US08127335B2 |
Communication error message for TV internet adapter
A communication error message is displayed on a TV when an error is noted on a control data link between the TV and an Internet adapter module connected thereto. |
| US08127331B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for conveying personalized content to a viewer
According to embodiments of the present invention a method, system and apparatus for conveying personalized content to a viewer is provided. A method for conveying personalized content comprises obtaining an indication of viewer-selected content and receiving an indication of a viewing time by which a target receiver device is required to have received the viewer-selected content. The method further comprises determining a delivery window based on the viewing time and generating a delivery component including the viewer-selected content and an identifier associated with the target receiver device. The method further comprises causing the delivery component to be delivered to the target receiver device during the delivery window. |
| US08127326B2 |
Proximity detection using wireless connectivity in a communications system
The present invention is directed towards a primary device that detects the proximity of additional remote devices, which are intended to be within the same local network. The primary device communicates with the remote devices using wireless communication. In the event that the remote devices are outside of a predetermined range, the remote devices are disabled. |
| US08127325B2 |
Log processing to determine impression values using reliable durations
Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement. |
| US08127322B2 |
Optical disc drive with main shaft having end portion of particular configuration
For the purpose of suppressing an increase of temperature of a laser element, in an optical disc drive, even in case when recording/reproducing at such a low double speed that almost no expectation can be made upon the effect of the convection cooling due to circulating flow of an air, which is generated by rotation of a disc, and in particular, the structure for fixing both end portions of a main shaft, which is engaged with a transfer mechanism for moving an optical pickup into the disc radial direction, through the optical pickup, between two (2) pieces of shafts for supporting the optical pickup, one of which forms the main shaft, onto connector portions to be engaged with the both end portions of the main shaft, upon a mechanical chassis, on which is mounted at least a disc rotation mechanism, etc., has structures for enlarging a contacting area defined between the both end portions of the main shaft and the connector portions or pressure plates, each building up the connector portion (for example, a comb-like configuration). |
| US08127320B2 |
Thread motor and playback device
A thread motor is disclosed. The thread motor includes: a cylindrical rotor; a ring-shaped gear provided at an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical rotor; and a flange portion provided at the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical rotor, opposed to the gear with a predetermined clearance. |
| US08127312B2 |
BIOS runtime services interface
A method and article of manufacture for accessing at least one unexposed runtime service. |
| US08127311B2 |
Abstract interface for unified communications with dynamic models
The present invention provides a method and system for interfacing with a model regardless of model type. An abstract interface is provided for interfacing a model. The abstract interface is compatible with a plurality of model types. A call can then be made to a dynamic model via a method specified by the abstract interface. Data is then received from the dynamic model in response to the call. In certain embodiments the abstract interface is an application programming interface (API). |
| US08127306B2 |
Integrating eventing in a web service application of a multi-functional peripheral
Techniques are provided for efficiently processing SOAP requests at a Web service application (WSA) of a multi-functional device (MFP). In one technique, a WSA includes at least three threads. An external request processing thread processes SOAP requests from different client applications. A request processing thread processes a SOAP request according to the business logic of the WSA. A internal communications thread communicates with other components of the MFP that are distinct from the WSA. In another technique, a WSA processes different SOAP request differently, depending on the size of the SOAP and the resources required to process the SOAP request so that fast requests may be processed immediately while slow requests are pending. In another technique, a WS-Eventing specification is implemented within a WSA to simplify the event subscription and notification process. |
| US08127302B2 |
Method for dynamically adjusting audio decoding process
A method for dynamically arranging DSP tasks. The method comprises receiving an audio bit stream, checking a remaining execution time as the DSP transforms the audio information into spectral information, simplifying the step of transforming the audio information when the DSP detects that the remaining execution time is shorter then a predetermined interval, and skipping one section of the audio information and decoding the remaining section when the execution time is less than a predetermined interval. |
| US08127295B1 |
Scalable resource allocation
A device, system, and method are directed towards managing limited resources in a computer system with multiple processing units. Each processing unit has a corresponding bucket. Each thread executing on a processing unit has a corresponding wallet. Buckets and wallets contain credits corresponding to units of the limited resource. When a request for the resource is made, mechanisms of the invention attempt to fulfill the request by looking in a local wallet, a local bucket, or non-local buckets. In a resource shortage situation, credits may be moved to a primary bucket. A load balancing mechanism may distribute credits among buckets, or move credits from wallets to buckets. |
| US08127294B2 |
Disk drive for handling conflicting deadlines and methods thereof
Disclosed is a method for handling conflicting deadlines by a disk drive. The method comprises: receiving a plurality of requests from a plurality of applications for accessing the disk drive; determining a plurality of service times for the plurality of requests; serving a first request of the plurality of request prior to an actual schedule when a deadline for serving the first request and a deadline for serving a subsequent request of the plurality of requests cannot be simultaneously met by the disk drive; and serving the subsequent request after the first request is served by the disk drive. |
| US08127287B2 |
Systems and methods for reusing SAP adaptors in non-supported releases
An adaptor provides functionality in a second version of a software to a first version by determining at least one functionality available in the second version but not available in the first version; determining a reuse or adaptation of an adaptor framework in the first version; mapping the functionality of the second version to the first version; importing code in the second version to the first version; and deploying the adaptor framework in the first version. |
| US08127286B2 |
MSI enhancement to update RDP files
A Terminal Server Administrator is provided with the ability to indirectly update RDP files that have been placed inside an MSI file. The TS Web Access server retrieves the RDP file from the MSI file being published by the Active Directory, contacts the corresponding Terminal Server for any updated settings to the RDP file and icon allowing the remote program to be launched, and then passes the updated RDP file and icon to the client that is to connect to the Terminal Server. In this way RDP files can be dynamically updated without creating a new MSI file. |
| US08127284B2 |
On-demand loading of types of software code of a program executing on a computing device
A first computing device receives (over a network) from at least a second computing device a container that includes information relating to types of software code that are potentially invoked by a program executing on the first computing device. A determination is made according to an on-demand basis, during execution of the program, whether a particular type of software code is to be loaded from the at least second computing device to the first computing device. |
| US08127268B2 |
Server testing framework
A system and method of developing software includes a configuring a build tool configuration file with instructions to start a server software application, provision the server software application with test data; run unit tests on software that communicates with the server software application using the test data, clean up the test data, and stop the server software application. The build tool may automatically run tasks associated with the configured instructions upon changes to software that interacts with or otherwise depends the server software application. |
| US08127266B1 |
Gate-length biasing for digital circuit optimization
Methods and apparatus for a gate-length biasing methodology for optimizing integrated digital circuits are described. The gate-length biasing methodology replaces a nominal gate-length of a transistor with a biased gate-length, where the biased gate-length includes a bias length that is small compared to the nominal gate-length. In an exemplary embodiment, the bias length is less than 10% of the nominal gate-length. |
| US08127260B1 |
Physical layout estimator
In one embodiment of the invention, a physical layout wire-load algorithm is used to generate a wire-load model based on physical data including aspect ratio and wire definitions defined in a physical library. The physical layout estimator is utilized to dynamically produce the physical layout wire-load model and to calculate net length and delay for each optimization iteration. |
| US08127253B2 |
Predictive cursor interaction
Various embodiments can add predictability to user interactions with links that they encounter. In addition to adding predictability, various embodiments can enable a user to affect or change the behavior that is associated with a particular link selection. In at least some embodiments, a user is provided with discernible indicia that provide an indication of a behavior associated with selecting a particular link. In at least some embodiments, software executing as part of an end user application makes a determination that a user is about to or is likely to select a particular link. Once the application makes this determination, that application can cause the discernible indicia to be presented to the user. Such indicia provide the user with an indication of the behavior that is to be performed in the event the user selects the particular link of interest. |
| US08127246B2 |
Varying user interface element based on movement
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting a user interface element. Movement of a user interface element that includes first and second pattern layers is detected. While the user interface element is moving, a first pattern layer is translated relative to a second pattern layer. |
| US08127245B2 |
Multi-dimensional systems and controls
An information access system and method are disclosed. A system includes a user input device and a graphical user interface responsive to commands from the user input device. A plurality of graphical structures is displayed in the graphical user interface. Each graphical structure is defined by three or more spatial dimensions, the intersection of which defines a segment. Each segment represents a defined group of information associated with the intersection of dimensions. Each group can be created manually, or defined algorithmically. The system further includes one or more controls displayed in the graphical user interface, responsive to the commands generated from the user input device, and configured for graphically manipulating selected segments of the one or more graphical structures. |
| US08127244B2 |
Method and terminal for displaying character capacity
A method of displaying an available character capacity in a character entry window includes calculating an available character capacity based on characters entered by a user, displaying the entered characters in a character entry window, and displaying an indication of the available character capacity at a position in the character entry window adjacent to the last character entered by the user. A method of displaying an available character capacity on a graphical user interface includes calculating an available character capacity based on characters entered by a user, displaying the entered characters on the graphical user interface, and displaying an object in the graphical user interface in a specific color corresponding to the calculated available character capacity. |
| US08127238B2 |
System and method for controlling actions within a programming environment
This patent discloses tools, methods and systems for dynamically visualizing, controlling and modifying the timing of actions that are implemented as part of an interactive multimedia experience. The tools, methods and systems include a timing region that dynamically reflects the timing of at least some of the cells along a selected single path in the multimedia experience and allows a designer to play through the cells and to change the timing of actions associated with the cells. |
| US08127232B2 |
Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device
A method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device having a display screen, where each one of the media objects has one or more media types associated therewith, such as a still image, a sequential image, video, audio, and text. The method aspect of the present invention begins by displaying a representation of each one of the media objects on the display screen to allow a user to randomly select a particular media object to edit. In response to a user pressing a key to edit a selected media object, one or more specialized edit screens is invoked for editing the media types associated with the selected media object. If the media object includes a still or a sequential image, then an image editing screen is invoked. If the media object includes a video clip, then a video editing screen is invoked. If the media object includes an audio clip, then an audio editing screen is invoked. And if the media object includes a text clip, then a text editing screen is invoked. |
| US08127221B2 |
Optimal sizes of objects in a document
Architecture of one or more algorithms for autofitting objects with non-trivial geometries in documents. The algorithms autofit rectangular objects (such as floaters), when the objects contain both left and right aligned objects, autofit tables, determine correct sizes of a parent object and its child object when the width of the parent object is unknown (referred to as an auto-width), and the width of the parent's child object is expressed in percentages of the parent object width. A two-pass algorithm determines the best (or optimal) sizes of margins, borders, and paddings of objects where any combination thereof can have fixed width, auto width, and/or percentage-expressed width. Additionally, the algorithms can recursively calculate the optimal widths of objects inside other objects, where the outer object width is undefined. The algorithms can process an unlimited number of nesting levels. |
| US08127220B1 |
Scoring links in a document
A system modifies documents to aid users in determining which of the entries in the documents to choose. The system identifies a document that includes one or more entries. The system determines a score for each of the entries and modifies the identified document, or entries in the identified document, based on the determined scores. The system then provides the modified document to a user. |
| US08127216B2 |
Reduced state soft output processing
Devices, methods, and systems of a communications channel detector are disclosed that can compare a plurality of candidate sequences of bits and decisions to identify unlikely error events. The detector may then discard at least one candidate sequence based on an unlikely error event to produce a set of remaining paths. A branch metric calculator may be adapted to calculate metrics for a set of remaining paths. |
| US08127212B2 |
System and method for determining the fault-tolerance of an erasure code
A method for determining a fault tolerance of an erasure code includes deriving base erasure patterns from a generator matrix of an erasure code, determining which of the base erasure patterns are adjacent to one another and XORing the adjacent base erasure patterns with one another to produce child erasure patterns of the erasure code. The method further includes combining the base erasure patterns and the child erasure patterns to form a minimal erasures list (MEL) for the erasure code, whereby the MEL corresponds to the fault tolerance of the erasure code. Also provided are methods for communicating and storing data by using the fault tolerance of erasure codes. |
| US08127211B2 |
Adding known data to CRC processing without increased processing time
Cyclic redundancy check processing is applied advantageously to a set of input data that includes an unknown data portion and a data portion that is already known before the unknown data portion becomes available. A syndrome contribution that the already-known data portion contributes to a syndrome for the set of input data is determined before the unknown data portion becomes available. When the unknown data portion becomes available, the syndrome for the set of input data is determined based on the unknown data portion and the syndrome contribution. |
| US08127210B2 |
Digital broadcasting transmission capable of improving receiving and equalizing performance and signal processing method thereof
A digital broadcast transmitting system and a signal processing method thereof that improves the receiving performance of the system. A digital broadcast transmitter includes a randomizer to receive and randomize a transport stream into a specified position of which stuff bytes are inserted, a replacement sequence generator to generate known data including a predefined sequence, a stuff-byte exchange unit to insert the known data into the specified position of the transport stream into which stuff bytes are inserted, an encoder to encode the transport stream output from the stuff-byte exchange unit for an error correction, and a transmission unit to modulate the encoded transport stream, RF-convert the modulated transport stream and transmit the RF-converted data. The digital broadcast receiving performance is improved even in an inferior multi-path channel by detecting the known data from the received transmission and using the known data for synchronization and equalization. |
| US08127203B2 |
Method, data processing apparatus and wireless device
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to a method, to a data processing apparatus and to a wireless device. In an embodiment of the invention a data processing apparatus is provided. The data processing apparatus may include a chip-integrated unit to select a check location of an external memory and to generate a check value, an internal memory associated with the chip-integrated unit, the internal memory to save the check location and the check value, and an external memory coupled to the chip-integrated unit, the external memory to store the check value at the check location. |
| US08127202B2 |
Use of alternative value in cell detection
A system and method, including computer software, allows reading data from a flash memory cell. Voltages from a group of memory cells are detected. The group of memory cells have associated metadata for error detection, and each memory cell stores a voltage representing a data value selected from multiple possible data values. Each possible data value corresponds to one range of multiple non-overlapping ranges of analog voltages. Memory cells having uncertain data values are identified based on the detected voltages. Alternative data values for the memory cells having the uncertain data values are determined, and a combination of alternative data values is selected. An error detection test is performed using the metadata associated with the multiple memory cells and the selected combination of alternative data values. |
| US08127198B2 |
Adaptable channel compensation for reliable communication over fading communication links
A method for reducing fading channel signal data loss for serial data rates up to approximately 10 gigabits per second includes sequentially distributing serial data to multiple encoders. Individual data bytes are sent from the encoders to a convolutional interleaver. Each byte is distributed to an individual memory element of the interleaver in a received byte sequence. An address generator generates write and read addresses assignable to each memory element. Multiple shift registers have variably graduated lengths. The serial data is distributed between channels each having a different delay element created by shift register length differences. The delay elements are adjustable to correct data dropout due to daily atmospheric/channel changes. Fade detection signals are inserted before transmission and measured at a receiver. The fade signals help create erasure bits to improve decoding accuracy and adjust interleaver delay parameters. |
| US08127195B2 |
Replacement messages for identifying and preventing errors during the transmission of realtime-critical data
A destination node in a data network for transmission of real-time data by a data telegram, the data telegram including an identification, data and a transfer status, is provided. The destination node includes a device for receiving a first data telegram, a device for storing the data of the first data telegram and an assigned timer value, a device for receiving a second data telegram and a device for replacing the stored data of the first data telegram, wherein the stored data of the first data telegram is replaced with data of the second data telegram. Further, a method and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. |
| US08127194B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving hybrid automatic repeat request operation in a wireless communications system
In order to avoid unknown behavior of a user equipment, the present invention provides a method of improving Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, known as HARQ, operation for a network in a wireless communications system. The method includes adding a HARQ information information element, abbreviated to IE, and a Multi-Input Multi-Output, known as MIMO, parameters IE into a radio resource control message, wherein the radio resource control message is used by the network to assign, replace or release a physical channel used by the user equipment, and transmitting the radio resource control message to the user equipment. |
| US08127193B2 |
Methods and apparatus to reduce errors during a re-transmission
Methods and apparatus to reduce errors during a re-transmission performed by a communication module are disclosed. An example method includes detecting an error in received data, predicting a time interval that is expected to be substantially error-free, and transmitting a re-transmission request message for the data based on the time interval. |
| US08127181B1 |
Hardware warning protocol for processing units
Processing units are configured to capture the unit state in unit level error status registers when a runtime error event is detected in order to facilitate debugging of runtime errors. The reporting of warnings may be disabled or enabled to selectively monitor each processing unit. Warnings for each processing unit are propagated to an exception register in a front end monitoring unit. The warnings are then aggregated and propagated to an interrupt register in a front end monitoring unit in order to selectively generate an interrupt and facilitate debugging. A debugging application may be used to query the interrupt, exception, and unit level error status registers to determine the cause of the error. A default error handling behavior that overrides error conditions may be used in conjunction with the hardware warning protocol to allow the processing units to continue operating and facilitate in the debug of runtime errors. |
| US08127179B2 |
Providing system reset information to service provider
Methods for collection of device reset history from a network communication device comprising: (a) determining whether a reset condition is triggered by software or hardware, (b) for a software triggered reset: (i) upon a software exception, retrieving related reset information, (ii) upon an operator initiation, retrieving related reset information, (iii) allocating space in non-volatile memory, (iv) storing retrieved current reset information together with a corresponding reset time, and (v) adding the current reset information to historical reset information, (c) proceeding with the reset, (d) executing startup code during reboot, (e) upon a hardware triggered reset; (i) retrieving hardware registry and other residual hardware information still present, (ii) allocating space in non-volatile memory, (iii) storing the current retrieved reset information together with a current time that corresponds approximately to the reset and (iv) adding the reset information to historical reset information, and (f) continuing with normal operation of the device. |
| US08127174B1 |
Method and apparatus for performing transparent in-memory checkpointing
A method and apparatus for performing transparent checkpoint data backup by identifying portions of memory that store the checkpoint data that have been modified since a prior in-memory checkpoint process and backing up only the identified portions of memory containing the modified checkpoint data. |
| US08127167B2 |
Methods for reducing power consumption and devices using the same
A method for reducing power consumption of a device with an embedded memory module is provided. The device includes comprises a processor, an embedded memory module, a software module, a power supplying unit, and an auxiliary logic. The embedded memory module is accessed by the processor and partitioned into a plurality of memory blocks in accordance with a first predetermined rule. The software module comprises an instruction set and a data set. The software module is segmented into a plurality of segments in accordance with a second predetermined rule. The power supplying unit provides power to the plurality of memory blocks. The auxiliary logic controls the power supplying unit. The power supplied to a memory block is switched on or off in accordance with a condition. |
| US08127158B2 |
Self-powered devices and methods
The self-powered device is configured to be powered by energy collected from a surrounding environment. The self-powered device includes an energy collector, and a memory having instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of operation. The energy collector is configured to collect energy to power the self-powered device from a surrounding environment in which the self-powered device is located. The plurality of modes of operation include: (i) a low-power mode of operation in which the self-powered device consumes less than a pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device uses less than its full capabilities, and (ii) and a high-power mode of operation in which self-powered device consumes more than the pre-determined or adaptively-determined amount of power and the self-powered device uses its full capabilities. The instructions for selecting one of a plurality of modes of are configured to (a) select the low-power mode of operation when available energy becomes insufficient to fully power the self-powered device, and (b) select the high-power mode of operation when sufficient energy again becomes available to fully power the self-powered device. |
| US08127151B2 |
Hardware-based key generation and recovery
A system and method of recovering encoded information contained in a device by storing and retrieving at least part of the necessary decoding data by setting and measuring the physical characteristics of the device. Storage and recovery options include, but are not limited to, measurement of electronic or optical characteristics of electrically or optically conductive portions of the device using a range of measurement techniques that include, but are not limited to, time-domain reflectometry. |
| US08127147B2 |
Method and apparatus for securing data storage while insuring control by logical roles
A storage device with hardened security features has a storage medium, an interface, and a controller. The interface is adapted to communicatively couple the storage device to a host system. The controller is within the storage device and is adapted to read and to write information to and from the storage medium. The controller is adapted to require a security partition authorization from a manufacturer of the storage device before executing a security partition creation command received over the interface. |
| US08127143B2 |
Methods for secure enrollment of personal identity credentials into electronic devices
A method and system for securely enrolling personal identity credentials into personal identification devices. The system of the invention comprises the manufacturer of the device and an enrollment authority. The manufacturer is responsible for recording serial numbers or another unique identifier for each device that it produces, along with a self-generated public key for each device. The enrollment authority is recognized by the manufacturer or another suitable institution as capable of validating an individual before enrolling him into the device. The enrollment authority maintains and operates the appropriate equipment for enrollment, and provides its approval of the enrollment. The methods described herein discuss post-manufacturing, enrollment, backup, and recovery processes for the device. |
| US08127142B2 |
Method of authenticating a user on a network
A method of controlling access to electronic information is provided. The method requires the use of a portable token adapted to read and verify a user's biometric data in order to view encrypted files or data fields. If the proper biometric data is entered into the token, the user is presented with a unique and dynamic password for logon. The unique password is displayed on a small LCD screen on the token. Access to the protected information is allowed once the unique password is verified by the enterprise system containing the encrypted. |
| US08127139B2 |
Handheld devices and methods for extracting data
The present invention relates generally to handheld devices and using such to extract identifying data. One claim recites a handheld wireless device including: an input for receiving a subset of database information; electronic memory for storing the retrieved subset of database information, the handheld device including an input device; an optical imaging device for capturing a portion of a map, the portion of the map including at least one steganographic watermark hidden therein through alterations to data representing the portion, the alterations being generally imperceptible to a human observer of the portion of the map, the steganographic watermark including map location information; an electronic processor configured to: determine which information of the retrieved subset of the database information corresponds to the map location information; and control providing corresponding retrieved subset database information. Other claims and combinations are provided as well. |
| US08127132B2 |
Method and apparatus for executing industrial manufacture
A software object is positioned in structures, such as a functional structure, location structure and order structure, where each structure consists of a hierarchy of software objects. In each structure the software object inherits security from other software objects in the hierarchy. Since the software object is inserted into multiple hierarchical structures the security of the software object is inherited from software objects in multiple hierarchical structures. The user authority to interact with a software object is, in addition to the identity of the user logged in, dependent on the inherited security of the software object. As a software object is inserted, deleted and moved in a hierarchical structure the security of the software object changes. |
| US08127129B2 |
Method and network system for negotiating a security capability between a PCC and a PCE
A method and a network system for negotiating a security capability between a path computation client (PCC) and a path computation element (PCE) are described. The method includes the steps as follows. The PCE sends a packet carrying security policy capability information to the PCC. After receiving the packet, the PCC acquires a security policy capability supported or required by the PCE or a security policy capability supported by both of the PCE and the PCC. In various embodiments of the present invention, negotiation of PCC-PCE and PCC-PCC may be performed by sending the packet carrying the security policy capability information, thereby greatly simplifying the security policy configuration between PCC-PCE and PCE-PCE, and simplifying the complexity in PCE deployment. |
| US08127124B2 |
Remote configuration of computing platforms
An embodiment of the invention relates to a computing platform (10) having an attribute (241) that is configurable by a remote system (350), the computing platform (10) storing a first verifier (332) for verifying that a message is from a trusted remote source (360) and being operable to: acquire a second verifier (331) from a trusted remote source (360), including by verifying the second verifier (331) using the first verifier (332), the second verifier (331) being usable for verifying that a message is from a remote configuration system (350) that is trustable to configure the attribute (241); acquire a configuration setting (I) from the remote configuration system, including by verifying the configuration setting (I) using the second verifier (331); and configure the attribute (241) according to the configuration setting (I). |
| US08127115B2 |
Group formation with multiple taken branches per group
Disclosed are a method and a system for grouping processor instructions for execution by a processor, where the group of processor instructions includes at least two branch processor instructions. In one or more embodiments, an instruction buffer can decouple an instruction fetch operation from an instruction decode operation by storing fetched processor instructions in the instruction buffer until the fetched processor instructions are ready to be decoded. Group formation can involve removing processor instructions from the instruction buffer and routing the processor instruction to latches that convey the processor instructions to decoders. Processor instructions that are removed from instruction buffer in a single clock cycle can be called a group of processor instructions. In one or more embodiments, the first instruction in the group must be the oldest instruction in the instruction buffer and instructions must be removed from the instruction buffer ordered from oldest to youngest. |
| US08127110B2 |
Method, system, and medium for providing interprocessor data communication
A method of transmitting data between processors, including: establishing and storing an encoding method for each area of virtual address space of a first processor in a predetermined storage device; determining an area of virtual address space corresponding to data to be transmitted to a second processor; and determining the encoding method corresponding to the determined area of the virtual address space with reference to the storage device and transmitting the data to the second processor by using the determined encoding method. |
| US08127108B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for prefetching data in bus system
A method for prefetching data in a bus system is provided. First, according to an address signal from a master, a prefetching address generator generates a prefetching address signal and transfers it to a first select circuit. In response to a signal from the master indicates that the address is related to the previous address and the control signal is identical to the previous transfer, or in response to a signal from the master indicates that the address and control signals are unrelated to the previous transfer but is matched to a hit logic, a prefetching controller directs the first select circuit to transfer the prefetching address signal to a slave. And the prefetching controller also directs a second select circuit to transfer the prefetched data which is corresponding to the prefetching address signal from the slave to a master. |
| US08127104B1 |
Alignment matrix memory copy
In the various embodiments, memory controllers, methods and systems are described. A system can include a memory controller configured to, compose a characteristic key from a source address and a destination address for a memory copy; and invoke a memory copy routine, wherein the memory copy routine is identified by a wrap function in an alignment matrix, the wrap function corresponding to the characteristic key. |
| US08127099B2 |
Resource recovery using borrowed blocks of memory
Disclosed are a method, information processing system, and computer readable medium for resource recovery. The method comprises associating at least one bit with at least one block of memory. The bit denotes a borrow status for the block of memory. The bit is set for resource recovery. A resource recovery event is detected and in response to the bit being enabled for resource recovery, the block of memory is borrowed for a given duration of time. The block is borrowed to temporarily store information associated with the resource recovery there into until the information is written to persistent storage. |
| US08127093B2 |
Computer system and control method therefor
A physical storage area that is allocated to an unused area of a virtual volume is removed. A management unit sends a request to a server computer to make every piece of data stored in a first logical volume migrate to a second logical volume. The server reads all the data out of the first logical volume and writes the data in the second logical volume. A storage system that includes the first logical volume and the second logical volume allocates a physical storage area to an area of the second logical volume where the data is to be written, and writes the data in the allocated physical storage area. The storage system then deletes the first logical volume. |
| US08127090B2 |
Information processing method, and information processing system
A user-information managing unit controls reading of information stored in a user-information DB and a rule DB and writing of information to these databases. A customization processing unit receives a request for customizing rule information stored in the rule DB and, according to the request, customizes the rule information stored in the rule DB via the user-information managing unit. |
| US08127080B2 |
Wake-and-go mechanism with system address bus transaction master
A wake-and-go mechanism is provided for a data processing system. The wake-and-go mechanism is configured to issue a look-ahead load command on a system bus to read a data value from a target address and perform a comparison operation to determine whether the data value at the target address indicates that an event for which a thread is waiting has occurred. In response to the comparison resulting in a determination that the event has not occurred, the wake-and-go engine populates the wake-and-go storage array with the target address and snoops the target address on the system bus. |
| US08127078B2 |
High performance unaligned cache access
A cache memory device and method for operating the same. One embodiment of the cache memory device includes an address decoder decoding a memory address and selecting a target cache line. A first cache array is configured to output a first cache entry associated with the target cache line, and a second cache array coupled to an alignment unit is configured to output a second cache entry associated with the alignment cache line. The alignment unit coupled to the address decoder selects either the target cache line or a neighbor cache line proximate the target cache line as an alignment cache line output. Selection of either the target cache line or a neighbor cache line is based on an alignment bit in the memory address. A tag array cache is split into even and odd cache lines tags, and provides one or two tags for every cache access. |
| US08127070B2 |
Programmable I/O interface
The invention provides an architecture and method for implementing a programmable I/O interface. The primary function provides a generic reconfigurable interface for serial communications between a laser printer controller and the print mechanism. The design also supports vertical page synchronization (top of page detection). |
| US08127069B2 |
Memory device including self-ID information
Disclosed is a memory device including self-ID information. The memory device has a storage unit for storing information related to the memory device, such as a manufacturing factory, a manufacturing date, a wafer number, coordinates on a wafer and the like. Each bank of the memory device stores self-ID information related to the memory device and outputs the self-ID information out of a chip when an address is applied thereto during a test mode. |
| US08127068B2 |
Removable cartridge storage devices and methods
Removable cartridge storage devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the removable cartridge storage device comprises a plurality of cartridge holders, each of the cartridge holders including an electrical connector configured to removably couple with a mating electrical connector of a portable data cartridge having an electronic interface, a system controller configured to control data operations, and a switch, coupled between the cartridge holders and the system controller, to electronically switch connections between the system controller and each of the cartridge holders. |
| US08127059B1 |
Apparatus for interconnecting hosts with storage devices
A system and method for providing redundant access paths to a storage device make use of a processor to analyze instructions received from hosts to allow for command queuing, host switching, and command replacement where necessary. The system allows for either Serially Attached SCSI or Serial ATA hard drives to be connected to the same topology and to require no host intervention on the coordination of drive access in a multi-host environment. A single ported SATA device can then appear multi-ported and can support a redundant architecture within a SAS topology. |
| US08127057B2 |
Multi-level buffering of transactional data
An apparatus, method, and system for implementing a hardware transactional memory (HTM) system with multiple levels of transactional buffers. The apparatus comprises a data cache configured to buffer data in a shared (by a plurality of processing cores) memory accessed by speculative memory access operations and to retain the data during at least a portion of an attempt to execute the atomic memory transaction. The apparatus also comprises an overflow detection circuit configured to detect an overflow condition upon determining that the data cache has insufficient capacity to buffer a portion of data accessed as part of the atomic memory transaction, as well as a buffering circuit configured to respond to the detection of the overflow condition by preventing the portion of data from being buffered in the data cache and buffering the portion of data in a secondary buffer separate from the data cache. |
| US08127049B1 |
Input/output pin allocation for data streams of variable widths
There is described a method and system for inputting/outputting multiple data streams of variable widths. Input/output pins are grouped together via a plurality of transfer blocks, each transfer block being controlled by an independent clock. Data streams can therefore be input/output using asynchronous clocks. Two data streams can also be input/output on a single pin using the rising and falling edge of the clock. |
| US08127048B1 |
Systems and methods for segmenting and protecting a storage subsystem
A storage subsystem comprises a set of zone definitions that uses physical block addresses to divide a memory array in the storage subsystem into zones or segments. A set of zone parameters defines user access modes and security levels for each of the segments. Defining zones for the memory array provide flexibility and increased protection for data stored in the memory array. For example, data of one zone can be quickly erased without affecting data stored in other zones and critical data can be stored in read-only zones to prevent inadvertent overwrite. |
| US08127044B2 |
Method for the delivery of audio and video data sequences by a server
The invention relates to a method for the delivery of audio and video data by a server device. A network can interconnect various media components in the same home. Such a network comprises a server, generally a computer, and clients, for example a decoder. This configuration offers the possibility of creating a desktop managed by the server but remotely controlled by the client via the network. Such a network must transmit data and process them rapidly. Currently, the trend is to compress the data traveling through the network as much as possible. However, the more these data are compressed, the longer they take to process. The invention does not provide for facilitating the transfer of the data but for reducing the time required to process the data flowing through the network. |
| US08127034B2 |
Multi-protocol authentication and authorization in computer network environments
A multi-protocol authentication and authorization system including a request interceptor configured to receive from a requestor a first request using a first transport protocol and a second request using a second transport protocol, and an authenticator for validating a digest received from the requestor, where the request interceptor is configured to authenticate the requestor if the digest is valid and if at least one multi-protocol criterion applied to the requests is met. |
| US08127025B2 |
System for an open architecture development platform with centralized synchronization
One aspect of the preferred embodiment relates to an application framework for managing mobile clients and application programs. By utilizing the preferred embodiment, a system administrator may be provided the capability to manage and control multiple devices, directly and indirectly, using push (server-initiated) and/or pull (client-initiated) techniques from a single location. Additionally, the preferred embodiment may be utilized to back up and securely store information on the mobile clients, identify device usage and to deliver files and databases to the mobile clients. |
| US08127013B2 |
Method and apparatus for a software programmable intelligent network
A reservation request is received for a data transport session. The reservation request contains a requested class of communication service through the asynchronous network. The state of the network along the route is then preferably determined and at least one end-to-end route through the network is obtained. The route is based on the requested class of communication service and the state of the network. The data transport session is then controlled, such that data is forced to travel along at least one route through the asynchronous network. This is preferably done by controlling multiple data controllers dispersed along the at least one route by mapping specific data protocols to specific routes, or mapping specific data protocols to specific ports in each data controller. If a state of the asynchronous network indicates that the route cannot transport data in conformity to the class of communication service, then the route is changed to a backup route through the network. |
| US08127008B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing proxy and non-proxy requests in telecommunications network
A method is disclosed for determining a location of a client session in a telecommunications network by comparing attributes of the client session connection to location definition information stored in a configuration file. A method of handling requests from proxy and non-proxy client connections in a telecommunications network by redirecting requests from unauthenticated proxy clients to a transparent proxy port on a captive portal such that the captive portal proxies the requests is also disclosed. The request may be directed to a service, such as a destination IP address and optional port number. A method for a proxy server to identify an edge session through an out-of-band request containing proxy metadata to a web portal for secure (HTTPS) requests is also disclosed. The edge session is identified for the web portal through a hostkey determined by the proxy server. |
| US08127006B2 |
Method, system, and storage medium for collecting SNMP bandwidth data
A method, system, and storage medium for collecting bandwidth data is provided. The method includes producing master and slave text files in response to simultaneous collection of data samples from a network device by servers. The method also includes generating a clean data file by sorting data in the master and slave text files by the network device port, sorting data samples for the port by collection time, and for each of the samples: adding a designated interval of time to a time on the network device resulting in a target network device time whereby the time on the network device corresponds to a time the data sample was collected, examining data samples in the master and slave text files corresponding to the time the respective data samples were collected, selecting from one of the master and slave text files the sample with a collection time most closely matching the target network device time, and storing the selected sample in the clean data file. |
| US08127004B2 |
Event problem report bundles in XML format
A network device may include logic configured to detect that an event has occurred in the network device, determine an XML document structure based on the detected event, and generate an XML document with the determined structure including information relating to the detected event. |
| US08126995B2 |
Multi-source broadcasting in peer-to-peer network
A computer-implemented method for broadcasting over a network using peer-to-peer technology including commencing a broadcast over a peer-to-peer network, wherein a control computer selects at least one of multiple computers in the peer-to-peer network as an originating source of the broadcast; and changing the originating source of the broadcast, during the broadcast and as indicated by the control computer, from the at least one of the multiple computers to at least another of the multiple computers. |
| US08126993B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for communicating sub-device state information
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for communicating sub-device state information. In use, a plurality of sub-devices of a device is exposed to an application, utilizing a driver. A request may then be received from the application for state information associated with at least one of the sub-devices. In response to the request, the state information is provided to the application. |
| US08126991B2 |
Methods and systems for validating real time network communications
Methods and systems for managing network communications are described. An example resource management system includes a communications manager configured to access information regarding communication protocols used by corresponding broker systems and to provide message translations based on an origin and/or destination of the message to be transmitted. A message processor is coupled to the communications manager and is configured to serialize incoming and/or outgoing broker messages and to facilitate queuing of incoming and outgoing message traffic with broker systems. A communications configurer is configured to track one or more communication attributes of broker systems and changes thereto to ensure communications between the resource management systems are broker systems are conducted in accordance with the communication attributes of the broker systems. A communications rules provider is configured to determine which broker system is to be communicated with in order to fulfill a resource request. |
| US08126990B2 |
Data backup and transfer system, method and computer program product
A backup system having a plurality of accounts for copying selected data between one or more account user computers and a system computer where an account user's computer connects to the system computer via the Internet. Selected data is copied between the account user's computer and the system computer including, documents, media files, and email in any file type or format. Additionally, the system is compatible with all types of computers, including personal data assistants and mobile telephones, and all types of operating systems. All of the software to operate the system is resident on the system computer with no hardware or software required on the account user computer beyond a conventional web browser. The system also includes a scheduler, a contacts manager, a reminder generator and file transfer system for third-party users. |
| US08126983B2 |
Method and system for distributed infrastructure for streaming data via multiple access points
Methods and systems for distributed infrastructure for streaming data via multiple access points. Aspects of one method may include apportioning multimedia information among a plurality of transmitting devices based on feedback channel information received from a destination receiving device by, for example, a transmission controller device. The transmitting devices may transmit the multimedia information to the destination receiving device. A transmitting device that may not be apportioned multimedia information may transmit a probing signal. The destination receiving device may generate feedback channel information for a transmitting device, for example, based on the multimedia information or the probing signal received from the respective transmitting device. The apportioning of the multimedia information may be dynamically adjusted based on updated feedback channel information received from the destination receiving device. |
| US08126973B2 |
System and method for incorporating social networking maps in collaboration tooling and devices
A system and method for incorporating social networking maps in collaboration tools is presented. A user creates rules that are based upon the user's relationship with other users and provides the rules to a network server. The network server uses these rules when the network server receives a relational request from the collaboration tool in order to filter a hierarchal social networking map. The hierarchal social networking map is centrally located such that different collaboration types may utilize the hierarchal social networking map. After filtering the hierarchal social networking map, the network server sends a list of user identifiers to the collaboration tool, which allows the user to collaborate with recipient users corresponding to the list of user identifiers, which are users that share a particular relationship with the user. |
| US08126963B1 |
System and method for adding dynamic information to digitally signed mobile applications
Described are systems and methods for adding information to a mobile application. A mobile application is downloaded from a server to a mobile device using a web browser. A web browser cookie associated with the mobile application is stored on the mobile device. A request is sent from the mobile application to the server, where the request includes information from the stored web browser cookie. Mobile application data associated with the stored web browser cookie from the server is received by the mobile application in response to the request. The mobile application is then provided with access to the mobile application data. |
| US08126960B2 |
Technique for effective organization and communication of information
In a communication arrangement in accordance with the invention, a server is employed to collect and organize information for mobile device users according to the user profiles, e.g., personal profile, business profile, vacation profile, etc., which reflect different user personae. By using this arrangement, the user advantageously maintains only the necessary information in the mobile device and downloads any additional information from the server on an as needed basis. In addition, the server is capable of serving mobile devices which may be incompatible to one another, thereby facilitating an exchange of information between such devices. Moreover, with the server, incoming messages for the user are organized and stored according to the source of the messages and the user criteria established in the user profiles. Further, information in a mobile device may be organized using electronic information cards, referred to as “E-cards,” which facilitate, among others, transfer of information from the mobile device to the server, or other mobile devices to conduct various commercial and data transactions. |
| US08126957B2 |
Managing position independent code using a software framework
An approach for managing position independent code using a software framework is presented. A software framework provides the ability to cache multiple plug-in's which are loaded in a processor's local storage. A processor receives a command or data stream from another processor, which includes information corresponding to a particular plug-in. The processor uses the plug-in identifier to load the plug-in from shared memory into local memory before it is required in order to minimize latency. When the data stream requests the processor to use the plug-in, the processor retrieves a location offset corresponding to the plug-in and applies the plug-in to the data stream. A plug-in manager manages an entry point table that identifies memory locations corresponding to each plug-in and, therefore, plug-ins may be placed anywhere in a processor's local memory. |
| US08126953B2 |
Multi-port mixed-radix FFT
A processor for performing a fast Fourier transform or inverse fast Fourier transform comprises a radix-2 butterfly structure; and a radix-4 butterfly structure. A method of performing a fast Fourier transform or inverse fast Fourier transform comprises selectively performing a radix-2 butterfly operation on an input data stream; and selectively performing a radix-4 butterfly operation on one of a result produced by the radix-2 butterfly operation and the input data stream. Apparatus for performing a fast Fourier transform or inverse fast Fourier transform comprises means for selectively performing a radix-2 butterfly operation on an input data stream; and means for selectively performing a radix-4 butterfly operation on one of a result produced by the radix-2 butterfly operation and the input data stream. A communication device for transmitting or receiving information, including an inverse fast Fourier transform module or fast Fourier transform module, comprises a radix-2 butterfly structure having inputs and outputs; a radix-4 butterfly structure having inputs coupled to the radix-2 butterfly structure outputs; and a multiplexer alternately coupling the data stream to the inputs of the radix-2 butterfly structure or to the inputs of the radix-4 butterfly structure, whereby the module can perform two different resolution inverse fast Fourier transforms or fast Fourier transforms dependent on the inputs selected. |
| US08126950B2 |
Method for performing a domain transformation of a digital signal from the time domain into the frequency domain and vice versa
A method for performing a domain transformation of a digital signal from the time domain into the frequency domain and vice versa, the method including performing the transformation by a transforming element, the transformation element comprising a plurality of lifting stages, wherein the transformation corresponds to a transformation matrix and wherein at least one lifting stage of the plurality of lifting stages comprises at least one auxiliary transformation matrix and a rounding unit, the auxiliary transformation matrix comprising the transformation matrix itself or the corresponding transformation matrix of lower dimension. The method further comprising performing a rounding operation of the signal by the rounding unit after the transformation by the auxiliary transformation matrix. |
| US08126944B2 |
Unordered/fuzzy file path
Provided is an abstracting mechanism for the naming of files in a computing system. When a document is saved, individual components of the file path are segregated and the filename extension becomes the first component in a new file path. Remaining components are rearranged into the new file path according to a simple alphanumeric ordering scheme. In another embodiment, the order of file path components is determined by either some type of hash function or according to a predefined ordering function. Also provided is a search technique that takes advantage of the claimed file mapping technique. A file path is broken into an unordered set of components that are treated with equal weight when performing a search. Files are sorted and displayed based upon a number of “hits,” each hit representing a match between a component of the file path and a term of a search term. |
| US08126943B2 |
Autonomic virtual log configuration
A method, system and apparatus for autonomically configuring a virtual log. In accordance with the present invention, events flowing into the virtual log can be heuristically processed to determine if any events have been lost. When an event is considered to have been lost, the size of the log associated with the event can be increased. Also, the interval in which the virtual log interacts with the associated log can be decreased so as to ensure that the events will not continue to be lost. When a period of time has elapsed during which no events are heuristically determined to have been lost, either or both of the interval and associated log can be adjusted so as to increase the interval and decrease the size of the associated log. |
| US08126933B2 |
Operational assistance server device, operational assistance method and computer program
An operational assistance server device, method and computer readable article of manufacture for providing operational assistance to a user operating an application is provided. The operational assistance server device includes: an operation table; an operation table storage unit for storing the operation table; an user's operation history; an operation sequence generation unit for generating the operation sequence; an operation record storage unit; operation subsequences; an appearing-operation-sequence extraction unit for extracting appearing operation sequences from the operation subsequences; and an appearing-operation-sequence storage unit for storing the appearing operation sequences extracted by the appearing-operation-sequence extraction unit; where the appearing operation sequence appears at a frequency higher than a predetermined value. The method and computer readable article of manufacture storing the method includes the steps of: generating the operation sequence; storing the generated operation sequences; extracting the appearing operation sequences; and storing the extracted appearing operation sequences. |
| US08126931B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying the composition of a data structure during runtime
In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for dynamically displaying, during runtime, the composition of a data structure in a tabular format. During execution of an application, a command indicating the name of a data structure as an argument is executed, thereby causing a dynamic data structure display generator to request the type of the particular data structure whose name is included in the command as an argument. Upon receiving the type and the location of the data structure, the dynamic data structure display generator selects a process to analyze the data structure. Using the selected process, the data structure is analyzed and its elements are systematically communicated to a user interface service, which is responsible for displaying, in a tabular format, the elements (names and values) of the data structure. |
| US08126930B2 |
Micro-bucket testing for page optimization
Methods for optimizing webpage content by micro-bucket testing user customization to the webpage include presenting a plurality of modules at a webpage based on a request from a user. The modules define an intent of the webpage. A change defining customization to one or more modules within the webpage is detected. A test case representing the change is automatically generated. The generated test case is a modified webpage having the customization. The webpage is presented to a first segment of users as a control page and the modified webpage is presented to a second segment of users in response to a request for the webpage. User interaction by the first and segment of users is monitored at the webpage and the modified webpage to determine website metrics of the corresponding webpages. The website metrics is used in defining a new control page of the webpage from the modified webpage or retaining the webpage as the control page. |
| US08126926B2 |
Data visualization with summary graphs
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with visualizing data using summary graphs are described. One example method includes constructing a summary graph for display. The summary graph represents the data as a summary node having a plurality of property edges connected to the summary node. The summary node represents the set of values for the node in the data. |
| US08126921B2 |
System and method of transferring information
A system and method of transferring information comprising an input module configured to receive an access parameter from an entity authorized to provide the access parameter, an access module configured to access a first database or a second database and communicate information from the first database to the second database wherein the information is configured to perform an authorized function. The function can be authorized bill payment. The information to be transferred can include financial information, and can include account information. |
| US08126919B2 |
Update manager for database system
A database management protocol exchanges update tokens between a client and a server on which the database resides. When a client requests data to be read from a database, an update manager either reads an update token stored therein or generates one dynamically. The update token represents a current state of the data object being read. Sometime thereafter, if the client requests new data to be stored in the object, the client may furnish the update token back to the update manager. The update manager compares the client's update token to a local update token representing a current state of the database and, if they match, determines that the state has not changed. If they do not match, an error results. |
| US08126918B2 |
Using embedded data with file sharing
Peer-to-peer file sharing is increasing in popularity on the Internet, faster than any product known in history. Although file-sharing can enable massive piracy, it has many advantages for distribution of information including scalability. Alternatively, file-sharing can be sabotaged with falsified files and used to distribute viruses. To this end, a solution that maintains the scalability of file-sharing and promotes reliability is proposed. The solution involves embedding data within the file or content and using the data to identify the content, demonstrate its completeness and lack of viruses, and verify the file can be shared. The embedded data can be checked when the file is registered with the database for sharing, and before or while the file is being uploaded and/or downloaded. Ideally, the embedded data is added at the time of creation for the file. The embedded data may include a watermark and be linked to other copy management systems, such as those proposed in DVD and SDMI. Finally, the embedded data can be used to enable purchases of files that owners do not have rights to share. |
| US08126916B2 |
Priority based LDAP service publication mechanism
A method and system are provided for directing a client to a preferred service instance. At creation of a service instance, the service binding attribute of the created instance is extended to include assigned domains and associated priorities. There are then two phases to directing a client to the preferred service instance. The first phase is compilation of a list of domains and priorities for the service in response to a query. Upon completion of the first phase, a second phase is executed to determine a preferred service for the client by comparing fully qualified domain name entries and assigned priority entries. |
| US08126913B2 |
Method to identify exact, non-exact and further non-exact matches to part numbers in an enterprise database
A method of searching for customer part numbers stored in an enterprise database includes creating a set of discrete search strings from a set of supplier part numbers by which a search of the customer part numbers is performed and identifying any exact, non-exact and further non-exact matches between the discrete search strings and the customer part numbers from an output of the search. |
| US08126903B2 |
Computer implemented method for allocating drivers and passengers sharing a trip
Techniques for allocating drivers and passengers sharing a trip. The techniques may include a trip sharing service comprising receiving a first service request; specifying a first potential trip data object by the trip sharing service and executing a matching method. Matching may include checking a first potential trip data object against at least a second potential trip data object. Matching may further include comparing the specifications of the first potential trip data object with the specifications of the at least one second potential trip data object, determining the degree of congruency of the specifications of the compared potential trip data objects, assigning one role to a first and a second user, and adding the second potential trip data object to a result list in case the determined degree of congruency between the first and the second potential trip data object exceeds a predefined threshold. |
| US08126901B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating a dynamic web page
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a dynamic web page. A structured data context is generated based on the result of a business logic process performed in response to a request from a browser, and a template associated with the request is loaded. The structured data context includes at least one dynamic data item for the dynamic web page. The template is able to be browsed by the browser and contains associated information that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context. The at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context is merged into the template so as to produce the dynamic web page. |
| US08126900B1 |
Transforming a data type of a column in a table
A database system receives a transaction that selects values of a column of a first table based on one or more conditions, the column in the first table being according to a first data type. The database system transforms the first data type to a second, different data type. The selected values of the column according to the second data type are stored in the second table. |
| US08126899B2 |
Information management system
An information management system creates data structures based entirely on the content of source files, then compares these data structures to discover synergies and commonalities. In one embodiment, the system accepts a first collection of source files, and extracts text from each source file. The text is compared to tags in one or more dictionaries, which comprise hierarchical listing of tags. Tags matching the text are associated with each source file. The system then generates a virtual relational network in which each source file having matching tags is a node. Tags associated with two or more source files are links between the nodes. This virtual relational network may be compared with another virtual relational network to discover common nodes or links. Source files later added to a collection are massively linked by associating all tags from all source files with the newly added source file, and vice versa. |
| US08126896B2 |
Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus capable of collecting electronic data efficiently and avoiding sharing highly confidential and secure electronic data with an indefinite number of users. The information processing apparatus is connected to an external apparatus through a network. The information processing apparatus receives electronic data from the external apparatus, registers attribute information related to the received electronic data in association with the received electronic data so that the received electronic data can be retrieved by using the attribute information, and controls the registering unit so as to register the attribute information related to the received electronic data when the received electronic data is not confidential data, and so as not to register the attribute information related to the received electronic data when the received electronic data is confidential data. |
| US08126895B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for indexing, synchronizing and searching digital data
A system, method and computer program product provide a search module for searching digital data. The search module operates, according to an embodiment, by indexing stored data without interrupting use of the stored data, synchronizing the indexed data with data stored subsequent to the indexing step, searching at least one of the synchronized data and the indexed data, and outputting results of the searching step. |
| US08126894B2 |
Click chain model
Techniques are described for generating a statistical model from observed click chains. The model can be used to compute a probability that a document is relevant to a given search query. With the model, a probability of a user examining a given document in a given search result conditionally depends on: a probability that a preceding document in the given search result is examined by a user viewing the given search result; a probability that the preceding document is clicked on by a user viewing the given search result, which conditionally depends directly on the probability that the preceding document is examined and on a probability of relevance of the preceding document. |
| US08126893B1 |
Automatically creating lists from existing lists
A system automatically creates a list from items in existing lists. The system receives one or more example items corresponding to the list and assigns weights to the items in the existing lists based on the one or more example items. The system then forms the list based on the items and the weights assigned to the items. |
| US08126892B2 |
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. |
| US08126891B2 |
Future data event prediction using a generative model
The prediction of future data events using a generative model is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of predicting a search engine switch, by first tracking a sequence of events in a user search. Next, a search engine switch based upon the sequence of events tracked is predicted. Then, in response to predicting a search engine switch and prior to the user requesting a search engine switch, an action is taken toward changing a user experience. |
| US08126882B2 |
Credibility of an author of online content
Methods, computer program products and systems are described for obtaining at a first computer an online content item authored by an author for public online display. A credibility factor is determined for the author in association with the online content item. The credibility factor is based on information about the author to be true. In response to a query for online content, wherein the online content item is included in a set of search results, the ranking of the online content item in the set is determined in a second computer based at least in part on the credibility factor of the author. The first computer and the second computer can be the same or different computers. |
| US08126880B2 |
Systems and methods of adaptively screening matching chunks within documents
A computer identifies within a document multiple matching chunks in response to a search request from a user. The search request includes one or more search keywords and each of the multiple matching chunks matches at least one of the search keywords. The computer partitions the matching chunks into multiple groups. The matching chunks within a respective group have an associated matching level to the search request. The computer returns one or more groups of the matching chunks to the user in an order consistent with their respective matching levels to the search request. |
| US08126869B2 |
Automated client sitemap generation
Methods and computer-storage media for automated generation of domain sitemap files are provided. A universal resource locator (URL) for a web site having a plurality of web pages associated therewith is received. Log files and permission controls are analyzed to ascertain whether each web page has been previously crawled and which web pages may be crawled and/or indexed. The permitted, not-previously-crawled web pages are subsequently crawled and the relational structure of the web site is ascertained. Other items of metadata, such as web page modification frequency or priority values, also are determined. Once the structure and metadata are available, a current sitemap is generated that provides the hierarchy and related details in the form of metadata. The sitemap file is then written to a disk and may then be sent to search engines as generated or in a compressed format. |
| US08126868B1 |
Search rankings with dynamically customized content
A server identifies descriptors related to an item of content and inserts them into an address of a template web page. The server extracts the keywords in the address after receiving a request for the web page from an application program. Content relating to the descriptors is determined and associated with the web page, thereby creating a customized web page. In response to the request, the server provides the customized web page to the application program. |
| US08126857B2 |
Proactive information monitoring systems and methods
Systems and methods for proactive information monitoring are presented. A user can define alert criteria for generating an alert through a centralized alerting service where the alert criteria relate to the status of records in a data set. The records of the data can be distributed across multiple remote or unaffiliated databases to which the user lacks access. The service can disaggregate the criteria into individual criterion targeting specific records stored in the databases. The criterions are provided to agents that monitor the records. When the records satisfy the criterion, the agents send notifications back to the service. Once the service receives sufficient notifications to indicate the alert criteria are satisfied, the service sends an alert to designated recipients. The systems and methods are able provide alert information without compromising the confidentially or security of the remote databases. |
| US08126852B1 |
Merged collections
A method of determining whether a data segment is a duplicate using cooperating deduplicators is disclosed. The data segment is received. A first deduplicator is operated to to determine whether the incoming data segment is a duplicate based on first information available to the first deduplicator regarding stored data segments that are stored in a memory. A second deduplicator is selectively operated to determine whether the incoming data segment is a duplicate based on second information available to the second deduplicator; wherein the selective operation of the second deduplicator depends on the determination made by the first deduplicator. |
| US08126851B2 |
System for automatically recovering a computer memory using shadowed data and file directory structures
The Data Shadowing System comprises a memory module that is connected to the monitored computer system via an existing input/output port to store the shadowed data. The memory module includes a memory device for data storage as well as software, including a control software component that is automatically installed on the monitored computer system when the memory module is first connected to the monitored computer system, as well as associated module software for maintaining a record of the data stored on the memory device. The Data Shadowing System automatically stores the data on the memory module in a single format, while representing it in a data management database in two formats: disk sectors and files. The Data Shadowing System thereby efficiently tracks and stores the state of multiple file systems over time, while allowing for correct disk-level and file-level restoration to a point-in-time without storing redundant data. |
| US08126848B2 |
Automated method for identifying and repairing logical data discrepancies between database replicas in a database cluster
A method and system for monitoring and maintaining the consistency of replicated databases in a shared-nothing database cluster architecture is presented. The method involves the continuous monitoring of the database transaction logs that are maintained by the autonomous database managers that manage the individual database replicas in the cluster. In the event that data discrepancies are detected via the comparison of the transaction logs of the individual database replicas, remedial action is carried out according to configured rules in the main cluster controller. These remedial actions may include, but are not limited to, making a database node inactive within the cluster, or automatically repairing any data discrepancies that are detected among the database replicas in the cluster. |
| US08126844B2 |
Multi-thread replication across a network
A replicated set of data is processed by receiving at a target, from one of a plurality of replication processing threads, a received batch of one or more non-synchronization tasks. It is determined that the received batch comprises a next batch to be performed at the target and the non-synchronization tasks included in the batch are performed in a task order. |
| US08126840B2 |
Lubrication program management system and methods
A system for scheduling a plurality of selected maintenance tasks. The system comprises one or more storage media and a processor. The one or more storage media store data indicative of a plurality of maintenance points, a plurality of task templates, and a plurality of maintenance task definitions as associations between maintenance points and task templates. At least one maintenance point has a plurality of maintenance point parameters and is associated with at least one task template having a plurality of task parameters, such that upon accessing at least one of the maintenance task definitions, such maintenance task definition is dynamically generated from the plurality of maintenance point parameters of the at least one maintenance point and from the plurality of task parameters of the at least one task template. The processor selectively applies one or more queries to the stored data to generate an assignment including one or more selected maintenance tasks. The one or more queries have a plurality of filter criteria and a plurality of logical relationships defined between the filter criteria to selectively include maintenance task definitions matching the one or more queries and exclude maintenance task definitions not matching the one or more queries. The system further comprises at least one means for outputting the generated assignment. |
| US08126829B2 |
Source segmentation using Q-clustering
A system and method that facilitates and effectuates accurate source segmentation of multi-dimensional signals in a computationally efficient manner. By employing Queyranne's algorithm along with a model for combining adjacent multidimensional elements of signal into locally consistent regions, significant improvement in time to identify an optimal segmentation can be achieved. Additional, by saving values computed when executing the algorithm and recalling the values when needed during subsequent iterations of the algorithm provides an additional in algorithm execution speed. |
| US08126826B2 |
Method and system for active learning screening process with dynamic information modeling
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention improve manual screening processes for a group of documents by implementing an active learning screening process with dynamic information modeling. A classification algorithm is trained to recognize the relationships between concept tags applied to a subset of the documents and true or correct utility or relevance ratings applied to the subset of documents. Once adequately trained using several subsets of documents, the classification algorithm may be applied to the entire group of documents, screening out documents that are not relevant or important. |
| US08126825B2 |
Method for visualizing feature ranking of a subset of features for classifying data using a learning machine
A method for enhancing knowledge discovery from a dataset uses visualization of a subset features within a dataset that provide the best separation of the dataset into classes. One or more classifiers are trained using each subset of features and the success rate of the classifiers in accurately classifying the dataset is calculated. The success rate is converted into a ranking that is represented as a visually distinguishable characteristic. One or more tree structures may be displayed with a node representing each feature, and the visually distinguishable characteristic is used to indicate the scores for each feature subset. Connectors between the nodes may be used to indicate unconstrained and constrained feature sets. Nodes within a constrained path may be substituted for a feature within the preferred, unconstrained path if that feature is impractical to measure. |
| US08126818B2 |
Knowledge-management systems for law firms
The present inventors devised unique systems, methods, interfaces, and software for managing and leveraging knowledge in law firms and potentially other enterprises. For example, one system provides a single user interface for researching case law for online legal research service and identifying and accessing law-firm documents. |
| US08126817B2 |
Product repair assistance using a virtual universe
An approach that provides product repair assistance using a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is a method for providing repair assistance for a real-world product in a virtual universe. The method includes receiving diagnostic information relating to the real-world product, ascertaining repair assistance information for the real-world product from the received diagnostic information, and generating a rendition of the real-world product along with the repair assistance information for display to a resident on-line in the virtual universe. |
| US08126815B2 |
Method and system for carrying out verification processes including optical scanning of information displayed via a mobile telephone terminal
The invention relates to the carrying out of verification processes with regard to authorization of user and/or payment processes by means of a mobile telephone terminal, whereby an identifier associated with an authorized user and/or payer is provided in such a way that it can be called up and represented on a display device of a mobile telephone terminal associated with the authorized user and/or payer. On the instructions of the authorized user and/or payer, the identifier is represented on the display device and optically scanned in an interrogation station. A control message with a request for confirmation of a process verifying the authorization of use and/or payment process is transmitted to the mobile telephone terminal. In order to grant use and/or carry out payment, the control message receives a reply by transmitting a confirmation message from the mobile telephone terminal to the interrogation station. |
| US08126814B2 |
Method and system for installing software and hardware feature licenses on devices
A method and system for installing software and hardware licenses on electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, a method is disclosed for installing licenses in a node based licensing scheme. The electronic device defining the node receives an input containing an authorization key. The authorization comprises a license for a service feature, a node identifier, a software version, and a sequence number. Information in the authorization key is used to install the license on the electronic device. The node identifier is compared to an official node identifier stored at the electronic device. The sequence number is compared to an official sequence number stored at the electronic device. The license is installed into a pool of licenses available to the electronic device when the node identifier matches the official node identifier and the sequence number matches the official sequence number. The sequence number ensures that the authorization key at most can only be used once. |
| US08126801B2 |
System and method for estimating order position
A system and method for providing order queue position information are disclosed. In this application, market updates are received for a tradable object from at least one exchange. To the extent that the market updates do not include enough details to compute the queue position of a trader's working orders, estimation may be used. As a result, an order queue is generated to approximate a trader's order position in an exchange price order queue. An interface may be used to display the generated order queue estimation to the trader which provides valuable trading information. |
| US08126797B2 |
System and method for displaying simple binary elements for multiple technical analysis indicators representing the status of an equity issue for simplified decision making
The present invention provides a system and method for performing complex analysis of multiple technical analysis indicators, generating multiple binary elements, then presenting the results of the analysis to a user in an easily understandable way. In the present invention, technical analysis indicators (TAI) are used to determine whether a positive development (PD) has occurred. When a technical analysis indicator (TAI) for a particular issue suggests that the price of said issue is likely to move upwards in the near future, the TAI is a positive development. When the TAI no longer suggests that the price of said issue is likely to trend upwards in the near future, the TAI is no longer a positive development (NLPD). |
| US08126785B2 |
Automated transaction accounting processing engine and approach
Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly classified. This approach involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly. |
| US08126783B2 |
Rule-based shopping
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for generating an itinerary in response to a request from a user are provided. The system includes a memory for storing a market table associated with a respective market, a rule table comprising rules associated with a respective fare class, and a fare table comprising fares associated with each fare class within a respective rule table. Each market table includes rule identifiers corresponding to at least one connection path, and each rule table is associated with a rule identifier corresponding to one of the rule identifiers contained within a respective market table. The system also includes a processing element for determining whether criteria associated with each connection path satisfies the rules within a respective rule table and determining a fare from a respective fare table for at least one connection path corresponding to each fare class associated with the satisfied rules within a respective rule table. |
| US08126780B2 |
Method for cultured sea algae
A method and apparatus for utilizing, processing, distributing and an accompanying business model for sea algae, particularly forced cultured kombu, to prevent the expansion of global warming, by encouraging a re-purchase of the cultured sea algae, by paying the purchaser back, in a constant rate, a part of the profit from the sales of a CO2 omission right, which right depends upon the CO2 absorption and fixation ability. |
| US08126779B2 |
Machine implemented methods of ranking merchants
In a consumer information system, a method of comparing products and services including providing product specific information, providing merchant specific information on the specified product, providing merchant specific business information, providing product specific information collected by third parties, providing merchant specific information collected by third parties, applying weighting factors to the information provided, producing an aggregate value for each merchant based on the weighting factors as applied to the information provided, and producing a ranking of the merchants offering the specified product based on the aggregate value for each merchant. The system provides for consumers to select a set of standardized weighting factors or to modify the standardized weighting factors or to create their own weighting factors. The system provides detailed information to consumers on the breakdown of factors influencing the rating. |
| US08126777B2 |
Systems, method, and computer medium for multi-source transaction processing
A system and method for multi-source transaction processing receives order requests from a client system operated by a user. The order requests may include order placements and order inquiries. For example, an order request may be a placement for a computer system and associated peripherals. The user may have particular fulfillment organization preferences, and different components of the computer system and associated peripherals may be fulfilled by different fulfillment partners. Accordingly, the orders order requests are processed by an order request servicing system to, for example, split the order request into multiple processed order requests and each of the processed order requests is associated with an order request management system and prepared for transmission to the associated order request management system. The order request management systems can utilize the processed order requests to fulfill the order request. The order request management systems transmit order request management system data which provides, for example, order status information, financial information, and other data. The order request servicing system may, for example, internally process the order request management system data associated with an order request, transmit the order request management system data to the client system, or transmit the order request management system data to another system depending upon the nature of the order request management system data. Thus, the order request servicing system can transparently link users to one or more order request management systems. Additionally, the order request management systems can be linked together over a network, such as the Internet, to provide a network of order request management systems. |
| US08126775B1 |
Method and system for transmittal of extended data attributes for product items, pricing and trade promotion transactions
A method and system that facilitates communication between demand and supply side trading partners of the consumer goods industry in the electronic transmittal of extended data attributes for product items, pricing and trade promotions. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection to a program, which provides for the definition and establishment of extended data attributes specific to the user. The method also includes inputting extended data into the program and outputting the information to a designated trading partner in the form of an XML-based message as communicated through the Internet. The system incorporates the transmittal of the extended data attribute information by attaching it to a standards-based determined transaction message for item introduction, pricing and promotions, thus allowing ease of integration of both standards-based and extended data attribute information on product items, pricing and promotions to trading partners' respective ERP or legacy systems. |
| US08126768B2 |
Application change request to deployment maturity model
The invention provides a system and method of improving change management structure of an organization, wherein change management structure includes process definitions for managing change requests to software applications. In one embodiment, the invention may include receiving current change management information regarding an organization. A current maturity level for the organization may then be determined from a hierarchy of predefined change management maturity levels. A target change management maturity level may then be determined from the hierarchy. One or more improvement operations may then be defined that, when performed, shift the organization to the target change management process maturity level. The one or more improvement operations may then be performed. |
| US08126764B2 |
Communication of managing vending operations based on wireless data
A system coupled to one or more vending machines, such as soft drink vending machines, via a wireless data link can acquire operational vending data, for example sales data, hardware status, and product temperature. The system can compile data from multiple vending machines dispersed across a geographic area such as a city or state. The system can include software that refines the vending operations of one or more such vending machines based on analysis of acquired data, taking into consideration other information such as market, business, seasonal, or environmental factors. Refining vending operations can include adjusting product offerings, relocating vending machines, replicating favorable conditions, and addressing unexpected sales variations. |
| US08126762B2 |
Method for managing and controlling stability in business activity monitoring and management systems
A stabilization methodology and system component in Business Activity Monitoring and Management systems. This enables firms to use Business Activity Management (BAM) systems to manage business activity by only responding to monitored data when the overall business performance can be improved. This enables firms to identify appropriate tradeoffs between potentially conflicting objectives while meeting business objectives. Information from BAM systems are analyzed based on models of the business process and different information filter criteria are assessed for their impact on business performance indicators. Based on this, a filter criterion is chosen which is executed by an information filter. The outputs from the information filter are used as the basis for deciding the inputs for business process execution. |
| US08126759B2 |
Social networking system capable of notifying users of profile updates made by their contacts
A networked computing system provides various services for assisting users in locating, and establishing contact relationships with, other users. For example, in one embodiment, users can identify other users based on their affiliations with particular schools or other organizations. The system also provides a mechanism for a user to selectively establish contact relationships or connections with other users, and to grant permissions for sharing personal data with such users. The system may also automatically notify users of personal information updates made by their respective contacts. |
| US08126749B2 |
System and method for processing a request for price information
A computer travel reservation system includes at least one data processor connected with at least one memory that stores software executable by the at least one data processor. Also included is a fare family database connected with the at least one data processor that stores data defining a plurality of fare families each including a plurality of fare classes. The fare family database also stores data defining determination rules used to determine an association of at least one fare family for each fare class, each fare class being defined according to at least commercial parameters. The system further includes a fare fixing engine implemented by the at least one data processor and software. The fare fixing engine is configured to apply the determination rules to a travel product to determine a fare family associated with the travel product. |
| US08126746B2 |
System and method for processing and administering flexible guaranteed income payments
A system is provided for administering fixed income immediate and deferred payments in any of a plurality of different payout schemes selected by a purchaser to accommodate varying retirement income needs. The system can be configured to administer an immediate income annuity where payments start within one year and the system can also administer a deferred payout annuity through a single dual natured payout contract. Additional options available for administration by the system include options to permit the contract owner to change the annuity commencement date and the ability to commute future period certain periodic payments into a single lump sum payment. |
| US08126733B2 |
Systems and methods for medical data interchange using mobile computing devices
A method according to the present invention includes receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device by a mobile computing device, where the wired connection includes an adapter that communicates with the mobile computing device using a first communication format and the medical device using a second communication format. The method further includes formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server by the mobile computing device. This method may be practiced automatically, either continuously or at set intervals, or may be initiated by someone utilizing the system (such as the patient or health care provider. The mobile computing device can be a properly-equipped cellular telephone, PDA, or other a small, portable device that is easy for a patient to transport. |
| US08126732B2 |
Systems and methods for processing and transmittal of medical data through multiple interfaces
A system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a plurality of device interfaces, a data relay transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from one or more medical devices through a wired connection coupled to at least one of the device interfaces, and transmits the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. This system can be implemented in a small, portable unit that is easy for a patient to transport. |
| US08126728B2 |
Systems and methods for processing and transmittal of medical data through an intermediary device
A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device, transmitting the data to an intermediary device, and formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server. The intermediary device includes a software program configured to receive the data and process it into a format compatible with the medical data server. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information. |
| US08126713B2 |
Conversation control system and conversation control method
The present invention includes a morpheme extracting unit 420 configured to extract, based on a character string corresponding to input information, at least one morpheme constituting a minimum unit of the character string, as first morpheme information, a topic search unit 340 configured to compare the first morpheme information extracted at the morpheme extracting unit 420 with topic titles, and to search a topic title corresponding to the first morpheme information from among the topic titles, and a reply retrieval unit 350 configured to retrieve, based on the topic title searched at a topic identification information search unit 320, a reply sentence associated with the topic title. |
| US08126710B2 |
Conservative training method for adapting a neural network of an automatic speech recognition device
A method of adapting a neural network of an automatic speech recognition device, includes the steps of: providing a neural network including an input stage, an intermediate stage and an output stage, the output stage outputting phoneme probabilities; providing a linear stage in the neural network; and training the linear stage by means of an adaptation set; wherein the step of providing the linear stage includes the step of providing the linear stage after the intermediate stage. |
| US08126709B2 |
Broadband frequency translation for high frequency regeneration
An audio signal is conveyed more efficiently by transmitting or recording a baseband of the signal with an estimated spectral envelope and a noise-blending parameter derived from a measure of the signal's noise-like quality. The signal is reconstructed by translating spectral components of the baseband signal to frequencies outside the baseband, adjusting phase of the regenerated components to maintain phase coherency, adjusting spectral shape according to the estimated spectral envelope, and adding noise according to the noise-blending parameter. Preferably, the transmitted or recorded signal also includes an estimated temporal envelope that is used to adjust the temporal shape of the reconstructed signal. |
| US08126703B2 |
Method, spoken dialog system, and telecommunications terminal device for multilingual speech output
A method for providing multilingual speech output in an automated spoken dialog system includes setting up a connection between a telecommunications terminal device and the spoken dialog system. In response to a connection setup, a multilingual speech output is provided that includes an output of a first speech sequence in a first language and at least one second speech sequence in at least one second language different from the first language. The first speech sequence and the at least one second speech sequence are output, at least in part, simultaneously. |
| US08126702B2 |
Translating data objects
Translating information, such as an object type and content, in a first data object from an initial language into a target language includes searching a database to locate a second data object having the object type, attempting to obtain, from the second data object, the object type and the content in the target language, and storing, in the first data object, the object type and content in the target language. |
| US08126699B2 |
Process for translating machine shorthand into text
A method for translating stenographic strokes includes the steps of receiving a series of stenographic strokes, creating a table of translations of one or more strokes within the series of strokes, sequentially assigning a score to each of the one or more strokes, determining at least one alternate translation to at least one of the translations in the table of translations, ranking the translations and alternate translations based on an accumulation of the score of the strokes within, and selecting one of the ranked translations or one of the ranked alternate translations based on a best score. |
| US08126694B2 |
Modeling conductive patterns using an effective model
A model of a sample with a periodic or non-periodic pattern of conductive and transparent materials is produced based on the effect that the pattern has on TE polarized incident light. The model of the pattern may include a uniform film of the transparent material and an underlying uniform film of the conductive material. When the pattern has periodicity in two directions, the model may include a uniform film of the transparent material and an underlying portion that based on the physical characteristics of the periodic pattern in the TM polarization direction. When the sample includes an underlying periodic pattern that is orthogonal to the top periodic pattern, the sample may be modeled by modeling the physical characteristics of the top periodic pattern and the effect of the bottom periodic pattern. The model may be stored and used to determine a characteristic of the sample. |
| US08126693B2 |
Method and system for modeling, validating and automatically resolving goals and dependencies between elements within a topology
Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for configuring a computing system. A system for configuring a computing system includes a mechanism for creating a model of a computing system, a validator for determining whether there are any errors in the model, and a resolver, responsive to determining that there is at least one error in the model, for determining whether there is at least one resolution for correcting the at least one error. A selector, responsive to determining that there is at least one resolution for correcting the at least one error, selects at least one resolution among the at least one resolution for correcting the at least one error to form at least one selected resolution to correct the at least one error, and applies the at least one selected resolution to the model to form a transformed model. An output outputs the transformed model to a user. |
| US08126690B2 |
Algorithms to predict clinical response, adherence, and shunting with thiopurines
A method of using a variable set from complete blood counts and blood chemistry panels to generate a machine learned algorithm for determining the effectiveness of thiopurine treatment on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients using CART, boosted trees, random forest classification, RuleFit and/or logistic regression analysis. |
| US08126682B2 |
Support system with improved reusability of work history data and design support method
To provide a design support system which can enhance reusability of historical data about past design work and improve work efficiency, design work history data is divided according to an instruction to generate unit work history data, input work made by a person in charge of work in a history is retrieved, input of design support information for the work is accepted, and the input design support information is inserted into the unit work history data to be stored in a database 1. The person in charge of work who reuses the unit work history data performs design work with reference to the design work history data which is previously reproduced in a design support window shown on a display section 24 of a design support device 2 and the design support information contained in it. |
| US08126674B2 |
Memory-daughter-card-testing method and apparatus
A memory daughter card (MDC) is described, having a very high-speed serial interface and an on-card MDC test engine that allows one MDC to be directly connected to another MDC for testing purposes. In some embodiments, a control interface allows the test engine to be programmed and controlled by a test controller on a test fixture that allows simultaneous testing of a single MDC or one or more pairs of MDCs, one MDC in a pair (e.g., the “golden” MDC) testing the other MDC of that pair. Other methods are also described, wherein one MDC executes a series of reads and writes and other commands to another MDC to test at least some of the other card's functions, or wherein one port executes a series of test commands to another port on the same MDC to test at least some of the card's functions. |
| US08126672B2 |
Ear-type thermometer and a control method thereof
An ear-type thermometer which measures body temperature using a temperature detection element 21 that detects ambient temperature and an infrared detection element 22 that detects infrared radiation from a measurement site within the aural cavity, the 2 elements housed in a probe 3, wherein the ear-type thermometer comprises a probe cover 10 which can be detachably provided with the probe, a detection switch 60 which detects that the probe cover is attached or detached to the probe, and two temperature conversion coefficients 52a and 52b which corrects body temperature based on the detection result from the two detection elements. Further, the thermometer comprises a detection switch 60 which detects that the probe cover is attached or detached to and from the probe, a temperature conversion coefficient 52a which corrects body temperature based on detection results from the two detection elements, a control unit 50 which determines whether the probe cover has exceeded the usage count limit or not using an actual usage count, a speaker 12 or a liquid crystal display unit which alerts need to replace the probe cover when the usage count limit has been exceeded. |
| US08126666B2 |
Fuel cell evaluation method and fuel cell evaluation apparatus
A fuel cell evaluation apparatus of the present invention is provided with a fuel cell for generating electricity using fuel gas and oxidizer gas; a fuel gas supplying section for supplying the fuel gas; an oxidizer gas supplying section for supplying the oxidizer gas; an inert gas supplying section; a detector for detecting an amount of electricity generated by the fuel cell; a bypass for interconnecting a gas supply port of the fuel cell with a gas exhaust port of the fuel cell; three-way valves for switching the gas to either the fuel cell and the bypass; and a control section for controlling at least one of the three-way valves so as to replace the gas inside the fuel cell. The fuel cell evaluation apparatus and a fuel cell evaluation method of the present invention can evaluate the properties and performance of a fuel cell in a nondestructive manner. |
| US08126665B1 |
Device, and associated method, for monitoring a meter
An antenna is adapted for receiving via a CDMA/1xRTT digital wireless cellular radio communications network incoming data from a client remote control station, and for transmitting via a wireless cellular communications network outgoing data to the client remote control station. A cellular modem is connected to the antenna for establishing a wireless telephony data connection, and a processor is connected to the modem for receiving and processing incoming data, and for processing and communicating outgoing data to the modem for transmission via the antenna and the wireless cellular communications network to the client remote control station. A communication interface is connected to the processor and connectable to the meter for communicating incoming data from the processor to the meter, and for communicating the outgoing data from the meter to the processor. A power supply is connected for supplying power to the processor and the modem. |
| US08126657B2 |
Method and apparatus for the calculation of coal ash fusion values
The IT and FT values for coal and coke samples can be accurately predicted by applying equations to determined ST and HT temperatures. For reducing atmospheres, the equations are IT=C1×ST−C2×HT+C3 and FT=C4×HT−C5×ST+C6. For oxidizing atmospheres, the equations are IT=C7×ST−C8×HT+C9 and FT=C10×HT−C11×ST+C12. IT is the initial deformation temperature. ST is the softening temperature. HT is the hemispherical temperature. FT is the fluid temperature. C1-C12 are constants determined by multi-linear regression coefficient analytical techniques on a collection of data. |
| US08126653B2 |
Synthetic nucleic acids for expression of encoded proteins
A method of determining a property that affects expression of polynucleotides in an expression system. A plurality of polynucleotides, each encoding a polypeptide sequence, is constructed. An amino acid is encoded a plurality of times in both a first and second polynucleotide in the plurality. The amino acid is encodable by a plurality of synonymous codons including a first codon. The first codon is in the first polynucleotide at a first frequency relative to other synonymous codons, and is in the second polynucleotide at a second frequency relative to other synonymous codons. The first and second frequencies are different. Each polynucleotide is individually expressed in the expression system to measure an expression property value of the polynucleotides, thereby determining a property that affects expression of polynucleotides. The property is an effect that a frequency of use of one or more codons has on expression of polynucleotides in the expression system. |
| US08126652B2 |
Azimuth correction for data reconstruction in three-dimensional surface-related multiple prediction
A best fitting trace in seismic data is determined for a desired trace to be reconstructed. An azimuth correction is calculated for the azimuth difference between the best fitting trace and the desired trace. The azimuth correction is applied to the best fitting trace to reconstruct the desired trace for 3D surface-related multiple prediction. |
| US08126651B2 |
Method for obtaining porosity and shale volume from seismic data
Method for obtaining rock parameters such as porosity and vshale directly from inversion of seismic data corresponding to a single trace location. This method is distinguished from existing methods that obtain elastic properties from inversion of seismic data, then relate the elastic parameters to rock lithology parameters such as porosity or vshale because it is accomplished in one step, can incorporate anisotropy and does not require multiple trace locations for stability. The data are separated into partial stacks, and a wavelet is specified for each stack. A set of linearized equations are constructed relating seismic reflectivity to changes in elastic parameters, and another set of linearized equations is constructed relating the changes in elastic parameters to the lithologic parameters. The linearized reflectivity equations are combined with the linearized rock physics equations, convolved with the specified wavelets, and equated to the seismic data. The resulting matrix equations are then inverted and a solution is obtained for all offsets simultaneously. |
| US08126642B2 |
Control and systems for autonomously driven vehicles
A navigation and control system including one or more position sensors configured to generate position signals indicative of the location and heading of a vehicle. The system includes one or more operation control mechanisms having inputs and producing outputs which control an operation of the vehicle and includes a self-contained autonomous controller disposed remote from the operation control mechanisms. The autonomous controller includes a processor configured to receive the position signals from the position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle, and a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The programmable interface is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms, whereby the self-contained autonomous controller is configurable for operation with a variety of different sensors and different operation control mechanisms. |
| US08126640B2 |
Method and device for predicting the course of motor vehicles
A method for travel course prediction in a motor vehicle having a position finding system for objects situated ahead of the vehicle is provided. In accordance with the method, a function describing the shape of the roadside is calculated on the basis of measured distance data and angle data for stationary roadside targets, wherein multiple stationary targets are identified and tracked. The path of the road is estimated for various subsets of the set of tracked stationary targets, under the assumption that these stationary targets are situated along the roadside, and roadside targets are differentiated from interfering objects on the basis of the plausibility of the resulting possible shapes of the roadside, the most probable shape of the roadside being determined on the basis of the roadside targets. |
| US08126637B2 |
Control system for internal combustion engine
A control system for an internal combustion engine having a valve operating characteristic varying mechanism for continuously changing a lift amount of at least one intake valve of the engine. The valve operating characteristic varying mechanism includes a control shaft for changing the lift amount, a motor for rotating the control shaft, and a transmission mechanism provided between an output shaft of the motor and the control shaft for transmitting an actuating force of the motor to the control shaft. A first rotational angle sensor detects a rotational angle of the output shaft of the motor, and a second rotational angle sensor detects a rotational angle of the control shaft. A control of the lift amount of the at least one intake valve is performed according to the rotational angle detected by the first rotational angle sensor or the second rotational angle sensor. A failure diagnosis of the first rotational angle sensor, the second rotational angle sensor, and the transmission mechanism is performed based on the rotational angles detected by the first and second rotational angle sensors. |
| US08126633B2 |
Method for operating an internal combustion engine
A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided and at least a first map of prefixed first values is predetermined, each prefixed first value being a function of a prefixed nominal fuel quantity (Qecu—prefix). The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of determining a nominal fuel quantity (Qecu) for one injection, calculating an actual, torque forming, injected fuel quantity of the injection (QUEGO) and calculating at least one first parameter (Qdelta) which is related to the actual, torque forming, injected fuel quantity of the injection (QUEGO). After that, the nominal fuel quantity (Qecu) is modified according to the value of the at least one first parameter (Qdelta) so as to obtain a corrected fuel quantity (QecuCorr) that corresponds to the actual fuel quantity injected during the injection. The method further includes, but not limited to the step of comparing the corrected fuel quantity (QecuCorr) with each of the prefixed nominal fuel quantity (Qecu—prefix) and operating the engine using, from the first map, the first values which corresponds to the corrected fuel quantity (QecuCorr), according to the result of said comparison. |
| US08126619B2 |
Weight calculation compensation
A method and apparatus for determining weight of a payload lifted by a rig of a load lifting machine. The weight is determined from at least one parameter being or indicative of the force or pressure existing in or applied by the rig while the payload is lifted and a compensation for friction and/or other losses in the rig 14. |
| US08126617B2 |
Folding head restraint assembly for convertible vehicle
A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a folding head restraint mechanism for pivoting a head restraint between use and folded positions. A head restraint is mounted to the folding head restraint mechanism. A controller for a convertible roof may be provided in electrical communication with the folding head restraint mechanism and configured for electrical communication with the convertible roof. The controller has computer executable instructions for producing a first output to actuate the convertible roof and for producing a second output to actuate the folding head restraint mechanism. An actuator may be provided and connected to the folding head restraint mechanism and to the convertible roof. The actuator has a first output to actuate the folding head restraint mechanism and a second output to actuate the convertible roof of the vehicle. A method for actuating a convertible roof and a folding head restraint assembly is provided. |
| US08126615B2 |
Adjustable seat bolster for easy access
An ergonomic device (10, 110) for a vehicle seat includes a pressure surface (106, 206) oriented toward a seat cushion so that the pressure surface deploys to support a seat occupant. A mount bracket (102,202) fixes the device to a frame of the automobile seat. A linkage (112, 144, 166) between the pressure surface and said mount bracket allows the pressure surface to be selectively positionable between a first position disposed to extend for support of a seat occupant and a second position that is retracted. A power actuator (20, 130) is in operative communication with the linkage such that the power actuator mediates travel of the pressure surface between the first and second positions. The power actuator (20, 130) is in communication with a use anticipation indicator (40) such that the power actuator is engaged to place the pressure surface in the second, retracted position upon a signal from the use anticipation indicator. |
| US08126612B2 |
Steering system and method for independent steering of wheels
A steering system comprises a steering wheel adapted to receive a driver's rotational input. Left and right wheel units are rotatable along a steering angle for adjusting a direction of the vehicle during the driving movement. A steering mechanism converts the rotational input to a variation of the steering angle of the wheel units. The steering mechanism comprises a steering shaft connected to the steering wheel, and gear steering units for each said wheel unit. The gear steering units are connected to the steering shaft for mechanically converting the rotational input to steering outputs for both said wheel units to concurrently vary the steering angle of said wheel units. Independent steering units for each wheel unit each adjusting the steering angle of a respective one of the wheel units independently from the rotational input and from the other wheel unit. |
| US08126609B2 |
Vehicle driving assist system
A vehicle driving assist system calculates a risk potential indicative of a degree of convergence between a host vehicle and a preceding obstacle. Then, the system performs a driver notification operation that produces a driver notification stimulus based on the risk potential such as decreasing the driving force exerted against the vehicle as the risk potential increases and increasing an actuation reaction force exerted on the accelerator pedal during its operation as the risk potential increases. If a failure is detected in a reaction force generating device serving to add a reaction force to the accelerator pedal in accordance with the risk potential, then the system corrects an engine torque characteristic such that the engine torque does not increase even if the accelerator pedal is depressed to suppress an odd feeling in the vehicle performance by the driver when a failure occurs in the reaction force generating device. |
| US08126608B2 |
Method for detecting the motion of a vehicle and corresponding device
A method of detecting the motion of a vehicle (13) of which at least one wheel unit (11) of said vehicle is equipped with a motion detection element (D) that generates a motion signal (20) when the vehicle is in motion, including: establishing (19) a collection of characteristics of parasitic signals (Sp) stored in the wheel unit; comparing each motion signal (20) from the wheel unit (11) against the collection (19) of parasitic signals (Sp) stored in memory; and sending to a vehicle central processing unit (17) only those wheel unit signals (16) that are not present in the collection of parasitic signals. |
| US08126605B2 |
Computing platform for multiple intelligent transportation systems in an automotive vehicle
A computing platform for multiple intelligent transportation systems in an automotive vehicle having a plurality of sensors which generate output signals representative of various vehicle operating parameters. The platform includes a vehicle data center which receives input signals from the vehicle sensors and the vehicle data center is configured to transform these input signals into output signals having a predetermined format for each of the vehicle operating parameters. A central processing unit receives the output signal from the vehicle data and is programmed to process the vehicle data center output signals for each of the intelligent transportation systems and generate the appropriate output signals as a result of such processing. |
| US08126592B2 |
Actuator system
An actuator subsystem preferably for a robot or bionic linkage. A joint between two robotic or bionic members includes at least first and second actuators such as piston-cylinder assemblies connected between the members. A hydraulic circuit includes a sensor subsystem for sensing the magnitude of the load on the piston-cylinder assemblies and/or members. A fluid supply system includes an actuatable control valve operable to supply fluid to one or both piston-cylinder assemblies. A control circuit is responsive to the sensor and is configured to electronically control the fluid subsystem to supply fluid to the first piston-cylinder assembly when the sensor subsystem senses a load below a predetermined magnitude and to supply fluid to both piston-cylinder assemblies when the sensor subsystem senses a load above the predetermined magnitude. |
| US08126586B2 |
Methods and machine tools for processing workpieces
The invention relates to methods and machine tools for processing workpieces, in which a workpiece and one or more processing tools are moved relative to each other with a positioning movement, an outward-stroke movement, and a return-stroke movement. In the positioning movement, the workpiece and the processing tool are positioned relative to each other in a positioning direction, in a return-stroke movement the workpiece and the processing tool are moved relative to each other and away from each other in a return-stroke direction transverse to the positioning direction, and in the outward-stroke movement the workpiece and the processing tool are moved relative to each other and towards each other in an outward-stroke direction transverse to the positioning direction. The return-stroke movement and the outward-stroke movement are executed during the positioning movement. |
| US08126583B2 |
Method for supplying a chemical or chemical compound in a fibrous web machine and an apparatus for implementing the method
A chemical or chemical compound (L) is supplied via at least two displacement pumps (1, 4) to a common supply line (11), through which the chemical or chemical compound (L) is supplied to the operating device (12) of a fibrous web machine. Each pump (1, 4) has a corresponding electric actuator (2, 5) which is equipped with a corresponding control drive (3, 6). The fibrous web machine has a measuring device (8; 8a, 8b) for determining the phase angles of at least the first and second actuators (2,5). A control signal based on the determined phase angle information is formed and transmitted to the first control drive (3), based on the control signal, the difference between the first and second electric actuators (2, 5) is adjusted. An electric synchronization signal between the control drives (3, 6) maintains the difference between the phase angles electric actuators (2, 5). |
| US08126581B2 |
Improving design manufacturing, and transportation in mass manufacturing through analysis of defect data
A system for optimizing at least one of a design, production, or testing process of a product in a mass manufacturing process includes: a central processing unit; a network interface operatively connected to the central processing unit; a storage device; a memory including logic for execution by the central processing unit, wherein the logic includes: a server handler made up of a client applet and a client interface servlet which are configured for enabling authorized end-user communication; an error data collection handler configured for gathering error data; an error data classification handler; an analysis handler; a suggested actions report handler; and the system further includes a server database configured for storing, modifying, and deleting data. |
| US08126577B2 |
Monitoring and control of electronic devices
A method, a system, and a computer program product for managing one or more electronic devices. Performance of an electronic device is monitored and presented to a user through a digital agent interface. The performance of the electronic device is controlled automatically by digital agent through the digital agent interface. The invention also enables automatic testing of the electronic device through the digital agent interface by setting up test configurations, activating test signals, and interpreting any error codes that may be generated. |
| US08126575B2 |
Universal model predictive controller
A method for building robust model predictive controller universally applicable is presented based on the innate process characteristics independent of the method of control actuation. The method of universal MPC design permits proper configuration of requisite regulatory control loops for measured and unmeasured disturbance rejections consistent with the underlying innate process characteristics and their embedding within the overall process unit model predictive controller. The method of universal MPC design requires that manipulated variables process value based model (PV-based models) be used in control and optimization in place of the customary set point based models (SP-based models) or control output based models (OP-based models). The PV-based models are devoid of the manipulated variables regulatory controllers response and tuning. Based on the PV-based models, an alternate method of MPC called PV-based MPC is presented that is most robust and adaptable of possible three types of MPC. Based on the universal MPC design, the prior art MPC can be adapted to improve its robustness at or near control valve saturation. |
| US08126572B2 |
Cochlear implant electrode with adjustable subdivision for middle ear functions
An electrode for use with a cochlear implant capable of being implanted in a subject is provided. The electrode includes a main electrode branch which provides functions to an inner ear of the subject and an adjustable subdivision connected to the main electrode for providing functions to a middle ear of the subject. |
| US08126571B2 |
Expandable assembly for cardiac lead fixation
A cardiac lead includes a lead body that defines a passage, a conductive element that extends through the passage, and a fixation assembly. The fixation assembly includes a threaded member threadably engaged with the conductive element such that rotation of the threaded member causes the threaded member to translate longitudinally relative to the conductive element. A fixation element has a first end coupled to the threaded member and a second end coupled to a fixed location. A resilient membrane extends over the fixation element such that rotation of the threaded member affects the resilient membrane radially with respect to the conductive element. |
| US08126543B2 |
Device for electrochemotherapy
A device for electrochemotherapy comprises an electric micro- or nano-capacitor which can be injected in the blood circulation of a human or animal body, including a pyroelectric or piezoelectric layer which can be excited from the outside of the human or animal body, for generating an electric field in the immediate vicinity of a tumor cell, together with the administration of a chemotherapeutic agent. The chemotherapeutic agent may be administered with independent means, but preferably is bound to the outer surface of the microcapacitor and is delivered because of the temperature increase which is generated at the time of the microcapacitor excitation. |
| US08126539B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring T-wave alternans
An implantable medical device and associated method assess T-wave alternans by sensing a cardiac electrogram (EGM) signal and selecting a pair of consecutive T-wave signals from the EGM signal. A first amplitude and a second amplitude from each of the consecutive T-wave signals are determined. The differences between the first amplitudes and the second amplitudes of the consecutive T-wave signal pairs are used to compute a T-wave alternans metric. |
| US08126538B2 |
Method and apparatus for introducing endolymphatic instrumentation
Described herein are a method and apparatus for introducing instrumentation into the lymphatic system that can be used for physiological monitoring and/or delivery of therapy. Such instrumentation, for example, may include one or more sensors for measuring physiological variables and/or one or more instruments for delivering therapy that is adapted to be disposed within a lymphatic vessel. |
| US08126535B2 |
Marker navigation system for detecting and displaying the location of marker means
A marker navigation system for detecting and displaying locations of at least two reference devices, each reference device attachable to a corresponding object includes a detection device for detecting signals emitted from the at least two reference devices, a display device for displaying the locations of the at least two reference devices and/or the objects attached to the at least two reference devices based in accordance with display signals; and a data processing device. The data processing device is configured to a) calculate locations of the at least two reference devices based on the detected signals; b) determine changes in the locations of the at least two reference devices based on the calculated locations; c) check, based on the determined changes, whether the changes in the locations of the at least two reference devices can be described by at least one checking transformation that, to a predetermined extent, transforms the locations of the at least two reference devices before the change into the locations of the at least two reference devices after the change; and d) determine the display signals for displaying the locations of the at least two reference devices and/or of objects attached to the at least two reference devices as a function of the checking result. |
| US08126530B2 |
Offset electrode
An electrode including a non-conductive substrate having a top surface and at least one channel extending therethrough, an electrically conductive trace material positioned adjacent a portion of the top surface of the non-conductive substrate and extending through the channel, and adapted for electrically coupling to a power source, and second and third electrically conductive materials that are inert or more corrosion resistant than the trace material. The second material is positioned adjacent to and entirely covering a top surface of the trace material, and the third material is positioned adjacent to and entirely covering a top surface of the second electrically conductive material, and covers a portion of a top surface of the non-conductive substrate surrounding the second electrically conductive material. The electrode further includes a conductive hydrogel positioned adjacent to a portion of a top surface of the third electrically conductive material, but laterally offset from the trace material. |
| US08126526B2 |
Pulse wave analyzing device
A pulse wave analyzing device is provided with a performance part for performing analyzing of a pulse wave of a living body; and a mounting member for substantially integrally mounting constituent elements of the performance part. The performance part includes: a sensor section for measuring parameters relating to the pulse wave of the living body; an A/D converter for converting a measurement signal outputted from the sensor section into a digital signal; an analysis processing section for performing a predetermined data analysis with respect to measurement data outputted from the A/D converter; and a display section for displaying predetermined information relating to the measurement. The analysis processing section has a first analysis processor for performing a pulse wave analysis at least for a first case, and a second analysis processor for performing a pulse wave analysis for a second case different from the first case based on the measurement data relating to the pulse wave. |
| US08126514B2 |
In-vehicle apparatus, cellular phone device, and method for controlling communication therebetween
A communication unit communicates with a cellular phone device simultaneously using a handsfree communication protocol for handsfree communication and a data transfer protocol for data transfer. The cellular phone device is selectively in one of: i) a handsfree communication state where outgoing and incoming voice is transmitted via input and output units of the in-vehicle apparatus when opening a voice path with the in-vehicle apparatus using the handsfree communication protocol; and ii) a handset communication state where outgoing and incoming voice is transmitted via input and output units of the cellular phone device when closing the voice path. A control unit permits a data transfer request transmitted from the cellular phone device using the data transfer protocol when the cellular phone device is in the handset communication state and refuses the data transfer request when the cellular phone device is in the handsfree communication state. |
| US08126512B2 |
Blind dialing
Devices and methods are presented to remotely dial wireless communications devices. A device is equipped with a microphone and a plurality of logic units to analyze incoming acoustic signals in the form of Morse code. Acoustic signals may comprise tapping sounds, or voice patterns to create the “dits” and “dahs” associated with Morse code. Background noise can be eliminated using digital signal processing (DSP). The device can be used in a variety of environments where phone numbers and addresses need to be dialed from a distance or in emergency situations. |
| US08126511B2 |
Radio communications system for detecting and monitoring an event of a disaster
A radio communications system that shows the full effect for responding to the event of a disaster is provided. In a terminal station device, an imaging means captures an image; a composition information management means manages information about a composition for imaging; and a terminal station transmission means transmits, by radio, to a base station device, information about the captured image and the information about the composition. In the base station device, the base station reception means receives the information transmitted, by radio, from the terminal station device. In the center station, a display means displays, with a correlation, the information about the image and the information about the composition transmitted by the terminal station device based on the information received by the base station device. |
| US08126508B2 |
Systems and methods for selecting a calling card to be used in placing an outgoing call
A system and method for, on a mobile device having a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls may be made, providing a user interface for selecting a calling card to be used in making an outgoing call to a desired phone number. The method includes: associating each calling card in a set of at least one calling card with a communication line; and displaying on a display of the mobile device a line selection menu containing a plurality of card/line identifiers; wherein each card/line identifier is configured to uniquely identify a corresponding associated calling card and communication line combination. |
| US08126506B2 |
System and method for securely managing data stored on mobile devices, such as enterprise mobility data
A system and method for managing data stored on mobile devices is described. In some cases, the system stores data, such as data under enterprise mobility management, within a secured memory location of a SIM card. In some cases, the system may request validation credentials before providing access to data stored in secure locations. In some cases, the system may review an access policy and request validation based on instructions from the access policy. |
| US08126503B2 |
Dynamic MIMO resource allocation during a single communication
A system and method for providing dynamic allocation of MIMO communication resources during a single communication. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise determining a first set of MIMO communication resources to utilize for communicating a first portion of a unit of information. The first set of MIMO communication resources may be allocated for communicating the first portion of the unit of information. A second set of MIMO communication resources may be determined to utilize for communicating a second portion of the unit of information, where the second set of MIMO communication resources is different from the first set of MIMO communication resources. The second set of MIMO communication resources may be allocated for communicating the second portion of the unit of information. The first and second portions of the unit of information may, for example, be communicated consecutively or concurrently. |
| US08126497B1 |
Method and system for selecting target error rates for power-controlling wireless communication links
A wireless communication link (a forward link or a reverse link) between a base station and a mobile station may be power-controlled to reduce a difference between an observed error rate in communications received over the link and a target error rate. The target error rate may be dependent upon the radio frequency (RF) conditions at the mobile station, which may be determined by measuring a signal strength of a pilot signal transmitted by the base station. Thus, a pilot signal strength at the mobile station may be determined, a target error rate may be selected based on the pilot signal strength, and the target error rate may be used to control a transmit power level of the wireless communication link. A mobile station may power-control a forward link and/or a base station may power-control a reverse link using a target error rate selected in this way. |
| US08126484B2 |
Apparatus and methods of sharing contact information between mobile communication devices using short message service
Methods and devices are presented for sharing contact information amongst wireless communication devices using Short Message Service (SMS) communication. SMS transfer of contact information occurs seamlessly, in that the sender automatically generates and sends a SMS message(s) that includes the contact information upon designating a contact file for sharing and supplying a recipient identifier, such as the recipient phone number. On the recipient device end, receiving the contact information also may occur seamlessly, such that the contact information can be automatically stored in the recipient's phone book or, in some aspects, automatically stored in the recipient's phone book based a user setting or response. |
| US08126476B2 |
System and method for mapping wireless access points
An improved connectivity to radio access point is enabled by a server that includes a database storing data about various radio access points, and an evaluation module evaluating the quality of connection to each of the access points. Clients receive updates about relevant access points from the server and use the information to connect to the preferred access point. The clients also check connectivity to other access points in the vicinity, and report the findings to the server. The server uses the reports to update its database, and send corresponding updates to the clients. The database can include information about the location of the access points. The information about the location of the access points can be manually input or determined using GPS information. The location of an access points can be determined as a function of available information about other access points detected at the same location. An access point can be presumed to be located in approximately the same location as another access point detected in the same location by the same user terminal. Where more than one access point having a known location is detected in the same location as an unmapped access point (having an unknown location), the location of the unmapped access point can be determined as function of a weighted average of the known locations of the other access points and signal strength of the signal received from each access point. |
| US08126475B2 |
Apparatus and method for uplink scheduling on shared channels
A network controller or base station (502), allocates resources and indicates a minimum priority level below which, mobile stations may not transmit data via messaging (503). Messaging (503) may be a scheduling message in some embodiments. The network controller or base station (502) also communicates a data timer setting for timing sub-minimum priority data via messaging (505). Messaging (505) may be a control message in some embodiments. The mobile station (501) responds by setting a data timer (507) and holding data with a priority below the specified minimum. Before the timer times out, the mobile station (501) may transmit data on granted resources via (509) provided its priority level is above the specified minimum. After timer expiration, the mobile station (501) may transmit its low priority data, or combinations of high and low priority data (511). |
| US08126465B2 |
Adaptive handover apparatus and method in a heterogeneous network environment
An adaptive handover method in a heterogeneous network environment collects estimation information for a channel environment and integrates with a wireless device's geographic information to decide two groups of recursive parameters and a channel theoretical signal model. The model and the first group of recursive parameters are used to execute recursive iteration for a signal strength decay theoretical value. The obtained actual signal strength decay value from channel estimation, the second group of recursive parameters and the signal strength decay estimation value at previous iteration are used to execute channel-tracking recursive iteration for obtaining a signal strength decay tracking value. The current network status and the signal strength decay tracking value are used to predict and analyze system performance of heterogeneous networks. A decision is made based on each heterogeneous network's analyzed result, and an adaptive handover procedure is prepared by following the decision. |
| US08126463B2 |
Mobile communication system, base station control apparatus, mobile terminal and method for controlling handover
A mobile communication system that is possible to shorten time from a handover request to a handover completion and to perform a high-speed handover is described. The mobile communication system includes a plurality of base stations which is configured to make wireless communication with a mobile terminal through, and a base station control apparatus connected to the base stations. The base station control apparatus includes a handover control section determines a handover base station to be handed over by the mobile terminal from the base stations, and directs the mobile terminal to hand over to the handover base station. |
| US08126455B2 |
Information processing apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, and roaming information processing method thereof
An information processing apparatus is included that is installed to an operator connected to a portable terminal apparatus by a communication line and is connected by a network to a plurality of operators selectable as a roaming destination of the portable terminal apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a database that stores operator information, and an information distributing unit that, in response to receiving specification of an area of the roaming destination from the portable terminal apparatus, reads from the database operator information on an operator having a service area thereof in the specified area and distributes the read information to the portable terminal apparatus. The portable terminal apparatus includes a storing unit that stores the operator information and an information processing unit that receives the distribution of operator information on the operators having service areas thereof in a specified area by specifying the area of the roaming destination and registers the operator information in the storing unit. |
| US08126450B2 |
System and method for key free access to a vehicle
A system and method for unlocking a vehicle with a cell phone. Wireless signals are monitored from a cell phone. A signal is received from the cell phone. A distance between the cell phone and the vehicle is determined. Doors of the vehicle are unlocked in response to the cell phone nearing the vehicle. The doors of the vehicle are locked in response to the cell phone being further separated from the vehicle. |
| US08126440B2 |
System, method and computer program product for disseminating early warning messages
A method for disseminating Early Warning Messages (EWMs) to subscriber terminals by an Early Warning Unit (EWU) in a mobile communication network is provided. The method comprises identifying at least one base station in a first region and sending a trigger signal to the identified base station for initiating the dissemination of the EWMs. The method further comprises sending an invitation request to one or more peer base stations in a second region and receiving subscriber details from one or more base stations. The method furthermore comprises selectively disseminating the EWMs to the one or more subscriber terminals based on location details of the subscriber terminals using a grid computing architecture. The grid computing architecture facilitates parallel dissemination of the EWMs to the one or more subscriber terminals by splitting the subscriber details into one or more data fragments. |
| US08126439B1 |
Persona management for mobile enabling services
Multimedia services are provided to a subscriber within a domain of a communication network, wherein the subscriber utilizes one or more predetermined access terminals to access the multimedia services according to a network presence configuration of the subscriber. Each access terminal has respective multimedia capabilities, and the domain includes an application server for accessing the multimedia services. A user profile is established for the subscriber relating respective presence identifiers to a respective user service definition, wherein each user service definition specifies a set of the predetermined access terminals and respective multimedia services to be available for a respective network presence configuration. A current presence identifier of the subscriber is registered. The application server accesses the user profile to determine a user service definition corresponding to the current presence identifier. The subscriber initiates one of the multimedia services by sending a request to the application server from one of the access terminals in the set of predetermined access terminals. The application server interfaces with the multimedia service to obtain multimedia content from the initiated multimedia service. The application server then determines rules of service delivery according to the set of predetermined access terminals. The application server re-formats received multimedia content according to the rules of service delivery for the set of predetermined access terminals. The application server transmits re-formatted multimedia content to the corresponding access terminals. |
| US08126430B2 |
System and method for linking existing Wi-Fi access points into a single unified network
The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a distributed wireless network. In a preferred embodiment, at least one information processor is coupled to and accessible over a communication network, such as the internet. Network bandwidth is provided to a first user of at least two end users for a first fee and to a second user of the at least two end users for a second fee. The bandwidth is provided by at least one network service provider. Further, at least two wireless gateway devices are each respectively operated by the end users, and the wireless gateway devices are configured to provide wireless access to the communication network within a transmission range and to communicate with the at one least information processor. Also, at least two wireless receiving devices are provided that are operable to receive the respective bandwidth from the at least two wireless gateway devices when in transmission range. Preferably, the first user is authorized to use the second bandwidth and the second user is authorized to use the first bandwidth via the wireless devices. Thus a system and method of sharing bandwidth is provided. |
| US08126422B2 |
Receiver having voltage-to-current and current-to-voltage converters
A receiver (300) comprises an antenna input (301), a filter (302), a voltage-to-current converter (303), a down frequency conversion mixer (304), and a current-to-voltage converter (305). The antenna input operably couples to an antenna. The filter has a filter input that operably couples to the antenna input and can further have a filter output. The voltage-to-current converter has an input that is operably coupled to the filter output and can further have a voltage-to-current converter output. The down frequency conversion mixer has a mixer input that is operably coupled to the voltage-to-current converter output and can further have a mixer output. And the current-to-voltage converter has an input that is operably coupled to the mixer output and can further have a current-to-voltage converter output. By one approach, this current-to-voltage converter comprises an amplifier having a current gain of substantially unity or less. |
| US08126414B2 |
Antenna for vehicles
An antenna for vehicles includes a first AGC unit and a second AGC unit. The first AGC unit determines the strength of a signal, which is input to the input stage of an amplifier without passing through a transistor. Depending on the determination result, the first AGC unit attenuates the signal and output the attenuated signal to the transistor. When a signal having a value equal to or greater than a reference value is input to the input stage, the second AGC unit operates so as to output the signal without passing through the transistor. According to the antenna, both signals in a strong electric field area and signals in a weak electric field area close to the strong electric field area can be effectively controlled. |
| US08126411B2 |
Apparatus and method for power amplification with delay control in wireless communication system
A transmitting apparatus and method for power amplification with delay control in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes signal converters, a delay difference measurer, and a delay controller. The signal converters separate a baseband signal into an envelope signal and a phase modulated signal. The delay difference measurer measures a delay difference between an envelope signal path and a phase modulated signal path using a correlation coefficient extraction and interpolation technique. The delay controller sets a delay in a clock period unit to a signal path having a small delay and sets a delay by a remainder delay difference to a signal path having a large delay, depending on the measured delay difference. |
| US08126402B1 |
Transmission line common-mode filter
One embodiment of the invention sets forth a technique for using a resonator as a common-mode filter for attenuating unwanted common-mode frequencies in a differential signal. Filtering these unwanted frequencies may reduce electromagnetic interference from the differential signal pair in nearby electronic devices. Since common-mode filtering is employed, the resonator reduces the unwanted common-mode noise at specific frequencies without distorting the information-carrying differential signals. Further, since the filter is implemented as a PWB resonator, the incremental cost of including this filter on the PWB is relatively small. |
| US08126401B2 |
Transmitter PLL with bandwidth on demand
An embodiment of the present invention provides transmitter having a phase locked loop that has a dynamically controllable loop bandwidth. A transmit modulator is coupled to the PLL for performing vector modulation in response to transmission symbols. Each transmission symbol comprises an amplitude signal and a phase signal. A controller is coupled to the PLL and to the transmit modulator and is operable to detect when a criteria of the transmission symbols crosses a threshold and to adjust loop bandwidth in response to crossing the threshold. The criteria of the transmission symbols may be a function of the amplitude signal or a function of the phase signal, and may be the amplitude signal, a first derivative of the amplitude signal, a second derivative of the amplitude signal, a square of the amplitude signal, a derivative of the amplitude signal squared, the phase signal, or a derivative of the phase signal. |
| US08126400B2 |
Method for an aggregate user interface for controlling other devices
An apparatus, device, methods, computer program product, and system make a determination that a wireless device is in proximity to at least one secondary wireless device, and determine an aggregate user interface on the wireless device based on the determination. |
| US08126397B2 |
Ultra wideband coupling mechanism and method for mobile terminal
An Ultra Wideband (UWB) coupling mechanism and method for a mobile terminal are provided. The UWB coupling mechanism includes a main unit having a first short range communication unit, a memory for storing data received or to be transmitted through the first short range communication unit, a radio frequency unit for establishing a radio channel with a mobile communication system, and a control unit for controlling communication between the first short range communication unit, memory, and radio frequency unit; and a sub-unit having a second short range communication unit for establishing a wireless channel to the first short range communication unit, and a function unit for executing various functions of the mobile terminal. |
| US08126396B2 |
Wireless network that utilizes concurrent interfering transmission and MIMO techniques
A wireless network infrastructure that adapts frame parameters of concurrent interfering and MIMO transmission and receptions in response to dynamically varying channel conditions. The channel conditions are determined by number of associated wireless end point devices within a cell, their capabilities, anticipated bandwidth usage, QOS (Quality Of Service) demands, priority of service and idle states, cell overlap interferences, near-far interferences and noises. The wireless network infrastructure consists of an access point that is adapted to transmit concurrent interfering transmissions, using a multiple input/multiple output scheme. The access point responds to the dynamically varying channel conditions by adapting the frame parameters of the concurrent interfering transmissions and parameters of multiple input/multiple output schemes. |
| US08126392B2 |
System and method for implementing a multi-radio wireless network
A system for implementing a multi-radio wireless network includes a plurality of endpoints wirelessly coupled to a relay station. The system also includes a base station wirelessly coupled to the relay station. The relay station includes a first radio operable to use a first channel to communicate with the base station. The relay station also includes a second radio operable to use a second channel to communicate with the plurality of endpoints. The relay station further includes a processor coupled to the first radio and the second radio. The processor is operable to relay data between the base station and the plurality of endpoints. |
| US08126388B2 |
Face-to-face printing within booklet
Method for printing pages within a booklet to improve the appearance of images on opposing pages includes sequencing images such that opposing pages are printed with the same print engine and/or fused the same number of times. Booklets include opposing pages having images fused the same number of times and/or printed with the same print engine as the image on the opposing page. |
| US08126381B2 |
Transfer apparatus and image forming device having the same
A transfer apparatus compensates for a floating movement of the a transfer belt, and an image forming device includes the transfer apparatus. The image forming device includes an image forming device body having an image forming unit, and a transfer apparatus to transfer an image formed by the image forming unit onto a printing medium. The transfer apparatus includes a transfer belt, a driving unit to rotate the transfer belt, and at least one regulating unit to regulate a floating movement of the transfer belt and the driving unit thus to be in position. |
| US08126380B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units forming a visible image by attaching charged developer to an electrostatic latent image, a transfer belt member being transferred the visible image formed by each of the plurality of image forming units, a plurality of tension members tightly stretching the transfer belt member, a primary transfer member transferring the visible image formed by the plurality of image forming units to the transfer belt unit, a secondary transfer member transferring the visible image transferred to the transfer belt member on a recording medium, and a fixing unit fixing the visible image transferred to the recording medium. The plurality of image forming units are disposed in at least two transfer regions formed by segmenting the transfer belt member by the plurality of the tension members. |
| US08126377B2 |
Developer cartridge, developing device, and process cartridge
A developer cartridge includes a housing for accommodating developer, a rotation shaft rotatably supported by the housing and passing across an inside of the housing. Also, the cartridge includes a supply opening formed in a wall of the housing opposite in a diameter direction of the rotation shaft, and a return opening formed in a wall of the housing at a position displaced from the supply opening in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. In addition, the cartridge includes a first agitation blade supported by the rotation shaft and passing through a position opposite the return opening along an inner surface of the housing from above to below the position opposite the return opening along with a rotation of the rotation shaft, and a second agitation blade supported by the rotation shaft and passing through a position opposite the supply opening along an inner surface of the housing. |
| US08126375B2 |
Toner container and image forming apparatus
A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates. |
| US08126374B2 |
Image forming apparatus and developer container therefor
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing units respectively including developer inlets, the developing units are arranged side by side in a first direction, a plurality of developer containers to contain developers to be supplied to the plurality of developing units and respectively including developer outlets, the developer units are arranged side by side in the first direction to face the plurality of developing units, and a plurality of developer supplying paths respectively to connect the developer inlets to the developer outlets, wherein the plurality of developer containers include first and second developer containers, and a position of the developer outlet of the second developer container is different from position of the developer outlet of the first developer container. |
| US08126354B2 |
Charging device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
A charging device includes a charging roller and a cleaning roller configured to make contact with the charging roller. The cleaning roller is rotated following the charging roller. A dynamic friction coefficient of a surface of the charging roller measured by a Euler belt method is equal to or larger than 0.5. |
| US08126347B2 |
Apparatus and method for fuser and pressure assembly temperature control
An apparatus (100) and method (700) that can control fuser temperature is disclosed. The apparatus can include an image fuser member (110) rotatably supported in the apparatus, where the image fuser member can be configured to fuse an image on media (170). The apparatus can include a heater (120) coupled to the image fuser member, where the heater can be configured to heat the image fuser member. The apparatus can include a pressure assembly (130) rotatably supported in the apparatus and coupled to the image fuser member, where the pressure assembly can be configured to exert pressure against the image fuser member. The apparatus can include a temperature sensor (140) coupled to the pressure assembly, where the temperature sensor can be configured to sense a temperature of the pressure assembly. The apparatus can include a controller (150) coupled to the heater and coupled to the temperature sensor, where the controller can be configured to adjust the temperature set point of the image fuser member based on the sensed temperature of the pressure assembly. |
| US08126342B2 |
System for tailoring a transfer nip electric field for enhanced toner transfer in diverse environments
A system for tailoring a transfer nip electric field includes a transfer roll, a backup roll forming a transfer nip with the transfer roll, and a pre-nip roll positioned upstream from the transfer and backup rolls and the transfer nip such that a toner image-supporting transfer belt moving past the pre-nip, transfer and backup rolls separately makes contact with, wraps partially around, and rotates each of the rolls as a media sheet is fed into the transfer nip after first passing through a gap defined between the pre-nip and transfer rolls such that by presetting the position, geometry and charge of the pre-nip roll relative to the transfer and backup rolls and the transfer belt an electrical field at the transfer nip can be tailored for enhanced toner transfer from the transfer belt to the media sheet. |
| US08126316B2 |
Recording medium, recording method, reproduction apparatus and method, and computer readable program
An AV Clip generated by multiplexing video and graphics streams is recorded on a BD-ROM. PTS(EPOCHm DSlast[PCS]) and DTS(EPOCHm+1 DSfirst[PCS]) satisfy a relation PTS(EPOCHm DSlast[PCS])≦DTS(EPOCHm+1 DSfirst[PCS]), where PTS(EPOCHm DSlast[PCS]) is a presentation time stamp of a packet containing a PCS (Presentation Composition Segment) in a last display set EPOCHm.DSlast, and DTS(EPOCHm+1 DSfirst[PCS]) is a decoding time stamp of a packet containing a PCS in a top display set EPOCHm+1.DSfirst. |
| US08126312B2 |
Use of multiple related timelines
A sequence of video images can be represented using multiple related timelines by generating a first timeline identifying a decode order associated with a sequence of video images and a second timeline identifying a display order associated with the sequence of video images, wherein the sequence of video images is comprised of one or more samples. The first and second timelines can be correlated based on an offset, which represents a time period by which decoding precedes display. The sequence of video images can then be played in accordance with the correlated first and second timelines. Additionally, the decode order in the first timeline can differ from the display order in the second timeline. A revised offset between the first and second timelines can be determined after the sequence of video images has been edited and the first and second timelines can be correlated based on the revised offset. |
| US08126304B2 |
Methods for terminating optical fiber cables
A fiber optic cable system includes a fiber optic main cable having a strength member and a plurality of optical fibers extending therein within an outer cable sheath. A flexible longitudinally extending inner housing is positioned proximate the plurality of optical fibers on a section of the main cable having the outer cable sheath removed. At least one fiber optic drop cable has at least one optical fiber having an end portion extending outwardly from an end of the drop cable. The end portion is spliced together with an end portion of a corresponding at least one severed end portion of one of the plurality of optical fibers of the main cable to define at least one spliced together fiber portion coupling at least one of the plurality of optical fibers of the main cable to a corresponding one of the at least one fiber of the drop cable. A longitudinally extending outer protective housing extends over the section of the main cable having the outer cable sheath removed and the inner housing and the strength member. The outer protective housing has a first opening receiving the main cable and a second opening, longitudinally displaced from the first opening, receiving the main cable and at least one of the openings receiving the drop cable or cables. |
| US08126297B2 |
MEMS device fabricated on a pre-patterned substrate
A microelectromechanical systems device fabricated on a pre-patterned substrate having grooves formed therein. A lower electrode is deposited over the substrate and separated from an orthogonal upper electrode by a cavity. The upper electrode is configured to be movable to modulate light. A semi-reflective layer and a transparent material are formed over the movable upper electrode. |
| US08126293B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
In the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus including: a detecting section configured to detect a motion vector from an input image signal acting as the image signal for each of chronologically input pixels; a determining section configured to determine whether the input image signal is cleared; and an interpolating section configured such that if the input image signal is not found cleared, then the interpolating section interpolates and outputs an input image signal intermediate signal interposed at a predetermined point in time between the uncleared input image signal and a preceding input image signal that precedes the uncleared input signal, in accordance with the motion vector; and if the input image signal is found cleared, then the interpolating section allows the input image signal to be output unchanged as the input image signal intermediate signal. |
| US08126289B2 |
Device, method and system for automatic montage of segmented retinal images
Some embodiments of the present invention may relate to a device and a method of enabling an automatic global matching of a plurality of images to provide a substantially consistent planar representation of a fundus. According to some embodiments of the invention, a device for enabling an automatic global matching of a plurality of images to provide a substantially consistent planar representation of a fundus may include a local matching module and a global matching module. The local matching module may be adapted to locally match a pair of overlapping images. As part of locally matching the images, the local matching module may be adapted to provide a best offset vector for the images based upon a matching of features from overlapping portions of the images. The global matching module may be adapted to globally match at least a triplet of locally matching pairs of images whose best offset vector sum is substantially zero. |
| US08126287B2 |
Camera with image enhancement functions
Imaging apparatus (20, 44) includes an array (22) of optical sensing elements (24), characterized by a pitch, which is adapted to generate a signal in response to optical radiation that is incident on the elements. Objective optics (26, 46), which have an optical axis (134) and are characterized by a cylindrical symmetry about the axis, are arranged to focus the optical radiation from an object onto the array with a point spread function (PSF) having an extent greater than twice the pitch of the array at an optimal focus of the objective optics. |
| US08126272B2 |
Methods combining multiple frames of image data
In one embodiment a document authentication station, for use with passports or the like, includes a 2D image sensor (e.g., CCD- or CMOS-based video camera), and a computer device. The image sensor produces produce image data corresponding to a presented document. From this image data, the computer extracts two or more identification data. One is a digital watermark. The other can be a bar code, data glyphs, OCR data, etc. The processor then proceeds to check that the two identification data correspond in an expected fashion. If not, the document is flagged as suspect or fake. Reliability of detection can be enhanced by processing plural frames of data from the image sensor before issuing a result. |
| US08126271B2 |
Information processing apparatus, remote indication system, and computer readable recording medium
An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring portion, a deciding portion, a controlling portion, a determining portion, and a transmitting portion. The acquiring portion acquires attribute information of an object. The deciding portion decides identification information of a user accessible to the object, based on a database associated with attribute information of each object and identification information of a user accessible to each object, and the acquired attribute information. The controlling portion decides a capture area including the object, and causes a projecting device to project a capture area. The determining portion determines whether a user of a remote terminal is accessible to the object based on identification information from the remote terminal and the decided identification information. The transmitting portion transmits a captured image of the decided capture area to the remote terminal when the user of the remote terminal is accessible to the object. |
| US08126264B2 |
Device and method for identification of objects using color coding
A device and method for detecting an object in an image by identifying color areas in the image where such colors are a pre-defined pattern of colors that may be printed on for example the object in the image. An imager may capture an image of an object that includes a pre-defined pattern of colored areas having known colors in a known or pre-defined location of an object. The imager may transmit image data to a processor which may identify the pre-defined pattern of pre-defined colors on a pre-defined area of an object in the image. The processor may search for a value that may be stored for example in a data base of a memory, where such value corresponds to the detected pattern. |
| US08126262B2 |
Annotating video segments using feature rhythm models
Each video segment in a plurality of video segments is annotated with an indicator of the likelihood that the respective video segment shows a particular feature. The plurality of video segments forms an episode of interest from a given video domain. Initial feature probabilities are calculated for respective ones of the plurality of video segments using a machine learning algorithm. Each initial feature probability indicates the likelihood that its respective video segment shows the particular feature. Refined feature probabilities are determined for respective ones of the plurality of video segments by finding the most probable state sequence in a finite state machine. This is accomplished at least in part using the determined initial feature probabilities. Finally, each of the video segments in the plurality of vides segments is annotated with its respective refined feature probability. |
| US08126253B2 |
Automatically determining machine vision tool parameters
A method for automatically determining machine vision tool parameters is presented, including: marking to indicate a desired image result for each image of a plurality of images; selecting a combination of machine vision tool parameters, and running the machine vision tool on the plurality of images using the combination of parameters to provide a computed image result for each image of the plurality of images, each computed image result including a plurality of computed measures; comparing each desired image result with a corresponding computed image result to provide a comparison result vector associated with the combination of machine vision tool parameters, then comparing the comparison result vector associated with the combination of machine vision tool parameters to a previously computed comparison result vector associated with a previous combination of machine vision tool parameters using a result comparison heuristic to determine which combination of machine vision tool parameters is best overall. |
| US08126251B2 |
Photo sensor array for banknote evaluation
A banknote acceptor illuminates a banknote as it passes through an evaluation channel in a manner to locate the banknote in the width of the channel. A photo sensor array receives reflected light from the surface of the banknote and has a series of responsive divisions across an illuminated banknote. These divisions are sampled and analysed according to the banknote position to determine the authenticity of the banknote. Both apparatus and method steps are disclosed. |
| US08126247B2 |
Image preprocessing system for 3D image database construction
The present invention discloses an image preprocessing system, which includes a processing unit; an image preprocessing unit coupled to the processing unit to preprocess image slice data, wherein the image preprocessing unit includes an image fusion module to estimate missing values between different image slice data and an image stitching module to stitch different image slice data into stitched image data; and a database coupled to the processing unit to store the preprocessed image slice data. |
| US08126241B2 |
Method and apparatus for positioning a device in a tubular organ
An apparatus and method for detecting, tracking and registering a device within a tubular organ of a subject. The devices include guide wire tip or therapeutic devices, and the detection and tracking uses fluoroscopic images taken prior to or during a catheterization operation. The devices are fused with images or projections of models depicting the tubular organs. |
| US08126240B2 |
Vertebral fracture quantification
A method of deriving an estimate of the extent of fracture in a vertebra shown in an image of part of A spine is provided. The images of at least two vertebrae are segmented to obtain data representative of the shape and size of each of the vertebrae. An approximation of the shape of a first of the vertebrae is reconstructed by comparing the data obtained for a second of the two vertebrae with a mathematical model of at least the same two vertebrae of an unfractured spine. The unfractured shape of the first vertebra is predicted to enable a comparison of the shape and size of the first vertebra as imaged with the predicted unfractured shape and size. The difference between the respective images is subsequently computed to obtain a result representative of the extent of fracture in the first vertebra. |
| US08126235B2 |
Methods and apparatus for automated base-calling on multiple DNA strands
In some aspects, a method of automated base-calling using at least one image obtained from a chemical sequencing process performed simultaneously on a plurality of DNA strands, the at least one image including intensity information corresponding to locations of at least one base in the plurality of DNA strands is provided. The method comprises processing the at least image to obtain a function corresponding to the intensity information in the at least one image for the at least one base, the function incorporating intensity information corresponding to each of the plurality of DNA strands, identifying a plurality of peaks in the function, the plurality of peaks indicating possible locations for the at least one base in the plurality of DNA strands, assigning membership to each of the plurality of peaks by determining whether each of the plurality of peaks is believed to have resulted from none, one or multiple of the plurality of DNA strands, and computing a sequence for the at least one base for each of the plurality of DNA strands based, at least in part, on the membership assignment. |
| US08126232B2 |
System and method for 3D vessel segmentation with minimal cuts
A method for segmenting tubular structures in digital medical images includes extracting a subregion from a 3-dimensional (3D) digital medical image volume containing a vessel of interest, identifying potential vessel centerpoints for each voxel in the subregion by attaching to each voxel a tip of a 3D cone that is oriented in the direction of the voxel's image gradient and having each voxel within the cone vote for those voxels most likely to belong to a vessel centerline, selecting candidates for a second vote image that are both popular according to a first vote image, as well as being consistently voted upon by a radius image, reconfiguring the subregion as a graph where each voxel is represented by a node that is connected to 26 nearest neighbors by n-link edges, and applying a min-cut algorithm to segment the vessel within the subregion. |
| US08126225B2 |
Method for generating 2D reconstruction images in the scope of image postprocessing from a 3D image data set of a study object recorded particularly by means of a magnetic resonance device
A method is disclosed for generating 2D reconstruction images in the scope of image post-processing from a 3D image data set of a study object recorded particularly by use of a magnetic resonance device. In the method, the position of the 2D reconstruction layers in which the 2D reconstruction images lie is defined with the aid of layer position information which defines the position of individual 2D recording layers in which 2D layer images are recorded after recording the 3D image data set of the study object, or have already been recorded, and which is optionally stored in an operating mode for automatic layer position adaptation, or with the aid of layer position information defining 2D reconstruction layers which is stored in an operating mode for automatic layer position adaptation. |
| US08126221B2 |
Interactive device and method for transmitting commands from a user
According to the present invention, it is provided an interactive device comprising a display, a camera, an image analyzing means, said interactive device comprising means to acquire an image with the camera, the analyzing means detecting at least a human face on the acquired image and displaying on the display at least a pattern where the human face was detected wherein the interactive device further comprises means to determine a halo region extending at least around the pattern and means to add into the halo region at least one interactive zone related to a command, means to detect movement onto the interactive zone and means to execute the command by said device. |
| US08126220B2 |
Annotating stimulus based on determined emotional response
A method of annotating audio-visual data is disclosed. The method includes detecting a plurality of facial expressions in an audience based on a stimulus, determining an emotional response to the stimulus based on the facial expressions and generating at least one annotation of the stimulus based on the determined emotional response. |
| US08126219B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and imaging apparatus
An image processing apparatus includes: image acquiring means for acquiring an image; search-window-size setting means for setting a size of a search window; search-range setting means for setting a search range in the image in relation to the set size of the search window; scanning means for moving the search window having the set size in the set search range; face-area determination means for determining whether the image in the search window at each scanning position is a face area; and face-information output means for outputting information of the face area obtained from a determination result of the face-area determination means. |
| US08126217B2 |
Two stage detection for photographic eye artifacts
The detection of red-eye defects is enhanced in digital images for embedded image acquisition and processing systems. A two-stage redeye filtering system includes a speed optimized filter that performs initial segmentation of candidate redeye regions and optionally applies a speed-optimized set of falsing/verification filters to determine a first set of confirmed redeye regions for correction. Some of the candidate regions which are rejected during the first stage are recorded and re-analyzed during a second stage by an alternative set of analysis-optimized filters to determine a second set of confirmed redeye regions. |
| US08126212B2 |
Method of detecting moving object
Proposed is a method of detecting a moving object, including: providing an image-set at least including a first image and a second image correlated in a time series, the first image preceding the second image; defining a detecting region and a detecting direction so as to construct a virtual gate in the first image; estimating the motion vector in a time series; comparing, by the virtual gate, the second image with the first image so as to determine a difference therebetween in terms of an object's position and motion vector; and retrieving the object to be an effective moving object upon determination of the object as lying within the detecting region defined in the virtual gate and moving in a direction substantively the same with the detecting direction. This invention presents a moving object detection method without the need to construct a background model a priori. |
| US08126205B2 |
Sample imaging and classification
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for obtaining at least one absorption image and at least one birefringence image of a stained sample. |
| US08126200B2 |
Methods and systems employing digital content
A portable device for use with audio or visual content (e.g., an MP3 player-like device, or a camera-enabled device) is equipped with one or more features/capabilities, including: a user interface through which a consumer can instruct that content be delivered to a different consumer's device, the ability to derive identifiers from content and take action(s) based thereon, the ability to count playbacks of content; and/or the ability to interact with remote web services. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. |
| US08126193B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method of image forming
An apparatus for and a method of image forming which embeds digital watermark information into an image data of a document and outputs the image data that includes determining the page of the document in which the digital watermark information is to be embedded based on a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition corresponding to whether the document is composed of two or more pages, embedding the digital watermark information into the page of the document determined by the above described determination and outputting the image data which is embedded in the digital watermark information by the above described embedding. |
| US08126192B2 |
Apparatus and method for creating digital collage
A method and apparatus for creating a digital collage, the apparatus including a sending/receiving unit and a creating unit, the sending/receiving unit receiving contents from a plurality of slave devices, and the creating unit merging the received contents in a predetermined form to create the digital collage. |
| US08126188B2 |
Speaker and method of producing the same
A plate material is drawn into the shape of a rectangular dish and the peripheral border of each corner is press worked. A yoke is fabricated which has an outwardly projecting tongue-like flange provided at a position a predetermined distance below the top end surface. A frame made of resin is insert molded in a manner covering the flange. A magnet is secured inside the yoke and a magnetic circuit having magnetic gap is formed. A diaphragm joined with a voice coil is joined with the frame. By making a loudspeaker in this way, the bonding strength between the yoke and the frame is enhanced and a low-profile loudspeaker is achieved. Also, clearance at each corner of the yoke is eliminated, and a loudspeaker that is free from magnetic flux leakage and excellent both in quality and performance is obtained. |
| US08126183B2 |
Audio source tracking arrangement
An audio source tracking arrangement, integrated in or connected to a video conference system, for determining a position of a source creating a sound, including: at least an audio signal processing module configured to determine the position of the source creating the sound based on a plurality of audio signals originating from the source respectively captured by a plurality of microphones; and one or more microphone housings, respectively encapsulating at least one of the plurality of microphones, the one or more microphone housings including a cavity in which at least one of the plurality of microphones is localized, an aperture on a surface of the microphone housing, and a channel extending from the cavity to the aperture, wherein the channel and the cavity are dimensioned to form an acoustical amplifier with a frequency response having one or more high frequency peaks in a frequency band of the sound. |
| US08126179B2 |
Diaphragm and sound output apparatus
A diaphragm for outputting sound by vibrating has a hole of a predetermined shape that allows another member to extend therethrough. A sound output apparatus includes a first member, the diaphragm, and a second member. The first member extends through the hole of the diaphragm, and the first member is screwed into the second member. |
| US08126171B2 |
Electrostatic ultrasonic transducer and ultrasonic speaker
An electrostatic ultrasonic transducer includes a first electrode that has through-holes, a second electrode that has through-holes, and a vibrating membrane that is disposed such that the through-holes of the first electrode and the through-holes of the second electrode form a pair, interposed between a pair of electrodes composed of the first electrode and the second electrode, and having a conductive layer applied with a direct current bias voltage. The first electrode and the second electrode each have counter electrode portions that are formed in the through-holes to face the vibrating membrane, and a modulated wave, which is obtained by modulating a carrier wave in an ultrasonic frequency band with a signal wave in an audible frequency band, is applied between the pair of electrodes. |
| US08126165B2 |
Condenser microphone
A condenser microphone comprising: a mic capsule in which a capacitor is composed of a diaphragm and a counter electrode, and which effects electroacoustic conversion; a FET for impedance-converting audio signals output from the mic capsule; and a CR circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor, and connected to the FET to adjust a signal level in a low frequency range, and in the condenser microphone, an output terminal may be drawn out from a drain of the FET; and the CR circuit may be connected in between a source of the FET and the ground, furthermore, in the condenser microphone, there may be provided a changeover switch for switching a mode in which the CR circuit is connected in between the source of the FET and the ground into another mode in which the CR circuit is short-circuited to connect the source of the FET to the ground. |
| US08126160B2 |
Use of non-audible band to relay information for echo cancellation in a distributed media system
Particular embodiments provide for attenuating one or more microphone signals in a teleconferencing system upon detecting a non-audible signal. A far end voice signal is received from a sound source. A non-audible signal is added to the far end voice signal to create a composite signal, which is provided to one or more speakers. The speakers output the composite signal and the non-audible signal are detected in the composite signal after the composite signal is received at one or more microphones. The non-audible signal allows an attenuator to attenuate a microphone signal including the composite signal from a particular microphone in response to the detected non-audible signal to reduce far end echo. |
| US08126159B2 |
System and method for creating personalized sound zones
Speakers deployed in a space and divided into groups associated with different zones produce a mix of sounds that create internal noise pollution and, combined with external noise, an unpleasant environment for occupants. The present invention contemplates sound systems and methods for creating personalized sound zones to address these and related problems. |
| US08126157B2 |
Apparatus and method for sharing contents via headphone set
The present invention relates to sharing of content between multiple users. A data player(10) decodes pre-stored audio data therein using a decoding function, and a converter converts the decoded digital data to analog to a headphone set in communication with the data player. When another user places his or her headphone set (2,4) close to the data player(10), the data player(10) confirms whether it has right to receive transmission from the data player, and after successful verification, reproduced data from the data player can be shared by the users. |
| US08126152B2 |
Method and arrangement for a decoder for multi-channel surround sound
The basic concept of the present invention is to extrapolate a partially known spatial covariance matrix of a multi-channel signal in the parameter domain. The extrapolated covariance matrix is used with the downcoded downmix signal in order to efficiently generate an estimate of a linear combination of the multi-channel signals. |
| US08126149B2 |
Communication apparatus having power-saving communication function, and communication method
A communication apparatus which starts communication using a power-saving function changes, with its communication counterpart, a key for a confidential mode and performs power-saving communication. When terminating the power-saving function, the communication apparatus returns, with its communication counterpart, the key for the confidential mode to the original one. Then, after returning the key for the confidential mode to the original one, the communication apparatus performs an IP address reassignment process. |
| US08126146B2 |
Method of quantum cryptography using blind photon polarization quibits with multiple stages
A cryptography method using a quantum phenomenon, which performs a multi-staged polarization process between a transmitter and a receiver to prevent a third party from knowing the polarization value of a photon. A transmitter rotates a photon flux by arbitrary angle θ and transmits it to a receiver. The receiver rotates the received photon flux by arbitrary angle φ and transmits it to the transmitter. The transmitter rotates the received photon flux by the reverse angle −θ of an angle, by which the transmitter 10 rotated it, then rotates it by polarization corresponding to an information bit, and transmits it to the receiver which rotates the received photon flux by the reverse angle −φ of an angle, and measures the polarization of the photon flux corresponding to the information bit, and recovers the information bit transmitted by the transmitter. Cryptography information may be transmitted using a plurality of photon fluxes. |
| US08126144B2 |
Purging of authentication key contexts by base stations on handoff
Various embodiments of methods and apparatuses for managing authentication key contexts are described herein. In various embodiments, the methods and apparatuses include purging an authentication key context of a supplicant after handing off the supplicant, even the authentication key has not expired. |
| US08126142B2 |
Variable data encryption of characters printed or displayed on screen, which may be embedded in photos, images, drawings, illustrations, logos or figures, for security purposes
It is a source of security digital characters, incomprehensible to the naked eye, which can only be identified when the transparent substrate (acrylic, plastic or another material) is placed over the substrate on which they were printed (paper, PVC, polyester, film or others), or over the screen where they are displayed (CRT, LCD, plasma, acrylic or others), and the characters that are unreadable characters may be embedded or may be part of photos, images, drawings, illustrations, logos or figures, and the transparent base contains the remaining and complementary parts of the characters already printed or displayed on the screen, in a manner that their combination with the characters printed or displayed on the screen reveals them or make them comprehensible and identifiable, being that each substrate, described thus, may reveal or make comprehensible a series of documents containing these sources printed or displayed on the screen, or may even reveal and make the characters printed or displayed on the screen comprehensible from a single document containing these sources, in a manner that these characters make up a single-valued and reciprocal match with the transparent substrate, and in the latter case, both the printed characters or characters displayed on the screen, and the transparent substrate are created exclusively for one another. |
| US08126138B2 |
Integrated speaker assembly for personal media device
Systems and methods are provided for media devices including a housing, a frame disposed adjacent to the housing, and an acoustic source that is integrated with the frame for emitting sound from the media device. |
| US08126133B1 |
Results-based routing of electronic communications
A method for performing results-based routing of telephone calls. Agents handle telephone calls seeking or inquiring into a product or service. Agents are distributed among agent pools, with each pool being defined by one or more criteria, on a real-time and/or batch basis. Such criteria may reflect an agent characteristic (e.g., age, geographical location, language, hobby, skill), a level of agent performance (e.g., number or amount of sales, speed or efficiency in providing a service) or some other factor. When a call is received at a call manager, a pool of best agents or some other pool is selected (e.g., by weighting, by statistical distribution). The best available agent in that pool is identified and the call is routed to that agent. The call manager, or other entity, may record some or all of the call (e.g., voice conversation, the agent's computer input during the call). |
| US08126121B2 |
Multi-modal communications method
A method of collecting information includes sending a text markup programming language query script, using a session initiation protocol message, to a communications device. The query script includes at least one location query to determine a location of the communications device. The method of collecting information also includes receiving a response to the query script including at least one response to the at least one location query from the communications device. The at least one response to the at least one location query is automatically generated by the communications device. |
| US08126120B2 |
Providing missed call and message information
Information associated with messages and/or missed calls is provided to a subscriber. Calls received but not answered by the subscriber may be monitored. Each monitored call is classified as one of a missed call and a message. The monitored calls may be summarized based on a customizable rule set to create a summary. The summary is provided to the subscriber via, for example, a voice notification. |
| US08126117B2 |
Multi-beam X-ray system
A multi-beam x-ray system includes an x-ray source which emits x-rays and a housing with a first part and a second part. The second part is moveable relative to the first part and includes a plurality of optics of different performance characteristics. Each optic, through the movement of the second part relative to the first part, is positioned to a working position so that the optic receives the x-rays from the x-ray source and directs the x-rays with the desired performance attributes to a desired location. |
| US08126115B2 |
Method and apparatus of differential pumping in an x-ray tube
An x-ray tube includes an anode, a first chamber enclosing the anode and having a first pressure therein, a cathode, and a second chamber enclosing the cathode and having a second pressure therein. A separator is positioned between the first and second chambers and has a conductance limiter therein. |
| US08126113B2 |
X-ray diagnosis apparatus
A storage unit stores a plurality of vectors and a plurality of past electrocardiographic phases in association with each other. Each of the vectors is a vector from a past reference point to a past objective point. A Reference point specifying unit specifies a current reference point on a current image. An electrocardiograph detects a current electrocardiographic phase associated with the current image. A vector specifying unit specifies a specific vector associated with a past electrocardiographic phase corresponding to the detected current electrocardiographic phase among the plurality of vectors. Objective point calculation unit calculates a position of a current objective point on the current image based on the specified vector and the position of the current reference point. A display unit displays the position of the current objective point on the current image. |
| US08126107B2 |
Nuclear engineering plant and closure apparatus for its containment
A nuclear engineering plant has a containment, whose interior chamber is subdivided by a wall into a systems chamber and an operating chamber which is accessible during normal operation. The containment ensures a particularly high operational reliability, in particular also in incident situations, in which hydrogen is released in the systems chamber. For this purpose, a number of overflow openings are provided in the partition wall, the respective overflow opening is closed by a closure element of a closure apparatus which opens automatically when a trigger condition associated with the respective overflow opening is reached. Closure apparatuses are provided which open both as a function of pressure and independently of pressure. The closure apparatus furthermore has a closure element containing a bursting film or a bursting diaphragm. The closure apparatus is configured such that it frees the overflow opening automatically when a predetermined environment-side trigger temperature is reached. |
| US08126104B2 |
Medical radioisotopes and methods for producing the same
This disclosure concerns a new method for preparing radioisotopes, such as molybdenum-99, by alpha particle irradiation, such as by alpha particle irradiation of zirconium-96. Molybdenum-99 is a precursor to the medically-significant radioisotope technetium-99m. Also disclosed are novel compositions containing one or more of technetium-99m, molybdenum-99 and zirconium species. Systems for producing molybdenum-99 and technetium-99m, including alpha particle generators and irradiation targets, also are described. |
| US08126098B2 |
Multi-rake receiver
A wireless receiver includes M antennas that each receive a wireless signal. N rake receiver modules receive the wireless signals from the M antennas and combine multipath components of the wireless signals. A summing module receives outputs of the N rake receiver modules and combines the outputs to generate an output signal. M and N are integers greater than 1. |
| US08126087B2 |
DC offset correction circuit for canceling a DC offset in a real time and a receiving system having the same
A DC offset correction circuit includes a DC offset detector generating a detection voltage based on a result of a comparison of a first reference voltage and a voltage difference between signals input to the DC offset detector, a comparator comparing a second reference voltage and the detection voltage and a third reference voltage and the detection voltage and outputting first and second comparison signals, respectively, as a result of the comparisons, and an up/down counter performing an up or a down count operation in response to one of the first or second comparison signals and, as a result of the up or down count operation, outputting a signal that causes at least one control signal for canceling a DC offset in a signal input to a receiver to be generated. |
| US08126085B2 |
Method and apparatus to estimate channel tap
Briefly, a method an apparatus and a wireless communication device are provided. The wireless communication device includes a receiver to receive complex sequences of symbols. The receiver includes an estimator to estimate one or more channel taps. The estimator includes a memory to store at least a portion of one or more calculated values of an estimation matrix and is capable to estimate the one or more channel taps based on a stored portion of calculated values of the estimation matrix. |
| US08126083B2 |
Apparatus for and method of controlling a sampling frequency of a sampling device
A method of controlling sampling frequency of a sampling device (40), where the sampling device (40) generates samples (62) in response to the receipt of a signal (20) resulting from a transmission of a series of symbols through a channel, the method including the steps of estimating (46) a channel impulse response of the channel from the samples, calculating a characteristic of the channel impulse response estimate, and determining (52) the sampling frequency in accordance with the characteristic. |
| US08126064B2 |
Transmission device
The identification information processing unit receives identification information identifying the reception device from a reception device, and generates decoded identification information indicating the decoded value of the received identification information. The parameter value selection unit selects the first parameter value when the decoded identification information includes an information representing a television, selects a second parameter value that is less than the first parameter value when the decoded identification information includes an information representing an audio device, and generates a selected parameter value. The frequency divider frequency divides the audio clock using the selected parameter value, and generates a frequency division signal. The counter counts one period of the frequency division signal using the pixel clock and generates the cycle time stamp. The transmission device then sends the selected parameter value and cycle time stamp to the reception device. |
| US08126062B2 |
Per multi-block partition breakpoint determining for hybrid variable length coding
A method, and apparatus, and logic encoded in one or more computer-readable tangible medium to carry out a method. The method is to code a plurality of ordered sequences of quantized transform coefficients of a corresponding plurality of blocks of image data using a hybrid coding method that includes determining a breakpoint location in the sequence between a low frequency region and a high frequency region; coding the low-frequency region using a selected low-frequency variable length coding method; coding the high-frequency region using a selected high-frequency variable length coding method; and coding the location of the breakpoint. The plurality of blocks include adjacent blocks and form a multi-block partition. The breakpoint location is determined as a function of the sequences of the multi-block partition such that different multi-block partitions can have different breakpoints. |
| US08126061B2 |
Robust mode staggercasting reduced resolution video for mobile receiver
A method and apparatus for staggercasting to a mobile receiver, includes encoding a first signal representing content at a first quality and encoding a second signal representing the content at a second quality different than the first quality. A composite signal comprising the first and second encoded signals, wherein the first encoded signal is delayed with respect to the second encoded signal, is broadcast. The broadcast composite signal receiving at the mobile receiver where the received encoded signal having the lower quality is extracted from the received composite signal and the extracted encoded signal is decoded. |
| US08126059B2 |
Motion vector detection device and motion vector detection method
A motion vector detection device includes: a separation section that separates a video signal into a brightness component and a color-difference component; a selection section that selects either the brightness component or the color-difference component, or both; a gain controlling section that controls, if the selected brightness or/and color-difference components exceed a predetermined reference level, its/their gains; and a motion vector detection section that detects a motion vector based on the result of gain control by the gain controlling section. |
| US08126052B2 |
Motion image encoding apparatus, motion image decoding apparatus, motion image encoding method, motion image decoding method, motion image encoding program, and motion image decoding program
A motion image decoding apparatus for generating a prediction signal in blocks is provided with a low-resolution block decoder for generating a low-resolution block with a smaller number of pixels than that of a prediction block by decoding encoded data. The motion image decoding apparatus is further provided with an enhanced block generator for enhancing a low-resolution block generated by a decoded low-resolution block to a block with the same number of pixels as that of the prediction block using a decoded image. Furthermore, the motion image decoding apparatus is provided with a block divider for generating plural small blocks by dividing an enhanced block based on a predetermined division rule and a small block predictor for generating a predicted small block of a small block using a decoded image and the plural small blocks. |
| US08126049B2 |
Method and a device for transmitting images
The method of transmission of a datastream representing a sequence of images over a network in which the quantity of information that may be sent per unit of time varies substantially cyclically, said transmission extending over a plurality of cycles, comprises: a step (805 to 807, 809, 810) of determining times for which the quantity of information that may be sent per unit of time over the network is greater, and respectively less, than its average, on the basis of the substantially cyclical past variation in said quantity of information and a step (801 to 805, 812 to 816) of sending over said network, at said times, images corresponding to a greater, and respectively smaller, quantity of information than the average of the images. During the determining step, a period of cyclical variation of the quantity of information that may be sent over the network is determined. |
| US08126048B2 |
Recording streaming delta-encoded data
Apparatus having corresponding methods, computer-readable media, and data structures comprise an input circuit adapted to receive a stream of delta-encoded data; a record circuit adapted to store the stream of delta-encoded data in a stream file; a current frame circuit adapted to maintain a current frame of the data based on the stream of delta-encoded data; a record frame circuit adapted to store the current frame in a frame file as an intraframe with a frame pointer at a plurality of different index times, wherein each frame pointer indicates a location in the stream file associated with the respective index time; and a record index circuit adapted to store the index times sequentially in an index file, and adapted to store an index pointer for each index time, wherein each index pointer indicates a location in the frame file of the intraframe associated with the respective index time. |
| US08126047B2 |
Video compression and transmission system with transmitter side memory restriction
A video compression and transmission system that uses a novel rate-distortion algorithm is disclosed. The video compression and transmission scheme is a modification of the JPEG 2000-based video transmission systems for constant bit-rate channels. |
| US08126044B2 |
Passive system and method to equalize distortion in an RF satellite chain
A system and method for configuring an equalizer 48 for a transmission link includes a computer 82 that forms a mathematical model of an analog equalizer having a plurality of mathematical model filter stages. The computer 82 determines a desired response and tunes each of the plurality of mathematical model filter stages toward the desired response to form a plurality of model filter parameters to compensate for distortions in the transmission link. The equalizer 48 is coupled to the RF chain. The plurality of filter stages is tuned in response to the filter parameters. The RF signals are broadcast in response to analog equalizer. |
| US08126042B2 |
FEXT estimation and signaling in vector transmission
Embodiments related to FEXT estimation and signaling in vectored systems are described and depicted herein. |
| US08126039B2 |
Methods and apparatus for evaluating the eye margin of a communications device using a data eye monitor
Methods and apparatus are provided for evaluating the eye margin of a communications device using a data eye monitor. The quality of a data eye associated with a signal is evaluated by sampling the signal for a plurality of different phases; evaluating the samples to evaluate one or more of a height and width of the data eye; and determining whether the one or more of the height and width satisfy one or more predefined criteria. One or more parameters of the communications device can optionally be adjusted if the communications device does not satisfy the one or more predefined criteria. The communications device can optionally be assigned to a quality category based on the evaluation. A phase offset between a first clock signal used to sample the signal and one or more clocks used to sample data is reduced. |
| US08126037B2 |
Wireless modem system and method for connecting to communication network using the same
A wireless modem connection apparatus including a connection unit for connecting a first and second modem and to a portable computer; and a control unit for detecting radio wave reception strength of each of first and second communication networks connected through the first and second modems and setting an operation mode of each of the first and second modems and depending on the radio wave reception strength, whereby a power limit of a USB interface is not exceeded even when both a wireless modem for a CDMA communication network and a wireless modem for a WiBro communication modem are simultaneously connected to a PC. |
| US08126036B2 |
Predistortion and post-distortion correction of both a receiver and transmitter during calibration
A post-distorter compensates for receiver nonlinearity in calibration mode. Linearized receiver-side output from the post-distorter is used to correctly compensate for transmitter-side nonlinearities in calibration mode. The post-distorter also compensates for receiver-side nonlinearities during normal receive mode. Thus, the post-distorter features dual modes of use, a calibration mode, wherein calibration signals received from the adjacent transmitter are linearized by the post-distorter and a normal receive mode, wherein communication signals from a remote transmitter are linearized by the post-distorter. |
| US08126033B2 |
Apparatus and method for relaying in a wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for supporting relaying in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus and method include a transmitting apparatus which acquires channel information between the transmitting apparatus and an RS, pre-encodes a transmission signal to be transmitted to the RS with the channel information, transmits the pre-coded signal to the RS, and acquires, upon receipt of a signal from the RS, a signal transmitted by a receiving apparatus by eliminating the transmission signal transmitted to the RS from the received signal. Accordingly, the apparatus and method improve system capacity gain without adding time resources. |
| US08126027B2 |
Line narrowing module
An apparatus is disclosed which may comprise a grating receiving light, a first prism moveable to coarsely select an angle of incidence of the light on the grating, and a second prism moveable to finely select an angle of incidence of the light on the grating. In one application, the apparatus may be used as a line narrowing module for a laser light source. |
| US08126026B2 |
Two-beam semiconductor laser device
A two-beam semiconductor laser device 10 includes: a two-beam semiconductor element LDC having a first and a second semiconductor laser elements LD1 and LD2 that can be driven independently and that are formed integrally on a substrate; and a submount 63 having, mounted on a front part thereof, the two-beam semiconductor laser element LDC with the light-emitting face thereof directed forward and having a first and a second electrode pads 64 and 65 connected to electrodes 61 and 62 of the first and second semiconductor laser element LD1 and LD2 by being kept in contact therewith. The first and second electrode pads 64 and 65 are formed to extend farther behind the two-beam semiconductor laser element LDC, and wires 14 and 16 are wire-bonded behind the two-beam semiconductor laser element LDC. |
| US08126019B2 |
Method for time synchronization in a cyclically operating communication system
In a method for time synchronization of subscribers connected via a cyclically operating communication system, an item of time information is transmitted to the subscribers to be synchronized. It is provided to transmit an item of absolute time information simultaneously to all subscribers to be synchronized, for initialization, and to implement a synchronization by recalculating the local times of the subscribes at least following one or a plurality of cycles having a known cycle time. The item of absolute time information and the known cycle times are used for the recalculation. |
| US08125999B2 |
Systems and methods to minimize customer equipment downtime in a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) service network
Systems and methods to minimize customer premises equipment downtime in a Voice over Internet Protocol service network are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving a replacement internet protocol (IP) address to replace a first IP address in a residential gateway associated with a first network service provider, sending a re-authenticate message from the residential gateway to a customer premises equipment associated with a second network service provider, and receiving the re-authenticate message in the customer premises equipment. |
| US08125991B1 |
Network switch using managed addresses for fast route lookup
Described is a switch architecture that combines address management with simplified hardware to implement fast route lookup within network switches such as Ethernet switches. A managed address includes a cluster ID which is shared by all endpoints in a cluster, and a member ID which is unique for each node in the cluster. The switch extracts the cluster ID from a target address for a packet and compares it against at least one cluster ID stored in a cluster identification memory. Responsive to a match, the switch generates a port identification for the packet using a fast lookup table. Responsive to no match, the target address is considered an unmanaged address. In one implementation, a slow lookup table can be used to generate a port identification for the unmanaged address. |
| US08125982B2 |
Providing real-time voice communication between devices connected to an internet Protocol network and devices connected to a public switched telephone network
Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing real-time voice communication between devices connected to an Internet Protocol (IP) network and devices connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN). In one implementation, the system includes a computer-controlled switch for connection to a local PSTN, for receiving calls from the IP network and the PSTN, and for routing calls to the PSTN and the IP network; and gate interface circuitry connected to the switch and adapted for connection to the IP network. The gate interface circuitry includes gateway circuitry for interfacing the IP network and PSTN voice circuits, and gatekeeper circuitry for performing address translation, admission control, bandwidth management, and zone management. The switch stores at least one PSTN destination address and at least one IP network destination address for each subscriber. The switch routes an incoming call to any one of the destination addresses stored for the subscriber. |
| US08125980B2 |
User terminal connection control method and apparatus
A user terminal connection control method to limit the number of sessions simultaneously connectable to the Internet, wherein an access server or authentication server has a user management table for specifying the maximum number of connections and a preferential terminal identifier indicating a user terminal to be preferentially connected to the Internet for each group comprising a plurality of user identifiers. The access server or authentication server determines, during a communication procedure for authenticating a user who requests to access to the Internet, whether the current number of connections for a group to which the user belongs has reached the maximum number of connections, and if so, determines whether to allow the user terminal to connect to the Internet depending on whether the user terminal identifier matches the preferential terminal identifier. |
| US08125975B2 |
Communications throughput with unicast packet transmission alternative
An access point of a communications network is configured to receive a multicast or broadcast packet from a source. The access point converts the multicast or broadcast packet into a unicast packet addressed to a station associated with the access point. The access point then transmits the unicast packet over the communications network from the access point to the station. The access point further may determine a minimum data rate by which the access point may transmit the multicast or broadcast packet to the station and determines an effective unicast rate for transmitting the unicast packet to the station. If the effective unicast rate does not exceed the minimum data rate, the access point does not transmit the unicast packet to the station and transmits the multicast or broadcast packet. |
| US08125972B2 |
Method and apparatus for requesting and transmitting characteristic indicators in a wireless communications network
A method of requesting a plurality of different characteristic indicators from a second communications apparatus in a wireless communications network including a first communications apparatus and a plurality of such second communications apparatuses which communicate with the first communications apparatus, the method includes the first communications apparatus transmitting a single standing instruction to the second communications apparatus defining at least two interleaving patterns, each interleaving pattern specifying two or more of the characteristic indicators and defining a pattern according to which the second communications apparatus is to interleave the specified characteristic indicators in a single feedback channel allocated to the second communications apparatus, the single standing instruction further defining a selection signal to be transmitted from the first communications apparatus to the second communications apparatus according to which the second communications apparatus is to select one of the interleaving patterns. |
| US08125971B2 |
Generic parallel spreading
Method for transmitting a wideband code division multiplex output signal at a given chip-rate corresponding to a plurality of combined physical radio links for respective user entities, comprising the steps of performing parallel symbol and code generation, parallel modulation, parallel spreading, each enhanced multiplex rate cycle providing a first number of parallel spread chip values, thus forming a first number of spread chip value streams. The enhanced multiplex rate being a second number greater than the chip rate of the output signal, combining the physical radio links over a number of segments corresponding to the second number at the enhanced multiplex rate in multiplex fashion, extending the combination of the physical radio links during a time corresponding to a third number of chips, causing a combined plurality of physical radio links, buffering the results so as to establish a complex signal at chip rate to the air transmission antenna. |
| US08125969B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting EDCA channel access parameters
A contention based communications channel access method emulates scheduled access by dynamically updating Enhanced Distribution Channel Access (EDCA) parameters for groups of member stations in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). |
| US08125958B2 |
Wireless subscriber inter-technology handoff
Embodiments for a method and apparatus of a wireless subscriber unit triggering an inter-technology handoff are disclosed. One method includes estimating a signal quality of first technology communication signals received from a serving base station. Information of neighboring base stations is received from the serving base station. Based on the information of the neighboring base stations, a signal quality of first technology communication signals received from each of the neighboring base stations is estimated. An inter-technology handoff is triggered based on a function of the signal quality of communication signals received from a serving base station and the signal quality of communication signals received from each of the neighboring base stations. |
| US08125951B2 |
Network entry procedure in multi-channel mobile networks
A technique for network entry in multi-channel mobile systems is described. The procedure utilizes the channel specific information sent in the beacon of each channel to select a subset of suitable channels. It then proceeds to scan these channels to gather information on perceived interference and received signal strength. Based on collected information the device picks the most suitable channel for joining the network. Since the channels to be scanned are pre-selected based on information seen in the beacon, the overall scan latency is reduced, thereby leading to a faster and more successful network entry. |
| US08125944B2 |
System and method for downlink signaling for high speed uplink packet access
A wireless communication system (100) and method for providing high speed uplink packet access from user equipment (128, 130) to a base station (114, 116, 118, 120). Each of the user equipment (128, 130) and the base station (114, 116, 118, 120) includes a transmitter (1106, 1206), a receiver (1104, 1204), and a controller (1108, 1208) coupled to the transmitter and the receiver. Data packets are transmitted from the user equipment (128, 130) to the base station (114, 116, 118, 120). Control information, corresponding to the data packets, is transmitted from the base station (114, 116, 118, 120) to the user equipment (128, 130). The control information includes an absolute grant channel indicator. The controller (1108) of the user equipment (128, 130) is configured to disable an uplink transmission of the transmitter based on a indicator in the control information. |
| US08125938B2 |
Relay station and method for enabling reliable digital communications between two nodes in a wireless relay based network
A relay station (606, 806a, 806b, 906a, 906b, 1006 and 1106) and a method (700) are described herein that enables reliable digital communications to occur between two nodes in a wireless relay based network (600, 800, 900, 1000 and 1100). The wireless relay based network includes a first node (602, 802, 902, 1002 and 1102) that transmits information in coded/modulated digital communications to a second node (604, 804, 904, 1004 and 1104) via one or more relay stations. And, each relay station is capable of: (1) receiving (702) a coded/modulated digital communication from the first node; (2) computing (704) a plurality of reliability values for a plurality of information symbols or coded symbols in the received coded/modulated digital communication; and (3) transmitting (706) a coded/modulated digital communication that has the computed reliability values embedded therein to the second node. |
| US08125924B2 |
Method and devices for transferring data
A method for transmitting data is disclosed, whereby data are transmitted in packets between a first device and a second device, whereby a further device disposed between the first device and the second device analyzes the packets at most for regeneration purposes. The second device transmits data between itself and a third device using DSL technology. During the data transmission between the first device and the second device a comparison of transmission rates takes place. |
| US08125920B2 |
System and method for exporting structured data in a network environment
An apparatus is provided in one example embodiment and includes a network element configured to receive a plurality of packets. The network element is configured to couple to a module, the module being configured to generate a data record that is based on information associated with the packets and capable of being interpreted according to a template in which multiple information elements can be positioned to create a hierarchical relationship within structured data. The structured data further includes references to the information elements. The network element further including an export module configured to export the data record to a next destination. |
| US08125917B2 |
Optimisation of transmission parameters of access points in wireless networks
In a wireless network comprising access points deployed within a designated zone of coverage, the radio frequency field strength resulting from radiation from the access points is optimised as a function of location by means of control of the transmission power and/or radiation pattern of the access points in response to measurements from sensors at defined locations that measure received signal power, the received power being related to radio frequency field strength. Sensors may be deployed within the designated zone of coverage, at the edge of the zone and/or outside the zone and optimization of the transmission parameters of the access points in terms of transmission power and/or radiation pattern is carried out taking into account the location of the sensors in addition to the received power at the sensors. |
| US08125914B2 |
Scaled Ethernet OAM for mesh and hub-and-spoke networks
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: configuring a maintenance domain on a first network node; configuring a maintenance association within the maintenance domain on a first network node; configuring, within the maintenance association, a local maintenance endpoint (MEP) on the first network node; and establishing a plurality of point-to-point connections within the maintenance association, each point-to-point connection established between the local MEP and a respective remote MEP on a respective network node of the plurality of network nodes using an identifier of the respective remote MEP and a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the respective remote MEP, wherein each point-to-point connection enables transmission of unicast CFM messages from the local MEP to the respective remote MEP, and the plurality of point-to-point connections are established within a single maintenance association. |
| US08125912B2 |
Inverse multiplexing of digital data
In ATM networks, digital data in ATM cells are sent to a destination node over more than one transmission link in round robin fashion. This is called inverse multiplexing. At connection start-up, the source node informs the destination node of the specific round robin fashion of the transmission links so that the ATM cells are reassembled in a proper sequential order. Inverse multiplexing control cells are used to communicate between the source node and destination node for connectivity testing of transmission links. Cell stuffing is also provided in one embodiment to accommodate non-synchronized links among transmission links. In a particular embodiment, two consecutive control cells indicate a stuffing cell. A start-up procedure is described when not all the transmission links are usable. |
| US08125905B2 |
System and method for processing network packet flows
A system and method provides a broadband network node for a best effort network such as the Internet or intranets which supports the inexpensive and rapid deployment of services to the best efforts network. Separate data path and control path mechanisms allow high-speed data transfers with parallel processing flows for the data path that are controlled across data flows by the control path. Packets are classified, modified and shaped to enable the service on the network with an accountant to track packet traffic for control and billing purposes. A series of processing blades perform a modification function for each blade that processes packets according to classifications. The processing blades are modular and scalable for insertion in the broad band switch to rapidly adapt the broadband network node for new services. |
| US08125899B2 |
Methods and systems to communicate media data across different networks
Example methods and apparatus to communicate media across different networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves storing via a first network device in a first network a first descriptor in a first data packet. The first data packet is then communicated to a second network device in a second network. A second data packet is then received from the second network device, and the first descriptor is compared to a second descriptor from the second data packet. When the first descriptor matches the second descriptor, an internet protocol address of the second network device is communicated to a communication source to cause the communication source to bypass the first network device and to communicate data to the second network device without passing that data to the first network device. |
| US08125888B2 |
Session initiation protocol survivable server
This document discusses, among other things, a telephony network having a server configured to provide selected communication functions following failure of a primary server. |
| US08125886B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for spatial multiplexing with symbol spreading
The present invention provides a system (400), device (200, 300), and method (200) for a spatial multiplexing (SMX) transmission scheme combined with symbol spreading and rotation using a pre-determined matrix R, which can greatly improve system performance without requiring additional bandwidth or power consumption under fast Rayleigh flat fading channels or high frequency-selective channels in UWB systems. Because of the lattice-based structure, sphere decoding is employed to reduce the complexity of ML decoding while maintaining the near ML performance. On the other hand, ZF and MMSE receivers can also be used due to the systematic structure at the transmitter. |
| US08125878B2 |
Touch panel and display device using the same
A touch panel includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, and a number of electrodes. The substrate includes a first surface. The transparent conductive layer is formed on the first surface. The transparent conductive layer includes a number of carbon nanotube wires. Opposite ends of each carbon nanotube wire are electrically connected to electrodes. Furthermore, a display device using the touch panel is also provided. |
| US08125876B2 |
Objective lens, optical pickup apparatus using the same, optical recording/reproduction apparatus using the same, and method of correcting aberration using the same
Provided is an objective lens for which expressions 0.83<(pM/pL)<1.17 and 0.83<(pM/pT)<1.17 or expressions 0.80<(pM/pL)<1.20 and 0.86<(pM/pT)<1.14 are satisfied, where pL is the ratio of fifth-order spherical aberration to third-order spherical aberration, the spherical aberrations being caused by a difference in the thickness of a cover layer of an optical recording medium, pT is the ratio of fifth-order spherical aberration to third-order spherical aberration, the spherical aberrations being caused by a change in the temperature of an environment of the objective lens, and pM is the ratio of fifth-order spherical aberration to third-order spherical aberration, the spherical aberrations being caused by a change in incident magnification. |
| US08125869B2 |
Optical recording method and optical recording device
To adjust the parameters of a write strategy for recording data on an optical recording medium, the jitter value of a reproduced signal obtained from recorded data is detected. If the jitter value exceeds a prescribed threshold, a write strategy parameter having a comparatively small effect on the jitter value is adjusted, and subsequent data are written on the recording medium using the adjusted parameter. Parameters are selected for adjustment in ascending order of their effect on the jitter value. Stable data recording can thereby be carried out without significant jitter degradation. |
| US08125867B2 |
Information recording medium, recording/reproducing apparatus, and recording/reproducing method to distinguish between an original recording block and a replacement recording block
An information recording medium, and a recording/reproducing apparatus and a recording/reproducing method for the recording medium. Original data is sequentially updated by replacing an original recording block with one or more replacement recording blocks. A replacement recording block includes at least one of an original address field indicating a location of the original recording block or a previous address field indicating a location of an immediately previous recording block. Replacement information is effectively recovered in a system where a replacement for logical overwriting (LOW) occurs in either a spare area and a user data area by reference to the address fields in each replacement recording block. |
| US08125862B2 |
System and method for controlling tracking in an optical drive
The present techniques provide methods and systems for alignment of a read head with data tracks on an optical data disk. In embodiments, a multi-pixel detector that is segmented into multiple areas, or detector segments, may be used to detect a pattern in the light reflected from an optical data disk. The detector system may then combine the quantized values from each of the detector segments mathematically to determine the alignment of the read head with a target data track. If the read head drifts to one side or the other, detectors to the side of a center detector may start to pick up energy from the adjacent tracks. If this energy is continuously summed for the detectors on each side, the read head may be centered by balancing the sums from the detectors on each side. |
| US08125858B2 |
Heat-assisted magnetic recording head including plasmon generator
A plasmon generator has an outer surface including a plasmon exciting part, and has a near-field light generating part located in a medium facing surface. The plasmon exciting part faces an evanescent light generating surface of a waveguide's core with a predetermined distance therebetween. The outer surface of the plasmon generator further includes first and second inclined surfaces that are each connected to the plasmon exciting part. The first and second inclined surfaces increase in distance from each other with increasing distance from the plasmon exciting part. The plasmon generator includes a shape changing portion where the angle of inclination of each of the first and second inclined surfaces with respect to the evanescent light generating surface increases continuously with decreasing distance to the medium facing surface. |
| US08125856B1 |
Method and system for optically coupling a laser with a transducer in an energy assisted magnetic recording disk drive
A method and system for providing an energy assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) disk drive are described. A media for storing data and a slider are provided. The slider has a back side, a trailing face, and an air-bearing surface (ABS) opposite to the back side. At least one laser is coupled with the trailing face of the slider, and has an optic axis substantially parallel to the trailing face. The laser(s) provide energy substantially along the optic axis. Optics are coupled with the trailing face of the slider and receive the energy from the laser(s) via free space. At least one EAMR transducer coupled with the slider. At least part of the EAMR transducer resides in proximity to the ABS. The optics direct the energy from the laser(s) to the EAMR transducer(s). The EAMR transducer(s) receive the energy from the optics and write to the media using the energy. |
| US08125850B2 |
Method for identifying gas leaks using a stationary seabed placed steered beamformed acoustic antenna with active narrow beam transmitter interrogation capability
A method for identifying position of acoustic source proximate sediments below the bottom of a body of water includes deploying a plurality of arrays of acoustic sensors on the bottom of the body of water. Each array includes a plurality of lines of acoustic sensors disposed in a substantially radial pattern. The arrays have a center to center distance therebetween of about twice a diameter of each of the arrays. Signals are detected from each of the sensors for a selected time period. A direction of the acoustic source with respect to each of the arrays is determined by steering a response of the sensors in each array. A range of the acoustic source is determined using the determined directions. |
| US08125843B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method for testing the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a data input/output terminal, a data input/output circuit, and a test circuit. The data input/output circuit is provided between the memory cell array and the data input/output terminal. The data input/output circuit includes a main amplifier that amplifies data written into selected memory cells in the memory cell array during data write operation and that amplifies data read from the selected memory cells during read operation, and a memory element provided accompanying the main amplifier in order to repair a defective memory cell in the memory cell array. The test circuit starts up in test mode, writes data into the memory element through the data input/output terminal, and read data from the memory element into the data input/output terminal regardless of access address information to the memory cell. |
| US08125835B2 |
Memory architecture having two independently controlled voltage pumps
In embodiments described herein, a memory architecture has an array of non-volatile memory cells and a pair of independently controlled voltage pumps. The pair of voltage pumps is coupled for supplying both positive and negative voltage biases to the memory array during program and erase operations, such that a sum of the magnitudes of the positive and negative voltage biases is applied across a storage node of an accessed memory cell. |
| US08125832B2 |
Variable initial program voltage magnitude for non-volatile storage
Multiple programming processes are performed for a plurality of non-volatile storage elements. Each of the programming process operates to program at least a subset of said non-volatile storage elements to a set of target conditions using program pulses. In one embodiment, a first programming pass includes soft programming and additional programming passes include the programming of data. In another embodiment, all of the programming process includes programming data. For at least a subset of said programming processes, a program pulse associated with achieving a particular result for a respective programming process is identified. The identified program pulse is used to adjust programming for a subsequent programming process. |
| US08125830B2 |
Area-efficient electrically erasable programmable memory cell
Electrically erasable programmable “read-only” memory (EEPROM) cells in an integrated circuit, and formed by a single polysilicon level. The EEPROM cell consists of a coupling capacitor and a combined read transistor and tunneling capacitor. The capacitance of the coupling capacitor is much larger than that of the tunneling capacitor. In one embodiment, field oxide isolation structures isolate the devices from one another; a lightly-doped region at the source of the read transistor improves breakdown voltage performance. In another embodiment, trench isolation structures and a buried oxide layer surround the well regions at which the coupling capacitor and combined read transistor and tunneling capacitor are formed. |
| US08125827B2 |
Flash memory systems and operating methods using adaptive read voltage levels
Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods of operating nonvolatile memory devices. Reference data is stored in a plurality of memory cells. The reference data is read, and a threshold voltage distribution of the plurality of memory cells is determined responsive to reading the reference data. A read voltage of the nonvolatile memory device is modified based on the determined threshold voltage distribution. The nonvolatile memory device may include a main region configured to stored data and a dummy region configured to store the reference data, and the methods may further include reading data from the main region using the modified read voltage. |
| US08125826B2 |
Fractional bits in memory cells
Methods, devices, modules, and systems for programming memory cells can include storing charges corresponding to a data state that represents an integer number of bits in a set of memory cells. Programming memory cells can include storing a charge in a cell of the set, where the charge corresponds to a programmed state, where the programmed state represents a fractional number of bits, and where the programmed state denotes a digit of the data state as expressed by a number in base N, where N is equal to 2B, rounded up to an integer, and where B is equal to the fractional number of bits represented by the programmed state. |
| US08125822B2 |
Reducing programming time of a memory cell
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for adjusting voltages of bit and word lines to program a two terminal memory cell. The invention may include setting a first line connected to a memory cell to a first voltage from a first line standby voltage, charging a second line connected to the memory cell to a predetermined voltage from a second line standby voltage, and switching the first line from the first voltage to a second voltage. The voltage difference between the first voltage and the predetermined voltage is such that a safe voltage results that does not program the memory cell. A voltage difference between the second voltage and the predetermined voltage is such that a programming voltage operative to program the memory cell results. |
| US08125821B2 |
Method of operating phase-change memory
One or more embodiments are related to a method of operating a phase-change memory array, including: providing the phase-change memory array, the phase-change memory array including a phase-change memory element in series with an access device between a first address line and a power line; causing a first current through the memory element from the first address line to the power line; and causing a second current through the memory element from the power line to the first address line. |
| US08125819B2 |
Asymmetric write current compensation using gate overdrive for resistive sense memory cells
Apparatus and associated method for asymmetric write current compensation for resistive sense memory (RSM) cells, such as but not limited to spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM) or resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells. In accordance with some embodiments, an RSM cell includes an RSM element coupled to a switching device. The switching device has a plurality of terminals. A control circuit compensates for asymmetric write characteristics of the RSM cell by limiting a range of voltage differentials across the terminals so as to be equal to or less than a magnitude of a source voltage applied to the switching device, thereby providing bi-directional write currents of substantially equal magnitude through the RSM element. |
| US08125816B2 |
Semiconductor storage device
According to the present invention, a semiconductor storage device includes: a first memory cell array including: a first bit line; a first plate line; a first memory cell; a first sense amplifier; a first reference power line configured to supply first reference voltage; a first switching module configured to control a connection between the first reference power line and the first bit line; a second memory cell array including: a second bit line; a second plate line; a second memory cell; a second sense amplifier; a second reference power line configured to supply second reference voltage; a second switching module configured to control a connection between the second reference power line and the second bit line; a control module configured to generate the control signal so as to control a time difference between the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array in precharge operation. |
| US08125813B2 |
Variance reduction simulation system, program product, and related methods
A system to provide enhanced computational efficiency in a simulation of particle transport through a medium, program product, and related methods are provided. The system can include a simulation data administrator server having access to an interaction database including records related to parameters describing interactions of particles in an absorbing medium to provide particle interaction parameters, and a simulated dose calculation computer in communication with the simulation data administrator server through a communications network. The system can also included simulated dose calculation program product stored in memory of the simulated dose calculation computer and including instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform for each of a plurality of particles deliverable from a particle source the operations of providing parameters for a medium to perform a Monte Carlo simulation to develop a map of simulated absorbed dose in the medium, and artificially adjusting simulation particle fluxes to achieve a substantially constant variance throughout a depth of the medium. |
| US08125811B2 |
Content-addressable memory
A CAM includes first and second memory units. The first memory unit includes: a first data memory cell for storing a first data bit; a first comparison circuit for comparing a first search bit with the first data bit to determine if there is a match, and outputting a first comparison result; and a first CMOS logic circuit for performing a logic operation on the first comparison result and outputting a first matching result. The second memory unit includes: a second data memory cell for storing a second data bit; a second comparison circuit for comparing a second search bit with the second data bit to determine if there is a match, and outputting a second comparison result; and a second static CMOS logic circuit for performing a logic operation on the first matching result and the second comparison result, and outputting an output matching result. |
| US08125808B2 |
Three-phase low-loss rectifier
A three-phase bridge rectifier circuit (TPBRC) connectable to an AC voltage source (102, 104, 106) via input lines (151, 153, 155) and to a load (199) via output lines (159, 157). The AC voltage source supplies the TPBRC (100) with AC voltage waveforms (302, 304, 306) that differ in phase by a certain amount. The TPBRC includes three series transistor combinations (110/112, 114/116, 118/120) connected across the output lines. A plurality of diodes (190, 128, 198, 148, 113, 168) are connected between a drain (152, 122, 162, 132, 172, 142) of one of the field effect transistors (110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120) and a gate (154, 124, 164, 134, 174, 144) of a different one of the field effect transistors. A voltage divider (192/188, 130/140, 107/196, 150/160, 115/111, 170/180) and a voltage clamping device (194, 138, 109, 158, 119, 178) is provided for each field effect transistor. |
| US08125807B2 |
Transformerless photovoltaic grid-connecting inverting device and control method thereof
The present invention relates to a transformerless photovoltaic grid-connecting inverting device and an inverting control method thereof. The inverting device comprising a boosting unit, an inverting unit, a grid-connecting unit and a control unit. The boosting unit is connected to a solar cell, for boosting an output voltage of the solar cell and then outputting a direct voltage. The inverting unit is used to convert the direct voltage output by the boosting unit into an alternating voltage. The grid-connecting unit is connected between the inverting unit and an alternating power grid, and closes or breaks up the electrical connection between the inverting unit and the alternating power grid based on a control signal. The control unit is connected to the grid-connecting unit and the inverting unit, and determines a drive signal output to the inverting unit and a grid-connecting signal output to the grid-connecting unit based on the direct voltage and the alternating voltage and phase of the power grid, wherein the phase of the drive signal is synchronous with the phase of the alternating current in the power grid. Therefore, the present invention achieves an inverting device which has a low cost and increased efficiency and safety. |
| US08125800B2 |
Secondary-side amplifier with soft start
An isolated switching regulator has a closed-loop soft-start feature that allows tighter regulation of the output voltage and eliminates or reduces overshoot. It also has an optional reset feature which will resoft-start the regulator during recovery from a fault on the output voltage. |
| US08125792B2 |
Substrate for wiring, semiconductor device for stacking using the same, and stacked semiconductor module
In a stacked semiconductor module, a test covering connecting terminals is easily conducted and high reliability is achieved. |
| US08125778B2 |
Device for air-cooling electronic apparatus
A device for air-cooling an electronic apparatus, where a suction opening (4) is provided in a housing (1), discharge openings (5) are provided in housings (1, 2), an airflow passing the inside of the housings is generated by a fan (6), and heat produced by a heart-producing body (9) is released to the outside of the housings by the airflow. Air introduction plates inclined to change the direction of the airflow are arranged at the suction opening (4), and a large number of projections are formed on the surfaces of the air introduction plates. The device for air-cooling an electronic apparatus has increased capacity for cooling a heat-producing part without increase in the size of the device, and in the device, accumulation of dust on the heat-producing part can be prevented. |
| US08125763B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component and method for making the same
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes external terminal electrodes that are formed by depositing metal plating films on exposed portions of internal conductors embedded in a ceramic body, depositing a copper plating films that cover the metal plating films and make contact with the ceramic body around the metal plating films, and heat-treating the ceramic body to generate a copper liquid phase, an oxygen liquid phase, and a copper solid phase between the copper plating films and the ceramic body. The mixed phase including these phases forms a region at which a copper oxide is present in a discontinuous manner inside the copper plating film at least at the interfaces between the ceramic body and the copper plating films. The copper oxide securely attaches the copper plating films to the ceramic body and enhances the bonding force of the external terminal electrodes. |
| US08125756B2 |
Electrostatic holding apparatus, vacuum environmental apparatus using it and joining apparatus
An electrostatic holding apparatus is configured to electrostatically hold objects (W1, W2) to be held by applying a predetermined high voltage to a plurality of electrode groups (112a, 112b) as a holding part. A high-voltage generating part or high voltage generating source (114) to convert from a low voltage to a predetermined high voltage necessary to hold the objects electrostatically is disposed on each of electrode modules (110). The high-voltage generating part (114) is hermetically closed or sealed. The high-voltage generating part may include a voltage amplifying circuit. The high-voltage generating part may include a battery and a voltage amplifying circuit. |
| US08125744B2 |
Current perpendicular to plane magneto-resistance effect element, magnetic head, and magnetic recording/reproducing device
A current perpendicular to plane magneto-resistance effect element includes: a magneto-resistance effect film comprised of a fixed magnetization layer, a free magnetization layer, and a complex spacer layer including an insulating layer and current paths formed through the insulating layer; a biasing mechanism for stabilizing the free magnetization layer; a shielding mechanism for ensuring a reproducing resolution of the magneto-resistance effect element; and a pair of electrodes for flowing a current perpendicular to a film surface of the magneto-resistance effect element; wherein a resistance area product (RA:Ω×μm2) is set to 0.00062×√{square root over ((GAP))}×TW+0.06 when a track width of the magneto-resistance effect element is defined as TW (nm) and a gap length of the magneto-resistance effect element is defined as GAP (nm). |
| US08125725B1 |
Recording medium and recording apparatus for using test data recorded in a blank zone to refine data recording
Methods, systems and computer program products for measuring a distance between a write head and a read head are described. The measured distance allows the position of the write head (e.g., during writing) and read head (e.g., during reading) to be compensated. The compensation further allows a hard disk drive to accurately position the read head over a desired sector without displacing the write head from the sector. |
| US08125723B1 |
Predictive characterization of adjacent track erasure in recording media
Cross-track density capability is predicted for a large number of writes based on a plurality of erase band width measurements. Over the plurality of erase band width measurements, a number of writes in a series of writes performed as part of an aggressing track sequence is varied. A model of the magnetic track width (MTW) as function of the number of writes employed in the MTW measurements may be generated and an estimate of the erase band width for a large number of writes derived from the model as a prediction of cross-track density capability. |
| US08125720B2 |
Miniature image capture lens
A miniature image capture lens is disclosed, comprising a wafer scale lens system, which comprises a first lens group including a first substrate, a first surface disposed on a first side of the first substrate, a second surface disposed on a second side of the first substrate, and a second lens group including a second substrate, a third surface disposed on a first side of the second substrate, and a fourth surface disposed on a second side of the second substrate, wherein the first surface, the second surface, the third surface and the fourth surface are aspherical, one of the first surface and the second surface, and one of the third surface and the fourth surface have a high refraction index Nd_h and a high abbe number Vd_h, another one of the first surface and the second surface, and another one of the third surface and the fourth surface have a low refraction index Nd_l and a low abbe number Vd_l, and the miniature image capture lens meets the following conditions: Nd—h=1.58˜1.62; Nd—l=1.48˜1.53; Nd—l/Nd—h=0.91˜0.97; Vd—h=35˜45; and Vd_l=25˜35, wherein one of the first and second surfaces is convex shaped and another one of the first and second surfaces is concave shaped, and one of the third and fourth surfaces is convex shaped and another one of the third and fourth surfaces is concave shaped. |
| US08125718B2 |
Telescopes for simultaneous clear viewing of objects and areas both near and distant
A telescope that provides for simultaneous clear viewing of objects or areas at various distances may be either Galilean or astronomical. The telescope may be mounted on or into any mechanism or device used for targeting or aiming. Such devices may include iron sights of small arms weapons, and cameras and telescopes, which may be either electrically or manually focused. These miniature scopes are engineered to maximize the clear depth-of-field viewing by the eye regardless of vision irregularities, such as Presbyopia, Myopia, Hyperopic, Astigmatism, or combinations of these, in conjunction with or without spectacle lens corrections. This aiming scope/device may be placed on a pair of spectacles in a very close proximity to the eye cornea. Other maximized scope image characteristics that occur are field-of-view, luminosity, and unmagnified and unbroken or distorted viewing field. Clearly detailed simultaneous viewing of images of all objects or areas at almost all distances forward of the objective lens is readily apparent to the scope user. Such objects include sighting devices forward of the scope on guns, bows, cameras, telescopes, and any target seen within the scope. Most reticles used in conjunction with this invention will also be observed in the scope. |
| US08125716B2 |
Near eye display prism optic assembly
An optical assembly uses a plastic prism with one flat surface and a collimating lens optic to provide the capability of imaging a color micro-display to the eye. The collimating optic and flat prism surface can allow for aberration-free diopter adjustment and an image with very low-magnitude, nearly-symmetric distortion. The collimating optic can also provide environmental protection of the prism involving an optical plastic device. The input illumination from the micro-display enters the prism, is reflected two times within the prism, exits the prism, and passes through the collimating optic before being viewed by the eye. Such an optical assembly can provide a field of view with eye-relief and exit pupil when viewing a full-color micro-display. |
| US08125706B2 |
High-temperature interband cascade lasers
A gain medium and an interband cascade laser, an interband cascade amplifier, and an external cavity laser having the gain medium are presented. The gain medium can include any one or more of the following features: (1) the active quantum well region includes a thick and In-rich GaInSb hole well; (2) the hole injector includes two or more GaSb hole wells having thicknesses in a specified range; (3) the electron and hole injectors are separated by a thick AlSb barrier to suppress interband absorption; (4) a first electron barrier of the hole injector region separating the hole injector region from an adjacent active quantum well region has a thickness sufficient to lower a square of a wavefunction overlap between a zone-center active electron quantum well and injector hole states to not more than 5%; (5) the thickness of the first InAs electron well in the electron injector, as well as the total thickness of the electron injector, is reduced; (6) the number of cascaded stages is reduced; (7) transition regions are inserted at the interfaces between the various regions of the gain medium so as to smooth out abrupt shifts of the conduction-band minimum; (8) thick separate confinement layers comprising Ga(InAlAs)Sb are disposed between the active gain region and the cladding to confine the optical mode and increase its overlap with the active stages; and (9) the doping profile of the cladding layers is optimized to minimize the overlap of the optical mode with the most heavily-doped portion of the InAs/AlSb SL cladding layers. An interband cascade laser, an interband cascade amplifier, or an external cavity laser employing a gain medium having these features can emit at a wavelength of about 2.5 μm to about 8 μm at high temperatures. |
| US08125699B2 |
Optical scanning device
An optical scanning device of the invention includes: a substrate; a torsion bar portion which is connected to the substrate; a mirror portion which is supported by the torsion bar portion; a drive source which causes the substrate to oscillate; and a light source which projects light onto the mirror portion, where the mirror portion resonates and vibrates in accordance with a vibration imparted to the substrate by the drive source, a direction of reflection light from the light projected onto the mirror portion from the light source changes in accordance with the vibration of the mirror portion, the drive source is provided on a portion of the substrate at a distance from a connected portion where the substrate is connected to the torsion bar portion, and a substrate shape control device which controls the shape of the substrate itself is provided on the substrate. |
| US08125690B2 |
Device capable of adjusting two-dimensional code
An image forming device is provided which embeds a decodable two-dimensional code when embedding (printing) a two-dimensional code in an original document. The image forming device represents additional information by associating virtual points with dots in one-to-one correspondence and arranges dots in positions deviated from virtual points associated with the dots. The image forming device includes a determining unit for determining intervals between the virtual points and virtual points adjacent to the virtual points and determining sizes of the dots, and an arranging unit for arranging dots having the determined sizes to respective virtual points having the determined intervals. The determining unit may determine dots to have sizes other than sizes proportional to the determined intervals. |
| US08125688B2 |
Print data generating apparatus, printing apparatus, method to generate print data, and computer usable medium therefor
A print data generating apparatus to generate print data, which is to be used in a printing apparatus to form an image in a plurality of colorants, based on originally inputted image data representing the image, is provided. The print data generating apparatus includes a black enabled image data converter unit to convert the inputted image data into black enabled image data, which indicates scale values of a plurality of colors including a black color to be used in the image, a white scale value calculator unit to obtain scale values of a white color to be used in the image to be formed. The white scale value calculator unit calculates the scale values of the white color by inverting the scale values of the black color obtained in the conversion by the black enabled image data converter unit. |
| US08125673B2 |
Image forming apparatus, recording medium including a recorded data processing program
An image forming apparatus includes: a connection part for enabling an external memory apparatus to be connected thereto; a data retrieval part for retrieving output target data stored in the external memory apparatus connected to the connection part; an output part for outputting output target data retrieved from the external memory apparatus; a data writing part for writing saving target data into the external memory apparatus connected to the connection part; a determination part for, when the external memory apparatus is connected to the connection part, determining which one of a first mode and a second mode is a mode of a job intended for execution, wherein the first mode is a mode in which output target data stored in the external memory apparatus is retrieved and outputted and wherein the second mode is a mode in which saving target data is written and saved into the external memory apparatus; and a mode setting part for, based on the result of the determination made by the determination part, setting either one of the first mode and the second mode as the mode of the job intended for execution. |
| US08125664B2 |
Pull print supporting image forming system, image forming apparatus and image forming method
When a user applies a pull print request by operating an operation panel unit of an image forming apparatus MFP, a server SRV transmits a list of print data stored therein and setting information of each print data to the image forming apparatus MFP. The image forming apparatus MFP receives the setting information of each print data, and based on device information of itself, calculates compatibility as a degree representing to which extent the request of the setting information of each print data can be satisfied, and displays the print list and the compatibility corresponding to each print data in the list, to the user. |
| US08125662B2 |
Department management printing system and method, program product used in department management printing, and authentication method
Incapability of printing as a result of prohibition of authentication due to a difference between functions of authentication processing in printing apparatuses is prevented, by acquiring a function of authentication processing of a concerned printing apparatus. It is determined whether or not inputted identification information can be processed by authentication processing of the printing apparatus, based on the acquired function. If the result of the determination is negative, a data format of the inputted identification information is converted. |
| US08125651B2 |
Substrate detection device and substrate conveyance apparatus
An object is to provide a substrate conveyance apparatus and a substrate detection device capable of improving flexibility in arrangement layout.The substrate detection device includes a projector 41 for projecting inspection light 40 so as to pass through a predetermined position on a path of a substrate 4 conveyed by conveyance belts 26, a light receiver 42 for receiving the inspection light 40 projected by the projector 41, and a detector (a control device 15) for detecting that the substrate 4 reaches the predetermined position based on a decrease in the amount of received light of the inspection light 40 received by the light receiver 42 when the substrate 4 conveyed by the conveyance belts 26 reaches the predetermined position and a portion of the inspection light 40 is blocked by the substrate 4. The inspection light 40 is projected from the projector 41 so as to include opposite ends of a width direction of the conveyance belts 26 in an optical path of the inspection light in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the substrate 4 conveyed by the conveyance belts 26 and the light receiver 42 receives the inspection light passing through upper and lower regions of the conveyance belts 26 in the width direction. |
| US08125640B2 |
Automated analysis system for detection and quantification of biomolecules by measurement of changes in liquid crystal orientation
The present invention provides systems and methods for data acquisition and image analysis that utilize twisted nematic liquid crystals (“TNLCs”) to create maps of bio/chemical functionality patterned on surfaces. The method involves the acquisition of a series of images of TNLC film that contacts the analytic surface followed by analysis of the series of images to yield maps of twist angle of the liquid crystal across the surface. This analysis technique effectively condenses a large data set (stack of images) into a compact form (map of twist angle), revealing features on the surface that were not apparent in the individual images comprising the original stack. |
| US08125638B2 |
Spectroscope
An improvement is added to a spectroscope for performing wavelength dispersion of measured light with a wavelength dispersion element and receiving the light at a light reception element. The spectroscope has a first compound lens made up of a plurality of lenses for converting measured light into parallel light and emitting the parallel light to the wavelength dispersion element; a second compound lens made up of a plurality of lenses for gathering the measured light subjected to the wavelength dispersion in the wavelength dispersion element and causing the light reception element to receive the light; and a base for fixing the wavelength dispersion element, the first compound lens, and the second compound lens. The linear expansion coefficient of the compound focal length of the first compound lens, the linear expansion coefficient of the compound focal length of the second compound lens, and the linear expansion coefficient of a material forming the base are substantially equal. |
| US08125636B2 |
Photodetector and spectrometer using the same
A photodiode array, having a plurality of photodiodes 12 (n-type channel regions 121), and a light entrance portion 13, formed of an opening that is used to make light to be detected by photodiodes 12 enter, are provided in a substrate 10 of a photodetector 1A having an n-type substrate 101 and a p-type epitaxial layer 102. Furthermore, a carrier capturing portion 60, for capturing carriers generated at a substrate portion near the light entrance portion 13 and removes the captured carriers to the exterior via an electrode 61, is arranged from a layer portion of the epitaxial layer 102 that is positioned between the photodiode array 11 and the light entrance portion 13. A photodetector of a simple arrangement, which, when applied to a spectrometer, enables the positioning precision of components of the spectrometer to be improved, and a spectrometer using this photodetector are thus realized. |
| US08125633B2 |
Calibration of a radiometric optical monitoring system used for fault detection and process monitoring
The present invention is directed to a system and method for radiometric calibration of spectroscopy equipment utilized in fault detection and process monitoring. Initially, a reference spectrograph is calibrated to a local primary standard (a calibrated light source with known spectral intensities and traceable to a reference standard). Other spectrographs are then calibrated from the reference spectrograph rather than the local primary calibration standard. This is accomplished by viewing a light source with both the reference spectrograph and the spectrograph to be calibrated. The output from the spectrograph to be calibrated is compared to the output of the reference spectrograph and then adjusted to match that output. The present calibration process can be performed in two stages, the first with the spectrographs calibrated to the reference spectrograph and then are fine tuned to a narrow band light source at the plasma chamber. Alternatively, the reference spectrograph can be calibrated to the local primary standard while optically coupled to the plasma chamber. There, the local primary standard calibration light source is temporarily positioned within the plasma chamber, or in a light chamber disposed along the interior of the chamber for calibrating the reference spectrograph. Other spectrographs can be calibrated to the reference spectrograph while coupled to the plasma chamber with the local primary standard calibration light source, thereby calibrating every component in the entire optical path to the reference spectrograph. |
| US08125622B2 |
Lidar measurement device with target tracking and method for use of same
A Lidar measurement device for vehicular traffic surveillance and method for use of same are disclosed. In one embodiment, video circuitry acquires video of a field of view having a target therein. A steerable laser progressively scans the field of view to identify targets. The steerable laser then progressively, repeatedly scans a sub-field of the field of view containing the target. A processing circuit portion determines target data of the target based upon range and time measurements associated with reflected laser range-finding signals from the scans of the sub-field. The processing circuit then integrates the target data into the video such that the video may displayed with an image of the target and target data, such as a speed measurement, associated therewith. |
| US08125620B2 |
Optical sensor device
A method and apparatus for the acquisition of repetitive signals in a sensing device comprising a transmitter, a receiver and an object. The transmitter repetitively emits a modulated electro-magnetic signal into a transmission medium, with the emitted signal interacting with the object producing a counter propagating return signal. The return signal may contain properties that reflect all, or a portion, of the initial signal or may be correlated with said signal through a process of absorption and reemission, in which reflected signal characteristics are governed by the object's physical material characteristic. The return signal is detected and converted into digital signals by a receiver via a reception channel through the use of edge transitions rather than logic levels from one or more comparator outputs to reconstruct the return signal waveform. A several waveform acquisition and reconstruction methods are disclosed for use with an edge sampling detection apparatus. When directed towards the time-of-flight distance measurement the invention also discloses a useful method to provide optical feedback using a moving waveguide. |
| US08125619B2 |
Integrated ambient light sensor and distance sensor
An integrated proximity and light sensor includes an indicating light-emitting device (“ILD”), a projecting light-emitting device (“PLD”), and a light sensing integrated circuit (“LSIC”) configured as a single package. The LSIC controls each of the ILD and the PLD to emit light therefrom and the LSIC is configured to detect an ambient light level and also to detect a reflection of the light projected by the PLD from a surface for proximity detection. |
| US08125618B2 |
Reflective film interface to restore transverse magnetic wave contrast in lithographic processing
A system for exposing a resist layer to an image that includes a layer reflective to imaging tool radiation and a resist layer having a region of photosensitivity over the reflective layer. An imaging tool projects radiation containing an aerial image onto the resist layer, with a portion of the radiation containing the aerial image passing through the resist and reflecting back to the resist to form an interference pattern of the projected aerial image through the resist layer thickness. The thickness and location of the resist layer region of photosensitivity are selected to include from within the interference pattern higher contrast portions of the interference pattern in the direction of the resist thickness, and to exclude lower contrast portions of the interference pattern in the resist thickness direction from said resist layer region of photosensitivity, to improve contrast of the aerial image in said resist layer region of photosensitivity. |
| US08125616B2 |
Lithographic apparatus with pre-formed flexible transportation line
A lithographic apparatus includes, in an embodiment, an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate; and a flexible transportation line extending between a first and second part of the apparatus, the second part moveable with respect to the first part, wherein the line is pre-formed in a three-dimensional curve. |
| US08125612B2 |
Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
There is provided an exposure apparatus capable of forming a desirable device pattern by removing unnecessary liquid when performing exposure by projecting a pattern onto the substrate via a projection optical system and the liquid. The exposure device projects an image of the pattern onto the substrate P via the projection optical system and the liquid so as to expose the substrate P. The exposure device includes a liquid removing mechanism 40 which removes the liquid remaining on a part 7 arranged in the vicinity of the image plane of the projection optical system. |
| US08125610B2 |
Method for preventing or reducing contamination of an immersion type projection apparatus and an immersion type lithographic apparatus
A method for preventing or reducing contamination of an immersion type projection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes at least one immersion space that is at least partially filled with a liquid when the apparatus projects a beam of radiation onto a substrate. The method includes rinsing at least part of the immersion space with a rinsing liquid before the apparatus is used to project the beam of radiation onto a substrate. |
| US08125602B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel, electronic apparatus equipped with the same, and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display panel
There is provided a liquid crystal display panel that includes an array substrate having at least a pixel electrode and a switching element for every pixel area in a display area on a transparent substrate, a color filter substrate in which a light shielding layer made of a resin is formed on a transparent substrate at least outside the display area and a color filter layer is formed to oppose the pixel electrode, and liquid crystal enclosed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate that are bonded by a seal material. A protection film having an opening, the opening being opened in the display area, is formed on the color filter substrate in the outside of the display area to cover at least the portion of the light shielding layer on which the seal material is formed. |
| US08125601B2 |
Upper substrate and liquid crystal display device having the same
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The lower substrate includes a display part for displaying image and a driving part for providing the display part with a driving signal. The upper substrate includes a common electrode and an insulating member that electrically insulates the common electrode from the driving part. The insulating member has a lower dielectric constant than the liquid crystal layer. Thus, a parasitic capacitance between the driving part and the common electrode is reduced to prevent malfunction of the driving part, and a display quality is enhanced. |
| US08125593B2 |
Color filter substrate including support members and display device using the same
A color filter substrate includes a light shielding layer arranged along the outer periphery of a display region on a glass substrate and defining a light shielding region and support members arranged so as to stand on the display region and a light shielding region of the glass substrate. The total height of the light shielding layer of the light shielding region and the support members disposed on the light shielding layer thereof is larger than the total height of a color layer in the display region and the support members disposed on the color layer thereof, and a panel thickness buffering region is located in a display region side peripheral portion of the light shielding region. |
| US08125591B2 |
Method of forming an array of polymer dispersed liquid crystal cells
The present invention relates to a method of forming an array of polymer dispersed liquid crystal cells, to an array formed by such method and to uses of such array. |
| US08125589B2 |
Direct-LIT liquid crystal displays with laminated diffuser plates
In a directly-illuminated liquid crystal display (LCD), for example an LCD monitor or an LCD-TV, a number of light management films, including a diffuser layer, lie between the light source and the LCD panel to provide bright, uniform illumination. The diffuser layer is attached to a substrate which is separate from the light source and the LCD panel, or may be attached to either the LCD panel or, when using a two dimensional light source, to the light source. The other light management layers may also be attached to the separate substrate or to the LCD panel or two-dimensional light source. High levels of illumination uniformity at the LCD may be achieved with a uniform (non-patterned) diffuser, even with relatively low levels of diffusion, when the diffuser is used with a brightness enhancing layer. |
| US08125587B2 |
Liquid crystal display module and assembling method thereof
A liquid crystal display module and an assembling method thereof are disclosed. The liquid crystal display module includes a panel guide for supporting a liquid crystal panel, the panel guide including a first fastening portion, support side members for holding opposite sides of a lamp irradiating light to the liquid crystal panel, respectively, each of the support side members including a second fastening portion having a foreign substance shield, and a bottom case including a third fastening portion having a case hole formed through a side surface of the bottom case, to receive the foreign substance shield. |
| US08125584B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel capable of providing a high contrast ratio with a storage capacitance being secured, and also provides a liquid crystal display device including such a panel. The present invention is a liquid crystal display panel having a structure in which a liquid crystal layer is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate includes a projection for liquid crystal alignment control, the first substrate includes a scanning signal line, a data signal line, a drain electrode electrically connected to a pixel electrode, a switching element, and a storage capacitor wiring, the storage capacitor wiring includes a main wiring part and a branch part, the branch part being connected to the main wiring part and overlapping with the projection for liquid crystal alignment control. |
| US08125580B2 |
Liquid crystal display apparatus
Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display apparatus, including: a liquid crystal panel having a pixel region in which first and second electrodes apply an electric field to a liquid crystal layer to display an image; the liquid crystal panel including a photo-sensor element having a light receiving face at which the photo-sensor element receives incident light through the liquid crystal layer in the pixel region to produce received light data; at least one of the first and second electrodes being formed in a region of the pixel region other than a light receiving face corresponding region of the pixel region which corresponds to the light receiving face of the photo-sensor element. |
| US08125575B2 |
Liquid crystal television and backlight unit
A liquid crystal television 100 displays an image on a liquid crystal display by transmitting a light source from a backlight unit 10. The backlight unit 10 drives two cold-cathode tubes 13a, 13b as the backlight 13 at the high frequency voltages each with different polarity generated by a self-excited inverter circuit 11 to generate a light source. The backlight unit 10 connects an inter-lamp coil L2 between two U-shaped cold-cathode tubes 13a, 13b to form a series circuit, and further connects capacitors C5, C6 in parallel with the cold-cathode tubes 13a, 13b. |
| US08125570B2 |
Video processing apparatus and video processing method
Disclosed is a video processing apparatus including: a brightness adjusting part which adjusts the brightness of a whole portion of a received video signal according to a brightness adjusting value; and a brightness stretching part which calculates gradient values to stretch a first brightness in a first portion including a smaller brightness value than a first reference value and a second brightness in a second portion including a larger brightness value than a second reference value in the received video signal, and outputs the received video signal having the brightness adjusted by the brightness adjusting part in a third portion including a smaller brightness value than a minimum brightness value and in a fourth portion including a larger brightness value than a maximum brightness value in the received video signal by applying the calculated gradient values to the third portion and the fourth portion, respectively, to display the brightness of the received video signal corresponding to the third portion and the fourth portion. |
| US08125560B1 |
System for topology based automatic focus
A method for automatically focusing a camera including the steps of (A) recording a first topology and a second topology, where the second topology occurs temporally after the first topology, and (B) comparing the first topology with the second topology. A focus of the camera is automatically adjusted based upon one or more similarities between the first topology and the second topology. |
| US08125558B2 |
Integrated image capture and projection system
An integrated system comprises a light valve and an image sensor for image display and image capture. The image sensor and the light valve share a common dual-function lens by positioning the light valve and image sensor at locations offset from the optical axis of the dual-function lens. |
| US08125552B2 |
Solid-state image pickup device with adjustable image readout area
There is provided a solid-state imaging device in which images can be read at high speed. Since an n-th processing circuit (e.g. PU1) can be connected to n-th pixel columns (N1) in respective imaging blocks B1, B2, and B3 via switches Q (1), Q (4), and Q (7), signals from the adjacent pixel columns (N2) are to be processed separately by another processing circuit (PU2) even when a partial readout area R may be small. In addition, an image data arithmetic section 10 specifies the partial readout area R restrictively, which allows for higher speed imaging. |
| US08125551B2 |
Solid-state image pickup device and control method thereof
An image sensor controls the gain of a pixel signal on a pixel-by-pixel basis and extends a dynamic range while maintaining a S/N ratio at a favorable level. A column unit in an image sensor is independently detects a level of each pixel signal and independently sets a gain for level of the signal. A photoelectric converting region unit has pixels arranged two-dimensionally with a vertical signal line for each pixel column to output each pixel signal. The column unit is on an output side of the vertical signal line. The column unit for each pixel column has a pixel signal level detecting circuit, a programmable gain control, a sample and hold (S/H) circuit. Gain correction is performed according to a result of a detected level of the pixel signal. |
| US08125548B2 |
Analog image signal processing circuit for CMOS image sensor
An image signal processing circuit for CMOS image sensor comprises a differential operational amplifier, input stage capacitors, and output stage capacitors. The input stage capacitors comprise a first positive input stage switching capacitor array and a first negative input stage switching capacitor array. The first positive input stage switching capacitor array is configured to input analog image signals, a control end of the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is connected to a color gain control signal end, and an output end of the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is coupled to a positive input end of the differential operational amplifier. The first negative input stage switching capacitor array is configured to input a reference level signal, a control end of the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is connected to the color gain control signal end, and an output end of the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is coupled to a negative input end of the differential operational amplifier. The output stage capacitors are connected between the output end and the input end of the differential operational amplifier. In the present invention, two or more control functions are implemented with a single circuit, therefore, with the imaging effects guaranteed, the circuit structure is simplified, the size of the CMOS image sensor chip is reduced, and thus the cost is reduced. The present invention meets the developing trend of product miniaturization. |
| US08125543B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus with color correction based on light sensitivity detection
A solid-state imaging device includes: a first detecting portion that detects each component by dividing a first wavelength region of image information into a plurality of wavelength regions; a second detecting portion that detects components in the first wavelength region with higher sensitivity than the components in the first wavelength region detected by the first detecting portion; and a signal processing unit including a high sensitization signal processing portion that acquires a signal indicating a measured amount on the basis of a unit signal corresponding to each wavelength detected in the first detecting portion and that executes a sensitivity correction operation on the unit signal corresponding to each wavelength detected in the first detecting portion by using the signal indicating the measured amount and a signal of the component in the first wavelength region, which has high sensitivity and is detected in the second detecting portion. |
| US08125536B2 |
Wide dynamic range image capturing system method and apparatus
An image capture system is presented where the dynamic range of photo imaging devices, such as a still or video camera, is increased by varying sensor exposure time on a pixel-by-pixel basis under digital camera processor control. The system's photo sensors are continuously illuminated without reset over the exposure interval. In addition to being interrogated at the end of the exposure interval, the pixels are also non-destructively interrogated at one or more intermediate times during the interval. At each interrogation, the image capture system determines individually whether the pixels have saturated and if not, the parameter value is recorded; if the pixel has saturated, the previously stored value from the preceding interval is maintained. To produce the final sensor value for the whole exposure interval, the data for pixels that reached the saturation level are adjusted to compensate for their shortened exposure. |
| US08125532B2 |
Video signal capturing apparatus, signal processing and control apparatus, and video signal capturing, video signal processing, and transferring system and method
A video signal transfer system including an imaging apparatus for capturing an object to be imaged and generating a consecutive plurality of picture data forming a moving image, selecting from the plurality of picture data picture data positioned in advance at predetermined intervals to generate a plurality of lines (series) of video signals, and transmitting the plurality of systems of video signal, and a signal processing apparatus having a plurality of signal processing circuits, outputting the plurality of lines of video signals received from the imaging apparatus to the plurality of signal processing circuits, and making them process the signals in parallel. |
| US08125513B2 |
Stereoscopic display device and display method
It is made possible to satisfy such a condition that moire or color moire is suppressed and a fast image processing is made easy and such a condition that sufficient image quality can be obtained both at a flat image display time and at a stereoscopic image display time simultaneously. A vertical period of pixel rows having the pixels arranged in one row in a lateral direction is three times a lateral period of the pixels, the pixels developing red, green and blue are alternately arranged in a lateral direction in the same row, the pixels in one row of two rows adjacent in a vertical direction are arranged such that lateral positions thereof are shifted to the pixels in the other row by ½ of the lateral period of the pixels, the pixels in rows adjacent in the same column through one row interposed therebetween are the pixels developing different colors of red, green and blue, and a pitch of the elemental images is equal to a width of 18n (n=1, 2, 3 . . . ) pieces of the pixels, and a lateral pitch of the beam control element is smaller than the width of the 18n pieces of the pixels. |
| US08125499B2 |
Device having function of rotating image
There is provided a device comprising: a display unit configured to display an image corresponding to image data and to be rotatable with respect a body case of the device; a detection unit configured to detect a rotation angle of the display unit; and a data processing unit configured to process the image data to rotate the image in accordance with a rotation angle of the display unit detected by the detection unit. |
| US08125488B1 |
Computer system having a combined GPU-video BIOS package
An interface device having a video BIOS component. The device includes a substrate for implementing a mother board connection and implementing a GPU (graphics processor unit) connection. A video BIOS component is mounted on the substrate for providing video BIOS functions for the computer system. |
| US08125482B2 |
Graphical user interface graphics-based interpolated animation performance
An arrangement provides for displaying an object, such as a drawn object, or a database search result, based on a graphical user interface. A first display window is provided for specifying attributes of an object. A second window is provided for spatially inserting anchors for the object, where each anchor specifies a desired characteristic of the object, such as a pose of a face. A third window is provided for the desired object display. The anchors are placed in the second window with the aid of a controlled cursor. Placement of the cursor in the second window also controls the displayed object in the third window, which is developed based on the placement of the cursor in the second window relative to the anchors. |
| US08125464B2 |
Full scale calibration measurement for multi-touch surfaces
Normalization of regions of a sensor panel capable of detecting multi-touch events, or a sensor panel capable of detecting multi-hover events, is disclosed to enable each sensor in the sensor panel to trigger a virtual button in a similar manner, given the same amount of touch or hover. Each sensor produces an output value proportional to the level or amount of touch or hover. However, due to processing, manufacturing and physical design differences, the sensor output values can vary from region to region or panel to panel for a given amount of touch or hover. To normalize the sensor output values across regions, gain and offset information can be obtained in advance, stored in nonvolatile memory, and later used to normalize the sensor output values so that all regions in the sensor panel can trigger virtual buttons similarly, providing a uniform “response function” at any location on the sensor panel. |
| US08125461B2 |
Dynamic input graphic display
An input device for providing dynamic displays is disclosed. The input device can modify the appearance and/or location of graphics associated with an input area of a device. For example, the input device can have a button layout that shifts based on the orientation of the electronic device relative to the user, such that the button layout is consistently presented to the user in an upright orientation. The input device can rotate and/or rename a button input area region depending on the context of an application running on the electronic device. The input device can display dynamic graphic content in an input area which is distinct from a display screen of the electronic device. |
| US08125452B2 |
Electronic book cover
The electronic book cover is of a thick board adapted to support an electronic device, such as a calculator or MP3 player. A cutout in the board receives the electronic device, and it is securely bolstered to the main block of book pages. The board is completely covered by an elastic skin, except in an opening where the device displays visual information. The cover also includes a keypad, labeled with various characters and symbols, which can be pressed to initiate the processing of preprogrammed functions by the electronic device. A layered switch circuit lies underneath the soft keypad and is comprised of two distinct layers: the first dielectric film layer has rows and columns of checkered conductive sections facing inward towards the book cover, and the second dielectric film layer has a pattern of disconnected electric contacts at locations facing the conductive sections and is superimposed in the keypad. |
| US08125450B2 |
Operating device for vehicle
An operation knob of an operating device for a vehicle is movably supported by an X-direction sliding unit and a Y-direction sliding unit. A push switch is interposed between the operation knob and the X-direction sliding unit, which is arranged above the Y-direction sliding unit. A ball bearing having a through-hole, through which an axial rod of a joystick device passes, is movably supported by the axial rod in an axial direction thereof. According to such a structure, the operation knob can be moved to a desired position, and the push switch can be surely operated to be turned-on or turned-off. |
| US08125444B2 |
Unit, an assembly and a method for controlling in a dynamic egocentric interactive space
A portable unit for providing instructions for navigation in menus or controlling equipment, the unit having a user interface and a camera pointing in the general direction of the user. The unit tracking relative movements between the unit and the user and converting the relative movement into the instructions. The unit may be used as a remote control for audio or video equipment or computers or the like. |
| US08125437B2 |
Over-driving device
An over-driving device is provided. In a first frame, a compression circuit compresses a first image signal to generate a first compression image signal, and a buffer temporarily stores the first compression image signal. In a following second frame, the compression circuit compresses a second image signal to generate a second compression image signal, and the buffer outputs the first compression image signal to serve as a first buffer image signal. A comparison circuit compares the second compression image signal and the first buffer image signal and generates an enable signal according comparison result. A decompression circuit decompresses the first buffer image signal to generate a previous image signal. An over-driving unit receives the second image signal to serve to a current image signal and receives the previous image signal and the enable signal. The over-driving unit over drives the display device or not according to the enable signal. |
| US08125435B2 |
Identifier of source driver of chip-on-glass liquid crystal display and identifying method thereof
An identifier for identifying a source driver of a chip-on-glass liquid crystal display and an identifying method thereof are provided. The identifier includes a comparator for receiving a chip identity and a target identity, and generates a triggering signal to activate the source driver if the chip identity coincides with the target identity. |
| US08125432B2 |
Common voltage generation circuit employing a charge-pump operation to generate low-potential-side voltage
A common voltage generation circuit includes a first operational amplifier which outputs an amplitude voltage of a common voltage based on a first power supply voltage, a second operational amplifier which outputs a high-potential-side voltage of the common voltage based on the first power supply voltage, and a low-potential-side voltage generation circuit which generates a low-potential-side voltage of the common voltage which is lower in potential than the high-potential-side voltage for the amplitude voltage by a charge-pump operation. The common voltage generation circuit supplies the high-potential-side voltage or the low-potential-side voltage to a common electrode which faces a pixel electrode specified by a scan line and a data line of an electro-optical device through an electro-optical substance. |
| US08125425B2 |
HDR displays with dual modulators having different resolutions
A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. The screen is illuminated with light from a light source comprising an array of controllable light-emitters. The controllable-emitters and elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic range. |
| US08125423B2 |
Voltage control circuit, voltage control method and light control apparatus utilizing the same
A voltage control circuit which can prevent the occurrence of imprint phenomenon is provided.In a voltage control circuit which applies voltage to a pair of electrodes including a first and a second electrode, a control unit switches the voltage applied to the pair of electrodes, in response to an operation mode of this circuit.In a normal mode, the control unit fixedly applies a first voltage to the first electrode and applies a data voltage of the first voltage or the second voltage to the second electrode, based on an instruction from the control unit.In an inversion mode, the second voltage is fixedly applied to the first electrode, and the data voltage of the first voltage or second voltage is applied to the second electrode. The control unit switches the mode between the normal mode and the inversion mode, in a predetermined cycle. |
| US08125417B2 |
Display driver circuit for driving a light-emitting device with the threshold offset of a drive transistor compensated for
A display driver circuit for driving a current-controlled light-emitting device to emit light with a luminance gradation includes a memory for storing compensation data based on a measured value of a threshold voltage of a transistor for driving the light-emitting device, a register for holding the data to be displayed, and a data line driver for measuring the threshold voltage of the transistor through a data line connected to the transistor to produce the compensation data and store the compensation data in the memory and correcting the data to be displayed held in the register with the compensation data stored in the memory to output the gradation signal to the data line. Thus, the display driver circuit can be smaller in size than conventional circuitry which has a separate analog-to-digital converter. |
| US08125416B2 |
Pixel drive circuit for organic EL display
A pixel circuit includes an organic EL element includes a storage capacitor charged with a data voltage; a first driving transistor responsive to charged voltage of the storage capacitor to supply drive current to the organic EL element; and a second driving transistor connected the storage capacitor and a predetermined power supply responsive to potential corresponding to a voltage drop in the organic EL element, and supplies charge current to the storage capacitor, circuitry for causing the second driving transistor to supply charge current to the storage capacitor from a time when the storage capacitor is charged with data voltage and the drive current from first driving transistor flows through the organic EL element. When drive current from the first driving transistor is stopped by changes in the charged voltage of storage capacitor, the drive current supplied to the organic EL element for a period corresponding to the data voltage. |
| US08125413B2 |
Plasma display device and driving method thereof
A plasma display device and a method for driving the plasma display device capable of reducing noise. The plasma display device displays images using a plurality of discharge cells, and is constructed with a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of third electrodes intersecting the first electrodes and second electrodes. The driving method of the plasma display device includes: initializing the plurality of discharge cells; selecting light-emission cells among the plurality of discharge cells; and discharging the light-emission cells by supplying the first electrodes of the light-emission cells with first sustain pulses whose periods are irregular and supplying the second electrodes with second sustain pulses whose periods are irregular and are alternative to the first sustain pulses. A rising period of a sustain pulse supplied to one of the first and second electrodes at least partially overlaps a falling period of a sustain pulse supplied to the other of the first and second electrodes. |
| US08125403B2 |
Tubular telecom tower
The present invention aims to provide a hollow antenna tower structure for use in a wireless communications network. The tower comprises tubular tower sections made of concrete, and having a generally hollowed cross section. A movable base station unit, having at least one antenna and at least one micro wave link, is being disposed inside the tubular tower. The whole base station unit is movable up and down inside the tower by the aid of an elevator system. The tower further comprises at least one entrance into the tower and a climbing facility and/or a second elevator system, inside the tower, giving access to the base station unit. |
| US08125399B2 |
Adaptively tunable antennas incorporating an external probe to monitor radiated power
An embodiment of the present invention an apparatus, comprising an apparatus, comprising an adaptively-tuned antenna including a variable reactance network connected to the antenna, an RF field probe located near the antenna, an RF detector to sense voltage from the field probe, a controller that monitors the RF voltage and supplies control signals to a driver circuit and wherein the driver circuit converts the control signals to bias signals for the variable reactance network. |
| US08125394B2 |
Electronic device antenna with quartered rectangular cavity
Antennas for electronic devices such as portable computers are provided. An antenna may be formed from a conductive cavity and an antenna probe that serves as an antenna feed. The conductive cavity may have the shape of a quartered rectangular cavity and may have first and second side walls, top and bottom walls, and first and second openings. The first and second openings may be planar in shape and may meet at a right angle along an axis. The antenna probe may be disposed along the axis. The axis at which the first and second openings of the cavity meet may be located at the corner of an electronic device housing. The portable computer may have upper and lower housing portions that meet at a gasket. The gasket may be placed adjacent to the cavity face openings so that radio-frequency signals may enter and exit the cavity through the gasket. |
| US08125391B2 |
Miniature patch antenna
The invention relates to a patch antenna for a small size, low-power device adapted for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic radiation in a predefined frequency range. The invention further relates to a method of driving a patch antenna and to the use of a patch antenna. The object of the present invention is to provide a patch antenna suitable for a small size, low power device. The problem is solved in that the antenna comprises at least one patch comprising an electrically conductive material and having an upper and lower face, the at least one patch being supported on its lower face by an intermediate material comprising a material having a negative magnetic permeability and/or a negative electrical permittivity, at least over a part of the predefined frequency range. The present invention provides an alternative scheme for manufacturing a patch antenna for a small size, low power device. The invention may e.g. be used for establishing a wireless interface in a portable communication device. |
| US08125386B2 |
Steerable antenna and receiver interface for terrestrial broadcast
Antennas with steerable antenna patterns and techniques for using such antennas are described. In accordance with the invention, antenna patterns with one or more NULLs are used. Through the use of digital control signals the antenna pattern is steered so that a source of signal interference, e.g., a multipath signal, will be located in a NULL. In this manner the received signal's S/N ratio can be maximized thereby facilitating demodulation. The techniques of the invention can be applied to television, computer devices, mobile devices and a wide range of other systems. Digital commands to control an antenna may include multiple information fields, e.g., a direction field, a channel field, a gain field and a polarity field. Antennas incapable of supporting the specified fields disregard information in fields which are not supported. Information in each supported field is decoded and used to adjust the corresponding antenna characteristic. |
| US08125381B2 |
Satellite-based positioning system improvement
A method, device and system for determining a receiver location using weak signal satellite transmissions. The invention involves a sequence of exchanges between an aiding source and a receiver that serve to provide aiding information to the receiver so that the receiver's location may be determined in the presence of weak satellite transmissions. With the aiding information, the novel receiver detects, acquires and tracks weak satellite signals and computes position solutions from calculated pseudo ranges despite the inability to extract time synchronization date f, 'n the weak satellite signals. The invention includes as features, methods and apparatus for the calibration of a local oscillator, the cancellation of cross correlations, a Doppler location scheme, an ensemble averaging scheme, the calculation of almanac aiding from a table of orbit coefficients, absolute time determination, and a modified search engine. |
| US08125373B2 |
Microwave system utilizing elevational scanning by frequency hopping
For use in conjunction with a microwave antenna having a radiator array configured to scan in a horizontal direction, a method for scanning in the vertical direction. A first FMCW microwave signal having a first bandwidth is transmitted at a first microwave frequency and the echo, if any, is received by the radiator array. A second FMCW microwave signal having a second bandwidth is also transmitted at a different center frequency and the echo, if any, is received by the radiator array. The different frequencies cause an elevational shift in the received signal. The receipt of the echoes is then processed to identify the location or locations of the object or objects causing the echo and communicating such location or locations to a user. |
| US08125372B2 |
Driver assistance system and method for checking the plausibility of objects
In a method for checking the plausibility of objects in driver assistance systems for motor vehicles is described, two measured variables are derived from position data from two object position-finding systems of the vehicle that operate independently of one another, for an object located by the two position-finding systems, one variable for each position-finding system, these variables representing one and the same physical parameter, and the two measured variables are then checked for consistency, which is characterized by the fact that the parameter is the time to collision of the vehicle with the object, which is calculated in advance. |
| US08125364B2 |
Data compression/decompression method
A compression engine starts compressing data by a preset first compression rule, compresses the following data by a second compression rule when the characteristics of the data satisfy a predetermined switching condition, and returns to the first compression rule when the characteristics of the data do not satisfy the switching condition to compress the data and the following data. A decompression engine starts decompressing compressed data by a first decompression rule corresponding to the first compression rule, decompresses the following compressed data by a second decompression rule corresponding to the second compression rule when the characteristics of the data after decompression satisfy the switching condition, and returns to the first decompression rule when the characteristics of the data after decompression do not satisfy the switching condition to decompress the data and the following compressed data. |
| US08125358B2 |
Method for decoding a message
A method for decoding a message is disclosed. The method is used for an electronic system for displaying messages. The method comprises the following steps: a processing module decoding an un-decoded string of a message received from a message transferring terminal, acquiring a first word group and saving the first word group to a word group handling buffer, and recording a repetition value of the first word group; the processing module decoding an un-decoded string of a message received from the message transferring terminal, acquiring a second word group from the un-decoded string, and saving the second word group to a word group decoding buffer; the processing module comparing the first word group and the second word group to determine whether the first word group and the second word group are the same; and if yes, increasing the repetition value of the first word group. |
| US08125346B2 |
Analog-style instrumentation display with color-changing pointer
An analog-style gauge for displaying the value of a parameter measured or sensed by a remote sensor. The gauge comprises an actuator having a selectively rotatable shaft and a pointer fixedly attached to the actuator shaft and capable of being internally illuminated by light directed into the pointer. A light source is disposed to direct light of at least two colors into the pointer. Control circuitry is operably connected to the actuator, the light source and a remote sensor. The control circuitry rotates the actuator shaft within a range of motion in response to signals received from the remote sensor indicative of changes in the value of the sensed parameter. The control circuitry changes the color of light directed into the pointer when the pointer reaches a pre-determined point within the range of motion, whereby the internal illumination of the pointer will change color when the pointer reaches a predetermined point within the range of motion. |
| US08125343B2 |
System for child safety
A system for child safety relating to a child safety seat that is in communication with the internal wiring or computer system of a vehicle such that when the vehicle ignition is turned off and the child safety seat is engaged, an audible alert is emitted through the vehicle speakers. |
| US08125341B2 |
Resonant tag with reinforced deactivation dimple
A resonant circuit for use with a radio-wave detection system for the prevention of shoplifting or the like, which is formed on a flexible substrate and has a coil and capacitor circuit whereby the capacitor has an indented area in the dielectric of the capacitor to promote disablement of the circuit when exposed to a strong electromagnetic field. Upon exposure to a strong electromagnetic field, an electrical short forms across the dielectric of capacitor in the indented area. Because the short is fragile and can be opened by flexure of the circuit, an island of reinforcing material is formed in the indented area, such that when the substrate is flexed, the indented area remains rigid to protect the short. The indented area can be further stress-relieved by introducing a gap in the conductors forming the capacitor plates. |
| US08125336B2 |
Abnormality detecting apparatus
An abnormality detecting apparatus includes a power supply portion applying a voltage to electrodes provided at both surfaces of a light control glass adapted to be provided at a vehicle to change a transparency of the light control glass, a detection portion detecting a detectable amount obtained on the basis of the voltage applied to the electrodes, and an abnormality determination portion determining whether or not an abnormality occurs to the light control glass based on a predetermined detectable amount and the detectable amount detected by the detection portion. |
| US08125329B1 |
Identification system
An identification system comprising a controller; a camera system controlled by the controller; an entry detector system connected to the controller and providing an entry signal to the controller upon detection of an entry or the detection of a presence near the identification system; and an identification data entry system connected to the controller for one or more persons to enter identification data into the identification system upon entry into a structure and optionally upon egress from the structure. |
| US08125318B2 |
Wireless control system for a patient-support apparatus
A wireless control system for use with a patient-support apparatus includes a first receiver located on the patient-support apparatus and a wireless hand-held controller configured to wirelessly communicate with the first receiver to control functions of the patient-support apparatus and/or functions of hospital room equipment. The wireless control system may also include a second receiver located apart from the patient-support apparatus. The wireless hand-held controller may be configured to wirelessly communicate with the second receiver to control functions of the hospital room equipment. Additionally, the wireless control system may include a docking station configured to receive and charge the wireless hand-held controller. |
| US08125317B2 |
Portable device for caching RFID tag and method thereof
A portable device includes an RFID reader for detecting a tag information of an RFID tag, a memory for storing the tag information detected by the RFID reader, and a controller. When a read command for the RFID tag is input and the tag information is valid, the controller controls the RFID reader to retrieve the tag information of the memory. If the tag information is invalid, the controller controls the RFID reader to re-read the RFID tag. The controller can determine whether the tag information is valid using the time and location. Because unnecessary operation can be omitted to read tags, power consumption is reduced and tag information check time is shortened. |
| US08125315B2 |
Default configuration for a lighting control system
A processing circuit for providing electronic photosensor information over a communication link. The processing circuit comprises a photosensor input circuit adapted to be directly coupled to a photosensor for receiving the electronic photosensor information from the photosensor. Further, a communication port is provided that allows for transmitting and receiving messages over the communication link. Moreover, a processor is provided that is coupled to the photosensor input circuit and the communication port. The processor determines whether the processor is operating in a default configuration, and broadcasts the electronic photosensor information on the communication link if the processor is operating in the default configuration. |
| US08125314B2 |
Distinguishing between user physical exertion biometric feedback and user emotional interest in a media stream
The present invention discloses a method, system, and computer program product for determining user interest in media. The invention can select one of a set of different activity profiles specified within a data store. Each activity profile can include biometric attributes and associated baseline attribute values specific to an activity state. A media stream can be manipulated (e.g., created from environmental inputs and/or played upon a presentation device). Biometric data can be received from a user in proximity to the media stream. The received biometric data can be compared values in the selected activity profile. An interest level in the media stream can be determined based on comparison differences. A programmatic action can be performed relating to the media stream based upon the determined interest level. For example, a bitrate of the media and/or a marker in the media can be modified based on interest level. |
| US08125311B2 |
Medical diagnostic imaging system, information processing method for medical diagnostic imaging system, ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus, and operation device
Provided is a medical diagnostic imaging system in which user information can be easily and efficiently moved (transferred) among a plurality of ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses. The medical diagnostic imaging system includes: a plurality of ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses each including a recording unit for recording user information registered by a user, the user information including work flow data for guiding at least an operation procedure of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus, and execution means for executing this user information; and user information transfer means configured to be able to communicate with the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses, for transferring the user information recorded on the recording means of a predetermined one of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses to the recording means of a different one of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses by way of a communication. |
| US08125308B1 |
Relocatable power tap with surge suppression or surge protection and a method for its manufacture
A relocatable power tap includes surge suppression or surge protection for affording improved safety, in which the metal oxide varistors (“MOVs”) of the surge protectors or surge suppressors are encased in cement or concrete, and which relocatable power tap is preferably formed as part of an electrical power strip. The method for manufacturing the relocatable power tap includes the step of encasing the metal oxide varistors (“MOVs”) of the surge protector, or surge suppressor, in cement or concrete, or similar fire-resistant material. |
| US08125298B2 |
Acoustic wave filter, duplexer using the acoustic wave filter, and communication apparatus using the duplexer
An acoustic wave filter having excellent steepness is provided without adding any exterior components or any new manufacturing steps. A plurality of filters (10-1) each having a first resonator (2a-1) placed in a serial arm and having a resonance frequency frs and an anti-resonance frequency fas, and a second resonator (4a-1) placed in a parallel arm and having a resonance frequency frp and an anti-resonance frequency fap are provided on a same substrate, where the resonance frequency frs of the first resonator is higher than the resonance frequency frp of the second resonator; the anti-resonance frequency fas of the first resonator is higher than the anti-resonance frequency fap of the second resonator; and the filters (10-1) are connected in multiple stages. At least one of the filters (10-1) connected in multiple stages has a third resonator (6-1) having a resonance frequency frp and an anti-resonance frequency fap. The third resonator (6-1) is formed on the substrate and connected to the serial arm in parallel with respect to the first resonator (2a-1). |
| US08125289B2 |
Transmission line pairs with enhanced coupling therebetween and negligible coupling to ground
According to one exemplary embodiment, a circuit board for reducing dielectric loss, conductor loss, and insertion loss includes a pair of transmission lines. The pair of transmission lines has sufficient thickness to cause substantial broadside electromagnetic coupling between the pair of transmission lines, where the pair of transmission lines is sufficiently separated from a ground plane of the circuit board so as to cause negligible electromagnetic coupling to the ground plane relative to the substantial broadside electromagnetic coupling. The pair of transmission lines thereby reduce dielectric loss, conductor loss, and insertion loss for signals traversing through the transmission line pair. The pair of transmission lines can be separated from the ground plane by, for example, at least 50.0 mils. |
| US08125280B2 |
Method for regulating an excited oscillation
In a method for regulating an excited oscillation of a system to a resonance case of the system, instantaneous values of the oscillating quantity are discretely recorded using one sampling frequency, and the sampling frequency is selected to be below twice a maximum frequency of the system. In addition, the following steps are provided: ascertaining an oscillation amplitude from the instantaneous values; regulating a control amplitude on the basis of the ascertained oscillation amplitude; specifying a control frequency on the basis of the control amplitude; generating a control oscillation in consideration of the control frequency; combining the oscillation amplitude and the control oscillation to form a control signal; and exciting the system in consideration of the control signal. |
| US08125277B1 |
Dual loop frequency synthesizer
A frequency synthesizer has a fractional N1 loop and an integer N2 loop. The output frequency of the signal of the fractional N1 loop is constrained to values between adjacent harmonics of a reference frequency used in the fractional N1 loop. The signal of the fractional N1 loop is received by the integer N2 loop. The integer N2 loop provides an output signal. The output signal can be a high frequency signal such as 2-8 GHz signal. |
| US08125267B2 |
Bias voltage generation to protect input/output (IO) circuits during a failsafe operation and a tolerant operation
A method includes controllably generating a first bias voltage from a supply voltage to be within an upper tolerable limit of an operating voltage of one or more constituent active circuit element(s) of an Input/Output (IO) core device of an integrated circuit (IC) to be interfaced with an IO pad, and controllably generating a second bias voltage from an external voltage supplied through the IO pad to be within the upper tolerable limit of the operating voltage of the one or more constituent active circuit element(s) of the IO core device to be interfaced with the IO pad. The method also includes controllably utilizing a control signal generated by the IO core to derive an output bias voltage from the first bias voltage during a driver mode of operation or the second bias voltage during a failsafe mode of operation and a tolerant mode of operation. |
| US08125264B2 |
Voltage generation circuit and semiconductor memory using the same
The voltage generation circuit having a standard voltage generation circuit, a reference voltage, a minimum voltage setting circuit, and a voltage setting circuit that gradually sets voltage by switching a plurality of the gate transistors to switch a combination of resistive elements. The voltage generation circuit includes a differential amplifier that has one input terminal connected to the reference voltage generated by the standard voltage generation circuit and another input terminal connected to the minimum voltage setting circuit. The differential amplifier has an output node showing the result of a difference voltage of the inputs. The voltage generation circuit includes a pump control circuit that outputs a control signal controlling a charge-pump motion, based on the differential voltage, and a charge pump circuit that sets up and outputs the voltage by the control signal. |
| US08125261B2 |
Multi-power source semiconductor device
In a multi-supply-voltage semiconductor device including multiple blocks each of which has independent clock circuit, and operating with variable power supply, variable delay circuit which changes the amount of delay in accordance with the voltage value of the variable power supply is provided to a clock signal supplied to several blocks from clock generator circuit. This can reduce clock skew between the blocks even when the power supply voltage of variable power supply is changed. |
| US08125245B2 |
Circuitry for matching the up and down impedances of a voltage-mode transmitter
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a voltage-mode transmitter. The transmitter can include configuration circuitry, bias circuitry, and a set of driver slices. Each driver slice can include driver transistors which drive an output value. The outputs of each driver slice can be directly or capacitively coupled with the transmitter's outputs. Each driver slice can also include one or more impedance-matching transistors which are serially coupled to at least some of the driver transistors. The configuration circuitry can configure a subset of driver slices so that the down (or up) impedance of the transmitter is within a first tolerance of a desired impedance value. The bias circuitry can bias the one or more impedance-matching transistors in each driver slice in the subset of driver slices so that the up (or down) impedance is within a second tolerance of the down (or up) impedance. |
| US08125230B2 |
Motor current based air circuit obstruction detection
A method for determining an obstruction in an air circuit, the air circuit having a fan and a motor that drives the fan, includes the steps of obtaining a load current of a motor coupled to the air circuit, comparing the load current to a predetermined value, and determining the obstruction using the load current and the predetermined value. |
| US08125226B2 |
Millipede surface coils
A low pass RF ladder coil, which is named as a millipede surface coil, comprises a first and a second conductor end strips running parallel to each other. A set of rung elements are placed between them, alternate rung elements are connected to the first and second strip respectively. The number and spacing of the rung elements are sufficient for resonating the coil at the desired imaging frequency. This millipede surface coil may have 100 or more rung elements. Fixed and variable capacitors are provided for separately tuning and matching the first and second mode resonant frequencies, and for coupling and impedance matching the two modes to external circuits. An active detuning is provided that detunes the ladder coil when a separate RF coil is transmitting. |
| US08125224B2 |
Method of and apparatus for in-situ measurement of degradation of automotive fluids and the like by micro-electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry
A method of and miniaturized apparatus adapted for in-situ measurement of degradation of automotive fluids and the like by micro-electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry, wherein the use of a modulated constant magnetic field in an RF resonating variable frequency microwave cavity resonator through which a fluid sample is passed, enables direct detection of molecular changes in such fluid sample resulting from fluid degradation during use. |
| US08125218B2 |
Sensor assembly for detecting positioning of a moveable component
A method of designing a sensor assembly having a housing, a first magnet and a second magnet includes forming each of the first magnet and the second magnet into a wedge shape. The method further includes tilting each of the first magnet and the second magnet at an angle within the housing. |
| US08125213B2 |
System for extraction and analysis of significant radioelectric signals
Embodiments of the invention relate to a system for extracting and analyzing radioelectric signals of interest. It includes an integer number N of channels. Each channel Vi includes a receiver linked to an analog signals digital acquisition device delivering a digital signal SNi. Each channel Vi includes a bank of polyphase filters, extracting digital signals SEi from the digital signal SNi. The digital signals SEi each have a smaller frequency bandwidth than that of the digital signal SNi. The system includes at least one extracted digital signals distribution device suitable for receiving the digital signals SEi and distributing SEi to one or more processing and storage units. The processing and storage units are suitable for the analysis, characterization and storage of the digital signals received. Embodiments of the invention apply to the system for the radio-monitoring of radioelectric emissions in real time or in deferred time. |
| US08125209B2 |
Reference voltage circuit
The present invention provides a reference voltage circuit making use of a non-volatile and non-modifiable storage of an electric charge. A tunable transformation module is adapted to transform a constant voltage corresponding to the constant stored charge into an output reference voltage. Further, a control loop provides tuning of the transformation module by means of an external calibration module with respect to a high precision reference voltage source. During a calibration procedure the transformation module is tuned in such a way that the output reference voltage equals the high precision reference voltage. After disconnecting reference voltage electronic circuit and calibration module, the output reference voltage is governed by the charge stored by means of the non-volatile storage and by the configuration of the tunable transformation module. It remains constant and accurate with respect to time and temperature and consumes only a minimum of electric current. |
| US08125208B2 |
Transformer device utilizing an air gap for non-contact energy transmission from the primary side to the secondary side
A device and method for non-contact transmission of electrical energy by means of a transformer (1) comprising at least a primary side (2) and at least a secondary side (8), and where resonance is set up in a circuit comprising the primary winding (4) of the transformer (1) and a capacitor (14) connected in series with the primary winding (4). |
| US08125200B2 |
Systems and methods for intelligently optimizing operating efficiency using variable gate drive voltage
Systems and methods for intelligently optimizing voltage regulation efficiency for information handling systems by varying gate drive voltage value based on measured operating efficiency and/or other voltage regulation operating parameters. Different voltage regulation operating parameters may be dynamically monitored and recorded during a power conversion process, and these operating parameters may then be used to dynamically and variably control gate drive voltage level to improve/optimize voltage regulation operating efficiency performance. |
| US08125193B2 |
Method of testing an electrochemical device
Methods and associated apparatus for testing an electrochemical device, such as a fuel cell. A first method involves charging the fuel cell during a charge period; discharging the fuel cell during a discharge period; and monitoring the response of the fuel cell during at least part of the discharge period or the open-circuit response of the fuel cell. Another method involves testing the fuel cell when the fuel cell is in a passive state in which substantially no electrochemical reactions are taking place in the fuel cell. simultaneously applying a stimulus to all of the devices, and independently monitoring the response of each of the devices to the stimulus. Further methods involve obtaining test data from a device being tested; obtaining equivalent circuit values; calculating sets of simulation data for each equivalent circuit value; comparing sets of simulation data with the test data; and selecting one of the equivalent circuit values based on the comparison. This method allows all circuit parameters of each cell in a stack to be obtained from only one quick test. |
| US08125192B2 |
Power switching module for battery module assembly
Disclosed herein is a power switching module for a battery module assembly constructed in a structure in which a plurality of rectangular battery modules, each having a plurality of battery cells or unit modules connected in series to each other, are stacked in the width direction (the longitudinal direction) and the height direction (the transverse direction) by at least twos such that the rectangular battery modules generally constitute a hexahedral structure (hexahedral stack), outer edges of the hexahedral stack are fixed by a frame member, and input and output terminals of the rectangular battery modules are oriented such that the input and output terminals of the rectangular battery modules are directed toward one surface (a) of the hexahedral stack, wherein the power switching module comprises an insulative substrate mounted to the surface (a) of the hexahedral stack in a coupling fashion, elements mounted on the insulative substrate for controlling voltage and current during the charge and discharge of the rectangular battery modules, and connection members mounted on the insulative substrate for interconnecting the control elements. |
| US08125177B2 |
System and method for adding voltages of power modules in variable frequency drives
Systems and methods for providing electrical power and to downhole oil production equipment such as electrical submersible pumps, wherein the outputs of multiple power modules are individually filtered before being added together to obtain a high voltage output that is provided to the downhole equipment. In one embodiment, an electrical drive system includes multiple power modules and corresponding filters. Each of the power modules is configured to receive an input power signal and to provide a corresponding pulse width modulated or stepped intermediate signal. The signal output by each power module is individually filtered to remove at least a portion of high-frequency components in the signal. The power modules and filters are coupled together in a configuration in which the filtered signals of the power modules are added to produce an output drive signal that is used to drive equipment such as an electrical submersible pump. |
| US08125168B2 |
Motor having controllable torque
A controllable motor includes a rotor. A first stator winding set is operable, upon being energized, to generate and apply a first torque to the rotor. A second stator winding set independent of the first stator winding set is operable, upon being energized, to generate and apply a second torque to the rotor. A motor control is coupled to the first and second stator winding sets. The motor control is operable to selectively energize one of the first or second stator winding sets to thereby generate and apply one of the first or second torques to the rotor, and simultaneously energize both the first and second stator winding sets to thereby generate and apply a third torque greater than the first or the second torque. |
| US08125167B1 |
Motorized barrier adjustment apparatus and method
A motorized barrier adjustment apparatus and method includes, in particular, in accordance with one embodiment, motorized barrier adjustment apparatus with a barrier. A controllable motor is connected with the barrier, the controllable motor is conformed to detect motion of the barrier such that movement of the barrier within a predetermined amount activates the motor to move the barrier and where movement of the barrier beyond the predetermined amount does not activate the motor such that the barrier remains where it is moved. |
| US08125166B2 |
Method for the predictive closed-loop control of a linear drive or of a linear compressor and linear drive or linear compressor subject to predictive closed-loop control
A method for closed-loop control of a linear drive including a stator, a rotor configured for reciprocating movement along a drive axis therein, and a drive coil through which coil current flows, in particular for a linear compressor including a piston housing and a compressor piston configured for reciprocating movement along a piston axis therein, and driven by the linear drive wherein the coil current is subject to closed-loop control, the method including the steps of determining a target coil current and applying an actual coil current wherein the actual coil current and the target coil current are substantially the same value. |
| US08125155B2 |
Methods and apparatus for generating strongly-ionized plasmas with ionizational instabilities
Methods and apparatus for generating strongly-ionized plasmas are disclosed. A strongly-ionized plasma generator according to one embodiment includes a chamber for confining a feed gas. An anode and a cathode assembly are positioned inside the chamber. A pulsed power supply is electrically connected between the anode and the cathode assembly. The pulsed power supply generates a multi-stage voltage pulse that includes a low-power stage with a first peak voltage having a magnitude and a rise time that is sufficient to generate a weakly-ionized plasma from the feed gas. The multi-stage voltage pulse also includes a transient stage with a second peak voltage having a magnitude and a rise time that is sufficient to shift an electron energy distribution in the weakly-ionized plasma to higher energies that increase an ionization rate which results in a rapid increase in electron density and a formation of a strongly-ionized plasma. |
| US08125143B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display
An OLED display includes a pixel electrode on a substrate, an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode, a first common electrode on the organic emission layer, a transmission layer on the first common electrode, a second common electrode on the transmission layer, a selective reflective layer on the second common electrode, a polarizing plate on the selective reflective layer, and a phase delay plate between the polarizing plate and the second common electrode. |
| US08125138B2 |
Structured OLED with micro optics for generating directed light
In a lighting device with at least one continuous OLED layer (4) with a first electrode layer (5), a second electrode layer (6) and a plurality of optical collimating means, the second electrode layer (6) is only in electrical contact with the OLED layer (4) within spaced sections (6a), arranged within acceptance angles of the collimating means. Such a lighting device can be manufactured efficiently and is highly energy-efficient. |
| US08125134B2 |
Electron-emitting device, method of manufacturing the same, electron source, and image display apparatus
Provided is an electron-emitting device which is excellent in electron-emitting efficiency, and may obtain a large electron-emitting amount and stable electron-emitting characteristics. The electron-emitting device includes: a first conductive film and a second conductive film which are provided through a first gap; first carbon films connected to the first conductive film; and second carbon films which are connected to the second conductive film, and are opposed to the first carbon films through second and third gaps. Continuous concave portions are provided in the second and third gaps. |
| US08125132B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus comprises: a rear plate which has an electron-emitting device; a face plate which has an anode electrode and a potential defining electrode; and a plate spacer which is opposite to the anode electrode and the potential defining electrode, between the rear plate and the face plate. An insulative base member of the spacer has a recessed portion which opposes to the anode electrode, the potential defining electrode, and a portion of the face plate between the anode electrode and the potential defining electrode. Thus, electric discharges between the spacer and the anode electrode and between the spacer and the potential defining electrode can be suppressed. |
| US08125118B2 |
Winding head isolation element and multiphase electric motor
The invention concerns a winding head isolation element (1) with a body (2, 3) having a first longitudinal side (5), a second longitudinal side (6), a first transversal side (7) and a second transversal side (8), and a tongue portion (9) projecting from the first longitudinal side (5), the body (2, 3) and the tongue portion (9) being made of a flat material. It is endeavored to keep the efforts and costs for the mounting of the isolation element on a winding head small. For this purpose, the body (2, 3) is deformable around an axis (4) extending transversely to the tongue portion (9) and has at least one opening (21, 22) extending transversely to the tongue portion (9), said tongue portion (9) being adapted for insertion through the opening. |
| US08125104B2 |
Method and apparatus for power supply
A power supply that is capable of supplying power to an input/output channel for an Industrial Process Control System. The power supply includes a primary voltage converter having a first voltage input and a second voltage output, and overvoltage protection components that prevent the second voltage from rising above a predetermined maximum. The power supply includes a first low dropout regulator that is connected to receive the second voltage and to generate a third voltage, a second low dropout regulator that is connected to receive the second voltage and to generate a fourth voltage, and a third low dropout regulator that is connected to receive the fourth voltage and to generate a fifth voltage. The power supply provides an over-voltage fault tolerant self-testable architecture, allows for compact low cost individual channel isolation and fault tolerant EMI/RFI filtration. |
| US08125102B2 |
Methods and systems for distributing load transfers in power supply systems
A power supply system includes an AC power line with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) device coupled to receive power from the AC power line. The UPS includes control circuitry that couples power conversion circuitry of the UPS to the AC power line when the available AC power is acceptable. The power supply system also includes a second UPS device coupled to receive power from the AC power line. The second UPS includes a timer delay, such that the control circuitry is configured to couple power conversion circuitry to the AC power line when the available AC power is acceptable, and upon expiration of the timer. |
| US08125100B2 |
Electric power-feeding structure with a wire routing along an arm
An electric power-feeding structure for feeding electric power to a moving body which is driven to be raised or lowered, includes: an arm having a distal end connected to the moving body movably in a direction perpendicular to a raising or lowering direction of the moving body and a proximal end adapted to be rotatably driven so as to swing, to thereby drive the raising or lowering of the moving body. An electrical wire is routed alongside the arm, and one end of the electrical wire extending from the distal end of the arm is connected to the moving body to feed electric power to the moving body. The electrical wire is routed alongside a side surface of the arm. |
| US08125097B1 |
Electrical generation using vertical movement of a mass
A power generator has a mass that is capable of moving vertically up and down. A generator has a rotor and a stator. A shaft couples the mass to the rotor, with the shaft allowing the mass to move vertically up and down. The shaft has spirals that produce relative rotation between the shaft and the rotor. The mass can float on a body of water that is subject to fluctuating water levels, such as a tidal body or a lock, or the mass can be used on dry land. The mass has an interior cavity. When the cavity contains gas, the mass rises in the water. When the cavity contains water, the mass sinks in the water. When the mass has sunk, gas is introduced into the cavity. When the mass has risen, the gas is vented from the cavity. |
| US08125095B2 |
Variable speed synchronous generator
An input shaft rotates at variable rotation rates and is driven by a variable speed source of energy or power such as by the propeller of a wind-driven electrical generator. The input shaft is connected to a first rotor which electromagnetically interacts with a second rotor to create a torque to cause the second rotor to rotate. The interaction of the first rotor and the second rotor may be varied electrically to vary the torque and in turn the rotation rate of the second rotor. The second rotor interacts with a stator to produce AC electrical power. The rotation rate of the second rotor is controlled so that the generator supplies AC power at an essentially constant frequency. |
| US08125093B2 |
Electromagnetic engine
A converter converts mechanical energy of a piston to and from electrical energy during each piston cycle. |
| US08125092B2 |
Semiconductor device packages and assemblies
A semiconductor device package includes a carrier, one or more semiconductor devices on the carrier, and a redistribution element above the uppermost of the one or more semiconductor devices. The redistribution element includes an array of contact pads that communicate with each semiconductor device of the package. The package may also include an encapsulant through which the contact pads of the redistribution element are at least electrically exposed. Methods for assembling and packaging semiconductor devices, as well as methods for assembling multiple packages, including methods for replacing the functionality of one or more defective semiconductor devices of a package according to embodiments of the present invention, are also disclosed. |
| US08125090B2 |
Semiconductor power module
Use of Pb-free solder has become essential due to the environmental problem. A power module is formed by soldering substrates with large areas. It is known that in Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu which hardly creeps and deforms with respect to large deformation followed by warpage of the substrate, life is significantly shortened with respect to the temperature cycle test, and the conventional module structure is in the situation having difficulty in securing high reliability. Thus, the present invention has an object to select compositions from which increase in life can be expected at a low strain rate. In Sn solder, by doping In by 3 to 7% and Ag by 2 to 4.5%, the effect of delaying crack development at a low strain rate is found out, and as a representative composition stable at a high temperature, Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-5In is selected. Further, for enhancement of reliability, a method for partially coating a solder end portion with a resin is shown. |
| US08125087B2 |
High-density flip-chip interconnect
An interconnect routing for a card or interposer or the like, including splines of traces on a first layer and traces on a second layer, with vias connecting between the layers. Outer rows of signals are routed out from a chip on the first layer, while inner rows of signals are viad down to the second layer where they are routed out, then viad back up to the first layer. These outer vias are arranged in an arc, enabling the second layer trace segments to be of a more uniform length. The second layer may also include ground or power plane fingers extending between the splines and viad up to ground or power signals of the chip. |
| US08125086B2 |
Substrate for semiconductor package
A method for manufacturing a substrate for a semiconductor package includes the steps of attaching first and second insulation layers which have first surfaces and second surfaces and are formed with conductive layers on the first surfaces, by the medium of a release film which has adhesives attached to both surfaces thereof, such that the second surfaces of the first and second insulation layers face each other; forming first conductive patterns on the first surfaces of the first and second insulation layers by patterning the conductive layers; forming solder masks on the first surfaces of the first and second insulation layers including the first conductive patterns to open portions of the first conductive patterns; and separating the first and second insulation layers from each other by removing the release film. |
| US08125079B2 |
Molded semiconductor device, apparatus for producing the same, and method for manufacturing the same
A resin molding mold 20 with a cavity 21 has a resin injection port 29a from which a molding resin 25 is injected toward the cavity 21, and an air release port 30a from which air from the cavity 21 is released during resin injection. Not only the resin injection port 29a but also the air release port 30a is formed in a top surface portion 21a of the cavity 21. Thus, even if a resin burr remains in the resin injection port 29a or the air release port 30a, it can be prevented from adhering to an external terminal 4A provided on a front surface portion 2a of the substrate 2. |
| US08125076B2 |
Semiconductor package system with substrate heat sink
A semiconductor package system is provided including: providing a substrate having substrate wiring and a cavity provided therein with a heat sink foil closing off the cavity; attaching a semiconductor die in the cavity to the heat sink foil; and bonding the semiconductor die to the substrate wiring. |
| US08125071B2 |
Package structure utilizing high and low side drivers on separate dice
In the specification and drawing a package structure is described and shown with a first die including a high side driver and at least a first bonding pad, a second die including a low side driver, a high withstand voltage device, a controller coupled with the low side driver and the high withstand voltage device and at least a second bonding pad, and at least one conducting wire, in which the high side driver is coupled through the first bonding pad, the conducting wire, the second bonding pad and the high withstand voltage device to the controller. |
| US08125069B2 |
Semiconductor device and etching apparatus
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises dry-etching a thin film using a resist mask carrying patterns in which at least one of the width of each pattern and the space between neighboring two patterns ranges from 32 to 130 nm using a halogenated carbon-containing compound gas with the halogen being at least two members selected from the group consisting of F, I and Br. The ratio of at least one of I and Br is not more than 26% of the total amount of the halogen atoms as expressed in terms of the atomic compositional ratio to transfer the patterns onto the thin film. Such etching of a thin film avoids causing damage to the resist mask used. The resulting thin film carrying the transferred patterns is used as a mask for subjecting the underlying material to dry-etching. |
| US08125058B2 |
Faraday cage for circuitry using substrates
An apparatus and method uses a first Faraday cage portion and a second Faraday cage portion to provide a Faraday cage enclosure surrounding at least one circuit device. For example, the first Faraday cage portion may include a first conductive portion of a Faraday cage enclosure surrounding the at least one circuit device, and a second Faraday cage portion may include a second conductive portion of the Faraday cage enclosure surrounding the at least one circuit device. Further, for example, the first Faraday cage portion may include a connection surface having one or more conductive contact portions terminating the first conductive portion of the Faraday cage enclosure the second Faraday cage portion may include a connection surface having one or more conductive contact portions terminating the second conductive portion of the Faraday cage enclosure. An electrical connection may be provided between the conductive contact portions of the first and second Faraday cage portions. |
| US08125050B2 |
Semiconductor device having a mim capacitor and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device is described includes a wiring layer, an insulating layer stacked on the wiring layer, a trench formed by digging down the insulating layer from the surface thereof, a film-shaped lower electrode formed along the inner surface of the trench, a capacitor film formed along the surface of the lower electrode, and an upper electrode opposed to the lower electrode with the capacitor film sandwiched therebetween. |
| US08125049B2 |
MIM capacitor structure in FEOL and related method
A capacitor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a first capacitor plate positioned on the semiconductor substrate, the first capacitor plate including a polysilicon structure having a surrounding spacer; a silicide layer formed in a first portion of an upper surface of the first capacitor plate; a capacitor dielectric layer formed over a second portion of the upper surface of the first capacitor plate and extending laterally beyond the spacer to contact the semiconductor substrate; a contact in an interlayer dielectric (ILD), the contact contacting the silicide layer and a first metal layer over the ILD; and a second capacitor plate over the capacitor dielectric layer, wherein a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is formed by the first capacitor plate, the capacitor dielectric layer and the second capacitor plate and a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitor is formed by the second capacitor plate, the capacitor dielectric layer and the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08125035B2 |
CMOS fabrication process
Ultra high temperature (UHT) anneals above 1200 C for less than 100 milliseconds for PMOS transistors reduce end of range dislocations, but are incompatible with stress memorization technique (SMT) layers used to enhance NMOS on-state current. This invention reverses the conventional order of forming the NMOS first by forming PSD using carbon co-implants and UHT annealing them before implanting the NSD and depositing the SMT layer. End of range dislocation densities in the PSD space charge region below 100 cm−2 are achieved. Tensile stress in the PMOS from the SMT layer is significantly reduced. The PLDD may also be UHT annealed to reduce end of range dislocations close to the PMOS channel. |
| US08125033B2 |
Polycrystalline silicon layer, flat panel display using the same, and method of fabricating the same
A polycrystalline silicon layer, a flat panel display using the polycrystalline silicon layer, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The polycrystalline silicon layer is formed by crystallizing a seed region of an amorphous silicon layer using a super grain silicon (SGS) crystallization technique. The crystallinity of the seed region spread into a crystallization region beyond the seed region. The crystallization region is formed into a semiconductor layer that can be incorporated to make a thin film transistor to drive flat panel displays. The semiconductor layer made by the method of the present invention provides uniform growth of grain boundaries, and characteristics of a thin film transistor made of the semiconductor layer are improved. |
| US08125031B2 |
Low on-resistance lateral double-diffused MOS device
A lateral-double diffused MOS device is provided. The device includes: a first well having a first conductive type and a second well having a second conductive type disposed in a substrate and adjacent to each other; a drain and a source regions having the first conductive type disposed in the first and the second wells, respectively; a field oxide layer (FOX) disposed on the first well between the source and the drain regions; a gate conductive layer disposed over the second well between the source and the drain regions extending to the FOX; a gate dielectric layer between the substrate and the gate conductive layer; a doped region having the first conductive type in the first well below a portion of the gate conductive layer and the FOX connecting to the drain region. A channel region is defined in the second well between the doped region and the source region. |
| US08125026B2 |
Gate of trench type MOSFET device and method for forming the gate
A gate of a trench type MOSFET device and a method of forming a gate. A gate of a trench type MOSFET device may include a gate oxide film formed on and/or over a trench type gate poly such that parasitic capacitance may be produced in a gate poly. An electric field may be substantially uniformly formed in a MESA region surrounding a gate poly. An overcurrent may be substantially prevented from flowing into a MOS channel around a gate. A gate oxide film may be substantially prevented from being destroyed and/or leakage may be substantially prevented. Reliability of a device may be maximized. |
| US08125024B2 |
Trench MOSgated device with deep trench between gate trenches
A trench gated MOSFET especially for operation in high radiation environments has a deep auxiliary trench located between the gate trenches. A boron implant is formed in the walls of the deep trench (in an N channel device); a thick oxide is formed in the bottom of the trench, and boron doped polysilicon which is connected to the source electrode fills the trench. The structure has reduced capacitance and improved resistance to single event rupture and single event breakdown and improved resistance to parasitic bipolar action. |
| US08125023B2 |
Vertical type power semiconductor device having a super junction structure
In a vertical power semiconductor device having the super junction structure both in a device section and a terminal section, an n-type impurity layer is formed on the outer peripheral surface in the super junction structure. This allows an electric field on the outer peripheral surface of the super junction structure region to be reduced. Accordingly, a reliable vertical power semiconductor device of a high withstand voltage can be provided. |
| US08125021B2 |
Non-volatile memory devices including variable resistance material
A non-volatile memory device includes a first oxide layer, a second oxide layer and a buffer layer formed on a lower electrode. An upper electrode is formed on the buffer layer. In one example, the lower electrode is composed of at least one of Pt, Ru, Ir, IrOx and an alloy thereof, the second oxide layer is a transition metal oxide, the buffer layer is composed of a p-type oxide and the upper electrode is composed of a material selected from Ni, Co, Cr, W, Cu or an alloy thereof. |
| US08125020B2 |
Non-volatile memory devices with charge storage regions
A memory device includes a cell stack and a select gate formed adjacent to the cell stack. The cell stack includes a tunneling dielectric layer, a charge storage layer, a blocking dielectric layer, and a control gate. Applying a positive bias to the control gate, the select gate and the source of the device injects negative charges from a channel region of a substrate by hot electron injection through the tunneling dielectric layer at a location near a gap between the select gate and the control gate into the charge storage layer to store negative charges in the charge storage layer. Applying a negative bias to the control gate directly tunnels positive charges from the channel region of the substrate through the tunneling dielectric layer and into the charge storage layer to store positive charges in the charge storage layer. |
| US08125017B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device with reduced leakage current
The gate tunnel leakage current is increased in the up-to-date process, so that it is necessary to reduce the gate tunnel leakage current in the LSI which is driven by a battery for use in a cellular phone and which needs to be in a standby mode at a low leakage current. In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, the ground source electrode lines of logic and memory circuits are kept at a ground potential in an active mode, and are kept at a voltage higher than the ground potential in an unselected standby mode. The gate tunnel leakage current can be reduced without destroying data. |
| US08125015B2 |
Nonvolatile memory devices
Nonvolatile memory devices and methods of making the same are described. A nonvolatile memory device includes a string selection transistor, a plurality of memory cell transistors, and a ground selection transistor electrically connected in series to the string selection transistor and to the pluralities of memory cell transistors. Each of the transistors includes a channel region and source/drain regions. First impurity layers are formed at boundaries of the channels and the source/drain regions of the memory cell transistors. The first impurity layers are doped with opposite conductivity type impurities relative to the source/drain regions of the memory cell transistors. Second impurity layers are formed at boundaries between a channel and a drain region of the string selection transistor and between a channel and a source region of the ground selection transistor. The second impurity layers are doped with the same conductivity type impurities as the first impurity layers and have a higher impurity concentration than the first impurity layers. |
| US08125014B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabricating method of the same
Openings are formed by lithography and subsequent dry etching at the portions of a first protective film which correspond to connecting holes of second plugs which will be described later, namely at the portions thereof which align with first plugs, wherein the openings have a diameter greater than that of connecting holes by about 0.4 μm. |
| US08125012B2 |
Non-volatile memory device with a silicon nitride charge holding film having an excess of silicon
Performance of a non-volatile semiconductor storage device which performs electron writing by hot electrons and hole erasure by hot holes is improved. A non-volatile memory cell which performs a writing operation by electrons and an erasure operation by holes has a p-type well region, isolation regions, a source region, and a drain region provided on an Si substrate. A control gate electrode is formed via a gate insulating film between the source region and the drain region. In a left-side side wall of the control gate electrode, a bottom Si oxide film, an electric charge holding film, a top Si oxide film, and a memory gate electrode are formed. The electric charge holding film is formed from an Si nitride film stoichiometrically excessively containing silicon. |
| US08125010B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is proposed in which signal delay due to compensation capacitance elements in peripheral circuit element regions is eliminated. The semiconductor device includes: a first region including memory cells; a second region 10 including a functional circuit; cell capacitors formed in the first region; and compensation capacitance elements 36 to 38 formed in the second region 10, wherein the compensation capacitance elements 36 to 38 each include a lower electrode 36, a capacitance insulating film 37, and an upper electrode 38, the lower electrode 36, capacitance insulating film 37, and upper electrode 38 being the same as those of the cell capacitors, and wherein the compensation capacitance elements are formed over an upper layer of the second region 10 excluding upper layer portions of drain diffusion layers 44, 46 or gate electrodes 32 of transistors in the functional circuit. |
| US08125001B2 |
Method for manufacturing gallium oxide based substrate, light emitting device, and method for manufacturing the light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a gallium oxide based substrate, a gallium oxynitride based layer on the gallium oxide based substrate, a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer on the gallium oxynitride based layer, an active layer on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer on the active layer. |
| US08124983B2 |
Power transistor
A power transistor includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. A support layer is formed of a first material having a first bandgap. An active region is formed of a second material having a second bandgap wider than the first bandgap, and is disposed on the support layer. The active region is arranged to form part of a current path between the first and second terminal in a forward mode of operation. The active region includes at least one pn-junction. |
| US08124979B2 |
Thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The thin film transistor includes: a lower structure; a semiconductor layer formed on the lower structure and including a plurality of doping regions; a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer and separated from each other; a third insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and a gate electrode layer formed between regions of the third insulating layer respectively corresponding to the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. |
| US08124977B2 |
Localized compressive strained semiconductor
One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a method for forming strained semiconductor film. According to an embodiment of the method, a crystalline semiconductor bridge is formed over a substrate. The bridge has a first portion bonded to the substrate, a second portion bonded to the substrate, and a middle portion between the first and second portions separated from the substrate. The middle portion of the bridge is bonded to the substrate to provide a compressed crystalline semiconductor layer on the substrate. Other aspects are provided herein. |
| US08124974B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided in which at least first and second thin film transistors are formed on a substrate, including a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor layer with a gate insulating film in between. The semiconductor layer is divided into individual regions for each film transistor, and is provided with a common region and LDD regions between a channel region and a drain region, as well as between the channel region and a source region. The gate electrode is formed as an integrated gate electrode for the first and second thin film transistors that faces the common region, the channel region and the LDD regions of the first thin film transistor and the channel region and the LDD regions of the second thin film transistor. |
| US08124968B2 |
Non-volatile memory device
Provided are a non-volatile memory device which can be extended in a stack structure and thus can be highly integrated, and a method of manufacturing the non-volatile memory device. The non-volatile memory device includes: at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode crossing the at least one first electrode, at least one data storing layer interposed between the at least one first electrode and the second electrode, at a region in which the at least one first electrode crosses the at least one second electrode and at least one metal silicide layer interposed between the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode, at the region in which the at least one first electrode crosses the at least one second electrode. |
| US08124961B2 |
Single electron transistor
A single electron transistor includes source/drain layers disposed apart on a substrate, at least one nanowire channel connecting the source/drain layers, a plurality of oxide channel areas in the nanowire channel, the oxide channel areas insulating at least one portion of the nanowire channel, a quantum dot in the portion of the nanowire channel insulated by the plurality of oxide channel areas, and a gate electrode surrounding the quantum dot. |
| US08124957B2 |
Low resistance tunnel junctions in wide band gap materials and method of making same
A low resistance tunnel junction that uses a natural polarization dipole associated with dissimilar materials to align a conduction band to a valence band is disclosed. Aligning the conduction band to the valence band of the junction encourages tunneling across the junction. The tunneling is encouraged, because the dipole space charge bends the energy bands, and shortens a tunnel junction width charge carriers must traverse to tunnel across the junction. Placing impurities within or near the tunnel junction that may form deep states in the junction may also encourage tunneling in a tunnel junction. These states shorten the distance charge carriers must traverse across the tunnel junction. |
| US08124954B2 |
Conductive bridging random access memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A conductive bridging random access memory (CBRAM) device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The CBRAM device includes a first electrode layer, a dielectric layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second electrode layer and a metal layer. The solid electrolyte layer is located on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is located on the solid electrolyte layer. The metal layer is located near the solid electrolyte layer. The dielectric layer is located between the solid electrolyte layer and the metal layer. Since the metal layer is disposed near the solid electrolyte layer in the CBRAM device, it can generate a positive electric field during an erase operation, so as to accelerate a break of mutually connected metal filaments. |
| US08124941B2 |
Increasing current in charged particle sources and systems
Disclosed are charged particle systems that include a tip, at least one gas inlet configured to supply gas particles to the tip, and a element having a curved surface positioned to adsorb un-ionized gas particles, and to direct desorbing gas particles to propagate toward the tip. The charged particle systems can include a field shunt connected to the tip, and configured to adjust an electric field at an apex of the tip. |
| US08124938B1 |
Linear X-ray detector with monolithic detector chip including both photodiode array and peripheral circuits spaced apart
A radiation damage resistant linear X-ray detector array system based on a unique buttable monolithic image sensor design and precision chip-on-board assembly technology includes at least one of the detector chips. Multiple chips of the image sensor may be butted end-to-end on a common printed circuit board to accommodate larger detection systems. A layer of scintillating material, such as Gd2O2S:Tb (GOS), CsI(Tl), or CdWO4, is placed on the image sensor to convert the impinging X-ray energies into visible light which can be detected efficiently by the image sensor array. A protective metal shield is fastened to the substrate to protect the sensitive circuits of the image sensor from X-ray radiation damage. A proper separation of sensitive circuits from the photodiode array on the sensor chip, coupled with precision registration of the sensor chips on the substrate, allows easy installation of the protective metal shield. |
| US08124937B2 |
System and method for athermal operation of a focal plane array
A method includes determining a signal current based on an average current associated with one or more detectors. The method also includes determining a strip voltage based on the signal current. The method further includes biasing a strip resistance with the strip voltage. The biasing of the strip resistance creates a strip current. The method additionally includes biasing a detector array with a detector voltage. The biasing of the detector array creates a detector current. The method also includes determining levels of incident radiation from a scene based on the strip current and the detector current. |
| US08124936B1 |
Stand-off chemical detector
A stand-off chemical detector has an array of charge-coupled-device electromagnetic radiation sensing elements. One or more first charge-coupled-device electromagnetic radiation sensing elements of the array are selectively responsive to non-visible electromagnetic radiation having at least a first wavelength, and one or more second charge-coupled-device electromagnetic radiation sensing elements of the array are selectively responsive to non-visible electromagnetic radiation having at least a second wavelength that is different that the at least first wavelength. |
| US08124931B2 |
Method and apparatus for oil spill detection
The invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of hydrocarbons near an unmanned offshore oil platform. The method steps include monitoring reflected atmospheric and thermal radiation, detecting the presence of hydrocarbons, and generating an alert based on the presence of hydrocarbons. |
| US08124924B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device and electronic device provided with the photoelectric conversion device
An output terminal of a photoelectric conversion element included in the photoelectric conversion device is connected to a drain terminal and a gate terminal of a MOS transistor which is diode-connected, and a voltage Vout generated at the gate terminal of the MOS transistor is detected in accordance with a current Ip which is generated at the photoelectric conversion element. The voltage Vout generated at the gate terminal of the MOS transistor can be directly detected, so that the range of output can be widened than a method in which an output voltage is converted into a current by connecting a load resistor, and so on. |
| US08124922B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device including photoelectric conversion element and amplifier circuit having a thin film transistor
Objects are to accumulate electric charge in a capacitor so that light intensity can be detected even when the amount of incident light is small, and to operate a photoelectric conversion device without increasing the number of elements such as a constant current source or a switch. The photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion circuit, a capacitor, and a comparator for comparing a potential of one electrode of the capacitor with a second potential. The photoelectric conversion circuit includes a photoelectric conversion element and an amplifier circuit for amplifying an output current from the photoelectric conversion element In the capacitor, a first potential is supplied through a first switch, and charging or discharging is performed through a second switch in accordance with the current amplified by the amplifier circuit. |
| US08124920B1 |
Controlled end-of-cook cycle and turntable return parking coincidence in a microwave oven
A microwave cooking oven return of a food item to an original placement parking of the oven's rotating table concurrent with the end of a selected cook-time. The cooked foodstuff ends-up parked at the same frontward facing turntable orientation that existed at the onset of the oven's overall operating cycle by synchronizing overall turntable circumrotation time with a preferred cook time. This absolute concurrency of return-parking and selected cook-time completion safely provides for unencumbered open-door access enabling immediate removal of the foodstuff from the turntable at the very moment of cooking completion. |
| US08124913B2 |
Method for controlling and/or adjusting a welding process and welding device for carrying out a welding process
A method for controlling and/or adjusting a welding process, uses a melting electrode, wherein after ignition of an electric arc, a welding process, which is adjusted on the basis of several different welding parameters, is carried out using a welding current source, the process being controlled or adjusted by a control device. Also a corresponding welding device is used to carry out the process. In order to create the method, wherein the thermal heat economy is adjusted and/or regulated and/or controlled in order to introduce heat into the workpiece, at least two different process phases are cyclically combined, the process phases having different inputs of energy via different material transitions and/or arc types, such as a pulse current phase and a cold metal transfer phase in order to influence or control thermal heat economy, particularly the introduction of heat into the workpiece to be processed. |
| US08124912B2 |
Method for heating components
A processing area of a structural component, such as a gas turbine component, is heated by irradiation with several laser sources prior to and/or during and/or after carrying out a processing such as a deposit welding or machining of the component on the processing area. For the heating, each laser source directs a respective energy beam onto the processing area, which respectively produces an energy spot on the processing area. The respective positions of the energy spots are static or quasi-static on the processing area. The energy spots jointly heat the processing area. |