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US08126974B2	Specifying during meeting establishment when respondents are to be prompted for attendance intentions A meeting initialization request for a meeting can be identified. The meeting initialization request can specify a prompt time for attendance intentions. A programmatic trigger, referred to as a prompt trigger, can be established for the prompt time. A firing of this prompt trigger can occur when a current time equals the prompt time. At this time, at least one potential attendee for the meeting can be determined. A set of potential attendees is typically defined by the meeting initiator within the meeting initialization request. An intention message can be sent to the determined potential attendee responsive to a firing of the programmatic trigger. This intention message can be sent at a time close to the prompt time. The intention message can prompt the potential attendee to indicate whether the potential attendee intends to attend the meeting.
US08126967B2	Multiple aggregator support Systems, methods and communication gateways for delivering timely, cost efficient and scalable user alert messages are disclosed. Using electronic communication media, user alert messages are generated by a communication gateway at the request of a requesting entity, such as a credit card issuer. The alert message is associated with a message identifier and then routed to one or more message aggregators based on the content of the alert message initiation request and a routing table. If the first selection of message aggregators is not available or otherwise unable to deliver the user alert message, then the communication gateway can reroute the user alert message to another message aggregator or queue the message for later delivery. The communication gateway can monitor and log the status and ability of the servicing message aggregator in the routing table to better facilitate timely delivery of the user alert messages.
US08126966B2	Separating attachments received from a mobile device A computer-implemented method includes receiving a message from a mobile device over a wireless network, the message including several attachments, wherein the several attachments include one or more mobile device attachments corresponding to content captured using the mobile device, identifying the one or more mobile device attachments; and separating the one or more mobile device attachments from the plurality of attachments.
US08126965B2	Paper based meeting service management tool The present invention provides a paper-based meeting service management tool for meeting support functions. The paper-based tool includes a digital pen that can be used to make strokes which can be transmitted from the digital pen to services that provide the meeting support functions. The paper-based tool also includes digital paper that has an underlying image pattern. The digital pen can locate itself on the digital paper by recognizing underlying dot patterns and transmitting the location information to a computer through a Bluetooth connection.
US08126948B2	Method and system for constant amplitude random sequence construction Aspects of a method and system for constant amplitude random sequence construction may include generating one or more real signal components via a random number generator, wherein each of the generated one or more real signal components may be subjected to an amplitude constraint. One or more corresponding imaginary signal components may be generated, each of which may be derived from a relationship between the generated one or more real signal components and the amplitude constraint. At least the generated one or more real signal components and the generated one or more corresponding imaginary signal components may be combined to generate a complex constant amplitude signal. The one or more real signal components may be generated according to a probability distribution in the random number generator.
US08126946B2	Method, apparatus and computer program for key word searching System, method and computer program for initiating a search at a server computer. A data base including a URL of the server computer is stored at a client computer. Information entered by a user into the client computer is received. From the information, a search term and the URL of the server computer are identified. Then, an HTTP search request which includes the URL of the server computer and the search term is generated. Then, the HTTP search request is sent to the server computer. The identifying of the URL of the server computer comprises searching the data base for a character string contained in the information that matches the URL of the server computer. The identifying of the search term comprises identifying a portion of the information appended to the URL of the server. The identifying of the search term also comprises omitting from the portion one or more symbols adjacent to the search term which are inconsistent with a search request using HTTP. The generating of the HTTP search request which combines the URL of the server computer and the search term comprises inserting adjacent to the search term one or more symbols consistent with a search request using HTTP.
US08126945B2	Data management apparatus for generating one file having combination of plurality of files, data management method, and data management program In order to reduce the volume of data having combination of a plurality of data, MFP includes an element determination portion to determine at least one of a plurality of files stored beforehand as an element, an ordinal rank determination portion to determine an ordinal rank of the determined at least one element, and a combined data generation portion to generate and store combined data including link information for specifying at least part of each of determined at least one element and defining an ordinal rank of the link information.
US08126942B2	Data processing system and data processing method A data processing system includes a display control unit of implementing a display module for displaying at least one format file containing a fixed format, and at least one data file containing item data to be set to the fixed format, a specifying control unit of implementing a specifying module for specifying any one of the format file and the data file, and also specifying the other category of file from this one file, and a setting unit of setting the item data of the data file to the fixed format of the format file in accordance with the specifying operation. This architecture makes it possible to easily input the item data to the fixed format by manipulations on the screen.
US08126929B2	Method and apparatus for encoding list of variable length structures to support bi-directional scans Techniques are disclosed for encoding a variable length structure such that it facilitates forward and reverse scans of a list of such structures as needed. While the techniques are applicable to a wide variety of applications, they are particularly well-suited for use with structures such as those found in compressed database indexes. For example, a computer-implemented method for processing one or more variable length data structures includes the following steps. Each variable length data structure is obtained. Each variable length structure comprises one or more data block. A variable length encoding process is applied to the one or more blocks of each variable length data structure which comprises setting a continuation data value in each block to a first value or a second value, wherein the setting of the continuation data values enables bi-directional scanning of each variable length structure.
US08126920B2	Enterprise security management system using hierarchical organization and multiple ownership structure A hierarchical security model for networked computer users is described. Files and resources are controlled or created by users within the network. Each user within the network has an account that is managed by a network administrator. The account specifies the user identifier and password. Users are grouped into organizations depending upon function or other organizational parameter. The groups within the network are organized hierarchically in terms of access and control privileges. Users within a higher level group may exercise access and control privileges over files or resources owned by users in a lower level group. The account for each user further specifies the group that the owner belongs to and an identifier for any higher level groups that have access privileges over the user's group. All users within a group inherit the rights and restrictions of the group.
US08126912B2	Guided content metadata tagging for an online content repository A method for tagging content. The method includes receiving an initial metadata tag and associating the initial metadata tag with an object of an online repository. Based on the initial metadata tag, a metadata tag knowledgebase is accessed to derive at least one suggested metadata tag. A confirmation regarding the at least one suggested metadata tag is received and the suggested metadata tag is associated with the object. The object is then uploaded to the repository, and the metadata tag knowledgebase is updated to reflect tags associated with the object.
US08126902B2	Operating method for a computer having sequences of data sets changing over time and corresponding devices Two sequences of data sets having at least two dimensions and referring to an object which changes over time are specified to a computer. Each data set in each sequence is assigned a measure of time which can be used to determine the temporal relationship of the data sets to the other data sets in the respective sequence. The computer compares the first data set) in the first sequence with the data sets in the second sequence and automatically determines a first data set from the second sequence corresponding to a first data set from the first sequence. With the aid of the corresponding first data sets in the first and second sequences and the measures of time assigned to the data sets, the computer then determines, for each of the other data sets in the first sequence, the corresponding data set from the second sequence.
US08126884B1	Scoring documents in a linked database A method assigns importance ranks to nodes in a linked database, such as any database of documents containing citations, the world wide web or any other hypermedia database. The rank assigned to a document is calculated from the ranks of documents citing it. In addition, the rank of a document is calculated from a constant representing the probability that a browser through the database will randomly jump to the document. The method is particularly useful in enhancing the performance of search engine results for hypermedia databases, such as the world wide web, whose documents have a large variation in quality.
US08126883B2	Method and system for re-ranking search results A method for re-ranking search results, includes: generating the search results from a data source based on a search query from a user; retriving a re-ranking expression; re-ranking all or part of the documents in the search results based on the re-ranking expression; and displaying all or part of the documents in the search results with the re-ranked order.
US08126878B2	Academic study tool utilizing e-book technology A software interface to increase the efficiency for reading, abstracting of information and locating material within an electron publication, pursuant to which author content and/or researcher content may be quickly searched, accessed and stored on an academic tool utilizing e-book technology. Topic mapping tools may be further used to enhance searching to link and cross reference terminology. For example, such tools are described in ISO/IEC 13250:2000 and more recently extended into XML format in XTM specifications. W3C® standards, such as DAML+OIL and topic map standards as well as functionally similar standards may also be utilized.
US08126873B2	Portable and iterative re-usable suboptimization of database queries A method, apparatus and program product to optimize a database query. A query plan is generated for the database query where the query plan includes first and second subplans. Cached optimization data associated with the first subplan and generated during evaluation of another query plan for a previous query that uses the first subplan is retrieved. The first subplan is evaluated for resource cost using the retrieved optimization data. The second subplan is also evaluated for resource cost. The query plan is then evaluated for resource cost based upon the evaluations of resource cost for the first and second subplans. A query plan is selected based on evaluations of resource cost and the plan is executed to generate a result set.
US08126872B2	Methods of cost estimation using partially applied predicates In accordance with aspects of the present invention, provided are methods for incrementally estimating the cardinality of a derived relation including statistically correlated partially applicable predicates for a range-partitioned table. During the generation of a QEP a cardinality estimate is calculated in which one or more partially applicable predicates is correlated to another partially applicable predicate and/or to one or more fully applicable predicates. The cardinality includes a number of rows expected to be returned by the QEP and is computed in an incremental fashion for each operator of the QEP.
US08126865B1	Systems and methods for syndicating and hosting customized news content A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.
US08126861B2	System and method for managing large data sets The present invention is directed to a method and system for managing large data sets (or studies) transferred from at least one acquisition device to a study process server in order to transfer the data sets to at least one review station. The method includes transferring a selected subset of the existing data sets to each review station, monitoring each review station for a login, and populating the review station with studies from at least one relevant working set upon detecting the login. In an alternate embodiment, the method may include sorting each received study into an appropriate working set, selecting a subset of the collected set of studies from at least one working set, and distributing the selected subset of studies to each review station.
US08126859B2	Updating a local version of a file based on a rule In an embodiment, a local version of a file is found in response to detecting an access of a remote version of the file. In response to the detecting, a determination is made whether the remote version meets a rule, and if the rule is met, then the local version is updated with the remote version of the file if the remote version is valid. The rule may be customized for the file. In various embodiments, the determination includes determining whether the remote version of the file was created more recently than the local version, whether the remote version has a level that is greater than the level of the local version, or whether the remote version is stored at a source location specified by the rule. In various embodiments, the level may be an audio or video quality of the file or an update identifier of the file. In this way, out-of date local versions of files may be updated with newer or better remote versions of files.
US08126846B2	System and method for replicating data According to the present invention, techniques for controlling copying of logical volumes within a computer storage system are provided. A representative embodiment includes a plurality of storage devices controlled by a control unit, one or more processors, and a buffer memory for temporarily storing data read from the storage devices within the control unit. The storage devices can be addressed as logical volumes.
US08126843B2	Cluster-wide read-copy update system and method A system, method and computer program product for synchronizing updates to shared mutable data in a clustered data processing system. A data element update operation is performed at each node of the cluster while preserving a pre-update view of the shared mutable data, or an associated operational mode, on behalf of readers that may be utilizing the pre-update view. A request is made for detection of a grace period, and grace period detection processing is performed for detecting when the cluster-wide grace period has occurred. When it does, a deferred action associated with the update operation it taken, such as removal of a pre-update view of the data element or termination of an associated mode of operation.
US08126835B2	Pattern detection Apparatus for detecting a pattern in a data stream comprises a pattern matching device for receiving the data stream. The pattern matching device comprises one or more rule engines, each rule engine operating under a plurality of state transition rules encoding a plurality of patterns, a first state transition rule including a wildcard state component and a wildcard input component, a second state transition rule including a wildcard state component and a specified input component, and a third state transition rule including a specified state component and a specified input component, the first, second and third rules having differing priorities, and at least one state transition rule including an output component indicating a pattern match. The apparatus is arranged to pass the data stream to each rule engine, and is further arranged to output a signal indicating a pattern match when a state transition rule indicates a pattern match.
US08126823B2	Support vector inductive logic programming A computer implemented method of particular, although not exclusive application to analysing a plurality of molecules which comprises computing a kernel function for each pair of the plurality of molecules, the kernel function being representative of the number of features present in both molecules of the pairs and using the kernel function in a kernel based learning algorithm to model the relationship between the features and a property of the molecules. The method is also applicable to predicting a numerical value representing a characteristic of a molecule and, more generally, modelling instances of data in a database. A particular, although again not exclusive application, is the prediction of toxicity of a molecule.
US08126822B1	Virtual post office box A method that enables the post to deliver letters, flats, post cards and packages (mail) addressed to a recipient's virtual post office box and then to be delivered directly to the recipient. The process enables individuals or entities to rent a virtual post office (VPO) box i.e., a box that does not physically exist, from the post office (“post”). Mail addressed to the virtual post office box would be captured by the post during the post's sortation process and rerouted to the specified address of the renter of the virtual post office box.
US08126813B2	Information processing apparatus and method, and data communication system and method A client obtains license information. The client has a client module for using content under conditions defined in the license information. When the client module is updated and a new function is added, the client obtains updating license information including permission of the new function. The client is allowed to use the content under the conditions defined in the previous license information and the conditions defined in the updating license information without obtaining new rights information for the updated client module.
US08126811B2	Documenting security related aspects in the process of container shipping There is provided a method and a system for documenting a transfer of authority of control for a container from a first entity of a transportation chain to a second entity of the transportation chain. The first entity transfers an electronic container control certificate to an electronic seal of the respective container, which electronic container control certificate comprises a cryptographic key associated to the second entity, and which container control certificate is digitally signed by the first entity. The container control certificate is stored in a log of the electronic seal.
US08126810B2	Apparatus and method of flexible and common IPMP system for providing and protecting content An apparatus for a flexible and common IPMP System (Intellectual Property Management and Protection) offers flexibility and interoperability by incorporating a complete IPMP Tool List stored in the content stream or downloaded from a URL location. The IPMP Tool Manager of a compliant IPMP terminal functioning as a preprocessor module is provided, the IPMP Tool List is parsed, and an IPMP Tool is acquired based on the IPMP Tool ID, related location identifier, and IPMP Tool Format ID. The IPMP Tool can be precompiled to a binary format and sent or downloaded to the IPMP terminal, and different binary formats are prepared by the content provider for use on different IPMP terminal platforms.
US08126807B2	Control features in a system and method for processing checks and check transactions A method of processing paper checks that divides into two independent paths the processing of a data file representing a check and the digital image of the check. The data files and image files are separated both in time and in space, with the data files being used to promptly initiate the transfer of funds to and from appropriate accounts, while the paper checks, at a remote location and typically lagging in time, are scanned to create digital image files and deposited as an image or substitute check if deemed ACH ineligible. The method provides for the comparison of data files to image files, based on MICR information, to find any unmatching or mismatched items for exception processing and a process to manage ACH-ineligible items as an image or substitute check. The process further provides for a trial period protocol for performing image matching on ACH-eligible items during a trial period before sending such transactions for settlement.
US08126806B1	Method for launching an electronic wallet A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises a contactless communication transceiver configured to provide payment information to a point-of-sale terminal, a first input device configured to receive inputs, and a processor. The first input device is selected from the group consisting of an accelerometer, a microphone, a camera, and a biometric sensor. The processor is configured to activate an electronic wallet based on inputs from at least one of the first input device and the contactless communication transceiver, to access the payment information in the electronic wallet, and to provide the payment information to the contactless communication transceiver.
US08126805B2	System and method for revolving credit product offer customization A system and method are disclosed for making an offer for at least one revolving credit product to an applicant. An identifier for each of a plurality of revolving credit products is stored and at least one attribute (145) is associated with each of the revolving credit products. An application for a revolving credit product is received from an applicant (105). One or more of the revolving credit product issuer's (160) objectives are identified. A set of revolving credit products that fit within an applicant profile is created, ranked, and at least one of the top ranking revolving credit products are then offered to the applicant from the set of revolving credit products.
US08126798B1	System and method for margin loan securitization A system and method for securitizing margin loans, wherein a processor system operates to analyze account data for a plurality of accounts, and to identify and flag accounts that are marginable. The process provides for flagging a group of accounts which collectively are representative of a portfolio of marginable accounts held by a brokerage company. The system and method also provides for generating a general ledger for the brokerage company, a SPV, and a trust, wherein these general ledgers track the sale of margin loans belonging to the flagged accounts, from the brokerage company to the trust via the SPV. The system and method further provide for processing transactions in the flagged accounts to identify and classify transactions in the flagged accounts which affect the margin balances for the flagged accounts.
US08126796B2	System and method for automatically investing a portion of interest charged in a mortgage installment payment A method and a system are provided to allocate a borrower's monthly home loan repayments to a loan provider to an interest payment account and an equity accrual account; and, to further allocate to a retirement or education account a monthly amount of savings that is correlated to that portion of each monthly home loan repayment comprising interest on the loan. The monthly amount of savings allocated to the retirement or education account is computed by multiplying that portion of each monthly home loan repayment comprising interest on the loan by a savings rate that is a function of an economic benchmark.
US08126795B2	Systems and methods for initial sampling in multi-objective portfolio analysis The systems and methods of the invention are directed to portfolio optimization and related techniques. For example, the invention provides a method for multi-objective portfolio optimization for use in investment decisions based on competing objectives and a plurality of constraints constituting a portfolio problem, the method comprising: generating an initial population of solutions of portfolio allocations, the generating the initial population of solutions of portfolio allocations including systematically generating the initial population of solutions to substantially cover the space defined by the competing objectives and the plurality of constraints; and generating an efficient frontier in the space based on the initial population, the efficient frontier for use in investment decisioning.
US08126787B1	System and method for preparing a tax return using electronically distributed tax return data The present invention is a system and method for preparing a tax return using electronically distributed tax return data. Electronically distributed tax return data (such as W-2 data or 1099 data) that is stored at a third party's computer system for a taxpayer is accessed to prepare the tax return. The location of the electronically distributed tax return data is provided to a tax preparer that accesses the electronic data and prepares the tax return. The taxpayer provides authorization for the tax preparer to access the electronically distributed tax return data stored at the third party system. After the current tax year, the tax preparer checks the availability of the electronically distributed tax return data. When the electronically distributed tax return data is determined to be available, the tax preparer accesses it and prepares the tax return.
US08126786B1	Notification and correction of E-filing rejections An electronic filing system may electronically file a tax return created by a user using a tax preparation application. The electronic filing system may receive an error indication from a taxing authority identifying a specific tax return error. The electronic filing system may create an error notification including an error description, error solution, and mechanism for correcting the error. The electronic filing system may send the error notification to a device associated with the user. The device may not be the same device in which the tax preparation application created the tax return. The mechanism may enable the user to correct the error without the tax preparation application. The electronic filing system may receive an error correction sent from the user's device according to the mechanism of the error notification. The electronic filing system may correct an error of the tax return according to the error correction.
US08126784B1	Automatically initiating product replenishment A facility for automatically initiating product replenishment is described. The facility receives an indication of an order by a consumer for a first item having a first date, such as the date on which the first item was placed or fulfilled. The facility then determines a target date for replenishment based upon the identity of the first item. On the target date, the facility provides to the consumer an indication that the first item should be replenished. The indication includes a control useable by the customer to request replenishment of the first item. When this control is operated by the consumer, the facility receives an indication that the control is used by the consumer to request replenishment of the first item. In response to receiving indication the facility orders a second item to replenish the first item.
US08126773B2	Configurable enrollment data capture framework Methods for defining and using a configurable and extensible enrollment data capture framework. The enrollment data capture framework allows generation of enrollment data capture templates for specifying channel, membership scheme and membership type specific data elements, providing data relevancy and data adequacy. The framework comprises an extensible membership attribute repository, as well as configurable enrollment data capture templates specific to a membership scheme and type and channel combination.
US08126772B1	Rebate cross-sell network and systems and methods implementing the same Embodiments of the invention provide a robust rebate cross-sell network in which business entities, including financial institutions, can make targeted offers, including pre-approved or pre-qualified credit offers, to a desirable consumer utilizing information submitted by the consumer during a rebate redemption process. These business entities may but need not be associated with a rebate-issuing entity (i.e., rebate sponsor) or a rebate processing center which processes rebate claims for the rebate sponsor. In one embodiment, a cross-sell network manager can determine the consumer's identity, look-up the consumer at credit bureau(s), and perform a passive, real-time inquiry. Contingent upon a plurality of factors (e.g., the results of the inquiry or look-up against the pre-approved/qualified customer list, etc.), one or more targeted offers are identified. A Web page can be dynamically generated with the selectively identified offers and presented to the consumer as disbursement options, perhaps after authenticating the consumer's identity.
US08126770B2	Advertisement system using mash-up map and method thereof A map advertisement system and method by using a mash-up map advertisement is provided, which can operate various advertisement cost billing policies. The map advertisement system includes an advertisement management unit for generating an advertisement layer and an identifier of the advertisement layer based on advertisement information including geographic location information received from an advertiser terminal; a base map providing unit for providing a base map layer capable of providing geographical information through on-line; and a mash-up map advertisement unit for generating mash-up map data by mixing the advertisement layer with the base map layer based on the geographic location information, wherein the advertisement layer identifier includes at least one information element related to an advertisement exposure on the advertisement layer.
US08126758B2	Method and apparatus for information boosting in related but disconnected databases Method and apparatus for information boosting in related but disconnected databases, in one aspect, may comprise identifying disconnected data sources comprising data that are related or dependent on one another, determining one or more relationships and dependencies among the disconnected data, and refining the data sources based on one or more relationships and dependencies.
US08126756B2	Method and system for real time measurement data adjudication and service level evaluation A method and system for adjudicating measurement data in real time and re-adjudicating a segment of an input measurement data stream upon submission of a new adjudication instruction in a service level evaluation system. An adjudication instruction associated with a service level is received. Measurement data including a first measurement data point is received. The received adjudication instruction is applied in real time to the first measurement data point to generate a first adjudicated measurement data point. A service level is evaluated based on the first adjudicated measurement data point. To re-adjudicate the data stream segment, a new adjudication instruction is received and the segment is identified. The input data stream's adjudication is suspended and the stream is queued into storage. The segment of measurement data is retrieved and re-adjudicated by applying the new adjudication instruction. The input data stream's adjudication is resumed afterwards from the queued input stream.
US08126750B2	Consolidating data source queries for multidimensional scorecards Data retrieval from data sources associated with elements of a scorecard is optimized by combining the queries for the same data sources into a single query. The querying process is further optimized based on an attribute and/or condition of a data source. Query parameters and execution schedule may be adjusted based on the elements, data sources, or subscriber identity. Retrieved data is cached at element, combination of elements, data source, or scorecard level for rapid and efficient building and maintenance of scorecards.
US08126743B1	Method and apparatus for managing the selection of benefit options A method for managing the selection of benefit options includes receiving historical user data covering a first time period, and receiving benefit information including at least one benefit option applicable to a second time period. A first portion of the historical user data is compared with a portion of the benefit information to determine anticipated future costs associated with the at least one benefit option. A user of the method optionally selects one of the available benefit options based on the comparison. The benefit options include at least two different insurance policies available for selection. The insurance policies may include at least two different policies of one or more types selected from the group consisting of medical, dental, vision, and life.
US08126741B2	System and method for managing prescription data to detect pathogens A system for managing prescription data is provided. The system for managing prescription data includes a switch system. The switch system is configured to receive prescription submissions from pharmacy systems, submit the prescription submissions to approval systems, receive responses from the approval systems, and transmit the responses to the pharmacy systems. The switch system is further configured to receive treatment classification data including pathogen groups and pharmaceuticals prescribed to treat symptoms occurring from exposure to each pathogen group. The switch system is further configured to determine normal variations of the prescription submissions, detect anomalous variations of the prescription submissions, and generate a notification in response to detecting an anomalous variation.
US08126740B2	Electronic health record case management system A method and system for transparent recording, storing, and accessing financial, clinical, and data/information case management services. The method includes collecting service data pertaining to a customer from a plurality of sources, storing the data, and providing multiple points of access to the data for retrieval by an individual via a user interface. A decision-support system may operate independently as an electronic health record or in conjunction with an integrated electronic health record and allows customers or their representatives to plan, facilitate, and monitor the management of financial, clinical, and data/information issues pertaining to their healthcare. In particular, the system is adapted to identify data tending to indicate an anomaly in the customer's health record and facilitate the selection and implementation of one or more options to address and/or correct the anomaly.
US08126738B2	Method and system for scheduling tracking, adjudicating appointments and claims in a health services environment An exemplary method for determining the appropriateness of service provider claims for payment includes scheduling appointments for patients with service providers based on requests for services, generating appointment information corresponding to each of the scheduled appointments, and capturing service information corresponding to claims received from the service providers for payment of charges associated with services rendered by the service providers to the patients. The method further includes automatically identifying candidate appointments that correspond to a particular received claim based on a degree of similarity between the service information associated with the particular received claim and the appointment information associated with the scheduled appointments. Additionally, the method includes flagging the particular received claim for resolution when none of the candidate appointments corresponds to the particular received claim, and presenting the particular received claim for payment when at least one of the candidate appointments corresponds to the particular received claim.
US08126735B2	Systems and methods for remote patient monitoring and user interface A method according to one aspect of the present invention includes receiving patient information, analyzing the patient information to identify a condition for the patient, and formatting a report based on the patient information and the patient condition. Embodiments of the present invention may be used to monitor any appropriate medical device from essentially any location from which a communications signal can be sent and received. This enables patients to enjoy an active lifestyle by not being tied to medical device monitoring equipment that is difficult or impossible to transport or having to routinely visit health care facilities. Multiple reports can be formatted to include any desired amount and type of information, and can be transmitted selectively to any number of users.
US08126729B2	Systems and methods for processing and transmittal of data from a plurality of medical devices A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving data from a plurality of medical devices through a wired connection, transmitting the data to an intermediary device, and formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a 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. This method also allows any number of different medical devices to be monitored, even where such devices each communicate using different wired connections and/or using different communication protocols.
US08126722B2	Application infrastructure platform (AIP) Disclosed is an application infrastructure platform (AIP) having an application service provider (ASP) environment including multiple ASP systems providing application services to customers, and a common services environment including hardware and software and management systems providing to the ASP systems applications and integrated application, back-office, and management services used by the ASP systems in delivering their application services to their customers. In another aspect, the AIP is associated with a development and test bed environment which conducts product and service development and testing.
US08126720B2	Image capturing apparatus and information processing method An image capturing apparatus of this invention includes an audio acquisition unit which acquires audio data, an speech processing unit which analyzes the acquired audio data and detects predetermined audio data, an image capturing unit which captures image data by activating a shutter when the speech processing unit detects the predetermined audio data, and a storage unit which stores the audio data acquired by the audio acquisition unit before the shutter is activated in association with image data captured upon activating the shutter.
US08126719B1	Interactive voice recognition and response over the internet Methods and systems for handling speech recognition processing in effectively real-time, via the Internet, in order that users do not experience noticeable delays from the start until they receive responsive feedback. A user uses a client to access the Internet and a server supporting speech recognition processing. The user inputs speech to the client, which transmits the user speech to the server in approximate real-time. The server evaluates the user speech, and provides responsive feedback to the client, again, in approximate real-time, with minimum latency delays. The client upon receiving responsive feedback from the server, displays, or otherwise provides, the feedback to the user.
US08126716B2	Method and system for collecting audio prompts in a dynamically generated voice application A prompt collecting tool (190) for an interactive voice response system (100) includes a voice enabled application server (150), a voice simulator coupled to the voice enabled application server, and a processor coupled to the voice simulator. The processor can be programmed to execute (202) a voice application having a plurality of audio prompts, play (206) audio if a pre-stored audio is available for a particular prompt, capture (208) text when no pre-stored audio is available and forward (210) the captured text to the prompt collecting tool. The voice simulator can include a VoiceXML browser (160), a text to speech text service (170), and a text based recognition service (180) for example.
US08126715B2	Facilitating multimodal interaction with grammar-based speech applications Multimodal interaction with grammar-based speech applications may be facilitated with a device by presenting permissible phrases that are in-grammar based on acceptable terms that are in-vocabulary and that have been recognized from a spoken utterance. In an example embodiment, a spoken utterance having two or more terms is received. The two or more terms include one or more acceptable terms. An index is searched using the acceptable terms as query terms. From the searching of the index, permissible phrase(s) are produced that include the acceptable terms. The index is a searchable data structure that represents multiple possible grammar paths that are ascertainable based on acceptable values for each term position of a grammar-based speech application. The permissible phrase(s) are presented to a user as option(s) that may be selected to conduct multimodal interaction with the device.
US08126707B2	Method and system for speech compression Methods, encoders, and digital systems are provided for predictive encoding of speech parameters in which an input frame is encoded by quantizing a parameter vector of the input frame with a strongly-predictive codebook and a weakly-predictive codebook to obtain a strongly-predictive distortion and a weakly-predictive distortion, adjusting a correlation indicator based on a relative correlation of the input frame to a previous frame, wherein the correlation indicator is indicative of the strength of the correlation of previously encoded frames, and encoding the input frame with the weakly-predictive codebook unless the correlation indicator has reached a correlation threshold.
US08126706B2	Music detector for echo cancellation and noise reduction An audio signal is divided among exponentially related subband filters. The spectral flatness measure in each subband signal is determined and the measures are weighted and combined. The sum is compared with a threshold to determine the presence of music or noise. If music is detected, the noise estimation process in the noise reduction circuitry is turned off to avoid distorting the signal. If music is detected, residual echo suppression circuitry is also turned off to avoid inserting comfort noise.
US08126705B2	System and method for automatically adjusting floor controls for a conversation A system and method for automatically adjusting floor controls for a conversation is provided. Audio streams are received, which each originate from an audio source. Floor controls for a current configuration including at least a portion of the audio streams are maintained. Conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources are determined. Possible configurations for the audio streams are identified based on the conversational characteristics. An analysis of the current configuration and the possible configurations is performed. A change threshold is applied to the analysis. When the analysis satisfies the change threshold, the floor controls are automatically adjusted. The audio streams are mixed into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls.
US08126704B2	Apparatus, server, method, and tangible machine-readable medium thereof for processing and recognizing a sound signal An apparatus, a server, a method, and a tangible machine-readable medium thereof for processing and recognizing a sound signal are provided. The apparatus is configured to sense the sound signal of the environment and to dynamically derive and to transmit a feature signal and a sound feature message of the sound signal to the server. The server is configured to retrieve the stored sound models according to the sound feature message and to compare each of the sound models with the feature signal to determine whether the sound signal is abnormal after receiving the feature signal and the sound feature message.
US08126692B2	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 determination is made whether there are any errors in the model, and responsive to determining that there is at least one error in the model, a determination is made whether there is at least one resolution for correcting the at least one error. Responsive to determining that there is at least one resolution for correcting the at least one error, at least one resolution among the at least one resolution for correcting the at least one error is selected to form at least one selected resolution to correct the at least one error. The at least one selected resolution is applied to the model to form a transformed model, and the transformed model is output to a user.
US08126689B2	Methods for geomechanical fracture modeling The present invention relates generally to methods for designing and optimizing the number, placement, and size of fractures in a subterranean formation and more particularly to methods that account for stress interference from other fractures when designing and optimizing the number, placement, and size of fractures in the subterranean formation. The present invention optimizes the number, placement and size of fractures in a subterranean formation. The present invention determines one or more geomechanical stresses induced by each fracture based on the dimensions and location of each fracture. The present invention determines a maximum number of fractures and a predicted stress field based on the geomechanical stresses induced by each of the fractures
US08126688B2	Method and apparatus for identifying gaps between parts A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying gaps. A grid of points is generated on a first surface. The grid of points is associated with a point for a first part associated with a second part in a model. A line segment is formed from the first surface of the first part to a second surface of the second part for each point in the grid of points to form a plurality of line segments. A gap size is identified between the first surface and the second surface using the plurality of line segments to form a plurality of gap measurements.
US08126684B2	Topology optimization for designing engineering product Improved topology optimization for engineering product design is disclosed. An engineering product including a design domain to be optimized is defined. Design domain can be a portion or the entire engineering product. Design objective and optional constraint are defined such that optimization goal is achieved. Additionally, initial configuration of the design domain is represented by a finite element analysis (FEA) mesh. Each element or element group is associated with a design variable. A set of discrete material models is created from the baseline material used for the design domain. The set of discrete material models is configured to cover entire range of the design variable and each discrete material model represents a non-overlapping portion. Each element representing the design domain is associated with an appropriate discrete material model according to the design variable. Structure response is obtained via FEA to evaluate design objective and update design variable.
US08126679B2	Automatic remote monitoring and diagnostics system A Monitoring and Diagnostics System is provided, which includes a monitoring unit and a monitored unit remotely located from the monitoring unit. The System also includes communication means between the monitoring unit and the monitored unit. The monitored unit includes data acquisition means for providing fault data of the monitored unit and the communication means are adapted to communicate the fault data from the monitored unit to the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit includes a rules engine having a set of expert rules for analyzing the information contained in the fault data and being adapted to deduce diagnostics information from the rules and from the information. In addition, a communication method for communicating between a first Programmable Logic Controller and a second Programmable Logic Controller or a central unit is provided, in which a description file is provided.
US08126678B2	Methods of monitoring electronic displays within a display network Methods of monitoring one or more electronic displays are disclosed. A method may include performing at least one diagnostic operation on at least one electronic display having at least one camera, a display element, and a display server. Further, the method may include transmitting data relating to the at least one diagnostic operation to a network remote from the at least one electronic display. Additionally, the method may include displaying the data within the remote network.
US08126677B2	Analyzing surface structure using scanning interferometry A method includes comparing a scanning interferometry signal obtained for a location of a test object to each of multiple model signals corresponding to different model parameters for modeling the test object, wherein for each model signal the comparing includes calculating a correlation function between the scanning interferometry signal and the model signal to identify a surface-height offset between the scanning interferometry signal and the model signal and, based on the identified surface-height offset, calculating a height-offset compensated merit value indicative of a similarity between the scanning interferometry signal and the model signal for a common surface height. The method further includes, based on the respective merit values for the different model signals, determining a test object parameter at the location of the test object.
US08126671B2	Measurement system and method for monitoring a measurement system A measurement system has a transmitter for determining the position of a movable element, and a first energy store which, in the event of failure of an external electrical supply unit of the transmitter, supplies at least a part of the transmitter with electrical power such that a stored count of the transmitter is maintained in the event of failure of the external electrical supply voltage. The first energy store produces a first auxiliary supply voltage, wherein a first data item is stored in the transmitter when a reference mark of the transmitter is detected for the first time. The first data item is deleted in the event of failure of the external electrical supply voltage for the transmitter and failure of the first auxiliary supply voltage for the transmitter. As a result, an incorrectly determined position resulting from a failure of the electrical power supply for the transmitter can be identified.
US08126662B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring blade vibration with a fiber optic ribbon probe A method and apparatus for monitoring blade vibrations in a turbine engine having blade tip target portions associated with blades. An illumination conduit including a plurality of optical fibers conveys light from a light source to a transmission end of the optical fibers where the light is focused to define an axially elongated projected image. The blade tip target portions pass through the projected image and reflect light to receptor ends of a plurality of optical fibers defining a detection conduit for conveying the reflected light to a processor. The transmission ends and receptor ends of the optical fibers are configured as a narrow rectangle to define a probe end for receiving reflected light at different axial locations along the probe end, and to detect blade passing events defined by passage of either or both a blade leading edge and a blade trailing edge.
US08126660B2	Method and system for determining residential fuel usage A method and system that accurately predicts fuel consumption rates in a residential structure is provided. The present invention more accurately determines the amount of fuel required to maintain a residential structure at a consistent temperature, thereby allowing identification of various system anomalies that may occur over time. Further, the method and system accounts for a number of fuel usage variables such as pilot light and domestic hot water usage in a manner that allows improved accuracy in determining the amount of fuel required to maintain a residential structure at a consistent temperature, thereby allowing identification of various system anomalies that may occur over time.
US08126648B2	Method for predicting the best and worst in a set of non-unique solutions Method for determining best and worst cases for values of model parameters such as porosity and shale volume fraction generated by non-unique matrix inversion of physical data such as seismic reflection amplitudes. The matrix is diagonalized, and then orthonormal basis vectors associated with insignificant diagonal elements are used to generate upper and lower bounds on the solution. Best and worst case solutions are determined as linear combinations of the null basis vectors, where the expansion coefficients are determined by making a best fit to the upper and lower bounds.
US08126643B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing instructions to a destination that is revealed upon arrival An apparatus for providing instructions to a destination that is revealed upon arrival may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive indications of context associated with a user, determine a destination for the user based on the context and user information, provide for a presentation of guidance instructions to guide the user to the destination, and reveal the destination to the user only when the user is proximate to the destination.
US08126631B2	Apparatus and method for fuel flow rate, fuel temperature, fuel droplet size, and burner firing rate modulation An apparatus and method for precisely, quickly and substantially uniformly controlling a combustion system by a transfer of heat to a fluidic fuel along a heat/fuel interface having a large surface area substantially immediately prior to the mixing of the fuel with air is provided. The control of the temperature of the fuel input to an air/fuel mixing region of the combustion system provides improved efficiency by an expansion of modulation ranges available for factors that together are determinative of the efficiency of combustion system operation such as fuel flow rate, fuel droplet size, air flow and input fuel pressure. In addition, the fuel/heat interface can be utilized as an in-line fuel flow meter for remote monitoring of the fuel flow rates and the prediction of problems in system functionality and future system failure time frames.
US08126623B2	Shifting device for a manual transmission A shifting device is provided for the gear selection in a manual transmission that includes, but is not limited to a shift/selector lever that can be moved in a shifting degree of freedom and a selection degree of freedom, a measuring sensor for measuring a current position (s, w) of the shift/selector lever in the two degrees of freedom, a two-dimensionally controllable actuator device and a control circuit for the controlling of the actuator device in a position (S, W) which is associated with the sensed position (s, w) of the shift/selector lever, which depicts the movement region of the shift/selector lever on a region of possible positions of the actuator device. The movement region of the shift/selector lever included, but is not limited to a two-dimensional prohibited part region, in which the shift/selector lever is simultaneously moveable in both degrees of freedom. The control circuit depicts this prohibited part region on positions on an edge of the region of the possible positions of the actuator device.
US08126622B2	Control device for vehicular power transmitting apparatus A control device is disclosed which can obtain increased fuel economy performance depending on a kind of fuel in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor when the kind of fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine is altered. A determining vehicle speed (V1) and determining output torque (T1), representing a boundary value with which a step-variable control region and a continuously variable control region of a shifting mechanism (10) are demarcated, are altered such that the higher the mixing ratio of ethanol, the lower will be the determining vehicle speed (V1) and determining output torque (T1). Therefore, the determination is made whether to operate a first electric motor (M1) depending on the mixing ratio of ethanol, making it possible to obtain increased fuel economy performance in line with the mixing ratio of ethanol.
US08126618B2	Travel control apparatus for industrial vehicle A travel control apparatus for a forklift is disclosed. The forklift is provided with a loading device that performs load handling operations by raising and lowering a load, and a drive motor which generates a drive force for travel and is capable of generating a braking force. The apparatus is provided with a sensor for detecting the speed of the motor, a seat switch, a height switch, a load sensor, and a control section. The control section causes the drive motor to generate a braking force when the seat switch detects that the driver has left the seat in the case where the motor speed sensor detects a traveling state, and also changes the strength of the braking in accordance with the height of the loading device and the weight of the load.
US08126614B2	Selective anti-lock braking system Automatic mechanical transmission system for a vehicle with antilock braking which is configured to selectively decouple the drive train of the vehicle from the wheels of the vehicle. The system includes a first sensor for sensing at least one operational state of the vehicle, a second sensor for sensing a wheel-lock up condition of the vehicle, and a logic control unit. The logic control unit is configured to receive signals from the first and second sensors. When the first sensor communicates a first predetermined operational state of the vehicle and the second sensor communicates a wheel-lockup condition, the logic unit directs disengagement of the drive train from the wheels. Alternatively, when a second predetermined operational state of the vehicle and wheel lock-up condition is communicated, the logic control unit directs engagement of the drive train and the wheels.
US08126607B2	Vehicle fluid replacement tracking The present invention provides a system, method, and program product for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement in a vehicle by sensing information indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir and/or a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir, recording fluid drain and fill events based on the information, and generating a fluid replacement history based on the recorded events.
US08126600B2	Method and apparatus for improving pilot situational awareness during flare to touchdown A system and method for selectively alerting a pilot of an aircraft about distance remaining to the end of a runway. A position of the aircraft is received. A position of a runway is retrieved from a runway database. The retrieved position of the runway is compared to the received position of the aircraft to determine if the aircraft is within an alert envelope relative to the retrieved position of the runway. The position of the runway is subtracted from the position of the aircraft to determine a distance to the distal end of the runway. An alert to the pilot is generated based upon the distance to the distal end of the runway.
US08126599B2	Method of calculating approach trajectory for aircraft The general field of the invention relates to a method of calculating a so-called continuous descent approach procedure for aircraft. The method comprises calculation steps making it possible to determine a minimum distance making it possible to attain the runway by using the highest possible descent angles allowed by the performance of the aircraft, a maximum distance making it possible to attain the runway by using the lowest possible descent angles allowed by the performance of the aircraft, a step of comparing the minimum and maximum distances with a reference distance, the continuous descent approach procedure being possible if this reference distance is less than the maximum distance and greater than the minimum distance. The method also envisages replacing certain indeterminate points of the flight plan by points arising from the minimum and maximum distance calculations.
US08126593B2	Apparatus for detecting malfunctions of electromagnetic brakes of robot An apparatus is provided for detecting a malfunction occurring in an electromagnetic brake of a robot. In the apparatus, the main relay and the sub-relay are controlled to open the main contact and the sub-contact when the robot is activated. Detecting is then made whether or not the main contact is malfunctioning, by monitoring an energized state of the main contact. Activation of the robot is stopped when the main contact is malfunctioning and the main relay is controlled to close the main contact for a given period of time when that the main contact is operating normally. Detecting is further made as to whether or not the sub-contact is malfunctioning, by monitoring an energized state of the sub-contact The activation of the robot is stopped when the sub-contact is malfunctioning and the main relay is controlled to close the main contact when the sub-contact is operating normally.
US08126591B2	Robotic arms A robotic arm comprises a plurality of articulated elements, and control means for controlling the position of various of the elements such that the arm may adopt serpentine shape for tip following movement. Means for measuring directly the relative positions of at least some of the elements are provided in order to calculate deviation from the theoretical shape, and apply corrections to the arm control means.
US08126580B2	Device and method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of mask exposure Device for producing a three-dimensional object by solidification of a material solidifiable under the action of electromagnetic radiation by means of energy input via an imaging unit comprising a predetermined number of discrete imaging elements (pixels), said device comprising a computer unit, an IC and/or a software implementation respectively with the ability of adjusting and/or controlling the energy input via a specific gray value and/or color value in a voxel matrix.
US08126579B2	Digital mixer In a digital mixer that processes audio signals in a plurality of channels, layer data which indicates a channel to be assigned to each channel strip in a channel strip section can be set to indicate retainment of assignment status for any of the channel strips. When the layer is selected, the digital mixer assigns the channel indicated by the layer data corresponding to the selected layer to each channel strip for which assignment of some channel is indicated, and leaves the assignment of the channel unchanged regarding the channel strip for which retainment of assignment status is indicated in the layer data.
US08126573B2	Method and device for optimizing processes The invention relates to a process-optimizing device, particularly a manufacturing execution system device. Such a process-optimizing MES device is mounted between an enterprise production planning system, especially an enterprise resource planning device, and a control system, particularly a process instrumentation and control device. The inventive MES device comprises at least one optimization unit for influencing one or several process parameters of the control system, especially the PLT device, at least one data-determining unit for monitoring the process parameter/s, and at least one evaluation unit for automatically determining an optimization of the process parameter/s, which is created by the optimization unit/s.
US08126569B2	Compression control lead anchoring device An implanted medical system includes a medical lead, an anchoring device and at least one suture secured circumferentially about the anchoring device to cause compression of the anchoring device on the medical lead. In particular, the anchoring device is received coaxially over the medical lead and includes an elastomeric sleeve and a compression governor. The elastomeric sleeve has a substantially elongate, hollow, and tubular body. The compression governor is substantially more rigid than the elastomeric sleeve and is coaxially secured to the elastomeric sleeve. The compression governor defines an inner bore having an effective diameter and is adapted to limit compression at a pre-selected minimum effective diameter to limit compressive forces exerted on the lead by the anchoring device.
US08126568B2	Electrode geometries for efficient neural stimulation Electrodes designed in accordance with the present invention may selectively employ arc shaped contacts; variations in contact number, positioning, spacing, and/or distribution; variations in contact area, size, or periphery; and/or on-electrode conductive links or interconnections between particular contacts to provide enhanced efficiency neural stimulation, and/or increased electrode reliability.
US08126564B2	Hybrid cochlear implant An electrode array which is able to be inserted to a desired depth within the cochlea to provide useful percepts for the recipient which will also preferably not cause damage to the sensitive structures of the cochlea. The electrode array is insertable through an opening in the cochlea and into at least the basal region of the cochlea and comprises an elongate carrier having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of electrodes supported by the carrier at respective spaced locations thereon in a region between the proximal end and the distal end. A stabilising collar extends outwardly from the elongate carrier at or adjacent a proximal end thereof and has an abutment surface adapted to abut a portion of the cochlea surface around the cochleostomy and at least substantially prevent movement of the carrier following completion of insertion of the array into the cochlea.
US08126563B2	Transceiver coil for auditory prosthesis The invention provides a tuned transmitter coil for transcutaneous transmission of power and information from an external component of an auditory prosthesis to an implanted receiver. A shield is provided in order to reduce a skin-to-coil capacitance, thereby improving tuning stability of the coil from one user to the next. A shield may also be provided in order to reduce electromagnetic interference.
US08126561B2	Implantable and rechargeable neural stimulator One aspect of the present subject matter relates to an implantable medical device. An embodiment of the device comprises a rechargeable power supply adapted to be recharged through an ultrasound signal, a neural stimulator connected to the rechargeable power supply, and a controller connected to the rechargeable power supply. The neural stimulator is adapted to generate a neural stimulation signal for delivery to a neural stimulation target through an electrode. The controller is further connected to the neural stimulator to control the neural stimulator according to a neural stimulation protocol. Other aspects are provided herein.
US08126557B2	Lead connector pin and body assembly and method of manufacture An implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the lead includes a body, at least one electrode and a lead connector end. The body includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The at least one electrode is on the distal portion. The lead connector end is on the proximal portion and includes a pin contact and a retainer assembly. The pin contact is electrically coupled to the at least one electrode and proximally extends from the lead connector end. The retainer assembly retains the pin contact as part of the lead connector end and includes a collar and a cap. The cap is secured within the collar via an interference fit arrangement and includes a hole through which the pin contact extends.
US08126549B2	Cardiac protection system and method A cardiac ischemic protection system and method for conditioning a patient's heart is provided. The method can include detecting acute myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, silent ischemia, or stunning and providing closed-loop dyssynchronous pacing to the patient's heart to precondition and/or postcondition the patient's heart in order to reduce ischemic damage.
US08126544B2	Combination iontophoresis and detoxifying device and methods for use A device for imparting a combination of therapies to a user's body or body parts has a first battery-powered array submerged into a liquid contained in a first reservoir and a second battery-powered array submerged into a liquid contained in a second reservoir. Each array has one or more degradable electrodes that release ions into the liquid in the reservoir. The electrodes can be copper, zinc, steel, silver, nickel, or a combination thereof. The solution in the reservoir may contain positively or negatively charged medicament ions. During a therapy session, the device is operated in one or both of an electrolysis mode and an iontophoresis mode. Direct current is applied to one or more of the electrodes depending on the mode selected and other session parameters. The device uses a current and voltage regulator to deliver a regulated amount of current through the arrays regardless of the conductivity of the liquid, and electronic circuitry is used to control the duration, polarity, electrode choice, and intensity of the treatment. Excessive heat is dissipated with a heat sink.
US08126542B2	Methods for performing physiological stress tests Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the risk of stress-related injury associated with a predetermined activity. One embodiment involves collecting physiological data while a subject performs a predetermined task, collecting psychological data while the subject performs a cognitive task, and ascertaining the risk of stress-related injury based on both the collected physiological data and the collected psychological data. Another embodiment involves presenting a subject with a plurality of mental and physical tasks during which physiological data, psychological data, and/or both is collected, and determining the risk of stress-related injury based on the data collected. Yet another embodiment includes a test circuit for measuring stress responses that includes both physiological test stations and psychological test stations. Physiological stress is evaluated in the form of surface electromyography data that is quantified into a single index value, as will be described in detail herein.
US08126532B2	MRI apparatus An MRI apparatus for imaging a bodily fluid flowing inside a subject includes a gradient coil which applies gradient pulses to the subject, a transmission coil which transmits RF pulses to the subject, and a control part which controls the gradient coil and the transmission coil. The control part controls the gradient coil and the transmission coil in order to: saturate longitudinal magnetization of the bodily fluid in a field of saturation positioned on an upstream flow of the bodily fluid during a saturation period, invert the direction of longitudinal magnetization of the bodily fluid in an imaging field of view positioned on an downstream flow of the bodily fluid during an inversion period following the saturation period, and acquire MR signals from the bodily fluid in the imaging field of view during a data acquisition period following the inversion period.
US08126529B2	Methods and systems for securing electrode leads Methods and systems for securing electrode leads are disclosed. An electrode system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electrode contact, a connector attached to the electrode contact, and an electrical lead. The electrical lead can be received in an opening of the contact, with an inner surface of the opening applying a generally uniform radial pressure around a circumference of the electrical lead. For example, the contact can have a tubular shape, optionally with an elongated slit, and can be crimped around the lead to apply the generally uniform radial pressure.
US08126527B2	Method and system for determining the contribution of hemoglobin and myoglobin to in vivo optical spectra This document discusses, among other things, quantification of hemoglobin content, and therefore blood volume, of muscle. An analysis of the optical spectra can determine the ratio of hemoglobin (Hb) to myoglobin (Mb) content in intact muscle. The peak position of the in vivo optical spectra from intact tissue is used to determine the ratio of Hb to Mb contributing to the optical signal. The wavelength of the peak is a linear function of the percent contribution of Hb to the optical spectra. Such analysis in combination with known Mb concentrations yields a non-invasive measure of the Hb content for in vivo muscle.
US08126524B2	Method and apparatus for noninvasively monitoring parameters of a region of interest in a human body A method and system for noninvasive monitoring of at least one parameter of a region of interest in a human body. The system comprises a measurement unit and a control unit. The measurement unit comprises an optical unit having an illumination assembly (101A) and a light detection assembly (101B) to generate measured data indicative of collected light; and an acoustic unit (110) configured to generate acoustic waves of a predetermined ultrasound frequency range. The measurement unit provides an operating condition such that the acoustic waves overlap with an illuminating region within the region of interest and substantially do not overlap outside the region of interest. The measured data is indicative of scattered light having both ultrasound tagged and untagged light portions, enabling to distinguish between light responses of the region of interest and the region outside the region of interest.
US08126523B2	Use of superconductor components in thin layers as variable inductance and devices including said components and corresponding control method Use, as a component with variable inductance which is a function of the current passing through it, of an inductive superconductive component having at least two terminals and comprising at least one line segment working with said terminals and integrating at least one of these terminals, this line segment constituting a conductive or superconductive layer within a stack of films alternately superconductive and insulating.
US08126516B2	Apparatus for charging a portable electronic device having a rotatable housing An apparatus (100) that charges a portable electronic device having a rotatable housing is disclosed. The apparatus can include a first portable electronic device housing (110) and first selective call receiver circuitry (121) contained within the first portable electronic device housing. The apparatus can also include a second portable electronic device housing (115) rotatably coupled to the first portable electronic device housing, where the second portable electronic device housing can be rotatable (118) about an axis of the first portable electronic device housing. The apparatus can also include second selective call receiver circuitry (122) contained within the second portable electronic device housing, where the second selective call receiver circuitry can be coupled to the first selective call receiver circuitry. The apparatus can also include a battery (190). The apparatus can also include an integral electric generator (180) coupled to the first portable electronic device housing, coupled to the second portable electronic device housing, and coupled to the battery, where the integral electric generator can be configured to charge the battery based on rotation of the first portable electronic device housing relative to the second portable electronic device housing.
US08126504B2	Method of controlling wireless communication system and wireless communication system A method of controlling a wireless communication system including a plurality of communication devices is disclosed. In the method, firstly, one of the communication devices establishes a fixed beam pattern and transmits a training signal, and another communication device receives the training signal while scanning a beam direction by changing the AWVs of an antenna array. Next, it obtains a data string describing a relation between an incoming direction and a received-signal characteristic at the other communication device based on a reception result of the training signal. Then, it obtains first AWVs with which a beam is formed in a plurality of incoming directions of the received signal based on the data string. The roles of these two communication devices are interchanged and similar processes are performed in order to obtain second AWVs, and then one of AWV combinations combining first and second AWVs are used for wireless communication between these communication devices.
US08126501B2	Semiconductor device and electronic device This invention provides a high frequency power module which is incorporated into a mobile phone and which incorporates high frequency portion analogue signal processing ICs including low noise amplifiers which amplify an extremely weak signal therein. A semiconductor device includes a sealing body which is made of insulation resin, a plurality of leads which are provided inside and outside the sealing body, a tab which is provided inside the sealing body and has a semiconductor element fixing region and a wire connection region on a main surface thereof, a semiconductor element which is fixed to the semiconductor element fixing region and includes electrode terminals on an exposed main surface, conductive wires which connect electrode terminals of the semiconductor element and the leads, and conductive wires which connect electrode terminals of the semiconductor element and the wire connecting region of the tab. In such a semiconductor device, a circuit formed in the semiconductor element in a monolithic manner is comprised of a plurality of circuit parts and, in a specified circuit part (a low noise amplifier) which forms a portion of the circuit parts, all grounding electrode terminals out of electrode terminals of the semiconductor element are not connected to the tab through wires but are connected with the leads through wires.
US08126495B2	Communication apparatus Node-B transmits a power profile of each frequency of transmission data as a step function to a UE. Each UE measures the amount of interference of a received signal, evaluates SINR over the entire frequency band with the power of the received signal, and transmits the evaluation result to Node-B. Node-B evaluates the interference profile in Node-B from the information about the SINR transmitted from the UE and the power of the transmission signal, and determines the frequency profile of the power of the signal transmitted to the UE.
US08126494B2	System and method for providing a trunked radio and gateway A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a first channel release notification from a communication network at a trunked radio network gateway connecting one or more trunked radio networks to the communication network. The method also includes determining whether the first channel release notification was generated in response to an initial seizure or a release of a channel in a trunked radio network of the gateway. The method further includes suppressing transmission of a further channel release notification based on data included in the first channel release notification that indicates an origin of the channel seizure or the release causing the first channel release notification to be generated. In more specific embodiments, the data includes parameter values indicating an originating source for the seizure or the release and a responding source generating the channel release notification.
US08126493B2	Method and PoC gateway for implementing PoC service The present disclosure discloses a method for implementing a Push to talk over Cellular (PoC) service and a PoC gateway so as to shorten the process for a terminal to implement a PoC service. The method includes: receiving a request from a first terminal for setup of a session with a second terminal; sending a registration request to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core network after receiving the session setup request; receiving a registration success response from the IMS core and sending the session setup request to a PoC server, which forwards the request to the second terminal; receiving a session setup success response from the second terminal via the PoC server; and sending the session setup success response to the first terminal. The present disclosure also discloses a PoC gateway. With the present disclosure, the application of the PoC service will be wider.
US08126491B1	Automatic redial after call establishment failure A mobile station re-tries initiating a call after a previous failure of a call to that number due to poor air interface signal communication. When the mobile station detects such a call failure, it records in memory an indication of the call failure and the number that was called. Once the mobile station has found and registered with a base station with which it is determined that good signal communication can be established, the presence of a call failure indication in memory causes the processing logic to direct the mobile station to re-try the failed call.
US08126485B2	Method and systems for dynamic assignment of common short codes for shared use text message routing A computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for a text messaging service for dynamically associating a first user to a first business via a shared common short code is provided. The instructions are for receiving a first text message from a first user via a first shared common short code, determining a user history associated with the first user based on an identification of the first user, and determining an association of the first shared common short code with a first business based on the user history associated with the first user. The instructions are further for storing the association of the first shared common short code with the first business for the first user in the user history associated with the first user and routing the first text message to the first business.
US08126483B2	Method for transmitting and receiving paging information in wireless communication system A method of transmitting paging information in a wireless communication system includes transmitting a paging occasion for a user equipment and transmitting a paging message including at least one paging frame and paging control information to indicate information of the paging message with respect to the user equipment during the paging occasion.
US08126480B2	Mobile alerting network A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert Messages can alert the subscribers about the cause of the alert, offer message related choices, and offer event related choices, such as promotion information or offers. The MAN Service may include an Alert Information Service, a Subscriber Selector, and a Broadcast Module to generate an Alert Message. The event related choices may be generated based on campaigns by Promotional Agents. A wrapper can be downloaded to manage Alert Messages, a mailbox, and to update on board applications. An on-board logger can provide a detailed account of the operations of the handset and its user. A Sensor Array can be used to determine the location of users, based on the self-identification information, broadcast by the cell phones.
US08126473B1	Wireless network using hybrid of licensed and unlicensed spectrum A system and method to dynamically allocate licensed transmission spectrum in conjunction with unlicensed transmission spectrum as a communication channel to meet quality of service requirements for cost efficient, high speed and high data capacity communications. The invention uses licensed spectrum to provide a guaranteed level of performance and can dynamically add unlicensed spectrum to enhance performance. Local high speed access can be achieved at low cost using unlicensed spectrum while maintaining a service level guarantees using licensed spectrum.
US08126464B2	Radio communication base station device Provided is a radio communication base station device capable of reducing a message size in a call connection. In the device, a report information creation unit (203) creates report information by allocating cell level information as Preconfiguration information managed at a cell level and PLMN level information as Preconfiguration information managed at a PLMN level to different transmission units and the created report information is reported from a report information transmission unit (204) to UE. A Preconfiguration use decision unit (208) judges whether the UE which sets a channel can use Preconfiguration. If yes, a control information creation unit (209) includes the corresponding Index in control information and the control information is transmitted from a control information transmission unit (210) to the UE.
US08126461B2	System, method, and computer-readable medium for user equipment managing multiple radio networks for handover and low-power operations A system, method, and computer-readable medium for a communications system to manage multiple radios and protocol stacks in a network and in a user equipment are provided. When active communications takes place over one radio system, an alternate radio system is managed in such a way that promotes both low-power operations and quick handovers. When communications are idle over all of the networks, one radio network may be assigned to be a primary radio network, and the alternate radio network may be switched off provided all incoming calls are routed to the primary radio network.
US08126457B2	Method and system for provisioning services in a telecommunications network The present invention is a telecommunication system, comprising of at least one base station connected to a telecommunication network, a plurality of subscriber stations each cooperating with the base station to establish a connection between a user device operably connected to the subscriber station and the telecommunication network. The base station is also connected with a subscriber database to maintain the subscriber records that contain provisioning information for services, features and account information, and an interactive response system operable to create and modify a subscriber record in the subscriber database in response to input received over the connection from a subscriber using the user device to select services, features and account information for the subscriber station.
US08126454B2	Link quality measurements based on data rate and received power level A mobile station associated with a base station determines a measure of the quality of a communication link between the mobile station and the base station. The measure takes into account (a) RF power levels of signals received at the mobile station over the link and (b) an actual data rate of communications over the link. This measure of the quality of the link may be a factor in triggering the mobile station to initiate a handoff.
US08126436B2	Network support for voice mail preemption An apparatus in one example has: a mobile terminal operatively coupled to a mobile switching center; a subscriber database operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a first terminal operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a voice mail system operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; and a voice mail functionality whereby a voice mail message is created from the first terminal, and whereby the first terminal is accessible from a mobile terminal at least during a period in which the voice mail message is being created.
US08126435B2	Techniques to manage vehicle communications Techniques to manage vehicle communications are described. A mobile computing device may include a communication module operative to establish a first communication channel with a message server, and a second communication channel with a vehicle system, a message application module communicatively coupled to the communication module, the message application module operative to receive a user message over the first communication channel, and send an event message over the second communication channel, and a vehicle message application module communicatively coupled to the message application module, the vehicle message application module operative to receive a read control directive over the second communication channel, convert text information from the user message to mail audio information, and send the mail audio information over the second communication channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08126433B2	Electronic devices and methods that communicate via transferjet and NFC transmitter and receiver pairing An electronic communication device includes a high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit (e.g., a TransferJet transmitter circuit) and a low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit (e.g., a Near Field Communication receiver circuit). The high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit transmits a block of data to another proximately located communication device via RF signals using a first RF communication protocol. The low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit receives a communication control signal from the other proximately located communication device via magnetic coupling thereto using a second protocol that is different from the first RF communication protocol, and responds to the communication control signal by selectively triggering the high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit to transmit another block of data when available for transmission.
US08126425B2	Method and system for 60 GHZ location determination based on varying antenna direction and coordination of WLAN/WPAN/GPS multimode devices Within a local region, information may be communicated between two or more wireless multimode communication devices (WMCD) comprising 60 GHz band and lower frequency band wireless interfaces. Spatial relationships between devices may vary. The 60 GHz interface may handle location determination operations and data transfers. The lower frequency band may support WPAN, WLAN and may handle coordination of communications and data transfers. The WMCDs may be coupled with a network. Antennas may be directional. Moreover, the spatial orientation of the antennas may be dynamically modified or swept across a specified angle. Furthermore, intelligent and/or adaptive antenna systems may be utilized. The WMCDs may utilize a position and/or time reference system to aid in location determination operations.
US08126413B2	Vehicle antenna A vehicle antenna includes a first Automatic Gain Control (AGC) unit and a second AGC unit. The first AGC unit may attenuate an input signal based on the strength of the input signal, and then output the attenuated signal to a transistor. The second AGC unit may control a power to be supplied or not to the transistor using a switching function based on the strength of the input signal. With the antenna, the signals of a strong electric field as well as the signals of a weak electric field adjacent to the strong electric field can be effectively controlled.
US08126406B2	Closed-loop signalling method for controlling multiple transmit beams and correspondingly adapted transceiver devices A closed-loop signalling method controls multiple transmit beams. The method also includes transmitting a plurality of beams from a first transceiver via a plurality of transmission channels to a second transceiver, evaluating, at the second transceiver, characteristics of the plurality of transmitted beams received at the second transceiver. The method also includes deriving, at the second transceiver, beamforming information for being fed back from the second transceiver to the first transceiver based on the evaluated characteristics. The beamforming information is usable for controlling, at the first transceiver, the transmitting of the plurality of beams. The method also includes selecting, at the second transceiver, at least one set of beamforming information for being fed back from the second transceiver via a feedback path to the first transceiver. The method also includes calculating, at the first transceiver, additional beamforming information which was not contained in the feedback path, based on the beamforming information being fed back.
US08126405B2	Method for estimating condition of wireless channels A method measures a time from transmitting a ranging signal to receiving the ranging signal via a channel of a wireless network, and a received signal strength (RSS) of the ranging signal. A distance is estimated based on the time, and a path loss based on the RSS. Probabilities of conditions of the channel are estimated based on the distance and the path loss, wherein the condition is in one of line-of-sight (LOS), or non-LOS (NLOS).
US08126386B2	Sheet feeder, image forming apparatus and sheet feeder control method A sheet feeder includes a sheet feed roller provided at a position of the upstream side of an aligning roller along the sheet conveying direction, a clutch to transmit and cut off the driving force from a driving source to rotate the feed roller, a rotary shaft connected to the clutch in the rotatable state, a torque limiter provided on the rotary shaft, and an inertial member provided to the rotary shaft via the torque limiter.
US08126385B2	Image forming mechanism and image forming device There is provided an image forming mechanism including: an image carrier containing a lubricant in a photosensitive layer that is formed on a surface of the image carrier, and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing section developing the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by a developer that contains the lubricant; and a cleaning member formed with a first layer that contacts the photosensitive layer, and a second layer that is formed of a material having a lower modulus of repulsion elasticity than the first layer and that is layered with the first layer and that does not contact the surface of the image carrier.
US08126383B2	Fixing apparatus having an enhanced planar heat generating body, and image forming apparatus including the same A planar heat-generating body 42 of a fixing apparatus of the present invention includes (i) a resistive heat-generating body 43a containing small heat-generating bodies electrically connected in parallel and aligned in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which a fixing belt 32 moves and (ii) a PTC element and a corresponding small heat-generating body being provided to be connected in series with a power source 36, the PTC element having a resistance value increasing at a predetermined temperature or higher. The PTC element 37 and the small heat-generating body are provided in an area corresponding to a non-sheet passing area of the fixing belt 32, the non-sheet passing area being an area where a smallest-size sheet does not pass, the smallest-size sheet being smallest among sheets that the fixing apparatus deals with. This allows for prevention of a temperature increase in the non-sheet passing area with a simple arrangement.
US08126357B2	Process cartridge with sheet member contacting photosensitive member A process cartridge is configured to perform a contact and separation operation between a developing roller and a photosensitive drum. The process cartridge is provided with a toner scattering prevention sheet. The process cartridge includes a container a part of which is provided with a contact portion for regulating a spacing range between the developing roller and the photosensitive drum.
US08126355B2	Developing device with seal member that abuts toner carrier roller A developing device, includes: a housing that stores toner inside; a toner carrier roller that is shaped approximately like a cylinder, is mounted to the housing rotatably about a rotational axis, rotates while carrying the toner on a surface thereof to convey the toner to outside of the housing, and is provided, on the surface thereof, with a plurality of convex sections which are regularly arranged and a concave section which surrounds the convex sections, the convex sections including top surfaces that coincide with a part of a curved surface of single cylinder and have electrical conductivity; and a seal member that is arranged in abutting contact with the surface of the toner carrier roller moving from the outside the housing toward the inside the housing at a position downstream of the opposed position in a rotation direction of the toner carrier roller to prevent toner leakage from the housing, a contact surface of the seal member being made of a material located at a position to charge the toner with a polarity opposite to its charging polarity in triboelectric series.
US08126344B2	Image forming apparatus with variable amplitude alternating current to mitigate image defects and photoconductor wear An image forming apparatus including an image carrier that includes a photoconductive layer on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a charging member that comes in contact with the image carrier and charges the photoconductive layer, and a feeding section that supplies a current to the charging member by applying a vibration voltage with an alternating current component superposed on a direct current component, wherein the alternating current component may contain a first amplitude that eliminates charging non-uniformity when the vibration voltage is applied with a uniform amplitude and a second amplitude that is smaller than the first amplitude.
US08126343B2	Image forming apparatus including density control and control method thereof An image forming apparatus is provided that forms an image using developers of different tone and the same hue. When forming images for measurement for density control, the apparatus performs density control by forming a greater number of density levels of an image for measurement developed using a light developer than the number of density levels of an image for measurement developed using a dark developer. Thus, even if the amount of applied light developer may fluctuate, the fluctuation can be compensated to prevent the occurrence of pseudo-contours that lower image quality.
US08126332B2	Method of wavelength alignment for a wavelength division multiplexed passive optical network Described is a method for controlling the wavelength of a laser in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) system. The method includes generating broadband light having a dithered optical power and a wavelength spectrum that includes a plurality of WDM wavelengths. The broadband light is spectrally filtered to generate a spectrally-sliced optical signal having a wavelength spectrum that includes one of the WDM wavelengths. The spectrally-sliced optical signal is injected into a laser and a dithered optical power of the laser is determined. A parameter of the laser is controlled in response to the determination of the dithered optical power to thereby align a wavelength of the laser to the wavelength spectrum of the spectrally-sliced optical signal.
US08126325B2	Apparatus, an optical unit and devices for use in detection of objects An apparatus for generating and viewing an image of an item (95) against a reflective surface (94) with a light source (85), a camera (97) and operational electronics (98) installed on a single, common circuit board (99) located with a plane thereof along an exterior upright wall (102′) of a closed optics compartment (102). The light source faces a window element (103) of the closed optics compartment with a first light guide part (86) and directs light further into the optics compartment by means of a second light guide part (86′) located on the other side of the window element and aligned with the first light guide part (86). An optical unit is located in the optics compartment and comprises a light path extender (89, 90, 91), a light source input region, a lens unit (93), and at least one image detection output region. The light source input region comprises said first tubular light guide part (86) contacting the outside of the window (103), and the second tubular light guide part (86′) contacting the inside face of the window element (103) and aligned with the first light guide part (86), said second light guide part (86′) at a downstream end having a 45° inclined, first light redirecting mirror (87), and an output aperture with a light diffuser (88).
US08126313B2	Method and system for providing a personal video recorder utilizing network-based digital media content An approach provides for recording and editing digital media. A digital media stream is generated from an input signal (such as a live broadcast feed). The digital media stream is transmitted to a browser application configured to concurrently record and edit the digital media stream.
US08126310B2	Playback device and method for providing functionality based on event information retrieved from a playlist Instead of using events stored in the datastream itself, applications can retrieve event information from the playlist on a record carrier such as DVD and blu-disc. By retrieving the event information from the playlist changes in the event information do not require reprocessing of the data stream. In addition the application knows before the start of the playback of the data stream where the events are located and what functionality in terms of resources is required. A better scheduling of resources is thus possible.
US08126305B2	Electromagnetic wave propagating structure An electromagnetic wave propagating structure includes a main body having surfaces capable of blocking propagation of an electromagnetic wave, and including an incident side and an exit side opposite to the incident side in a wave-propagating direction. The main body is formed with two wave-propagating channels that are spaced apart from each other by a distance not greater than the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. Each of the wave-propagating channels extends from the incident side to the exit side, and has an inner dimension not greater than half of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. The electromagnetic wave propagating structure is adapted to allow an electromagnetic wave to propagate therethrough via the wave-propagating channels for focusing into a light spot having a spot size that is smaller than half of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave.
US08126296B2	Information display device and information display method In order to prevent interception of the information through the leakage electromagnetic waves when transmitting the information using an image display unit, an image converter generates plural converted images, stores the generated converted images in an image storage, an image output unit reads out the converted images from the image storage and transmits the converted images to a screen control unit successively. The screen control unit displays a reception image on an image display unit. The image output unit outputs the converted image group at a high speed, thereby performing a switching display on the image display unit, and to show an image visually equivalent to the input image.
US08126284B2	Method and apparatus for resolution improvement in digital capturing A method and apparatus for enhancing the resolution of digital images. For each image a white balanced image is generated, which takes into account the differences in the colors of the sensor cell upon which the values are generated. Edge detection filters are then activated on the white balanced image and a weight is determined, indicating the probability that a feature which was detected as an edge is indeed an edge. At the last step, each detected edge is multiplied by the probability and is added to the luminance component, thus enhancing the edges. Preferred embodiments of the white balance image generation. Generating the white balanced image, detecting the edges and determining the weights are disclosed for sensors operating in Line Addition On mode and for sensors operating in Line Addition Off mode.
US08126279B2	Lifting-based view compensated compression and remote visualization of volume rendered images A method for compressing 2D images includes determining a depth map for each of a plurality of sequential 2D images of a 3D volumetric image, determining coordinate transformations the 2D images based on the depth maps and a geometric relationship between the 3D volumetric image and each of the 2D image, performing a lifting-based view compensated wavelet transform on the 2D images using the coordinate transformations to generate a plurality of wavelet coefficients and compressing the wavelet coefficients and depth maps to generate a compressed representation of the 2D images.
US08126275B2	Interest point detection An interest point detection technique is presented. More particularly, for each of possibly multiple image pyramid resolutions, a cornerness image is generated. One or more potential interest point locations are identified in the cornerness image. This involves finding locations associated with a pixel that exhibits a higher corner strength value than pixels in a prescribed-sized surrounding pixel neighborhood. The potential interest point locations are then clustered to identify groups that likely derive from a same 2D structure. Potential interest point locations in one or more of the identified groups are respectively combined to produce a single location that represents the combined group. The representative location of each group having one is then designated as an interest point. An optional location refinement can also be implemented.
US08126273B2	Method for reconstructing three-dimensional images from two-dimensional image data A method for reconstructing three-dimensional, plural views of images from two dimensional image data. The method includes: obtaining two-dimensional, stereo digital data from images of an object; processing the digital data to generate an initial three-dimensional candidate of the object, such process using projective geometric constraints imposed on edge points of the object; refining the initial candidate comprising examining spatial coherency of neighboring edge points along a surface of the candidate.
US08126270B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method for performing region segmentation processing An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a document image, a primary region segmentation unit configured to segment the acquired document image into a plurality of regions, a detection unit configured to detect a text region including an erroneous sentence from the regions segmented by the primary region segmentation unit, a secondary region segmentation unit configured to detect a second attribute region partly overlapped with an original sentence of the erroneous sentence and separate the detected region into the second attribute region and a part of the original sentence, and a combining unit configured to combine the part of the original sentence separated by the secondary region segmentation unit with the text region including the erroneous sentence.
US08126265B2	Method and apparatus of correcting hybrid flash artifacts in digital images A method for digital image eye artifact detection and correction include identifying one or more candidate red-eye defect regions in an acquired image. For one or more candidate red-eye regions, a seed pixels and/or a region of pixels having a high intensity value in the vicinity of the candidate red-eye region is identified. The shape, roundness or other eye-related characteristic of a combined hybrid region including the candidate red-eye region and the region of high intensity pixels is analyzed. Based on the analysis of the eye-related characteristic of the combined hybrid region, it is determined whether to apply flash artifact correction, including red eye correction of the candidate red-eye region and/or correction of the region of high intensity pixels.
US08126252B2	Method and system for enhanced check image privacy A method and system for enhanced check image privacy are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a way to automatically link the results from quality assurance software to a check image archive to appropriately mark images as unretrievable by customers. Images are interrogated with a data matching algorithm to determine whether a confidence score expressing a likelihood that the image matches associated, stored magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) data is below a pre-set threshold. The image can be then automatically designated in the financial document archive. The image can be displayed to an operator for analysis when the confidence score is above the pre-set threshold and below a pre-set limit, or in cases where the confidence score cannot be determined by the data matching algorithm.
US08126245B2	Apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging of patients with limbs, particularly lower limbs, under natural stress An apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging of patients with limbs, particularly lower limbs, under natural stress, which apparatus includes a magnet structure having an open or closed annular shape, and a predetermined axial extension, which structure delimits a cavity for receiving at least a part of the patient body, with at least two or three open sides, the open sides providing access to the cavity. The open or closed annular magnet structure being disposed with the axis of the open or closed annular shape oriented with at least one vertical directional component and devices being provided for vertical translation of the magnet structure or the patient relative to the magnet structure.
US08126230B2	Method of motion correction for dynamic volume alignment without timing restrictions When performing repetitive scans of a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging machine or the like, patients often tend to move as they relax during a lengthy scanning session, causing movement in the volume or portion of the patient being scanned. A prospective motion correction component accounts for patient movement by calculating transformation data representative of patient movement in multiple planes, as well as rotational movement, and a host evaluates the change in position relative to a most recent scanning geometry of the patient or dynamic volume. In this manner, correction or adjustment to the scanning geometry employed by an associated scanner is made only for the differential between the current geometry and the most recent geometry, to mitigate redundant adjustment that can result in oscillatory over—and under—compensation during adjustments.
US08126227B2	X-ray computed tomographic apparatus and medical image processing apparatus An X-ray computed tomographic apparatus includes an X-ray tube which generates X-rays, an X-ray detector which detects X-rays transmitted through a subject and generates projection data, and a reconstruction unit which generates a plurality of original volume data at different scanning times based on the projection data. This apparatus includes an unit which obtains difference volume data corresponding different scanning times by performing difference processing between original volume data at adjacent scanning times, an unit which extracts a blood vessel image on the basis of original volume data before and after the injection of a contrast medium, and an unit which generates a display image by providing the blood vessel image with color or luminance information corresponding to the arrival time of the contrast medium on the basis of the blood vessel image and the plurality of difference volume data corresponding to the different scanning times.
US08126226B2	System and method to generate a selected visualization of a radiological image of an imaged subject A system to illustrate image data of an imaged subjected is provided. The system comprises an imaging system, an input device, an output device, and a controller in communication with the imaging system, the input device, and the output device. The controller includes a processor to perform program instructions representative of the steps of generating a three-dimensional reconstructed volume from the plurality of two-dimensional, radiography images, navigating through the three-dimensional reconstructed volume, the navigating step including receiving an instruction from an input device that identifies a location of a portion of the three-dimensional reconstructed volume, calculating and generating a two-dimensional display of the portion of the three-dimensional reconstructed volume identified in the navigation step, and reporting the additional view or at least one parameter to calculate and generate the additional view.
US08126216B2	Personal identification device and method A personal identification apparatus includes a finger inlet into which a finger inserted; an interface where the finger is introduced through the finger inlet; a plurality of light sources provided inside the interface to irradiate light to the finger from a plurality of directions; image pick-up units being respectively arranged opposite to the plurality of light sources and respectively capturing an image from light transmitted from the plurality of light sources through the finger; a unit for adjusting when the plurality of light sources transmit light onto the finger; and a unit for extracting blood vessel patterns contained in images captured by the image pick-up units from the light transmitted though the finger and collating each of the extracted blood vessel patterns with a registered blood vessel pattern for personal identification.
US08126211B2	Pointing device and motion value calculating method thereof A pointing device is provided. A sensor generates a motion detection signal by sensing motion. A calculator receives the motion detection signal, calculates a motion value based on the motion detection signal, calculates a conversion motion value base on an angle of the motion value, and outputs the conversion motion value. An interface outputs the motion conversion value inputted from the calculator. By limiting a motion angle, the pointing device can provide a positioning operation suitable for a motion intended by a user. The user can optionally use a motion control method in all directions according to need.
US08126208B2	Digital image processing using face detection information A method of processing a digital image using face detection within the image achieves one or more desired image processing parameters. A group of pixels is identified that correspond to an image of a face within the digital image. Default values are determined of one or more parameters of at least some portion of the digital image. Values are adjusted of the one or more parameters within the digitally-detected image based upon an analysis of the digital image including the image of the face and the default values.
US08126206B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, including, an image taker configured to take an image of a subject to obtain the taken image of the subject, a recognizer configured to recognize, from the taken image, an object corresponding to the registered image, a first specified area tracker configured to execute first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in the taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by the recognizer, and a second specified area tracker configured to execute second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of the first specified area tracking processing.
US08126204B2	Method of processing mailpieces, the method including graphically classifying signatures associated with the mailpieces In a method of processing mailpieces, signatures are derived from images of the mailpieces and serve as identifiers for the mailpieces in the sorting process. The signatures are grouped together into signature categories or graphical classes on the basis of a certain criterion of graphical similitude so as to compute a mean signature value for each graphical class. For each graphical class in question, activity of the mean signature value is analyzed for detecting significant activity of an information block in the digital images. The results of this activity detection are used for searching for a match, in a second sorting pass, between a current signature and signatures recorded in the first sorting pass.
US08126202B2	Digital watermark padding method, digital watermark padding device, digital watermark detecting method, digital watermark detecting device, and program A digital watermark embedding method of the present invention includes: a step of sequentially obtaining each frame image of the moving image data and frame display time; a step of generating a watermark pattern using watermark information, the frame display time and watermark pattern switching information; a step of superimposing the watermark pattern onto the frame image, and combining watermark embedded frame images obtained by sequentially repeating the processes to generate watermark embedded moving image data. A digital watermark detection method includes a step of sequentially obtaining a frame image; a step of generating a difference image between the currently obtained frame image and a previously obtained frame image; and a step of performing digital watermark detection from the difference image to output digital watermark detection status, and when digital watermark detection process is continued, obtaining a new frame again to repeat the above processes.
US08126201B2	Watermark decoding from streaming media This patent document details, e.g., claims and systems for watermark decoding from streaming media signals. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: electronic memory for buffering a streaming media signal; one or more electronic processors programmed for: ranking buffered portions of the media signal in terms of their ability to hide steganographic indicia; detecting steganographic indicia from relatively higher-ranked portions of the streaming media signal before attempting to detect from relatively lower-ranked portions; and carrying out an action based at least in part on detection of the steganographic indicia. Of course, other claims and disclosure are provided too.
US08126198B2	Method for auditing and maintaining an ordered inventory An image based optical character recognition method for auditing, maintaining and storing articles according to an ordered classification scheme not requiring exact physical positions.
US08126194B2	Digital watermark embedding apparatus, digital watermark detecting apparatus, and digital watermark system The digital watermark embedding apparatus includes: a storing unit (15) for storing in advance at least one embedding function, at least one image converting program, and at least one image processing program that are required for a digital watermark embedding process, and storing in advance combination process information in which a process ID is assigned to each combination of those processing functions; an embedding process selecting unit (12) for selecting, as particular combination process information, one of a plurality of pieces of the combination process information; and an embedding unit (14) for obtaining from the storing unit (15) the embedding function, the image converting program, and the image processing program which are included in the selected particular combination process information, embedding particular embedding information into multimedia data, and generating determination information including the process ID corresponding to the particular combination process information.
US08126190B2	Targeted obstrufication of an image Embodiments include a system, a device, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program product. An embodiment provides a device that includes an anonymization module operable to produce in response to an anonymization policy an anonymized image by causing a reduction in fidelity of a feature of a subject depicted in a received image. The device also includes a communications module operable to send a signal indicative of the anonymization policy.
US08126185B1	Speaker assembly A speaker assembly includes a frame and a surround that suspends a diaphragm from the frame. An outer portion of the surround is disposed, dimensioned, and configured to permit the mounting of the surround to the frame such that the surround, itself, does not need to include an outwardly extending flange and/or clamp. Rather, the outer portion of the surround is generally disposed on the frame, with the mounting surface of the outer portion of the surround extending inward relative to the outer periphery of the surround. A reinforcement member is cooperatively structured with the surround to reinforce the surround during operation of the speaker assembly. The reinforcement member has a ringed configuration that includes a plurality of offsets each structured to facilitate attachment of the reinforcement member to the frame.
US08126176B2	Hearing aid A hearing aid comprises a noise suppressor that calculates noise suppression gain, an adjustment amount calculator that calculates an adjustment amount on the basis of a signal strength and a noise component strength, and a nonlinear compressor that calculates a reference gain on the basis of a signal strength and specific reference gain information and adjusts the reference gain on the basis of an adjustment amount, thereby calculating a nonlinear compression gain.
US08126175B2	Hearing aid device A hearing aid device is provided in which wireless data transmission and reception are established between a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid, worn one on each ear, wherein in a case where wireless transmission and reception are not possible, the first hearing aid and the second hearing aid are switched from a liaison operation mode in which both hearing aids are interactively adjusted to a solo operation mode in which each hearing aid is independently adjusted. In a case where wireless transmission and reception are possible, the first hearing aid and the second hearing aid are switched from the solo operation mode to the liaison operation mode.
US08126173B2	System and method for expanding multi-speaker playback A method includes splitting and filtering a left input signal and a right input signal to produce a plurality of frequency sub-bands. Each of the frequency sub-bands includes a left sub-band signal and a right sub-band signal. The method also includes processing the left and right sub-band signals associated with each of the frequency sub-bands into a plurality of sub-band channel signals. The plurality of sub-band channel signals includes at least three sub-band channel signals. In addition, the method includes summing corresponding ones of the sub-band channel signals for reproduction in a corresponding channel of a plurality of channels. The plurality of sub-band channel signals may include a left sub-band channel signal, a right sub-band channel signal, a center sub-band channel signal, a left surround sub-band channel signal, and a right surround sub-band channel signal.
US08126168B2	Capacitive sound transducer having a perforated attenuation disk A capacitive sound transducer provided with a perforated attenuation disk. The invention further relates to a capacitive sound transducer and a condenser microphone having such a sound transducer. The sound transducer comprises a diaphragm and a counterelectrode which is disposed at a short distance from the diaphragm and provided with first perforations. In order to attenuate natural oscillations of the diaphragm at high frequencies, a capacitive sound transducer is proposed in which a sound-permeable attenuation disk provided with second perforations is disposed at a short distance from the diaphragm and opposite the counterelectrode. In this arrangement, the first perforations and the second perforations are also offset in relation to each other.
US08126161B2	Acoustic echo canceller system An acoustic echo canceller system having a filter with high suppression performance of acoustic echo, generated by using microphone array having a plurality of microphone elements, judging a band where only a speaker sound is present, based on phase difference among microphones, and carrying out adaptation of an adaptive filter for only such a band.
US08126156B2	Calibrating at least one system microphone A system including at least one system microphone, a processor connected to computer readable memory and the at least one system microphone, a measurement microphone connected to the processor, at least one audio speaker, a signal generator connected to the processor and configured to produce signals from the at least one audio speaker for both the measurement microphone and the at least one system microphone to measure the response of the at least one audio speaker, and a device manager application executable from the computer readable memory and configured to perform the steps of calibrating the at least one audio speaker with the measurement microphone using the signals of the signal generator based on the response of the at least one audio speaker thereby creating at least one calibrated audio speaker and calibrating the at least one system microphone with the at least one calibrated audio speaker using the signals of the signal generator.
US08126148B2	Securing home agent to mobile node communication with HA-MN key The invention is a new protocol for securing the communication link between the Home Agent and the Mobile Node. A cipher key and an integrity key are generated at a home AAA server and are also generated independently at the Mobile Node. The two keys generated at the home AAA server are transmitted to the Home Agent to secure information packets transmitted between the Mobile Node and the Home Agent. The cipher key and integrity key are used to establish a security association used for information packet transmissions. The cipher key is used to encrypt the information packets, and the integrity key is used to ensure that the contents of the encrypted message are not altered.
US08126147B2	Secure terminal data loader system and in-flight entertainment management system A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.
US08126137B2	Vectored digital subscriber line system having modular vectoring arrangements The present invention relates to a vectoring chip unit in a DSL system connectable to a plurality of DSL ports of a DSL chip comprising means for receiving data from each of the plurality of DSL ports, means for performing pre-coding/cancellation in order to reduce crosstalk and means for transmitting a result of the precoding/cancellation to the respective DSL port. Preferably, a system is provided comprising a plurality of said vectoring chips, whereby each vectoring chip is adapted to handle pre-coding/cancellation of a predetermined frequency range and the frequency ranges of each vectoring chip are non-overlapping.
US08126134B1	Systems and methods for scheduling of outbound agents Systems, methods and computer-readable media for scheduling outbound agents are provided. A representative system incorporates a user interface and scheduling software that receives scheduling data, at least some of which is provided via the user interface, and generates scheduling constraints. The scheduling data includes historical call connect rates related to time intervals for which a schedule is to be generated and information corresponding to a desired service goal for the schedule. The desired service goal indicates a level of service to be provided by the schedule. The search engine uses the scheduling constraints to generate potential schedules for outbound agents. The push forward discrete modeler analyzes the potential schedules to compute at least one of overstaffing and understaffing with respect to the potential schedules.
US08126128B1	Life cycle management of user-selected applications on wireless communications devices Tools and techniques for performing life cycle management of user-selected applications on wireless communications devices are described herein. In part, the tools provide machine-readable media for presenting to the subscriber a list of available applications for installation on the device, and for receiving selections from the subscriber of one or more of the applications. Additionally, the tools provide methods for selling advertising space on the devices.
US08126127B2	Method and apparatus for provision of broadcast service information A method and apparatus for the provision of broadcast service information is disclosed. In a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, a service ID is provided to identify the broadcast service. The service ID is sent to a base station. The base station configures a broadcast service parameters message that includes the service ID. The base station then transmits the broadcast service parameters message to a mobile station. The mobile station receives the broadcast service parameters message and uses the service ID in the broadcast service parameters message to determine availability of the broadcast service in an adjacent sector.
US08126124B2	Charging for long duration sessions in communication networks Communication networks and associated methods are disclosed that provide charging for long duration sessions. A charging data system of the communication network receives interim accounting request messages from a network element that is serving a session. The charging data system identifies interim timestamps for the interim accounting request messages, and stores the interim timestamps. After a time period during the long duration session, the charging data system generates a partial CDR. The charging data system then inserts duration information for the long duration session in the partial CDR based on the stored interim timestamps, and transmits the partial CDR to a correlation system. The correlation system may then calculate a total duration for the session based on the duration information in the partial CDR. Even if a start/stop timestamp is not available, the correlation system may estimate the total duration of the session based on the interim timestamps.
US08126116B2	Anode plate for X-ray tube and method of manufacture An anode plate for an X-ray tube includes an outer edge, a center region, and a plurality of slots disposed along the outer edge and extending toward the center region (210b) with each of the plurality of slots including a slot end. The anode plate further includes slot termination material disposed around a least a portion of the periphery of one or more of the slot ends, the slot termination material operable to reduce the tension stress or compression stress at the slot end.
US08126108B2	Method and apparatus for reorientated resconstruction of computed tomography images of planar objects A system and method for micro computed tomography (CT) reconstruction of position scan data of planar objects, such as stacked integrated circuit chips and/or PCB, that automatically determines object orientation is disclosed for a preferred orientation of the reconstructed images. The object orientation of the sinogram of the scanning data is determined such that the reconstruction may be performed with any starting position. Additionally, planar object scan reconstructions with either a higher resolution in the thickness dimension without increasing the total computation resource or a faster processing speed under a given resolution in the thickness dimension may be achieved. The tilting angle with respect to the rotation axis may also be determined to perform a image rotation after a multi-slice reconstruction or cone-beam reconstruction.
US08126103B2	Frame synchronization using correlation between permuted sequences A permuted sequences combination uses a frame structure in which two sync words, each comprising M complex symbols, are appended at the frame start. One benefit is the reduction of the large variance of the timing estimation error in the conventional correlation method. In at least one embodiment, the first sync word, {right arrow over (s)}1, is a predetermined constant amplitude zero autocorrelation (CAZAC) sequence. The second sync word, {right arrow over (s)}2, is a permutation of the first such that the combination of the two received sync signal vectors perform sliding window processing where the peak occurs at the correct frame start. The permuted sequences combination can be used in both AWGN channel and multi-path environments.
US08126099B2	Apparatus, and associated method, for filtering a receive signal by adaptive operation of an input noise whitening filter Apparatus, and an associated method, for the receive part of a receiving station, such as a mobile station or other transceiver of a cellular communication system. Selection is made of filter characteristics to be exhibited by an adaptive, input noise whitening filter. A noise estimator estimates a noise component of a noise sequence. An autocorrelation estimator estimates the noise-component autocorrelation. A determination is made as to whether the autocorrelation exceeds a threshold. If so, filter characteristics are selected to cause the input noise whitening filter to operate to inject whitening noise into the received sequence.
US08126095B1	Maximum ratio combining architectures for optimal complementary code keying receiver design A multi input multi output (MIMO) receiver for receiving signals having a plurality of equalizers being responsive to aligned signals for processing the same to generate a plurality of equalized outputs using filter coefficients, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The MIMO receiver for training said plurality of equalizers to adapt said filter coefficients for generating said plurality of equalized outputs, said MIMO receiver for combining said plurality of equalized outputs in time domain to generate a weighted output, said MIMO receiver for improving the quality of said weighted output by performing equalization prior to combining said plurality of equalized outputs.
US08126094B2	Circuits, systems, and methods for managing automatic gain control in quadrature signal paths of a receiver A system provides closed-loop gain control in a WCDMA mode and open loop control in an EDGE/GSM mode. Gain control is distributed across analog devices and a digital scaler in a wireless receiver. In the WCDMA mode, a loop filter generates an error signal that is forwarded to analog and digital control paths. The analog control path includes a first adder, a programmable hysteresis element, and a lookup table. The analog control signal is responsive to thresholds, which when used in conjunction with a previous gain value determine a new gain value. The digital control path includes a second adder, a programmable delay element, and a converter. A control word is responsive to a difference of the error signal, a calibration value, and the analog control signal. Blocker detection is provided in the WCDMA mode of operation. A controller sets system parameters using a state machine.
US08126089B2	Method and apparatus for providing frame synchronization in a digital communication system that supports multiple modulation formats A method and apparatus for frame synchronization in digital communication systems using multiple modulation formats, including the Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK), Duobinary Signaling (DBS), and ON/OFF Keying (OOK) modulation formats, perform a search for both a frame alignment sequence (FAS) and the inverted FAS and determine the polarity of the received digital stream.
US08126082B2	Gain weighted code combining system and method for combining BPSK codes A method and system for generating a composite binary phase shift keying (BPSK) code from at least two independent component BPSK codes that is representative of each of the component BPSK codes. According to one embodiment the method involves gain weighting each BPSK code by its respective code power ratio to form a corresponding pluarity of gain weighted codes. The gain weighted codes are then processed in accordance with an algorithm to form a composite BPSK code. The composite BPSK code has at least a fifty percent probability of matching each one of the component BPSK codes. Specific implementations for generating a composite BPSK code from either two component BPSK codes, or from three component BPSK codes, are also disclosed.
US08126081B2	Signal modulation apparatus, signal modulation method, and computer program product A signal modulation apparatus, a signal modulation method and a computer program product thereof are provided. The signal modulation apparatus is used in a communication framework consisting of a plurality of communication systems. The communication systems comprise a first communication system having a first antenna and a second communication system having a second antenna. The signal modulation apparatus is configured to generate isolation information to modulate a power of a first antenna according to specification information of the first communication system, specification information of the second communication system, information of the first antenna, information of the second antenna, distance information of the first antenna and the second antenna, and test information.
US08126077B2	MIMO transmitter and methods for transmitting OFDM symbols with cyclic-delay diversity A multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) transmitter and methods for transmitting orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols with cyclic-delay diversity (CDD) are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a base station uses a number of antennas for MIMO transmission of OFDM symbols. For the number of antennas, quadrature-amplitude modulated (QAM) symbols are distributed across a group of OFDM tones of a block comprising the group of tones and a group of OFDM symbols. An incremented cyclic delay is applied to the QAM symbols of the block associated with each subsequent of the antennas for CDD transmission. Each blocks is transmitted by an associated one of the antennas.
US08126066B2	Time and frequency channel estimation A radio channel estimation technique is described for use in a OFDM-based radio communications system. A block of OFDM symbols is transmitted from multiple antennas over multiple sub-carrier frequencies. The block of OFDM symbols includes known pilot symbols as well as data symbols to be determined by a receiver. The pilot symbols are transmitted in a predetermined pattern at periodic times on periodic sub-carriers. A pilot channel estimate is determined for each pilot symbol in the received block of OFDM symbols. An N×M matrix of points corresponding to the received OFDM symbol block is formed. N is the number of sub-carriers and M is the number of OFDM symbols in the OFDM symbol block. The matrix is formed by inserting pilot channel estimates at predetermined positions in the N×M matrix according to the predetermined pilot pattern and inserting zeros in remaining positions in the N×M matrix. A two dimensional inverse Fourier transform of the N×M matrix is calculated resulting in multiple copies of a channel estimate in the time domain. One is selected, and a two dimensional Fourier transform of the selected channel estimate is calculated to obtain a channel estimate at each point in the OFDM block.
US08126065B2	Automatic power adjustment in powerline home network Transmission power from a home entertainment system server to a client entertainment device in a powerline network is established such that SNR or other reception metric at the receiver is maintained between upper and lower thresholds.
US08126054B2	Method and apparatus for highly scalable intraframe video coding An apparatus and method is provided for highly scalable intraframe video coding. The conventional macroblock DCT tools are integrated with the subband filter banks for the improved efficiency of scalable compression. The enhancement layers are represented in a subband domain and coded by an inter-layer frame texture coder utilizing inter-layer prediction signal formed by the decoded previous layer. Each quality enhancement layer is additionally scalable in resolution.
US08126051B2	Video encoding and decoding methods and corresponding encoding and decoding devices An encoding method applied to an input video sequence corresponding to successive scenes subdivided into successive video object planes (VOPs) is provided that generates, for coding all the video objects of said scenes, a coded bit stream the content of which is described in terms of separate channels and constituted of encoded video data in which each data item is described by a bitstream syntax that allows the recognition and decoding of all the elements of the content. The syntax comprises an additional syntactic information provided for describing independently the type of temporal prediction of the various channels. The additional information is a syntactic element placed at the slice level or the macroblock level in the coded bitstream, and its meaning is either specific for each present channel or shared by all existing channels.
US08126050B2	Methods and apparatus for decoding and displaying different resolution video signals Methods and apparatus for implementing a reduced cost HDTV/SDTV video decoder are disclosed. The described joint video decoder is capable of decoding HDTV pictures at approximately the resolution of standard definition television pictures and can be used to decode HDTV and/or SDTV pictures. The described video decoder may be used as part of a picture-in-picture decoder circuit for providing picture-in-picture capability without providing multiple full resolution video decoders. The reduction in decoder circuit complexity is achieved through the use of a plurality of data reduction techniques including the use of a preparser, downsampling, and truncating pixel values.
US08126038B2	System and method for selectable mask for LDSL The present invention overcomes various problems by defining two upstream masks (U1, U2) and two downstream masks (D1, D2) and using a mask selectable system for the long reach digital subscriber line (LDSL), in which a unique modem feature is activated during handshake to automatically check for physical layer status in terms of spectral compatibility and, thus, automatically optimize the boosted mode with the use of the mask selectable system choose the best combination of upstream/downstream masks in any physical layer noise scenario.
US08126035B2	Data transfer system, wireless communication device, wireless communication method, and computer program In a data transfer system in which wireless data transmission is carried out between a first device and a second device that each has a UWB wireless device, the data transfer system includes a ranging unit that is provided in the UWB wireless device of at least one of the first and second devices and measures a distance to the other of the first and second devices; a distance determination unit that determines, based on a measurement result by the ranging unit, whether or not the distance between the first and second devices has been within such a predetermined range that a predetermined transmission rate and a predetermined transmission quality are obtained by UWB communication; and a data transfer unit that executes data transmission between the first and second devices in response to a determination by the distance determination unit that the distance between the first and second devices has been within the predetermined range.
US08126024B1	Optical device structure using GaN substrates and growth structures for laser applications of emissions of 500 nm and greater An optical device having a structured active region configured for one or more selected wavelengths of light emissions of 500 nm and greater, but can be others.
US08126022B2	Electronic multimode data shift device, in particular for coding/decoding with an LDPC code An electronic device includes N inputs to receive R input data, R being able to take values from 1 to N, and N outputs. A configurable shift circuit is coupled between the N inputs and N outputs and has a cascade of shift stages, each shift stage comprising at least N controllable multiplexers. Each multiplexer includes first and second elementary inputs respectively coupled to a first input and a second input taken from among the N inputs so as to, on command, not shift a data item present on the first elementary input and shift a data item present on the second elementary input by an elementary shift value dependent on a rank of the shift stage, a direction of the shift being identical for each multiplexer. Control circuitry controls the multiplexers to deliver the R input data on R outputs.
US08126021B2	Radio link failure detection procedures in long term evolution uplink and downlink and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for detecting a radio link (RL) failure for uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) in a long term evolution (LTE) wireless communication system including at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and at least one evolved Node-B (eNodeB) are disclosed. A determination is made as to whether an RL has an in-synchronization status or an out-of-synchronization status. An RL failure is declared if an out-of-synchronization status is detected.
US08126020B2	Wireless methods using signature codes Data representing media content, such as audio data, is processed to produce a signature code therefrom. This code can be used by wireless and other devices for a variety of purposes. Some relate to cryptographic operations. Others relate to determining whether operations involving the media content are legitimate.
US08126018B2	Decoding circuit A data storage/reading circuit successively stores frame data in a data storage memory. A start address storage unit memorizes a start address of non-reference frame data stored in the data storage memory. A decoding circuit starts a decoding operation by reading the data from the start address of already stored non-reference frame data, based on a decoding start command.
US08126016B2	Method and apparatus for information dissemination A system and method for transmitting information to a group of recipient devices according to a transmission schedule is provided. A sequence of M blocks of information are transformed into N transformed blocks, where M and N are integers and N≧M. Each of the N transformed blocks are transmitted to a group of user devices in a network in accordance with a transmission schedule. At one of the user devices, at least some of the N transformed blocks are received. When K distinct transformed blocks have been received, where K is an integer and K
US08126013B2	Method and apparatus for indicating a temporary block flow to which a piggybacked acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement field is addressed A method and apparatus for indicating a temporary block flow (TBF) to which a piggybacked acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (PAN) field is addressed. A PAN check sequence (PCS) is created, for example using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) encoding. The PCS is masked with a temporary flow identity (TFI) assigned to a TBF or a mask generated based on the TFI. A data block including the PAN field and the masked PCS is then processed for transmission. The mask may be generated by converting the TFI using an (M, N) code, M being not greater than the number of bits of the PCS and N being the number of bits of the TFI. With this scheme, a TFI may be transmitted in a PAN field without using explicit bits to identify the TBF.
US08126009B2	Method and apparatus for providing ringing timeout disconnect supervision in remote telephone extensions using voice over packet-data-network systems (VOPS) A Multiservice Access Concentrator (MAC) provides a time limit for a first ringing voltage signal in response to an attempted call. The call is attempted via a voice over packet-data-network system (VOPS), wherein the VOPS comprises voice over Internet Protocol (IP), voice over Frame Relay, voice over Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), and voice over High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) network systems. Generation of the first ringing voltage signal is terminated upon expiration of the time limit. A control message is transmitted to terminate the attempted call, wherein the control message is transmitted via the VOPS.
US08126008B2	Communication system and communication apparatus Data communication sub-slots of a cycle in a time division mode are allocated to communication apparatuses; a maintenance communication sub-slot is allocated to the communication apparatus operating as a master communication apparatus; the communication apparatuses perform data communication with the use of the data communication sub-slots allocated thereto; and the communication apparatus uses the maintenance communication sub-slot to change or monitor information about the communication of the communication apparatuses in the time division mode.
US08126001B2	Method and apparatus for multicasting contents between devices in networks An apparatus for multicasting contents between devices in different networks includes: a home-to-home multicast control device for finding the devices in the networks, downloading contents from a device in a network to which the home-to-home multicast control device belongs, processing the contents to generate file blocks, each file block having chunk files, and multicasting the processed contents to the devices in the networks; and at least one home-to-home multicast bridge device for receiving the contents transmitted from the home-to-home multicast control device and streaming the contents to one or more devices in a network to which the home-to-home multicast bridge device belongs. The apparatus further includes a multicast relay device for relaying the contents between the home-to-home multicast control device and the home-to-home multicast bridge device.
US08125994B2	Method and apparatus for assembling network layer data units A method and apparatus for assembling a first network layer data unit from one or more second layer data units is described. The approach comprises receiving multiple second network layer data units, identifying whether all second network data layer units required for assembling a complete first network layer data unit have been received and, if not, assembling a partial first network layer data unit from the received second network data layer unit.
US08125990B2	Silent probe for network delay reporting Systems are presented in which a network database is populated and updated with delay values representing measured network delays in routing calls between call control entities of a communications network. The network entities can query the database to make informed decisions regarding call routing based on the delay values, and the database entries are provided by the network elements, which measure actual or pseudo calls routed in the network.
US08125989B2	System and method for transmitting a data flow via bundled network access links as well as an auxiliary transmitter and receiver device and transmission and receiving methods therefore The present invention relates to a system for transmitting a data flow (a) from a transmitter device (1) to a receiver device (2) via a network (3) with a packet-based transmission protocol, in particular via the TCP/IP-based internet, with the devices (1) and (2) being connected to the network via network access links (4,4′) and with a plurality of network access links (4,4′) for bundling being disposed on the side of the transmitter device and/or receiver device, with an auxiliary transmitter device (5) being interconnected between the transmitter device (1) and the network access link(s) (4) and with an auxiliary receiver device (6) being interconnected between the network access link(s) (4′) and the receiver device (2). The present invention also relates to a method of transferring a data flow via bundled network access links as well as to an auxiliary transmitter device and to an auxiliary receiver device and to a transmission and receiving method therefore.
US08125987B2	System and method for demultiplexing different stream types in a programmable transport demultiplexer In one embodiment, there is presented a method for processing data. The method comprises receiving a plurality of packets, wherein each packet comprises a payload, and wherein the plurality of packets carry video data encoded in accordance with an encoding standard from a plurality of encoding standards; identifying encoding standards encoding the video data carried in the payloads of the plurality of packets; and inserting identifiers that identify the encoding standard encoding the video data carried in the payloads of the plurality of packets into the plurality of packets.
US08125979B2	Multi-channel optical transport network training signal wrapper Systems and methods are provided for multi-channel ITU G.709 optical transport network (OTN) transmission and receiving. The transmission method accepts a canonical ITU G.709 OTN frame including an OTU overhead (OH) section, an ODU section, and a forward error correction (FEC) parity section. A training signal wrapper is added to the ITU G.709 OTN frame, and at least a portion of a training-enhanced (TE) OTN frame is buffered in a tangible memory medium in preparation for striping. The method stripes the training-enhanced OTN frame into n parallel streams to supply n TE_OTN-PFs (Parallel Frames) at an output.
US08125974B2	Transmit emission control in a wireless transceiver Methods and apparatus for control of uplink resource allocation and undesirable transmit emissions from a wireless transceiver in a frequency division duplex (FDD) or hybrid frequency division duplex (H-FDD) wireless system. The bandwidths spanned by the receive band and the transmit band may be symmetric or asymmetric. Additionally, each of the receive band or the transmit band may be contiguous or may be an aggregate of multiple discontinuous frequency bands. The wireless transceiver can control undesirable transmit emissions from occurring in a predetermined frequency band by using an offset LO frequency and restricting transmit signals to frequencies away from the predetermined frequency band. Alternatively, in an asymmetric FDD system where a receive band is larger than a transmit band, the transceiver can limit transmit signal allocation to the transmit band. The transceiver can further limit out of band transmit emissions using an offset LO frequency.
US08125959B2	Handheld computing unit with power management A handheld computing unit includes a plurality of PHY units, a local wireless interface (LWI), and a processing module. When the unit is in a femtocell AP mode, the processing module performs one or more femtocell AP functions to facilitate conversion of a LWI downstream data into one or more downstream PHY signals and conversion of one or more upstream PHY signals into the LWI upstream data; determines energy demand of the handheld computing unit; determines whether the energy demand compares unfavorably to energy performance criteria; and, when the energy demand compares unfavorably to the energy performance criteria, executes an energy adjustment algorithm.
US08125955B2	High-density wireless local area network A data communication system includes an access point and a plurality of stations each for exchanging wireless data communication messages with the access point. At least some of the messages are in a format that includes at least one message header and a plurality of data units. Each of the data units includes a respective data unit header and a respective data frame. Each data unit header identifies a respective one of the stations as a recipient to receive the respective data frame of the data unit.
US08125952B2	Synchronious multi-channel transmissions in wireless local area networks Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for synchronous multi-channel transmissions in wireless local area networks. An access point can change allocation of its transmit and receive chains across multiple frequency bands ensuring that both uplink and downlink transmissions are properly performed for each station in a wireless system.
US08125943B2	Method for positioning user equipment accessing multiple mobile networks The invention provides a method for positioning a user equipment. First, a plurality of wireless links between the user equipment and a plurality of mobile networks are established. A plurality of first location information sets describing a location of the user equipment are then obtained from the mobile networks through the wireless links. The first location information sets are then converted to a plurality of second location information sets with a predetermined format. The second location information sets are then combined to estimate a third location information set describing the location of the user equipment.
US08125942B2	MIMO wireless communication There are provided methods and arrangements for communication in which, even in a case where an antenna that is not correctly connected is present in a wireless module provided with a plurality of antennas, high-performance data communication can be performed without using such antennas. RSSI values are detected from a plurality of receiving circuits of a wireless module, respectively, and a computer judges whether or not there is a significant difference between a first RSSI value detected from one receiving circuit and a second RSSI value detected from another receiving circuit. In a case where it is judged that there is the significant difference, the computer recognizes that the receiving circuit from which a larger RSSI value has been detected is connected to an antenna and the receiving circuit from which a smaller RSSI value has been detected is not connected to the antenna, and the receiving circuit recognized to be unconnected to the antenna is set to operation stop.
US08125941B2	Wireless communication device and method for communicating voice over a wireless network using bidirectional multiple receiver aggregation Embodiments of a wireless communication device and a method for the communication of voice or video within a wireless network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, aggregated traffic is transmitted to multiple mobile stations as part of a multiple destination burst, and acknowledgment frames are transmitted amongst a sequence of uplink frames received from the mobile stations as part of the multiple destination burst.
US08125939B2	Base station apparatus, communication method and mobile communication system for restraining traffic quantity To provide a technology capable of reducing a processing load on a base station controller and restraining a traffic quantity within a mobile communication system. A base station apparatus connected to a base station controller has a first establishing unit establishing a first logic communication path between the base station apparatus and the base station controller; a second establishing unit establishing a second logic communication path between the base station apparatus and another base station apparatus; and a forwarding unit forwarding data, transmitted and received with the another base station apparatus and the base station controller serving as terminal points, as data of another base station apparatus via the first logic communication path and the second logic communication path.
US08125937B2	Data over signaling (DoS) optimization over wireless access networks The present invention supports a communication protocol on a wireless communication network to transmit application data on the control channel to an access terminal. Base transceiver stations are grouped and configured into paging zones. The radio network controller transmits a page message and application data to the base transceiver stations in the paging zone where the access terminal is located. Each of the base transceiver stations transmits a page and buffers the application data. The buffered application data is only transmitted by the base transceiver station receiving a response to the page.
US08125935B2	Methods for reducing power consumption at transmitters and receivers Whether to process a control channel corresponding to a data channel carrying transmitted data based on a re-transmission indicator and a threshold value is determined at the receiver. The re-transmission indicator indicates a number of times the transmitted data has been transmitted. Control information received on the control channel is then selectively processed based on the determining step.
US08125932B2	Method and apparatus for continuously receiving images from a plurality of video channels and for alternately continuously transmitting to each of a plurality of participants in a video conference individual images containing information concerning each of said video channels A method and apparatus is provided for video conferencing. The method and apparatus continuously receive frames from a plurality of video channels and alternately continuously transmit to each of a plurality of participants in a video conference individual frames containing information concerning each of the video channels. The method and apparatus only transmits at any given instant new picture data for one of the participants in the video conference.
US08125928B2	Routing frames in a shortest path computer network for a multi-homed legacy bridge node Methods, apparatus, and products for routing frames in a shortest path computer network for a multi-homed legacy bridge, wherein the network includes a plurality of bridges. At least two of the plurality of bridges operate as edge bridges through which the frames ingress and egress the network. A first edge bridge identifies a legacy bridge nickname for a legacy bridge connected to the network through the first edge bridge and a second edge bridge using active-active link aggregation. The first bridge receives a frame from the legacy bridge and determines, in dependence upon the frame's destination node address, an egress bridge nickname for a third bridge through which a destination node connects to the network. The first bridge then adds the legacy bridge nickname and the egress bridge nickname to the frame and routes the frame to the third bridge in dependence upon the egress bridge nickname.
US08125916B2	Method of transmitting signaling messages There is provided a method of transmitting signaling messages. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the method is performed by a first base station of a communication network. The first base station and the second base station of the communication network provide simultaneously a service to a terminal. The first base station transmits signaling messages relating to the provision of the service to the second base station via a relay component. The relay component is linked with the first base station and the second base station via radio links of the communication network. The relay component may be comprised in the terminal to which the service is provided or another terminal with corresponding functionality or a dedicated relay component of the communication network.
US08125913B2	Testing method of an IC card including a ZigBee device A method for testing a ZigBee device included in an IC Card includes associating a predetermined Personal Area Network (PAN) Identifier to the ZigBee device, and providing a test device, for initializing a ZigBee network. The method may include connecting the ZigBee device to the ZigBee network and transmitting the corresponding PAN Identifier to the test device. The method may include returning a fault message, indicative of a failure of connecting and transmitting, if the test device does not receive the PAN Identifier. The predetermined PAN Identifier may be stored in a memory portion of the test device and include, in the fault message, the PAN Identifier if the test device does not receive the PAN Identifier, in order to identify the ZigBee device as a defective device.
US08125910B2	Communication system A communication terminal (1) on a transmission side comprises means (1-10) for detecting congestion, means (1-7) for detecting a sign of congestion with reference to an ideal congestion window size and a current congestion window size, means for estimating a ratio of priority traffic with respect to traffic within a network, and means (1-8) for dynamically changing a threshold value for detection of the sign of congestion in response to the estimated ratio. When the congestion or the sign of congestion is detected, a congestion window size is changed into the idea congestion window size.
US08125883B2	OFDM in fast fading channel Detection of OFDM symbols generates an equivalent vector which represents the sufficient statistics (SS) which are subsequently processed using a maximum likelihood (ML) algorithm. The algorithms and implementations are described. Both examples of implementation using the A* (ML) algorithm and a near-ML trellis search algorithm for a time-varying finite state machine model of the received vector of SS are described.
US08125877B2	Optical pickup An optical pickup includes a light emitting component, an optical component and a base component. The light emitting component has a laser diode, a package and a holder. The package has a positioning recess formed in an outer peripheral face of the package. The holder holds the package in a fitting hole of the holder. The holder has a protrusion component that is formed in an inner peripheral face of the fitting hole of the holder and is fitted to the positioning recess of the package, and a guide component that extends from the protrusion component by a first specific height beyond an end face of the holder. The protrusion component has a width in a peripheral direction of the fitting hole that is at least equal to a width of the positioning recess of the package in a peripheral direction of the package.
US08125874B2	Optical pickup device An optical pickup device has a DVD/CD laser diode for emitting a DVD/CD laser beam as linear polarized light, and a BD laser diode for emitting a BD laser beam. The optical pickup device has a dichroic mirror that regularly reflects a part of the DVD/CD laser beam, transmits a part of the DVD/CD laser beam, and transmits return light of the BD laser beam. The dichroic mirror is formed so that a product of reflectance of outward light of the DVD/CD laser beam and transmittance of return light of the DVD/CD laser beam becomes 20% or more to 25% or less. A light receiving element receives the return light of the DVD/CD laser beam transmitted through the dichroic mirror or the return light of the BD laser beam transmitted through the dichroic mirror.
US08125871B2	Recording apparatus, recording method and recording program A recording apparatus that records data to an optical disc is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a determination section that determines, when the optical disc is inserted, whether or not the recording condition information has been copied and recorded in the data recording area, a reading section that reads the recording condition information from the low recording-density area when the recording condition information has not been copied or recorded in the data recording area, and a recording section that copies and records the recording condition information read from the low recording-density area to a copy area in the data recording area while the optical disc is inserted.
US08125866B2	Device for and method of recording information A device for recording data and data structures on a write-once storage medium. The device has writing means for recording the data and the data structures and controlling means for generating the data structures and controlling the writing means. The data structures comprise space bit map and defect management structures. The controlling means are adapted to record the data structures at a predefined temporary location on the write-once storage medium and to finalize the write-once storage medium by recording the data structures at a predefined fixed location as defined for a rewritable storage medium.
US08125864B2	Information processing device and method, program, and recording/reproducing device An information processing device includes: a correction coefficient holding unit configured to hold a correction coefficient which is a ratio between the position of a control target at a start time of control operation, and a detection signal indicating the control result of the control target; an initial-value-compensation matrix holding unit configured to hold an initial-value-compensation matrix for performing compensation of the initial value of a control computing unit for computing control output for controlling the control target from the detection signal based on the position and speed of the control target; and an initial-value generating unit configured to correct the position and speed of the control target at a start time of control operation with the correction coefficient, and employ the position and speed of the control target after correction, and the initial-value-compensation matrix to generate an initial-value-compensation value for compensating the initial value of the control computing unit.
US08125854B2	Satellite signal reception device, timekeeping device, and satellite signal reception method A satellite signal reception device according to an aspect of the invention comprises a reception operation unit that executes a reception operation process to receive a satellite signal transmitted from a positioning information satellite and generates positioning information from the satellite signal. The satellite signal has precise and coarse information orbit periods containing precise and coarse orbit information respectively for the positioning information satellite. The reception operation unit executes the reception operation process in the precise orbit information period, uses the coarse orbit information period as a suspended reception period, and pauses at least a part of the reception operation process in the suspended reception period.
US08125846B2	Internal voltage generating circuit of semiconductor memory device An internal voltage generating circuit of a semiconductor memory device includes a driving current generator that controls the magnitude of a driving current and supplies a controlled driving current in response to signals activated according to an operational mode. A comparison voltage generator receives a reference voltage and an internal power supply voltage, outputs a differentially amplified comparison voltage in response to a voltage difference between the reference voltage and the internal power supply voltage, and operates according to the driving current. A bulk bias controller receives at least two voltages and selectively outputs a voltage as a bulk bias voltage in response to a power-down enable signal, a normal enable signal, and an operating enable signal. An internal voltage driver controls a threshold voltage in response to the bulk bias voltage, controls a current amount in response to the comparison voltage, and outputs the internal power supply voltage.
US08125840B2	Reference level generation with offset compensation for sense amplifier An approach that provides reference level generation with offset compensation for a sense amplifier is described. In one embodiment, an arbitrary reference level is generated to provide an offset that compensates for device mismatch and voltage threshold of a sense amplifier.
US08125838B2	System in package integrated circuit with self-generating reference voltage This invention provides a system in package integrated circuit with self-generating reference voltage, in which includes a logic circuit chip and a memory chip. The logic circuit chip generates a plurality of output signals, and the memory chip includes a plurality of input circuit receiving the plurality of output signals from the logic circuit chip. The memory chip further includes a voltage generator generating an input reference voltage based on an output supply voltage. The memory chip is compatible with DDR standard and the plurality of input circuit thereof is compatible with SSTL_2 standard. Wherein, each input circuit comprises a comparator with a first input terminal receiving one of the plurality of output signals and a second input terminal receiving the input reference voltage.
US08125833B2	Adaptive dynamic reading of flash memories A data storage device includes a controller and storage elements. The controller is configured to read a threshold voltage of each of a plurality of the storage elements to generate read threshold data and to assign reference voltages defining each of a plurality of voltage threshold states based on the read threshold data.
US08125825B2	Memory system protected from errors due to read disturbance and reading method thereof A method of reading a memory system including a flash memory includes: reading data from a page in a first block of the flash memory, incrementing a counter each time data is read from the page to store a corresponding number of read-out cycles of the flash memory, and copying data from the first block of the flash memory to a second block of the flash memory when the counter exceeds a reference number of read-out cycles. The data from the first block includes data from the page.
US08125818B2	Method of programming variable resistance element and variable resistance memory device using the same A method of programming a variable resistance element to be operated with stability and at a high speed is provided. The method programs a nonvolatile variable resistance element (10) including a variable resistance layer (3), which changes between a high resistance state and a low resistance state depending on a polarity of an applied electric pulse, and a lower electrode (2) and an upper electrode (4). The method includes: writing steps (S11) and (S15) to cause the variable resistance layer (3) to change from the low resistance state to the high resistance state by applying a write voltage pulse; and an erasing step (S13) to cause the variable resistance layer (3) to change from the high resistance state to the low resistance state. In the writing steps, a write voltage pulse is applied between the electrodes so as to satisfy \|Vw1\|>\|Vw\| where Vw1 represents a voltage value of the write voltage pulse in the first writing step (S11) after manufacturing the variable resistance element (10) and Vw represents a voltage value of the write voltage pulse in writing steps after the first writing step (S15) after manufacturing the variable resistance element (10).
US08125810B2	Low power ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) An integrated circuit (200) includes a semiconductor memory device (202) operative for determining match between received search data and stored data in a plurality of ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) bitcells (100). The plurality of TCAM bitcells (100) each include bit storage including a pair of memory cells (102-0, 102-1) for holding stored data. The TCAM bitcells (100) also include bit comparison circuitry (104) operative for comparing between the stored data and search data on a search line coupled to the TCAM bitcell, wherein the bit comparison circuitry includes a static logic gate operable to provide a match output signal exclusive of a pulsed input. Match circuitry (205) is coupled to receive the match output signal (108) from the plurality of TCAM bitcells (100) for determining whether a match is present for a given search word.
US08125806B2	Multi-stage switching power supply A multi-stage power supply uses a boost stage and an inverter stage to boost the voltage value of a DC power supply to a desired level, and then convert the power into an AC form. The multi-stage power supply additionally has a controller which can simultaneously control the boost stage and the inverter stage using counter-synchronous signals.
US08125804B2	Circuit for minimizing standby power in power supply systems The present invention relates to a circuit minimizing standby power in a power adapter with a power-frequency transformer (T1), which includes a sensing circuitry (1), a driving circuitry (2), a switching circuitry (3) and a resistive element (Z). When the sensing circuitry (1) senses a power supply signal of the power-frequency transformer (T1) in work mode, the switching circuitry (3) shorts the resistive element (Z); and when the power-frequency transformer (T1) is in standby mode, the electronic switch (3) is switched off and the resistive element (Z) is coupled to the power-frequency transformer (T1). The circuit attached to the power adapter reduces the standby power consumption very much, and achieves energy-saving effect with low cost.
US08125801B2	Method and apparatus for increasing the power capability of a power supply Techniques are disclosed to extend an on time period of switch to regulate a transfer of energy from an input of a power supply to an output of a power supply. One example integrated circuit includes an energy transfer element coupled between an input and an output of the power supply. A switch is coupled to the input of the energy transfer element. A controller is coupled to the switch to control switching of the switch to regulate a transfer of energy from the input of the power supply to the output of the power supply in response to a feedback signal received from the output of the power supply. The controller is coupled to limit a maximum on time period of the switch a first maximum on time period in response to a first range of power supply operating conditions and to a second maximum on time period for a second range of power supply operating conditions.
US08125798B2	Constant current and voltage controller in a three-pin package operating in critical conduction mode A self-oscillating flyback converter includes a controller integrated circuit housed in a 3-pin package. A switch control terminal is coupled to the base of an inductor switch that controls the current through a primary inductor of the converter. The controller IC adjusts the on time of the switch such that output current remains constant in constant current mode and output voltage remains constant in constant voltage mode. A signal received on a switch control terminal turns the switch off and provides an indication of the output current when the switch is on. A signal received on a feedback terminal powers the controller IC and provides an indication of the output voltage when the switch is off. The controller IC is grounded through a ground terminal. The flyback converter transitions from critical conduction mode to discontinuous conduction mode at light loads to prevent its efficiency from deteriorating at high switching frequencies.
US08125796B2	Devices with faraday cages and internal flexibility sipes A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising an undiced semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips on the wafer forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities.
US08125793B2	Electric circuitry arrangement An electric circuitry for a portable electronic device is presented. The electric circuitry includes a first printed circuit board comprising at least one electrical component attached to and extending from a surface of the first printed circuit board. The electric circuitry further comprises a second printed circuit board arranged to be coupled with the first printed circuit board and comprising at least one recess or hole arranged to receive the at least one electrical component extending from the surface of the first printed circuit board when the first circuit board and the second printed circuit board are coupled to each other.
US08125788B2	Circuit module and radio communications equipment, and method for manufacturing circuit module An electronic component 3 with a shielding function whose upper surface is held at a reference potential, an electronic component 13, and a semiconductor component 4 are mounted on a wiring board 2, and are covered with an insulating resin portion 5 while a conductive layer 6 is formed on an upper surface of the insulating resin portion 5. The conductive layer 6 is held at the reference potential by being connected to a portion, which is held at the reference potential, of the electronic component 3 with a shielding function exposed from the insulating resin portion 5. There can be provided a small-sized circuit module superior in an electromagnetic shielding function.
US08125785B2	Angled doors with continuous seal In one embodiment, an electronics enclosure is provided. The electronics enclosure comprises a base operable to secure one or more electronic components in place. The base comprises a back wall to which the electronic components are secured; a first end plate extending from a first end of the back wall; and a second end plate extending from a second end of the back wall. The electronics enclosure further comprises a first side wall coupled to a first side of the base and operable to rotate between an open position and a closed position; a second side wall coupled to a second side of the base and operable to rotate between an open position and a closed position; and wherein each of the first and second side walls comprise a first section and a second section which form an angle such that, when in the closed position, the first and second side walls interconnect with each other and together abut the exposed perimeter of the first end plate, the second end plate and the back wall to enclose the one or more electronic components.
US08125781B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device comprises at least a semiconductor module including a semiconductor chip, a heat sink thermally connected to the semiconductor chip and a seal member for covering and sealing the semiconductor chip and the heat sink in such a manner as to expose the heat radiation surface of the heat sink. The radiation surface is cooled by a refrigerant. An opening is formed in a part of the seal member as a refrigerant path through which the refrigerant flows.
US08125779B2	Front-to-back cooling system for modular systems with orthogonal midplane configuration A front-to-back cooling system allows cooling of an apparatus containing two orthogonal sets of modules. Each set of modules is independently cooled. A vertical set of modules is cooled with vertical air flow across the modules that enters from a front of the apparatus and exhausts from a back of the apparatus. A horizontal set of modules is cooled with horizontal front-to-back air flow. When the horizontal set of modules is at the front of the apparatus, a plenum extending exterior to the vertical set of modules allows exhausting horizontally flowing air to the rear of the apparatus. When the horizontal set of modules is at the rear of the apparatus, a plenum extending exterior to the vertical set of modules allows moving air from the front of the apparatus to a chamber holding the horizontal modules.
US08125772B2	Electronic apparatus having a display device An electronic apparatus having a display device and method of manufacturing are disclosed, and particularly, an electronic apparatus of reduced size by having a front cover having a first cut-out portion; a rear cover having a second cut-out portion, wherein the front cover and the rear cover are joined together to house the flat display panel therebetween such that first and second cut-out portions are aligned to form a groove; and at least one antenna in the groove.
US08125771B2	Electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as a first mounting face section and a second mounting face section; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section of said base chassis; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis; and a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis and configured to cover said control circuit board.
US08125768B2	External coating for a solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes an anode body, a dielectric overlying the anode body, a solid electrolyte that contains one or more conductive polymers and overlies the dielectric, and an external coating that overlies the solid electrolyte, is provided. The external coating includes at least one carbonaceous layer (e.g., graphite) and at least one metal layer (e.g., silver). In addition to the aforementioned layers, the external coating also includes at least one conductive polymer layer that is disposed between the carbonaceous and metal layers. Among other things, such a conductive polymer layer can reduce the likelihood that the carbonaceous layer will delaminate from the solid electrolyte during use. This can increase the mechanical robustness of the part and improve its electrical performance.
US08125765B2	Laminated ceramic electronic component In a laminated ceramic electronic component including a ceramic element body including a plurality of effective sections, each of which constitutes a circuit element such as a laminated capacitor unit, bumps generated between the effective portions and a gap interposed between the effective portions can be made minimized. Specifically, the ceramic element body includes a first effective section including a first circuit element and a second effective section including a second circuit element. A gap is provided between the first and second effective section. Floating internal conductors are arranged in the gap at least in one of first and second external layer sections, the first external section being interposed between a first main surface and the first and second effective sections, and the second external layer section being interposed between a second main surface and the first and second effective sections.
US08125760B2	Multilayer capacitor There are a plurality of types of first internal electrodes and each type of first internal electrode includes a first main electrode portion and a first lead portion. A second internal electrode includes a plurality of second main electrode portions forming respective capacitance components with the respective types of first internal electrodes, an interconnection portion connecting between each pair of second main electrode portions, and a second lead portion. Positions of the first lead portions of the respective types of first internal electrodes are different from each other and distances from the first lead portions of the respective types of first internal electrodes to the second lead portion are different from each other. The width of the interconnection portion is smaller than the width of at least one second main electrode portion out of the plurality of second main electrode portions.
US08125754B2	Micro-power pulse controller for magnetic latch solenoids, relays and valves A solid-state magnetic latch solenoid controller which is a multi-terminal device that includes an edge (slope) detector, an adjustable one-shot pulse generator, an input status detector, two or more selectable gate drivers and output powerful MOSFETs. The controller is an extremely low-power consumption device. There is virtually no power consumption (from 1-10 uA) from an internal power source or an external source of energy during either normally closed or open stages. This maintains battery voltage and hence output condition for years. A noticeable amount of power consumed only during the transitional cycles from the open to the closed and vice versa.
US08125753B2	Brownout ride-through system and method A device is provided for riding through brownouts, or transitory losses of control power applied to electromagnetic devices such as contactors and relays. An energy storage circuit stores charge that can be discharged into a contactor operating coil during partial or full losses of control power and for short durations. Momentary reductions in control power can thus be experienced without opening or otherwise changing the logical state of the contactor. Emergency stop override circuitry may be provided for preventing the ride-through performance, thus enabling the device to provide for both ride-through of short losses of control power, while permitting emergency stopping of loads due to the override.
US08125752B2	Coaxial broadband surge protector A high voltage surge protection device having a characteristic impedance includes a center conductor defining an axis, an electrically conductive outer body concentrically disposed in surrounding relation to the inner conductor, and a dielectric layer disposed between the center conductor and the outer body. An electrically conductive surge protective element having a first value of effective impedance is disposed in electrical contact with the outer body and in spaced-apart relationship with the center conductor. The spaced-apart relationship forms a gap between the surge protective element and the center conductor. An insulative tuning element having a second value of effective impedance larger than the first value of effective impedance is coupled to the surge protective element in impedance-restorative relationship. The combination of the first value of effective impedance and the second value of effective impedance effectively equals the characteristic impedance of the high voltage surge protection device.
US08125751B2	Method for sectioning with a section switch a medium-voltage electric power distribution line exhibiting a disturbance, section switch for medium-voltage electric power distribution line applicable thereon and electronic circuit for detecting a fault current and comprised by said section switch A method for sectioning a medium-voltage distribution electric line evidencing a disturbance using a section switch. The steps are: (a) detecting a current having an amplitude and a wave form profile in the medium-voltage line; (b) analyzing the wave form profile to determine whether the fault is transient, permanent, a transformer input current or transformer in-rush current; (c) and determining the behavior of the section switch from the result of the wave form profile analysis. The section switch is installed on auxiliary branches of a distribution network having a main line that is protected by an automatic reset circuit breaker. The section switch has an opening mechanism having a coil and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit has a power source for the coil and electronic circuit, a detector to detect current and an analyzer to determine whether the detected current is a transient or a permanent fault.
US08125749B2	Electrostatic protection circuit An electrostatic protection circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, an input circuit which includes a Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) transistor including a gate, a source, and a drain, the gate as an input terminal being coupled to the first terminal, the source being coupled to the second terminal, an electrostatic protection element connected to the drain, the electrostatic protection element including a first electrostatic protection element, and a second electrostatic protection element connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.
US08125748B2	Ground fault circuit interrupter A ground fault circuit interrupter which comprises a main body structure, a low friction mechanical means, an electrical circuit, a low current utilizing solenoid, all of which are located in the main body structure for (1) interrupting the flow of electrical current in the interrupter when current flows from a live or neutral line to ground, (2) indicating an end-of-life condition in the interrupter, and (3) providing protection from reverse wiring of the interrupter.
US08125745B2	Magnetic thin film, and magnetoresistance effect device and magnetic device using the same A magnetic thin film being ferromagnetic and exhibiting large spin polarization at room temperature is provided that comprises a substrate (2) and a Co2Fe(Si1-xAlx) thin film (3) formed on the substrate (2) where 0
US08125735B2	Vibration sensor, suspension, head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive unit including the same A vibration sensor for a slider includes a base portion, a loading portion adapted for supporting the slider mounted thereon and formed within the base portion, and at least two connection arms connecting the base portion with the loading portion. The vibration sensor of the present invention can sensitively sense a vibration of the slider, thus maintaining the flying height of the slider, and finally improving the performance thereof. The invention also discloses a suspension, a head gimbal assembly and a manufacturing method thereof, and a disk drive unit including the same.
US08125732B2	Tapered PMR write pole with straight side wall portion A main pole layer with a tapered trailing side is disclosed that has three sections each with a write pole portion along the ABS and a yoke portion. A lower section has a bottom surface including a leading edge at the write pole tip and sidewalls with a bevel angle between 4 and 20 degrees. The middle section has essentially vertical sidewalls with a tapered side starting at the trailing edge and extending to a back side of the write pole and into the yoke. An upper section includes a portion of the tapered side and a top surface of the main pole layer and has a sidewall with a bevel angle from 0 to 45 degrees. The thickness of the middle section is greater than the pole height variation caused by variations in back end processes including ion milling and lapping to reduce erase width (EW) variations.
US08125730B2	Magnetic tape library device The magnetic tape library device is configured, including: a front magazine and a rear magazine for housing a large number of magnetic tape cartridges; a device main body in which the both magazines are housed in a parallel state in a freely slidable manner; an accessor mechanism for transporting the cartridge taken out from the magazines; and a magnetic tape drive which loads the magnetic tape cartridge and reads/writes data. A magazine pullout mechanism for pulling out the rear magazine and a magazine extracting mechanism for extracting the rear magazine from the device main body are provided.
US08125722B2	Lens device A lens device is capable of simply adjusting the tilt of a lens. A lens holding frame in which a fulcrum portion is tiltably supported by a fulcrum supporting portion is fixed to a lens barrel by tightening a first screw to a first connection portion and a second screw to a second connection portion. The first screw is arranged at a position that is rotated 90° from the fulcrum supporting portion in the clockwise direction, and the second screw is arranged at a position that is rotated 90° from the fulcrum supporting portion in the counterclockwise direction. The first screw is tightened to tilt the lens holding frame about the X-axis, and the second screw is tightened to tilt the lens holding frame about the Y-axis. The amount of tightening of the first and second screws is adjusted to adjust the tilt of a first lens.
US08125714B2	Anti-reflection coating, optical member, exchange lens unit and imaging device An anti-reflection coating comprising first to seventh layers formed on a substrate in this order, the first layer being an alumina-based layer, the seventh layer being a porous, silica-based layer, and each of the first to seventh layers having predetermined refractive index and optical thickness in a wavelength range of 400-700 nm.
US08125713B2	Light beam generation A method and system for synthesizing controllable light beams includes a spatially modulated light source that generates electromagnetic radiation with a set of replicas of a predetermined symbol, s, positioned at desired positions (xs, ys) in an object plane o(x, y) intersecting, preferably perpendicular to, the direction of propagation of the electromagnetic radiation, and having spatial amplitudes a(x-xs, y-ys), spatial phases φ(x-xs, y-ys), and spatial polarisation vectors p(x-xs, y-ys), a Fourier transforming lens for Fourier transforming the electromagnetic radiation, a first spatial light modulator for phase shifting the transformed electromagnetic radiation with the phase −Φ(u, v) of S, S the complex conjugate of the transformed symbol, a Fourier transforming lens for Inverse Fourier transforming the spatially modulated radiation, a set of light beams are formed propagating through the inverse Fourier plane (x′, y′) at desired positions (x′s, y′s), and a controller for controlling the position of a replica of the symbol, for movement of the light beam.
US08125712B2	Zoom lens system and optical apparatus using the same Providing a zoom lens system with a vibration reduction function excellently correcting aberrations with accomplishing compact, lightweight, and slim upon being accommodated, and to provide an optical apparatus using the zoom lens system. The system consists of, in order from an object, a first group having negative power, a second group having positive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the first group and the second group decreases. The first group consists of, in order from the object, a first lens having negative power and a second lens having positive power. The second group consists of, in order from the object, a third lens having positive power, a fourth lens having negative power, and a fifth lens having positive power. An image blur is corrected by shifting the second group as a whole in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis.
US08125704B2	Systems and methods for controlling a pulsed laser by combining laser signals An ultra-short pulsed laser system comprises an optical combiner, optical amplifier, optical pulse compressor, and optical separator. The optical combiner is configured to combine a primary optical pulse with a secondary optical signal to generate a combined optical signal. The primary optical pulse and the secondary optical signal have a distinguishable characteristic. The optical amplifier is configured to optically amplify the combined optical signal. The optical pulse compressor is configured to compress at least the primary optical pulse contained within the optically amplified combined optical signal and output a compressed combined optical signal. The optical separator is configured to separate the compressed combined optical signal into an output primary optical pulse and an output secondary optical signal according to the distinguishable characteristic.
US08125702B2	Serial modulation display having binary light modulation stage A display has first and second spatial light modulators for modulating light from a light source. The first spatial light modulator has a plurality of elements switchable between ON and OFF states according to a pattern having a spatially-varying density. Transfer optics blur and carry light modulated by the first spatial light modulator to the second spatial light modulator to yield a light field at the second spatial light modulator. The second spatial light modulator has a plurality of elements switchable between ON and OFF states to perform temporal dithering of the light field to provide a reconstruction of the image.
US08125700B2	Optical scanning apparatus An optical scanning apparatus includes a first optical member for receiving a plurality of light beams with an interval and for causing a first group of beams to emerge with a narrower interval, the first optical member being rotatable to adjust the interval of the beams emergent therefrom; a second optical member for receiving a second light beam and the first group of beams emergent from the first optical member with an interval and for causing a third group of beams to emerge with a narrower interval, the second optical member being rotatable to change the interval between the first group of beams and the second beam; and deflecting means for scanningly deflecting a third group of beams emergent from the second optical member.
US08125698B2	Systems and methods for producing wide field-of-view holographic displays Hologram recording devices and techniques can be employed to produce wide field-of-view holograms. A lens can be used to couple an object beam into a holographic recording material without substantially changing the angle of incidence of the object beam. When displayed, images from holograms recorded using this technique can have a field-of-view greater than that of the object beam. One or more aspheric reflective surfaces can be used to couple an object beam into a holographic recording material at relatively steep angles.
US08125696B2	Color processing apparatus and method thereof Differences in color appearance due to the individual differences in color matching functions are corrected. Hence, a spectral data obtaining unit inputs spectral image data. A color matching function setting unit sets personal color matching functions. A referential color matching function setting unit sets referential color matching functions. A spectral image correction unit corrects the spectral image data based on the personal color matching functions and the referential color matching functions.
US08125685B1	Clipping colors to a gamut surface A method includes defining a bounded space approximating a color gamut based on a plane approximately tangential to the color gamut. The method further includes identifying an input point and determining a first distance between the plane and the input point. The first distance is measured in a direction normal to the plane. The method also includes determining a second distance between the input point and an aim point. The second distance is measured in a direction normal to the first plane. The method further includes determining a clipped point based on a ratio between the first distance and the second distance, the clipped point representing an approximation of a color on a boundary of the color gamut.
US08125682B2	Image processing apparatus and method of controlling the same An image processing apparatus including: an image source acquiring unit that acquires an image source; a determining unit that determines whether the image source acquired is a moving image source; a setting unit that sets a matrix size used in a noise elimination of a first plane to be larger than a matrix size used in a noise elimination of a second plane if the image source is a moving image source and sets the matrix size used in the noise elimination of the second plane to be larger than the matrix size used in the noise elimination of the first plane if the image source is a still image source; and a noise elimination unit that executes the noise elimination of the luminance and color difference planes on image data from the image source using the size of the matrix of the smoothing range.
US08125674B2	System and method for partial job interrupt of normal order of job queue of marking systems A method and system is provided for partial job interrupt of an on-going first print job to cause a contemporaneous parallel printing of a second print job. A plurality of marking engines associated with the storage device for receiving and storing a plurality of print jobs in queue, executes a first print job and outputs the sheets to an assigned first sheet output. A user determines that a second print job sent to the system and stored in the queue behind the first print job will be undesirably delayed and so interrupts the first print job by limiting the executing of the first print job to less than all of the plurality of print engines within the printing system. An output of the first print job is maintained at the first job sheet output. The second print job can then be contemporaneously executed with the execution of the first print job with available print engines interrupted from the first print job. Second print job sheets are outputted contemporaneously at a second sheet output with the output of the first print sheet jobs. The partial job interrupt is effected at the printing system upon detection by user of a delay in the printing of the second print job. The limiting of the executing of the first print job could also be effected by contemporaneously applying images of the first print job and the second print job to the photoreceptor of a one of the marking engines.
US08125670B2	Data processing apparatus and recording medium A data processing apparatus includes a data reading unit that reads data from a non-contact tag, and a restoration unit that restores a file when the data reading unit reads, from the non-contact tag, (i) location information indicating a storage location where the file is previously stored and (ii) at least one of a flag indicating that the file is to be restored and a restoration program for restoring the file, in accordance with the read at least one of the flag and the restoration program.
US08125669B2	Systematic approach to uncover GUI logic flaws To achieve end-to-end security, traditional machine-to-machine security measures are insufficient if the integrity of the graphical user interface (GUI) is compromised. GUI logic flaws are a category of software vulnerabilities that result from logic flaws in GUI implementation. The invention described here is a technology for uncovering these flaws using a systematic reasoning approach. Major steps in the technology include: (1) mapping a visual invariant to a program invariant; (2) formally modeling the program logic, the user actions and the execution context, and systematically exploring the possibilities of violations of the program invariant; (3) finding real spoofing attacks based on the exploration.
US08125663B2	Usage status management device, recording medium storing usage status processing program, usage status management system, and usage status management method A usage status management device, which includes a collection section that collects usage history information of an image forming device, the usage history information including information on a usage of a display operation section of the image forming device, an analysis section that analyzes a usage status of the image forming device based on the usage history information collected by the collection section, and an output control section that controls to output the usage status of the image forming device analyzed by the analysis section.
US08125653B2	Apparatus and method for the determination of the position of a disk-shaped object The invention relates to an apparatus for the determination of the position of a disc-shaped object, particularly of a wafer (10). Thereby, a mount (14) for supporting the sensor device (11) is provided on a movable carrier (22).
US08125646B2	Apparatus and methods for monitoring combustion dynamics in a gas turbine engine Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with monitoring combustion dynamics in a gas turbine engine environment are described herein. In one embodiment of a system for monitoring combustion dynamics in a gas turbine engine environment, the system includes a transducer and an optical fiber. The transducer is positioned within the gas turbine engine environment, and the transducer includes a diaphragm, a window, and a Fabry-Perot gap. The diaphragm has a reflective surface, and the window has a partially reflective surface. The Fabry-Perot gap is formed between the reflective surface of the diaphragm and the partially reflective surface of the window. The optical fiber is positioned proximate to the window and directs light into the Fabry-Perot gap and receiving light reflected from the Fabry-Perot gap.
US08125639B2	Temperature compensated spectroscope and optical apparatus A spectroscope includes an emitting portion from where light is output, a dispersive element which is disposed on a side of the light emitting portion, to which the light is output, an incidence portion on which, light dispersed by the dispersive element is incident, and a temperature-compensating element which is disposed between the emitting portion and the incidence portion, and which is such that, an angle of incidence of the light dispersed on the incidence portion becomes almost constant with respect to a change in temperature in an operating temperature range. Moreover, the optical apparatus has such spectroscope in which temperature is compensated.
US08125637B2	Optical beam spectrometer with movable lens A spectroscopic system is described that provides at least one of focus of an excitation beam onto a sample, automatic focus of an optical system of the spectroscopic system for collecting a spectroscopic signal, and/or averaging of excitation intensity over a surface area of the sample.
US08125635B2	Compact, low cost raman monitor for single substances Apparatus for performing Raman analysis may include a laser source module, a beam delivery and signal collection module, a spectrum analysis module, and a digital signal processing module. The laser source module delivers a laser beam to the beam delivery and signal collection module. The beam delivery and signal collection module delivers the laser source beam to a sample, collects Raman scattered light scattered from the sample, and delivers the collected Raman scattered light to the spectrum analysis module. The spectrum analysis module demultiplexes the Raman scattered light into discrete Raman bands of interest, detects the presence of signal energy in each of the Raman bands, and produces a digital signal that is representative of the signal energy present in each of the Raman bands. The digital signal processing module is adapted to perform a Raman analysis of the sample.
US08125625B2	Hard copy re-emission color measurement system Hard copy re-emission color measurement system, comprising a light arrangement for emitting light onto a hard copy, a light detector arranged to detect light re-emitted by the hard copy, and a control circuit configured to process the detected re-emitted light. The light arrangement is arranged to separately and simultaneously emit a first light having wavelengths longer than an ultraviolet wavelength and a second light having wavelengths in the ultraviolet range. The light arrangement is provided with a light guide arranged to guide the first and second light on an at least partly overlapping region on a hard copy.
US08125609B2	In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device with multi-layer electrode and fabrication method thereof An IPS (In-Plane Switching) mode LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) includes first and second substrates facing each other; a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged in a matrix configuration on the first substrate and defining a plurality of pixel regions; at least one common electrode and one pixel electrode alternatingly disposed at the pixel region to generate a horizontal electric field, at least one of them having a structure of a dual layer; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates.
US08125605B2	Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same Disclosed are a liquid crystal display panel and apparatus, which can prevent electrolytic corrosion or other corrosion of on-off pads in a test pad part. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a pixel part having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix at intersections of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines; a gate pad part having a plurality of gate pads, each of the gate pads connected with the corresponding gate lines to deliver a gate signal; a data pad part having a plurality of data pads, each of the data pads connected with the corresponding data lines to deliver a data signal; a test pad part having at least one or more on-off pads delivering a test signal to the gate lines or the data lines; and a switching device for cutting off the gate signal and/or the data signal so as not to be provided to the on-off pads upon driving the liquid crystal display panel.
US08125604B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate and comprises a common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second substrates, the first substrate comprises: a data line and a gate line which cross each other; and a pixel electrode which is bent at least once and comprises a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode which are separated from each other, the first sub-pixel electrode is extended along the direction of the data line, the second sub-pixel electrode comprises a first part located on the right side of the first sub-pixel electrode and a second part located on the left side of the first sub-pixel electrode, and the data line comprises a first data line passing through the first part and a second data line passing through the second part.
US08125603B2	In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same An in-plane switching mode LCD having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix includes a gate line formed on a lower substrate, a data line formed such that the data line intersect the gate line to define a pixel region, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) formed at the intersection of the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the TFT, a common electrode to generate a horizontal electric field with the pixel electrode, and a common line supplying common voltage to the common electrode, wherein the common line comprises a first common line formed parallel to the gate line in a lower portion of the pixel region, a second common line formed parallel to the date line in a side portion of the pixel region adjacent to the data line, and a third common line formed parallel to the gate line in a upper portion of the pixel region, and wherein the data line comprises a pair of sub-lines facing directly with each other in every two pixel regions.
US08125599B2	Liquid crystal display A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the substrate; a plurality of second signal lines intersecting the first signal lines to define pixel areas; first and second pixel electrodes disposed substantially in a pixel area and having different areas; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the first and the second signal lines and at least one of the first and the second pixel electrodes; a coupling electrode overlapping the second pixel electrode; and a tilt direction defining member for determining tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules formed on the substrate.
US08125588B2	Light emitting diode module with improved heat-dissipation efficiency Various embodiments of a lighting module are described. In one aspect, a lighting module comprises a metal support, a circuit board, and a plurality of light emitting diodes. The metal support has a recess, sidewalls, and a plurality of holes on the sidewalls. The circuit board is fastened on a bottom portion of the recess of the metal support and has two long sides, two short sides, and a respective plurality of flanges on each of the two long sides. The flanges are inserted into the holes of the metal support to compact the circuit board and the metal support. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the circuit board.
US08125582B2	Three-dimensional image display apparatus A three-dimensional image display device including a polarized light module, a non-vertical polarized light barrier grating unit and an image display unit is provided. The polarized light module provides a polarized light. The non-vertical polarized light barrier grating unit is disposed in a light path of the polarized light to modulate the polarized light into a modulated polarized light in interlaced lines for output. The image display unit receives the modulated polarized light from the non-vertical polarized light barrier grating unit, and outputs two or more images with parallax.
US08125579B2	Polarized light emitting diode and use thereof Provided is a light emitting diode (LED). The LED, in one embodiment, includes a reflective layer located over a substrate and a quarter wave plate emitter layer located over the reflective layer. The quarter wave plate emitter layer, in this embodiment, is substantially crystalline in nature, and further wherein an extra-ordinary axis of the quarter wave plate emitter layer is located in a plane thereof. The LED, in this embodiment, further includes a transmissive/reflective polarization layer located over the quarter wave plate emitter layer, wherein a transmission direction of the transmissive/reflective polarization layer is oriented at about 45 degrees with respect to the extra-ordinary axis.
US08125576B2	Display device comprising a housing and a picture display unit A display device, suitable for e.g. a TV set or a monitor, comprises a housing and a picture display unit, particularly a picture tube. The housing has a window, and the picture display unit, which is surrounded by the housing, has a front face that is oriented parallel to the window. In order to obtain a flush look, the window is formed from a transparent wall portion of the housing.
US08125574B2	Remote controller A remote controller for controlling a display device includes a first image sensor, a processing unit and an activation mechanism. The first image sensor is for sensing an object and forming a digital image. The processing unit is coupled to the first image sensor for calculating image variations of the object on the digital image, correspondingly controlling the display device according to the image variations and deactivating the first image sensor after the remote controller is idle for a predetermined period of time. The activation mechanism is coupled to the first image sensor for re-activating the deactivated first image sensor.
US08125573B2	Information processing apparatus and method, and program used therewith An information processing apparatus may include a channel list generating unit that performs primary selection of channels as primary candidate channels for switching candidate channels from channels in a predetermined order, secondary selection of channels as secondary candidate channels from the primary candidate channels, and generation of a channel list having pieces of specifying information arranged in the order which specify details transmitted on at least one channel, a display control unit that controls displaying the channel list, and a final candidate channel selecting unit that performs, in the case of performing a selecting operation for selecting a channel from the channel list, determination of the selected channel as a final candidate channel when the selected channel is one secondary candidate channel, and determination of a different secondary candidate channel included in the channel list as the final candidate channel when the selected channel is one secondary candidate channel.
US08125567B2	Apparatus and method for controlling the screen size of real-time video An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling the screen size of a real-time video stream. The method including receiving via a digital channel a real-time video stream and content, determining whether there is overlap between the video stream and the content, converting the screen size of the video to reduce the overlap of the video stream and the content depending on a result of the determining, and displaying the content and the video stream having the converted screen size.
US08125563B2	Camera chip, camera and method for image recording The invention relates to a camera chip (C) for image acquisition. It is characterized in that pixel groups (P1, P2, . . . ) may be exposed at different times with the aid of shutter signals (S1, S2, . . . ).
US08125561B2	Zooming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus using the same A zooming optical system having six lens groups includes in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refracting power, which is fixed at the time of zooming, a second lens group having a negative refracting power, which is movable at the time of zooming, a third lens group having a positive refracting power, which is fixed at the time of zooming, a fourth lens group having a positive refracting power, which is movable at the time of zooming, a fifth lens group having a negative refracting power, which is movable at the time of zooming, and a sixth lens group having a positive refracting power, which is fixed at the time of zooming, and the first lens group includes a reflecting optical element for folding an optical path, and the third lens group includes an aperture stop, and the fifth lens group includes a single lens, and the zooming optical system satisfies the following conditional expression 0.5≦f1/√(fw·ft)≦2.0 where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, fw denotes a focal length of the overall zooming optical system at a wide angle end, and ft denotes a focal length of the overall zooming optical system at a telephoto end.
US08125559B2	Image formation for large photosensor array surfaces The invention performs electronic image formation and refinement from overlapping measurement vignettes captured by an array of image sensors and associated micro-optics. The invention is directed to an alternate image formation system that combines readily-fabricated micro-optical structures, a two-dimensional image sensor array with electronic or digital image processing to actually construct the image. Image formation is performed without a conventional large shared lens and associated separation distance between lens and image sensor, resulting in a “lensless camera.” In an embodiment, a readily fabricatable LED array is used as a light-field sensor. In an embodiment, the LED array further serves as a color “lensless camera.” In an embodiment, the LED array also serves as an image display. In an embodiment, the LED array further serves as a color image display. In an embodiment, one or more synergistic features of an integrated camera/display surface are realized.
US08125556B2	Device having camera function including error detection and display method and medium therefor When an error occurring in a terminal (device) is detected, one or more solutions for removing the detected error are displayed to a user, so that the detected error can be easily removed by the user even though the user is not familiar with operations or detailed functions of the camera.
US08125555B2	Image display device Disclosed is a scanning image display device for displaying an image on a plurality of display screens. The image display device includes a light source, a scanner for two-dimensionally scanning with light from the light source, and a controller which is electrically connected with the light source and the scanner. The controller controls the light source and the scanner to form an image on the surfaces to be scanned. The scanner is configured to be capable of scanning the independent plurality of scanning surfaces with the light from the light source.
US08125547B2	Driving method of solid-state imaging device, solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus including photoelectric conversion elements for luminance detection A driving method of a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements as defined herein, includes performing first driving which mixes a first electric charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element with a second electric charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element for luminance detection, converts the electric charges obtained by the mixing into a signal, and outputs the signal.
US08125546B2	Color filter array pattern having four-channels An image sensor for capturing a color image comprising a two dimensional array of light-sensitive pixels including panchromatic pixels and color pixels having at least three different color responses, the pixels being arranged in a rectangular minimal repeating unit having at least eight pixels and having at least two rows and two columns, wherein for a first color response, the color pixels having the first color response alternate with panchromatic pixels in at least two directions, and for each of the other color responses there is at least one row, column or diagonal of the repeating pattern that only has color pixels of the given color response and panchromatic pixels.
US08125542B2	Imaging device using a first motion vector in an image that is obtained via an imaging system that can perform zooming and a second motion vector caused by performing zooming of the image At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an imaging device which includes a detecting unit that detects a first motion vector in an image that is obtained via an imaging system that can perform zooming, and a storage unit that stores in advance a second motion vector caused by performing zooming of the image.
US08125540B2	Video presenting system having outputs for dual images A video presenting system having outputs for dual images is provided. As a result, the video presenter, which is an optical image electronic device having mounted therein an embedded system dedicated to a device control, can respectively and simultaneously output any two different images to two different display units. These any two different images are from among an externally input image, a live image, and a document/multimedia image. The video presenting system having outputs for dual images includes a first display member; a second display member; a video presenting member generating a live image signal and outputting a dual-display signal after performing signal processing of a live image signal, an externally input image signal, and a document/multimedia image signal; and an embedded member performing periodic communication with the video presenting member, and thus transmitting the externally input image signal and the document/multimedia image signal to the video presenting member.
US08125539B2	Information-processing apparatus and method detecting living-body information An information-processing apparatus processes information obtained by shooting an image of a subject and by collecting ambient sound of the subject. The apparatus contains an image-and-sound-recording unit that shoots the image of the subject to output image information on the image and collects the ambient sound of the subject to output sound information on the ambient sound and an information output unit that detects living-body information showing emotion of living-body of an operator who operates the image-and-sound-recording unit to output the living-body information. The apparatus also contains an information-processing unit that establishes correspondence between the living-body information outputted from the information output unit and at least one of the image information of the subject and the sound information of the ambient sound of the subject, the image information and the sound information being outputted from the image-and-sound-recording unit.
US08125538B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging system, electronic apparatus, recorded image management system and program An imaging apparatus includes a reading means for reading information stored in a non-contact communication type portable information storage device and a control means for storing first information in information read by the reading means by associating the information with recorded images.
US08125530B2	Information recording system, information recording device, information recording method, and information collecting program An accident judgment device (105) judges whether or not an accident has occurred based on a detection signal of an impact sensor (104). Upon judging that an accident has occurred, an image saving device (106) extracts an image within several seconds before and after occurrence of the accident from a ring buffer (103) to save the same in a save memory (107). Upon judging that the accident has occurred, an image-record requesting device (108) transmits an image-recording request to a drive recorder (10) of target vehicles existing in the vicinity of the accident spot. Upon receiving the image-recording request, an image saving device (106) of the drive recorder (10) on the target vehicle extracts the image within several seconds before and after occurrence of the accident from the ring buffer (103) to save the same into the save memory (107).
US08125528B2	Apparatus for digital image stabilization, method using the same and computer readable medium stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method An apparatus for digital image stabilization according to the present invention comprises an image signal processing module for receiving image signals generated under first and second exposure value conditions (first exposure value condition>second exposure value condition) from an image sensor, and outputting digital image signals of a first size and a second size (first size
US08125527B2	Motion detection apparatus A motion detection apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU detects partial motion vectors of an object scene corresponding to motion detection blocks based on raw image data. The CPU also reduces a weighted amount allocated to a motion detection block which captures a partial object scene having a contrast below a reference out of the motion detection blocks. Furthermore, the CPU performs a weighted average process referring to the weighted amount on the partial motion vectors so as to detect a motion of the entire object scene. The CPU obtains a minimum correlation value of a luminance difference between frames of the raw image data corresponding to each of the motion detection blocks, and executes a process for increasing the reference according to an increase of the obtained minimum correlation value corresponding to the motion detection block which captures the partial object scene having a contrast below the reference.
US08125526B2	Camera for selecting an image from a plurality of images based on a face portion and contour of a subject in the image There is disclosed a camera which detects a face portion of a subject from a shot image to determine whether a shot image is a good shot candidate image from the features of the face portion and a face portion-related image portion. As examples, the features include, but not be limited to, (1) the shape and variation in contour ranging from the vicinity of the face portion, (2) the position of a hand or leg to be determined by similarity to the skin tone of the face portion, and (3) determination made from the detection result of the face portion as to whether the subject is a half-length or full-length figure.
US08125523B2	Device and method for ultrasonic video display An ultrasonic video display device may comprise a memory; a programmable logic device, which may comprise a VGA signal receiving module for receiving and demodulating digital video signals and a video signal processing module including a memory controller, a gamma correcting unit, a scaling processing unit, a filtering unit, a chrominance space converting unit, a chrominance sampling unit and an interleaved sampling controller. The ultrasonic video display may also include a first digital-to-analog converter having an input coupled to an output of the VGA signal receiving module to convert the digital video signals into VGA analog signals and to output the VGA analog signals. A second digital-to-analog converter may receive video digital signals, convert the video digital signals into video analog signals, and output the video analog signals.
US08125519B2	Night vision device for motor vehicles A night vision device for motor vehicles, having a display unit for depicting the vehicle surroundings imaged with at least one night vision sensor, has a control unit for ascertaining, from the current driving situation, a value for the risk potential as a result of the night vision device, which value is influenced at least by the vehicle speed; and switching off the night vision device if the risk potential value exceeds a defined limit value.
US08125516B2	Device and system for in vivo imaging The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
US08125514B2	Electronic endoscope apparatus An electronic endoscope apparatus is provided and includes: a light source that illuminates a subject with white light; a color imaging device that takes an image of the subject illuminated with white light; and a spectral-image forming circuit that operates RGB three color image signals based on an output from the color imaging device and a matrix data to generate an spectral image signal representative of a spectral image in a color at a designated wavelength. The spectral-image forming circuit is adapted to generate spectral image signals representative of spectral images in respective colors at least three wavelengths different from one another.
US08125500B2	Apparatus for driving a plasma display panel with APL pre-measurement and corresponding method A picture quality when reducing the brightness or the contrast of the picture on a plasma panel shall be improved. For this purpose there is provided a driving apparatus including brightness/contrast control means for receiving video input data for modifying the video levels of the video input data in accordance with external adjustment data and for outputting modified video data. First power measurement means measure a power level of the modified video data and supply a first power level. Second power measurement means measure a power level of the video input data and supply a second power level. Generator means generate a third power level comprised between the first power level and the second power level or equal to the larger one to data processing means. The data processing means calculate the maximum number of sustain pulses per frame applicable to the modified video data on the basis of the third power level and control the display of the modified video data on the plasma display panel. Thus, the number of gray levels can be increased and the picture quality improves significantly.
US08125498B2	Generating a 3D volumetric mask from a closed surface mesh A computer readable medium is provided embodying instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for generating a volumetric mask. The method includes providing a closed surface mesh, determining a discrete volume representation of the closed surface mesh, determining a temporary surface mask based on the closed surface mesh and a slice direction chosen from the discrete volume representation to produce a contour of the closed surface mesh for each slice of the discrete volume representation, and filling a surface defined by the contours to generate the volumetric mask.
US08125492B1	Parameter wiring A method and apparatus for establishing relationships between attributes of objects is provided. According to one aspect, a set of first user input data that selects a first attribute that is associated with a first object is received. A set of second user input data that selects a second attribute that is associated with a second object is also received. A first set of data that indicates how changes to a value associated with the first attribute are to affect a value associated with the second attribute is then stored.
US08125490B1	Systems and methods for reducing display under-run and conserving power A display system is disclosed. The display system has a processor, a memory, a display device, a display controller configured to control the display device, and a bus connecting the processor, the memory, and the display controller. The display system also has a performance monitoring module configured to monitor events that occur on the bus during operation of the display system, and a performance profiling module configured to calculate, based on the monitored events, an available throughput of the processor on the bus. The display system also has a policy manager module configured to determine a refresh rate for the display controller such that a throughput on the bus required by the display controller is less than the calculated available throughput.
US08125483B2	Systems and methods for imaging relationship data in a three-dimensional image Systems and methods for imaging relationship data as a three-dimensional image, which include rendering a three-dimensional image of an object having at least one attribute, an input marker relative to the object, an output marker relative to the object, and an input/output relationship. A data structure comprising a data field, the data field comprising a three-dimensional image of an input marker, an output marker, an object having at least one attribute and an input/output relationship.
US08125477B2	Plasma display and driving method thereof In a plasma display, a drain of a first transistor is connected to a scan electrode, and a source of the first transistor is connected to a power source supplying a first voltage. First and the second resistors are connected in series with the scan electrode and the power source. A scan electrode driver turns on the first transistor during a reset period to decrease a voltage of the scan electrode. A scan electrode driver senses the voltage of the electrode from a voltage divided by first and second resistors connected in series between the electrode and the power source. Upon the voltage of the scan electrode becoming a second voltage which is higher than the first voltage, the scan electrode driver turns off the first transistor to maintain the voltage of the scan electrode at the second voltage. In an address period, a scan electrode driver supplies the first voltage to the scan electrode of a light emitting cell. At least one resistor of the first and second resistors is a variable resistor in which resistance varies as the temperature of the Plasma Display Panel (PDP) varies, such that the plasma display can perform steady operation.
US08125468B2	Liquid multi-touch sensor and display device High-resolution multi-touch sensor and display device where the interaction medium is liquid, enabling more realistic tactile experience for simulations of synthetic wet environments. Based on frustrated total internal reflection, the device employs liquid within a tank as the optical waveguide that receives light, such as infrared light, that undergoes total internal reflection and an imaging camera that detects light that escapes from the tank caused by frustration of the total internal reflection due to contact of the water by a user.
US08125451B2	Operation panel and image formation apparatus or electronic equipment using the operation panel A display section of an operation panel is raised relative to a horizontal plane. If the display section consists of a liquid crystal having an angle of visibility of 80 degrees (i.e., with an angle formed between the line normal to the display surface of the display section and the visibility range limit being 40 degrees), the display section is raised at about 50 degrees relative to the horizontal plane, so that visibility can be ensured both at the wheelchair seated position and at the standing position at which the non-handicapped person stands up. Further, by arranging visual recognition keys (a menu key etc.) which require an operator to view the display section during operation thereof outside of a projection region of the display section, the operator's hand on the operation panel never hides the display section during operation.
US08125448B2	Wearable computer pointing device Described is a technology by which a computer pointing device (generally a mouse but alternatively a game controller or remote control device) may be worn on the hand and operated without needing to contact a mousing surface. Gyroscopic-based sensors convert the wearer's hand and wrist movements to signals which are sent to a host computing device such as a conventional personal computer, a gaming console, an electronic appliance, and so forth. The data received from the pointing device may be used to move a cursor or the like, and other received data may correspond to left and right mouse clicks, scrolling operations, and so forth. A user-controlled enable switch/sensor selectively activates or deactivates the pointing device so that only intended movements result in data transmission. Gestures may also be sensed and used to trigger defined functions.
US08125447B2	Coordinate input device A coordinate input device includes an operation unit that is provided so as to be operated, strain sensors that output data corresponding to an operation amount of the operation unit, and a control unit. The control unit performs the count corresponding to the increase or decrease of speed data that is obtained by converting data sequentially output from the strain sensors, and generates counted count values or coordinate data calculated from the count values. The control unit calculates a moving average value from the count values that are sequentially output every predetermined time. When the moving average value satisfies predetermined conditions, the control unit regards that the operation of the operation unit is cancelled, and stops the output of the coordinate data or outputs 0 as the count value.
US08125446B2	Input device for inputting a signal into an electronic apparatus Provided is an input device which has excellent operability by not requiring a finger to be released from a key during operation requiring the finger to shift and preventing the finger from touching a plurality of keys at the same time. A key (12) surrounding a selection key (18) is arranged. On a board (41), four metal domes (14) are arranged at positions corresponding to the four positions, i.e., upper, lower, right and left positions, of the key (12). A touch sensor (13) is arranged on an upper layer above the metal dome (14). The touch sensor (13) is brought into contact with a touch sensor presser (53), and an electrical value (for instance, a resistance value) is changed corresponding to shift of the finger on the key (12). When the key (12) is strongly pressed down, the top of the metal dome (14) is pressed into the substrate (41) side and electricity is carried between contact points (14a, 14b).
US08125443B2	Stretch objects There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
US08125433B2	Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display device and a driving method thereof are provided which can increase a display grade by removing a DC residual image. The liquid crystal display device comprises: a liquid crystal display panel for displaying gray levels by a potential difference between a common electrode for applying a common voltage and pixel electrodes for applying data voltages; a common voltage regulating circuit for generating a variable common voltage which is longitudinally symmetrical with respect to a DC common voltage of a predetermined level and whose voltage level is stepwisely varied at predetermined intervals; and a black gamma reference voltage regulating circuit for adding the variable common voltage to an offset voltage set as a gamma reference voltage of a black gray level to generate a variable gamma reference voltage varying with respect to the gamma reference voltage of the black gray level, the variable gamma reference voltage of the black gray level being varied in synchronization with the variable common voltage.
US08125429B2	Liquid crystal display device A small-sized active matrix type liquid crystal display device that may achieve large-sized display, high precision, high resolution and multi-gray scales is provided. Gray scale display is performed by combining time ratio gray scale and voltage gray scale in a liquid crystal display device which performs display in OCB mode. In doing so, one frame is divided into subframes corresponding to the number of bit for the time ratio gray scale. Initialize voltage is applied onto the liquid crystal upon display of a subframe.
US08125428B2	Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display device includes a data transition part to compare a number of transitions between a previous data and a current data and to compare a number of transitions between the current data and a next data to determine whether or not the current data is to be inverted in accordance with a comparison result thereof, and to determine whether or not the current data is to be inverted in accordance with a high level number difference of the data, thereby generating a reverse signal when the current data is inverted, a memory to store a data from the data transition part, a data reverse transition part to reversely convert the data from the memory using the reverse signal, a lookup table to compare the current data and the previous frame data reversely converted by the data reverse transition part to select a modulated data and a display drive circuit to display the data from the lookup table on a liquid crystal display panel.
US08125421B2	Data driver and organic light emitting display device including the same A data driver and an organic light emitting display device including the data driver. The data driver including a shift register part to generate sampling signals in sequence, a latch part to store external data in response to the sampling signals, a current digital-analog converter to generate a data current corresponding to the data stored in the latch part, and a comparator producing a current corresponding to the difference between a pixel current and the data current. The comparator compares the pixel current fed back from each pixel with the data current, controls the data voltage by increasing or decreasing the current output, and supplies the controlled data voltage to the pixel. By controlling the data voltage an image is displayed with desired brightness regardless of non-uniformity of transistors in each pixel.
US08125412B2	Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the same A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and a driver. The driver supplies a ramp-up signal in which a voltage gradually rises to the first electrode in a setup period of a reset period, supplies a ramp-down signal in which a voltage gradually falls to the first electrode in a set down period after the setup period, and supplies at least one reset stabilization signal to the first electrode in a period before the ramp-down signal is supplied after the ramp-up signal is supplied.
US08125410B2	Plasma display having latch failure detecting function A test pattern generation circuit outputs a test pattern during a clock phase adjustment period. A flip-flop circuit latches the test pattern at the fall of a shift clock and outputs it as a test pattern. A latch miss detection circuit outputs a latch miss detection signal indicating presence/absence of a latch miss generation according to the test pattern and a delay shift clock. A clock phase controller delays the shift clock according to the latch miss detection signal, thereby outputting a delay shift clock.
US08125409B2	Light emitting display device A light guiding plate is provided on the obverse side of a display for displaying a display image while varying the display image. Unevenness is formed at a predetermined position at a reverse surface of the light guiding plate. A light emitting element is disposed at the side surface of the light guiding plate in such a manner as to introduce the light to the light guiding plate. Alternatively, an uneven portion in conformity with a pattern of a desired display image may be formed at a reverse surface of the light guiding plate, and a light emitting element is disposed at the side surface of the light guiding plate in such a manner as to introduce the light to the light guiding plate.
US08125408B2	Rotating disk of lenses A device for projecting images from a video generating device such as a computer, television receiver, or similar device onto a screen or other surface is described in this invention. The device uses a rotating disk containing numerous lenses to direct a light beam from a laser or other light source towards the screen. In one embodiment, a pulsed laser light from red, green, and blue lasers are combined into a single light pulse that is transmitted through the rotating disk that transmit each light pulse to a specific location on the screen.
US08125405B2	Wearable computer in a process control environment A wearable computer for use in a process control environment includes a central processing unit, a memory and a number of other or integral devices such as a display, a microphone, a video camera, a voice recognition unit and a remote communication device that communicates with a host computer. The wearable computer provide information pertaining to one or more devices within a process control system (such as diagnostic information, help information, operator overviews, schematics or process parameter information) via the display. The wearable computer also executes a voice recognition routine that processes a received voice signal to automatically identify user inputs such as commands, process control devices within the field of view of the wearer, device tags, etc. and uses the user inputs to change a display, to alter a process signal, to retrieve device information etc.
US08125397B2	Antenna with near-field radiation control An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions.
US08125392B2	Antenna and electronic apparatus An antenna 1 includes: a plate-like base 3 made of an insulating material; and a conductor 5 in a predetermined shape, which has multiple cut-out portions 10, 13, 15 and which is provided at a predetermined position of the base 3 to obtain predetermined antenna characteristics. The antenna 1 is configured so that the antenna characteristics can be mostly maintained even when the base 3 is deformed into a predetermined curved-surface shape.
US08125384B1	Enhancing reception of signals in global positioning systems (GPS) receiver module An antenna assembly for receiving the GPS signals in a global positioning system (GPS) receiver module automatically orients the antenna to better receive the GPS signals. The antenna is oriented by a positioner (e.g., a counterweight) that automatically rotates a frame on which the antenna is mounted. The GPS receiver module may also include multiple antennas oriented in different directions to maintain good reception of the GPS signals in any position. The multiple antennas are oriented in a manner so that the poor reception range an antenna is covered by other antennas. Signals from multiple antennas may be combined or chosen for processing by a GPS processor. Also, multiple GPS receiver modules may be deployed in close proximity so that wireless communication between the GPS receiver modules may be established.
US08125380B2	Position computing method, receiving apparatus and navigation satellite system employing the method A position computing method computes a position of a receiver using a satellite navigation system. The method includes: bringing a satellite receiver in a dark region of the satellite system; bringing the receiver into a visible region of the satellite system outside the dark region; allocating to the dark region a darkness category chosen between at least two categories based on a dark region crossing time at which the receiver crosses between the dark region and the visible region; allocating a visibility class, chosen between at least two distinct classes, to the visibility region; and selecting one of first and second receiver position computing methods based on the class and the category allocated. The method further includes calculating a receiver position of the receiver by applying the selected computing method.
US08125377B2	System and method for determining the location of a mobile device A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device. A first set of signals from a plurality of radio frequency (“RF”) sources may be received at a mobile device and then downconverted into a second set of signals. The mobile device may then time stamp the second set of signals and transmit the time stamped signals to a location determining system. The location of the mobile device may be determined at the location determining system as a function of the time stamped signals.
US08125374B2	Method of preventing false detections in sensors Described herein is a method of preventing false detections in sensors pulse-Doppler radar mounted on a moving platform. The method comprises filtering each received burst using Doppler filtering to split each received burst into at least a fast channel and one or more slow channels. The slow channel outputs are then used to derive compensation values for the fast channel. In particular, a zero Doppler slow channel is used to derive predicted surface clutter residue information, and a near zero Doppler slow channel is used to derive additional false alarm control attenuation information. Both the predicted surface clutter residue and the false alarm control attenuation information is used to apply compensation to the fast channel and a comparison is done to select the lower of the two values to generate an output signal.
US08125368B2	Intuitive based touch-screen control elements, and devices using said intuitive based touch-screen control elements The present invention relates to touch-screen intuitive based control elements and interfaces and devices using said intuitive based control elements. Control elements provided herein having intuitive shapes and/or positions described above as associated with the man-machine interfaces are provided integral with a display screen or as a module for a touch-screen device.
US08125366B2	Integrating (slope) DAC architecture A current source is used to pre-charge a capacitor to a known value. The capacitor can then be connected to a unity gain buffer to provide a low cost DAC. The DAC can include a self-calibration stage to improve accuracy. The DAC can include two or more circuit branches, each including a current source and a capacitor, where each branch can be calibrated and operated separately to reduce mismatch and to provide a continuous analog voltage output.
US08125361B2	Digital-to-analog converter (DAC) calibration system The present invention relates generally to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) calibration. The present invention may be implemented by a DAC calibration system including a first current source, a first switch coupled to the first current source, a second current source, a second switch coupled to the second current source, an output node coupled to the first switch and the second switch, a first calibration module coupled to the output node, an average current measurement module coupled to the first calibration module, and a second calibration module coupled to the average current measurement module.
US08125360B1	On-chip calibration method A system for the calibration of a programmable system-on-a-chip is described. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a system that calibrates a programmable analog block in a system-on-a-chip without the use of external components.
US08125353B2	Vehicle arrival alerting method and system thereof Disclosed are a method and a system for alerting a user of a vehicle's arrival at a user location. A wireless signal is transmitted to the user location from a transmitter station located on the vehicle. The wireless signal is transmitted when the vehicle is within a predefined distance range of the user location. Further, the wireless signal is received at a base station located at the user location. Moreover, a sensory alert signal is generated at the base station based on the received wireless signal for alerting the user of the vehicle's arrival at the user location.
US08125337B2	Communication apparatus and portable communication terminal using the same When commonly using a receiving antenna and a transmitting antenna having mutually opposing characteristics, the present invention makes it possible to commonly use the antennas without deteriorating the characteristics of both antennas. In a communication apparatus including both of an RF-ID function circuit 1 to perform contactless communication with an external reader/writer device and a reader/writer function circuit 2 to perform contactless communication with an external RF-ID, there is disposed a common antenna 10 shared therebetween. And, a transmitting and receiving resonance frequency switching circuit 11 is connected in parallel to the common antenna 10; when selecting each function, a resonance frequency is automatically changed by the transmitting and receiving resonance frequency switching circuit 11.
US08125335B2	Metal detector gate comprising refined indicator means The present invention relates to a metal detector gate comprising two uprights (12, 14) housing sensors forming a metal mass detector, particularly transmitter/receiver coils (20, 22), associated with a power supply and processing module (30), and defining between them a channel for individuals to be checked to pass through, at least one of the uprights (12, 14) comprising a series of light sources (40) distributed over its height to display alarms, characterized in that it also comprises a radioactive radiation detector (25) associated with the power supply and processing module (30) and that said module is suitable for controlling the light sources (40) so that a part of the colors generated by the light sources (40) is associated with the signals from the metal mass detector and a different series of colors is associated with the signals from the radioactive radiation detector.
US08125334B1	Visual event detection system A method for detecting an event. A number of video data streams is generated for an environment around a platform. The number of video data streams is received from a video camera system associated with platform. The event is detected at the platform using a sensor system. Information is generated about a location of the event in response to detecting the event. A portion of the number of video data streams is identified by a computer system corresponding to a time and a location of the event using the information about the location of the event. The portion of the number of video data streams is presented by the computer system.
US08125331B2	Health-related signaling via wearable items Systems and methods are described for configuring and using displays, speakers, or other output devices positioned by an article of clothing or other such structure wearable by a healthcare recipient, for example, in a clinic or residential care facility.
US08125323B2	Wheel monitoring device A wheel monitoring apparatus includes a measuring and evaluation unit designed to be fastened to the wheel in the region of at least one wheel nut or bolt of the wheel. The wheel monitoring apparatus includes at least one sensor for detecting a characteristic variable for a state of a wheel bearing and at least one sensor for detecting a tire pressure of a tire of the wheel.
US08125322B2	Vehicle-mounted malfunction notification apparatus and vehicle-mounted malfunction notification method A vehicle-mounted malfunction notification apparatus having a communication malfunction notification unit that notifies a vehicle operator of a communications malfunction when a malfunction occurring in a communications device persists for a specified period of time, includes a maintenance operation checking unit and a maintenance operation processing unit. The maintenance operation checking unit determines whether a maintenance operation for the communications device is being performed. The maintenance operation processing unit notifies the vehicle operator that the maintenance operation is being performed when the maintenance operation checking unit determines that the maintenance operation is being performed.
US08125313B2	Method for managing mobile operating devices There is described a method for managing mobile operating devices, which are used to operate a machine within an assigned active area. Emergency stop outlets are triggered as a function of status information of an operating device and of the logon in an active area.
US08125296B2	Radio device antenna filter arrangement An arrangement for filtering the transmitting signals in a radio device using frequency division duplex. In a radio transmitter, in which the transmitting signal is divided to a plurality of antennas radiating to different sectors, the filtering required in transmitting is mostly carried out by a shared transmitting filter before the transmitting signal is divided. The rest of the filtering is carried out separately on each partial transmitting signal in the reduced transmitting side of the duplex filter. The filters and the divider form an integrated filter unit, in which they are connected to each other by simple coupling elements. The space required for the filters of the antenna end of the radio device is significantly reduced, and the material and assembly costs of the antenna end in production are reduced.
US08125291B2	Electromagnetic interference noise separator Improved performance of a noise separator circuit capable of separating common mode (CM) and differential mode (DM) components of electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise are provided by arrangement of terminating impedances such that the circuit is fully symmetric with respect of a pair of input ports. The noise separator circuit is further improved by perfecting features for canceling effects of parasitic inductances and capacitances, parasitic capacitance and inductance between circuit connections such as printed circuit board traces, minimizing leakage inductance effects of pairs of coupled inductors and mutual inductance effects between pairs of coupled inductors, providing sufficient magnetizing inductance for low frequency response, and preventing saturation of inductors using switched attenuators, providing a plurality of ground planes, choices of terminating resistors and circuit layout.
US08125286B2	High-resolution varactors, single-edge triggered digitally controlled oscillators, and all-digital phase-locked loops using the same A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) includes a pulse generator for generating a pulse signal upon an edge of a trigger signal, and at least one delay circuit coupled to delay the pulse signal generated by the pulse generator. The pulse generator is coupled to receive one of the delayed pulse signal from the at least one delay circuit and an enable signal as the trigger signal. A digitally controlled varactor (DCV) includes a transistor having a gate, a source, a drain, and a substrate, wherein at least one of the gate, the source, the drain, and the substrate is coupled to receive one of two or more voltages, wherein at least one of the two or more voltages is not a power supply voltage or ground.
US08125274B2	Differential amplifier A differential amplifier including: 1st transistor that is connected between 1st power-supply terminal and 1st output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving one of the differential input signals; 2nd transistor that is connected between 2nd power-supply terminal and 1st output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving the other of the differential input signals; 1st switch that is connected between 1st power-supply terminal and 1st transistor; 3rd transistor that is connected between 2nd power-supply terminal and 2nd output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving one of the differential input signals; 4th transistor that is connected between 1st power-supply terminal and 2nd output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving the other of the differential input signals; 2nd switch that is connected between 2nd power-supply terminal and 3rd transistor. Drive state of 1st and 2nd switches are controlled by a control signal.
US08125268B2	High performance input receiver circuit for reduced-swing inputs An input buffer receiver circuit for electronic devices (e.g., memory chips) to receive and process reduced-swing and high bandwidth inputs to obtain “buffered” output signals therefrom with symmetrical rising and falling delays, and without additional current dissipation over previous receiver circuits, is disclosed. The receiver circuit may include two stages of differential amplifier pairs (i.e., a total of 4 separated differential amplifiers). The differential amplifiers in the first stage convert the single-ended input signal to a full-differential signal, which is then converted back to a single-ended output signal by the differential amplifier pair in the second stage. The output of a P-diff first stage may be connected to the input of an N-diff second stage and the output of an N-diff first stage may be connected to the input of a P-diff second stage thereby creating a “cross” coupled structure. Various current saving and biasing methods may also be employed to keep the operating current the same or lower than the previous receiver circuit designs. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
US08125266B2	Power supply circuit for charge pump circuit A boosting circuit includes a charge pump circuit; and a power supply circuit configured to supply a power supply voltage to the charge pump circuit. The power supply circuit includes an N-channel transistor connected with a power supply terminal of the charge pump circuit; and a current control circuit configured to control current flowing between the N-channel transistor and the charge pump circuit through the power supply terminal.
US08125265B2	Temperature independent reference circuit A temperature independent reference circuit includes first and second bipolar transistors with commonly coupled bases. First and second resistors are coupled in series between the emitter of the second bipolar transistor and ground. The first and second resistors have first and second resistance values, R1 and R2, and third and second temperature coefficients, TC3 and TC2, respectively. The resistance values being such that a temperature coefficient of a difference between the base-emitter voltages of the first and second bipolar transistors, TC1, is substantially equal to TC2×(R2/(R1+R2))+TC3×(R1/(R1+R2)), resulting in a reference current flowing through each of the first and second bipolar transistors that is substantially constant over temperature. A third resistor coupled between a node and the collector of the second bipolar transistor has a value such that a reference voltage generated at the node is substantially constant over temperature.
US08125258B2	Phase synchronization device and phase synchronization method A sampling section (100A) includes a sampling filter (102) that converts a continuous-time signal into a discrete-time signal and applies filtering of low-pass characteristics and a one-bit quantizer (107) that outputs a quantized signal representing a time-dependent change in the discrete-time signal. A synchronization section (100B) includes a phase difference detector (110) that calculates the phase difference between an inspection signal and the quantized signal and a delay control circuit (114) that feeds back the inspection signal to the phase difference detector at the timing set in consideration of a delay amount corresponding to the phase difference. When the phase difference between the inspection signal and the current quantized signal shows the same phase, the phase of the inspection signal is detected as a reference phase.
US08125254B1	Techniques for configuring multi-path feedback loops In some embodiments, a feedback loop circuit includes a phase detector, first and second charge pumps that are each coupled to receive an output signal of the phase detector, a first low pass filter, a second low pass filter coupled to an output of the second charge pump, a clock signal generation circuit having first and second control inputs, a first switch circuit coupled between the first low pass filter and the second low pass filter, and a second switch circuit coupled to the first low pass filter and the first control input of the clock signal generation circuit.
US08125253B2	System and method for dynamically switching between low and high frequency reference clock to PLL and minimizing PLL output frequency changes A circuit is provided for use with a clock having an input divider portion, a feedback divider portion, a phase detector portion, a loop compensation filter portion and a voltage controlled oscillator portion. The input divider portion receives a reference signal and outputs a divided reference signal. The feedback divider portion receives an output signal from the circuit and outputs a divided feedback signal. The phase detector portion outputs a phase detector signal based on the divided reference signal and the divided feedback signal. The loop compensation filter portion outputs a tuning signal based on the phase detector signal. The voltage controlled oscillator portion output the outputs a signal based on the tuning signal. The phase detector portion changes the phase detector signal based on the input divider portion receiving the control signal and the feedback divider portion receiving the control signal.
US08125251B2	Semiconductor memory device having a clock alignment training circuit and method for operating the same A semiconductor device includes a clock input block to receive a system clock and a data clock, a clock frequency dividing block to generate a plurality of multi-phase data frequency division clocks each of which has the phase difference of a predetermined size by dividing a frequency of the data clock and to determine whether or not phases of the plurality of multi-phase data frequency division clocks are reversed in response to a frequency division control signal, and a first phase detecting block to detect a phase of the system clock based on a phase of a first selected clock that is predetermined among the plurality of multi-phase data frequency division clocks and to determine a logic level of the frequency division control signal in response to the detected result.
US08125248B2	Semiconductor device, method of fabricating semiconductor device, and semiconductor device layout method There is provided a semiconductor device including: logic circuit elements disposed within a specific region in respective functional blocks of a logic circuit having a plurality of the functional blocks provided one for each functional unit; and a decoupling capacitor disposed in a region within each of the functional blocks at which no logic circuit element is disposed.
US08125244B2	Low voltage electronic module interface A low voltage electronic module interface, with a low voltage interface for an electronic module receiving a constant current from a body control module, the interface including a reverse current protection circuit 152; and a switch 154 operably connected in series with the reverse current protection circuit 152, the switch 154 being responsive to a status signal 144. The reverse current protection circuit 152 and the switch 154 form a low voltage electronic module interface circuit 150 having a resistance; and the resistance is selected so voltage across the low voltage electronic module interface circuit 150 is less than 2.70 Volts when the switch 154 is closed and the constant current 124 flows through the low voltage electronic module interface circuit 150.
US08125241B2	Automatic de-emphasis setting for driving capacitive backplane In described embodiments, automatic de-emphasis setting is provided for driving a capacitive backplane. Line impedance and line length of a transmission (TX) device are measured that form a load impedance of a driver. For some exemplary embodiments, the line impedance is predominantly a line capacitance, and such embodiments detect this capacitance. Measured line impedance is converted to a control signal (such as, for example, a three bit digital control signal) which automatically sets the de-emphasis of the TX stage. With the amount of capacitance and the length of the transmission line, the appropriate de-emphasis settings might be determined, and such de-emphasis setting be applied by the transmitter to the driver to compensate for transmission line effects.
US08125236B2	Main board and system for memory mounting test A main board according to example embodiments may include a substrate and at least one socket. The at least one socket may directly connect a memory module to the substrate in a direction parallel to the substrate. A memory mounting test system including the main board may occupy a smaller space, because the memory module is connected to the main board in a direction parallel to the main board.
US08125225B2	Transmit profile control in MRI An apparatus for imaging includes: a main magnet to generate a substantially uniform main B0 magnetic field through an examination region; and a coil system including a first coil layer and a second coil layer disposed substantially parallel to the first coil layer with a defined air gap in a radial direction, the first coil layer including a first coil array, the second coil layer including a second coil array, the first and second coil arrays being coupled and cooperating to selectively produce a prespecified B1 magnetic field within the examination region.
US08125223B2	Segmenting infarct in diffusion-weighted imaging volume Methods (2900), apparatuses (3000), and computer program products for segmenting an infarct in a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) volume are disclosed. A Region of Interest in at least one slice of the DWI volume is selected (2912). The ROI comprises at least a portion of the slice. A threshold for a minimum size of an infarct region is selected (2916). An energy mask is convolved (2918) with that slice, and the resulting energy image is normalized (2920). The ROI in the convolved energy image is selected (2922). An initial threshold is determined (2924) using a histogram of the ROI of the slice without a background region, and an initial segmentation of the slice is performed (2926). Individual components of the initial segmentation of the slice are labeled (2930). A final threshold is determined (2932) using histograms of labeled components if the initial segmentation, and a final segmentation if the slice is performed (2934) using that threshold.
US08125221B2	Method and device for measuring an angle at which a magnetic field is aligned in a plane relative to a reference axis A device for measuring an angle at which a magnetic field is aligned in a plane relative to a reference axis has at least two magnetic field sensors, which are aligned with their measurement axes in and/or parallel to the plane and oriented at right angles to each other. The device has a PLL phase control circuit with a follow-on oscillator arranged in a phase control loop, which has at least one oscillator output for a digital oscillating signal. The magnetic field sensors are coupled to the phase control loop in such a way that the digital oscillating signal is phase synchronous with a rotation scanning signal formed by rotary scanning of the measurement signals of the magnetic field sensors. The oscillator output is connected to a phasing detector for determining the phasing of the digital oscillating signal.
US08125216B2	Methods and apparatus for angular position sensing using multiple quadrature signals A sensor minimizes effects of sensor element misalignment with respect to a magnet. In one embodiment, a sensor comprises a magnet, first, second, third, and fourth sensor elements positioned in relation to the magnet, and a signal processing module to process output signals from the first, second, third, and fourth sensor elements and generate first and second differential signals for minimizing effects of positional misalignment of the first, second, third, and fourth sensor elements with respect to the magnet by maximizing a quadrature relationship of the first and second differential signals.
US08125207B2	Varying operation of a voltage regulator, and components thereof, based upon load conditions A method for operating a voltage regulator controller, for use in a voltage regulator including coupled inductors, is provided as follows. A first signal is generated for driving a first switch of the voltage regulator. A second signal is generated driving a first switch of the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator determines whether a light-load condition exists. Upon determining the existence of a light-load condition, adjusting the phase difference between said first and second signals so that the first and second signals are approximately in-phase.
US08125199B2	Load control module A load control module suitable for an electrical equipment is disclosed, wherein the electrical equipment is coupled to a switch. The load control module includes an energy storage unit, a microprocessor, and a pulse control unit. The energy storage unit still outputs a reserved voltage for a predetermined time when the switch is turned off. Besides, the energy storage unit switches the level of an indication signal according to the on/off state of the switch. Along with the change in the level of the indication signal, the microprocessor regulates the duty cycle of a modulation signal through different control methods respectively within and without a fine tuning time. Thereby, the load control module regulates the level of a control voltage according to the on/off state of the switch so as to achieve a diversified control function.
US08125191B2	Early warning method for abnormal state of lithium battery and recording medium An early warning method for an abnormal state of a lithium battery and a recording medium applicable to a portable electronic device are provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of curves of voltage against electric quantity is obtained according to different predicted average current consumptions of the portable electronic device. An operating average current consumption and an operating electric quantity from a first voltage to a second voltage are obtained when the lithium battery at an operating test state in a unit time. One of the curves of voltage against electric quantity is searched, and a warning electric quantity is obtained in a range from the first voltage to the second voltage. The warning electric quantity is compared with the electric quantity, so as to provide an early warning of an abnormal state.
US08125189B2	Systems for charging a battery in a closed loop configuration A system is provided for charging a battery with an AC adapter. The system includes a first closed loop electrical path between the battery and the AC adapter. The first closed loop electrical path includes a first monitoring circuit for monitoring at least one first parameter of the system and a control circuit for dynamically adjusting the AC adapter output to the battery in response to the at least one first parameter exceeding an associated predetermined threshold. The system includes a second closed loop electrical path between the battery and the AC adapter. The second closed loop electrical path includes a second monitoring circuit for monitoring at least one second parameter of the system and a protection circuit responsive to the at least one second parameter exceeding an associated predetermined threshold for protecting the system until the AC adapter reaches a predetermined value.
US08125181B2	Method and apparatus for hybrid vehicle auxiliary battery state of charge control The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for hybrid vehicle auxiliary battery state of charge control. In one embodiment, the present invention is an automobile including an electronic accessory, a first battery connected to the electronic accessory, and a control unit connected to the first battery, the control unit monitoring the first battery and disconnecting the first battery from the electronic accessory when the first battery is in a first operational condition.
US08125180B2	Integrated side view mirror assembly and electrical port for an automotive vehicle An electrical port is integrated within a side view mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle. The electrical port is electrically connected with a charging system of the vehicle. The electrical port may be coupled with a power source remote from the vehicle to power the charging system. The electrical port may be concealed or exposed depending on a position of the side view mirror assembly.
US08125174B2	Motor driven electronic apparatus A driving method of a high speed rotation stepping motor exhibiting good starting performance, its driving circuit, and a vibration motor and a fan motor employing them. The motor driven electronic apparatus comprises a two pole flat stator, a rotor consisting of a two pole permanent magnet coupling magnetically with the two pole flat stator through a gap, stopping with detent torque and secured to the rotor shaft, and a drive coil. The motor driven electronic apparatus is characterized in that at least any one of the reference voltage of an amplifier constituting a rotor position detector and the reference voltage of a comparator constituting the rotor position detector are used more than one.
US08125173B2	Control system for a lifting device A control system for a lifting device in which a load moves up or down or maintains its position by a rope that is wound up or down by the rotation of a servo motor. It includes a device for measuring a force, a first controller, a second controller and a switching device. A total force that is applied at the lower part of the rope caused by a force for controlling, the mass of the load, and the acceleration of the load is measured. The first controller, based on the measured force computes the direction and the speed of the servo motor, and outputs a signal to it. The second controller determines a stable condition using Popov's stability criterion. The switching device replaces the first controller with the second controller when the value that is measured by the measuring device becomes less than a threshold.
US08125160B2	Integrated circuit capable of synchronization signal detection A method according to one embodiment may include providing power to at least one light source. The method of this embodiment may also include detecting the frequency of at least one vertical synchronization signal, among a plurality of different synchronization signals, and controlling the power to at least one light source based on, at least in part, the detected frequency of at least one vertical synchronization signal. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
US08125158B2	Insulation type AC-DC converter and LED DC power supply device using the same In an insulation type AC-dc converter in which input current from a commercial power supply is converted to obtain insulated direct current, the overall efficiency is raised and the structure is simplified. A multi-resonance type half-bridge DC-DC converter having an insulation transformer T is used as a first converter, and a boosting chopper circuit for power factor improvement is used as a second converter. Hence through multi-resonance operation, increases in losses can be suppressed even when the switching frequency is raised, and because a half-bridge circuit is used, switching elements and similar with lower voltage ratings can be employed, whereby overall efficiency can be increased. Moreover, a voltage substantially similar to the full-wave rectified waveform of the power supply voltage is obtained from the output capacitor at the boosting chopper circuit input, whereby there is no need for a feed-forward circuit across the insulation transformer, and moreover the electrolytic capacitor which had to be provided on the converter input side is unnecessary. This is advantageous for achieving miniaturization and a thin design.
US08125153B2	Microwave energized plasma lamp with dielectric waveguide A plasma lamp including a waveguide body comprising at least one dielectric material. The body is coupled to a microwave power source which causes the body to resonate in at least one resonant mode. A lamp chamber integrated with the body contains a bulb with a fill forming a light-emitting plasma when the chamber receives power from the resonating body. A bulb either is self-enclosed or an envelope sealed by a window or lens covering the chamber aperture. Embodiments disclosed include lamps having a drive probe and a feedback probe, and lamps having a drive probe, feedback probe and start probe, which minimize power reflected from the body back to the source.
US08125152B2	Light source apparatus and liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display and a light source apparatus capable of improving color reproduction compared to related arts without declining intensity. A light source apparatus includes: a cold cathode fluorescent tube including a B phosphor for blue and a G phosphor for green; and a light emitting diode for red, wherein the G phosphor emits a single-spectrum light with a peak wavelength of 510 to 530 nm, and the light emitting diode emits a single-spectrum light with a peak wavelength of 620 to 650 nm.
US08125150B2	Lead free plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same A plasma display panel (PDP) including first and second substrates arranged opposite to each other, a plurality of first electrodes between the first and second substrates, a dielectric layer disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of second electrodes disposed in a direction crossing the first electrodes, and red, green, and blue phosphor layers disposed between the first and second substrates, wherein the dielectric layer includes a lead-free glass and at least one of CoO, CuO, MnO2, Cr2O3, or Fe2O3 as a metal oxide additive.
US08125148B2	Plasma display panel with a defined relationship between an exhaust hole circumferential length and distances between main and separation barrier ribs and seal layer structures A plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, barrier ribs for partitioning discharge cells between the front substrate and the rear substrate, and an exhaust hole formed on the rear substrate in an area between the barrier ribs and the seal layer. A distance between the outermost barrier rib and the seal layer is less than a circumferential length of the exhaust hole.
US08125147B2	Plasma display device with light-absorbing filter In a plasma display apparatus of the preset invention, a filter including an external light shielding sheet configured to shield externally incident light to the greatest extent possible is disposed at the front, thus effectively implementing a black image and improving the bright and dark room contrast. Furthermore, since the external light shielding sheet and an EMI shielding sheet are formed to be aligned, thereby sustaining the luminance of the screen.
US08125145B2	OLEDs with increased light yield The present invention relates to OLEDs which have at least one substrate, a 1st electrode, at least one organic light-emitting layer and a 2nd electrode, where either the substrate and the 1st electrode, the 2nd electrode or the substrate and the 1st and 2nd electrodes are transparent, which are characterised in that at least one transparent layer which contains transparent, preferably spherical particles, which protrude at least partially out of the at least one layer is arranged on the substrate and/or the transparent 2nd electrode, to processes for the production thereof, and to the use thereof, in particular in illumination devices and displays.
US08125131B2	Nano filament structure and methods of forming the same Provided are a nano filament structure and a method of forming the nano filament structure. The nano filament structure includes a first layer disposed on a substrate, a second layer having a gap of nanometer size disposed on the first layer, a catalyst layer interposed between the first layer and the second layer, and a nano filament. One end of the nano filament is in contact with the catalyst layer and grows by penetrating the gap of the second layer.
US08125127B2	Reflective device for area lighting using narrow beam light emitting diodes An article of manufacture, comprising: at least one point source of light which emits a light beam; and at least one reflective means for diffusing the light and/or converting the light to a different color range. The goal of this invention is to greatly increase the energy efficiency of area lighting by the use of highly efficient beams light sources.
US08125122B2	Method and circuit for energizing an electrical device A method and a circuit for energizing an electrical device are described.
US08125116B2	Alternator for vehicle and rotating electrical machine An alternator for vehicle includes a stator that outputs an AC voltage and a rotor that includes a field coil and a rotor core. The stator includes a plurality of phase stators that are disposed side-by-side along the rotational axis and individually output AC voltages. The phase stators include an even number of stator tabs alternately extending from one outer side of a phase stator coil toward another outer side of the phase stator coil and extending from the other outer side toward the one outer side along the rotational axis. The rotor includes a field coil and a rotor core at which an even number of rotor tabs are formed along the circumferential direction so as to alternately extend from one outer side of the field coil toward another outer side of the field coil along the rotational axis and extend from the other outer side toward the one outer side along the rotational axis. A phase stator core at each phase stator is formed by laminating a plurality of magnetic sheets.
US08125113B2	Slot wedges for electrical machines A wound core assembly for an electrical machine comprising a stack of laminations defining a core having a plurality of poles, the wound core assembly further comprising at least one slot wedge, wherein the slot wedge comprises a first portion arranged between adjacent poles and at least one second portion protruding from the first portion and abutting an end face of the core in the region of at least one of the poles. The at least one second portion may apply axial pressure to the end face to reduce the tendency of the laminations to splay axially outwards.
US08125111B2	Connecting support for connecting electric functional elements The invention relates to a connecting support (20) for connecting electric functional elements (46) in an auxiliary drive (2) of a vehicle. The connecting support (20) comprises at least one electrically conductive metal strip (28) for establishing an electric contact. The connecting support (20) is designed in one piece or has an upper part (22) and a lower (24) part. Both parts are detachably connected with each other. The electrically conductive metal strip (28) can be housed in a receptacle (26) of the upper and lower parts (22, 24). The connecting support (20) substantially encompasses the metal strip (28).
US08125107B2	Switch device and power supply control system The switch device includes a control switch that turns on/off an electrical connection between an apparatus and the power supply, a condition judging circuit that judges conditions of driving the control switch, an electric wave reception circuit that receives an electric wave, and a power supply circuit that generates power from the electric wave received by the electric wave reception circuit. An electric wave transmission device that transmits an electric wave for making the switch device operate is arranged in a space, whereby the electric wave can be received by the electric wave reception device in the specific space. The switch device controls the control switch to be turned off/on when the electric wave is received. Alternatively, when the electric wave is not received, the switch device turns on/off the control switch.
US08125098B2	Wind power generation A wind power generator. The wind power generator includes a generator main body formed of fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP). Built-in fans having blades are connected to four built-in fan motors to generate high pressure air to be ejected to the exterior so that an inductor including magnets is primarily and relatively rotated with respect to a rotor including a rotating shaft to induce electromotive force. In addition, high air (reproduced energy) discharged to the exterior from the built-in fans is acted on the propeller installed behind the rotor including the shaft to rotate the rotor in a reverse direction of the rotational direction of the generator main body, thereby maximizing electromotive force of energy.
US08125094B2	Engine-driven generator speed control system and method A system and method are provided for controlling an internal combustion engine driving a generator/welder or a stand-alone generator. Controlling the engine may include altering the engine speed based upon a detected demand on the generator and/or operating parameters of a welder. For example, the engine speed may be increased based on a detected draw on the generator and/or the operating parameters of the welder. In addition, the engine speed may be automatically decreased to a non-standard idle speed or the engine may be automatically turned off if no demand is detected for a period of time. Additionally, the engine speed may be increased if only frequency-insensitive demands are detected on the generator. Combinations of these and further methods may be executed. Various devices are provided for implementing the above methods.
US08125082B2	Reduction of silicide formation temperature on SiGe containing substrates A method that solves the increased nucleation temperature that is exhibited during the formation of cobalt disilicides in the presence of Ge atoms is provided. The reduction in silicide formation temperature is achieved by first providing a structure including a Co layer including at least Ni, as an additive element, on top of a SiGe containing substrate. Next, the structure is subjected to a self-aligned silicide process which includes a first anneal, a selective etching step and a second anneal to form a solid solution of (Co, Ni) disilicide on the SiGe containing substrate. The Co layer including at least Ni can comprise an alloy layer of Co and Ni, a stack of Ni/Co or a stack of Co/Ni. A semiconductor structure including the solid solution of (Co, Ni) disilicide on the SiGe containing substrate is also provided.
US08125078B2	Semiconductor element cooling structure A semiconductor element cooling structure includes first and second semiconductor elements; a heat sink having a mounting surface on which the semiconductor elements are mounted and a cooling medium channel formed inside, through which a cooling medium for cooling the semiconductor elements flows; and a protruded portion provided at a position opposite to the mounting surface of the heat sink, extending in a direction intersecting flow direction of the cooling medium (direction of arrow DR1) and protruding from a bottom surface of the cooling medium channel to the inside of cooling medium channel. The semiconductor elements are arranged side by side in the direction of arrow DR1, such that the first semiconductor element is positioned upstream side than the second semiconductor element. A protruded portion for the second semiconductor element is provided to be positioned on the downstream side of first semiconductor element and upstream side than the center of second semiconductor element in the direction of arrow DR1.
US08125074B2	Laminated substrate for an integrated circuit BGA package and printed circuit boards A laminated substrate for an integrated circuit package, including a core layer and at least one build-up layer located above only one side of said core layer. An integrated circuit package, including a laminated substrate and including an integrated circuit die placed above the side build-up layer.
US08125073B2	Wafer integrated with permanent carrier and method therefor A semiconductor device has a wafer for supporting the device and a conductive layer formed over a top surface of the wafer. A carrier wafer is permanently bonded over the conductive layer. Within the wafer and the carrier wafer, an interconnect structure is formed. The interconnect structure includes a first via formed in the wafer that exposes the conductive layer, a second via formed in the carrier wafer that exposes the conductive layer, a first metal layer deposited over the first via, the first metal layer in electrical contact with the conductive layer, and a second metal layer deposited over the second via, the second metal layer in electrical contact with the conductive layer. First and second insulation layers are deposited over the first and second metal layers respectively. The first or second insulation layer has an etched portion to expose a portion of the first or second metal layer.
US08125060B2	Electronic component with layered frame An electronic component is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic component includes a frame having a base layer, a first layer, a second layer including palladium placed on the first layer, and a third layer including gold placed on the second layer. A semiconductor chip is positioned on the frame.
US08125056B2	Double trench rectifier A high power density or low forward voltage rectifier which utilizes at least one trench in both the anode and cathode. The trenches are formed in opposing surfaces of the substrate, to increase the junction surface area per unit surface area of the semiconductor die. This structure allows for increased current loads without increased horizontal die space. The increased current handling capability allows for the rectifier to operate at lower forward voltages. Furthermore, the present structure provides for increased substrate usage by up to 30 percent.
US08125054B2	Semiconductor device having enhanced scribe and method for fabrication In a semiconductor device for use in a wafer level chip scale package (WLCSP) and a method for fabrication, an inner scribe seal is formed around a functional circuit area that does not extend all the way into the corners of the rectangular die, and an outer scribe seal follows the perimeter of the die and into the corners, with the outer scribe seal having a continuous barrier wall towards the die edges so that moisture penetration in dielectric layers of the die is minimized, and cracks and delamination are stopped near the die edges. Limiting the extent of the insulating layer or layers in the WLCSP to cover the functional circuit area also reduces the stresses caused by these layers near the die corners.
US08125045B2	Dielectric isolation type semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor A dielectric isolation type semiconductor device includes a dielectric isolation type substrate in which a support substrate, an embedded dielectric layer, and a first conductive type semiconductor substrate of a low impurity concentration are laminated one over another. The semiconductor substrate includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductive type having a high impurity concentration, a second semiconductor region of a second conductive type having a high impurity concentration arranged so as to surround the first semiconductor region, a first main electrode joined to a surface of the first semiconductor region, and a second main electrode joined to a surface of the second semiconductor region. A first dielectric portion is arranged adjacent the embedded dielectric layer so as to surround a region of the support substrate superposed on the first semiconductor region in a direction of lamination thereof, and a wire connected with the first main electrode.
US08125042B2	Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a transparent substrate, an adhesive pattern, and at least one dew-proofer. The semiconductor includes a pixel area. The transparent substrate is disposed on the semiconductor chip. The adhesive pattern is disposed between the semiconductor chip and the transparent substrate and provides a space on the pixel area. At least one dew-proofer is disposed between the semiconductor chip and the transparent substrate and spaced from the adhesive pattern.
US08125038B2	Nanolaminates of hafnium oxide and zirconium oxide A dielectric film containing a HfO2/ZrO2 nanolaminate and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A dielectric layer containing a HfO2/ZrO2 nanolaminate may be realized in a wide variety of electronic devices and systems.
US08125030B2	High voltage SCRMOS in BiCMOS process technologies An integrated circuit containing an SCRMOS transistor. The SCRMOS transistor has one drain structure with a centralized drain diffused region and distributed SCR terminals, and a second drain structure with distributed drain diffused regions and SCR terminals. An MOS gate between the centralized drain diffused region and a source diffused region is shorted to the source diffused region. A process of forming the integrated circuit having the SCRMOS transistor is also disclosed.
US08125022B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device 1 includes a first semiconductor region 2B and a second semiconductor region 5 provided on a main surface of a substrate 2, being apart from each other and having first conductivity; a third semiconductor region 4 provided between the first semiconductor region 2B and the second semiconductor region 5 and having second conductivity opposite to the first conductivity; a fourth semiconductor region 41 provided on a main surface of the substrate 2, connected to the third semiconductor region 4, manufactured together with the third semiconductor region 4 in the same manufacturing process, and having the conductivity same as that of the third semiconductor region 4; and trenches 42 made on the main surface of the fourth semiconductor region 41 and having a depth smaller than a junction depth of the fourth semiconductor region 41.
US08125019B2	Electrically programmable resistor An electrically programmable resistor is presented. In one embodiment, a resistor includes a doped body within a substrate; a trapped charge region adjacent to the resistor, the resistance of the resistor controlled by an amount of trapped charge in the trapped charge region.
US08125018B2	Memory device having trapezoidal bitlines and method of fabricating same A memory device and a method of fabrication are provided. The memory device includes a semiconductor substrate and a charge trapping dielectric stack disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is disposed over the charge trapping dielectric stack, where the gate electrode electrically defines a channel within a portion of the semiconductor substrate. The memory device includes a pair of bitlines, where the bitlines have a lower portion and a substantially trapezoidal shaped upper portion.
US08125005B2	Semiconductor element and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer 10; a semiconductor region 15s of a first conductivity type defined on the surface 10s of the semiconductor layer; a semiconductor region 14s of a second conductivity type defined on the surface 10s of the semiconductor layer to surround the semiconductor region 15s; and a conductor 19 with a conductive surface 19s to contact with the semiconductor regions 15s and 14s. The semiconductor layer 10 includes silicon carbide. At least one of the semiconductor region 15s and the conductive surface 19s is not circular. The semiconductor region 15s and the conductive surface 19s are shaped such that as the degree of misalignment between the conductive surface 19s and the semiconductor region 15s increases from zero through one-third of the width of the conductive surface 19s, a portion of the profile of the conductive surface 19s that crosses the semiconductor region 15s has smoothly changing lengths.
US08125003B2	High-performance one-transistor memory cell One aspect of this disclosure relates to a memory cell. In various embodiments, the memory cell includes an access transistor having a floating node, and a diode connected between the floating node and a diode reference potential line. The diode includes an anode, a cathode, and an intrinsic region between the anode and the cathode. A charge representative of a memory state of the memory cell is held across the intrinsic region of the diode. In various embodiments, the memory cell is implemented in bulk semiconductor technology. In various embodiments, the memory cell is implemented in semiconductor-on-insulator technology. In various embodiments, the diode is gate-controlled. In various embodiments, the diode is charge enhanced by an intentionally generated charge in a floating body of an SOI access transistor. Various embodiments include laterally-oriented diodes (stacked and planar configurations), and various embodiments include vertically-oriented diodes. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
US08124998B2	Light emitting device package A light emitting device package is provided. The light emitting device package includes: a light emitting device; and first and second electrodes disposed a predetermined distance from each other and respectively adhered to the light emitting device so as to be electrically connected to the light emitting device, the first and second electrodes applying a current or voltage to the light emitting device and emitting heat generated by the light emitting device.
US08124994B2	Electrical current distribution in light emitting devices A light emitting device is disclosed that has a plurality of epitaxial layers including an active layer, at least one of a reflective layer and an ohmic contact on a first side of the epitaxial layers; and a layer of a conductive metal on a second side of the epitaxial layers and having a light emitting surface. A terminal is on the light emitting surface, the terminal comprising an array for diffusing electrical current and minimizing its effect on light output. The array may have a bonding pad, an outer portion, and a joining portion connecting the bonding pad and the outer portion; the outer portion and the joining portion being for current dissipation.
US08124981B2	Rugged semiconductor device architecture A wide bandgap silicon carbide device has an avalanche control structure formed in an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type above a substrate that is connected to a first electrode of the device. A first region of a second conductivity type is in the upper surface of the epitaxial layer with a connection to a second electrode of the device. A second region of the first conductivity type lies below the first region and has a dopant concentration greater than the dopant concentration in the epitaxial layer.
US08124975B2	Display device with multi-gate TFTs of a pixel region having different relative areas of gate regions with respect to channel regions of the TFTs Provided is a display device capable of suppressing generation of optical leakage current as well as increase in capacitance in a case where a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) including a gate electrode film on a light source side are formed in series. Relative areas of opposing regions between a semiconductor film and the gate electrode film with respect to channel regions are different in at least a part of the plurality of TFTs, to thereby provide a flat panel display having a structure for suppressing increase in capacitance while suppressing generation of optical leakage current.
US08124965B2	Opto-electrical devices and methods of making the same An opto-electrical device comprising: a first electrode for injecting charge carriers of a first polarity; a second electrode for injecting charge carriers of a second polarity; and a layer of organic material disposed between the first and second electrodes, the layer of organic material comprising a blend of a first charge transporting and/or light-emissive polymer and a second charge transporting and/or light-emissive polymer, wherein at least the first polymer is cross-linked providing a first cross-linked matrix in which the second polymer is disposed.
US08124952B2	Programmable resistive memory cell with filament placement structure Programmable metallization memory cells having a first metal contact and a second metal contact with an ion conductor solid electrolyte material between the metal contacts. The first metal contact has a filament placement structure thereon extending into the ion conductor material. In some embodiments, the second metal contact also has a filament placement structure thereon extending into the ion conductor material toward the first filament placement structure. The filament placement structure may have a height of at least about 2 nm.
US08124948B2	Ceremonial installation Ceremonial installation, comprising a movable object (1), provided with an energy source (4) and a device (6) for actuating the energy source, linked to a computer memory, a programmer (8) of the actuation device and an interface (2) between the programmer and the memory, the actuation device being controlled by a physical separation of the object (1) from a support (2) and/or a physical contact of the object with said support, after said separation and/or a physical and/or chemical parameter of the object or of the environment of the object and/or a defined spatial position of the object.
US08124944B2	Microarray reader based on evanescent wave detection and method of reading a microarray A microarray reader (100) comprises a light source (102), beam shaping elements (104) positioned near the light source (102), a moving stage (124) supporting one or more of the light source (102) and beam shaping elements (104), an optical substrate (112) supporting an immobilized microarray, a reaction chamber (116) in contact with the optical substrate (112) and encapsulating buffer solution, a heating/cooling component (118) in contact with the reaction chamber (116), a synchronization circuit, an optical filter (108) and an imaging sensor (106) positioned near the optical filter (108).
US08124942B2	Plasma igniter for an inductively coupled plasma ion source A focused ion beam (FIB) system is disclosed, comprising an inductively coupled plasma ion source, an insulating plasma chamber containing the plasma, a conducting source biasing electrode in contact with the plasma and biased to a high voltage to control the ion beam energy at a sample, and a plurality of apertures. The plasma within the plasma chamber serves as a virtual source for an ion column comprising one or more lenses which form a focused ion beam on the surface of a sample to be imaged and/or FIB-processed. The plasma is initiated by a plasma igniter mounted near or at the column which induces a high voltage oscillatory pulse on the source biasing electrode. By mounting the plasma igniter near the column, capacitive effects of the cable connecting the source biasing electrode to the biasing power supply are minimized. Ion beam sputtering of the apertures is minimized by proper aperture materials selection.
US08124935B2	Procedure for the detection of ionizing radiation The present invention relates to a procedure for detection of ionizing radiation and its sources whereby living biosensors are spread-out over a terrain to be examined and which are able by the ionizing radiation to stimulate the production of fluorescent substances whereby their fluorescent radiation is detected from the distance.
US08124929B2	Imager module optical focus and assembly method An imager apparatus and methods are described. An embodiment of an imager module includes a plurality of groups of optical lenses, a lens frame, and at least one associated lens barrel configured to position and hold the plurality of groups of optical lenses. At least one of the groups of optical lenses is movable with respect to at least one other group of optical lenses for achieving optical focus. The imager module includes an integrated circuit (IC) imager die in proximity to the plurality of lenses, the imager die containing at least one image capture microelectronic device.
US08124928B2	Optical encoder comprising two pattern arrays and several bell shaped light guides An optical encoder for measuring the rotary angle of a rotating shaft comprising an electronic board with light emitter and light sensor means disposed between a pair of overlying light guides having a common symmetry axis that coincides with the shaft rotation axis, the light guides receiving light from a light emitter means on the electronic board and returning light to a light sensor means the electronic board; an optical pattern of two concentric annular sections attached to the rotating shaft and an optical pattern of two concentric annular sections on a stationary device. A method for measuring the rotary angle of the rotating shaft by emitting light from the electronic board into the light guides and processing the signals received on the electronic board from light rays returning through the light guides after interacting with the said optical patterns.
US08124915B2	Sealing device A sealer to bond film having a high temperature resistance (e.g., ceramic) substrate with properly sized groove receiving a heater element as in a flat faced wire band in a tight, flush to adjacent film presentation surface arrangement. A stacked ceramic plate set with wire band within a groove defined by an intermediate stack insert is a suitable substrate. The band is retained flush by a positioner securely locking down one end while the other end is provided at a housing body access location. The sealer is suited for use as a product-in-bag sealing device (products such as air, foam, foodstuff, etc.) with the heater element in contact with film to form a seal. A drag seal arrangement, where film layers are drawn past a fixed or adjustably mounted heater element is an example.
US08124910B2	Laser marked CATV filter A CATV filter assembled inside a housing has the housing marked by a laser system with indicia relating to specific characteristics of the filter. The housing is thus not mechanically deformed during the step of marking, resulting in unchanged RF characteristics of the filter as a result of the marking.
US08124908B2	Laser welding method, laser-welded joint, outside sheathing panel, and body structure for rolling stock A side construction 302 has an outside sheathing 306 and outside sheathing reinforcement members 307A and 307B joined to the outside sheathing 306 interiorly of the outside sheathing 306. The reinforcement member 307A (307B) is shaped like a hat in section. The reinforcement members 307A provided in the vicinity of a window opening portion have a laser welding spacing L1 of 80 mm and each have a hat width of 50 mm, while the reinforcement members 307B provided on other part have a laser welding spacing L1 of 100 mm and each have a hat width of 70 mm. The reinforcement members 307A and 307B each have a height of 25 mm.
US08124873B1	Cable routing assembly including protective cable frame A cable routing assembly for providing a portal for routing low voltage cables through a wall. The cable routing assembly includes a protective cable frame, a low voltage mounting bracket, and a cover plate. The low voltage mounting bracket includes two adjustable flags for attachment to a wall. The protective cable frame includes two arms with apertures therein to enable mounting directly to the low voltage mounting bracket. Bores in the arms of the protective cable frame enable receipt of fasteners for mounting the cover plate thereto. An opening in the protective cable frame is capable of receiving low voltage cables for routing through the wall and into an adjacent room. The surface of the cable frame opening includes a rounded surface to provide a gentle bend radius to any cables routed through the cable frame.
US08124872B2	Elastomeric portable electrical outlet box A portable junction or outlet box is provided having an elastomeric outer layer to provide impact resistance and abrasion resistance to the electrical box. The outer layer encloses the outer surface of a rigid electrical box and overlies the side walls and end walls of the electrical box. The corners of the outer layer define a thickened portion relative to the side portions of the outer layer to increase the impact resistance.
US08124861B2	Wheat variety W000350D2 A wheat variety designated W000350D2, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W000350D2, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W000350D2 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W000350D2 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W000350D2. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W000350D2 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US08124859B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH845645 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH845645. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH845645, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH845645 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH845645.
US08124858B1	Maize variety hybrid 10126280 A novel maize variety designated 10126280 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10126280 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10126280 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10126280, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10126280. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10126280.
US08124857B1	Maize variety hybrid X7K424 A novel maize variety designated X7K424 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X7K424 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7K424 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7K424, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7K424. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7K424.
US08124855B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH747345 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH747345. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH747345, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH747345 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH747345.
US08124851B2	Alteration of tobacco alkaloid content through modification of specific cytochrome P450 genes Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides for cytochrome P450s that are involved in the metabolic conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in these plants. Expression cassettes, vectors, plants, and plant parts thereof comprising inhibitory sequences that target expression or function of the disclosed cytochrome P450 polypeptides are also provided. Methods for the use of these novel sequences to inhibit expression or function of cytochrome P450 polypeptides involved in this metabolic conversion are also provided. The methods find use in the production of tobacco products that have reduced levels of nornicotine and its carcinogenic metabolite, NNN, and thus reduced carcinogenic potential for individuals consuming these tobacco products or exposed to secondary smoke derived from these products.
US08124821B2	Oligomerization of propylene to produce base oil products using ionic liquids-based catalysis We provide a process, comprising: a. oligomerizing propylene in ionic liquid; b. optionally alkylating the oligomer; to make a base oil having: i. a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2.9 mm2/s or greater, ii. a viscosity index from 25 to 90, and iii. a low cloud point. We provide a process, comprising: oligomerizing a feed comprising propylene and propane to make a base oil having: i. from 45 to 70 wt % hydrocarbons boiling at 900° F. or higher, ii. a viscosity index from 25 to 90, and iii. a low cloud point. We provide a process, comprising: a. mixing longer chain alpha olefins with propylene; b. oligomerizing the feed, to make a base oil having: i. a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. greater than 10 mm2/s; ii. a viscosity index from 50 to 90; iii. a low pour point; and iv. a low cloud point.
US08124815B2	Process for preparing 1,6-hexanediol The invention relates to a process for preparing 1,6-hexanediol, in which a hexanediol having a proportion by weight of nitrogen of less than 5 ppm is obtained, 1,6-hexanediol having a proportion by weight of nitrogen of less than 5 ppm and also the use of this 1,6-hexanediol for preparing polymers.
US08124809B2	Process for producing phosphonium borate compound, novel phosphonium borate compound, and method of using the same The invention relates to methods for carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, carbon-nitrogen bond forming reactions and/or carbon-oxygen bond forming reactions using phosphonium borate compounds represented by the Formula: (R1)(R2)(R3)PH.BAr4, wherein R1, R2, R3, and Ar4 are as defined herein in combination with a transition metal, transition metal salt, transition metal oxide or transition metal complex.
US08124796B2	Method for preparing 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran using cyclodehydration Disclosed is a method of preparing 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran using cyclodehydration. More particularly, this invention relates to a method of preparing 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran, including subjecting 1,2,4-butanetriol to cyclodehydration under reaction conditions of a reaction temperature of 30˜180° C. and reaction pressure of 5000 psig or less in the presence of a strong acid cation exchange resin catalyst having a sulfonic acid group as an exchange group. According to the method of this invention, 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran can be economically prepared at higher yield and productivity than when using conventional methods.
US08124794B2	Method for the asymmetric synthesis of beta-lactone compounds The present invention features methods of treating a cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of a beta-lactone to the subject. The invention also features methods of inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject by administering an effective amount of an inhibitor of fatty acid synthase to the subject. These methods can be used to treat a variety of cancers and other diseases and conditions. The invention also features methods of identifying beta-lactones and other compounds that can be used in the methods of the invention for the treatment of tumors, inhibition of angiogenesis, and the treatment of diseases and conditions that involve pathological angiogenesis. The invention also features methods of synthesizing beta-lactones and features novel beta-lactone compounds.
US08124789B2	Method for producing glycosylated indole compound and antibody against the compound This invention provides a method of producing a large amount of an α-form or β-form of N-pyranosyl-tryptophan having a specified structure and preparing an antibody therefrom. The method comprises a step of allowing a pyranose compound to react with a 3-pyrazyl-indole compound in the presence of a first base to obtain a 1-pyranosyl-3-pyrazyl-indole compound, and a step of treating the 1-pyranosyl-3-pyrazyl-indole compound with an acid, treating the resultant with a hydrogenation catalyst, and further treating the resultant with a second base to synthesize N-pyranosyl-tryptophan, thereby producing an antibody therefrom.
US08124788B2	Spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds with analgesic activity Spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds corresponding to formula I a process for manufacturing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions that contain such compounds, and the use of such spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds for the production of pharmaceuticals, and particularly for the treatment of pain.
US08124777B2	Compound, photoelectric converter and photoelectrochemical cell The present invention provides a compound, a photoelectric converter and a photoelectrochemical cell. The complex compound (I) is obtained by coordinating a ligand represented by the formula (II) and a ligand represented by the formula (III) to a metal atom, wherein Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a group including an unsaturated hydrocarbon group and an aromatic ring, R1 and R2 each independently represent a protogenic group or a salt thereof, at least one of R1 and R2 is a protogenic group, R3 and R4 each independently represent an aprotogenic group, R3 and R4 may be bound together, A and B each independently represent a group including an element of group 14, 15, or 16 of the Periodic Table, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, a, b, c, and d each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, and a+b≧1.
US08124773B2	1,8-naphthyridine compounds for the treatment of cancer Compounds and compositions for treating, preventing or managing cancer are disclosed. The compositions provided herein comprise SNS-595 and N-desmethyl-SNS-595. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds and compositions.
US08124765B2	Synthesis of 4/5-pyrimidinylimidazoles via sequential functionalization of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine This invention relates to methods of making pyrimidinyl-substituted imidazole compounds by sequential substitution of the 4- and 2-chloro groups of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine, nucleophilic substitution to form pyrimidinylalkyne derivatives, oxidation to the corresponding 1,2-diketones, and cyclocondensation reactions.
US08124764B2	Fused heterocyclyc inhibitor compounds The present invention provides a compound of general Formula (I) having histone deacetylase (HDAC) and/or Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitory activity, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method useful to treat diseases using the compound.
US08124750B2	Recombinant protective protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae The present invention discloses amino acid sequences and nucleic acid sequences relating to a Streptococcus pneumoniae surface associated Pneumo Protective Protein (PPP) having a molecular weight of about 20 kilo Daltons (kDa). The PPP exhibits the ability to reduce colonization of pneumococcal bacteria. Thus the present invention also pertains to compositions for the treatment and prophylaxis of infection or inflammation associated with bacterial infection.
US08124742B2	Rh(D)-binding proteins The invention includes Rh(D) binding proteins, including antibodies, and DNA encoding such proteins. Methods of generating such proteins and DNAs are also included.
US08124740B2	Anti- α5 β1 antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides new anti-α5β1 antibodies, compositions and kits comprising the antibodies, and methods of making and using the antibodies.
US08124739B2	Antibody to human Zcyto10 polypeptide A mammalian cytokine-like polypeptide, called Zcyto10, polynucleotides encoding the same, antibodies which specifically bind to the polypeptide, and anti-idiotypic antibodies which bind to the antibodies. Zcyto10 is useful for promoting the healing of wounds and for stimulating the proliferation of platelets.
US08124729B2	Splice variants of human G-protein coupled receptor HGPRBMY29 (HGPRMBY29SV2) The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding HGPRBMY28 and HGPRBMY29 polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding splice variants of HGPRBMY29 polypeptides, HGPRBMY29v1 and HGPRBMY29v2. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polypeptides. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods for applying these novel HGPRBMY28, HGPRBMY29, HGPRBMY29v1, and HGPRBMY29v2 polypeptides to the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of various diseases and/or disorders related to these polypeptides. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention.
US08124727B2	Use of modified metal oxides for enrichment of phosphopeptides Use of modified metal oxides for the purification and enrichment of negatively charged biomolecules such as peptides, proteins, DNA, RNA, Lipids, carbohydrates, glyco molecules. These metal oxides are modified in such a way that the density of the Lewis acid group is reduced due to modification.
US08124725B2	PDGF-Rβ binders Provided herein are PDGF-Rβ imaging agents that are polypeptides labeled with a signal generator (e.g., paramagnetic label, a radionuclide, or a fluorophore), wherein the imaging agents bind specifically to PDGFR-β. Also provided are in vivo imaging methods using the imaging agents.
US08124708B2	Polyolefin powder Uncompounded polyolefin powder which is multimodal and has a particle size distribution such that D95 is less than 355 μm, D5 is at least 60 μm, and (D90−D10)/D50 is less than 1.2, where D95, D90, D50 and D10 are defined such that 95 wt %, 90 wt %, 50 wt % and 10 wt % of the polymer particles have a diameter of less than D95, D90, D50 and D10 respectively.
US08124706B2	Adhesive composition comprising end-reactive acrylic polymer and uses thereof An adhesive composition includes 100 parts by weight of (a) a (meth)acrylic monomer and 10 to 400 parts by weight of (b) a (meth)acrylic polymer, wherein the weight-average molecular weight of the (meth)acrylic polymer (b) in terms of standard polystyrene, as measured by GPC, is in the range of 50,000 to 800,000, and the (meth)acrylic polymer (b) has 0.3 to 1 end group represented by the formula (1) based on one polymer chain.
US08124699B2	Polymerization of fluoropolymers using alkyl phosphonate surfactants The present invention relates to a method for the polymerization of fluoromonomers using non-fluorinated alkyl phosphonate surfactants, and to the fluoropolymers formed thereby. Specifically, the method of the polymerization uses one or more alkyl phosphonic acids or salts thereof.
US08124687B2	Random ethylene oxide copolymer and non-random alkylene oxide(s) polymer with bioactive agent A polymeric material comprised of (i) at least one random copolymer comprised of ethylene oxide and one or more other alkylene oxide(s) and (ii) at least one non-random polymer comprised of one or more poly(alkylene oxide)s has been discovered. Preferably, it is a polymer alloy. Alkylene oxide homopolymers or block copolymers may be the non-random polymer. In a related discovery, an adhesive material can be made by suspending (a) particles in (b) a matrix of at least one poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, or a combination thereof. The handling characteristics may be adjusted for different utilities (e.g., from runny oil to hard wax). Applications include use as adhesive, cohesive, filler, lubricant, surfactant, or any combination thereof. In particular, the hard materials may be used for cleaning or waxing.
US08124682B2	Rubber mixture The invention relates to a rubber mixture comprising at least one rubber and at least one low-PAH-content carbon black, where the low-PAH-content carbon black has (A) an iodine number of from 17 to 75 mg/g, (B) an STSA surface area of from 17 to 64 m2/g, (C) an iodine number:STSA surface area ratio >1.06 mg/m2, (D) an OAN number of from 60 to 160 ml/100 g, (E) a COAN number of from 40 to 110 ml/100 g, (F) a mode greater than 100 nm and (G) benzo(a)pyrene content <2 ppm. The rubber mixture can be used to produce technical rubber items and tyres.
US08124676B2	Basecoat coating compositions comprising low molecular weight cellulose mixed esters A basecoat composition is provided comprising: a) at least one film-forming polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic polyols and polyester polyols; b) at least one rheological modifier; c) at least one solvent; d) at least one pigment; e) optionally, at least one microgel; f) optionally, at least one crosslinking agent; and g) at least one cellulose mixed ester. A wet-on-wet-on wet process is also provided. The process for coating a substrate comprises: a) applying a primer to said substrate to produce a primed substrate; b) applying a basecoat composition to said primed substrate while said primer is wet to produce a basecoated substrate; and c) applying a clearcoat composition to said basecoated substrate while said basecoat composition is wet and optionally said primer is wet to produce a coated substrate. Coated articles are also provided.
US08124675B2	Adhesive composition The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising hydrophilic silicone elastomers and hydrophobic silicone elastomers and optionally water absorbent material, wherein the ratio between the hydrophilic silicone elastomers and the hydrophobic silicone elastomers is from 95:5 to 5:95. The adhesive is suited for medical use due to its skin-friendliness. The invention further relates to a medical device comprising said adhesive composition.
US08124672B2	Solid pigment preparations containing water-soluble anionic surface-active additives that comprise carboxylate groups Disclosed are solid pigment preparations containing (A) 60 to 95 per weight of at least one pigment, (B) 5 to 40 percent by weight of at least one water-soluble anionic surface-active additive from the group of the homopolymers and copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids and/or ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids which can additionally contain monopolymerized vinyl monomers having no acid function, the alkoxylation products of said homopolymers and copolymers, and the salts of said homopolymers and copolymers and the alkoxylation products thereof, and (C) 0 to 20 percent by weight of at least one nonionic surface-active polyether-based additive as essential components. Also disclosed are a method for the production thereof and methods for dyeing macromolecular organic and inorganic materials.
US08124671B2	Active ray-curable ink and method for forming image An active ray-curable ink comprising a pigment, a photoinitiator, a polymerizable compound, a compound represented by following Formula (1), and a urethane polymer or a urethane oligomer having no photopolymerizable group in a molecule: wherein at least either of R1 and R2 represents an alkoxy group having a carbon number of 4-10; and at least one of R3, R4, R5, and R6 represents an alkyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, or an alkoxy group having a carbon number of 4-9, and has a secondary or tertiary carbon atom at a binding site to the anthracene ring.
US08124665B2	Decorative molded foams with good impact resistance and fire retardant properties This invention relates to fire-resistant, flexible, molded, medium density polyurethane foams. These foams typically have a density of from 10 to 30 pcf. The foams are the reaction product of a) at least one polyester polyol, b) at least one highly branched polyether polyol, c) at least one chain extender, d) a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), an isocyanate group containing prepolymer based on a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), or mixtures thereof, e) a solid flame retardant and f) water. This invention also relates to a process for preparing these polyurethane foams in open molds.
US08124658B2	Surfactants for tertiary mineral oil extraction based on branched alcohols Surfactants of the general formula R1—X where R1 is an aliphatic C17H35-alkyl radical and X is a hydrophilic group, and the mean degree of branching of the R1 radical is from 2.8 to 3.7. Mixtures which comprise such surfactants and the use of such surfactants and of mixtures thereof for tertiary mineral oil extraction.
US08124656B2	Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with saturation in the C-ring This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
US08124652B2	Use of parthenolide derivatives as antileukemic and cytotoxic agents The present invention provides compounds of the formula (I) wherein: X1, X2 and X3 are heteroatoms; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently selected from H, halo, —OH, —NO2, —CN and optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; and Z is optionally substituted C1-8 straight-chained or branched aliphatic, optionally containing 1 or more double or triple bonds, wherein one or more carbons are optionally replaced by R* wherein R* is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; an amino acid residue, H, —CN, —C(O)—, —C(O)C(O)—, —C(O)NR1—, —C(O)NR1NR2—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —NR1CO2—, —O—, —NR1C(O)NR2—, —OC(O)NR1—, —NR1NR2—, —NR1C(O)—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —NR1—, —SO2NR1—, —NR1R2, or —NR1SO2—, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from H and optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; or where R* is NR1R2, R1 and R2 optionally together with the nitrogen atom form an optionally substituted 5-12 membered ring, said ring optionally comprising 1 or more heteroatoms or a group selected from —CO—, —SO—, —SO2— and —PO—; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof.
US08124650B2	Antitumor combinations containing taxane derivatives and epidophyllotoxins Antitumor combinations comprising a taxane and at least one epidophllotoxin for treating neoplastic diseases are described.
US08124620B2	3-Substituted-2(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions incorporating compounds capable of affecting nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors (nAChRs), for example, as modulators of specific nicotinic receptor subtypes (specifically, the α7 nAChR subtype). The present invention also relates to methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, particularly those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
US08124618B2	3-substituted-2(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions incorporating compounds capable of affecting nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors (nAChRs), for example, as modulators of specific nicotinic receptor subtypes (specifically, the α7 nAChR subtype). The present invention also relates to methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, particularly those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
US08124616B2	Bicyclic PPAT inhibitors as antibacterial agents Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising Formula I and methods of treating bacterial infections. The disclosed compounds are inhibitors of PPAT (phosphopantetheine adenyl transferase), and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases caused by bacteria, particularly bacteria dependent on PPAT, for example, species such Escherichia coli, Helicobacter pylori, Staphyloccocus aureus, and the like.
US08124612B2	Treating neurological disorders using selective antagonists of persistent sodium current The present invention provides methods of treating neurological disorders in a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective amount of a selective persistent sodium channel antagonist that has at least 20-fold selectivity for persistent sodium current relative to transient sodium current.
US08124598B2	7-keto DHEA for psychiatric use The present invention comprises novel methods for the use of compositions comprising 7-keto DHEA for treating psychiatric conditions. These methods include administering an effective amount of a composition comprising 7-keto DHEA in an acceptable carrier, alone or in combination with other psychiatric drugs, such as analgesic agents, anticonvulsants, anti-anxiety agents, antidepressants, anti-panic agents, antipsychotic agents, bipolar agents, psychostimulants to reduce or ameliorate symptoms of a psychiatric condition. This method may be used alone or as an adjunctive treatment for treating a wide variety of psychiatric conditions such as stress disorders, anxiety disorders and depressive disorders.
US08124588B2	Chimeric plasminogen activators and their pharmaceutical use The present invention relates to recombinant chimeric proteins comprising a surfactant protein precursor N-terminally fused to a plasminogen activator or comprising a mature surfactant protein N-terminally or C-terminally fused to a plasminogen activator. The invention is also directed to the corresponding nucleic acid molecules encoding such fusion proteins as well as to a method for their production. The invention further refers to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a fusion protein and to pharmacological uses of an inventive fusion protein for the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory and interstitial lung diseases.
US08124586B2	Prevention and reduction of blood loss Methods are described for preventing or reducing ischemia and/or systemic inflammatory response in a patient such as perioperative blood loss and/or systemic inflammatory response in a patient subjected to cardiothoracic surgery, e.g. coronary artery bypass grafting and other surgical procedures, especially when such procedures involve extra-corporeal circulation, such as cardiopulmonary bypass.
US08124580B2	Apolipoprotein A1 mimetics and uses thereof The present invention provides peptidomimetics derived from Apolipoprotein A-I, which is useful for beneficially influencing lipid parameters and/or plasma cholesterol levels. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment for elevated levels of plasma cholesterol.
US08124579B2	Heat shock protein 20-related polypeptides and uses therefor The present invention provides novel HSP20-based polypeptides and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for using such polypeptides and pharmaceutical compositions for various therapeutic uses.
US08124571B2	Process for treating an underground formation An underground formation is consolidated by (a) incorporating into a treatment fluid (i) at least one chemical substance which is capable of undergoing a chemical change that alters the physico-chemical environment of the treatment fluid and which is a bicarbonate or a compound that generates a phosphate, phosphoric acid, sulphate, sulphuric acid, hydrogen sulphide, S2−, carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, base or acid; and, optionally, (ii) at least one additional chemical substance selected from salts and complexes of metals having a valency of 2 or higher; introducing the treatment fluid into the formation; and allowing the chemical substance (i), alone or in combination with the optional chemical substance (ii), to undergo a chemical change that alters the physico-chemical environment of the treatment fluid such that a consolidating mineral is deposited in the underground formation.
US08124570B2	Multicomponent viscoelastic surfactant fluid and method of using as a fracturing fluid There is a viscoelastic fluid. The fluid has one or more cationic surfactants selected from the group consisting of certain quaternary salts, certain amines, and combinations thereof; one or more anionic polymers/anionic surfactants; one or more of certain zwitterionic/amphoteric surfactants; and water. There is also a method of fracturing a subterranean formation. The viscoelastic fluid is pumped through a wellbore and into a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to fracture the formation. There is also a method for gravel packing a subterranean formation.
US08124569B2	Control of the properties of cement slurries of normal densities with optimized polymers combination The invention discloses a cement slurry composition for cementing a well comprising: an hydraulic cement, water and a combination made of a cellulosic polymer and an acrylamido-methyl-propane sulfonate co- or ter-polymer, wherein the density of said cement slurry is above 1700 kg/m3.
US08124560B2	Microporous tectosilicate and method for the production thereof The present invention relates to a tectosilicate having an X-ray diffraction pattern in which at least the following reflections occur: Intensity (%)Diffraction angle 2θ/° [Cu K(alpha 1)] 100 9.8-10.2 24-3411.0-11.4 9-1915.5-15.9 12-2219.4-19.6 19-2919.6-19.8 100% relating to the intensity of the maximum peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern.
US08124559B2	Destabilized and catalyzed borohydride for reversible hydrogen storage A process of forming a hydrogen storage material, including the steps of: providing a borohydride material of the formula: M(BH4)x where M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and 1≦x≦2; providing an alanate material of the formula: M1(AlH4)x where M1 is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and 1≦x≦2; providing a halide material of the formula: M2Halx where M2 is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal or transition metal and Hal is a halide and 1≦x≦4; combining the borohydride, alanate and halide materials such that 5 to 50 molar percent from the borohydride material is present forming a reaction product material having a lower hydrogen release temperature than the alanate material.
US08124558B2	Catalyzed borohydrides for hydrogen storage A hydrogen storage material and process is provided in which alkali borohydride materials are created which contain effective amounts of catalyst(s) which include transition metal oxides, halides, and chlorides of titanium, zirconium, tin, and combinations of the various catalysts. When the catalysts are added to an alkali borodydride such as a lithium borohydride, the initial hydrogen release point of the resulting mixture is substantially lowered. Additionally, the hydrogen storage material may be rehydrided with weight percent values of hydrogen at least about 9 percent.
US08124557B2	Supported metallocene catalyst, method of preparing the catalyst and method of preparing polyolefin using the catalyst Provided are a supported metallocene catalyst which has excellent supporting efficiency due to an interaction between a cocatalyst supported on a carrier and a metallocene compound substituted with a functional group that can function as a Lewis base, such as acetal, ketal, tert-alkoxy alkyl, benzyloxy alkyl, substituted benzyloxy alkyl, monothioacetal, or monothioketal, and a method of polymerizing an olefin using the supported metallocene catalyst. In the supported metallocene catalyst, the metallocene catalyst is strongly bound to the carrier due to a Lewis acid-base interaction between the metallocene compound and the cocatalyst, and thus the metallocene catalyst is not separated from the carrier during the polymerization of polyolefin in a slurry or gas phase method. Thus, fouling is prevented and the prepared polymer has a good particle shape and a high apparent density. Thus, the supported metallocene catalyst can be suitably used in a conventional slurry or gas phase polymerization process.
US08124545B2	Methods of etching oxide, reducing roughness, and forming capacitor constructions The invention includes methods in which one or more components of a carboxylic acid having an aqueous acidic dissociation constant of at least 1×10−6 are utilized during the etch of oxide (such as silicon dioxide or doped silicon dioxide). Two or more carboxylic acids can be utilized. Exemplary carboxylic acids include trichloroacetic acid, maleic acid, and citric acid.
US08124543B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor laser diode A method for manufacturing an LD is disclosed. The LD has a striped structure including an optical active region. The striped structure is buried with resin, typically benzo-cyclo-butene (BCB). The method to form an opening in the BCB layer has tri-steps etching of the RIE. First step etches the BCB layer partially by a mixed gas of CF4 and O2, where CF4 has a first partial pressure, second step etches the photo-resist patterned on the top of the BCB layer by a mixed gas of CF4 and O2, where CF4 in this step has the second partial pressure less than the first partial pressure, and third step etches the BCB left in the first step by mixed gas of CF4 and O2, where CF4 in this step has the third partial pressure greater than the second partial pressure.
US08124531B2	Depositing tungsten into high aspect ratio features Methods and apparatuses for filling high aspect ratio features with tungsten-containing materials in a substantially void-free manner are provided. In certain embodiments, the method involves depositing an initial layer of a tungsten-containing material followed by selectively removing a portion of the initial layer to form a remaining layer, which is differentially passivated along the depth of the high-aspect ration feature. In certain embodiments, the remaining layer is more passivated near the feature opening than inside the feature. The method may proceed with depositing an additional layer of the same or other material over the remaining layer. The deposition rate during this later deposition operation is slower near the feature opening than inside the features due to the differential passivation of the remaining layer. This deposition variation, in turn, may aid in preventing premature closing of the feature and facilitate filling of the feature in a substantially void free manner.
US08124527B2	CMP process flow for MEMS The present invention generally relates to the formation of a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) cantilever switch in a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) back end of the line (BEOL) process. The cantilever switch is formed in electrical communication with a lower electrode in the structure. The lower electrode may be either blanket deposited and patterned or simply deposited in vias or trenches of the underlying structure. The excess material used for the lower electrode is then planarized by chemical mechanical polishing or planarization (CMP). The cantilever switch is then formed over the planarized lower electrode.
US08124524B2	Methods of forming metal interconnection structures Methods of forming a metal interconnection structure are provided. The methods include forming an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate including a first metal interconnection. The insulating layer is patterned to form an opening that exposes the first metal interconnection. A first diffusion barrier layer is formed on the exposed first metal interconnection. After forming the first diffusion barrier layer, a second diffusion barrier layer is formed on the first diffusion barrier layer in the opening, the second diffusion barrier layer contacting a sidewall of the opening. A second metal interconnection is formed on the second diffusion barrier layer.
US08124523B2	Fabrication method of a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of (a) forming a plasma of a gas having carbon and fluorine, and forming an internal insulation film provided with a fluorine-doped carbon film formed on a substrate using the plasma; (b) forming a metal film on the internal insulation film; (c) etching the metal film according to a pattern to form a hard mask; (d) forming a concave part in the fluorine-doped carbon film by etching the fluorine-doped carbon film using the hard mask; (e) forming a film formation of a wiring material on the substrate for filling the concave part with the wiring material; (f) removing an excess part of the wiring material and the hard mask on the fluorine-doped carbon film for exposing a surface of the fluorine-doped carbon film; and (g) removing an oxide formed on the surface of the fluorine-doped film.
US08124514B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device and method for manufacturing same A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes: a plurality of stacked units juxtaposed on a major surface of a substrate, each stacked unit aligning in a first direction parallel to the major surface of the substrate; and a gate electrode aligning parallel to the major surface in a second direction non-parallel to the first direction. Each of the plurality of stacked units includes a plurality of stacked semiconductor layers via an insulating layer. The plurality of stacked units are juxtaposed so that the spacings between adjacent stacked units are alternately a first spacing and a second spacing larger than the first spacing. The second spacing is provided at a periodic interval four times a size of a half pitch F of the bit line. The gate electrode includes a protruding portion that enters into a gap of the second spacing between the stacked units. A first insulating film, a charge storage layer, and a second insulating film are provided between a side face of the semiconductor layer and the protruding portion.
US08124510B2	Method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device is disclosed in which a trench and a hole are controlled to have a predetermined configuration even if the silicon carbide semiconductor device is subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of not lower than 1,500° C. A heat treatment step(s) of a method of the invention includes a step of heat treatment in an argon atmosphere at a temperature in a range of 1,600° C. to 1,800° C. under a pressure of at most 10 Torr for a time duration in a range of 0.1 min to 10 min to evaporate silicon atoms from a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate or the silicon carbide epitaxial layer and to obtain a silicon carbide surface with a carbon atom concentration of at least 95%. The method can further comprise a step of ion implantation of nitrogen ions or phosphorus ions in a dose amount of 8×1014 cm−2 into a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate or into the silicon carbide epitaxial layer, followed by the step of heat treatment at a temperature of 1,500° C. or higher. The method can comprise a step of heat treatment in an atmosphere of argon gas at a temperature in a range of 1,600° C. to 1,800° C. containing monosilane in an amount of at least 0.2%.
US08124503B2	Carbon nanotube diameter selection by pretreatment of metal catalysts on surfaces A new and useful nanotube growth substrate conditioning processes is herein disclosed that allows the growth of vertical arrays of carbon nanotubes where the average diameter of the nanotubes can be selected and/or controlled as compared to the prior art.
US08124501B2	Method of producing semiconductor wafer A semiconductor wafer is produced by irradiating a laser beam to either face of a semiconductor wafer so as to fit a focusing position into a given depth position of the semiconductor wafer to generate a multiphoton absorption process only in a specific portion of the semiconductor wafer at the given depth position to thereby form a gettering sink.
US08124496B2	Cable connector assembly with improved printed circuit board A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a mating member (3) assembled with a plurality of contacts (33, 34), a printed circuit board (2), a cable (7) having a plurality of wires (71) and a strain relief portion (72), and a light pipe located (4) between the printed circuit board and the strain relief portion. The printed circuit board is attached with a LED (24), and the LED is electrically connected with the contacts. The printed circuit board defines a front surface, a rear surface and a cutout (23) extending through the front surface and the rear surface along a mating direction, and the LED is disposed behind the rear surface of the printed circuit board, the wires are extending through the cutout of the printed circuit board and soldered to the contacts in front of the printed circuit board.
US08124492B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method Provided is a semiconductor device manufacturing method for a capacitor having a dielectric film which can be formed into a thin film, can be formed at a low temperature, and has a readily controllable property. The manufacturing method includes: forming an oxide film or an oxynitride film on a conductor for serving as one electrode of a capacitor; forming, on the oxide film or the oxynitride film, a manganese oxide film for serving as a dielectric film of the capacitor; and forming, on the manganese oxide film, a conductive film for serving as the other electrode of the capacitor.
US08124484B2	Forming a MOS memory device having a dielectric film laminate as a charge accumulation region To manufacture a MOS memory device having a dielectric film laminate in which adjacent dielectric films have band-gaps of different magnitudes, a plasma processing device which transmits microwaves to a chamber by means of a planar antenna having a plurality of holes is used to perform plasma CVD under pressure conditions that differ from at least pressure conditions used when forming the adjacent dielectric films, and the dielectric films are sequentially formed by altering the band-gaps of the adjacent dielectric films that constitute the dielectric film laminate.
US08124482B2	MOS transistor with gate trench adjacent to drain extension field insulation An integrated circuit containing an MOS transistor with a trenched gate abutting an isolation dielectric layer over a drift region. The body well and source diffused region overlap the bottom surface of the gate trench. An integrated circuit containing an MOS transistor with a first trenched gate abutting an isolation dielectric layer over a drift region, and a second trenched gate located over a heavily doped buried layer. The buried layer is the same conductivity type as the drift region. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing an MOS transistor, which includes an isolation dielectric layer over a drift region of a drain of the transistor, and a gate formed in a gate trench which abuts the isolation dielectric layer. The gate trench is formed by removing substrate material adjacent to the isolation dielectric layer.
US08124481B2	Semiconductor device for reducing interference between adjoining gates and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region having a plurality of recessed channel areas extending across the active region and a plurality of junction areas also extending across the active region. Gates are formed in and over the recessed channel areas of the active region. A device isolation structure is formed in the semiconductor substrate to delimit the active region, and the device isolation structure has recessed portions, each of which is formed near a junction area of the active region. Landing plugs are formed over each junction area in the active region and extend to fill the recessed portion of the device isolation structure outside the active region. The semiconductor device suppresses interference caused by an adjoining gate leading to a decrease in leakage current from a cell transistor.
US08124475B2	Integrated circuit arrangement with capacitor and fabrication method An integrated circuit arrangement contains an insulating region, which is part of a planar insulating layer, and a capacitor which contains: near and far electrode regions near and remote from the insulating region and a dielectric region. The capacitor and an active component are on the same side of the insulating layer, and the near electrode region and an active region of the component are planar and parallel to the insulating layer. The near electrode region is monocrystalline and contains multiple webs.
US08124468B2	Process of forming an electronic device including a well region An electronic device including an integrated circuit can include a buried conductive region and a semiconductor layer overlying the buried conductive region, and a vertical conductive structure extending through the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the buried conductive region. The integrated circuit can further include a doped structure having an opposite conductivity type as compared to the buried conductive region, lying closer to an opposing surface than to a primary surface of the semiconductor layer, and being electrically connected to the buried conductive region. The integrated circuit can also include a well region that includes a portion of the semiconductor layer, wherein the portion overlies the doped structure and has a lower dopant concentration as compared to the doped structure. In other embodiment, the doped structure can be spaced apart from the buried conductive region.
US08124465B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a source extension region and a drain extension region There is provided a semiconductor device including: convex semiconductor layers formed on a semiconductor substrate via an insulating film; gate electrodes formed on a pair of facing sides of the semiconductor layers via a gate insulating film; a channel region formed of silicon between the gate electrodes in the semiconductor layers; a source extension region and a drain extension region formed of silicon germanium or silicon carbon on both sides of the channel region in the semiconductor layers; and a source region formed of silicon so as to adjoin to the opposite side of the channel region in the source extension region, and a drain region formed of silicon so as to adjoin to the opposite side of the channel region in the drain extension region in the semiconductor layers.
US08124462B2	Enhanced integrated circuit package A semiconductor including a selectively plated lead frame is disclosed. The lead frame contains a die pad and a plurality of lead fingers, where each lead finger is formed with a bonding pad on the center portion of the lead finger by selective plating. The surface area of the lead finger material is increased so the adhesion to molding material is improved. The edges of the lead finger tips are half etched to further increase the surface area of lead finger material. A method of manufacturing the lead frame is also provided.
US08124457B2	Manufacturing method of transferring a wiring circuit layer on a metal support substrate to a semiconductor element A wiring circuit layer 2 having a connecting conductor part 21 that can be connected to an electrode 31 of a semiconductor element 3 is formed on a metal support substrate 1 in a way such that the wiring circuit layer can be separated from the substrate 1, and that the connecting conductor part 21 is exposed on the upper face of the wiring circuit layer. The wiring circuit layer 2 is laminated on the element 3 while in a wafer state, and the connecting conductor part 21 and the electrode 31 are connected. Subsequently, the support substrate 1 is peeled from the wiring circuit layer 2, and the wafer is diced, whereby individual semiconductor devices are obtained.
US08124456B2	Methods for securing semiconductor devices using elongated fasteners Semiconductor device assemblies include elements such as electronic components and substrates secured together by a fastener that includes an elongated portion extending continuously through an aperture in two or more such elements. Computer systems include such semiconductor device assemblies. Fasteners for securing together such elements include an elongated portion, a first end piece, and a second end piece. Methods of securing together a plurality of semiconductor devices include inserting an elongated portion of a fastener through an aperture in a first semiconductor device and an aperture in at least one additional semiconductor device. Circuit boards include a plurality of apertures disposed in an array corresponding to an array of apertures in a semiconductor device assembly. Each aperture is sized and configured to receive a fastener for maintaining an assembled relationship between the semiconductor device assembly and the circuit board.
US08124455B2	Wafer strength reinforcement system for ultra thin wafer thinning A wafer strength reinforcement system is provided including providing a wafer, providing a tape for supporting the wafer, and positioning a wafer edge support material for location between the tape and the wafer.
US08124450B2	Stacking multiple devices using single-piece interconnecting element An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to stack multiple devices using an interconnecting element. A board has a periphery and top and bottom surfaces. The top surface has top contact pads to attach to a first device. The bottom surface is milled down to form a cavity confined by vertical walls around the periphery. The cavity fits a second device. Bottom contact pads are formed on bottom side of the vertical walls. The bottom contact pads are raised with respect to the bottom side of the vertical walls. Traces internal to the board connect the bottom contact pads to the top contact pads.
US08124448B2	Semiconductor chip with crack deflection structure Various die crack deflection structures and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes fabricating a semiconductor chip including an outer edge, a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A deflection structure is fabricated in the semiconductor chip. The deflection structure includes a sloped profile to deflect a crack propagating in the semiconductor chip toward the first side or the second side of the semiconductor chip.
US08124447B2	Manufacturing method of advanced quad flat non-leaded package The manufacturing method of advanced quad flat non-leaded packages includes performing a pre-cutting process prior to the backside etching process for defining the contact terminals. The pre-cutting process ensures the isolation of individual contact terminals and improves the package reliability.

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